As the bone-armored giant ape shattered the Mountain People's leader's chest with a single punch, sending him falling in bitter defeat, the last will to resist within Giant Rock's Grip crumbled completely.
The battle soon drew to a close.
With their leader and most of their elite warriors gone, the remaining Mountain People were either torn apart by slave creatures in despair or captured after exhausting their strength, their faces ashen and their eyes empty.
The wizards of the Seventh Squadron began clearing the battlefield, tallying losses, and taking custody of prisoners.
The air was thick with the stench of blood and sulfur. The once formidable valley lay in ruins, its rocks shattered and its barricades collapsed.
After half a day of rest, Catherine issued new orders.
"The clearance mission is confirmed complete. Seventh Squadron, depart immediately for Blackiron Fortress to rest and report on the mission."
Blackiron Fortress was another city the Allied Legion had conquered recently. Located in the central region of the Brunn Continent, it had become an important logistics hub and forward base for the legion in that region.
There were many cities like Ashen City and Blackiron Fortress. Once the natives of the Brunn Continent could no longer organize an effective united resistance, the Allied Legion could only defeat them one by one.
No city-state could withstand the relentless advance of the wizards' Allied Legion on its own. By now, the legion had already cut off many regions of the Brunn Continent from one another, leaving these independent city-states no opportunity to unite even if they wanted to.
The Allied Legion would not give them another chance to unite and consolidate their strength. It had already severed and taken control of many major transport routes.
These city-states gradually became isolated islands. Their defeat, one by