The Lonely Mountain Squad

Spring had arrived. All things stirred to life, and mating season had come around again. Across the boundless plains, apart from the fourteen fortresses where the two kingdoms faced off, the air rang with the sounds of creatures enjoying themselves.

Unfortunately, the animals and magical beasts did not get to enjoy that for long.

An army of tens of thousands of players drove them off. All they could do was watch resentfully as the players set up camp on both sides of the fortresses, occupying their homes. It was unforgivable.

[Intercept: The three Dwarf Kingdoms have dispatched 300,000 troops and may attack the Red Fire Kingdom from both sides of the Military Fortress.]

[Quest difficulty: S-Class]

[Quest objective: Prevent the Dwarf Kingdoms' legions from advancing more than thirty kilometers into the border region. Hold them back.]

[Quest reward: ???]

[Quest reward: ???]

The players thought the quest looked decent. It was only S-Class, so it should not be too difficult.

After all, they had participated in SSS-Class quests before. They had not experienced the wars five years later, but they figured the difference could not be that great.

The only problem was the dwarves' excellent equipment. It left them both eager and afraid, like an ordinary man faced with a beautiful woman who had stripped naked before him.

Then he found out she was the world champion of freestyle fighting. He wanted to make a move, but did not dare. It was damn frustrating.

Right now,

players in groups of three or five were building quarters at their assigned positions. Tents of every kind soon spread across the land.

William had not gone straight to the Military Fortress. War was not so easy to start. Both sides had to prepare and weigh the consequences of fighting, whether they