At the frontlines of the conflict between the Serpent Empire and the Stellar Empire, the atmosphere at Withered Tree Fortress was heavy with tension.
All the Serpent soldiers knew that they were facing a dire crisis.
Through continuous recruitment and defection, the Stellar Empire had successfully torn the Serpent People into fragmented factions.
With the aid of the Serpent tribes that had defected to the Stellar Empire, the enemy's forces had managed to breach the Serpent Empire's defenses in multiple places.
Now, the Serpent Empire could only rely on the fortified Withered Tree Fortress and the defensive walls constructed in the desert to delay the advance of the Stellar Empire's army.
Everyone was hoping that General Sost would come up with a strategy to counter the situation.
But clearly, this seemed almost impossible.
If General Sost had a solution, he would have presented it by now.
There would have been no need to wait until the situation had become this critical.
