The Stormflame Dragon flew over Ghost City. It appeared to be heading toward the temporary base camp, but was actually circling. Su Xiao's true goal was to launch a surprise attack on the headquarters of the Dark God Church—the Gloom Cathedral.
Attacking the Gloom Cathedral directly would be extremely unwise. Not to mention that the Dark God Church had been entrenched in Ghost City for years, its influence deeply rooted throughout the city. If the alliance army truly attacked Ghost City, no one knew what the cornered Dark God Church would do.
One should not forget that during the thousand-year blood war between the Alliance and the Empire, the Dark God Church's members had been the main forces on both sides. As long as they were given sufficient benefits, those dark believers were willing to aid either side in the war.
Dark believers of moderate strength could summon strange alien creatures. The stronger ones could summon Abyssal Spawn on the battlefield. Even ordinary Abyssal Spawn were extremely dangerous beings.
The Dark God Church had summoned two beings with the "Immortal Trait—Abyssal Spawn" into this world. Su Xiao had killed one, while the other's whereabouts remained unknown.
No one knew whether the Dark God Church had some extreme method that could make them perish together with their enemies. Thus, for so many years, neither the Alliance nor the Northern Empire had dared provoke this festering tumor in Ghost City.
The Alliance's grand councilors supported Su Xiao's campaign against Ghost City this time because he had entered Ghost City with only a small team, and because they had vaguely sensed that the Dark God Church was plotting something dangerous.
Since a legion-based approach was impossible, Su Xiao decided to use another strategy. The one he had to deal with was not the