After Corleon brought Reilo to the garrison on the Wind Barrier frontier, they learned that Shura Path had left the Eye of the Wind five days earlier.
According to intelligence, he had encountered the invaders the day before and immediately attacked without a word. War between the two sides was on the verge of breaking out.
"Are these the Ice Spring Giants?"
After seeing the images on the Crystal Ball's screen, Reilo asked instinctively, "Do we have any physical specimens?"
"They're already on their way back."
Xixi Li looked around. Corleon was whispering with the Flame Demon Roarer, while Chuback was unusually quiet. It seemed that only she and Reilo were seriously discussing the battle.
"Mm."
Chen Mo set down the Crystal Ball containing information on the Ice Spring Giants and said calmly, "It was indeed I who invited Shura Path. But you should all know a little about him by now. He isn't someone you can judge by our usual standards, so don't take this too much to heart. After all, we're all working toward the same goal of protecting the Academic World. We should avoid conflicts where we can. If that fellow flies into a rage, even I may have trouble dealing with him."
"Understood."
Xixi Li and Reilo continued exchanging words, and before they knew it, night had fallen. Only after Reilo had fully grasped everyone's tactical arrangements did the meeting adjourn and he leave.
A few days later.
"What!"
Xixi Li was once again the first to receive the news: the Academic World had suffered a devastating blow in the Death Storm. She hurriedly summoned Reilo, the Flame Demon Roarer, Corleon, and Chuback.
"The Ice Spring Giants wielded an extremely terrifying Law weapon. It was supposedly some kind of dreadful flame. Not only was Shura Path