Among the many ghosts and monsters,
there was a kind known as the Swallowing Mountain Ghost.
These beings were mountain-sized, slow-moving, possessed extremely high defense, and had very low attack power. On a battlefield, Swallowing Mountain Ghosts were nothing but oversized targets—unable to hit anyone, only able to be hit.
But their purpose did not lie in direct combat, but in "swallowing mountains."
These ghosts could devour the essence of a region's mountains, along with the fortune of its land and waters, thereby gaining control over that stretch of earth.
Now,
a total of nine core Ghost Nests had been established throughout the eastern region.
There were countless smaller Ghost Nests as well.
Within the core Ghost Nests, hundreds upon thousands of Swallowing Mountain Ghosts were constantly devouring the essence and fortune of the mountains, attempting to assimilate the entire eastern region into the Takamagahara forbidden zone.
By then,
there would be no need for ghostly rifts. The Takamagahara forbidden zone could easily allow Ghost Slaves to travel freely through space and descend upon the Flameheart Empire.
It had been mentioned before that spatial teleportation had limitations.
That was also why the Heaven-Slaying God could not send an endless stream of Ghost Slaves flooding over here all at once.
If teleportation had no restrictions,
then the Flameheart Empire would have long since fallen completely into the Heaven-Slaying God's hands.
The purpose of attacking the core Ghost Nests was to eliminate each and every Swallowing Mountain Ghost.
As long as those Swallowing Mountain Ghosts were destroyed, the Heaven-Slaying God's plan would collapse outright.
At that point, it could only slink back into its forbidden zone with its face covered in ash.
As they listened to General Li's analysis,
the expressions of every reserve squad member in the conference room became exceptionally