Chapter: Chapter 431
The sudden counterattack from the Bone Wing Tribe caught the Steel Spear Tribe’s army off guard. After being hammered a few times, this relatively well-disciplined army barely managed to stabilize the front line, preventing the Bone Wing Tribe from truly pushing them back.
However, this situation still made the once confident Tiger-man infinitely annoyed. He roared at the generals waiting by his side, cursing them as useless gluttons in his eyes.
“Charge, charge! Do not retreat!” he roared as if he had lost his mind.
He had expected to win with ease, but now he found himself at a disadvantage. If he lost, his bright future would vanish into thin air.
No, that absolutely wouldn’t do!
The Tiger-man, his mind clouded by greed, completely disregarded the current situation and forcibly issued an order to continue the attack.
“My lord, we should first stabilize our front line. The first charge did not achieve the intended results, and our soldiers’ morale…” a general tried to dissuade him.
“Get lost! Where is your courage and loyalty? Now is the time for you to be loyal to the great patriarch! Charge, do not retreat!!!” The Tiger-man interrupted the general directly, waving his fists like a madman, causing the generals present to frown.
Could such a leader truly lead them to victory?
Why would the great patriarch trust such a petty person?
With varying degrees of confusion and frustration, the generals accepted the order and went to rally their troops for another attack.
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“The Steel Spear Tribe’s combat power is indeed very strong, especially those very tall fellows. They must have drunk something before the battle, which significantly boosted their combat power.” Above everyone’s heads, Laetitia floated in the air, observing the battlefield, which had once again descended into chaos, with great interest.
Although it was a cloudless day, Laetitia casually cast an invisibility spell to conceal herself and Bai Ling’s figures. Their current position was akin to a VIP seat for this incredibly realistic war movie.
To observe the decision-making of both sides, Laetitia even mischievously released several elemental familiars, having them stealthily approach the leaders of both sides to eavesdrop and observe.
The Tiger-man’s furious performance was immediately witnessed by the two ladies.
Regarding the Tiger-man, Laetitia gave him only a two-word evaluation: “Clown.”
He was such a clown; his face clearly displayed the words: ‘I am the trash villain, come and kill me to get loot.’
Laetitia had initially worried that Linglong’s side might not hold out, but seeing the performance of the opposing leader, she was no longer concerned. Such a retro and low-intelligence clown villain, how could Linglong not defeat him? It was impossible, absolutely impossible. My Linglong is invincible under heaven, how could she lose to such a clown?
“Although he’s a clown, his soldiers are still very strong.” Miss Bai also agreed with Laetitia’s assessment of the Tiger-man. However, she still felt that Linglong’s side was a bit unstable, as the Steel Spear Tribe’s warriors were too powerful.
Especially those exceptionally tall warriors. As they advanced in small squads, ordinary beastmen could not stop them and could only be dealt with by those mysterious sorcerers who unleashed fire lines.
While others might not understand the nature of those fire lines, the two ladies standing here were well aware of it. That stuff was consumable, and every one used was one less. It was uncertain how many such items Linglong’s side had.
If these items ran out, and the Steel Spear Tribe still had such warriors, then the Bone Wing Tribe’s front line would truly be in danger.
“Hmph, crooked tricks. The remaining vitality of these warriors has been completely overdrawn. Even if they don’t die here, they will die successively within a few days after the battle ends.” Laetitia’s vision was sharp. She immediately saw why those warriors possessed such formidable combat power and could only describe this method of enhancing combat power as short-sighted.
To fight such a battle and sacrifice almost all of their elite warriors, the people of the Steel Spear Tribe were truly all great intellectuals.
On the Demon Clan’s side, any general who dared to do this would, regardless of whether they won or lost, have only one outcome: to be dragged out and beheaded.
Compared to short-term victory or defeat, the Demon Kings cared more about long-term benefits.
The behavior of the Steel Spear Tribe, which had essentially destroyed all their elite soldiers in one go, was something that people in the Demon Clan wouldn’t even dare to think of. Were there not safer potions with only slightly lower effects? Why use such potent stuff?
Oh, I almost forgot, the Beastmen tribe doesn’t seem to have the profession of alchemist, so they have no alchemical potions to use.
“Alas, the Beastmen tribe is truly no good. The quality of the potions they use is so poor.” Shaking her head, Laetitia sighed continuously, feeling indignant for the Beastmen tribe.
Look how miserable the Beastmen tribe is. Not to mention comparing them to the Demon Clan and humans, just comparing them to the Elves, the gap is huge.
The Elves are all handsome men and beautiful women, with only a very small number having somewhat peculiar appearances. Moreover, the Elves live in the great forest. Although they don’t have super-widespread cities like humans and demons, their living conditions are quite good.
Good environment, fresh air, and lush greenery, it is a living environment that everyone envies.
And the Beastmen tribe?
Not only are they at the bottom in terms of appearance, but their living conditions are also very poor, and their average intelligence is not great. The only thing they are good at is their strength, and they are almost universally able to fight.
But this is not a merit. Low-quality soldiers are truly just cannon fodder in this world.
“If I were to unleash a forbidden spell, all the beastmen here would die,” Laetitia said lightly. In her opinion, this intensely fought battle was a bit boring.
Perhaps it was because the battles she had witnessed before were almost all large-scale magic duels or various special effect bombardments. This kind of return to simplicity close-quarters combat could hardly evoke much reaction from her.
The only thing that could arouse her interest were the soldiers in the Bone Wing army holding exquisite crossbows. Those fire lines streaking across the sky were unleashed by them.
They were like snipers, waiting for their prey to reveal a flaw before pulling the trigger and sending the deadly flames into the enemy’s chest.
