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Only the Lord of Tianyuan City, who had only recently arrived at the Battle Zone and was not so clear about the state of the war, noticed something was amiss at a glance.

"The Gemstone Grand Duke is not in his full form!"

Based on just a few scant clues, the Lord of Tianyuan City deduced the truth and adopted the most decisive and efficient way to break the situation.

What a Lord he is, possessing both great power and great wisdom!

Indeed, he is the man who was able to lead a War Zone back from the brink and was acclaimed for creating a miracle!

Lord Shepherd was not aware that in the hearts of people, he was already such an outstanding man. Seeing that many were looking over, he thought the timing was almost right and thus began to speak.

He did not state the conclusion, but instead asked in return,

"Gentlemen Generals, what do you think—even if we cannot defeat the Gemstone Grand Duke, can he break through our Great War Zone with just such a projection incarnation?"

Unable to defeat—that was a high EQ way to phrase it.

What was the reality—that is, if the Lord of Tianyuan City had not made a move, in what direction would the situation have developed?

The generals began to ponder.

Simulating such a battle situation was not difficult.

"The Gemstone Grand Duke would bring great losses to our Battle Zone, but a mere projection incarnation of him could not break through. In fact, even if the Gemstone Grand Duke himself descended, our Dragon-man Battlefield would just barely manage to hold."

A High Duke was still not enough to break through the Core Fortress.

So, if they cannot break through the Battle Zone, what was the purpose of Dragon Sleep Valley's swift attack?

"Is it to weaken the strength of our Battle Zone?"

A certain veteran murmured, then as if thinking of something else, "No, that's not right. If it's just to weaken the Battle Zone's strength, then ultimately, Dragon Sleep Valley's fundamental goal would still be to break through the Battle Zone. Why would they go to such lengths?"

"Then if... if Dragon Sleep Valley's goal isn't to break through our Dragon Man Great War Zone?!"

When this thought was voiced, the veteran was suddenly startled.

Like waking from a nightmare, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

But the more he reasoned, the closer he felt he was to the truth—Dragon Sleep Valley probably had a different goal!

"If Dragon Sleep Valley isn't planning to break through our Battle Zone, their attack this time is just to weaken us and cause the influence range of the Battle Zone to shrink."

If they lost the outer defensive lines, for a long time in the future, they would be forced into defense, without even the opportunity to counterattack.

Naturally, they would also lose the ability to enter the Red Mist Land to gather intelligence.

"The target of Dragon Sleep Valley is to sever our reconnaissance capabilities?!"

The veteran became more and more convinced as he spoke.

It was indeed just a guess, but it fit the current situation even better.

At that moment, another veteran seemed to recall something, "A month ago, one of our elite scouting teams was wiped out in area D26 after encountering a powerful enemy. We originally thought that the scouting team had stumbled upon the main force of Dragon Sleep Valley while they were gathering, and that was the cause of their demise. But it also led us to the discovery of Dragon Sleep Valley's plans to attack."

"But now, it seems that what the scouting team stumbled upon may not have been an offensive plan, but rather a deeper plot by Dragon Sleep Valley! Dragon Sleep Valley doesn't want us to discover something!"

"Whether it's a feigned full-scale assault or forcing us to contract our defensive lines, it's all to cover up an even deeper secret of theirs!"

Having said this, the veteran, along with several other generals, all looked towards the Lord of Tianyuan City.

The Lord of Tianyuan City was the first person to see through Dragon Sleep Valley's schemes.

They really wanted to know how much plausibility the Lord would assign to such a bold conjecture.

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If it weren't for the ongoing serious meeting, a meeting that pertained to the life and death of the Great War Zone, Mu Yuan could hardly resist the urge to applaud.

"These are the veteran generals who deal with the Monster Overlord year-round? Truly formidable!"

"The area where the Elite Pioneer Squad was ambushed a month ago, could it be, is one of the prophesied Corruption Pillars mentioned in the prophecy? And it's not far from the Dragon Man Battle Zone?"

Careful consideration made it seem quite reasonable.

If not for the enemy's arrangement being in that region, why would they choose to feint there?

This gave him the first coordinates of a corruption node. With these coordinates as an anchor point, deducing the locations of other nodes wouldn't be so difficult.

Mu Yuan also sighed in relief.

The analysis and judgment of the generals allowed him to save many words.

The conclusions he arrived at couldn't compare to those the generals analyzed themselves. Even though a few generals at the scene were skeptical about this speculation, the majority were in agreement.

Mu Yuan said, "Clearly, Dragon Sleep Valley has a much larger plan, far more than simply annihilating a single Dragon Man Battle Zone. To understand the designs of Dragon Sleep Valley, all we can do is to delve deeper into Red Mist Land."

"This is the only choice, and we don't have much time left."

"The generals here should be aware, if Dragon Sleep Valley can use the conquest of a Great War Zone as bait for their plans, then how many battle zones, territories, and Great Domains will this scheme affect once it erupts?"

The powers bordering Dragon Sleep Valley's territory are certainly not limited to the Dragonman Alliance.

Among those present are world powers that have battle zones facing Dragon Sleep Valley head-on.

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That day.

The latest intelligence regarding the grand scheme of Dragon Sleep Valley was transmitted to the headquarters of various nations and powers.

Information personally witnessed and analyzed by World-class strongmen had considerable reliability.

Of course, the workings of nations and great powers, these enormous machines, could not rely on a single speculative piece of intelligence, nor could they make decisions on the whim of some bigwig alone.

The method of verification by the powers was quite simple.

— Probing.

Testing the strength of Dragon Sleep Valley through various frontline battle zones.

"By doing so, even if Dragon Sleep Valley becomes wary, it will still tie up a large portion of their forces."

"However, Dragon Sleep Valley has numerous strongmen, with power unspeakably terrifying. Within Red Mist Land, the presence of High Hunting Dukes has no restrictions; by then, we'll not only potentially encounter the Gemstone Grand Duke and Golden Wing Duke but also meet more, even more frightening existences."

He intended to rely on the strength of nations and powers to share the pressure of Dragon Sleep Valley.

But he wouldn't just rely on external forces.

He hoped, more than anything... what he could rely on was always the direct lineage strongmen at his own command.

"Actions of various nations will take some time."

"Now that it has come to this, let's advance in the Law Realm a bit first."

Mu Yuan murmured to himself.

He hadn't been out of the Mysterious Land long before he got wind of the situation in the Dragon-man Battlefield and hastened to make his way over.

His breakthrough to the Law Realm wasn't difficult, but it did require a process, giving some face to what people call the 'Heavenly Chasm', a bottleneck.

That night.

Mu Yuan stepped out and passed through the Starry Sky Gate back to his own territory.

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