Chapter 206: Frontline of the War

Chapter 206: Chapter 206: Frontline of the War

"Why do we have to wait two whole days?" Rebecca expressed her dissatisfaction.

Kohen had already been gone for five days. Waiting another two days before setting off meant it would be too late to do anything by the time they arrived.

"Ophelia, this is Kohen’s life on the line. How can we wait?" Leon, who had come along with Rebecca, also disagreed.

Seeing Rebecca’s worry, Klein quickly explained, "Rebecca, don’t worry. The Fire Phoenix Family Master took Kohen just to lure us to the Holy Capital. Before we arrive, he won’t be in any danger. Besides, Zerev is in the Holy Capital. He won’t just stand by and watch anything happen to Kohen."

Leon fell silent, finally understanding the situation. "Ophelia, when you head to the Holy Capital, I will go with you."

Ophelia shook her head. "Father, you’re getting older. You should stay in the Golden Dragon Clan and help me look after the Fuzu Tribe. Just let my brother go with me."

At a critical juncture like this, Ophelia wasn’t going to be overly polite with her own father.

"Alright, then I’ll have your brother go with you, along with a hundred Golden Dragon Clan males."

"Alright, thank you, Father."

Rebecca asked again, "Then what about Dan’er and Wendy? Have them come back to the Golden Dragon Clan with me. With your father and me there, no one can hurt them."

"There’s no need. They will come to the Holy Capital with me."

She wasn’t worried that her father and mother wouldn’t take good care of Dan’er and Wendy, but rather that those two were now also targets of the Fire Phoenix Clan. If the Fire Phoenix Clan launched another sneak attack, she was afraid it would implicate the Golden Dragon Clan.

"But you’re going to the Holy Capital to fight the Fire Phoenix Clan. Wouldn’t it be even more dangerous for them to follow you?" Rebecca still disagreed.

"Rebecca, you don’t need to worry. I will also bring the White Tiger Clan males and accompany Ophelia to the Holy Capital." The moment they planned to wage war against the Fire Phoenix Clan in the Holy Capital, Klein had already made the decision to live and die alongside Ophelia.

"But..." Rebecca still felt uneasy.

Leon advised, "Dan’er and Wendy will be safer following Ophelia than they would be in the Golden Dragon Clan."

Hearing her mate say this, Rebecca could only compromise and agree.

"Ophelia, if you need any help, just tell me. Your father will support you unconditionally," Leon said.

"There actually is something I need your help with, Father. I plan to bring three hundred males to the Holy Capital. We’ll need a lot of food along the way, so I might need you to provide some."

Although she had a lot of grain and meat stored in her System Space warehouse, she couldn’t just take it out so blatantly. They still needed to prepare food in the Fuzu Tribe beforehand; that way, when she secretly mixed in some from her space, no one would be suspicious.

"The clan has two hundred prey animals; you can take all of them. Over the next few days, I’ll have the tribesmen hunt for more."

"Alright, thank you, Father."

Having learned Ophelia’s intentions, Leon and Rebecca returned to the Golden Dragon Clan to prepare the supplies she needed.

Ophelia turned to Tyler. "Stay in the Fuzu Tribe and help me continue crafting bows and arrows. Klein and I will go to the Holy Capital."

"But Princess, I want to..." Tyler didn’t want to be separated from Ophelia.

"You don’t even have a good head on your shoulders. What could you possibly do if you tagged along?" Klein pointed out bluntly.

Tyler was a bit angry, but he also knew Klein was telling the truth. "Alright, I will prepare plenty of bows and arrows in the Fu Clan."

"Mhm, over the next couple of days, lead the tribesmen to hunt more prey," Ophelia replied. Since they were preparing for war, food was indispensable.

With weapons and provisions ready, only the issue of transportation remained. Ophelia bought a simple wooden cart from the System Space and handed it over to Lantai to study. The cart didn’t require much technical expertise. Lantai only studied it for an afternoon before grasping its underlying mechanics.

