Within the main Allied Forces army advancing through the jungle region in the southern Cocobia Rainforest.
Looking at the silent jungle ahead, Garl, walking in the center of the army, felt no relief. Instead, his brows drew tight, and his expression became exceptionally grave.
Because in his view, the situation they were facing was simply too strange.
Given the strategy John Maslow had displayed during his earlier clash with Roxy, there was no way he could have failed to anticipate that they would see through the Quartz Valley trap and enter this rainforest instead.
Therefore, before ordering the army into these woods, Garl had already prepared for the possibility of encountering an enemy ambush on this battlefield.
He had even prepared a contingency plan in advance.
At the very front of the army, the heavy armored vehicles moving alongside the cannon carriages appeared to be responsible for drawing fire and establishing a defensive line.
In reality, however, each carried five Middle Tier fire mages, two scouts, and five bombardiers responsible for throwing highly effective fuel. If the enemy forces set up by John Maslow attempted an ambush—
Then, with the Orc Legion sharing the incoming fire and the heavy outer armor protecting them, the scouts inside the armored vehicles could use built-in heat-detection magic tools to locate the enemy's position.
Afterward, with the bombardiers' assistance, their fire mages could easily use flame spells to completely wipe out the enemy force attempting to ambush them.
That was how he had expected things to unfold.
Yet reality was completely different from his expectations.
During the full two hours their army had marched through this infuriating jungle, not only had they encountered no enemy ambushes, but according to reports from the Black Marsh Clan beastfolk serving as the Reconnaissance Unit at the front,