Chapter 501 - 236: Tiger Race’s Elegy (Part 2)
Chapter 501: Chapter 236: Tiger Race’s Elegy (Part 2)
However, now that they were facing Jackal Wolfmen, the Tiger Race warriors relaxed slightly.
’Those humans were just too monstrous,’ they thought. ’No idea where they get all that strength. What’s more, they’ve been fighting for so long without any sign of their stamina failing.’
Of course, this was to be expected. After all, the soldiers under Robson had been eating meat for nearly a year and had packed on a layer of muscle and fat.
But the Tiger Race Warriors, who had just let their guard down, quickly became vigilant again not long after.
’Huh? What’s going on?’
The Tiger Race Warriors were discovering that these Jackal Wolfmen... didn’t seem weak at all.
.....
On the battlefield, when the Jackal Wolfmen appeared, the once-stable front lines began to shift once more.
And how could the stamina of the Tiger Race Warriors, who had already been fighting the humans for some time, possibly compare to that of the fresh Jackal Wolfmen?
Moreover, with the battle having reached this stage, some parts of the front line were already being reinforced by civilians.
Although the Tier Five Jackal Wolfmen were still Jackal Wolfmen, their strength was comparable to that of Tier Four humans.
The Jackal Wolfman Warriors charged relentlessly, pressing their attack into the city.
The two sides fought their way into the residential district of the East City.
At this moment, Prince Trilman, who was coordinating the battle from the rear, had a grim expression on his face.
Soldiers of those lesser races were pouring in ceaselessly through the East City Gate, and the Tiger Race Warriors were being worn down even faster than the Jackal Wolfmen.
Although Prince Trilman had been defeated by the Jackal Wolfmen once before, that time he had already been fighting the human cavalry for a long time. The Jackal Wolfmen hadn’t been so much reinforcements as they had been opportunists, there to pick up the scraps.
This time, Prince Trilman was gaining a much deeper understanding of the Jackal Wolfmen.
’Where did this human find so many Jackal Wolfmen?’
’Please don’t let it be...’
It was as if his worst fears were coming true.
A wolf’s howl shattered Prince Trilman’s train of thought.
"AWOOOO! AWOOOO!"
The bloodthirsty atmosphere on the battlefield finally began to spread.
The scent of blood gradually awakened the savagery within the Jackal Wolfman Warriors.
A small, blood-colored cloud of qi appeared in the sky.
The cloud of qi was small at first, but it gradually grew larger...
’It’s over.’
Prince Trilman stared blankly at the Bloodthirsty Cloud Qi.
.....
The battle raged on. On the field, more and more Jackal Wolfmen entered a bloodthirsty state.
As the Bloodthirsty Cloud Qi expanded, the morale of the Tiger Race Warriors was slowly affected.
"They’re insane! These Jackal Wolfmen are insane!"
"Let’s retreat from the Royal City! Forget the Royal City!"
Gradually, some Tiger Race Warriors began to lose their nerve and think of retreating.
"The Royal Guard is here! The Royal Guard is here!"
Just then, the sound of several hooves thundered.
Several hundred armored Wolf Cavalry arrived. They were equipped like Heavy Infantry, a rarity among the Beastmen!
This was the Royal Guard, the former king’s Personal Guard. They originally numbered two thousand, but after that one battle, only these few hundred remained.
Still, even these few hundred were enough to boost morale.
Just like how Robson leading his troops gave them a bonus, the Royal Guard provided a similar boost for the Tiger Race People!
Robson sensed the change in the morale of the Tiger Race People around him and narrowed his eyes.
"First company! Form up! Personal Guard, form up! Prepare to charge!"
The battle had reached this critical point; he absolutely could not let the enemy’s elite troops break through and interrupt the process of the low-level Jackal Wolfmen becoming bloodthirsty.
Hearing Robson’s words, the soldiers of the first company and his Personal Guard immediately gathered before him.
Due to the chaos on the field, the members of the Royal Guard had to dismount their Warg Mounts.
The leader of the Royal Guard was an old man, his tiger-like whiskers completely white.
"Tiger Race Warriors, what is there to fear in death?!"
"For the Tiger Race Royal Court, for the Tiger Race Royal City! Charge!"
The old man led his troops in a charge.
The two sides clashed immediately.
Robson glanced at the kill feed on his Mount & Blade-style panel.
’As expected of the Royal Guard,’ he thought. ’They even have Tier Six Soldiers. This is the first time I’ve ever seen a wild Tier Six!’
