Chapter 596 The most unforgettable thing is not love and hatred, but the pride that others have defeated you are proud of
Hoffman watched the fire burn blankly, his breathing gradually became rapid, and the whites of his eyes were covered with bloodshots. This was a sign that he was running out of oxygen, and that the fire needed oxygen to fuel it, and when the oxygen was withdrawn, it left a death zone. He already sensed that something was wrong, but looking at the minotaur compatriots rolling in the fire, and the giants who fell to the ground and could not get up again, Hoffman's heart was cold.
New oil tanks were constantly being ejected from the air, and this section of the canyon was almost covered in flames, and at least one thousand men were engulfed in flames.
This is an invincible army of giants!
Both the minotaur and the giant have very low reproductive ability, and strong genes give them strong bodies, but it also makes it difficult for them to reproduce.
Minotaur can only give birth to one offspring per litter, but standing and walking Minotaur women have a great risk in the process of childbirth, they and cattle are already completely different individuals, the fetal position is too low because of upright walking, if the fetal position is not correct, the baby Minotaur will become a fatal risk to the lives of expectant mothers. Difficult to produce, and backward production technology, in this world without caesarean sections, dystocia means death!
There are also some minotaurs who propose that women should return to the animal stage after pregnancy, that is, walking on all fours, so that the fetal position will be kept in the middle of the uterus, and the fetal position can be adjusted through external squeezing during childbirth to ensure the smooth birth of the fetus. However, such an initiative is obviously unrealistic, and it is like asking human beings to live on all fours like animals, which is not a matter of convenience and inconvenience, but simply cannot be done.
Therefore, many minotaur women have the opportunity to have one offspring in their lifetime, at most two, and if they can give birth to more newborns, they will be given the title of heroic mothers to praise their greatness.
The population of this powerful ethnic group is maintained at around 30,000 people all year round, and burning nearly a thousand minotaurs in one breath is an extremely heavy blow to the entire tribe. And what made Hoffman even more unforgivable was the casualties of the Giants.
More than a dozen giants fell and rolled back and forth in the flames, but they could not extinguish the flames on their bodies, but instead stained their bodies with more flames because of their actions.
If the Minotaur is a minority among the non-human races, then the Giants are the representatives of the Rare Race.
The Giant Clan, which had only more than 500 people in the entire race, burned a dozen strong adult giants at once, which was definitely worse for the reproduction of the race.
Perhaps others do not understand why a minotaur with a population of 30,000 would suffer heavy losses because of the death and wounding of a thousand young people, just as people do not understand why a giant with a population of more than 500 died and injured 10 people like a fatal blow.
In fact, to put it bluntly, for those ethnic groups that have difficulty reproducing, the first problem they face is aging.
Take the minotaur as an example, among the population of more than 30,000 ethnic groups, about half of them are old minotaurs, and these minotaurs who have lost their reproductive ability and combat effectiveness can only become a burden to the ethnic group, and there are only about 13,000 real young adults. On the other hand, looking at the giant clan, there are about 300 old giants, and their problems are far more serious than those of the minotaurs, and there are nearly one-tenth fewer young people with strong fertility at once, which is like a bolt from the blue.
Hoffman believed that even if he returned to Byron, the emperor would not punish him, and the minotaurs and giants would not let him go. He's going to be torn alive by the raging guys into slices of "beef".
Rather than go back with shame and defeat like this, it is better to be burned here, and you can get glory instead.
Hoffman's breathing became more and more rapid, he no longer had much strength to support his body to keep it relatively straight, and his entire spine was bent. Breathing heavily did not relieve the suffocation in his body, but only made it more uncomfortable.
Am I going to die?
Hoffman's de-reluctant eyes were clouded with a layer of mist.
It's also time to take a break.
He closed his eyes.
However, the next moment, he was awakened from the darkness by the stimulation of the icy water. He sat up sharply, opened his mouth wide and inhaled sharply, hissing with a shrill whistle, and the moment of oxygen filling his lungs made him linger for a long time.
He looked around blankly, he was lying on a stretcher, a small man - actually two meters tael, he was already a big man for a human, but for the commander of the giant army, he was a small man in the truest sense of the word. The surrounding minotaurs and giants all looked extremely embarrassed, and all of them were covered in smoke and fire.
