"Your Majesty, the battle line set up by the barbarians of Winter's Claws on the southern border is almost crumbling, and our people have managed to occupy several camps!"

At the junction of Winterclaw and Avarosa, Ash stood in the large camp and listened to the report of the commander-in-chief about the battle ahead.

Freljord's map was on the long table, and Ash drew a cross near the western part of the Wailing Abyss and asked, "How long will it take to capture Winterclaw's stronghold?"

Hearing this, the commander-in-chief changed his tone and said, "Although this surprise attack has had a miraculous effect, the group of barbarians in the Claws of Winter are still making stubborn resistance, and it may be difficult to hit their base camp for a while."

After thinking for a while, Ash's eyes flickered, "The existence of the Claws of Winter has seriously affected the unity of Freljord, and in order for Freljord to become a unified country, they must be eliminated!"

Remembering the brutal murder of the messengers she sent to befriend Winterclaw's men by Sejuani's men, Ash was furious at this barbaric and rude act.

Since the Claws of Winter provoked a fight, any offensive that did not violate the taboo of human ethics after the start of the war was justified. This surprise attack was also a reasonable means of winning the war, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it, just as she had been aiming at the enemy leader Sejuani from thousands of miles away to release the arrow of ice.

Shaking his head, temporarily suppressing the anger in his heart against Winterclaw, Ash asked again, "Has anyone surrendered?"

"Not yet." The commander-in-chief was stunned, but immediately responded.

Hearing this, Ash issued an order: "Order, if there are prisoners who surrender or lose the ability to resist, they must not be killed, and must be properly placed in the rear!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

While Ash gave the order to take prisoners from the rear of the battle line, Avarosa's soldiers pushed their way to the center of Winterclaw's sphere of influence in the howling wind.

Choosing not to take the time to secure their newly occupied land, the soldiers pursued the victory, sweeping away the warriors of Winterclaw with unrivaled force.

The warriors of Winterclaw were caught off guard and scattered, completely devoid of the strength that Alvarossa had gathered so quickly.

Under the pressure of the army, the warriors of Winterclaw could only flee and retreat.

Far away from the battlefield, Ye Feng, who arrived here first with the help of the sword qi of the wind, witnessed the warriors of the Claws of Winter exhausted by the soldiers of Avarosa.

After hesitating whether to save these soldiers, Ye Feng finally chose to watch. He has now lost his divine powers, and if he insists on making a move, he will most likely be besieged to death by many Alvarossa soldiers.

And the main reason why he chose not to make a move was that he was afraid that he would be misunderstood by Avarosa if he participated in this battle between Avarosa and Winterclaw.

It didn't make a good impression on Ash in the first place, and if Ash knew that he was still helping Winterclaw fend off Avarossa's attack, it would probably be even more difficult to get Ash's clan to join the alliance.

After anxiously waiting, Ye Feng finally waited for Sejuani, who was leading a group of Winter Claw warriors, to rush over.

Compared to the Winterclaw warriors, who were not particularly large at the Winter's Claw base camp, Sejuani, who was heading south, gathered all the camp forces along the way.

Rushing to the front with Olaf, Sejuani charged, completely unaware of the consequences of her death in battle as a leader.

Seeing Sejuani and the powerful forces behind her, the soldiers who had fled all the way from the front line were immediately reassured and looked at their reinforcements with a happy face.

"It's time to fight back, warriors of Winter's Claws, it's time for Avarosa to show us our true strength!"

With Sejuani's roar, the fleeing warriors did not continue to flee, but turned around and became entangled with the soldiers of Alvarossa.

"For the glory of Winter's Claws!"

Blood stained the pure white snow, and the assault of Avarosa was thwarted. Bearing the frantic counterattack from the Claws of Winter, they had no momentum to take advantage of the victory and pursue, and even felt great pressure.

Charging into battle, Sejuani and Olaf are like mad dogs, even when they are besieged, they still kill the enemy general.

On the other hand, on Avarosa's side, there is no combat power that can sweep multiple people by himself.

As the battle line lengthened, Alvarossa's army showed signs of retreat because it lacked the forces of Sejuani and Olaf.

As a result, Alvarossa's soldiers had to retreat. A large amount of land has been reduced to the Winterclaw's sphere of influence before their retreat is fully controlled.

Continuing to advance southward with the mighty army, the expression on Sejuani's face did not show any slackening smile.

A grim expression stared at the defeated and retreating Avarosa soldiers, and Sejuani's sonorous voice sounded again: "Continue the pursuit, this time you must completely defeat Avarossa!"

"Yes, Serjuani-sama!"

Answering Sejuani's call in the fullest tone, the Winterclaw warriors, who had regained the upper hand, frantically rushed at the fleeing Alvarossa soldiers in order to defend the glory of their clan.

The news of Avarosa's collision with Sejuani's large force and the rout of the front line soon spread from the front to the rear command camp where Avarosa was stationed at the junction, and Ash looked as embarrassed as he could at this time.

With the prepared countermeasures flashing through his mind, Ash ordered, "Quickly order the archers to go to the front line and shoot down all of Serjuani and her reckless warriors who can only ride pigs!"

The commander-in-chief did not dare to slack off, and immediately conveyed Ash's instructions. The archers, who had been waiting in the rear for a long time, rushed impatiently to the battlefield to carry out Ash's orders.

Ahead, Sejuani and her elite warriors broke through Alvarossa's defenses.

Regaining a foothold on the southern border, Sejuani led the warriors and continued their march southward.

In the distance, Sejuani saw Ash walking out of the command camp.

Seeing that Ash dared to appear in front of her, Sejuani, who wanted to avenge the last kill, shouted angrily and rode her mount past the Avarosa soldiers, intending to kill Ash.

Who would have thought that at this moment, countless arrow feathers were shot from both sides and behind Ash, turning into a rain of arrows that shot directly at her and her warriors.

Worst! Knowing that she had been tricked again, Sejuani glared fiercely at Ash, who was close at hand, and let out an unwilling roar.

"Withdraw to camp!"

At the same time as the order to retreat was given, Sejuani was hit by an arrow in her left arm. Before she could pull out the feathers, Sejuani frantically swung her whip and whip, driving her mount to retreat at an accelerated pace.

Her warriors were also ordered to quickly withdraw to the southern camp they had recaptured.

Once again, the two sides are at a stalemate at the junction, with Ash of Alvarosa and Sejuani of Winterclaw both unhappy with the outcome.

After this confrontation, the relationship between the two clans has reached the point of non-stop.

Although there is no winner or loser, the next battle is already brewing, just waiting for another outbreak to break out.

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(End of chapter)