Following Rowan's announcement, the archers and the close-range fighters immediately switched. They did so quite fluidly, and in a matter of seconds, the archers were behind, and the close-range fighters were already charging at the monsters from different positions.
Most of the monsters were a little bit stunned as the soldiers charged at them.
They were used to being the ones charging, especially after engaging with the soldiers one-on-one. Thus, when the soldiers switched rapidly and others began charging at them, they were initially surprised.
Nevertheless, as monsters and demonic beasts, their motive in battle was asserting dominance and devouring their prey. Thus, they didn't back down and charged even more ferociously.
"Time for you ugly monsters to eat my sweet fist!" Bryce laughed menacingly, as though he had been anticipating this moment.
Roland, Bruce, and Josh did not stand back either.
Swords in hand and minds set on nothing other than growing stronger, they attacked.
They were the first to collide with the monsters.
Their swords and bodies danced in graceful patterns; slashes and stab wounds were inflicted on the monsters who witnessed their movements closely.
As for Bryce, he fought like a madman.
When engaging with the monsters in front of him, he fought as though he was battling a fellow human.
At the moment, he was engaged with two demonic wolves who attacked together after he had killed one of them.
"Standing up for your brother? I see! Come at me!" he taunted them.
The two demonic wolves appeared to understand his provocation. They bared their teeth and growled with malice before charging at him.
Bryce was between them as they attacked from his left and right sides.
As they closed in, a quick but dangerous strategy formed in his mind, causing him to smirk.
"Come on!" he urged them even more.
The demonic wolves were intent on devouring him and simply attacked.
They both lunged at him at the same time.
Bryce observed their movements before taking a huge step back, causing the two wolves to collide with one another.
Before they could land properly and regain their composure, Bryce wrapped his hand around the neck of the closest one.
He applied strength in his hands and lifted it above the ground before slamming it onto the second demonic wolf.
The two monsters let out loud cries of pain.
Bryce grinned and went in again, grabbing the closest one and slamming it onto the ground once more.
The sound of its bones breaking and stabbing torturously into its inner organs reverberated, accompanied by sharp cries of pain.
It cried and struggled uncontrollably to escape his grasp.
Bryce continued slamming it onto the ground ferociously until it lost its fighting strength and succumbed to death.
The other demonic wolf was still trying to regain its balance after Bryce slammed its colleague on it.
When it saw how Bryce brutally ended the life of its companion, the only thought in its head at that moment became running away from him—it saw Bryce as a wild beast.
Unfortunately, Bryce had already set his eyes on it and wasn't willing to let it go.
The wolf dragged its limp body away, but Bryce kept getting closer.
Two small goblins tried to sneak up on him while he focused on the bigger demonic wolf.
But Bryce only needed two punches to shatter the fragile heads of those two, and then returned his attention to the limping demonic wolf.
Bryce caught the wolf, wrapped his hands around its neck, and choked it to death.
[Your soldier has slain 1 Mid-rank demonic wolf gained 80 evolution points]
[Your soldier has slain 1 Mid-rank demonic wolf gained 80 evolution points]
[Your soldier has slain 2 goblins gained 55 evolution points]
Rowan's eyes were mostly fixed on Bryce. 'If only the other soldiers were this ferocious, I wouldn't have to worry about their survival!'
While the other captains were exceptional fighters, Rowan felt like they could all be better if they had the temperament of Bryce.
Rowan took his eyes away from Bryce and focused on the other soldiers.
They all fought with all their might.
Swords slashed and stabbed at the monsters.
Fists flew and kicks shattered the bones of their opponents.
The monsters were fighting back even harder.
Luckily, only the F and FF-rank monsters were attacking at this moment.
The very few E-rank monsters were at the back, strolling to and fro.
More than a few times, Rowan spotted some of the E-rank monsters and demonic beasts staring at him maliciously. When their eyes met, they gritted their teeth and their eyes shone with hatred and bloodlust.
Somehow, and fortunately, the insanely powerful monsters and demonic beasts only seemed to have their eyes on Rowan—which served as a major advantage to him.
The soldiers would be safer if the E-rank beasts didn't attack.
Slaying F monsters was already difficult for them.
It took two or more soldiers to take down one F-rank monster.
If an E-rank should appear, they would all be obliterated in a matter of seconds.
The battle continued for about two hours.
At this point, all the monsters and demonic beasts drawn by Rowan's Hunter Call had already arrived.
No more monsters nor demonic beasts were pouring out anymore as the effect of the call had already ended.
At this moment, the soldiers were engaged with the last wave of FF and F-rank monsters and demonic beasts.
The very few E-rank monsters were still at the back.
"Why aren't those monsters attacking?" One of the Archer Captains, Gregor, approached Rowan and asked.
"They're looking for a strong opponent—me," he replied casually.
"Oh..." Gregor realized and continued, "Do you need any help taking care of them? They look extremely dangerous. I can assist you."
Rowan gave Gregor a smile and told him not to worry.
"They're light work, they look extremely easy to kill."
"Hmm," Gregor nodded, but there was a bit of worry in his eyes.
"Oh well, if you really want to help, lend me your bow and arrow," Rowan requested, surprising Gregor.
He hadn't seen Rowan using any long-range weapons before.