Chapter 1336 The Calm Before The Storm

A few days later, Marcia and the others arrived at the Magic Phoenix Empire's capital city. Bryant and Lance, who had already gathered fifty thousand troops, had been waiting for her in the city.

Felicia was delighted to see Marcia. Her request for help had been a shot in the dark as she hadn't expected Marcia to come.

"Master." Erica's eyes lit up as soon as she saw Felicia.

"How have you been?" Felicia's eyes glimmered as she asked.

Erica nodded to convey that she was all right.

"Preceptor Felicia, I have something to ask Her Majesty," Marcia faced Felicia as she spoke.

With a subtle nod, Felicia led Marcia and Bryant to meet the Magic Phoenix Empire's queen.

"We are very grateful that General Marcia and the other two Generals have decided to help us again in our time of need." The queen fixed her gaze on Marcia. Despite her honeyed tone, she felt a pity that she couldn't have such an outstanding woman work for her empire.

"Your Majesty, please don't thank me just yet. I have some conditions that I'd like to put forward," Marcia said calmly. She placed her hands behind her and stared at the queen expectantly.

"Conditions?" The queen was initially stunned, but then she added, "Well, that's how it normally is. Favors typically come at a cost. So, what do you want in exchange for your cooperation with our Magic Phoenix Empire?"

"We request that the Magic Phoenix Empire frees itself from the control of the Phoenix Master Clan and merges with our United Army," Marcia's tone and expression were solemn as she spoke to the queen.

The queen and Felicia were so surprised that they exchanged astonished glances. They didn't expect Marcia to propose such an unexpected condition.

"General Marcia, are you kidding? Even if we want to, the Phoenix Master Clan won't agree." The queen was a little reluctant and hoped to dissuade Marcia.

"I will persuade the Phoenix Master Clan. For now, I need Your Majesty to agree," Marcia persisted. Her tone seemed so final that it appeared unlikely that anyone could convince her otherwise.

Embarrassment coursed through the queen, and she couldn't help but look at Felicia. Several agonizingly silent moments ticked past.

"General Marcia, can you explain your reasons? As you know, a country can't gain a foothold in the Wild Spirit Land without the support of the spiritual race." Felicia's gentle voice broke the silence.

"Now that the spiritual race no longer dominates

guarantee a certain combat effectiveness. If they rest, their adrenalin will reduce, and exhaustion will set in. If we launch a new offense, we should be able to defeat the Phoenix Master Clan," Alston proposed.

"That sounds reasonable. We will follow your advice, Your Majesty." The patriarch of the Giants Clan and the others nodded in agreement.

As soon as the sun set, the Glory Army stopped attacking, and deathly silence descended on the Phoenix Cloud Mountain. However, the mountain's surroundings were already full of ruins and war flames. Many corpses of the spiritual race beings and the guardian beasts were scattered around, becoming the dinner of some wild supernatural beasts.

The Phoenix Master Clan breathed a sigh of relief when the attacks from their enemy stopped. They took the opportunity to adjust their defensive line and build up their strength.

However, the Phoenix Master Clan did not know that this was only the calm before a huge storm.

In the blink of an eye, dawn broke, ushered in by screams of astonishment as Alston's army besieged the southeast and northwest corners of the Phoenix Cloud Mountain in unison. After resting for a night, the Phoenix Master Clan's exhausted members could not react quickly enough. Within a short span, they were beaten back one after another.

Even though Jill personally arrived at the Phoenix Cloud Mountain's southeast side to command the troops, the situation continued to deteriorate. Soon, Alston's troops destroyed the defensive lines in the west and north, and a large number of spiritual race beings from the Glory Army poured through their defensive line.