The Alliance in Crisis

The Dark Forces' relentless, ferocious counterattacks plunged the Alliance into dire straits, dealing it unprecedented blows. In this brutal struggle, the Alliance not only suffered defeat after defeat on the battlefield and devastating casualties, but also began to waver and fracture from within, facing the grave danger of falling apart. On the battlefields of the Spirit Road Mountains, the fierce fighting between the Alliance and the Dark Forces reached a fever pitch. The dark creatures' attacks grew increasingly frenzied. They seemed tireless, surging toward the Alliance's defensive lines in wave after wave. Though the Wind Spirit Family's warriors fought with all their strength, weaving through the battlefield and slaying enemies with the speed and agility of their wind spiritual energy, the prolonged fighting left them exhausted, their spiritual energy gradually depleted. Many warriors, too drained to dodge the attacks of the dark birds, were struck by black flames and instantly swallowed by darkness, leaving not even their bones behind. The Golden Rock Family's Rock Golems shattered and collapsed one after another under the dark behemoths' savage impacts. These once-impenetrable defensive weapons were now wreckage scattered across the battlefield. Without the golems' protection, the Golden Rock Family's warriors were exposed directly to the Dark Forces' attacks. They used every trick at their disposal, trying to construct new fortifications with earth spiritual energy, but their efforts amounted to little before the Dark Forces' overwhelming assaults. The dark behemoths easily broke through their hastily erected defenses and trampled the Golden Rock Family's warriors beneath their feet, staining the earth red with blood. The camp at the edge of the Mystic Forest was likewise driven into a desperate corner. Although the Flame Family's flames could temporarily fend off the Dark Ghosts' incursions, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse when the Dark