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Under the fierce battle of the first round, the army of Cyclone broke through like bamboo, swiftly taking down the most glamorous City of Dusk among the seven cities.

When the soldiers saw the Ascension Cannon fire that pure white super huge energy ball, the battlefield fell silent in an instant.

Just as the old turtle had said, the immense power of this blow instantly shook the hearts of every soldier, raising their fighting spirit to the highest point.

"All troops, listen up!! Search for important resources, depart west with the whole army in five minutes!!"

Shouted from the city walls, at the same time, the right foot of General Cyclone struck the ground.

But the reason for the strike was not because of the general himself, but because the Lord of City of Dusk was tightly hugging his right leg.

"Master~♡ They haven't woken up yet, why don't you give them a little more of your affection~♡"

"Get lost!"

General Cyclone stretched out his right leg, shaking off the city lord.

"Bring her, lock her up!"

On the spot, two soldiers used the lord's shirt to tightly bind her hands.

"Another, another round, husband~♡"

"Very annoying, seal her mouth!"

Finally, after a struggle from the city lord, the two soldiers failed to seal her mouth properly, so General Cyclone had to personally step in, and with the power of a king, he passionately kissed her to finally seal her mouth completely.

In a span of five minutes, General Cyclone had no chance to rest, and had to set off again.

The army marched westward, heading towards the next large city.

During the march, the old turtle on the side took out a telescope, intending to observe the movements of the enemies on the city walls.

But at that moment, the old turtle shouted.

"This, this is?!"

"What do you see?"

The general asked calmly.

"This, this is different from the intel!"

"What?!"

What the old turtle saw was not something that could be described in just a few words.

The military advisor swallowed, and quietly said,

"I heard that the lord of the Gem Merchant City has been frequently engaging in secret trades with merchants from other regions, involving a lot of mechanized intelligence..."

General Cyclone was completely puzzled, and before the military advisor could explain slowly, he snatched the telescope.

When the telescope was aimed ahead, looking at the next target, the "City of Water", General Cyclone couldn't see anything unusual.

Ahead was clearly the City of Water, centered around devotion to the divine, so why did the military advisor mention the Gem Merchant City on the map that was much further away?

The old turtle naturally knew what his master was thinking, so while General Cyclone was looking through the telescope, the old turtle spoke.

"My lord, please look along the left side of the high mountain, especially at the position below the mountain peak."

"...What is this?!"

Following the military advisor's indication, General Cyclone saw a shocking sight.

A large city was actually moving.

"It's Eileen's moving castle, my lord!!"

"What in the world?!"

On a snow-capped mountain next to the City of Water, a castle appeared.

And this castle had legs, moving along the highest peak of the continent's snow-capped mountain.

"It may be an automatic defense mechanism, activated by the city lord the moment he realized he was poisoned!"

"Is that so?"

"Your subordinate is not sure, but..."

At this moment, the old turtle revealed a smile.

"This is a golden opportunity, General! It's a gift from the heavens!"

"Go on!"

"Originally, our army could have reached every city by simply following the flat roads. But if we continue like this, we will have to resort to swift attacks in every upcoming battle to have a chance at conquering all seven cities before sunrise."

"Indeed, that was the plan we set out in the beginning."

"But this is a gamble, and even I cannot guarantee with a hundred percent certainty that we will win every battle with a swift attack."

"True, if one of the cities adopts a defensive strategy, it might prolong the time needed..."

"But just look at this now, General! The Gem City has unexpectedly reached the peak of the Water Sanctum. If we can capture that mobile city on the peak, we can use it to break through the cities below the peak!"

"Wait... given the current position of the Gem City, if we make that city collapse and roll down the mountain..."

"It will land right at the location of the Fire Dragon City, General!"

"Haha! It seems fortune truly smiles upon us!"

Given the opportunity, it must not be easily missed.

If the Gem City reaches the peak, even if we capture it, we must not let it roll down to the cities below the mountain.

Time is of the essence, with a swift attack, we can instantly take control of two cities.

The answer is clear, General Cyclone kicked his warhorse, urging it to stand on its hind legs.

"Charge!!! Full speed towards the Gem City!!!!!"

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