A Centaur commander spoke in a deep voice from behind.
"Lord Kani, has our god really decided to send the royal guard to the Main Plane this time? If we perform well this time, is there a chance..."
"Naturally. Who wouldn't want to slice up the juicy piece that is the Main Plane? Once we conquer the Long Thorn Mountain Range, we'll surely have a slot..."
As they chatted, they led the army slowly into the valley.
The scouts remained vigilant atop the valley, everything was safe.
Except there seemed to be more dead trees.
But trying to use a fire attack was impossible; they were still far away, and those trees were scattered and not too many.
The Centaur army did not suspect a thing, surging into the valley like a tide.
Their 200,000 strong force formed a wave, with the valley's terrain being narrow and long, forcing the formation into a thin line with several kilometers between the vanguard and the rear.
Every step the Giant Battle Beast took made the ground tremble.
