The Imperial Expeditionary Force coordinated with White Stone City's defenders, attacking from both inside and outside the city and easily wiping out the Drow Elf army that had been turned into Zombies.
At last, the thorn that had been lodged in Bai Xiaowen's heart was completely removed.
The Drow Elves' reputation was simply too poor. Bai Xiaowen had no choice but to guard against them, and as it turned out, he had been right to take precautions.
From the Drow Elves' perspective, they had constantly been forced by the humans of White Stone City to fight the irritable Remnants to the death. How could they possibly be willing? If they took advantage of their superior forces and captured White Stone City directly, they would have more bargaining chips for negotiations with the Empire.
Even if the Imperial Army arrived, what could it do to the Drow Elves? Matriarch Cynthia had all the humans in the city as hostages. Was she really afraid that the Empire would refuse her demands? Their situation would certainly be far more comfortable than being used as a weapon.
However, Matriarch Cynthia had not expected that her betrayal had long since been within Bai Xiaowen's expectations...
From Bai Xiaowen's perspective, there had been no other choice. The best possible outcome would have been for the Drow Elves to obediently serve as the blade in his hand and fight the Remnants for him.
Since the best outcome could not be achieved and the Drow Elves' betrayal was unavoidable, he could only scheme against them and eliminate them at the smallest possible cost.
The Imperial Expeditionary Force led by Dennis headed to Blackrock Fortress to garrison it.
The Divine Court Awakened had all been driven out. With no Awakened left to stir up trouble, the turmoil in Northland