Three-Way Battle

"Sister Alvitte, according to the refugees we met on the road, once we cross the Mountain Peak ahead, there will be a battlefield between Green Swamp and the Mutated Ones beyond it."

Her gaze swept across the vast plains at the heart of the Barren Land World.

At the forefront of an army composed of humans and insects, Vivian was exchanging information with Alvitte beside her.

The Righteous Walker girl nodded slightly before speaking:

"That's right. This will also be our first large-scale battle."

"Linsey says he isn't very familiar with commanding armies, so I'll teach you as much as I can about the details of this."

"..."

Green Swamp had clashed with the fleeing Mutated Ones.

As the situation escalated, fierce battles quickly erupted between the two sides.

With this broader conflict working in its favor, Forest City could steadily develop and reap the benefits without lifting a finger. Undoubtedly, that was the most sensible choice.

But Linsey had not been blinded by the short-term gains before him.

Because this war might involve one issue: the Mutated Ones' strength could increase drastically.

Corruption Poison used corpses to infect the living.

If things went well for them, this war would not merely weaken their forces—it would also strengthen them.

And they had plenty of time.

They might even dissect the insects' bodies and give rise to a grave problem that would spiral out of control.

So Linsey made his decision and sent an army into the battle.

He had to prevent the Mutated Ones from using the corpses of Green Swamp's powerful fighters to create more enemies—and even more troublesome ones—should they emerge victorious.

For this expedition.

The main force consisted of soldiers trained by the Real-Time Strategy Module system, while powerful Awakened such as Levi had also joined them.