“Iron Wall Unit, to the front!’

“Yes, Sir!”

Those blocking Siegfried’s way was an infantry unit that was completely different from before. Similar to a knight, they were armored in a thick sheet of metal, and carried large tower shields but only had one short gladius sword as their weapon.

With overlapping shields, they were blocking his path.

‘They’re like the heavy infantry from the ancient times. You’re gonna stop me with this?’

Siegfried paused for a moment.

In the past, about 1,000 years ago, there had been a heavy infantry unit, just like the ones in front of his eyes, that had conquered the continent. They had prioritized defense as they built a solid wall with their shields while destroying enemies by attacking them with arrows from the back. 

However, with the advent of the knight, this type of fighting had disappeared. No matter how much a soldier strengthened his defense, a soldier was still a soldier. They had no chance of stopping a charging knight. And with the emergence of Experts and Masters, the formation of such heavily armed infantry troops completely disappeared into the background. 

So why was it appearing in front of his eyes right now?

‘I don’t know what he’s up...