Chapter 793: Death (2/2)
Right when Kiffan and his Second Corps divine guards arrived at the center of the semi-circular formation, Bollands, in a callous face, gestured with his hand. The Fifth Corps divine guards suddenly launched a hail of ranged attacks at Kiffan and his company, catching some by surprise.
Sanguis and Gilbert left the formation and charged at Kiffan. Bollands did not directly participate in the battle but kept on shouting commands from his place, directing the Fifth Corps divine guards to attack the Second Corps divine guards from all sides. As the commanding officer, Bollands did not make any rash decisions but instructed suitable adjustments to the team after careful observation. They managed to hold back the assailing Second Corps divine guards.
If broken down into individual divine guards, the Second Corps had greater strength than the Fifth Corps. However, the latter was way superior in terms of rapport between team members. With the Fifth Corps divine guards working with each other like the lubricated gears of a well-built machine, With the attacking bombarding them so frequently, the Second Corps divine guards did not have the opportunity to make counterattacks.
The order Han Shuo gave to Bollands was very simple - to kill the Second Corps divine guards mercilessly! And Bollands had carried out the order faithfully. In just a short time, many of the Second Corps divine guards were injured.
“Beautiful! This is what real teamwork looks like!” exclaimed Camilla. In an excited and cheerful face, she said to Han Shuo, “This is an eye-opener. Every member of your FIfth Corps truly considers themselves a part of the team. None of them break away and abandon their teammates under such stress. They even manage to defend their position perfectly, blocking up every gap that the attackers try to reach. Truly extraordinary!”
After a short pause, Camilla took a quick glance at Ralph disdainfully and added, “The attackers, although made up of individuals of greater strengths, they are far behind the Fifth Corps in teamwork!”
Camilla’s Fourth Corps had suffered severe injuries from Kiffan’s company. She seemed very happy to watch the assailants getting a taste of their own medicine and she repeatedly made sneering comments to irritate Ralph.
Naturally, Rugersey and Erebus whose divine guards had also suffered similar harm from Ralph’s men wouldn’t miss out on this opportunity. Erebus remarked, “That is very true. It looks like the Second Corps have caught a Tartar! Strongest in team combat strength? Not anymore!”
“It seems to me that they became strongest in team combat strength merely by bunching the strongest divine guards together. From the looks of it now, they too do not know how to bring out the strength as a team!” commented Rugersey.
The three turned rather happy for they felt that Han Shuo had slapped Ralph in the face on their behalf. They keep on side glancing at Ralph with their gloating eyes while making comments with their jeering words. Ralph’s face turned darker and darker.
Ralph understood the common sense that one mouth is no match against three mouths. Although he was extremely annoyed and angered, he did not make a retort. In addition, he knew that if he did retort, the three major patriarchs might join the three in mocking him. He had offended way too many people!
“Are you bunch done yet?” Wallace could not take it any longer and he scolded.
With Wallace having spoken, Erebus, Camilla, and Rugersey tactfully shut their mouths. The three had big, satisfied smiles on their faces after getting a little revenge for their losses. They continued to watch the battle on the sand table.
Just you wait! thought Ralph with his teeth clenched. He was considering how to give the three a lesson after the competition was over.
“Someone got killed!” exclaimed Andre suddenly.
The spectators were jolted and they immediately ceased their teasing. The put on solemn faces and placed their attention back on that sand table.
A divine guard of the Second Corps fell to the barrages of ranged attacks. Although all that one could see of him was a small black dot on the sand table, one could tell that he was dead simply from the fact that he was still and stationary. Otherwise, he would be doing something about the countless attacks landing on his body!
Wallace’s expression changed. He raised his head from the sand table and looked at Han Shuo. In his eyes there was a clear intention to inquire. Han Shuo forced a smile and shrugged at Wallace, indicating that he had no idea how the situation happened. Though he may appear normal, Han Shuo was feeling rather uneasy.
“He should not have perished!” said Andre. After taking a short pause, he explained, “If any of his teammates around him had provided assistance, he would only suffer light injuries. However, during the critical moment, his teammates had coldly withdrawn and abandoned him. It is his own comrades that cause his death!”
Wallace’s face jolted very slightly after hearing those words. The Second Corps would always assault wildly in every one of the competition. Many of their flaws were covered by their terrifying individual strengths. Once they engaged their enemy, they would usually quickly overwhelm them with brute strength. They had never been in such a passive situation before and therefore their indifference towards their fellow comrades was not revealed until now.
Andre’s word had undoubtedly pushed the blame to the Second Corps. Han Shuo became slighter more at ease and he looked at Andre in a faint smile. He knew that with Andre’s explanation, Wallace will not be putting the blame on him.
“Another death!” exclaimed Batúk. He raised his head to look at Ralph and said, “It is the same situation again! It seems that your troops will never care to assist or give a damn about the life of their comrades. Is this what you call teamwork?”