“Linglong’s flames are a bit peculiar. I’ll have to find an opportunity to have her research them for me later.”
In terms of lethality, Linglong’s flames were nothing to brag about. Laetitia’s flames at a very young age had such power, but the characteristics of these flames made Laetitia very interested.
They had strong spreadability. Once they came into contact with other objects, they would spread. For these beastmen who had little magic resistance, this was simply like the god of death.
Once they came into contact with even a spark, that unfortunate beastman would be burned to a charcoal in agony, oh no, directly burned to ashes.
“Once I figure out the principle of that kind of flame, my flame magic might be able to advance further.” Laetitia stroked her chin and murmured.
In fact, her flame magic already had a large number of variations available for use, but who would mind having one more cool-looking new skill in their skill library?
At any rate, Laetitia would not dislike it, but rather welcome it.
“Look there, isn’t that Linglong? She’s actually come to the front line?” While Laetitia was scheming, Bai Ling saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure on a few screens that Laetitia had allocated for broadcasting.
Familiar because she recognized the girl in the image: snow-white hair, a long dragon tail, undoubtedly our little dragon girl Linglong.
Unfamiliar because Linglong’s attire now was completely different from when she had met them before. If the previous Linglong was a very cultured young lady, then the current Linglong was a battle-hardened general.
She was wearing silver-white armor, which, under the sunlight, was like a large flashing light that continuously emitted blinding light in all directions. Placed on the battlefield, this appearance would undoubtedly be filled with absolute mockery.
Laetitia glanced at the screen and let out a tutting sound, “Even I didn’t dare to be as ostentatious as her back then. With this appearance, once she enters the battlefield, she’ll probably become a magnet for arrows. Anything that can reach her will all be directed at her.”
This equipment was truly too dazzling, clearly telling the enemy, ‘I am a big shot, come and fight me!’ In any situation, this would be considered a very dangerous move.
When Laetitia herself had personally quelled the rebellion, she only dared to stay within her exclusive carriage. Going onto the battlefield? She didn’t even dare to think about it!
What if her delicate body was injured?
Those rebels were nothing but worthless scum. She personally appeared on the battlefield just to go out for a stroll. Even in such a situation, Laetitia was so cautious, not allowing herself any risk of being attacked, which showed how timid a girl she was.
As for Linglong, Laetitia could only say that perhaps this was the nature of Dragon-born beastmen, bold and fearless of death.
Just like those dragons without brains, they all liked flashy things, unaware that such flashy things also attracted a lot of hatred.
“But Linglong’s strength, there aren’t many people on this battlefield who can threaten her, right?” Miss Bai didn’t feel that Linglong doing this was wrong. After all, Miss Bai herself was also a special effect warrior, and she was extremely eye-catching when fighting.
Those special effect bombardments were much more eye-catching than Linglong’s shiny armor.
“That’s hard to say. Look here,” Bai Ling pointed at a few strong beastmen on another screen, “The Steel Spear Tribe’s most elite warrior squad hasn’t entered the field yet. These warriors’ conditions are also not normal; they might have entered the overdrawn state like those beastmen before.”
The beastmen on the screen were panting heavily, their eyes bloodshot, and their physiques were even more imposing than those three-meter-tall beastmen from before.
From appearance alone, it could be seen that these beastmen warriors were definitely more formidable than the previous ones.
“It’s hard to ascertain the specific combat power of these fellows here. Anyway, I think if these beastmen swarm Linglong, she might not be able to hold on.” Laetitia made her judgment.
After all, Linglong was still a growing dragon-born beastman girl. She was very strong, much stronger than her peers, but the imposing warriors in the Steel Spear army were all seasoned veterans. In terms of experience, they had far more than Linglong.
And now these beastmen warriors had overdrawn their bodies to gain even more powerful combat strength. If Linglong were to be surrounded and attacked, this dragon-human girl would likely not fare well.
As for why Linglong would be surrounded and attacked… just look at Linglong’s armor. Wasn’t this directly maximizing the mockery level?
“I suspect it would be much safer for her to take off this armor instead of wearing it. This armor doesn’t seem to have any defensive capabilities whatsoever,” the Demon King Miss spared no face for Linglong’s equipment. “Also, what is that weapon? A spear? Don’t you know that spearmen are often unlucky?”
“That’s superstition, isn’t it?” Miss Bai couldn’t help but interrupt.
“Superstition is also very important during battle, okay? No, I have to go remind her.” Laetitia snapped her fingers and controlled her elemental familiar to approach Linglong.
The suddenly approaching elemental familiar greatly startled Linglong’s guards. Who wouldn’t be startled by this greenish bird-like monster suddenly descending from the sky?
“Protect the divine maiden!” upon discovering that the monster’s target was Linglong, someone immediately shouted.
However, these beastmen, who had no ranged attack methods, were quite powerless against flying targets. They could only surround Linglong tightly with their shields, waiting for the monster’s next move.
But to their surprise, this monster seemed to have no ill intentions. Upon seeing their actions, the monster let out clear giggles.
It flapped its wings, hovering about three to four meters off the ground, and spoke in a pleasant girl’s voice to the nervous beastmen: “Linglong, won’t you come out and see me?”
“What are you?” Hearing Linglong’s name uttered by this monster, the captain of the guard subconsciously retorted.
This monster knows the divine maiden, is it not an enemy? He thought to himself.
Subsequently, his guess was confirmed. Linglong’s voice came from behind them: “I didn’t expect you to meet me in this way.”
Waving her hand to signal the beastmen around her to back away, Linglong somewhat vexedly tidied her sparkling armor and replied in a helplessly voice.
“Hahaha, I just wanted to tease these little guys.” The monster replied with a smile. “The Great God is very concerned about this battle, so you must perform well.”
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