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Due to the addition of Rika, the Crystal Dragon Knight, our three Crystal Dragons have gained two abilities that the four Crystal Dragons on the Temple side do not possess. One is the "Energy Breath," an artificial version of a dragon's breath attack. It utilizes the unique magic-absorbing properties of the forbidden spell crystal to condense powerful magic inside the Crystal Dragon and then compress and eject it from the magic cannon in its mouth. Although its power is not as great as the real dragon breath, it makes up for it with a fast firing rate and a continuous supply. Originally, the humans could also equip this auxiliary weapon, but any magic equipment attached to the Crystal Dragons would interfere with human control over them. Therefore, only Rika's Crystal Dragons can be equipped with these weapons. The other function is "Space Sealing." Like the four Spider Knight Puppets, these three Crystal Dragons can be sealed into special magical gem accessories and summoned at any time. Of course, only Rika can perform such a complex magical ritual with the Crystal Dragons. On the human side, due to the anti-magic properties of the Crystal Dragons, they would not be able to succeed.

Currently, Rika is wearing a gold necklace inlaid with three red crystals, which contrast beautifully against her snow-white skin, enhancing her striking beauty. It is thanks to this method that I am confident we can deceive the human spies. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the three Crystal Dragons to travel all the way from Fontainebleau to Langdon without the humans getting wind of it.

After picking up Jin Luosha and Rika, I returned to the Yunsi River frontline the next day. By this time, the human army had already begun to mobilize. After half a month of mutual slaughter, the human army belonging to the Holy Duchy of Langdon still numbered 800,000. The "Blood Duke," Marshal Salancia, personally led 400,000 elite troops to face our orc army head-on. Another 400,000 regular troops were sent to outflank our forces from the west. As for the eastern route, it was assigned to the combined forces of the Tiele "Thunderstorm Knights" and the Yellow Dragon Empire's "Invincible Dragon Banner" legion, totaling 200,000 elite soldiers. This arrangement was not only to effectively utilize their combat power but also reflected the western human kingdoms' defense against the two powerful eastern empires. In any case, this tactic was quite sound. The three armies were like a trident, aiming to pin us down decisively.

At the same time, Katherine's forces were also set in motion. The 12,000 warriors from the Minos tribe, along with 10,000 Snow Wolf Knights, were stationed at a dangerous mountain pass to the east, blocking the advance of the allied forces from the two eastern empires. Meanwhile, 20,000 newly arrived yak warriors and 40,000 vassal race warriors were overseeing approximately 150,000 human soldiers from the former Langdon and the Red River Four Nations Alliance to hold the large city of Shirley City and block the 400,000 troops there. The task for these two forces was not to defeat the enemy but to delay their advance, buying time until victory on the main battlefield, after which they could coordinate with the main force to defeat the enemy piecemeal. As for the main battlefield, it was personally led by Katherine. In addition to 120,000 half-orc warriors and 40,000 yak warriors, the three major wolf tribes also provided substantial reinforcements. The total number of the three wolf knight tribes reached 60,000 and were organized into the "Flame Wolf Knights," "Wind Wolf Knights," and "Shadow Wolf Knights." After the reorganization, these three wolf knight tribes finally had effective division of labor and cooperation, significantly boosting their combat efficiency and overall strength.

To ensure the effective operation of the three battle lines, besides Katherine personally overseeing the main battlefield, I took charge of the eastern battlefield. Although the enemy troops here were fewer than on the other two fronts, both the soldiers and the generals were extremely capable, even surpassing the main forces on the primary battlefield. However, we could not spare many elite troops, so I had to be personally stationed there. With the battlefield effects of the "Saint Ice Thorn Aura" and "Magic Aura," as well as my mastery of formations, I could fully unleash the power of the "Snow Wolf Guards" and "Minos Warriors," overcoming the enemy. Moreover, I also intended to settle some old scores with the "acquaintance" from the Yellow Dragon Empire.

In terms of capability, the one who should have controlled the western frontline was the formidable female warrior, Zha. Unfortunately, after having her memories washed away, she was no longer the battle-hardened barbarian general. Although her intelligence remained intact, her experience was gone. Therefore, I decided to keep her by Katherine's side as a surprise force, as her intelligence remains intact, but her battle experience is no longer present. The western frontline was commanded by the half-mermaid female mage, Hai Ruo. At the same time, the entire Fontainebleau mage corps and 32 "Siva Female Warriors" were dispatched to her side. In addition, two level 10 ice giants were also sent to the western frontline. With this lineup, it should be sufficient to deal with the 400,000 humans.

As for Katherine's side, with three Crystal Dragons, along with Zha, Jin Luosha, and Rika, and the "King of the Undead," whom I forcibly recruited, plus hundreds of Shaman teams, it should be enough to handle any situation.

As for the White Dragon Winter Night, it was assigned to work with the Golden Eagle youth Siegfried to deal with the human air force. For this decisive battle, the Holy Os Kingdom not only sent out its only Dragon Knight but also borrowed another Dragon Knight from the southern Holy Fasin Kingdom. Fortunately, these two Dragon Knights were only of the Sword Master level, and their dragon mounts were low-tier dragons. One was a blue dragon of the lightning attribute, and the other was a green dragon of the poison attribute. Although both lived up to the reputation of dragons, they were still far from Winter Night, who had already advanced to a mid-tier dragon. Moreover, Winter Night had also received my permanently enhanced triple-speed skill, "Magic Aura." The skirmishes of the past half-month had shown that even without me, the Dragon Knight, Winter Night was more than capable of handling the two human Dragon Knights. If it weren't for the humans' two units of 400 "Griffon Knights" providing support to the two human Dragon Knights, Winter Night would have already gained complete control of the skies.

After sending Jin Luosha and Rika to Katherine, I immediately headed to the eastern frontline position. This place, defended by over 20,000 elite orcs, was called "Red Sand Pass." It was strategically located just 20 kilometers from the main battlefield, situated in the middle of a mountain range. Although not extremely dangerous, it was a key passage for large armies, with major roads connecting both the front and back. The town that had once been there had long been dismantled by us. All the wood and bricks, along with rocks from the nearby mountains, were used to set up 4,096 massive stone pillars. Each was about a foot thick and over two yards tall, arranged according to the authentic "Wu Hou Eight Trigrams Formation." The retired old Shaman Kirag from the Storm House, who hadn't taken action for a long time, was brought in to reinforce these pillars with earth totems, ensuring they could withstand the rigors of battle. This finally created the optimal battlefield for the "Minos Great Labyrinth Formation."