Chapter 487 - 228: Tiger Race Gnolls
Chapter 487: Chapter 228: Tiger Race Gnolls
"The general fled!"
"The general fled too!"
"General! Save us!"
When General Karl fled, he took with him over a hundred Tiger Race Warriors—one of the few cavalry units in the area. His retreat immediately caught the attention of all the Tiger Race Warriors.
Once they noticed, their already low morale completely shattered.
’Even Karl has fled. What’s the point in fighting anymore?’
The few warriors who had been defiant and wanted to resist now scrambled to flee as well.
In just over ten minutes, the Tiger Race Warriors went from marching out in high spirits to realizing something was wrong, to retreating, and finally, to a complete and utter rout.
Robson, riding Everton through the sky, was astonished by the scene.
’In all his years, he, Lord Robson, had always faced worthy opponents. Even the most pathetic enemies could put up a fight for at least a few rounds.’
’Today, these Tiger Race People had truly set a new record.’
....
"They’re running!"
"The Envoy has given the order! Attack at will! Charge!"
"Charge! For the Envoy!"
Seeing the Tiger Race People flee for their lives, the Jackal Wolfman Warriors grew ecstatic and surged forward in pursuit.
The Tiger Race Warriors fled even faster, as if wishing they had four legs.
Although the Jackal Wolfman Warriors had utterly crushed the Tiger Race People on the front lines, the larger build of the Tiger Race Warriors meant they were significantly faster.
Moreover, the Jackal Wolfman Warriors had been in formation, and it took time for them to break ranks and give chase.
As a result, several hundred Tiger Race Warriors managed to escape.
But the Tiger Race Warriors who had escaped the Gnoll encirclement were now at a loss.
’The war is lost, our commander has fled... now that we’ve escaped, where can we even go?’
The few quick-witted Tiger Race Warriors immediately turned and fled east—the same direction General Karl had gone, and the way to the Tiger Race Royal City.
Most of the Tiger Race Warriors, however, couldn’t bear to abandon the wealth they had accumulated in the pastures and wanted to head back.
....
"My lord, my lord?"
"How goes the battle?"
Seeing the Tiger Race Warriors rush past, the crowd of assembling Jackal Wolfman Chiefs hurried forward to ask what was happening.
They had received orders from General Karl to wait here and march out once they had finished gathering their forces.
But before the Jackal Wolfman Chiefs had even finished assembling, they saw the very same Tiger Race lords who had just departed come scrambling back in a panic.
A Tiger Race officer who saw the Jackal Wolfman Chiefs didn’t explain, only ordering them to guard the camp well and promising a handsome reward if they did.
The Jackal Wolfman Chief was unable to make heads or tails of it.
’What in the world is going on? What happened out there?’
The Jackal Wolfman Chief’s confusion did not last long.
Not long after the Tiger Race People arrived at the camp, earth-shaking battle cries could be heard from a distance.
Those were...
...Gnolls?
"What’s going on? How did those Gnolls break through?"
"Could the Tigermen have been defeated?"
"Impossible! How could a bunch of Gnolls possibly defeat the Tiger Race?"
The Jackal Wolfman Chief listened to the chatter of his peers as he watched the approaching horde of Gnolls.
Then, a daring thought occurred to him.
’Could it be?’
"Hey! Aido, what are you doing?"
The Jackal Wolfman Chief named Aido burst out of the tent and ran toward the swarming Gnolls, shouting with his hands raised high.
"The Tiger Race are here! Brothers, come kill them!"
"The Tiger Race are here! The Tiger Race are here!"
’At the time, Chief Aido had dismissed it as a joke. But looking at the situation now, it seemed entirely possible! He, Chief Aido, was done with the Tiger Race People’s oppression. He was ready to forsake the darkness and embrace the light!’
The other Jackal Wolfman Chieftains stared, dumbfounded. They had been indoctrinated by the Tiger Race for so long that they couldn’t immediately process the situation unfolding before them.
However, anyone who managed to become a Chieftain was sharp.
Just because they didn’t react at first didn’t mean they never would—especially with a guy like Chief Aido taking the lead.
The Jackal Wolfman Chiefs immediately followed his example, turning into guides for the invaders. A few even began organizing their own subordinates to help eliminate the Tiger Race People.
This spelled misery for the Tiger Race Warriors who had come back for their valuables.
They had never imagined that a moment of greed would lead to their own ruin.
"Kill every last one of the Tiger Race!"
"Charge! For the Envoy!"
With the local Jackal Wolfman Chiefs acting as guides, Robson’s Jackal Wolfman Legion advanced unimpeded, charging directly into the Tiger Race’s living quarters.
What followed, naturally, was a bloody slaughter!
The Tiger Race had been routed by the Jackal Wolfman Legion in just over ten minutes during the frontal assault; now, they were in an even more pathetic state.
The few smarter ones who grabbed a few things and immediately ran for the Royal City still had a chance to live.
But the slow-witted ones still tried to pack up all their belongings, even in a situation like this.
What awaited them, of course, were the slaughtering blades of the Jackal Wolfman Warriors.
Meanwhile, the Jackal Wolfman Chiefs and Warriors who had originally served under General Karl could only watch the scene unfold in a stupor.
The Royal Family’s indoctrination of lesser races was simply too thorough; those who could shake off that kind of thinking in such a short time were, after all, a rare few.