The Thick Earth Alliance, on the other hand, relied on having the largest territory in White Mountain, as well as the complete defensive system designed for them by Fire Arts when the Spirit Wood Alliance came south to reinforce them last time. This allowed them to lock the two sword sects in a drawn-out war of attrition. Their results were far better than the Pill Alliance's, and their territory had never been completely overrun. Of course, their intrinsic strength was already greater than the Pill Alliance's, and the two sword sects simply weren't as strong as the combined Spirit Wood Li Fire forces.
Now, these four powers had amassed nearly twenty thousand troops in military formations here, giving the appearance of a fight to the death.
Of course, this was likely just a ploy by the Thick Earth Alliance. In previous years, every time they put on such a display, they would retreat without the slightest hesitation when the time came.
