Chapter 1979: Chapter 1112: The Smoke Clears at Unfallen Fortress_2

Cecililia, with her agile skills, fiercely tangled with the White Knight while tightly furrowing her Melody Lyon eyebrows.

In fact, from the very beginning, this First Princess of the Pals Empire had doubts about the large-scale expedition. After all, mobilizing the entire military force of the empire was extremely risky and would leave the long borderlines too vulnerable.

Moreover, with the new Coldflame King coronated, the rulers and subjects were in unison, and with the mysterious Alien Prince stationed there, it didn’t seem reasonable for the Pals Empire to gamble everything at the forefront.

Regardless of whether a tug-of-war would occur, greatly depleting resources, even if they succeeded in capturing the Northern Territory, they would inevitably find their original lands increasingly vacated due to the prolonged warfront.

Under such circumstances, should adversaries from other directions take advantage of the situation, gaining control of the originally held lands, it would be a significant loss.

These considerations, coupled with Leo Ray’s prior annihilation of the Central Army and the current stalemated efforts, greatly shook Cecililia’s already unstable resolve.

Just as Cecililia pondered her next course of action, a sudden change occurred again.

The ground beneath the Fortress began to rumble faintly, and even standing atop the towering City Wall, Cecililia could feel it distinctly.

“Cavalry Forces’ momentum? How did our Pals Empire’s snow cavalries, all deployed in the Rear Army, end up below the City Wall?”

As this doubt lingered in Cecililia’s mind, a communications officer’s panicked voice came through Magic Communication: “Reporting to Her Highness the Princess, a vast group of fierce Coldflame Cavalry, the most ferocious Terrestrial Dragon Knights, has emerged from the side of our siege units! They, they are attacking us!”

The officer’s words were immediately followed by a continuous barrage of screams and the muffled impact of armor and shields being struck.

“The most valiant Terrestrial Dragon Knights of the Coldflame battle power? Weren’t they all stationed at the Southern Rainforest Fortress? How did they suddenly appear in the Northern Territory?”

Cold sweat began to trickle down Cecililia’s fair forehead, soon freezing into ice crystals.

The siege forces arrayed below the city, primarily consisting of light Infantry, with the heavy troops mostly already mounted on the City Wall in melee, clearly couldn’t resist the sudden appearance of the Terrestrial Dragon Cavalry.

“Your Highness, not only has the rampaging Terrestrial Dragon Legion appeared below, but also a sweeping force of Snow Giants, hurling massive ice balls towards us… Ah!!”

The communication officer’s report abruptly ended mid-sentence.

In shock, Cecililia turned to gaze below the city, where indeed an army of Terrestrial Dragon Knights, clad in black Heavy Armor, wreaked havoc on the vulnerable Pals Infantry.

With each charge from these mountain-like Armored Ground Dragons, rows of soldiers were flung skyward, with the crimson spattering from their twisted bodies.

From a bit further behind, numerous Snow Giants camouflaged with the snow stood in rows, launching boulder-sized ice balls, pummeling the unprepared Long-range Corps.

Each of these Snow Giants stood over three meters tall, covered in dense white fur, impervious to standard arrows and spells.

As the stone-hard giant ice balls rained down, the nearby Long-range Corps descended into chaos, with wails echoing endlessly.

“It’s truly the Snow Giant Tribe, considered the rulers of the snowfields. If I recall correctly, they were once allies to the Coldflame Kingdom, producing formidable figures like the Half-Giant strongman Derek, but they should have disappeared since the reign of the Sharp-Eyed King.”

Cecililia’s eyes widened with growing unease: “Could these unexpected Terrestrial Dragon Knights and Snow Giants be the Puppet Legion?”

As Cecililia was grappling with this thought, Barnet, who was restraining Ice Stone City and Crystal Blue City in the Central Army, solemnly communicated.

“Your Highness the Princess, besides the two Puppet Legions suddenly appearing beneath the city, new strength has emerged atop the enemy’s two Mobile Cities. It seems to be a Snowfield Magic Archer Corps and a Snowfield Magic Legion, each capable of matching our elite Main Forces Corps.”

“Your Highness the Princess, beyond the two corps atop the Mobile Cities, the destructive power of the Terrestrial Dragon Legion and Snowfield Legion is astonishing, and they are extremely adept at snowfield warfare. In my view, at least 10 Snow Cavalry Corps from the Rear Army would be necessary to fully suppress them…”

Before Barnet could finish, another fierce surge erupted atop the Impregnable Fortress Pass.

Immediately, the disadvantaged Pals soldier camp was filled with anguished cries.

A troop of Coldflame golden-armored warriors, wielding double Wide-Blade Swords, spun like a carousel, slicing through the ranks like cutting through melons, piercing in like a sharp wedge.

“Could it be the Valiant Guard Legion under the King of Valor of the Coldflame Kingdom?”

Cecililia’s eyes narrowed, her gaze finally fixed on the increasing King’s Flags on her side of the ramparts.

“The flag of the King of Valor, the flag of the Sharp-Eyed King… does this mean these suddenly appearing heroic spirits possess the summoning corps ability? No, if I’m not mistaken, the Snow Giant Legion was the ace of the Valiant Protector Derek. Could our opponent have not only summoned the heroic spirits of Coldflame kings but also those of the Protector rank heroes?”

At this realization, Cecililia felt her heart grow cold.

Yet it wasn’t over. Under the unstoppable onslaught from the Valiant Guard Legion and Tier 5 Powerhouses like Saul, the previously fierce Pals soldiers finally faltered, beginning a full retreat.

Countless panicked soldiers turned around, attempting to descend the Magic Bridge in reverse, only to collide head-on with those climbing the City Wall to escape the Terrestrial Dragon Knights, entangling the entire camp into chaos.

At this moment, the tightly jammed Magic Bridges suddenly shattered, sending numerous soldiers screaming as they plummeted onto the icy ground dozens of meters below, creating rivers of blood in an instant.

Due to the series of abrupt changes, leaving Cecililia without time to devise a countermeasure, their soldiers had already reclaimed most of the Fort’s City Walls, driving the Pals soldiers back below.

And at this very moment, with the snow trembling once more, three more Coldflame Snow Cavalry Corps charged in from all directions, collaborating with the Terrestrial Dragon Knights to deliver a fatal blow to the retreating Pals soldiers.

“There are actually 8 Puppet Legions?”

Cecililia struggled to fend off the White Knight’s ferocious assault, her fighting spirit nearly extinguished.

Although in front of the Pals Empire’s Million Army, 8 Main Forces Corps might seem insufficient, the enemy had managed to deploy these 8 corps effectively to fragment their formation, preventing the Million Army from deploying fully.

Meanwhile, the morale of the Coldflame Kingdom surged again, and the two formidable Mobile Cities divided their formation to such an extent that the Million Army could not fully spread out.

Crucially, if 8 legs of the Puppet Legion were present, this indicated that the reinforcements from the Coldflame Kingdom might not end there, and that more Heroic Spirits might arrive. The idea of retreating crossed Cecililia’s mind.

At this moment, another communications officer frantically interjected: “Your Highness, their entire nation has annihilated our joint fleet with the Grimm Kingdom with a lightning assault! They are now preparing to land their entire Grand Army on us and the Grimm Kingdom!”

With this news, Cecililia’s last shred of fighting resolve vanished instantly, and she hurriedly shouted: “Send the order, have the Rear Army become the Vanguard, full retreat!”