Chapter 005: Closing In on Red Lake City

“Father, what should we do next?” Du Fan asked after Duke Green had signed a contract with the Sword Thrust Dragon and placed it in a mysterious space.
“Since Fischer plans to send the Royal Army, let George and Allen march straight to Red Lake City. Carol is having a tough time there—go and support him quickly,” said Duke Green.
“What’s the situation outside Red Lake City?” Hearing this, Du Fan immediately stood up.
“Three hundred thousand troops have gathered outside Red Lake City, and more are constantly arriving. It seems the Frozen Alliance intends to trap our army there,” said Duke Green.
“In that case, I’ll return to Leopard City right away. Father, please order my elder brother and second brother to head for Red Lake City,” said Du Fan.
“Good, I’ll handle it right away,” replied Duke Green promptly.
By the time Du Fan returned to Leopard City, George was already packing his belongings, ready to set off.
It only took about ten minutes for Du Fan to return from the northern camp to Leopard City. In such a short time, George’s troops had already started packing—such a fast pace made Du Fan nod in approval.
Twenty minutes later, tens of thousands of North Wind Legion soldiers were ready to set out. At George’s command, the massive army moved forward in perfect order, following him toward Red Lake City.
After two days of marching thousands of miles, they encountered Allen’s troops! Allen was sitting atop a towering Frost Armor Beast, leading his army swiftly toward Red Lake City.
“Second brother!” “Elder brother!” Du Fan and George called out simultaneously upon seeing Allen.
This time, Du Fan, along with Nai Xiu and Moses, did not head to Red Lake City ahead of time but followed the main army. For elves like Nai Xiu and Moses, who had lived for so long and had never witnessed such a grand military procession before, joining the army was incredibly exciting!
Especially Moses—having absorbed the Ghost King’s battlefield domain, he gained a deeper understanding of warfare and became more skilled in using it as he followed the army.

The two teams merged into one, a force of nearly a hundred thousand people, marching grandly toward Chihu City. After another half day of travel, they arrived at the outskirts of Chihu City. Ten miles west of Chihu City lay a lake whose water remained a strange red color throughout the year, hence the lake was named Chihu Lake, and the city built by its shores was called Chihu City. Chihu City was actually a highly developed commercial city. Located at the junction of three kingdoms, it became a hub for trading specialties from various countries, and over time, it evolved into a major commercial center. Because it was a commercial city, Chihu City had few defending troops. Under Carol’s relentless attacks, the city’s defenders were caught off guard, and Chihu City was easily captured. Surrounded by three hundred thousand troops, Chihu City, under Carol’s command, managed to hold its ground with just fifty thousand soldiers. The city was flanked by mountains on both sides, trapping the three hundred thousand troops outside Chihu City. Faced with the impending destruction of the Bear Kingdom and Leopard Kingdom, they couldn’t take a single step forward! To the west of Chihu City, however, there was not a single enemy. When Chihu City came into view for George and Allen, they saw someone on the high city walls looking up eagerly upon the arrival of the Northern Legion troops. The general’s face immediately lit up with excitement. “Open the city gates and welcome the three princes and the brothers of the Northern Legion!” Carol shouted loudly upon seeing them. At his command, the massive city gates slowly opened. Given Chihu City’s wealth, great effort was put into building its walls, which were constructed to the same standard as those of Bear City and Leopard City. It was these sturdy walls that allowed Carol to repel the Icebound Alliance’s repeated attacks. Carol was middle-aged, tall—over six feet—and, having spent years in the army, his face had taken on a rugged, chiseled appearance, exuding a strong masculinity. “Let’s go! See what the Icebound Alliance’s forces look like,” Allen said as soon as they entered Chihu City, eager to see the three hundred thousand ice warriors.

