at the same time, a couple of hundred kilometers away from the trio location.
A giant outer defensive base was erected there at the top of a small hill.
Vacated around it were numerous potholes of different sizes mainly due to those Cannon barrage from before.
Surrounded by huge towering walls and a 24/7 large aircraft surveillance all around it.
Dozens of camps could be seen within the vicinity of the wall with people in armed equipment walking about here and there hurriedly.
Some were carrying large guns while some were even carrying blades and medieval weapons.
Colored and painted in varied styles from one to the other.
In response to the war last time, the empire had expended a lot of resources to build numerous long-range bases in some of the dark order territory.
The 4 founders see it as an act to prolong the war. Wanted to lure the dark Empress out from her hiding place, though their wishes were bound to be broken today.