Chapter 1384: War Zone
The upper part of the underground world has now become the place where the Darrants and the Anyats are engaged in a bloody and brutal tug-of-war.
In particular, the tunnels, large and small, extending in all directions, are like a huge millstone, constantly crushing fresh life into blood, shredded flesh and mutilated corpses.
In this war with no end in sight and no one can win the final victory, the lowest soldiers are often like a series of cold numbers, no one cares about their life or death, but they are routinely sent out every day, as for how many people can come back alive, it depends on their luck.
The losses of the Anyats were significantly greater than those of the well-armed Darents, but due to their ability to reproduce and reproduce quickly, they were not repulsed by the enemy in some parts of the country, but firmly held the initiative.
It may seem absurd to say that the reason why these guys were able to take the initiative was not because of how many opponents they killed, but because the soldiers sent out every day would die on the way to attack, and they would not bring back the fatigue and fear of fierce fighting every day, like the Darrants.
Then the next day, they would send a group of young people who had just grown up to die.
Repeating this strange scene over and over again.
Since young people are the most susceptible to brainwashing and incitement, the Anyats will always be able to maintain a high morale as long as what happened on the battlefield is never returned.
For them, dying for generations is not a big deal at all.
As long as Her Majesty the Great Queen reigns over the entire race in the depths of the earth, no matter what losses are suffered, they will slowly make up for it after victory.
Interestingly, no one knew that the real queen had been frozen and the Holy City was in unprecedented chaos.
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"Ahh
"Blood? it's not blood that excites you, it's death and souls that are constantly wandering in the air. Luke corrected.
After a long time in the lower levels, they finally managed to reach the area where the two sides were fighting, and the huge clay creature was now wandering in the tunnel behind it, devouring the corpses, weapons, and armor that fell from the ground.
When this big guy who didn't know what satisfaction was near the battlefield, whether it was a Darrant or an Anyat, it was all turned into a delicious snack.
In fact, this was the sixth time in the last two or three days that the two of them had launched an indiscriminate attack, killing all life in the combat area.
Perhaps for the Anyates, who were accustomed to total annihilation, this situation did not make any sense at all, but for the Darents, who regarded every member of the expeditionary force as a precious asset, it was a very clear signal.
Looking at the surrounding passages that had been cleared in just a few minutes, Luke asked in a tone of uncertainty that "Do you think we'll have to do this a few more times before they can't bear to take targeted countermeasures?"
"Hmm...... Maybe three or four times, maybe seven or eight times, that's not easy to say. You see, the Speaker is not a person who is easily guessed by others. Almost every decision he makes is a surprise to many people. But don't worry, once the casualty figures reach a certain tipping point, even he has to stand up. The boy hesitated for a moment, and quickly gave a very vague answer.
Although he had lived on the home planet of the Darrants for a full twelve years, he had only seen the Speaker eleven times in total, each time on his "birthday".
Of course, this birthday does not refer to the "day of birth" in the strict sense of the word, but to the day he was discovered and adopted by the Darrants.
Therefore, in his impression, the speaker has always been a serious and unlikable elder image, and he doesn't know what kind of achievements the other party has made before, and why he was elected to become the supreme leader of the entire civilization.
"So, we're going to continue to spur the Darrants on the periphery and force their higher-ups to come up and fight, instead of hiding like a coward and watching the casualty numbers increase every day?" Luke teased in a slightly sarcastic tone as he fiddled with the smashed force field suppression device.
"Hahahaha! I like your sense of humor. When the boy heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. "The Darrants aren't what you think they are. On the contrary, they are never afraid of death and challenges at critical moments that determine the rise and fall of entire civilizations, even those at the top who wield enormous power and resources. ”
"No, you are wrong, my dear brother. Human nature is vile, selfish, and ugly in nature, and perhaps at some point it will erupt into some kind of sentiment called noble, but this sentiment usually does not last long. Look, I'll prove to you that when a civilization begins to decline, it's often the big men who start to corrupt first......"
With that, Luke pursed the corners of his mouth into a chilling smile.
Just when the boy was about to say something, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the originally quiet passage.
After about two or three minutes, a standard exploration team composed of elite Darrant soldiers and spellcasters suddenly broke into the line of sight.
When the captain saw the boy's familiar face, his eyes lit up and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Quick! Rush forward! Catch those two boys! They are the targets of the council's bounty hunt!"
"What?!"
"Magic is on it! We're finally lucky!"
"Don't stand still! As spellcasters, they don't have much power at all. ”
After a short period of communication, every member of the entire team fell into ecstasy, and rushed up desperately, trying to capture the two boys directly, and then bring them back intact, becoming the envy of heroes in one fell swoop.
Don't underestimate that!
Once you have obtained such a title, you can get good bonus points whether you continue to stay in the army in the future, or return to your home planet for further study and enter the council in the future.
What's more, the huge bounty offered by the council alone is enough to drive the vast majority of Darrants into madness.
But no one noticed that at the end of the tunnel not far away, a behemoth was lurking there silently and motionless, and with a single charge, it could swallow everything within a few kilometers in a matter of seconds.