Vol 5 Chapter 30.3 (1/2)

Chapter 30 – Ma.s.sacring Sonic Blade (III)

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Sura walked up to Ye Yin Zhu. Lightly patting his shoulder, he asked with deep concern, “Are you alright?”

Ye Yin Zhu forced a smile and nodded, saying, “We need to leave quickly. As it turns out, this ma.s.sacre is a rather painful affair.”

Sura sighed lightly. “In order to protect yourself, sometimes killing people is unavoidable. You will become used to this after many instances. Oh! Look!” She suddenly pointed towards the base of the mountain.

Their pupils all dilated at the same time. They saw, at the base of the mountain, that there were beastmen marching as far as the eye could see, with the leading beastmen already halfway up the mountain. With such vast numbers, even with an indefinite amount of time, they would not be able to count them all. Following the beastmen were a few creatures approaching three meters in height. These beastmen’s bodies were covered in yellow and black stripes. They appeared to be even stronger than the Apemen. Behind them were tawny furred, black-spotted beastmen, who, despite their slighter stature, still approached two meters in height and possessed a surprisingly quick speed that allowed them to overtake the furthest Apeman—practically flying up the mountainside. They had clearly heard the sounds of fighting atop the mountain.

“Tigermen and Leopardmen—the entirety of the beastmen’s main force. With the addition of the Apemen, it’s a powerful military force full of expert climbers. Heavens! What are the beastmen up to?” Sura took a breath of cold air, only to feel a chill shudder throughout his whole body.

Xiang Luan suddenly cried out, “Behemoths! Those are Behemoths!”

At the rear  of the beastmen ranks were Behemoths, their gigantic bodies reaching fifteen meters in height. The sun shone down on their iron-gray hair, and rays of light reflected off its metallic sheen. Their bodies were extremely tall, allowing them to be clearly seen even from afar. To say the least, a visual estimate would unexpectedly conclude the presence of a minimum of a hundred Behemoths. Along with the Tigermen, Apemen, and Leopardmen, these were the main powers of their military. This acc.u.mulated power was equivalent to a third of Mjolnir Stronghold’s forces.

“Quickly go!” Ye Yin Zhu could no longer allow himself to feel awkward. Both of his hands grabbed Xiang Luan and Hai Yang. Calling out to Sura, he rapidly soared off in the direction of Konya City. That army had several tens of thousands of beastmen! Not mentioning his one person, even if there was a hundred of him, he still wouldn’t dare to confront those gigantic beastmen Behemoths—the main forces of the army.

Sura’s speed was extremely quick. A moment later and he had already pa.s.sed Ye Yin Zhu. Ye Yin Zhu bellowed, “Sura! You’re fast; go back to Konya City and warn them! Those beastmen are definitely attacking Konya City. Who would’ve thought that they actually did not hesitate to traverse over that natural defense. It seems that our army is still too careless. This Beastmen War might not be as simple as merely plundering food. Konya City is surrounded by mountains, so there is only one path that leads to Milan Empire. If the beastmen rush through, after exiting Konya City and going through Brenner Pa.s.s, they could then march right to the wide expanse of Puglia Plains, unstoppable. I’m afraid the Milan Empire will suffer disastrously.”

Listening to Oliveira’s lectures on battle strategies these past days, his familiarity with the battlefield map allowed him to roughly predict the objectives of the Beastmen Army. Puglia Plains could be considered as the most important food source of the Milan Empire. The fertile land had led to the development of many major commercial cities. Due to this region being inland, the city’s defenses were extremely poor. Not considering the inclusion of Behemoths in the Beastman Army, even an ordinary army would easily perish before the Beastman Army. Those cities could be described as the economic lifeline of Milan Empire.

Sura hesitated. “If I go first, what about you?”