With the walls closing in, the Dragon-Kin Empire showed its true colors, and the agreement in principle from before was voided.
In a war between forces of equal rank, neither the Spore Jungle nor the Wrynn Family had anything to fear.
High-ranking Myconids held back high-ranking Dragon-Kin, letting them experience the full shock of the spores.
The Spore Queen, Luna, treated this war as a rehearsal for a full-scale assault on a Ninth Rank plane.
Aside from not joining the battle herself, the Spore Jungle had committed as many troops as it possibly could.
The Blackstone Plane was a Tenth Rank plane. Although the Light Covenant barred Transcendents above the Ninth Rank from taking part in wars, there was no guarantee that some legendary powerhouse, driven to desperation by defeat, wouldn't throw caution to the wind.
The Spore Queen had no intention of putting herself in danger. If Medivh hadn't invited her, she wouldn't even have sent troops.
On the southern front, the Spore Jungle fought brilliantly. Not only did it hold back the Dragon-Kin army, it even routed their vanguard and pushed the front line forward.
On the northern front, the Red Dragon Clan, Dragonblood Creatures, and Bone Spirits advanced steadily, relying on the Block Cities to defend and counterattack.
Unlike the Spore Queen, the Red Dragon Clan wasn't so aggressive. They didn't rush out of the cities to fight the Dragon-Kin army. Instead, they used the Magic Rune Walls as meat grinders, whittling down the Dragon-Kin Empire's forces.
Speed was crucial in war. The Dragon-Kin Empire had originally planned to launch a surprise attack from the Storm Sea in the west, then strike from the north and south by land, advancing on all three fronts to seize the Dragon-Breath Wilderness as quickly as possible.
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