Chapter 785 - The Great Battle Before Us (1/2)

Chapter 785 - The Great Battle Before Us

The Sea Demon King Han Lin was the Ninth King of the Hybrid Demons?

I was startled. The Hybrid Demon King list had not yet been completely revealed. They could only be recorded as they appeared. However, I would never have imagined that the ninth Demon King would actually be the Sea Demon King. This only made my heart sink. Han Lin was now leading his tribe against the human empire. This meant that it was a planned attack by the Hybrid Demon Territory. Furthermore, since Luo Lin and Han Lin had come together, this meant that they had the confidence to win against the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the armies of Tian Ling City.

I looked at the distant Royal Army formation and began to feel unsettled.

“Just what are these Sea Walrus Cavalry?” Owen asked in frustration.

Theodore said, “Second brother, the Sea Walrus Cavalry are very gentle creatures. They have both gills and lungs, which allows them to survive on both land and sea. They ordinarily do not attack humans. However, once they have been tamed by the Sea Demons, they turn into extremely terrifying mounts. Their charging power is extremely strong. I’m afraid that our defense line won’t be able to hold out for long. Father, you must make a decision.”

King Rob furrowed his brow in silence.

Pearl stood up and spoke, “Move the crossbow carts and aim them at the beach. Once a single Sea Walrus Cavalry steps foot onto the beach, they are to be immediately shot down. No matter what the cost, we must kill as many as we can. We cannot sit idly and wait!”

Not far from us, the Berserk Thunder Commander Les lowered his voice and said, “Your Majesty, there’s actually another way, that isn’t really considered a way. I don’t know if it is appropriate to say or not.”

King Rob boldly replied, “General Les, please continue!”

General Les took a deep breath and said, “While the Sea Walrus Calvary can survive on land, they habitually spend more time in the water. If you are going to go against them, how about we retreat five kilometers? We’ll fight the battle in the Fierce Wind Forest. If we fight the Sea Demons in the brush and forest, they won’t have the upper hand. In the forestry, their battle power will be much weaker than our cavalry.”

The deputy commander of the Flame Axe Army, Locke, also nodded, “I agree with General Les’ strategy. If we make this retreat and then play to our advantage during the battle, we’ll be able to completely destroy those dishonorable Sea Demons!”

The old king appeared to be caught in a difficult choice and asked, “Princes, what do you think?”

Theodore then said, “Actually… General Les’ suggestion isn’t without reason. It’s true, we canuse our advantage on land to deal a severe blow to the Sea Demon army. That way, the empire won’t suffer as many losses. This will demonstrate Father’s benevolence!”

The Marquis’ scoffed as his arm continued to bleed.

The old king immediately noticed, “Marquis, did you have something you wanted to say?”

The Marquis stood up and said, “Your majesty, there was a time when we made a promise to not give up on a single inch of the empire’s territory. But now, you want us to give up five kilometers to the Sea Demons? Your Majesty, you should know that there are several villages all along the coast. The Pear Flower Fort holds a hundred thousand troops! If we live, all of them will be killed by the Sea Demon Tribe!”

Theodore coldly laughed, “We can send out troops to protect the civilians as they retreat and then send a messenger to order the Pear Flower Fort to retreat. That is all well within the time frame that we have.”

The Marquis was anxious and said, “Your Majesty, when the empire was first founded, we first drew our territory along the Sea of No Return. We absolutely cannot desert our founder’s land and give it to the Sea Demons and Hybrid Demons for nothing!”

A sliver of contempt appeared in Theodore’s eyes, “It looks like after he lost his hand, the Marquis can no longer maintain his heroic stance. Is it possible that you’ve lost your courage to battle Luo Lin and Han Lin?”

The Marquis didn’t respond. He knew that publicly contradicting Theodore was not a good thing for him. The old king’s body was slowly deteriorating. One day, when he left this earth, Theodore was likely to be his heir. Theodore would not give the Marquis an easy time if that were to happen.

King Rob stood up with the Ruler’s Sword in hand, “Seeing as nobody is opposed to it, then we will retreat five kilometers and then meet the enemy head on, isn’t that right?”

I pursed my lips and shrugged.

“General Li Xiao Yao, do you have something to say?” King Rob looked over at me.

I looked up at the king and said, “Your Majesty, I am also opposed to pushing back our frontlines.”

“Why’s that?” The old king was puzzled.

Theodore let out another cold laugh, “I believe it’s the same reason as the Marquis’, and his courage has been shot by the Hybrid Demons? What Royal Army Commander, in the end you’re all just gutless wimps!”