Section 24 Decision-making

Another wave of beasts was repulsed.

In fact, it is not appropriate to say "repel". At this time, the fortifications carefully constructed by the Saiji clan were already covered with corpses. Fur, flesh, limbs mixed with bones, all of this was scattered across the battlefield. Beasts are beasts after all, and under the torture of countless cruel trials, the war beasts created by these Maude clans have long lost their normal fear. They do not know how to retreat, and often bite or bite an enemy with their sharp teeth while receiving a fatal blow.

The soldiers of the Saiji clan who had survived the bloody battle were gradually regrouping. In the battle just now, although they eliminated all the war beasts that rushed over, it cost them a lot. Now, more than half of the fighters have been wounded or even disabled, and everyone knows that the battle is far from over.

The enemy soldiers have not yet appeared.

In the distance of the dark tunnel, there was a whistle of the curse. The Saiji warriors looked at each other with a look of horror, and they knew that this was a precursor to another wave of beasts attacking. Before each wave of war beasts launched an offensive just now, there was such a strange whistle.

Sure enough, not long after the whistle died down, the sound of small footsteps began to come from the end of the tunnel. At first, the voice seemed faint and unreal. But in the blink of an eye, the sound became clear. Then, the nightmare appeared at the end of the Saiji people's field of vision, and it was black and oppressive, and there were no war beasts in sight.

A handful of animal trainers mingled in the colony of giant rats wielded their barbed whips, driving the beasts towards the weary and terrified foes in front of them. As long as anyone who sees this scene understands, this time the crusading army has made a bloody investment, and there is no doubt that the Saiji tribe will be uprooted at all costs.

"Your Excellency. A motley-furred clan warrior ran all the way to Ashrufat. "The hordes of war beasts have captured the enemy's first line of defense. All enemies were destroyed. ”

Ashrufat had already learned from the scouts about the size of the enemy's army, its disposition, and other information. Combined with the analysis of the tentative attack, the Saiji clan has at least about one-third of the troops deployed in the front line. But those forces are gone.

"Our giant rat herd has also suffered a lot of losses. The soldier reported, peeking at Ashrufat. The Abyss Lord had no reaction to this bad news at all. This made him wonder if he could report a detailed loss figure. As he knew, this time the Baku tribe was pouring in, and all the war beasts were brought with them, in fact, this level of loss was equivalent to announcing that the Baku tribe had also lost one-third of their combat power.

Overall, of course, Ashrufat still has the undisputed upper hand in terms of strength. Because he had a lot of allies on hand who had joined temporarily. However, the extent to which these allies are willing to help is a question worth discussing.

"It doesn't matter. The flaming-red fur Abyss Lord didn't look distressed at all. "Let the beasts move on to the next line of defense. ”

"But...... But ......" the nezumi was eager to say something. But he noticed that the Abyss Lord was surrounded by the patriarchs of several other clans. To say these things here is to expose the secrets of the Baku people.

"Just attack. Those giant rats are just cheap cannon fodder, and there's nothing to worry about when they're dead. The Abyss Lord waved his hand generously in front of the leaders of many clans. "If you die, you can save some food rations. Just do it. ”

The war in the underground world is very different from the war in the earthly world. One of them is that it is impossible to make a large battlefield and make a detour, and the only way to attack in the face of a strong defensive line of fortifications is a wave offensive. Waves of attacks with soldiers, relying on the accumulation of attrition, casualties and fatigue in the battle between the two sides, eventually make one of the sides unable to support it, so as to divide the victory and defeat. In this case, making full use of allies as cannon fodder becomes a very sensible choice.

"The rats are very upset. In her head, Carrie chuckled.

If in the past, Carrie was only called so by chance, but now Carrie no longer calls rat people "rat people" at all, but simply calls them "rats".

Indeed, the leaders of the other nezumi clans showed obvious uneasiness about Ashrufat's actions. According to the normal method, the coalition forces must make full use of the troops of the allies, but now Ashrufat is now letting the allies crush the formation, allowing his elite war beast troops to be ruthlessly consumed on the front line. Either this means that Ashrufat is crazy (of course, this judgment seems silly), or the Baku simply don't care about the consumption of this amount of troops.

In fact, the Baku tribe had more or less heard about the crazy purchase of all kinds of war supplies before, and these rat leaders had heard about it more or less. But they didn't expect the Baku people to buy so many war beasts. According to estimates, the value of the war beasts brought by the Baku tribe today is equivalent to the entire production of a small magic stone vein.

In other words, after this short period of time, the Baku people have become rich and powerful to an unimaginable level.

