Three days later, in the direction of Bados City, an army of one hundred thousand closed in on Black Abyss Town from five directions.
Fifteen kilometers from Black Abyss Town, a massive Mana Energy blast signaled the beginning of the final offensive.
The hundred-thousand-strong army no longer concealed its advance. Led by officers of every rank, they charged forward beneath their military banners.
Inside the underground caverns of Black Abyss Town, a violent tremor caused nearly a third of the caverns to collapse.
Within one cavern, Liana, commander of the Eclipse Legion, calmly wiped her sword as though everything happening outside had nothing to do with her.
Beside her, two Level 7 Warriors held their breath, not daring to make a sound.
Such a huge commotion outside could only mean that the enemy army had arrived.
Moreover, based on their estimates, the enemy's main assault had begun very close to this place—certainly no more than twenty kilometers away.
Yet an army of such scale had reached this point without them receiving any news. The situation was grave beyond measure.
There had to be a traitor among them, and that traitor's position was certainly not low.
Perhaps even from the very start of the war...
At that thought, the two men could not help feeling a lingering dread.
The intelligence network they believed to be airtight might have been completely transparent to the enemy.
"Deliver my orders."
Liana, commander of the Eclipse Legion, stood up and picked up her sword with her only remaining right hand. In a deep voice, she said, "We live and die with Black Abyss Town. From this moment onward, any who retreat will be executed."
"In the depths of the caverns, by the underground river, anywhere at all—fight the enemy to the death, until the very