The victory in the Battle of Oath City meant humanity had gained a temporary peace. Under the leadership of the only two remaining dukes, they began rebuilding and repairs.
But for Fungal Fortress, the war was far from over.
After cooperating with the elves to wipe out the main force the Empire had sent on this expedition, the Third Fungal Legion began its attack on High Keep Fortress.
Echo did not let the chance to kick the Empire while it was down slip by, either, and joined in.
High Keep Fortress proved worthy of its reputation as a mighty pass. Even with such a huge disparity in strength, it still held back Puji and the elf allied army—but that was only temporary.
Especially after the Third Fungal Legion made waste use of Little Sig's corpse and hung it in front of the formation to swing like a child on a swing, the morale of High Keep Fortress's imperial defenders had already fallen to rock bottom. Its fall was only a matter of time.
On the other side, the treant troops and the First and Second Mycelium led by Piggy were also rampaging through the Empire's territory, constantly eating away at the Empire's map.
The main reason their progress was not all that fast was that they still had not confirmed where the Demon King had teleported to. Afraid that a core member might accidentally run into him and suffer a loss, they advanced relatively cautiously.
In any case, the Empire was already a candle flickering in the wind. Whether they went faster or slower would not make much difference.
Aside from the military front, Fungal Fortress was also exerting itself diplomatically.
On humanity's side, naturally, under Inanna's forceful persuasion, they were promoting mushroomization for all, so that those who did