Even though we were on the way, and even though our weapons and equipment were being upgraded, we didn't have time to rest.
Battle reports from the frontlines were constantly sent to us like snowflakes. The diplomatic frontlines were the same. Intelligence gathering was still ongoing. The Northlands Mist Alliance's diplomats were doing their best to negotiate with the various countries in order to obtain permission to safely retreat.
Compared to regular sources of information, the fairies that appeared and disappeared unafraid of death were everywhere. They were the best source of information. Not only that …
"Ding! Your VIP account has been recharged … These damned goblins from the universe are still charging money at such a time."
"That's not bad. They're already giving you a 20% discount. It's already quite good to have new information sources at such a time. At the very least, it means …"
"… It means that they're on our side."
The fairies' salesman had come to us of his own accord. Of course, we wouldn't refuse. In any war, information was of utmost importance. And, the fairies' current actions indicated that they had a side.
Gathering information from the frontlines was dangerous and inefficient. Moreover, it was necessary to ensure that information was quickly transmitted. Based on how the fairies calculated their wages, the cost of information would naturally be high. Even with a 20% discount, it would still be ridiculously expensive. But that was fine for me, because … I could get the Mist Alliance to reimburse me.
The battle reports recorded the scale of the dimensional cracks, which were directly labeled as "semi-permanent." This meant that it was impossible to stop the Chaos Abyss's invasion.
Both sides had already started fighting. The elves were probably still probing each other. The elves had suffered some losses, but it was still within acceptable limits.
The battle had already reached the outer city walls. However, most major cities would have multiple layers of city walls. Judging from the information, the Moonwheel Capital was a mega city with five layers of city walls. In that case, it could only be said that the battle hadn't truly begun yet.
As expected, the demon wave from the Chaos Abyss was already spreading everywhere. Although the Moonwheel Capital was like a nail that blocked the demon wave, a nail would never be able to stop the demon wave. Countless demons and Chaos Abyss magical creatures ignored the barrier and began spreading throughout the entire elven kingdom.
They were wild beasts from the Chaos Abyss. Without the control of their master, they would become mindless destroyers. They would destroy everything before them like locusts.
Ancient forests would be corrupted into demonic forests. Mountain ranges would be flattened. The great majority of living creatures would be immediately eaten or killed. Those that survived would also evolve into a part of the Chaos Abyss.
The daemons and demons of the Great Mana Tide did not fear sacrifice. They even desired death. When they died on this land, their corpses would fuse with the earth, and the entire region would be polluted by Chaos and the Abyss.
The aura of the Chaos Abyss was infecting both the sky and the earth. The death of the Chaos Abyss's creatures directly began to infect the natural cycle at a deeper level. Soon, this place would truly become the land of the Chaos Abyss, the frontlines of the entire Chaos Faction.
The corpses of living creatures were an important part of the natural cycle, but under the control of the power of the Abyss, the speed of this cycle was more than a hundred times faster than normal.
In this land of the Dark Abyss, the wild beasts would naturally transform into magical beasts, the residents would naturally demonize, and even the crops in the farmers' fields would become man-eating plants. After the new food chain and natural cycle was solidified, ordinary people wouldn't be able to survive.
Full Moon Elf Empire? They were destined to become history. Even if they managed to survive this war, this territory would no longer belong to them.
From a certain standpoint, territory was equivalent to population, as well as a species' future potential. And for the Gods, population was also equivalent to the number of potential believers. If their territory was greatly reduced, their population would also decrease. That was to say, if they lost their territory, that would be the equivalent of announcing the death of the God that the elves worshipped.
There was no doubt that the fairies' information was accurate and timely. I even suspected that the fairies weren't creatures from the Dimensional Wall. As time passed, the elves' situation kept worsening.
Currently, it was confirmed that the Chaos Faction was indeed led by Donatis. However, he didn't seem to have any intentions of personally participating. He simply allowed the Chaos Abyss war slaves to freely attack the elves. The elves were showing signs of collapsing.
