Chapter 2308 - Savage Bull Riders (1/2)
Chapter 2308: Savage Bull Riders
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
“An Advanced Necromancer could already use the swamp to kill so many Federation soldiers,” Mo Fan sighed.
He was seriously worried about the Federation.
The Federation Army had reacted too slowly. The army they had gathered within ten hours after the war broke out was lacking in strength and discipline. On the other hand, the Brown Rebels had clearly come prepared. The Frenzy Liquid had also turned them into heartless murderers.
An Advanced Mage could normally only kill a few hundred weaker Mages at most. Only strong Advanced Mages could kill a thousand enemies.
Even if a Necromancer had the advantage of the environment and the element of surprise, it was still impossible for him to kill four thousand people by himself. It meant the Federation’s soldiers were no different from common militia.
They just had to watch how the soldiers reacted to learn the truth. Their first reaction when they saw the Skeleton Demon Trees was to flee for their lives, instead of putting up a fight.
The more they ran, the deeper they sank into the mud. Their only outcome would have been dying of suffocation under the mud and being turned into the Necromancer’s skeletons!
“The Brown Rebels must have a lot more people like him. I wonder how many soldiers the Federation Army will have left after we pass through the woods and the swamp!” Mu Bai rubbed his temples.
The three of them had to use Advanced Magic to take down Bucker.
The enemies surely had scouts in the vicinity. They must have reported to their superiors that the enemy troop had three Advanced Mages.
It was like playing a game of Land Battle Chess. A player would probe the enemy with their expandable pieces when they had no idea what the enemy’s pieces were. However, they would keep an eye on the pieces that ate their Platoon Leaders.
{TL Note: Land Battle Chess is a Chinese board game similar to Stratego.}
The player would send a piece higher than the rank of a Platoon Leader next.
The trio did not want to expose their strength too early, as it would only alert the Brown Rebels that a strong enemy piece was getting closer to their flag, and they would respond by sending out stronger troops and pieces. A few regiments a thousand strong would be enough to wear them out.
Unfortunately, the Federation Army was unreliable. It had already suffered great casualties before the real battle took place!
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“Are you done with the headcount?” Mo Fan asked Lt. Colonel Mason.
“I did, we only have around two hundred men left… Hang on, shouldn’t you be the one doing the headcount? Shouldn’t I be asking you that question, since I’m the commander?” Mason realized.
“Fine, I won’t ask the question, but you will fend off the skeletons when they come again,” Mo Fan acknowledged.
Lt. Colonel Mason immediately lost his airs. “Our superiors have asked us to cross the swamp. We have to keep going,” Mason sighed.
“Of course, for the better future of the Federation!” Mo Fan nodded cynically.
“But there are obviously a lot of enemy soldiers waiting for us ahead. If these are the only men we have…” Mason said.
“Can’t you request backup? You can send Bucker’s head back. Someone should recognize him. I don’t think he’s just a nobody,” Mo Fan hinted.
“Yeah, I did something impressive! I killed an enemy general who massacred four thousand of our soldiers!” Mason blurted out excitedly.
Mason was immeasurably pleased with himself. It did not matter how it happened, but he had indeed killed the Necromancer with his own hands, so he could claim all the glory!