It was night, as usual, Wasteland Valley was quiet, however, if one looked closely, a few silhouettes could be seen in the shadows.

"We will have 4 divisions this time, remember draw an imaginary line with me at the front, nobody crosses that line" Said Artemis at the few silhouettes in the shadows.

"The heads of the divisions are me, Deferio, Alfonso and Wolf one, Deferio and the Spartans will be in charge of the front, once we initiate the attack they would eventually come from us, the archers, your duty is to prevent that, got it?"

"I won't disappoint you" Said Deferio

"Wolf one, you and the wolves are the surprise force, your abilities as wolves let you camouflage in the night, in addition, with the heavy snow that is surrounding Wasteland Valley, you will be able go around in the battlefield, wait for my signal, your duty is to take the archers of the enemy"

Wolf one, as well as the other wolves nodded.

"Alfonso, I don't need to tell you what to do right?" Asked Artemis.

"Of course not" Said Alfonso with a confident smile.

"Just in case I am sending little blue, little red and blacky with you, in addition, Demeter will help you with her abilities"

"Okay~" Said Demeter.

"Okay everyone, listen to me" Said Artemis.

"This time, we won't go in a frontal fight like the horde, this time, will we ambush our enemy and use our territory in our favor, this is new ground for the majority, so I will only said that you have to your best, nor for me nor for Alfonso, but for the future of Wasteland Valley"

This time, Alfonso didn't make the speech before the fight but Artemis, Alfonso was the one that propose this because the one who is command in this operation is actually her, surprisingly, Artemis didn't refuse.

Everyone nodded with trembling hands, obviously they were a little scared since this was their first battle, however, soon enough the anxious went away.

"Lets go, don't forget, THEY are the prey and WE are the hunters" Said Artemis before moving forward.

Everyone moved as well.

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The forces of Tulip were almost at Wasteland Valley, just one day away, however, the weather was getting colder and colder the nearer they get to Wasteland Valley, so they needed to take a rest more often than planned.

"Sure is cold here, what kind of idiot would build a town in this place?" Said Leonardo while rubbing his hands.

"Believe or not, this is fairly good, spring is almost here after all, if we came a few months before, we would freeze before we reach Wasteland Valley" Said the king while drinking his wine.

The forces of Tulip were camping, they were separated in four squads each of them had 250 men, the king and the other commanders of the army were on a meeting.

"We have to be careful this time, we don't know our enemy, the only thing we know is that they aren't human" Said one of the commanders.

"Yeah, the beast of the Jubila forest are known as the most fearsome beast in all Leitol, even the king doesn't dare to send forces to the inner part of the forest, the creatures there are so (powerful) than even a champion wouldn't have it easy to defeat them" Said another commander.

"Don't be so nervous, I mean, we are going to fight only small fries like wolves, bears or things like that, if the troublesome fellows of the Jubila forest could actually get out of there, then Wasteland Valley would have disappeared a long time ago"

"Nevertheless, don't forget our objective, we must not lose to many men, after all, this is just the prequel of the main fight, the fight with Arcadia!" Said Leonardo

"We aren't 100% sure that they will attack, nevertheless, we can't give them the chance" Said the Felio while standing up.

"My commanders, you six have served me for a long time, so I know your capabilities, in this fight, we have to lose the less possible men as we can, as Leonardo said, our minds must be focus on the fight that we will have with Arcadia, this fight is to ensure that we don't get attacked by two enemies, don't forget it. We will arrive tomorrow at Wasteland Valley, lets make this as clean as efficient as possible" Said Felio

""As your majesty wishes!"" Shout the six commanders.

.....................…..

It was past midnight and the majority of the army was sleeping, however, there were a few men who were guarding.

"Man, why do we have to stay awake while everyone else sleeps, is impossible that the beast are smart enough to plan a sneaky attack!" Shout of the guards.

"Shhh!, lower your voice! If commander Leonardo wakes up, he will beat us like last time!" Said another guard.

"Sorry, it just that…that you know…. Its cold and its dark… makes you want to sleep right?" asked the man.

*BUZZ*

A small sound come to his ears, however, he let it pass.

"Oy, respond me at least, if I don't talk to somebody, I might get asleep" Said the guard.

But the other man didn't answer.

"Hugo?" Asked the man.

However, when he looked at his side, he was stunned. Because a small red hole appeared on his head.

"ENEMY ATTACK!" Shout the solider

*BUZZ*

This time, the soldier tries to evade it, he barely did it, however, the arrow still penetrate his shoulder.

"Shit!"

"What is happening?!" A commander came from his tent and saw the soldier in the ground.

"COMMANDER! WE ARE UNDER ENEMY ATTACK!"

"What?! " The commander saw the arrow in the young soldier's shoulder.

"Arrow!? Which means... a human attack!?"

Suddenly, the commander looked up, he felt that the moon was turning black

"No… wait… that's.....

A RAIN OF ARROWS!"

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"Stay in position!" Shout Artemis.

"Artemis, the surprise attack was a success, we confirm that we have penetrated their camp, the wolves have already gone on their way towards the sidelines" Reported Alfonso.

"Good, you stay behind and wait for your turn, Spartans!"

""YES SIR!""

"First! Call me "Sir" again and will rip your mouths, second! The enemy has already noticed us, they will send their cavalry sooner or later, its your turn!" Said Artemis.

The spartan nodded and when on their way.

"SPARTANS! FOR THE SAKE OF HIS MAJESTY! , WE SHALL BE LIKE A FORTRESS! COME WITH ME!" Shout Deferio.

"The Spartans have been training with the help of the illusion of Cerberus, however, before he left, he undone the Illusion, however….. It left a "key" phrase" Thought Alfonso.

"Spartans!" Shout Alfonso.

"YES, YOUR HIGHNESS!"

"FIGHT FOR GLORY, DIE WITH HONOR!"