The Last Night in Shadow Valley - An Extra Chapter for "Wait for Lin Xian," Part 830

"Chosen One, the Blood Eagle Clan's priests report that the mountain is about to collapse. They're asking when you want to launch the general assault."

Inside a cave passage in Shadow Valley, a fully armed gnoll high-rank hunter entered the tent where Hugsgen was staying. The first thing it saw was the Grand Warlord intently working on a giant wolf's heart that had been shrunk with voodoo.

Four finished wolf-fang daggers lay beside him. They didn't look like weapons meant for adult gnolls, but the hunter didn't dare ask, much less look too closely. After a quick glance, it lowered its head and reported the situation to Hugsgen.

The Chosen Grand Warlord nodded, his attention still fixed on the voodoo creation in his hands. Carefully carving it with a bone knife, he spoke without looking up:

"Have them make their preparations now. Once the army has finished lunch, bring down the mountain at once. Give our warriors a direct path to the heart of the valley. After that, it's simple.

Charge in!

Kill every bastard who dares to stand in our way!"

"Yes, my lord."

The high-rank hunter perked up, its eyes brightening in the gloom.

The Grand Warlord's decisiveness was refreshing. He was much more direct than the previous Warlord, old Lord Manson.

That was how a gnoll war should be fought: strike hard and crush anyone who dared defy you. And now, they vastly outnumbered their enemies. The tunnels belonging to those arrogant bastards in Shadow Valley had been blasted shut in many places, so they could no longer attack gnoll troops at will as they had before.

Under the Grand Warlord's command, everything was steadily progressing in their favor. The enemy earth priest had already been exhausted by the intense fighting and could no longer rise. This