The treants suffered heavy losses. Although ancient war trees and hundred-year-old treants could regenerate, the rate at which they regenerated was no different from a non-renewable resource. It was likely that the elves wouldn't be able to regenerate even after the Holy War was over. It could be said that the elves had taken a major loss right from the start.
In order to prevent the situation from worsening any further, the elite silver elf Knight squad charged twice. This was the biggest highlight of the battle report.
Even back in the ancient elven empire's era, professional silver elf Knight soldiers were considered top-level combat strength. Their steeds would be high-level magical beasts at the very least. Rare beasts like unicorns could be easily found. Plus, the silver elf Knight had secret techniques for controlling their steeds, as well as the silver elf knight's personal strength. Even the beastmen's Behemoth army would be forced to retreat in a group charge.
I had once witnessed a small team of silver elf Knight Knights in a suicidal charge. The silver Knight in the team kept casting all sorts of Divine Arts, ranging from morale buffs to strength buffs. They could also use the silver elf racial talents to buff the power of their weapons and equipment. Their Unicorn steeds would also buff all sorts of magic, especially speed buffs and healing spells. By the time they reached the frontlines, more than ten different types of buff magic would stack on top of each other. The power of their charge would be increased by at least ten times.
Also, their racial talents could buff their armor with defense and increase the sharpness of their weapons and equipment. Under the faint silver light, their lances would become incredibly sturdy and sharp, making them incredibly powerful.
If this silver elf Knight squad was evaluated based on pre-battle standards, it would be expected that if they were given enough time and distance to charge, they would have an average Legend-rank combat strength.
In historical records, there were records of silver elf Knight squads directly breaking through city walls. Considering the small team I had encountered in the past, such records were probably real.
However, the stronger the unit, the more expensive it would be. Equipment would be more difficult to obtain, mounts would be more difficult to raise, and Knight training would be more difficult. The silver elf Knight squad I had encountered in the past was already the entire royal guard of that unlucky prince of the Kingdom of the Elves.
Silver elves were just as rare as other Superior Elves. It could be said that every single silver elf was a member of the nobility. Not to mention, now that we were in a new generation, it became even more difficult to raise mounts like Unicorns. It just so happened that only an organized group of Knight Knight squads would be effective. Most countries believed that the Silver Elf Knight squads had already become history. They never expected that the Elves would still have such a trump card.
"A silver elf Knight squad consisting of around 2600 silver elf knights. This truly is a trump card. Perhaps even a prince or tribe leader is personally participating … That's strange. Why is it that my intelligence reports say that many mounts go to the battlefield with big bellies? The Elves are far too cruel to actually abuse their mounts like this!"
As a veteran Knight, I expressed my strong indignation at the Elves' behavior of abusing their mounts. I would also take care of the possibility of further complaints … What? Many of their mounts were Divine Beasts from the Holy Lake? Was this a rumor about a recent crime? I … should just pretend that I didn't see anything.
I furrowed my eyebrows as I read the battle report. Since the Elves had sent out cannon fodder, the Elves would have to send out their trump card. It was obvious who was at a disadvantage.
Cavalry charges had always been synonymous with high casualty rates. Although the Elves' two charges had great results, they had also lost more than two hundred silver elf Knight knights. Most of the silver elf knights had been dragged off their horses by the cannon fodder at all costs. Those who fell off their horses during the charge were basically dead.
The Elves' charge was successful. The treants entered the outer city walls, which boosted the Elven army's morale. The silver elves unhesitatingly retreated. It would seem that they couldn't handle such losses.
The battle afterwards entered a stalemate. Even with the demon wave, it would take more than a single day to take down the Elven capital … Donatis didn't need to be in a rush. More and more reinforcements would arrive from the Chaos Abyss. Time was on their side.
