Chapter 995: Beheading
With the Fire Crow serving as his eyes in the sky, Qin Ran had no need to worry about losing his way in the wilderness or failing to find his target.
After tucking the Hybrid Frost Wolf Cub inside his leather armor with only its head showing, Qin Ran raced at full speed toward Golden City's army.
It was stationed near what had once been Burning Dawn's South Camp.
The war a century ago had not only allowed Golden City to gain independence, but also cost Burning Dawn its South Camp. The eleven outposts that had once connected the North and South Camps had gradually shifted from clearing bandits off the roads and maintaining order to serving as frontline positions against Golden City.
Apart from the outpost near Gravel Town, the other ten had all undergone several rounds of renovation, growing taller and sturdier until each resembled a small, isolated castle.
Yet the construction of these little castles revealed to Qin Ran the attitude Burning Dawn-or rather, the Saint Seanda Royal Family-held toward Golden City.
"Defense?"
His gaze swept over the marks left by blades and arrows on the outer walls, but he kept moving without pausing, let alone entering the outpost.
Qin Ran knew what his objective was.
Crush Golden City's army.
Only after securing the Supreme Road would he have enough attention to spare for Dawn City.
This was both his promise to everyone in Gravel Town and Burning Dawn and something he had to do.
``` [Special event triggered: Invasion of Golden City]
[Based on the player's experiences in the dungeon world, the player has automatically been assigned to the Burning Dawn faction]
[Invasion of Golden City: Independence is not Golden City's goal. They hope to swallow a power far greater than themselves, and