Chapter 574: The Army Taking Shape (1/2)

“Charge!”

“Don’t run! You’re my mount!”

A quiet swamp area full of aquatic plants was suddenly filled with the sound of countless footsteps and shouts.

Two Mud Dolls overflowing with mud ran away in panic. However, they soon gave up resistance and crouched down on the ground.

That was because over fifty demihumans riding on monsters charged towards them from all directions. Even more incomprehensible were the countless demihumans not riding on monsters that were running even faster and shouting excitedly.

“I caught them first!”

“Nonsense, I did!”

“I know how to make them listen to me!”

“Same!”

Soon, the swamp area became a noisy stage.

The dozens of demihumans who got to the two Mud Dolls first each grabbed a part of the monster and engaged in a heated debate.

Ayrin was elated as he watched the spectacle and told the others next to him, “Another two decent monsters added. This army is becoming proper!”

A peculiar leader...... A peculiar army......

Rinloran, Chris and the others kept thinking of those lines in their minds.

The peculiar demihumans had already learned to use monsters to chase after monsters.

From experience, Ayrin’s group learned they didn’t need to care about the arguing demihumans. They would soon enter a rowdy brawl and quickly settle amongst themselves to decide on the riders of the two monsters.

In any case, when so many demihumans charged alongside those monster mounts, it really did look like a grand spectacle.

“Leader! Leader!”

One demihuman squeezed through the crowd to reach in front of Ayrin’s group.

This demihuman looked old and weak. His horse face was greatly distorted. He clearly joined the fight for the two Mud Dolls. It was clear to see he fell behind due to a difference in power and speed compared to the younger demihumans as he was panting heavily.

“What?” Ayrin looked at the old demihuman, unsure what he was up to.

“Leader, if I can provide a useful suggestion, can you reward me with a monster and let me become a Monster Knight or Platoon General?” The demihuman quickly asked with flattery.

“Will it help make the army stronger?” Ayrin opened his eyes wide, “If so, of course you can!”

The horse demihuman immediately suggested, “Leader, I suggest that all the Monster Knights should be equipped with saddle crossbows. Also, all of us should get javelins.”

“Saddle crossbows? Javelins? What are those?” Ayrin scratched his head.

“This is our demihuman army’s tradition!”

The horse demihuman proudly explained, “During the Era of the War with Dragons, saddle crossbows and javelins were the standard equipment of the official demihuman army. Near the end of the war, we rode onStone-skinned Earth Dragons at the frontline. Each one of them had a saddle crossbow and pulled a chariot that contained a large number of Demon Hunting Javelins. Leader, since the ancient war to present, if our demihuman army encountered a powerful Corps, we didn’t dare to charge ahead voluntarily. However, using the saddle crossbow and throwing javelins from the backline is our forte! Leader, using such methods, our demihuman army once achieved glorious results in the Era of the War with Dragons. We even exterminated a middle-sized Corps once!”

These peculiar demihumans do know their own shortcomings!

Rinloran and the others became speechless after hearing the horse demihuman.

“When I force the demihumans to fight, they do seem cowardly...... Hiding behind the monsters and throwing javelins sound like a better choice.” Ayrin’s eyes sparkled. He asked excitedly, “What does the saddle crossbow look like, and what about the Demon Hunting Javelin? Why don’t you have them?”

“The saddle crossbow is a winding clockwork type heavy crossbow, with an effective range of about three hundred meters. The bolts can pierce the defensive arcane skills of four-gate arcane masters and below. Although us demihumans don’t dare to fight head on against powerful arcane masters, we have plenty of physical strength and we don’t slack off! We can keep spinning the winder and shoot the crossbows!”

The horse demihuman did not feel ashamed at all and seemed rather proud instead, “The Demon Hunting Javelin is a javelin that can accumulate a scarce amount of arcane energy itself. It can be thrown further and gain a better piercing power. Leader, the reason we don’t have them is because we lack the blueprints and crafters. However, there are many crossbow turrets similar to the saddle crossbow in many bunkers within the Fearotz Stronghold. We can dismantle those and use them. As for the Demon Hunting Javelin, if there isn’t any with the special material, normal javelins will also do. Because our demihuman army still has a large size, but the size of a normal Corps can no longer compare to the Corps during the Era of the War with Dragons.”

“There are crossbow turrets similar to the saddle crossbow inside the Fearotz Stronghold?”

“Yeah! There are almost twenty thousand demihumans here...... But the large Corps outside are only about a few thousand strong. These demihumans have great physical strength but can’t make use of it in a normal fight. However, if they all throw javelins, that should be an impressive sight!”