The war had no brewing phase; the moment both sides deployed their troops, it entered a fever pitch.
The first conflict was bound to erupt in the Southwest District.
The First Group Army and Second Group Army used two fortresses as their cores, joining forces with the Seventh Group Army and Eighth Group Army to organize their defenses.
The Abyss Faction's attacker was Mandala.
The core members of the legion he led were Dark Ancient Treants.
In terms of average combat strength, they could not even rank among the top ten within the Abyss Faction.
However, when it came to war potential or siege-breaking capability, Dark Ancient Treants were unquestionably top-tier units.
Moreover, the environment of the Second Layer greatly enhanced the Dark Ancient Treants, significantly boosting all their attributes.
It was no exaggeration to say that one Dark Ancient Treant on the Second Layer was equivalent to three elite units.
The Tianwu Emperor Dynasty was the defending side, and with the terrain of the Second Layer added in, it was only natural for the Abyss Faction to send Mandala.
Of course, being on the defensive did not mean they had to passively endure attacks.
At the very least, Bai Qi would never sit around and wait for death.
Because the pace of the war was relatively fast, he led his legion out early the next morning.
Before noon on Douluo Continent, they had already clashed with Mandala's vanguard.
The two sides fought to a draw.
Yet before leaving, Bai Qi personally killed a Dark Ancient Treant commander.
However, Bai Qi could not really be blamed for it.
After all, the Dark Ancient Treant commander had attacked first.
If he had not been courting death, Bai Qi would not have gone looking for trouble with him.
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