The Beginning of the Northern Territory War

[Shadow Shuttle] was indeed a pretty good skill in the wild, and Linden had equipped many of the people in charge of gathering intelligence for the fungal fortresses with it.

However, that was limited to the wilderness, where reconnaissance Magic Arrays were lacking.

As for trying to rely on the thing to sneak across the Fungal Carpet?

With a Panel that big stepping through the shadows, Linden would have to be blind not to notice.

That squad of shadow pujis had been transferred over in advance to block them after they were discovered.

Assassins, spies, and the like were the most useless of all.

And since the Faceless Ones did not coordinate with Eugene's side, their disappearance caused not even the slightest ripple.

On the city wall, Eugene looked at the Trolls who had finally arrived not far away. All the outside reinforcements were finally present.

"How is it? When do we march?" asked Dean, the Demon Descendant Duke beside him.

This time, Eugene would personally lead the army north.

Dean needed to remain in the rear and could not personally go to the front, but he had still sent a full three thousand elite warriors. Clearly, like Eugene, he wanted to settle the Northern Territory's problem in one stroke.

"We march tomorrow. But I still have a very bad feeling. There's too little intelligence. They definitely have some special counter-reconnaissance method. My spies can't infiltrate at all, and Levi's Faceless Ones won't share information with us."

"How exactly did they do it?"

Eugene could not be blamed for feeling awful. In past wars against other races, when had the Empire not infiltrated the other side until it was full of holes?

Intelligence, sabotage, assassination.

Before formal battle even began, the Empire would already have seized every advantage.

Yet