At the Running Horse Race Old Nest, the Great Flame Empire Army advanced slowly in perfect order, in no hurry at all, allowing the Running Horse Race's army and clanspeople to withdraw as they pleased.
The main reason was that the Great Flame Empire Army had never been the true main force from start to finish.
The true main force was the Assassination Team they had formed.
The Great Flame Empire Army had two major advantages. One was the Human Army's far superior offensive power. The other was the Assassination Team forged together through the Flying Magic Treasure Yi Chen had created, the top geniuses' Teleportation Technique, and the experts' ability to launch sudden attacks.
Either advantage was enough to deal a fatal blow to the Running Horse Race and force the surrender of the entire clan.
However, relatively speaking, the Assassination Team could move faster.
Even if the Human Army advanced quickly, it would still need several days before it could truly plunge the entire Running Horse Race army into despair.
The Assassination Team, however, could control and capture all the Running Horse Race's upper ranks in one stroke within a short period of time.
Under such circumstances, the natural first choice was to capture the ringleader first—control and capture the Running Horse Race's upper ranks, then force the surrender of the entire clan.
The Great Flame Empire Army played more of a supporting role, using its powerful offensive to destroy the confidence of the Running Horse Race's upper ranks and increase the success rate of forcing them into the surrender of the entire clan.
While the Great Flame Empire Army leisurely advanced toward the Second Defense Line of the Running Horse Race Old Nest, a Flying Magic Treasure had already passed silently through the Second Defense Line and