443 Ill Kill You! (1/2)
”Oh, no!” The soldier cried out loud.
However, a steady hand was firmly placed on the rolling oil barrel, bringing its forward momentum to a stop.
”Be careful. These are currently precious resources.”
”Thank you, General Dales! I will be more careful next time, sir!”
Brigadier-General Dales nodded and urged with an encouraging tone, ”Keep up the good work!”
”Yes, sir!”
The soldiers continued to roll the barrels to the designated spot.
Meanwhile, on the edge of the Great Wall's central region, the General Marquis and Supreme Elder gazed down at the battlefield below.
”These Wingrats are endless.” Supreme Elder Haldir's brows furrowed deeply.
The number of Wingrats slaughtered already numbered in the hundreds of thousands, but their army showed no sign of reducing.
In the end, the wolves were too few in numbers. They were slowly being overwhelmed by the Wingrat's immense numbers. For each wolf, there would be hundreds to a thousand Wingrats ganging on it.
”Wingrats, huh? Is that what you call them? However, these wolves will not last. We need to do something about these rats. There's too many of them.” General Marquis Hendrick commented before pondering deeply for a solution.
The Supreme Elder nodded.
If the situation were already this bad, he could not imagine what the case was for the Wildlands and Great Forest. He needed to check on his tribe and could not stay for long.
As Supreme Elder Haldir controlled the thorny vines to continue lacerating the Wingrats pouring out of the rathole, he thought out loud, ”The Wingrats are only coming from the underground. If we can toss a great fire inside and plug up the rathole, we could suffocate them all to death.”
”These Wingrats are pouring out of the rathole ceaselessly. It will be too difficult to put a good fire inside from there…” General Marquis stated before his eyes flickered with a solution. ”However, it is easier to start it from the underground sewage system while they are still distracted by the wolves.”
The underground passage was connected to the sewage system after the Wingrats burrowed their way through.
Even if they do not plan to smoke the rats, they had to seal that passageway. Otherwise, the endless tides of rats would pour into the Crawford Kingdom after they are done with the wolves.
”Then we better do it quickly. Those wolves won't last much longer.” Supreme Elder Haldir stated.
”Without a doubt.”
General Marquis Hendrick nodded before roaring, ”Attention, men!”
”Yes, General!”
The surrounding soldiers immediately stopped and gave the General Marquis their rapt attention, awaiting further instruction.
After that, he selected the strongest batch of surviving soldiers to follow him into the sewage system and locate the underground hole. Once he completed issuing his orders, he returned his attention to the Supreme Elder.
”Please take care of things here, Marquis Haldir.” General Marquis Hendrick requested.
”Naturally.”
Supreme Elder Haldir nodded.
General Marquis Hendrick left the Great Wall shortly after receiving the Supreme Elder's confirmation.
Sometime later, the Elder Gustavo and Young Master Judas arrived at the Great Wall. While they were flying high in the sky, they overlooked the situation below.
”It is as father predicted. It is not just the sea monsters that have become frenzied. Even the beasts in the west have gone crazy. This means that…”
Elder Gustavo nodded with a solemn look and said, ”Right. These signs have confirmed it. The Cataclysm will indeed happen, and the world shall be plunged into a great upheaval once more.”
”But we do know what kind of change the Cataclysm will bring to the world this time. The last Cataclysm pushed forward the evolution of all beings while the one before that ended the world. This next Cataclysm could bring us good fortune. Of course, it could also be the end of all life.”
”Well. Looking at this scene right now, does Young Master Judas think the Cataclysm will bring good fortune to humanity?” Elder Gustavo asked with narrowed eyes.
Judas Cortez frowned.
”It's too early to tell. In the beginning stages of the last Cataclysm, it was said that the beasts also went on a rampage—”
”However, that is the beginning stages of the Cataclysm after the world brightened from the sun's powerful solar flare. Right now, that had yet to happen, Young Master Judas.” Elder Gustavo corrected.
”Listen to the High Priest's prediction. Nothing good will come out of this Cataclysm. Since we have already seen what we came to see, we should return to the Cortez Fiefdom, Young Master Judas. I doubt the Overseer welcomes our presence here that much.”
”You don't want to lend these people a hand, Elder Gustavo?” Young Master Judas asked, feeling somewhat unwilling to return after going such a long way to reach the Great Wall.
It was the first time he saw the Wildlands, even if he was only glimpsing at a small part of it from a distance.
Elder Gustavo shook his head.