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The Saint Spirit Mountain is located in the southwest of the Western Continent. Although its altitude is not very high, it appears extremely majestic due to its location on a plain. There are also several smaller mountain ranges nearby, forming an excellent strategic barrier. Only two roads to the east and north can accommodate large troop movements. Based on this, the Holy Light Temple has established a tight defensive formation. On the two roads leading to the Saint Spirit Mountain, there are several strongholds and large cities blocking the way, heavily garrisoned and densely equipped with various magical devices. They have consistently used these methods to fend off the beastmen's assaults.

However, this time, the Beast King is determined to capture this last human stronghold on the Western Continent. He has mobilized more than 600,000 pure beastmen troops, divided into four routes. One route attacks from the east but holds back to contain the attention of the Holy Light Temple. The other three armies attack from the north, advancing in a crisscross pattern, relying on much stronger troops and combat power than humans, continuously isolating several human fortress cities. They either besiege points to strike reinforcements or forcefully break through cities. After several battles, they have already swept through two large cities and seven fortresses on the northern route.

The Holy Light Temple's army naturally retreated all the way. Fortunately, the Saint Spirit Mountain harbors its own secrets, containing vast and endless divine power. After centuries of management by the Holy Light Temple, temples and altars have been built throughout the nearby mountains, guiding the divine power like a water network to assist the defense of various cities and fortresses. Whether it is a large magical defense array or a magic cannon, they can borrow this power. Cities closer to the Saint Spirit Mountain benefit from stronger power, making them more fortified and easier to defend, which greatly delays the beastmen's advance.

When Chen Xuanfeng led his troops to the northern battlefield, it was just when the Beast King's army had captured the second city and was preparing to advance. The large group of wolf cavalry naturally returned to the camp to rest, and Chen Xuanfeng soon received a summons from Samantha. He brought Jin Luosha and You Lijia, two girls, and came to the commander's camp.

"Lord Fontainebleau, Chen Xuanfeng, known as Lord Blizzard Wolf, pays his respects to the Beast King and the Pope," Chen Xuanfeng said as he entered the tent, placing his right hand on his chest and saluting Samantha and the Pope.

Even the Beast King and the Pope could not ignore the greeting of a War God Knight, so they nodded in return. There were also more than a dozen beastmen generals and advisors in the tent, as well as four Great Shamans, who all greeted Chen Xuanfeng one by one.

After all the necessary greetings, Samantha spoke in a deep voice, "Since Lord Blizzard has just arrived, let's first summarize the battle reports from various places. Kamat, you go ahead."

The officer named Kamat was a black leopard Sword Master. Although his martial arts were not top-notch, he was an elite in intelligence integration and had always served as an advisor to the Beast King. Upon hearing the Beast King's command, he immediately bowed slightly and said, "Yes. Let me first talk about the human forces. Since the Golden Plains liberation campaign four years ago, the number of human troops who fled and the human residents who took refuge, entering the area near the Saint Spirit Mountain, plus the residents originally living in this area, totals about 15 million. After several years of assimilation and reorganization, accounting for those who died in battle, were evacuated, or vanished due to failed transformations, there are still about 8 million humans living in this area of thousands of square kilometers. Among them, about 800,000 are well-organized troops, and there are about 2 million militiamen who can be mobilized at any time. Of course, the Holy Light Temple cannot bear the burden of such a military-civilian ratio alone. It has always relied on supplies transported from the southern countries through the desert. Now that the south is unable to take care of itself, even if the Holy Light Temple still has reserves, it cannot support for long, so there is no need to worry about the humans' long-term defensive war of attrition."

"As for the composition of the human army, based on the information we currently have, it is not complete. Generally speaking, it can be divided into three parts. The first, and the most powerful, is the direct troops of the Saint Spirit Mountain: including about 100,000 elites from the old Seven Holy Knight Orders, about 20,000 angel warriors, Titan giant warriors, and temple warriors produced through massive sacrifice transformations, and about 30,000 Sword Hero troops transformed with crystal cores that appeared not long ago. The second is the remnants of the original Four Holy Kingdoms, mainly the original Royal Knight Orders and Imperial Guard Corps. After reorganization and refinement, about 500,000 elite knights and warriors remain, including many strong soldiers of the Sword Hero level. The third is the troops trained and supported by the two Eastern Empires, the Mercenary Empire, and the southern countries for the Holy Light Temple over the years, including the southern magic swordsman corps, the magical beast air cavalry corps, the Mercenary Empire's magic artillery corps, the eastern berserker cavalry corps, the star spell corps, etc., totaling about 150,000. In addition to these three parts, we must also consider the more than 10,000 Light Priests on the Saint Spirit Mountain and an unknown number of mages. It is said that some blood elves still stand on the human side, serving as the main force of the magic corps."

A yak general next to him asked, "So what is their combat power level?"

Kamat paused and said, "The direct troops of the Holy Light Temple are well-trained, well-equipped, with numerous types of troops and good coordination. Plus, the proportion of Sword Heroes, Sword Masters, and Sword Emperors is very high, with massive divine support. They can basically match the five major combat races in equal numbers. Among them, the transformed warrior corps is even capable of fighting against the elite troops of the lion and eagle tribes. Although the remnants of the old Holy Kingdoms are not as powerful, they were originally the elites of various countries and have been tempered and eliminated through war. What remains now are battle-hardened veterans. After specialized training and integration by the Holy Light Temple, they can basically fight against our regular troops at a ratio of three to one. If they are defending a city, their threat will be even greater. As for the reinforcements from foreign countries, they all have their own characteristics. For example, the magic artillery corps can resist dozens of times the number of beastmen troops in city defense battles. The small-scale combat capability of the magic swordsman corps, the guerrilla capability of the berserker cavalry corps, the auxiliary capability of the star spell corps, and the air combat escort capability of the magical beast air cavalry corps are all quite impressive. How much strength they can exert can only be seen in specific situations."

He thought for a moment and then said, "The evaluation of the Holy Light Temple's magical power is mainly the responsibility of the shamans of the War God Temple. However, based solely on the information we currently have, the enemy's strength is quite formidable. Although the Holy Light Temple lost 90% of its priests in the great war four years ago and the subsequent sweep, most of the truly powerful elites were preserved. Especially a large number of ascetics and retired old priests successfully retreated to the Saint Spirit Mountain. In total, among the more than 10,000 priests currently possessed by the enemy, at least half are mid to high-level priests. Plus, the enhancement effect of the Saint Spirit Mountain's divine power on divine spells, there are no less than 100 people who can cast tenth-level divine spells. As for mages, although there are not as many as priests, with the help of blood elves, the Holy Light Temple can gather at least a thousand regular mages, equipped with various magical items and devices, posing a considerable threat."