At one in the afternoon, the Twenty-fifth Legion's Third Army split its forces and began advancing.
Two hours later, a fire engulfed an outpost belonging to a legion of the Black Asia Orc Northern Army on the shore of Lake Sekos, eight kilometers south of Anyu Town.
In the center of the camp, Illictra gripped a Black Asia Orc Warrior by the neck. Watching him struggle, Illictra asked casually, "How does it feel to watch your own people die before your eyes?"
"You..."
Crack—
After snapping his neck, Illictra tossed the corpse aside. There was not a flicker of emotion in Illictra's eyes when surveying the devastated ground.
Illictra flew into the air, conjured two enormous hands out of battle qi, and began digging a river channel.
At that very moment, in an underground cavern beneath Anyu Town, an intermediate soul intent Black Asia Orc abruptly opened his eyes and called in a low voice, "Guards."
Outside the cavern, two Silver Intermediate Black Asia Orc Warriors heard him and entered. They dropped to one knee and bowed their heads. "General."
"Pass on my orders. Prepare to withdraw."
"Yes, sir."
The two Black Asia Orc Warriors answered loudly, then rose and hurried out of the cavern to relay his orders.
"Butak."
At the familiar voice, the intermediate soul intent Black Asia Orc Warrior looked up and saw a deathly pale Black Asia Orc standing before him.
"Idaki, what are you doing here?"
Recognizing the newcomer, the intermediate soul intent Black Asia Orc asked in confusion.
"Cough, cough... Something's happened."
Idaki came over to the intermediate soul intent Black Asia Orc and sat on the steps. After catching his breath, he said, "Doken City has fallen."
"Fallen?" Butak looked horrified. He could scarcely believe it. "It's barely been any time at all,