The Two Sides Clash

The Highborne's rear guard killed all the Dragonhawk sent by the Dragonhawk Loa priest.

The actions of the Highborne enraged the Dragonhawk Loa Priest, causing the sealed divine power within him to become restless and begin to affect his emotions.

"I will make those Highborne pay the price," said Dragonhawk Loa.

"We need to speed things up, Bandersson," Dragonhawk Loa said to Bandersson.

"Of course, I'll listen to you," Bandersson said.

He then ordered his troops to advance at a faster pace, and the Highborne's rear guard also quickened its pace to catch up with the central army.

Both sides were racing against time. Just as the rear guard spotted the main force of the central army, the Forest Troll alliance following closely behind also discovered them.

This was all done by the other Forest Troll clans who had been collecting the Dragonhawk corpses along the way; it wasn't an order from the Dragonhawk Loa, but rather from them.

The Dragonhawk is a treasure to the Forest Troll; their meat can be eaten, their bones can be used to make simple bone weapons, and their hides can be used to sew leather skirts.

Therefore, the Dragonhawk Loa priests did not stop them from doing so.

"It seems we're a step too late." Bandersson watched as two groups of Highborne converged in front of him.

The Highborne's rear and central armies have joined forces, and the wounded in the rear have been transferred to the central army.

"It's not too late," said Dragonhawk Loa.

"They have already joined forces, and our numbers are far fewer than theirs."

"If they don't join us, we can still give it a shot," Bandersson said.

"We'll follow behind them now, and attack when those three clan chieftains arrive with their main forces," said Dragonhawk Loa.

"But our mission is to harass them," Bandersson said.

"They have a large number of civilians, and we can instill fear in them simply by doing something."

"I understand, but fear can only cause them panic for a short time; it will eventually crumble on its own," Bandersson said, expressing his concerns.

"It's alright, we just need to keep them under control for now. The reinforcements from the three clan chieftains will arrive soon," said Dragonhawk Loa.

"Alright, I understand. I'll order the soldiers to carry out this mission right away." After saying that, Bandersson went to find the soldiers to carry out the mission.

He quickly found the first group of people to carry out the mission.

The chosen Forest Troll all knew what their mission was and were prepared.

After completing their preparations, they approached the Highborne, intending to inflict some special Forest Troll fear upon them.

On the Highborne side, their vanguard had already explored a considerable distance.

"We're now quite a distance from the main force, stuck between our destination and the central army," the platoon leader of the advance unit said to his adjutant.

"We've already walked halfway down the path Lord Dath'Remar chose for us. Once we reach it, we can begin a new life," the adjutant said wistfully.

"Hmm, should we wait for the main force or proceed ahead to continue exploring?" the advance team leader said.

"I suggest we wait for the main force; if we're too far away, we won't be able to contact them," the adjutant said after thinking for a moment.

"Alright, let the troops stop and rest then," the captain said, and then he sent out several sentries to guard against a sneak attack by the Forest Troll.

Thus, the vanguard of the Highborne stopped some distance from their destination.

Unbeknownst to them, Shadra had already led 20,000 Amani Clan Warrior and two priests possessing Loa to their side.

Meanwhile, Kaostin's ambush force was nearing its designated location, and a massive encirclement was forming.

In the central army of the Highborne, Highborne civilians saw Highborne wounded soldiers being carried in by the rear guard.

The upper bodies of the wounded soldiers were burned by the flames summoned by the Dragonhawk, and the sight of the injured soldiers terrified the Highborne civilians.

The adults quickly covered the children's eyes to prevent them from witnessing this frightening scene.

However, some fearless Highborne civilians stepped forward to offer whatever help they could to the burned Highborne soldiers.

With the help of the common people, the Highborne doctors quickly healed the wounded soldiers.

Everything was going well, but the Forest Troll weren't going to give them any more time to rest.

The harassment force sent by Bandersson has already reached the outer perimeter of the Highborne forces.

"Whoosh." A bottle was thrown outside the Highborne army.

"Bang! Crash!" The bottle shattered, and the liquid inside suddenly burst into flames.

As the fire raged, the Forest Troll seized the opportunity to throw out a variety of special projectiles.

"Boom!" The explosion of the projectile did not harm the Highborne personnel but instead released a lot of smoke.

The Forest Troll also began to roar in the smoke and run under its cover, trying to confuse the Highborne and create the illusion that there were many Forest Troll.

The noise made by the Forest Troll threw the common people of the Highborne into a panic, and the smoke made them think that there were many Forest Troll attacking them.

"Don't panic! Don't panic!" Daren Theron stepped forward to take charge.

He did his best to calm the panicked crowd of Highborne.

The Highborne soldiers also reacted quickly, with shield-bearing Warrior raising their shields to defend against any potential attacks from the Forest Troll.

Archers and mages also began preparing to unleash their attacks, and the Highborne ' relocation force instantly transformed into a mobile fortress.

In the center, Snyder also summoned a wind elemental to disperse the spell cast by the Forest Troll.

With the help of the wind element, the smoke released by the Forest Troll on the battlefield was blown away.

The Highborne then realized that this group of Forest Troll had panicked after only a few projectiles.

The civilians in the group were still quite shaken from the group of Forest Troll they had just encountered.

Upon seeing this, Daren Theron quickly dispatched some soldiers to appease the crowd and calm their emotions.

"These Forest Troll don't seem to be planning to attack you," Snyder said to Dath'Remar.

By this time, Dath'Remar was able to act independently and was sitting on a supply crate, clad in armor. He was surrounded by his own guards, including several that Snyder had specifically assigned to him.

After that assassination attempt, the Highborne became even more wary of protecting Dath'Remar.

"They seem to be trying to slow our advance by instilling fear in our people," Dath'Remar said.