"The fire is out?", Hoffman wiped his face, the cold water on his face made him very uncomfortable, but when his hand was wiped off his face, the whole person's movements stopped.
He didn't feel a single hair on his face.
"The fire wasn't extinguished, but we were almost home. The short minotaur grinned, but it was awkward to look at it, and there was a palpitating hatred hidden in his red eyes. A battle that was supposed to be won ended with the loss of more than 2,170 compatriots. This defeat came so quickly, and the defeat was so complete, that it almost made his horns itch.
The despicable, shameless, and immoral and graceless Desi simply insulted the word human beings, and they continued to spread the fire step by step by throwing fire oil, forcing the military army to retreat step by step. In order to save their brothers who fell into the fire, they intermittently paid the price of thousands of people. If I had known that this would happen, I should not have saved my compatriots who were engulfed in the fire.
But soon, he shook his head, it was impossible. Seeing their compatriots rolling in the flames with their miserable howls, it was impossible for them to remain indifferent, or even leave mercilessly.
This war is ......!
Hoffman only then turned his head to look at the other side of the canyon, where the equally towering wall blocked the middle of the canyon, and a large number of sergeants stood on the wall, looking at them from afar.
The unspeakable sense of failure and shame crept through his heart, the muscles of his face trembled, and he clung to the pillars of the stretcher, and with a hard click, the whole person fell to the ground. The listless procession stopped, and Hoffman got up from the ground, not daring to meet the gaze of his compatriots and giants, and walked forward without saying a word, bowing his head.
Suddenly, a minotaur came running from behind, with extreme terror on his face, and as he ran, he shouted, "The devil has caught up!"
The legion of giants, which should have been well-trained and in danger, actually had a commotion, and they were really scared to be chased by Wren. Every time they thought they had escaped Wren's pursuit, the overwhelming canisters of fire oil would fall from their heads, and then with a bang, the nightmare would strike again. This shameless, despicable and obscene demon who gathers all the ugliness of the world never fights the Giant Legion head-on, they only destroy the Giant Legion again and again with flames, flames, and flames.
In fact, this can't be blamed on Wren, this group of monsters whose physical strength is obviously abnormal is not fast, rather than giving up the advantage and fighting them hand-to-hand like a stupid beep, it is better to use such a simple and easy way without casualties to fight to the victory level in one go.
Victory Pass was a level of the Byronic Empire east of the Weimar Corridor, and they often used the name of the level to make fun of past Orlando Empire merchants. The Orlando Empire's passive defense again and again made the Byron Empire distort the facts again and again to think that this was their victory, hence the name Victory Pass.
Looking at the level not far away, suddenly a jar fell from the sky, fell to the ground and shattered, and the slightly viscous fire oil was sprinkled all over the surrounding ground in an instant, and splashed on more than a dozen minotaurs. The entire army of giants was in chaos in an instant, and everyone began to run in the direction of the victory pass like crazy.
Hoffman, dragged by the little minotaur, also ran like crazy.
Hoffman only felt his heart pounding, and the next moment, his head slammed, and a feeling of dizziness caused him to stagger and fall to the ground. The short minotaur glanced at him and ran away.
He was just about to get up when a suffocating smell of despair crept through his nostrils.
The familiar taste that could no longer be familiar rose instantly, and with a huong, the flames broke out instantly. These flames swayed gracefully, but like the most ruthless monarch in the world, they once again began to devour life.
Hoffman's back, head, and body were ignited by fire in an instant, and someone tried to extinguish the fire on him. However, it was clear that the oil mixed with fish gelatin powder could not be extinguished with clothing or sand, and he rolled around, forced himself not to let himself howl, and calmly stopped the flame from burning step by step according to the knowledge he had learned.
It's a pity, but it's not an egg.
He felt his skin burned through, and he could even smell the smell of flesh coming from his body. Just as he was running forward in despair and dazedness, a stream of water hit him.
The warriors in the Victory Pass came out with a large number of buckets to save them!
When the dying Hoffman soaked in water and completely extinguished the flames, he sat up from the large water tank, looked at the looming figure behind the flames, and bit all his teeth!
His eyes seemed to be able to see the Desi people on the other side of the flames through the flames, and he could see a man with a destructive aura standing in the crowd, he couldn't control his emotions, and his hands slammed on the water, making the water splash.
Rennes!