With the loss of Dolores as a breakthrough point, the advance speed of the Ashen Legion immediately slowed down significantly, not as aggressive as before when they were following behind the Great Goblin Chieftain and crushing everything in their path.
And, after all, the "Claw of the Male Eagle" was the most elite force of the Rakman Kingdom. After undergoing several attacks, they gradually adapted to the brutal combat against monsters.
The soldiers loyal to the Duke, stimulated by the consecutive deaths of their comrades, had blood-red eyes and stubbornly held the basic defensive line with their flesh and blood, leading to a stalemate for the time being.
The front line see-sawed back and forth around strategic points.