After returning to the camp, Chen Chuan immediately summoned Wen Mingzhong, who had accompanied them here, and handed him the scroll.
After examining it, Wen Mingzhong cautiously stated that the secret ritual depicted in the drawings was not fabricated, but whether it matched the conditions inside the Nether Capital would need to be confirmed later.
Chen Chuan thought the same. Since this concerned a war between two nations, some information could be used, but none of it could be trusted without reservation. They had to verify it themselves.
After resting for the night, they continued advancing according to the original battle plan.
They began clearing out the outer strongholds and secret rituals one by one. This time, it was not just Chen Chuan and the other Profound Cave Observation Fighters who had come; they were the main force meant to secure victory.
The battles at the front were entrusted to the Longevity Observation Fighters and ordinary Fighters who had come with them this time, along with a considerable number of Active Consciousness Entities.
With the support of airships, artillery, and Implant Body troops brought up from the rear, these forces formed a powerful combat group that continuously broke through the front lines.
After a full day, once the force had completed its assigned objectives, it took the initiative to halt. At their stopping point, they used the existing fortress to construct defenses and set up secret rituals against possible nighttime raids.
Their posture was one of steady, methodical progress.
Yet this was precisely what the Old Imperial Household least wanted to see. It showed that Great Shun was not anxious in the slightest. At this pace, they would reach the walls of the Nether Capital in less than four days.
That night, the old dynasty dispatched a raiding force consisting