If their chances of winning were bleak, the five million ascendants wouldn't be able to go down into the fight, as giving up on the advantage of their formation to serve as reinforcements would be incredibly risky. But their participation under the current circumstances shook the balance on the battlefield once more, sealing the confidence in their win in stone. They all gave even more of a fight as a result.

Corpses littered the ground. So much for the celestial orderians mocking beastmasters to be weak, when in fact, all of them were elite mounted knights while totemancers were mere infantrymen....