Chapter 316 - 270: Village Defense Battle (6)
Chapter 316: Chapter 270: Village Defense Battle (6)
The two sides were locked in a chaotic melee, with no semblance of formation.
But Su Qin’s Race was Elf, and the enemy was Beastmen and Goblins, so it was still easy to distinguish friend from foe.
The front line was a battlefield of several thousand, split into smaller skirmishes, each one fought with fierce intensity.
In terms of numbers, Su Qin’s Elves were at a clear disadvantage.
There were about 1,000 Elves engaged in close combat on the front line, with another 300 or so on the Defense towers.
Only a few of them wore Leather Armor; most were in simple Cloth Clothing, clearly indicating many were civilians.
But they gritted their teeth and held the line, refusing to fall back.
The Goblins were the most numerous.
They outnumbered the Female Elves two to one, with over 2,500 of them.
Most of these Goblins wore only loincloths and wielded a single Weapon in battle, also appearing to be civilians.
They were already in a state of extreme excitement, relentlessly surrounding the Female Elves, hooting and cackling with glee.
The Goblins’ Attacks were disgustingly crude, aimed specifically at the Female Elves’ sensitive areas.
The pained screams of the Female Elves only made them more excited, and the frequency of their Attacks increased.
There were about 500 Beastmen.
More than half were bare-chested; surprisingly, they too were mostly civilians.
But they all howled and attacked with abandon, their destructive power considerable.
The Elves were at a great disadvantage in close combat with the Beastmen.
Still, the Elves gritted their teeth and resisted, all to create the best firing conditions for the Elves on the Defense towers.
’Why does it feel like this battlefield is just villagers killing each other?’
’The proportion of Soldiers is so low?’
’Where did all the Soldiers go?’
But in the next second, Zhao Chi found his answer.
The Soldiers were on the ground.
The ground was covered in corpses.
Most were Female Elves. Severed, fair-skinned limbs, some still clad in Iron Armor, were scattered haphazardly across the ground.
Some Goblins were crouched over their still-warm corpses, gnawing on them. ’Perhaps they have an improved Cannibalism Gene?’
There were also some Human corpses on the ground.
It was unclear where those Humans came from, but they were all wearing Iron Armor, and their bodies had no Arrows in them. They must have been Su Qin’s Soldiers, meant for close combat.
But now they were all dead, and the front line had to rely solely on the Female Elves.
There were plenty of Beastman and Goblin corpses as well.
Most were wearing Iron Armor and Leather Armor.
But now they too had been reduced to corpses or chunks of flesh, left to be trampled underfoot.
The bodies stretched from the distance all the way to the current battle line.
It was clear that Su Qin and her forces had been fighting a retreating battle.
This battle was indeed a brutal one.
A vast number of Soldiers on both sides had died, and civilians had been thrown into the meat grinder to continue the fight.
In just a few seconds, Zhao Chi had assessed the entire battlefield situation.
"Gu Qing, go provide healing support immediately. Don’t hold back."
"Understood, I’m on my way."
Gu Qing had also seen the state of the battlefield and could barely contain herself.
Hearing Zhao Chi’s words, she immediately rushed forward, the light of Treatment flaring from her hands.
"Tang Ruan, take the Gunmen and charge from the left flank to relieve the pressure on our allies. The Beastmen are concentrated there. There are a lot of them, but the proportion of Soldiers is low. You shouldn’t be in any danger, but you still need to be careful!"
Hearing that there were many Beastmen, Tang Ruan couldn’t help but feel a surge of delight.
"Understood, milord! I’ll draw all those Beastmen to me. Sisters, with me!"
Tang Ruan charged out, leading the way.
"Qi Yue, there are a large number of Goblins on the right. They might have a Cannibalism Ability, but many of them are also civilians, so their Combat Power shouldn’t be high. Take the Sword Soldiers, cut in from the right, and make it quick!"
"Roger! Follow me!"
WHOOSH! Qi Yue shot forward, the blades on her three arms flashing with a silver light.
"You Archers, get up on the towers. Follow the commands of the Elves up there. Shoot wherever they tell you to shoot."
"Yes, sir!"
Twenty Female Archers ascended the nearby Defense towers and began providing covering fire.
Su Qin frowned at Zhao Chi.
The moment Zhao Chi had arrived as reinforcements, she had received a system notification.
But she wasn’t particularly happy about it.
On the contrary, she was deeply worried. "Zhao Chi, what are you doing here? This isn’t a battle you can handle. You should leave, quickly."
Zhao Chi said, "You’re in this bad of a shape, so cut the crap. Just give me a Simple rundown. What’s the situation? How did you end up like this? A command error?"
Su Qin said unhappily, "The Clan Leader values you immensely; we can all tell. If you get hurt under my command, I’ll never be able to face him. Please, leave now, and don’t let your Soldiers die in vain."
Zhao Chi looked at her, confused.
"You’re at death’s door and you’re worried about that?"
Su Qin pushed him away. "Worst case, I’ll abandon the territory. I can escape on my own later. But for now, I have to wear down the enemy a little more."
Zhao Chi roared, "Su Qin! Your job is to report the battlefield and enemy situation, not stand here dithering! Report, now!!"
Zhao Chi’s sudden roar made Su Qin jump.
She sighed and spoke quickly:
"Fine. I have just over 1,200 people left. Only 136 of them are Elf Bowmen; the rest are civilians.
"I originally had 100 Human Race Warriors for close combat, but the Beastmen killed them all.
"On the left is Gao Di’s Beast Race. They only have a little over 100 Soldiers left; the other 400 Beastmen are civilians.
"On the right are Han’Er’s Goblins. There are a lot of them—over 900 Goblin Soldiers, and the remaining 1,700 are also civilians.
"You were right, the Goblins have a Cannibalism Skill.
"And after using Cannibalism, they all enter a state of Frenzy. Their Morale gets very high, and they no longer break easily like Ordinary Goblins. Instead, their will to fight becomes very strong.
"Those Beastmen also have Frenzy Skills. They’re incredibly ferocious in a frontal assault and very difficult to resist.
"My original plan was to fight and retreat, whittling down the enemy with ranged attacks.
"But both kinds of Frenzy increase their Movement Speed, so we can’t use that Combat Skill.
"So I can only fight a pitched battle here.
"At least the Defense towers and Buildings offer some protection.
"But defeat is only a matter of Time.
"Why are your Soldiers all Female Soldiers?
"And why did you have to pick such good-looking ones?
"When those Goblins see beautiful women, their Morale gets even higher.
"Besides, you only have 100 Soldiers. It’s a drop in the bucket. They haven’t engaged yet, so you can still pull them back.
"You need to leave, or your Female Soldiers will be wiped out too."