The demon wave continued spreading. A portion of the demon wave surrounded the Elven capital under Donatis' command. Meanwhile, the cannon fodder kept attacking the city walls. The ordinary elven army didn't dare to face the demon wave head-on. If it wasn't for the fact that the elves had activated their mage towers and mage squads to support them with long-range magic attacks, perhaps the outer city walls would have already been lost.
"They're using mages so quickly …"
"It would seem that the demon wave will be even more difficult to deal with than expected. The elves are also stronger than expected."
Harloys and I came to an agreement. We had both predicted that the elves would begin using their mages' power on the third night. We never expected that they would use their mages on the very first night. This wasn't a good sign.
The arrival of the demon wave had brought about a change in the Elemental Tide. Although the power of magic had increased exponentially, this exponential increase also meant that it would be more difficult for mages to control. Mages would need time to get used to the new high magic environment. If they were sent to battle now, it was likely that they would lose control and self-destruct due to nervousness.
It wasn't always better to have more magic power. Spell models needed to be exquisitely designed, and not a single point could be out of balance. A fireball suddenly turning into a wall of fire or even a flame explosion wasn't necessarily a good thing on the battlefield either. Overly inflated elements and magic power were extremely dangerous to spellcasters.
For example, if a child's power suddenly increased to that of an adult's, the child would definitely be the first to be injured. But if the child was given a few days to get used to it, and through all sorts of training and games, he would probably be able to control his body again. The tremendous increase in magic and elemental power was the same principle.
Two days and forty-eight hours was the time that our mages had estimated. For ordinary mages, even if they started meditating right now, they would still need to wait until then to be able to control their uncontrollable magic.
Even mages from the mortal plane would need several days to get used to the environment when they entered a new dimension. This was common knowledge among mages. Fighting right away would likely be suicidal.
It didn't require any high-level techniques to make this judgment. Mages' instincts and experience would warn them of the danger of losing control of their magic. Naturally, the elven mages would be able to make this judgment as well. Now that they were on the battlefield, either they were suicidal, or they needed a reason to attack.
"There's a hole in the outer city wall? Just the self-destruction of cannon fodder actually created a hole in the wall? Is this wall a secondhand contractor? "
Of course, I knew that the moon elves wouldn't hand over such an important city wall to an irresponsible contractor. However, a hole had appeared in the city wall, which was capable of withstanding cannon fire and war chariots, just like that. This was no different from destroying the city wall with mere physical bodies. That was far too ridiculous.
Even without the important reason that mages needed time to get used to the environment, there were still other reasons for having the mages participate in the battle earlier.
Mages had limited mana, and mage towers had limited mana pools. Entering the battlefield earlier would mean using up all of the mages' mana. Good steel should be used on the blade's edge. Using elite mages' mana in exchange for the death of some cannon fodder didn't seem worth it at all.
"It would seem that the elves don't want to lose the first layer of the outer city wall so easily."
Losing the outer city wall on the first day might seem quite normal from a tactical standpoint, but the loss of morale had to be taken into consideration. The elves were currently in a hopeless situation with no hope of reinforcements. It would be necessary to be careful about maintaining the defending army's morale. In that case, the silver elves' charge was the only solution.
"The Elven Gods are probably going to interfere soon … How much longer will it take for us?"
"If we can finish the modifications tonight, we'll be on our way as early as the night after tomorrow. However, it'll probably take another day for all the weapons, equipment, and mages to get used to them."
It would seem that there was still enough time. Let's hope that the elves would do their best. It would be far too embarrassing if even the Main God Donatis didn't need to personally intervene, and the elves would be finished.
And if Donatis personally intervened … I really couldn't imagine how the elves would deal with him.
"Those rebels aren't that simple. Just relax and watch the show."
The Elven Empress smiled like a flower as she spat out venomous venom. However, the person who understood you the most was often your enemy. Her words were quite convincing.
"Alright, tell the mages to prioritize the new Borealis' mage towers and complete the modifications. Perhaps they'll come in handy."
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