On the map, the Selnes Plains were important because they formed a vital transportation hub in the north of the Blakerson Human Corridor. Once the Devil Race broke through here, their road south would be completely thrown open. The Devil Race legions would have far more choices in their advance and much greater room to maneuver.
The first to bear the brunt of the collapse of the Selnes human defensive line would be the several northern provinces of the Saipan Republic. Once the Devil Race legions occupied the northern regions of the Saipan Republic, the south of the Saipan Republic, as well as the areas where the Norman Empire bordered the Saipan Republic, would all be exposed beneath the Devil Race's blade.
In a war like this, the Blakerson Human Corridor was like a row of dominoes. Once the domino of the Selnes defensive line fell, many more behind it would topple in succession.
Perhaps, under such circumstances, the one piece of news that could barely count as good was that, beginning roughly two years ago, throughout the north of the Blakerson Human Corridor, aside from troops heading north, the elderly, the weak, women, and children had begun organized mass evacuations southward. Even if the Devil Race occupied those cities, all they would gain would be one empty city after another and vast stretches of uninhabited land. Humanity's living strength would be preserved, while the source of the demonized puppet legions would be greatly curbed. Compared to a Thunder Falcon, that little beetle's flying speed was far too slow, and its field of vision far too limited.
The surging mental strength and Knight's awareness made Zhang Tie's transformation into an external incarnation even easier and more effortless now. Without the slightest trace of fireworks, he switched the little beetle into