"But it doesn't matter, anyway, according to the plan, these inferior genetic engineering products are all consumed. ”

They waited here for a while, and then a nezumi warrior hurried in to report an update on the situation at the front. The Seji Clan's defenses are much stronger than expected, and all the giant rats have been wiped out by the enemy.

"The Saiji only have two lines of defense, right?" Ashrufat called Randa over and asked again. On the surface, he was making sure of this, but in fact he was showing it to the leaders of the different clans around him.

"Very well, the whole army is leaving. "Ashrufat gave the order.

......

The black-clad assassin cautiously stepped over a corpse. He turned his head and made sure that Ashrufat behind him was still following him. Now there are only the two of them in this area, and of course, the rats that come out of nowhere and proudly gnaw on the corpses do not count.

Ahead is the second line of defense of the Saiji clan. Here, their fortifications, ditches and earthen walls can already be faintly seen. Of course, even the keen eye of an Assassin could not distinguish the fortifications from flesh and wreckage. The war beasts that are not afraid of death are so good, they all rush forward, and they don't care about anything, and none of them die on the position of the Saiji tribe.

But he immediately drove the emotion out of his mind. Now the two of them were in front of the enemy's position, and the friendly forces behind them were still in line with each other. In fact, Landa didn't understand what the Abyss Lord behind him was trying to do, but she didn't have the courage to refuse the other party's order to "show me the way".

The Assassin walked forward a little further, then crouched down in a place where he could hide himself. The Assassins were adept at concealment, but Ashrufat's far taller body and fiery red fur were not so easy to conceal. Landa was sure that the Saiji clan had noticed the presence of Ashrufat. They can't move on.

"My lord, I can't move on. Seeing that Ashrufat seemed to want to move forward, Landa couldn't help but remind him.

"What are you afraid of! The Rat God is with me. The Abyss Lord's words sent shivers down the Assassin's side of the story. He had never seen Ashrufat with a sword, but he had heard that he had a magic greatsword. Ashruphat wears a set of bronze armor, but Randa is sure that it won't protect him from harm.

To put it mildly, Randa couldn't understand why the Abyss Lord was stupidly walking to the enemy's heavily defended front alone. Even if he was a very, very strong fighter, he would not be able to withstand the siege of hundreds, thousands of ordinary nezumi soldiers.

The Assassin gritted his sharp teeth. Unlike ordinary nezumi, Randa has a unique and rare trait in the Nezumi world - responsibility. Now that the Esin clan had handed over him and his retinue to Aerufat, he could not be too cowardly in front of the Abyss Lord. Although the Assassins were well aware that this was a death-defying act, they rose out of their hiding place and once again stood before Ashrufat, leading the way.

Of course, it is no longer necessary to lead the way. Such a tunnel with no other branches, such an enemy position that is already in sight, a fool will not get lost.

This is the rear position of the Saiji clan, and all their troops have been concentrated here. Although the Saiji clan paid a huge price in the previous fierce battle, their remaining military strength is still not to be underestimated.

Ashrufat stopped. The assassin who was walking in front immediately stopped, looking at the Abyss Lord behind him suspiciously.

The Abyss Lord reached into his arms, then pulled something out of it. Landa couldn't see what it was, but she could clearly feel the incredible energy being released from Ashrufat's hands. The energy stirred in the air, making even his fur stand on end with horror.

A deep, dark feeling rushed over the assassin, causing him to tremble uncontrollably. Then he saw that the energy was being sent into the distance, the location of the enemy's fortifications. There, a huge shadow emerged from the air. In a short time, Randa saw a creature appear ahead of him that shouldn't have been.

It was a strong, majestic figure, so tall that it could make the ogre look like a toddler. It had a pair of long, huge spiral-shaped horns on its head, and it exuded a filthy and unclean aura all over its body. Even Landa, who was far away, could clearly feel the terrifying evil power overflowing from this monster. Perhaps this power was too powerful, and even the faint light of the Underworld Realm was distorted around this body.

“...... Calamity Lord!" If Landa could still control his tongue, he would be tempted to call out the monster's name.

But in fact, Landa has lost this ability. Maybe it was because he was unprepared, or maybe it was because the nightmarish monster was so powerful that he couldn't take his eyes off the Calamity Lord. But the reason in his heart was praying not to meet the demon's gaze.

A hand rests on Randa's shoulder. The Assassin was thrilled and finally woke up from this nightmare. Then he immediately understood what had just happened. The Abyss Lord Aeruphat summoned the Calamity Lord, a dimensional creature that does not belong to this world.

Although the Calamity Lord is said to be the human incarnation of the rat god - even so, no one wants to summon it.