Everyone's Joy (4)

Early the next morning, sunlight filtered through the thin morning mist and fell upon the camp. The female warriors had long since finished preparing and were leading their respective family troops in training.

Dust flew across the training ground, and battle cries rose and fell.

They practiced the distinctive battle formations under Ang, from coordinated charges to support maneuvers to close-range executions, striving for precision and efficiency at every step.

Surprisingly, although these soldiers had only just arrived, their overall quality was extremely high. In merely one day, they had grasped seventy or eighty percent of the tactics Ang had devised.

Standing at the edge of the training ground with his hands behind his back, Ang watched steadily and said softly, "These people are good. Far beyond my expectations."

"Commander, right now they only 'know what to do,'" Maya said seriously at his side. "Whether they can actually do it will have to be seen on the battlefield."

Ang nodded and looked toward the rising sun, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. "Tomorrow, they'll have their chance. We'll begin attacking the lizardmen positions."

At those words, Maya seemed to ignite, her eyes gleaming with excitement.

At dawn on the third day, the troops assembled.

Battle flags snapped in the wind as the army quietly set out, advancing toward the lizardmen stronghold in the north.

Ang and Dana rode side by side. The female warriors each commanded their own troops, and no one spoke along the way. The atmosphere was tense and grim.

The stillness before battle felt like a stone pressing on their chests, making it almost impossible to breathe.

Near noon, the lizardmen legion indeed appeared on the plains ahead.

There was no negotiation, nor was there any need for words—the moment both sides came into view, fierce