Naga Betrayal

City of Guardianship.

Beneath the northern wall, which stretched for dozens of miles, all sixteen gates stood open as ranks of elite troops on warhorses, clad in heavy armor, marched out in an endless stream.

Beyond the city, countless elite legions stretched across the land as far as the eye could see, seemingly without end.

The Third through Sixth Divisions of the Hurricane Legion.

The First, Second, and Third Divisions of the War Wolf Legion.

The First Light Cavalry Legion.

The Second Light Cavalry Legion.

The First Heavy Cavalry Legion.

The Second Heavy Cavalry Legion.

The Water Tidal Mage Regiment.

The Wood Forest Mage Regiment.

The Earth Judgement Mage Regiment.

The Ice Winter Mage Regiment.

The Holy Light Mage Regiment.

The Dark Hell Mage Regiment.

A total of 570,000 light and heavy cavalry, along with as many as 38,000 mages.

On the rear walls were also the Bastion, Guardianship, and First Heavy Infantry Legion.

Under Roland's arrangements, the City of Guardianship had gathered a full million elite troops, accounting for at least seventy percent of the forces across the entire City of Guardianship defensive line.

Logically speaking, with the City of Guardianship's defensive strength, there was no need to deploy so many troops. Even half that number would have been enough to withstand the Beastkin Empire's assault.

With the other half spread across the entire City of Guardianship defensive line, Altai City would never have fallen into its current disadvantageous position.

Yet despite the opposition of many senior Military Affairs Department officials, Roland had still concentrated more than half of the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom's forces at the City of Guardianship.

Was it arrogance? Negligence?

Neither. It was a scheme Roland had specifically designed for the Beastkin Empire.

In Roland's overall plan, the other cities along the defensive line were nothing