WHOOSH!
The gale cut like a knife as it howled past the massive black walls of Fortress Mountain City. Inside, stone towers dotted the landscape, interspersed with rows of concrete buildings rising from the ground.
At this very moment, in the exact center of Mountain City, a gray-black stone building loomed, standing three to five stories tall. It appeared to be built from sturdy black stone blocks layered with gray concrete. Every floor featured a standalone circular platform extending outward, resembling open-air staircases.
Several armored vehicles were parked around the stone tower. Dozens of warlord soldiers in army-green camouflage, armed with live ammunition, patrolled the area. Some stood watch on the rooftop terrace, while others guarded the main hall entrance at the bottom.
"Why do you think the Alliance Country is suddenly being so nice and trying to win us over?" one soldier muttered. "Usually, they can't wait to wipe us out completely."
