Chapter 1579: Chapter 1579

When his power combined with that Demon Tree, it made him exceptionally different.

If he had the Slaughter Divine Power and an infusion of numerous souls, he could, in a very short time, bloom, fruit, cultivate a large number of new Demon Trees, and assemble a Demon Tree army.

The Lys Sect had been opposing The Lord of Withering for years, fully uncovering his intelligence and making bold speculations.

"How exactly they came is irrelevant; the question now is how to face their invasion. According to the Great Druid’s intelligence, a conservative estimate puts them at having at least over a thousand Treants, tens of thousands of Withering Ones, and more than three hundred Tukan Eagle Knights."

The Red Feather Witch said gravely, "Facing such a powerful army, even if we had an equal number of The Fearless, it’s hard to say if we could defeat them, let alone the City of Usmer with only thousands of people and low walls.

This city has never been baptized by a war of this scale. The moment this army of Awakened Plants reaches the city, it will also be the moment of the city’s collapse, becoming new nourishment for those Withering Demon Trees, corrupting and spawning more Withering Ones.

At that time, they would sweep through the entire Great Valley and attack our Fearless Legion from behind."

Against these Awakened Plants, the flesh of humans holds no advantage.

After all, cutting one of those Awakened Plants with an axe might not hurt them, but their scratch could likely make it excruciating, or even knock someone to the ground, as these corrupted Dark Animated Plants often attack with poison.

"We absolutely cannot allow the citizens of Usmer to flee into the wilderness themselves, as doing so will only lead to their quicker deaths. The Tukan Eagle Knights are waiting for that moment, and while people can run, the city cannot, nor can the grain we’ve stored in the granaries.

The residents of this city are merely caught in the crossfire. Their main targets are the grains and the strategic significance of the city. Destroying here would mean that the Great Valley loses its only port capable of docking large transport ships, making supply goods no longer able to pass through the Great Valley Boulevard to the front lines."

Gaven organized his words, quickly analyzing the strategic intentions of the enemy, "This corrupting army of monsters is easiest to eliminate in their early development stages; the longer they live, the harder they are to destroy.

Therefore, we should not avoid battle but actively seek opportunities to heavily damage or even annihilate them."

"I understand this principle," the Red Feather Witch exhaled deeply, "but the help we can offer is very limited, not just because help from afar can’t relieve immediate needs, but also because those Tukan People are cooperating with this Withering army, launching all the boats and rafts they’ve built in recent times, preparing to forcefully cross Lake Asen. We must guard against them turning illusion into reality.

However, it’s still possible to mobilize a hundred Transcendent Witches. With their assistance, we can open ten Circle Arrays and attempt to summon a Fire Elemental Army, which should have some restraining effect on them."

"We, the Lys Sect, will not sit idly by and allow this evil force to trample this land at will. Before coming, I had already sent my Night Hawks to convey this message to every brother and sister of the sect, and they must be on their way to aid."

Hanso introduced the situation on his side indignantly, "Besides, I will quickly head to Dansalos Fortress to visit the Great Druid Natyach and strive for his assistance. He is the strongest Great Druid in our Great Valley, and his involvement could rival an entire army."

The Great Druid Natyach is another Druid Circle as famous as the Lys Sect in the Great Valley.

This Druid Circle is more accurately called the mysterious Nateria, named after this person. The Great Druid plays an indispensable role within, as the entire circle revolves around him.

Compared to the well-known Lys Sect, the Druid Circle led by Natyach is more extreme; he annihilates all visitors he doesn’t like.

Nobody knows his true origin, nor whether he is male or female, or whether he is a Druid or a Magician.

The only certainty is his terrifying strength, dwelling in a living tree castle conducting various strange natural studies. Many do not even have the chance to approach his living tree castle before perishing among the awakened and semi-awakened plants surrounding it.

Because of his guardianship, Damara in the northwest of the Great Valley, no matter how much the power inflated under the Witch King’s leadership, dared not damage the Lorins Forest in the slightest.

Gaven asked, "Based on your understanding of the Great Druid Natyach, what are the chances he’ll intervene personally?"

"If it’s merely the Tukan people attacking, as long as they don’t burn the forest, his chances of intervening are only twenty percent. However, if it’s an army of Awakened Plants, especially with The Lord of Withering carrying the Demon Tree and the Withering Power and Power of Slaughter from the Ancient Evil Tree Gantias, his chances of intervening rise to ninety percent, with the remaining ten percent left for the possibility he’s not in his fortress," Hanso confidently replied.

Nateria’s indifference seems to be directed solely at strangers as he still maintains some contact with his peers.

"How many forces can you mobilize?" Thıs content belongs to 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝙣𝙚𝙩

"At least ten Great Druids who are Quasi-Legendary and Legendary tier, and at least a hundred Extraordinary Druids. They can bring two hundred Treants, with Druids and Rangers below the Extraordinary level numbering in the thousands," Hanso estimated conservatively, "There’s no way to accurately estimate for Natyach and his Druids; even for us Druids, he’s too mysterious."

"Can your Lys Sect’s forces make it into the City of Usmer to establish defenses before the enemy arrives?"

"No problem, most of them will be teleported directly."

After rapidly assessing the forces at his disposal in his mind, Gaven couldn’t help but reveal a slight smile, "So, we’re not entirely without the power to resist. With careful planning, we might not completely annihilate them, but striking a severe blow to their siege force is feasible."

"Oh? How do you fight this battle?"

"Please explain in detail."

The Red Feather Witch and the Great Druid Hanso asked simultaneously, as they had yet to see where the odds of victory lay.