Chapter 145: A City Terrifies a Crowd

"Oldington must be Sixth Rank now. The reason the Tiger Clan dared to challenge the Lion Clan this time is because their chieftain suddenly reached Sixth Rank. The Tiger Clan chieftain's sister is reportedly only one step away from Sixth Rank — one Sixth-Rank, one quasi-Sixth-Rank — that is the Tiger Clan's confidence. But the Tiger Clan chieftain was killed by Oldington!"

Among the group of onlookers from the eight clans, that snake-person once again whispered the secret.

"So the Lion Clan has two Sixth-Ranks now. Besides that, the old Lion King's former Grand General Reed is also a Fifth Rank warrior. It's said the Lion King also has an elite troop made up of a hundred Third Rank warriors. If this elite unit strikes, just by themselves they can match an army of ten thousand!"

These people of the eight clans discussed animatedly.

These fellows who could be sent to observe the battle all held no low position in their clans; some were even direct descendants of the chieftains, and they knew plenty of secrets.

They chatted as they followed beside the Lion Clan's main force, heading toward the Centaur Clan's territory.

The Lion Clan's main force did not march especially fast, but it was still countless times faster than when the Cat Clan migrated with their whole tribe!

After half a day, they passed through Lion Pass.

Lion Pass had already been completely destroyed; the great fire had burned for several days, turning the entire Lion Pass into a stretch of ruins!

The onlookers from the eight clans clicked their tongues in wonder.

They grew even more curious about that thousand-strong Centaur troop!

After another half a day, these people passed through the Cat Clan's territory, then through the Gnoll territory.

The Gnoll territory had likewise been burned into a stretch of ruins!

Across the entire territory, not a single Gnoll could be seen!

"Huh, the Gnolls are gone!"

The people of the other eight clans were all especially astonished!

"The Gnolls must have been wiped out by that Centaur troop!"

"When the Cat Clan migrated, the Lion Clan was able to get word so quickly — it must have been the Gnolls who tipped them off. Who would have thought that Centaur troop was so fierce. The Gnolls may be filthy, but they had at least ten thousand-odd warriors. That Centaur troop ran rampant across the Lion Clan's territory for three days, fought so many battles, and still managed to wipe out the entire Gnoll clan — truly fearsome!"

The people of the eight clans began to speculate.

Along the way, these people of the eight clans kept sending every bit of news they saw back to their clans through their subordinates.

After half a day, the Lion Clan's main force had marched to that small plain.

But by now, all the corpses of the Lion Clan warriors on that small plain had been dragged away.

So apart from the Lion Clan themselves, the people of the other eight clans had no idea that an astonishing battle with a thousand-to-zero casualty ratio had once taken place here!

Over sixty thousand Lion Clan warriors packed the entire small plain. When the vanguard reached the dense forest on the far side of the plain, the rear was still dozens of kilometers behind.

This marching line was stretched extraordinarily long!

Still, the Lion Clan warriors' scouting work was far better than the Centaurs' had been back then.

Ahead of the Lion Clan's main force were over a thousand Lion Clan scouts, extending the scouting range to several dozen li out!

Before long, the Lion Clan's main force arrived at the place where the Gnoll army had been burned to death.

The fire's temperature had been so extreme back then that even the weapons in the Gnolls' hands had been melted, so no trace of the Gnolls' presence was left here!

After the span of a few days, this place looked like nothing more than a stretch of mountain land that had suffered a fire.

None of the Lion Clan warriors passing through ever imagined that over ten thousand Gnolls had once been burned to death here!

After a few more hours of marching, the sky darkened, and the Lion Clan army began to set up camp.

The main army's march was different from a pursuit force — it didn't chase speed obsessively, but had to avoid every possible mishap!

In the Lion Clan's view, although this battle could easily crush the Centaur Clan, the stakes were too high, and Oldington did not let his guard down.

Early the next morning, the Lion Clan army set out again.

By noon, the Lion Clan army had finally reached the vicinity of the Centaurs' territory.

"The entire army rests for one hour, then we launch the attack!"

Oldington issued the order.

"Your Highness Orr, according to the scouts' report, the Centaurs' territory is empty — not a single Centaur has been spotted!"

Oldington received the report from his subordinate.

"The territory is empty? Did these Centaurs flee ahead of time?"

Oldington said.

"Very likely. These Centaurs are quite cunning, but where could they flee to? The Cat Clan still has over a hundred thousand people. Could they possibly risk crossing that miasmic wasteland and the misty mountain range to reach the human realm? But how would humans accept them!"

Beside Oldington, a Lion Clan prince said.

This war against the Centaurs had drawn a whole pack of princes along.

The Centaurs were far inferior to the Tiger Clan, so in these princes' eyes, this war was the best chance to pick up easy military merit.

Each one scrambled to come along — beside Oldington, fully ten princes had followed!

"Send out scouts — we must find the Centaurs. The Centaurs are leading over a hundred thousand Cat Clan people, they can't have gone far!"

Oldington said.

The Lion Clan's army entered the Centaurs' territory. Throughout the entire Centaur territory, indeed not a single Centaur could be seen.

Even the Centaurs' Chengzhai was empty.