Green Monster Epic

Chapter 852: Return

The opening of a brutal war is often so farcical. Perhaps future history books will cite many grand reasons for the great war between the Elves and Dwarves. The records of each side will undoubtedly differ. But the true history is simply that the Elves deliberately provoked the Dwarven border guards, sacrificing the lives of hundreds of their own warriors in the border buffer zone to barely seize the so-called moral high ground.

Grei, the commander of Raven Ridge, never imagined that his actions, already suppressing his burning hatred and only retaliating slightly excessively, would become the pretext for the Elven army to invade the kingdom and launch a war of civilizations.

Hundreds of thousands of Elven soldiers, long prepared, spread like a raging torrent towards the eastern Dwarven border, quickly engulfing forward outposts like Raven Ridge.

By the time the Dwarven royal capital, thousands of miles away, received the news, most of the border outposts had already been reduced to ruins. Only Raven Ridge, commanded by Grei, still stood, but its fall was only a matter of time, with little hope of recovery.

Although prepared, the Dwarven high command still underestimated the Elves' speed of advance when the Elven army truly mobilized. By the time the Dwarven army regained its footing, the Elves had already advanced over a hundred miles into the western borderlands of the Dwarven kingdom.

"My Lord, the Elven army has captured Raven Ridge on the border of the Dwarven kingdom, and their advance guard has reached the Lormandi Volcano Pass, the largest fortress in the eastern Dwarven kingdom!"

"The Thunder Tribe was also ambushed by the Elven army. After holding out for three days, Chief Kozumer broke through with the support of the Drow army, and the two sides are now facing off below Coldwind Ridge."

"The Drow Alliance Matron has sent an envoy requesting that members of our Thorns Ring organization send reinforcements. Elder Albad has asked me to inquire with the Chieftain about this matter..."

"There is considerable disagreement within the organization regarding support for the Drow. Most tribes are inclined to sit back and watch the Drow and Elves fight each other."

Since the last meeting, Allen had resumed his solitary seclusion. He had been studying the connection between the aura and domain of Legendary powerhouses when his divine consciousness, seated in the depths of his mind, was suddenly disturbed by a powerful prayer and quickly sent feedback to Allen's main consciousness.

Sinking his consciousness into his mind, Allen quickly contacted Zerlang, who had been meditating and waiting for a long time.

While listening to Zerlang report on the major events occurring in the Northern Territory, Allen's mind was also rapidly working, weighing and analyzing the various problems brought about by the Elven army's actions.

"How should our tribe act and express itself next? Please give us clear instructions, my Lord."

After reporting the major events of the Elves simultaneously invading the Dwarven Kingdom and the wilderness to the Great Lord, Zerlang cautiously inquired about the tribe's next course of action.

"Tell Albad to have all members of the Thorns Ring prepare for the coming war. The size of the allied forces can be expanded!"

"If there is strong opposition within the organization, then start with the Three Tribe Council. Leave the rest to me. I will return in half a month at most!"

"Yes!"

"Also, regarding the tribe, have Orenzi and Brennan prepare the entire tribe for war mobilization. All tribesmen over the age of forty-five with combat profession levels exceeding level six should be incorporated into the reserve army."

"Yes!"

"My Lord, the scale of the Elven army invading our wilderness doesn't seem to be very large..."

Listening to Allen's orders, Zerlang couldn't help but hesitate and voiced his doubts.

"The wilderness's plan against humans has been too successful, which has obviously attracted the attention of the Elves. Regardless of the Elves' specific plan, the Greenwood Tribe should plan ahead and prepare as much as possible."

"Understood!"

When Allen reopened his eyes and re-digested the newly acquired information, he dashed out of his tent and headed towards the main camp.

Not long after the last great war, the soldiers of this border military camp finally took action. Aaron and Orenzi, unable to gain Allen's support, finally reached an agreement with Harridi and others. The main force of the army marched south, preparing to occupy human cities such as Vanergao and Ceris, which they had previously abandoned, to serve as a buffer zone against human counterattacks.

Now, only soldiers remain in the military camp to welcome subsequent reinforcements and build a solid defensive line for the front line.

Before Allen could reach the main camp, someone pushed open the tent flap and walked out. It was none other than the Gnoll demigod Blicken and the Troll demigod 'Evernight's Thorn' Arlen.

"We heard that Allen, you were in seclusion practicing your skills, so we didn't bother you when we two old things arrived. We didn't expect you to come out so quickly!"

Blicken and Arlen were naturally familiar with Allen's aura. At their current level, they needed to pay attention to the auras of other beings of equal status.

Therefore, when Allen revealed his aura and sped over, Blicken and Arlen sensed his movements and came out to greet Allen together.

After all, the overwhelming strength Allen displayed in the human territory had already been sent to the hands of various tribal forces along with their intelligence of retreating north. In particular, several super-tribes with the strongest strength and the most well-informed news had mastered more detailed information.

Blicken and others were both shocked by the rapid advancement of Allen, this newly promoted demigod's strength, and had to start planning and calculating the changes in status brought about by the other party's strength increase, how they should get along with him next, and what impact the other party's camp would have on their own camp in the future as their strength grew and stabilized.

Regardless of whether everyone was willing or not, reality left them no choice. Corresponding changes had to be adjusted in time. Therefore, Blicken and the usually indifferent Arlen put down their status and took the initiative to walk out of the military tent to greet Allen.

"It would have been appropriate to notify me when you two arrived in the army. I could have prepared something to welcome you."

Allen was no longer a novice and naturally keenly felt the change in the two demigods' attitudes, but he was not complacent and still spoke to them humbly: "This is the front line battlefield. Even if I am eager to improve, it is impossible for me to truly seclude myself on the front line."

"Then it seems we were overthinking things. If we had known, we should have told you when we arrived here. Then everyone could have gathered together."

Although that was what he said, in the few days that Blicken and the others had arrived in this military camp, they had already met with and instructed the generals up and down the army, and the reason for this was not difficult to understand.

"But it doesn't matter. Now that you're out of seclusion today, then let's have a good chat together tonight and take the opportunity to ask you for advice on how to further improve our strength. You must not hide anything!"

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you two. I came to the military camp this time to prepare to hand over my duties to someone and then return north to the Northern Territory."

Allen explained apologetically: "The two of you probably don't know yet, but the Elven army in the north has already sent troops and launched a battle with the Dwarves!"

"Moreover, because of our plan against humans in the south, the Elves have also dispatched more than 200,000 troops to the south and have now captured Thunder Town, with their advance guard reaching Coldwind Ridge!"

"How is this possible?"

"Is this news accurate?"

After hearing Allen's explanation, Blicken, who was still a little unhappy, and Arlen were immediately shocked and repeatedly questioned him.