Merchants from the Mechanical Plane followed behind Lu Yang, setting up arrays on the mountaintops flanking the front of the central fortress. Mages stood in groups of a hundred atop the square formations Rolaide had drawn, while Flame Crystals were placed at the centers of the arrays.
Before all the arrays could be completed, the red glow in the distant Twisted Void vanished completely. At the same time, the warriors of the beastfolk, Scorpion Men, and Fire Demon Clan hidden behind mountains six kilometers away revealed bloodthirsty looks.
Magmat, chieftain of the Fire Demon Clan, Koster, chieftain of the Scorpion Men, and Zayeli, chieftain of the Gnoll Orcs, stood at the very front of their forces.
Magmat lowered his rock-like face and looked at Zayeli and Koster. He spoke first. "According to the plan, we shall obey the will of the gods and attack the humans together. May our first collaboration fulfill the gods' will. Let us praise their greatness."
This was a ritual that had to be performed before battle. They were waging war against humanity on behalf of the gods, and before every battle, they had to pray to the deities with devotion.
Zayeli drew his war blade and gripped it with both hands, his face reverent as he looked toward the sky. When he finished praying, he shouted, "Bring forth the sacrifices."
"Roar~!"
The roars of orc warriors rang out behind him. More than a hundred orc warriors emerged in two lines from the nearby forest. Every eight of them carried a third-order beast: Fire Lion Kings, Wild Boar Kings, Wolf Kings, and Wild Bull Kings.
These beasts were alive and exceptionally strong. No wounds could be seen on their bodies. As they were carried over, they struggled desperately, but no matter how hard they fought, they