Two days later, Ophelia and Klein set off for the Holy Capital with seven hundred prey animals, one hundred wooden carts, and three hundred males.

Their vast and mighty procession alarmed the Clan Leaders of the nearby tribes.

Brown, the Young Clan Leader of the Bear Clan Tribe, watched Ophelia’s departing figure with a crestfallen expression. No matter how hard he tried, he still couldn’t catch up to Ophelia’s pace. With Ophelia leaving like this, he feared the distance between them would only grow wider.

After traveling for ten days, the group finally arrived at the borders of the Holy Capital.

Looking at the Holy Capital’s ten-meter-high city walls, Ophelia’s eyes darkened. She wasn’t in a hurry to make a move. Instead, she ordered the males to make camp and rest to recover their stamina. Meanwhile, she used a special method to contact Jiuying.

The moment Jiuying received the message, he went straight to Zerev.

"Young Master, Ophelia and the others have arrived."

For the past ten days, Zerev had been fraught with anxiety. Hearing that Ophelia had arrived, he immediately stood up to head out, but after taking only a few steps, he stopped in his tracks.

Jiuying was a bit puzzled. "Young Master, what’s wrong?"

"Father has definitely sent people to monitor me. I cannot go see Ophelia."

"Then what should we do now?"

Zerev pursed his lips. "We can only wait."

He would have to wait and see what Ophelia would do next.

On the other side, the Fire Phoenix Family Master also received news that a large number of males had gathered outside the Holy Capital.

"How many of them came?"

The Fire Phoenix male shook his head. "Family Master, it’s not just a few people. There are one or two hundred of them."

"One or two hundred? How could there be so many?" The Fire Phoenix Family Master was somewhat incredulous.

He had investigated the Fuzu Tribe and knew their total population was only around one or two hundred. He didn’t believe that Ophelia had brought the entire tribe with her to the Holy Capital this time.

"It’s true, but the beast species among them are very mixed. There are also auras of Dragon Beasts and Tiger Beasts."

The Fire Phoenix Family Master stroked his chin. It seemed they had allied with people from other tribes.

"Family Master, should we make our move?"

"Yes, do it. I refuse to believe that our Fire Phoenix Clan can’t take down these lowly beastmen."

"Wait a moment, Fire Phoenix Family Master." A male’s voice echoed from a distance, drawing closer.

The Fire Phoenix Family Master furrowed his brows slightly. "Kosa, what are you doing here?"

"Fire Phoenix Family Master, look at what this is."

Ever since learning that Kamo and the others had failed their mission, Kosa knew his own father had failed as well. Similarly, he could no longer return to the Snow Wolf Clan. That being the case, there was no need for him to keep the secret of the bows and arrows hidden anymore. Kosa presented the bow and arrow in his hand and explained the entire situation to the Fire Phoenix Family Master.

"Is this thing really that powerful?"

Kosa nodded. "Yes, Family Master. Back then, Kaka was severely injured precisely because he was shot by this thing."

"Family Master, I have a suggestion," Kosa said, his eyes darting around shiftily.

"Speak."

"Since Ophelia and the others are here, they must have made ample preparations in advance," Kosa said. "She has certainly brought a lot of these weapons, so I suggest we don’t attack right now."

"Don’t attack? Are you telling me to cower?" The Fire Phoenix Family Master glared at Kosa with icy, narrowed eyes.

"You misunderstand, Family Master. Ophelia and the others brought so many people this time; they definitely need food. All we have to do is wear them down until their food runs out. Taking them down will be easy then. When that time comes, we won’t even need to lift a finger. They’ll break out into infighting, and we can eliminate them without expending any effort."

The Fire Phoenix Family Master listened patiently until Kosa finished, finding it to be a good idea.

"Not bad. If this works out, I will let you join the Fire Phoenix Clan and become one of my tribesmen."