The call for reinforcements was naturally sent out when Lirui was at the city gates, and upon receiving the message, the Western Kingdom's frontline command promptly ordered a retreat.
They knew well what kind of power they'd mobilized to blockade that Mist Demon.
If even those surrounding forces were defeated, the main camp's garrison was unlikely to hold.
The root of all this lay in underestimating that person's strength.
But regardless, since the worst-case scenario beyond the plan had already happened, they had to respond.
Evidently, from the moment Lirui breached the city, the Western Kingdom was destined not to gain the upper hand in this war.
For them, the best outcome was to maintain the status quo, without dreaming of pushing the Dragon Country's defenses back to the depths of East Wangze State; retaining their original territorial range was good enough.
After all, within these encircled areas, there were many hidden spoils yet to be unearthed.
