[Bonus chapter] It's Not A Coincidence
At first a couple of hours, the forces up front tried to crush their ways to the towns and cities. The plan Hilary and Isabella put was simple: push with everything they got, force their way inside the towns and cities, secure the emblems and castles there, before securing the big five portals in each place.
They planned to use the boost effect of all emblems and castles to secure these towns and cities. But they underestimated their foes.
The enemy didn't need to use any boost from any emblem or castle. They just kept pouring more monsters and races out of the big number of portals around each town and city.
This made the attempt of breaking through fail! My forces suffered big losses until the two girls finally succumbed to my plan.
[Go directly for the portals, crush them first and clear the battlefield later] This was my simple and yet effective tactic.
This didn't save the losses or even cut it short. But it brought out good results just a few hours later.