"Alright, I'm back. Any drastic changes?" Jin questioned Moloch, who was already yawning.

"Compared to the defence of Pandapolis, this is absolute child's play. I have already cornered most of the possible entrances with the newly acquired Demons. Even send Princess Gapp and her Battalion of Wights into the fray. They are instrumental against the steampunk suits, especially the Soldiers of Sapphire. Ever since Qiu Yue demonstrated how effective ice magic is against the steam equipment, we have been utilising that to our advantage." Moloch explained as he gave Jin the overall battlefield report.

"Eh, but isn't it completely useless against rats that are partially infused with those steam tech, as they can detach their equipment and charge against us with melee weapons? According to the System, there is an overwhelming number of those." Jin stated the obvious.

"Duh. That just means our ice wielders have become their top priority while we take chances to disable their big guys if possible...and that is if they appear."

"So, they are already starting to adapt to our strategy Welp, at least if we can keep up the pressure against the rats. They will eventually have to send a large platoon of those armoured fellows out then we can use our heavy hitters to finish them all at once." Jin suggested, and Moloch told him that he was counting on Frost Echo and his Shaitan.

"That is assuming Shiva is not throwing her usual tantrums and will be willing to come out and play," Moloch recalled how much of a close call it was last time. "Also, the System had informed me that the significant magic signals at the top of the castle have disappeared. Welihelm and Olgret, the North and South Scholars respectively, have disappeared. According to Weslie and Gold assumption, they most likely have returned to the capital