Everything was just as many people had guessed. The request for aid that had been sent out had indeed received no response.
Stormwind City was located in the mountainous region deep in the rear of the empire. To facilitate the future transportation of Energy Ore, the other eight major cities had all built Official Roads connecting to it. Although the roads were rugged, if they sent genuine reinforcements, the nearest Star City, White City, and Night City could get their highly mobile cavalry units there within a day.
But in reality, although the major cities had all mobilized their armies after receiving the news and had constantly sent out scouts, they showed no intention of actually setting their armies in motion.
At this time, the central city closest to Stormwind City was Night City, controlled by the Shadow Demon Legion.
Compared with Stormwind City's crude fortifications, Shadow Demon City was at the opposite extreme. As the Shadow Demon team that had arrived on this plane the latest, they had been exceptionally meticulous when constructing their defenses.
Over the years since they had been assigned a city, the Shadow Demons had spared no resources in slowly building the Shadow Demon Domain. The entire city had been enclosed in a sixth-level Shadow Barrier. Under the conditions of this low-magic plane, forming one was extremely difficult, and its effects were tremendous. Within nearly a hundred kilometers of Night City, everything was shrouded in night because of the barrier.
At this moment, inside Night City, the several high-ranking officials responsible for defending the city had not left the Conference Room since they received the distress call!
The Shadow Demon Legion clearly harbored great ambitions for this plane. Not only had they sent two dragon-rank officers, they had also dispatched the only Shadow High Priest