Cat Princess and Human Knight

The snow leopard rider galloped directly down the cliff. Skilled in long-distance raids, the snow leopard rider moved as if on flat ground on the near-vertical cliff, carrying the cat rider as they charged down into the enemy ranks.

The sharp blade traced an arc with the hilt as its center of gravity, the forward thrust turning into a backward drag, piercing and slicing through the crazed enemy cat before being smoothly withdrawn.

Despite the enemy cat's gigantic body and brute strength, it could not stop the agile snow leopard rider, leaving a trail of blood wherever it went.

With just one charge, the Snow Leopard Rider crushed the enemy cats and drove them out of the valley.

Rasin approached Durotan and smiled.

"Old friend, you look really disheveled."

Durotan ignored his old friend's teasing and went straight to the point.

"Racin, what are you doing here?"

Rasin pointed to the snow leopard riders passing by and said.

"The Count of Don has led the entire regiment south, with my light cavalry unit as the vanguard."

Durotan is unbelievable.

"How is it possible that the commander of the Northern Iceborn Knights personally led a team south?"

Rasin said solemnly.

"The Grand Patriarch conveyed the divine message of the Earth Mother to Her Majesty the Queen, who ordered the Don River branch commander of the Northern Ice Scar Knights to march south and vanquish evil!"

"Durotan, what is the origin of these cats that attacked your clan?"

Durotan's mind was still in turmoil, and he didn't pay any attention to Rasin's follow-up questions; his attention was completely drawn to what Rasin had said earlier.

Has the Earth Mother issued a divine decree to the frozen snowfields? It seems that not only Drek'Thar received instructions from the Earth Mother, but the Earth Mother appears to be very angry, and the consequences seem quite severe.

The Northern Ice Knights of the Frozen Throne in the north have already arrived, so what about the Silver Cross Knights of the Wheat Wave Court in the south? How far away are they from launching their campaign?

"Rasin said."

"Hey, Durotan, I'm asking you a question!"

Durotan snapped out of his daze and nodded.

"Sorry, I was daydreaming."

These enemy cats are traitors who have sided with the Great Chieftain; they are all war cats from the Bone Eater Clan.

"The Bone-Eating Clan? The clan with the fetish for eating cats?"

"Yes, it's these beasts. If they hadn't sided with the Great Chief, they would have been killed long ago."

Rasin nodded, a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes, and said.

"Understood, then kill them all."

Rasin rallied the snow leopard riders to gather and begin hunting down the fleeing enemy cats.

Seeing him walk away, Drek'Thar, who was behind Durotan, stepped forward worriedly and whispered.

"Durotan, it's easy to invite a cat but hard to send it away. The Knights of the Northern Iceborn have marched south, and you..."

Durotan shook his head, remaining silent.

As is widely known, the Frostfang Clan chieftain's lineage belongs to the King of the Frozen Wasteland, and he is the illegitimate son of the Frostwhisper royal family on the Frozen Throne.

The main reason why Durotan is feared by the nomadic cats is because of his bloodline.

No matter how Durotan portrays himself as a pure-blooded clan cat, in the eyes of other clans he is a pawn coveting the boundless plateau from the frozen tundra, a true noble.

For many years, the Frostwhisper royal family has wanted to move south and occupy warmer places.

The King of Starfall Plains, the Golden Ear Royal Family of the Wheat Wave Court, always remained extremely vigilant about the frozen snowfields.

The 100,000 nomadic cats posed no threat to the Golden Harvest royal family; a bunch of stinking beggars harassing the border and stealing some food every year could not shake the foundation of their rule.

However, if the Frostwhisper royal family's direct knightly order were to send troops south, it would definitely provoke the sensitive nerves of the Golden Harvest royal family.

In a sense, this group of nomadic cats, neglected by their parents and unloved, on the boundless plateau has always served as a buffer zone between the two royal families.

The two royal families tested each other frequently, but both sides maintained strategic focus and upheld a seemingly fragile yet consistently stable balance.

But this time, the Dark God personally intervened in the secular war, bewitching the nomadic cats.

The Earth Mother Goddess was furious about this, and a divine decree clearly instructed the Frostwhisper royal family to march south and exterminate the evil. The queen on the frozen throne must have been overjoyed.

The gods don't care about worldly power struggles; the Earth Mother Goddess only wants to ruthlessly sever the claws extended by the Dark God and teach him a lesson.

However, this war, in which the gods were involved, disrupted the balance of secular politics and gave the Frostwhisper royal family the perfect excuse to march south.

The Frozen Throne immediately deployed its direct subordinate Northern Ice Scar Knights, with light cavalry galloping ahead and Earl Riverton bringing up the rear.

Why would a whole squadron of snow leopard riders need such a large force to fight a pack of nomadic cats?

The Snow Leopard Riders have arrived, their influence is firmly established on the boundless plateau, how can they just withdraw again?

The royal court of Mailang in the south will not let this go; it will inevitably retaliate.

Now that the Earth Mother Goddess has issued an oracle, it is only natural for the Northern Ice Scar Knights to march south on divine command, and the Golden Harvest Royal Family can only accept it reluctantly.

But what happens after the war?

With the north gaining influence, the south will inevitably follow suit.

The old balance has been broken, and until a new balance is achieved, Durotan, the bastard descendant of the Frostwhisper royal family, will have an even harder time in the future.

Drek'Thar looked at Durotan with concern, but Durotan seemed relieved and said calmly.

"What's coming will come eventually, there's no use thinking about it, let's just get through this first."

If the Frostwhisper royal family wants to get involved, they have to protect our Frostfang clan first and support me, their own cat. The Queen sent Racine, who is on good terms with me, as the vanguard, probably with the same intention.

I was initially worried about how to safely retrieve and preserve the 100,000 tons of grain that my human friends had given me.

With Racine here, things will be much easier.

I'm preparing to give the Northern Icemark Knights two tons of grain as military rations. When the Earl of Don arrives, he'll have to accept my favor and help me guard the surplus grain, and also help them win over the hearts of the nomadic cats.

The Earth Mother Goddess has issued a divine decree: the nomadic cats will surely be defeated in this battle, and these eight tons of grain may become the life-saving food for many clans.

"We need to carefully consider how to allocate resources and which clans to help through this crisis. We can't let this war completely destroy the nomadic cat population."

Drexel sighed.

"After this war, countless clans of the nomadic cats will disappear into the wilderness."

However, the White Disaster is getting worse every year, and it will inevitably cause great chaos sooner or later. The current turmoil, with the blame placed on the Dark God, may not necessarily be a bad thing.

At least for now, the nomadic cats can be considered victims of the Dark God's deception.

The Earth Mother Goddess's decree has been issued; the Seven-Tailed Council can no longer pretend to be ignorant. This mess must be taken care of.

With some careful maneuvering, perhaps the nomadic cat population can find a way out, at least they won't have to endure the White Disaster year after year, which is a dead end sooner or later.

Durotan sighed.

"You're thinking too far ahead. Let's focus on the present. May Mother Earth have mercy on the nomadic cats and help them overcome this crisis and be reborn."