Preparing to Attack the Strongholds

Chapter 12: Preparing to Attack the Strongholds. After identifying the locations of the Dark Forces' strongholds, the Alliance understood the importance and difficulty of the coming assault. Not daring to let down its guard for even a moment, it immediately threw itself into drawing up a detailed battle plan. The Alliance Council summoned representatives from all sides once more, and a tense, solemn atmosphere filled the meeting room. An enormous spiritual power sand table stood at its center, accurately recreating each dark stronghold, the surrounding terrain, and the spiritual power conditions. "First, we must thoroughly analyze the defensive strength of every stronghold." The sect leader of the Heavenly Origin Sect spoke first. His gaze was deep as he studied the sand table, lightly touching his spiritual power pointer to the stronghold deep within the Spirit Road Mountains. "This stronghold takes advantage of the mountains' treacherous terrain to establish multiple layers of defense. Besides the powerful dark Spiritual Energy Shield mentioned earlier, there are numerous Spiritual Power Traps and watchtowers hidden among the mountain forests, allowing them to detect our movements in advance and launch attacks." The representative of the Wind Spirit Family immediately continued, "Our Wind Spirit Family excels in speed and reconnaissance. Before the battle, we can dispatch an elite squad to use the concealing properties of wind spiritual power to approach the stronghold unnoticed, determine the distribution of traps and enemy troop deployments, and provide accurate intelligence for the main force's subsequent assault." "Good, but we must ensure the squad members' safety throughout the operation. If discovered, they must be able to withdraw swiftly and send a signal," the Heavenly Origin Sect's leader added. Turning to the stronghold hidden in the mysterious forest, the head of the Flame Family analyzed it with a frown. "This forest has been