In fact, the Viglaf Division is now advancing much faster than the command. According to Vigraf's estimates, it will be possible to reach the gates of the "Twilight Fortress" by the end of March at the latest. Adjutant Zoya even used the crooked brains of throwing the 1st Division into siege operations without waiting for the main force to close the siege, which was severely criticized by Vigraf.

The question is not whether the forces of the 1st Division alone can conquer the "Dusk Fortress", but that Zhuoya's idea has committed a military taboo. Front-line commanders who go their own way regardless of the overall situation and launch an offensive without the authorization of the headquarters will be reduced to a negative example even if they win the battle.

A general who is so happy may not mind taking that risk, Vigrav is not that kind of person, and Roland recommended him to command the vanguard troops fighting in the south, mainly because he values his bold and calm character, which is in tune with Marshal Alexey, who is good at steady and steady fighting.

Colonel Zoya, who made radical suggestions and was criticized, was now sitting next to Viglaf, and his military uniform accentuated the graceful figure of the dragon-veined Medusa lady. Zhuoya is an optimistic and open-minded woman by nature, to put it bluntly, she is a little arrogant, heartless, never remembering the "overnight feud", and has long forgotten the criticism of the matter, at this time holding a crystal ball with both hands, and is using "exploration skills" to concentrate on detecting the situation in front of the march.

As the force moved deeper into the valley, the depth of the Great Rift Valley increased, and the terrain dropped by more than 300 yards from sea level. Dust and clouds always obscured the sky above the canyon, and the bottom of the canyon was only slightly illuminated even at midday. The enriched negative energy is deposited at the valley floor, creating a chilling cold air current. The ground along the way is barren and rocky, with no greenery in sight in some places, and the cliffs are covered with large patches of slippery moss, and mushrooms are overgrown in shady corners.

It is not uncommon to march in such a dimly lit environment and encounter enemy ambushes. In less than ten days since advancing into the Twilight Valley in early March, the "Viglaf Division" has experienced no less than 20 ambushes.

The Naraku Order usually only sent a small group of ghouls to harass them at night, not to kill or injure officers and soldiers in the Far East, but to interfere with their rest and force them to guard around the clock, to the point of mental stress. And when those insidious Grim Reaper believers conclude that the Far Eastern officers and soldiers have been exhausted by harassment, they will suddenly launch a massive offensive, driving thousands of low-level undead creatures such as zombies, skeletons, and ghouls to besiege from all directions, like a tidal wave of undead gathering to drown this expeditionary force deep into the heart of the canyon.

In the first few attacks, the Viglaf division was struggling to deal with the attack due to its lack of experience, and suffered some casualties. Later, as the recruits grew up and quickly adapted to the tactics of the Naraku Order, this set did not work very well. Even in the face of the siege of the tide of the undead, they can defend on the spot and calmly repel it, and the casualties paid by their own side are getting smaller and smaller, and the military priest has stocked up on sufficient healing and resurrection magic with the help of the "cloud network", and the casualty number is reduced to a negligible level.

Despite the smooth sailing of the journey, Vigraf and his generals did not dare to be careless. After all, the opponent is a Grim Reaper believer who is good at manipulating the undead, and God knows how many undead creatures are still lurking in the depths of the canyon.

Zoya's official position in the 1st Division was Colonel's Chief of Staff, and in addition to serving as Vigraf's deputy, he also had an Arcane army of mages and warlocks under his command. The work of saving lives and helping the wounded has been taken care of by a more professional chaplain corps, and it doesn't make much sense to throw fireballs and lightning on the battlefield, and the killing efficiency is far less than that of cannon salvo and gun strafing, so the arcane spellcasters in the army are more prepared to assist types of spells, and play their arcane specialties in reconnaissance, prophecy, teleportation, summoning, and changing the battlefield environment. For example, during the march, most of the high-level arcane spellcasters, including Zoya herself, had a crystal ball in their hands to assist the frontline scouts in detecting the enemy.

As the sun set in the west, the light in the valley became dimmer, as if it were four hours earlier in the night. Zoya yawned, and when she was drowsy, a red ball of light suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Huh? There is a case! Lady Medusa perked up, sat up, reached out and grabbed the orb of light, reading the magic message.

"What's the situation?" Vigraf asked.

"Someone who probed the crystal found that there were abnormal magic fluctuations in the depths of the rift about two miles ahead, and suspected that there was some kind of magic circle that evoked necromancy." While reporting to Viglaf, Zoya quickly activated the crystal ball in his hand with the effect of the "Invisible Seeking" spell, and projected it towards the direction indicated in the intelligence.

The magic glows in the crystal ball, and the local scene gradually becomes clearer. Sure enough, in the depths of the dim rift, there was a stream of dark negative energy rising into the sky like a fountain.

"Someone has constanctized the 5-ring magic 'evil dwelling' there, and there must be a large group of undead creatures gathered nearby." Zoya makes a sure guess based on experience.

"So that group of fanatics of the Grim Reaper are once again unwilling to be lonely and plan to ambush us?" Anton held the rudder and asked without looking back.

"This is already very close to the Twilight Fortress, the enemy has more troops to mobilize, this attack is likely to be more violent than the previous ones, we need to be vigilant and prepared."

With a serious expression, Viglaf ordered Zoya to order the whole division to suspend the march and move to the defense on the spot.

At the same time, the Pegasus Sentinel, who was in charge of reconnoitring the enemy's situation in the front, sent back more detailed information, and also used a "photoscope" to take high-definition pictures of the suspected enemy lurking area.

Sitting in the command vehicle, Viglav examined the reconnaissance images sent back from the front, and had to admit that the enemy had chosen a perfect ambush location this time. The steep and deep rift valley is like a natural bomb shelter, and the army of the undead hides in the depths of the rift, just in time to hide from the shelling.

Since the artillery was useless, Vigraf ordered the divisional artillery regiment to stand still for the time being, and then ordered the grenadier regiment of the 1st Division to move forward with grenadiers and "flares" to deliver a big "surprise" to the ambushers in the depths of the rift, and to drive the rats out of the gutter.

While Vigraf was busy with the deployment of troops, Anton and Zoya were not idle. The two will lead an assault company codenamed "Decapitation" into battle in person. This special company is made up of all supernatural professionals, including Sindra Guards, Sindra Priests, Rangers, Druids, Warrior Monks, Warlocks, Mages, and Ninjas from Parnia.