Not only Allen wanted to see it, but George was also extremely interested. Seeing the young masters all excited, Carol took the three of them to the city walls of the Frozen Alliance.
A force of three hundred thousand soldiers had taken position in front of Red Lake City, with endless tents stretching as far as the eye could see!
“There are so many soldiers!” Allen exclaimed upon seeing the tents everywhere.
“Elder brother, third brother, how about we three charge at their camp? Just the three of us,” Allen said with a smile.
“To take such risks isn’t the way of a commander!” Hearing this, Carol quickly spoke up to stop them.
“Lord Carol, after defending the city for so many days, have you seen any experts above the Saint rank?” Allen suddenly asked her.
“I’ve never seen such experts before,” Carol replied after thinking for a moment.
If experts at the Saint rank joined the siege, Carol’s situation would be much harder!
Because in the army led by Carol, there wasn’t a single expert above the Saint rank. If those three hundred thousand soldiers below were faced with Saint-level experts, and those experts launched a fierce attack on Red Lake City’s walls, it was very likely that parts of the walls would be destroyed.
Faced with three hundred thousand siege troops, if even a small gap appeared in Red Lake City’s walls, the soldiers of the Frozen Alliance would rush in immediately. It would be even harder to hold the city then!
“Lord Carol, as long as there are no experts above the Saint rank, we’ll be fine!” Allen said quickly.
“You know that too! George, the third brother, and I have all surpassed the Saint rank. So, Lord Carol, what we’re doing is simply to see how many experts are hidden in their camps!” Allen said seriously.
“That’s right. Back in Bear City, we encountered three Saint-level experts, and one in Leopard City. Moreover, we noticed a pattern: each duchy in this Frozen Country has a magical beast that symbolizes it! So I’m sure there must be Saint-level experts among the allied forces of the Frozen Alliance,” George added.
Hearing what his two elder brothers said, Du Fan also thought that if the three of them charged ahead and forced the enemy experts to fight them, they could figure out exactly who the enemy’s experts were. Once they knew that, fighting would be much more strategic!

“Alright! As long as the two elder brothers are interested, I’ll join them in fighting!” Du Fan said with a smile.
“No! I won’t allow it!” Hearing their words, Carol shouted loudly.
If anything happened to the three young masters right under her nose, as the commander of the Northern Legion, Carol would bear immense responsibility!
“Commander, don’t worry. With me here, how could anything happen to my brothers?” Du Fan said smilingly, seeing Carol’s anxious expression.
“How can I not worry! There are 300,000 soldiers down there—how many experts or dangers are hidden among them? I absolutely disagree with your plan!” Carol said loudly.
“Ah, Uncle Carol, I just want to know what my current strength is! Please, let us take a bold chance!” Allen suddenly changed his tone and called Carol “uncle.”
This title of “Uncle Carol” was one Allen had used since he was very young. Hearing it from Allen, Carol’s eyes even turned a little red.
At that moment, Du Fan flipped his wrist, took out Qing Suo, and transformed it into a flying device. As soon as he had it, Du Fan controlled Qing Suo and flew right above the armies of the Frozen Alliance!
Instantly, a huge flying object appeared over Chihu City, causing chaos among the armies of the Frozen Alliance below!
Soon, the armies of the Frozen Alliance began shooting arrows at Qing Suo, and there were even magicians among them! Lightning, wind blades, and other spells were also launched at Du Fan’s Qing Suo.
But Qing Suo’s speed was beyond what ordinary people could imagine. Not only could ordinary people not fathom it, even someone as experienced as Carol was shocked by its speed!
After circling among the armies of the Frozen Alliance for a few minutes, Du Fan landed on the walls of Chihu City. Seeing Du Fan emerge from Qing Suo, Carol immediately asked, “Third Young Master, what is this thing?”
“This thing is called Qing Suo. It was created by someone with extremely high cultivation. Probably only that person in the entire continent could make something like this!” Du Fan replied after thinking for a moment.
“Its speed is really fast, really fast!” Carol repeated repeatedly.

“Well, Uncle Carol, now that we have this thing protecting us, can we go down and see who can kill the most in the Frozen Alliance?” Du Fan said with a smile.
“I still advise against it, but if you insist on going, there’s nothing I can do!” Carol said. “However, with that thing protecting you, I think even if you’re discovered, there won’t be much danger.”
“That’s good!” Hearing Carol’s words, Du Fan’s heart also settled down.
“Brother Moses, Naixiu, I’m handing over the Green Shuttle to you now! Remember to protect my eldest and second brothers.” Du Fan placed the shrunk Green Shuttle in Moses’s hands.
“Don’t worry, with me here, nothing will go wrong,” Moses said solemnly.
“Great, everything’s arranged. Boss, third brother, let’s head out!” Allen said with a laugh.
As soon as Allen spoke, the three brothers flew off the city wall and arrived in front of the gate!
A flash of light appeared ahead, and a Cold Armored Beast, three meters tall and six meters high, appeared in front of the gate. Seeing Allen summon a magical beast, George laughed heartily, and another flash of light later, a giant Thunder Ape also appeared in front of the gate!
“So there’s that trick too!” Seeing the expressions on their faces, Carol finally began to understand.
Having just obtained the Cold Armored Beast, Allen was extremely excited! He wanted to find a way to test just how powerful the magical beast he had acquired really was.
Especially after mounting the Cold Armored Beast, Allen was filled with anticipation for how it and he would perform on the battlefield!