696-Ah! High Priest Bayek! Was This Part of Your Plan, Too?

"The elite of the Rending Claw Clan have withdrawn. The ones who replaced them are all small and midsized clans dependent on them, and their quality is all over the place. They've stopped hurling meteors around, so the artillerymen at Position Eight can still hold them off. Lord Hiss has personally gone there to take command, and the Blood Oath elites are there as well, along with some warriors under their orders. For now, we don't need to worry about threats from the front.

The most important task right now is here!"

At Position Nine, Murphy pointed to the map hanging on the wall of the command post and spoke to the people beside him:

"In an hour, Lord Ovger will stop suppressing the wraiths with divine magic. His return will speed up the Earth Priests' transport of supplies, but it will also send those things of death surging up from underground.

"Our architects chose four excellent choke points for us. Opening four passageways will also ensure that none of the defenders are put under too much pressure. Lord Ovger will seal the other tunnels with boulders, so how much time the rear positions have to evacuate will depend entirely on how long we can hold back the undead.

"The undead in the underground realm of death are extremely ferocious.

"They're the defenders of Blackflame Pass from a hundred years ago. Dusk sealed them away with some sort of dark sorcery, which strengthened them.

"And that vicious Wraith Feast ritual is still running. The violent wraiths will attack alongside them. This will be difficult, but it's necessary if we want to preserve as many lives as possible. With the supplies we get out, Shadow Valley will be able to hold out longer.

"Cannons, ammunition, military supplies, and everything else the