"But haven't Dark Creatures always preferred gathering where living beings congregate? Even if they have commanders, it should still be impossible for so many Dark Creatures to obey orders completely, shouldn't it?"
At that moment, the female elven leader, who had made little presence felt these past few days, also spoke up.
Unlike the orc Gus, she was not questioning Nalant. Her tone genuinely conveyed that she did not understand the reason behind it, as though she were seeking Nalant's guidance.
"Madam Elf, perhaps your elves have gone too long without fighting Dark Creatures, which is why you do not know that the Dark Creatures of today are different from those of the past."
"In the past, Dark Creatures crossed through the void to arrive here, and both their strength and intelligence suffered losses during that crossing."
"So even when those Dark Creatures attacked together under the command of Dark Creature leaders, they mostly acted according to instinct."
"While acting on instinct, many Dark Creatures would often fall behind, so Dark Creatures simply could not carry out many planned attacks!"
"But things are different now. The Dark Abyss has descended directly, and every Dark Creature possesses sufficient intelligence."
"That means they can fully carry out the orders issued by those Dark Creature leaders."
"In that case, even with so many cities ahead of us still unconquered, we are still under threat of attack!"
Nalant was not as impolite toward the female elf as he had been toward the orc Gus.
After all, she truly seemed not to understand, and these past few days, the female elves had kept an extremely low profile, doing only what was required of them and never questioning Nalant.
"So that's how it is. Thank you for the explanation!" The female elf nodded.
"Baron Nalant, in