The first battle had ended. Now, Karanu Burning Mane of the Wolfheart Council and his three thousand Foxwolf warriors had penetrated deep into the enemy's territory. He had temporarily lost contact with the Bronze Fortress. These Foxwolf warriors were tasked with the most important mission after the battle – they had to enter an unknown region and set up small strongholds in Aoun, Tila River and Bailey.
These three regions were all within a radius of a hundred miles. They were close to three small villages and guarded the only way to the northern border of the Ebs Kingdom. The Mage's Eye told them that the enemy had retreated and they had to occupy this place to monitor the movements of Monet's main forces.
It was now one o 'clock in the afternoon.
Even in the no man's land, it was not easy to find and occupy a target area in a strange land. More importantly, it was risky. Now that they were in the enemy's land, they had to be careful of traps, danger zones, and monsters that hadn't left yet. No one from the Fox-Wolf clan had ever been to the El-Sala area, so the difficulty of this mission was self-evident.
However, this was a joint decision of the Bronze Fortress. For other races, the risk of this mission was extraordinarily high. The best choice was to let the quick-witted Foxwolf clan try it out. In the end, in order to ensure safety, Burning Mane Chief Karanu decided to bring his elite clansmen personally.
He also had his own ideas. As a force supported by the Blackwing Empire, the Wolfheart Council was completely different from the Aiyo Kingdom. The Foxwolf clan was a race that believed in the law of the jungle. They would not flatter the Aiyo King like Nelson. They would fight for everything with their strength and strive to prove themselves in order to gain the favor of the Empire.
So until now, although they knew that the Black Dragon Emperor was behind them, the two leaders sent by the Wolfheart Council, Hirnu and Karanu, had not talked to the King of the North.
If Caesar did not take the initiative to talk to them, there would be no communication between the two sides until the end of this war.
Almost all the Foxwolf clansmen stubbornly believed that the Elven Forest had been established with the support of the Blackwing Empire. As long as the Foxwolf clan showed their loyalty and strength, the Blackwing Empire would spare no effort to help them. Thus, Karanu took on the most risky mission at the beginning of the war and swore to complete it. He wanted to show the Black Dragon Emperor that the Foxwolf clan had more potential than the Elves.
As for Aiyo Country, Fox and Wolf did not care about those humans at all. What Eagle King Nielsen did was a disgrace to Fox and Wolf.
As they moved towards the heart of the Ebs Kingdom, silence followed them like a shadow. The blazing sun above their heads was chilling to the bone. Karanu was very familiar with this creepy feeling. Most enemies who were attacked by wolves in the middle of the night would suffer this kind of continuous torment, but now it seemed that it was their turn.
Kalanu was aware that someone was spying on them, but they had no choice but to move on.
The weather began to deteriorate. When the metal dragon's spell dissipated, the clouds began to gather again, like a dense giant net. The wind was getting stronger, and the thick fog that was difficult to appear at this time of the year was coming from all directions.
Due to the different predetermined locations, the foxes and wolves were forced to scatter and were soon ambushed. A large number of Hell Spiders were lurking in the buffer zone, greedily dragging the passing foxes and wolves deep into the ground after smelling the scent of living creatures.
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The elves were building trenches and arming the fortress with thorns and traps. When the follow-up troops of the Kingdom of Tiya arrived, they would be stationed in Fort Korwal for the next few days if there were no accidents. From here, they would shoot the most deadly arrows at the enemy.
"Your Majesty, all the fortifications have been completed."
The elf climbed up the tower, panting, and walked quickly to the queen's side. Ignoring the sweat on his forehead that had turned sticky, he bowed and waited.
"Well done, Caleb. You have done an excellent job as the commander."
Casia smiled. "I believe you and your warriors are exhausted after the battle and labor. Go and rest. The Royal Guards and I will be responsible for guarding tonight. May the heroes of the Kingdom of Tiya have a good night's sleep."
"Your Majesty, I'm willing to …" Caleb said.
"Go." Casia's voice was still gentle, but it was full of an inviolable meaning.
Caleb raised his head. Her Majesty the Queen was wearing a black armor. Her snow-white hair hung down. Although there were a few drops of blood on it, she was still beautiful and refined. Her eyes shone brightly, like a magnificent gem at the bottom of a crescent lake.
"Yes."
Caleb reluctantly agreed. There was always a sense of distance in the elven queen's gentleness. Until now, no elf had been able to win her favor.
In the eyes of the elves, their queen was quiet and pure, but she had a surging, pure personality. Most of the people in the Kingdom of Tiya had a blind and passionate love for her. This love was not mixed with sexual desire, but pure admiration. Elves were shy and introverted, but many elves were fanatical enough to publicly declare that they were willing to sacrifice themselves for their beloved queen, live for her, and die for her. If Casia announced that she was going to choose a partner one day, the elves who came to apply could probably line up from the crescent lake to the oak trees.
Perhaps only in front of Caesar would Casia be so uneasy, so uneasy that it was unlike her.
Casia knew that she liked Caesar.
First, of course, it was because of Caesar's powerful wisdom that gave her a sense of security.
But the other thing that moved her was Caesar's pride. It was the kind of pride of an emperor that had no affinity with the commoners and nobles. She rarely looked directly into Caesar's eyes. In her eyes, Caesar was like the blazing sun. His dark pupils emitted golden cracks that contained the power to control life and death and the supreme glory.
In any case, the elven queen was not vain. But every time Casia looked into those eyes, she would feel dizzy.
This could be considered her secret. Casia had never mentioned it to anyone, including her god.
Of course, she would not tell Caesar. Casia was rational. The Blackwing Empire already had a queen. The forest fairies' cognition was different from the Pentashade Dragons'. The fairies were a loyal race that would usually only have one partner in their lifetime. She did not want any harm to come to Luna, and the people of the Blackwing Empire did not like her. Moreover, she was the elven queen. Luna and the Black Dragon's wedding received approval and blessings, but if it was her, she would only be opposed. The queen of the Kingdom of Tiya could not have any relationship that was not friendship with the emperor of the Blackwing Empire.
So, let it be.
Not everything had to have an outcome.
Thunder rumbled and gloomy clouds rolled in from the other side of the sky. The elves felt uneasy for no reason. Casia suddenly remembered that the Foxes who were sent to the enemy's territory had not sent back any news for four hours.
"Alert!
Your Majesty! "
Commander Caleb, who had just gone downstairs, ran back to the central tower at an even faster speed. "The Metal Dragons in Castle Declan sent news that the Mage's Eyes were destroyed in batches. They observed a large number of Monet's army, Snake Scorpion Beasts, Hell Spiders, Blood Bats and Black Orcs …" He said breathlessly, "Also, the Bucce army stationed in Claysburg also said that they observed the traces of the derivative Monet Balor."
No one could have expected that the enemy's attack would come so quickly. It had only been four hours since the first probing contact, and Monet had already launched an unstoppable counterattack. The allies did not even have time to rest, and the reinforcements from some countries were still on their way.
"Our troops have arrived."
Casia realized that the Burning Mane Clan that was sent over might have been completely annihilated. However, she did not have time to think about why there was no news from the three thousand troops. The tide of monsters was rapidly approaching in her field of vision.
She took a deep breath and drew out the longsword blessed by the Moon God, "Warriors of the Kingdom of Tiya, stand by my side and prepare for battle!"