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Two days later.
Across the vast snowy plain, an eagle with spread wings flew across the sky. Its sharp eyes locked onto the ground below in search of prey. Yet, reflected in its eyes were not delicious wild rabbits and foxes.
Instead, it saw two armies confronting each other, seemingly about to start a fierce battle at any second. However, to the eagle, it was nothing unusual. The two armies had always been there on the snow-capped mountains, enduring hunger and freezing without ever starting the battle.
Lady Luwei exhaled a breath of white mist and said to the Church Alliance Army's negotiator, "Unless the Monster Witch is resurrected, we will not retreat."
"Lady Luwei, we simply do not wish to lose troops," the negotiator said earnestly, "If you do not withdraw, we will have to consider annihilating you along with the monsters."
"Then let the war begin," Lady Luwei said concisely, "It's merely a matter of accelerating the inevitable war for world domination."