Time passed quickly. Reports from the front lines kept pouring in. Huo Hai had witnessed wars between two kingdoms long ago; they were usually incomparably brutal, yet never something that could be settled in a day or two.
The Great Flame Kingdom had already reacted internally, and troops from all around were being mobilized. Yet before they could arrive as reinforcements, the surrounding areas came under attack as well. In an instant, there were no reinforcements left. This allowed the Black Bird Kingdom's army to drive straight in without the slightest pause. Quite a few cities had already fallen along the way.
The kingdom urgently assembled some forces and sent them rushing here, but they simply could not reach the front lines in such a short time. Once the two armies met, no one knew what the final outcome would be.
Cities on the front lines continued to fall, making the Zhou Family increasingly anxious. By now, the people from Zhou Family City and the nearby towns had brought their entire families to the vicinity of the town where Huo Hai was staying. Many had set up tents here.
Of course, most people simply slept beneath the open sky, using nothing more than straw mats for shelter. Those with the means had begun chopping down the surrounding trees and building wooden houses where they stood. The town where Huo Hai was staying had been encircled layer upon layer. From the outside, it had already taken on the scale of a city.
Meanwhile, Zhou Family City and the surrounding towns were almost deserted. Five days had passed since Huo Hai had made his move that day. At last, after five days, the army arrived. A single glance showed that there were at least a hundred thousand soldiers.
Although the people gathered