After making the arrangements, everyone immediately set out, marching toward Black Wind Valley.
Black Wind Valley had treacherous terrain, surrounded by mountains and narrow paths. The army could not move very quickly. Lin Taichu led the assault squad at the front, scouting the road ahead and checking for Dark Race ambushes.
Along the way, they encountered several Dark Race patrols. They were all relatively weak puppet soldiers. Lin Taichu and the squad members swiftly dealt with them without alerting the Dark Race's main force.
After traveling for roughly a day, they finally reached the entrance to Black Wind Valley. The valley entrance was extremely narrow, with steep cliffs on both sides. It was a classic position that was easy to defend and hard to attack.
The Dark Race's main force was stationed at the valley entrance. Countless puppet soldiers stood in orderly ranks, stretching as far as the eye could see.
The puppet soldiers were tall and covered in bluish-gray skin. Their eyes were hollow, and they exuded a cold, sinister aura. They stood there in perfect stillness, while only the Dark Race Commanders paced back and forth before the ranks.
Lin Taichu led the assault squad into hiding behind a pile of rocks near the valley entrance, carefully observing the Dark Race's deployment.
The Dark Race had six Commanders in total, all clad in black robes and radiating powerful auras. They were even stronger than Tang Song had been after his mutation. Each Commander had ten elite puppet Guards at his side, responsible for protecting him.
There were roughly ten thousand puppet soldiers, arranged in neat formations and ready for battle at any moment.
Just as Lin Taichu finished scouting and was preparing to regroup with the others to formulate an assault plan, one of the Dark Race Commanders