Blockade

The pursuit army marched toward Kurotsuchi Fortress in orderly formation. Along the way, Su Xiao occasionally saw small groups of Empire soldiers patrolling the area around Kurotsuchi Fortress. Whenever they discovered tribal soldiers, they immediately fired signal flares into the sky that resembled firecrackers.

Signal flares occasionally rose into the night sky. The hundreds of thousands of Empire soldiers split into several groups to sweep the surrounding areas for tribal soldiers.

Of course, this cleanup had a time limit. Once night had fully fallen, the sweep would end. The army would gather at Kurotsuchi Fortress and guard it.

If nothing unexpected happened, the tribal army would not abandon the Kurotsuchi battlefield. After all, this was one of the three major battlefields, and the tribal army had been driven back before.

The tribal army had been beaten into a sorry state in this battle. This was partly because they lacked unity, and partly because Carlos had personally come to the front lines, driving the Empire soldiers' morale to an unstoppable height.

When Su Xiao returned to Kurotsuchi Fortress with the army, several huge piles of corpses had been stacked outside the fortress. The corpses were being burned by raging flames, sending columns of black smoke into the sky.

"Lift it. Careful—the noose over there. Slow down."

"Who's seen Malsa? Have him appear in front of me within five minutes."

"Report. All of our fallen soldiers have been moved into Kurotsuchi Fortress."

The soldiers were busy on the battlefield. Legion Commander Carlos stood among several officers, who occasionally reported something to him.

After Su Xiao's unit reached the vicinity of Kurotsuchi Fortress, it dispersed, and all the soldiers were free to act.

The recruits climbed up the fortress using rope ladders. They were going to find the clerks inside Kurotsuchi Fortress and