"Move out!!"
As Guan Teng's voice traveled through the Sound-Transmitting Spirit Plants, carrying its unique energy resonance across the entire Garrison Guard, the simultaneous turn of twenty thousand soldiers erupted across the wilderness like a startled raging tide, with giant fish churning beneath it.
Boots crushed the grass, armor plates clicked softly, and blades scraped faintly within their sheaths in rhythm with their steps. There were no slogans, no war drums—only twenty thousand soldiers boarding the vehicles that had long been waiting nearby.
For this battle, Longwind City had deployed nearly all its transport vehicles, determined to end the fight quickly.
The last time so many vehicles had been mobilized was to receive the people Lincon had brought back from the front line and relocated to Longwind City.
The roar of engines was like countless colossal beasts bellowing across the earth. The faint tremors of wheels rolling over the ground traveled straight back into the city.
Many of Longwind City's subjects did not miss this departure ceremony, choosing to lie atop the city walls or gather outside the city to watch.
Most of them were Temporary Subjects from the resettlement zone closest to the Outer City's gates.
They remained silent as they watched the Garrison Guard gradually depart, their hearts in turmoil.
They had only just escaped the war on the front line, yet Longwind City had unexpectedly entered a state of war once more.
For people like them, who had only recently joined Longwind City and had yet to develop a strong sense of belonging, this was no small blow.
Meanwhile, the army from Hive Canyon had set out in advance and had already arrived in Northern Province.
They advanced with tremendous momentum. A layer of energy gray mist, impossible to see through, shrouded the entire legion as they