CHAPTER 363: THE LONG AWAITED REINFORCEMENTS ARE CATS AND DOGS? (1/2)

After our previous discussion, my horizons had expanded significantly. Unfortunately, after another round of mulling, I realised that her suggestion wasn’t workable either.

After all, if the Warhorses didn’t need a fixed habitat, then even if I surrounded their main base, they could just run away again! It wasn’t like my golems could stop all of them, and if I sent them after the escapees, there was no way they would ever catch up.

Just as I started brooding again, Mo Na came flying over with Cinderel in tow. Behind them, there were the two Hellhounds who I had tasked with tallying the aftermath, Sinmosa and Sasani.

“Other than some of the golems experiencing some chips in their outer exoskeletons, there were no casualties amongst the golems.” Sinmosa started reporting. “We killed a total of 47 Warhorses and captured 67 live ones. They are all injured, some more than others.” Finally, she got to the biggest question at hand. “So what should we do with the captives?”

“The captives, huh…”

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‘Should I use them as hostages to force a Nightmare Steed Horn out of those Nightmare Steeds? 67 Warhorses isn’t a small number, after all. But that would be pretty despicable of me… Am I really going to be a person that I despise just to achieve my goals?’

‘But if I don’t do it, what happens to the human realm? Lucifer’s clone did say that he wanted to launch an invasion of the human realm, and my end goal is to gather enough strength to be able to protect myself. As for which side of the fence to be on, that’s a question for later.’

‘So am I really going to give up on this golden opportunity just for some so-called principles?’

‘Blast it…I just can’t do it… and thinking back on it, there should be a better way of communicating what I really want to those Warhorses, one that better served my interests. At the end of the day, my goal is not only to get that horn, but also to get their whole clan to serve me. With an upcoming apocalyptic battle to prepare for, every bit of help counts. As long as there’s a chance, I shouldn’t give up on the opportunity for an amicable solution.’

‘I should just let these horses go; they can be proof of my goodwill, even though relations are already tense right now. Well, as long as I show enough sincerity and strength to back it up, I should have a good chance of recruiting these horses.’

‘So now the question is how am I going to force them into a corner? They are rather adept at running. Hmmm… Bah. I’ll just let the horses go first, subjugating their clan can come later.’

“About those captives… let them go.”

“Let them go?” Sinmosa was stunned. “Are you sure?”

As for the fact that Jeerah and I had barely just met… the details really didn’t matter!