The sudden appearance of three Flame War Elephants, each standing a full hundred meters tall, was like the arrival of three mountains. Even the monsters in the Forest of the Dead trembled in fear. Their terrifying aura could be clearly felt from several hundred yards away, utterly beyond comparison to ordinary Legendary monsters.
"How did they get here so quickly?"
Yuan Tiexin stood atop the city wall, his face clouded over as confusion filled his heart.
According to the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's intelligence, although Star Ring had dispatched a large army, it should have taken them at least several more hours to reach this place. Organizing so many people required time, and simply running all the way here would take quite a while.
A few hours might not have been enough for the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion to fully deploy its defenses, but it would have been enough to initially strengthen Stone Forest City's defenses, especially its recruitment of NPCs.
That way, even if Star Ring wanted to capture Stone Forest City, it would become extremely difficult. They could completely drag things out with Star Ring while waiting for more reinforcements.
Yet not only had Star Ring arrived far earlier than expected, it had even brought out three Legendary monsters...
Divine Scripts flickered over the bodies of those three Flame War Elephants. They had clearly been enhanced by some sort of power and were unlike ordinary summoned beasts.
Moreover, the three Flame War Elephants were not the only problem.
Beside the Flame War Elephants, more than a hundred elite Star Ring magic-class players were gathering mana and channeling it into several dozen radiant energy stones at the center.
As the players poured mana into these energy stones, magic arrays began to emerge. These arrays connected with each other, constantly absorbing the