The Cat Kingdom’s Rising Star: Beneath the Throne

The Warring States descend into chaos, the sounds of slaughter rising as five clans vie for supremacy and blood spills for miles. General Jun Momo of the Cat Kingdom crawls out of a mountain of corpses and leads the Twilight Chill Legion to defend Yuru Pass! But a secret decree from the capital arrives without warning, sending him south with Jiao Xinmao to reinforce the front. At Chuanping City, they set a fire trap and burn the Dog army until its soldiers wail for their mothers and fathers. But at Canglang Pass, they are attacked from both front and rear. Kuidou Mao dies standing firm, while Xuanjia Mao bleeds out at the city gate! Rike Shu of the Rat Kingdom uses a flying wing to seek reinforcements from the Dog Kingdom, only to be ambushed by the Shadow Claw Guards. After narrowly escaping with his life, he faces suspicion from the Rat King, who wants to wager the lives of three generals to make the Cat army retreat. Xiaotian Gou of the Dog Kingdom loses five cities in the west. Ironclaw Lang of the Wolf clan builds towers of skulls to strike fear into his enemies. He conscripts his entire kingdom and cries out for revenge, but traitors collude with the enemy within, while refugees rise up in rebellion beyond the borders. The Wolf clan’s iron hooves smash through the Dog Kingdom’s defenses, its bloodthirsty fangs closing in on the Central Plains. After the Bear clan splits into three, its factions turn on one another. Black Bear and Savage Bear attack Yuru Pass, while Brown Bear waits to profit and eyes the fertile lands. Zezei Mao sets a chain of schemes to turn the Bear clan against itself. Baobao Mao hacks a bloody path forward with his axe. Yingxue Mao freezes the enemy ranks with an icy palm. But the Rat Kingdom has already infiltrated the Cat Kingdom’s military high command! Who can break this deadlock between the five clans? Will Jun Momo, fighting through his wounds, shatter the Wolf-Dog alliance, or will Rike Shu turn the tables and seize power? In this chaotic age, only blood and iron can write the final chapter of supremacy.