North of the city stood Sunshine City, the enormous military encampment the Sunset Military District had established outside the walls to guard the passage between Sunset Forest and Sunset City.
This was no ordinary camp, but a true fortress city built from hard gray stone.
It rivaled a large town in size and housed a full thirty thousand elite soldiers of the Sunset Legion.
Of course, those thirty thousand were only part of the Sunset Legion. Sunset Forest covered a vast territory, and the legion's actual defensive deployment was scattered across strategic points throughout the sprawling forest.
Just moments earlier, the tremendous energy fluctuations soaring into the sky to the northwest had thrown this heavily guarded stone fortress into turmoil as well.
The earthquake-like battle at Bao Family Manor to the northwest, especially the repeated eruptions of Title Douluo-level pressure, had long since alarmed all of Sunshine City.
The soldiers on the watchtowers could even see brilliant bursts of soul light exploding in the distant sky.
Inside the fortress's central hall, the atmosphere was grave.
Sunset Great General Lin Qichuan, a middle-aged officer built like an iron tower, was holding an urgent discussion with several commanders.
The Bao Family's backing was far from ordinary. Anyone who dared stir up such a tremendous commotion right under the Sunset Legion's nose had to have formidable origins!
Lin Qichuan made his decision at once and ordered in a low voice, "Flying God Guard scout squad, depart immediately! Find out what's happening, at top speed!"
At the same time, he turned to his deputy, Bai Tingnan. "Old Bai, assemble ten thousand men and get ready! Stand by to reinforce them at any moment!"
He was weighing whether to lend the Bao Family a hand or watch and wait until the nature of the conflict