Preparing for War

Daoist Xuanqing's message had arrived at just the right time. The very next day, elite squads at the front sent back intelligence.

They had discovered an unidentified army advancing toward the front lines.

These troops wore black iron armor and carried black spears and greatbows. Like robots, they marched toward the front day and night without pause.

Among them, they had also spotted many werewolves in loose robes. These werewolves were usually positioned at the center of the legions, utterly out of place beside the surrounding soldiers.

Without Daoist Xuanqing's intelligence, these legions might not have caused the goblins to misjudge the situation, but they would have been enough to draw away the goblins' defensive forces. When the true Daoist Legion appeared, the goblins might well have failed to react in time, preventing them from wiping out the Daoist Legion in one stroke.

These Daoists were easy enough to deal with when gathered together, but if they scattered into the countryside, they would become the most troublesome of enemies.

A Daoist who had cultivated an immortal body was certainly no less difficult to handle than an ordinary Third-Ring Wizard.

"Keep the front lines on alert. Be ready at any time to withstand an assault by the Werewolf Legion." An order came from the command room.

After the first report, more than a dozen reports arrived from the front in succession. Every one concerned the Daoist Legion, yet none had anything to do with the real Daoist Legion.

It was as though the Daoist Legion did not exist.

Richard had no intention of joining the goblins in the command room as they discussed where the Daoist Legion might be.

No matter how strong the Daoist Legion was, it could not possibly escape Richard's eyes. So long as he wished it, the