The battle was fairly complicated. In name, Port City had no part in the fight and was only picked as the battleground due to bad luck. Yet, everyone knew that there was no such thing as genuine bad luck. It was just that they were unsure which party had designs on the city; maybe every party had the same thought.

In terms of power, the Spider Emperor and Moonlight Demons’ forces were made up of other races, while the Wolf King’s side was represented by humans. Port City was mostly occupied by humans, including the City Lord Su Dingqian. Yet, his appointment of Qianye was more of a deterrent to the Wolf King than anything.

At this point, Qianye still wasn’t sure who the enemy really was. Su Dingqian’s stance on the war was fairly strict—he had designated an area a hundred kilometers around Port City as a warzone. Any army entering the region would be attacked on sight.

In the depths of the quiet night, Qianye was sitting in the courtyard after preparing his equipment, waiting for the coming dawn.

He left the little compound as the first rays of dawn washed over the vast land. The vice captain of the city lord’s guard...