<span style="color: #0080FF">"Focus! Let me worry about the one I have!"</span>Guilford replied to her, just before Lethe launched her own barrage.<br/><br/>Without much holy power, Guilford knew he couldn't attack recklessly. As he is right now, if he makes one mistake, it could prove to be the last. He watched Lethe exchange blows with the entity, somewhat entranced by Lethe's unique fighting style. No matter how many times he had seen it, he still couldn't help but admire it. Regardless, now was not the time to be lost in admiration. A grave threat was at the front, leaking out tremendous malice as it continued trading blows with the white knight.<br/><br/>The knight squads in the perimeter acknowledged Lethe's orders to maintain their perimeter. As much as they wanted to help out, the scale the battle took was way out of their league. Just a glance at how fast the two exchanged sword strikes was more than enough telling that they'd only get in the way. With their<span style="font-style: italic">Repents</span>put up, the leaking miasma of sin was contained within the small area of District 8. Marion's squad took the initiative to evacuate those close to the perimeter. In his mind, if the Master Lethe were to go all out, they would need a bigger field for combat.<br/><br/>With his eyes almost dancing around while following Lethe and the entity's movements, Guilford readied his sword arm, trying to find an opening where he could attack and stagger the entity. If only he could stop the movements of that entity somehow, it would give Lethe a window for a counter.<br/><br/>"Captain!" his squad called out in unison as they landed behind their leader. All of them were surrounded by<span style="font-style: italic">Prayer</span>, their eyes a telling sign that they would not back down. Quickly assessing both side's combat strength, Guilford already knew that even with all of them combined, they were still under Lethe given their current situation.<span style="color: #0080FF">"How much more spells can you guys do?" he asked calmly.</span><br/><br/>"Hmph! More than enough to bring that down!" Alfrei said, cracking his neck twice as he did. The others agreed to the statement.<span style="color: #0080FF">"False bravado can be fatal Lieutenant, nevertheless, I know it's too late to order you to stand down,"</span>Guilford paused and took his stance again, shifting his footing just enough for him to get a boost when he lunges forward.<span style="color: #0080FF">"We'll go with Formation 3, we have to stop it's movements somehow and give Lethe a chance to attack. Right now, only she has enough strength to put a dent on that thing."</span><br/><br/>"Roger that!" responded the squad and took their respective places in the formation. Vlad was up front, followed by Alfrei and Bryn. Georg, Joaquim and Guilford in the middle, with Hyuga and Natalia at the back row readying their spells.<span style="color: #0080FF">"On my signal..."</span>Guilford trailed, still waiting for that chance to attack.<br/><br/>When Lethe blocked an attack that sent her skidding downwards, Guilford gave the signal. Just as the entity was about to swoop in for a follow up on Lethe, Vlad cut it off and blocked it's attack with his shield. In that moment, the entity tried to swipe at Vlad but the knight ducked, showing Bryn and Alfrei already charging in for a strike of their own. Another loud<span style="font-style: italic">Clang!</span>echoed as their blades locked with the entity's. The two fluidly swayed to the side of their opponent after the hit to block off any escape routes. Vlad then charged in again from the front only to stop and turn around, planting his shield on the ground with just enough angle to be used as a foot hold. This time, Joaquim and Georg took to the air for their trademark combination.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF0000">"Ggghaah!"</span>the entity groaned.<br/><br/>Their holy-imbued strikes rained down relentlessly on the entity, however, even when being pressured, it was still capable of parrying and deflecting attacks with remarkable precision. Just as it was about to counter Joaquim and Georg, Bryn and Alfrei came at it from the sides, allowing the other two to slip past it and cover its rear, effectively boxing the entity in. When Bryn and Alfrei let up on their clash, Vlad fired a channeled Penance at it, momentarily stunning the entity.<br/><br/><span style="color: #0080FF">"Hyuga! Natalia! <span style="font-style: italic">Smite</span> it now!!"</span>Guilford roared.<br/><br/>The two casters then fired off their channeled spells aimed precisely within the boxed space the other knights established. Golden bolts of light rained down on the stunned entity. The other knights surrounding it jumped back just far enough in time before the first of many bolts hit. A cloud of dust was kicked up by the mini explosions dealt by sheer amount of holy bolts falling. When the rain of bolts stopped, Guilford then raised his sword, imbued it with<span style="font-style: italic">Banish</span>, then charged into the cloud of dust for the finisher.<br/><br/>However, a flickering sound similar to live electricity emanated from within the dust cloud. Moments later, the dust cloud was blown away to reveal that the entity had shrouded itself with negative energy to prevent it from sustaining much damage. Her facial expression looking mighty displeased. Guilford's sword could not penetrate the barrier, though it was clear that he is still trying to force his blade through.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF0000">"Futile!"</span>the entity yelled in anger.<span style="color: #FF0000">"I will obliterate each and everyone of you!"</span>it hissed and let the barrier expand then explode, sending Guilford and his squad flying back with debris.