1345 Battle of the Beas (2/2)

Little White spoke painfully about the trouble caused by caterpillars.

Zhang Zian listened to him and frowned again and again. He could imagine the picture he'd described, and he started getting goosebumps.

Even Vladimir, who stood on the opposite side...felt a chill down his spine upon hearing all this. He did not follow up and speak of horrible things.

Zhang Zian tightened his collar and sleeves and cautiously lifted his head to look up at the dense branches of the trees.

No wonder. After the dog food had been eaten, Little White had not let the stray dogs come here to drink water. As it said, it was really dangerous to drink water in the open ditch where the caterpillars floated.

But water was the source of life. He had already experienced this and acknowledged it deeply while in the deserts of Egypt. One could temporarily not drink for a while. However, over a long duration, no one could take that—humans, dogs, cats, or even birds.

Little White and the stray dogs were already being pushed to their limits—staying in landfills, where poorly-disciplined stray dogs might eat poisonous sausages. Moving to the artificial woods near the water source was their best choice for survival. However, here, they would be tortured by these abominable caterpillars, and that was a fate even worse than death.

”If we stay here, we die. If we don't, we die. We wait and die. When we die, will the country care?”

Little White said this with deep pain and raised his eyes. He stared coldly at Vladimir.

There was no hatred in his eyes. He was a beast full of the ambition to survive.

Zhang Zian instantly understood.

They could not stay, but they could not live. They were close to their wits' end. The only way to survive was to expel the stray cats and occupy the coastal city. This was a battle for survival. There was no way out. No matter how many casualties, if they won, at least they could survive. Even if they lost, they'd had nothing to begin with. They were bound to die.

The fearless Vladimir was taken aback by this look.

The stray dogs could push all the chips to the table. Even if they only had one dog left, they must also occupy Binhai. Were the stray cats willing to pay the same price?

They could do it once with all they had. Do it a second time, and sorrow would set in. Do it a third time, and they would be exhausted.

The most important thing was the momentum of the two armies. Even if the stray cats' combat ideology was very advanced, the stray dogs' need for survival was vastly superior to the stray cats'.

Vladimir had a wealth of experience with regards to struggle. He knew that facing an army that did not surrender, did not escape, and only knew death was the most terrible one to face. Even if they won, there would be heavy casualties.

Zhang Zian deeply felt the seriousness of the situation. Since Little White had showed his hand, he knew that there was no turning back on the matter. An attack from the stray dogs was imminent. Maybe today, maybe tomorrow—it was impossible to know when they would strike. In any case, they would not wait until the stray cats recovered from their injuries.

What was even more frightening was that he suddenly felt the killing intent from both sides. It slowly filled the atmosphere.

Since things had gotten to this point, both Little White and Vladimir were thinking of the same thing: Kill the king, and kill the army. If they destroyed the leader here, then the chance of winning would undoubtedly improve.

”Cough! Wait a minute! I want to say a few words.”

Zhang Zian dry-coughed a little and gathered the courage to get between the two. He steeled himself against the hostile look in their eyes.

”The world's bitterness all lies in these caterpillars! In fact, not only are stray dogs affected, but humans and stray cats have also been deeply troubled by them... As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is a friend, so then... Let's abandon all hostility for the time being and go against a common enemy. Shall we now form an alliance and fight against the caterpillars? What do you think?”