The battle ultimately unfolded in a way neither side had fully anticipated.
The Arrow Wolf Tribe believed the people of the Valley of Forgetfulness had reached the end of the line. They only needed to wait until the enemy was halfway across the treacherous rapids, then attack from both sides. They would catch them completely off guard and wipe them out to the last man. It seemed like a sure thing. After all, the reserve camp was lying in wait on the far bank of Black Dragon Shoals—a move the Valley of Forgetfulness could never have seen coming.
From the Valley of Forgetfulness's perspective, all they had to do was get across Black Dragon Shoals with all their might, then ambush the Arrow Wolf Tribe halfway across. With the treacherous rapids as cover, they would have an even greater advantage than they'd had at the castle. If they dealt the Arrow Wolf Tribe a painful blow, would the tribe really be willing to pay the price of mutual destruction?
From the Valley of Forgetfulness's standpoint, they were willing to perish alongside the Arrow Wolf Tribe. After all, they had nothing left to lose.
So both sides believed they had a chance of winning.
But in the end, the battle unfolded beyond either side's expectations.
That was because Master Duo was an unforeseen variable, and Jiang Yue and his two companions were hidden factors.
Jiang Yue and the others had already used their Borrowed Vision skill to detect the Arrow Wolf Tribe's reserve camp lying in wait on the far bank. So they used a little trick to expose the enemy ahead of time. Once the first wave of the Valley of Forgetfulness's troops crossed the rapids, they were prepared, and the ambush failed.
The reserve camp's combat strength was ultimately