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The dragon is located near the Necropolis, but you can only reach that island through the Dungeon.
I eventually defeated the dragon; I tried various approaches, and the best one was to deploy 3 units: centaurs, cyclops, and goblins (all upgraded). This was the only option that resulted in no losses! I used reinforcement on 900 goblins, bringing their number to around 1300, if I'm not mistaken – wow, they deal a lot of damage with their boomerangs :smile20:! They inflicted the most damage!
The birds were also decent, but the dragon constantly cast ice spells on them. They couldn't withstand the ice and couldn't recover – resulting in losses.
The most important thing is not to approach the dragon :smile13:, but to attack it from a distance!
Naturally, after attacking the dragon with the chalice, I completed the quest for tears, but I didn't even need them; my Sandor is following the path of blood. After defeating the dragon, I received a quest to talk to Elizabeth's mother.
I wonder if it's possible to collect all the bonuses in the form of upgrades, stones, artifacts, etc., while withstanding the ever-increasing onslaught of water elementals. I saved the game before talking to the harpies, just in case.
If I used to defeat water elementals in the open field, now I have to defend in a fort or city, and it's impossible to do it with minimal losses. I have to lose 10-15 centaurs or jaguars. There are about 7/40 units left on the map, but how can I defeat them if I only approach them, and then the guests arrive...
I still repelled Zhao's attack without losses, while in the city. He was level 19, and Sandor is already level 24, but nevertheless, damage was inflicted on my troops. I had to defend with 4 units: I placed 148 combat centaurs in the tower, 1064 goblin archers stand in the corner, I placed 781 furies behind the fence so they can fly in all directions, and 172 panther warriors stand near the gate on the side.
Since Zhao moves first, reinforcement doesn't help me in the first turn. I cast "General Weakness" and try to restore my troops as much as possible. The panthers only defend in the first turn! The rest recover by attacking the enemy – the centaurs shoot down the stream nymphs, and if they're lucky, other archers (depending on Sandor's equipment). I send the furies to the medusas, they recover, and the "Cleave" effect is triggered, i.e., then I send them immediately to the dragons and defeat them all 21! The goblins finish off a unit of 63 snow nymphs with a boomerang. Only the crawlers remain, and with their help, the jaguars recover with a general attack in the second turn.
Zhao really likes the ice ring or explosion spell, so don't place units close together! Good luck in battle :smile49:!
By the way, 39 cyclops sitting behind the city gate are not effective; they should only be used in melee combat and when there are no allies nearby. Their general attack, like that of panthers, is good :smile20:!
I still managed to complete the side quest to defeat 40 units of nagas on the island – I received a bonus to physical attack and defense, but not 2:2, but 3:1, i.e., I got more attack and less defense. Fortunately, there are even more than 40 units of nagas, so I have a choice. Now it's the 5th month, 1st week, 1st day – Kalindra, level 20, emerged from the lower whirlpool; she's standing in the water, and I guess she's waiting for me :smile43:.
I defeated her miraculously without losses, somewhere on the 8th try. Then Muako arrived, and I defeated him without losses on the first try.