The Empire, a colossal ancient nation with a thousand years of civilization, had once stood at the Apex of the World. Its glory was unmatched. Yet on this vast map, the only power capable of rivaling the Empire was the Western Kingdom.
By comparison, the southern islands and northern frozen lands were relatively impoverished and backward, while the island nation in the east was regarded as an uncivilized barbaric land.
In the Original Plot, the Western Kingdom's military strength was astonishingly formidable. The Empire's elite troops appeared utterly vulnerable before them, allowing them to easily invade Imperial territory.
Such a disparity in strength plunged the Empire into an unprecedented crisis. Had General Esdeath, hailed as the "Ice Queen," not emerged out of nowhere, the Empire would likely have already fallen into dire straits.
For the Reincarnators, developing the Western Kingdom into a fifth faction was indeed a good choice.
The key was that faction victory was true victory. The Western Kingdom had shown no movement so far, most likely because it had no interest in attacking the Empire, or because it wanted to sit back and watch the tigers fight, waiting until the Empire, the Revolutionary Army, the southern Noxus Empire, and Anning Dao had fought one another to the death before making its move.
What status the Reincarnators could attain in the Western Kingdom remained unknown. After all, the Original Plot had never mentioned much about the Western Kingdom.
Esdeath began acting with the Emperor's Sharp Blades. As a general who charged into the enemy formation, Esdeath was actually quite capable in this regard—at the very least, better than most.
At the same time, Scathach was leading Assassin's Court's novice assassins into action.
Chang Wei had let the two of them act separately precisely to see who would prove