Worth mentioning was that the Demon-Slaying Legion led by Ling Zhan had also gained new members.
However, they were not the wealthy heirs who had previously withdrawn from the legion.
They were instead young prodigies such as Zhu Yaoguang, Li Chaoge, Zhou Xue'er, and Sheng Luni.
They also included Hel, Temulis, Ji Wuming, and other former teammates of Ling Zhan.
Originally, all these young prodigies were supposed to be incorporated into the main legions of various nations, such as the Dragon Soaring Army and the Light Knights Legion.
Yet they had all voluntarily applied to join Ling Zhan's Demon-Slaying Legion.
The upper echelons of the other nations were happy to see it happen.
The main reason was that everyone knew that although Ling Zhan's Demon-Slaying Legion would not serve as the main force confronting the Ten Thousand Demons Cavern head-on, Ling Zhan himself was actually the key to determining the outcome of this battle.
A pincer annihilation operation...
Whether it succeeded depended on whether the flanking legions could produce results.
In truth, the forces on the frontal battlefield would merely keep each other tied down.
What truly mattered was the contest beyond the frontal battlefield.
The eastern and western flanks.
Ling Zhan would lead the encirclement from the east.
On the western side, world-class powerhouses from various nations and major guilds would lead the encirclement.
Several world-class powerhouses from the Dragon Kingdom would instead serve as the main force in the center, confronting the Ten Thousand Demons Cavern head-on.
As it happened...
The western offensive was personally led by Adasim, president of the Mystic Heaven Guild.
Cathy served as his deputy.
During the strategy discussions, Adasim repeatedly stated that it was highly imprudent to have Ling Zhan alone lead a Demon-Slaying Legion of merely two thousand people as the commander