A group of people walked along the mountain path, and among the attendants, aside from those with specific duties who weren't combat personnel, only Ladon was absent.
Even though Ladon hadn't undergone elite transformation and, as a demon dragon, had basic attributes far surpassing the other attendants, it proved to be of little use in this war; its massive body was practically a living target for enemy artillery.
"Who goes there?"
"Stop, password!"
Before the mountain pass, guards with rifles cautiously scrutinized the approaching figures. Most of them had the wolf race's double ears, with varying fur colors, but some barely exhibited wolf race traits, apart from a tuft of gray hair on the tip of their ears.
Cherina stepped forward, pointed to her own ears, and said, "I'm one of us, but I don't know the password."
The guards glanced at each other and whispered among themselves: "What a beautiful maiden, her fur color indeed resembles ours, but I've never seen her before!"