’But there aren’t many of them; most are Tier Four.’
"Second company, engage!" Robson commanded.
"Yes, sir!"
"For Affleck!"
Upon hearing the order, the soldiers of the second company immediately moved forward.
The human army had not withdrawn; Robson had been observing the battlefield situation the entire time.
Not long after the two sides engaged, the Royal Guard quickly began to show signs of faltering.
It couldn’t be helped. Although they were elite, their opponents were unreasonably strong, and there were several times more of them.
"The Royal Guard... it looks like they can’t hold on!"
"Make way, make way! The Elder Council Defense Army is here!"
"It’s Veda Elder!"
Another batch of elites arrived, and Robson ordered the third company to charge forward as well.
Before long, the Elder Council Defense Army followed in the footsteps of the Royal Guard.
"The Regent Prince’s Mansion’s Personal Guard and the Grand General’s Mansion’s guards are here too!"
Watching the endless stream of Tiger Race troops charging toward them from the front.
This time, Robson did not engage. Instead, he ordered his soldiers to begin falling back.
Because the Bloodthirsty Cloud Qi in the sky was now large enough!
.....
As time went on, five thousand Bloodthirsty Jackal Wolfmen, two thousand soldiers of other races, and an eight-thousand-strong Human Corps all poured into the Tiger Race Royal City.
"AWOOOO! AWOOOO!"
Above the Jackal Wolfman formation, the Bloodthirsty Cloud Qi continued to grow. This time, the cloud was nearly as large as the one over the Centaur King City.
As the concentration of the Bloodthirsty Cloud Qi increased, the eyes of the Jackal Wolfman Warriors gradually grew turbid, then transformed into pure battle lust!
An endless battle lust!
The Jackal Wolfman Warriors roared, grabbing swords, blades, and clubs and charging forward fearlessly.
Some didn’t even bother with weapons, howling as they attacked the Tiger Race with nothing but their claws.
"They’re mad! Absolutely mad!"
The influence of the Jackal Wolfmen’s Bloodthirsty Cloud Qi gradually expanded. The Tiger Race civilians finally broke, feeling as though they were facing a Demon King from the abyss, and they scrambled and fled toward the rear.
The front line had already been stretched thin. Without these Tiger Race civilians to hold the line, how could the few remaining Tiger Race elites possibly hold on?
Robson, however, had not ordered the human soldiers to retreat!
Under the combined assault of the Bloodthirsty Jackal Wolfmen and the Human Corps, one elite Tiger Race unit after another was cut off, surrounded, and gradually annihilated.
....
"Hold the line! Hold the line! No retreat!"
At this moment, Prince Trilman in the rear watched the Tiger Race People surging back in a frenzy. He tried everything to stop them, even dispatching the battle-supervisor squads.
Unfortunately, it was useless!
Completely useless. Civilians lack the formal structure of a large-scale army. Once you use civilians, you have to be prepared for the battlefield to descend into utter chaos!
Prince Trilman was completely unable to control the situation.
"AHHH!!!"
Prince Trilman watched a young Tiger Race man flee past him. It was unclear whether he, too, had been affected by the Bloodthirsty Cloud Qi, but he actually drew his sword, intending to cut the man down.
Just as his scimitar was about to strike the young man, a powerful hand gripped Prince Trilman’s arm tightly.
Seeing that familiar hand, Prince Trilman already knew who had arrived.
In that moment, the general on the battlefield was like a child. He dropped his sword and, to his own shame, began to cry.
"Brother! Royal Brother! I’m useless! They’re too strong!"
"I can’t figure out how to defend the Royal City! Everything I do is wrong! They’re just too strong."
"I’ve ruined our eldest brother’s legacy..."
Hearing this, Tailuo lifted Prince Trilman’s head, and the two looked at each other.
Prince Trilman looked at his elder brother. Prince Tallo usually dressed like one of the scholarly ministers from Madar Palace.
Today, however, Tailuo was wearing a full suit of armor.
"Brother, what is this?"
Tailuo said nothing, merely motioning for a Personal Guard to retrieve the scimitar Prince Trilman had dropped.
Tailuo handed the sword to Prince Trilman.
"Trilman, the little prince has been sent away. The Grand Elder took him to Madar Palace."
"Brother, what do you mean by that?"
"Our royal brother died on the central front. Our royal uncle, too. Of all the Tiger Race Royal Family who went to the central front, I haven’t heard of many who returned alive."
Regent King Tailuo pried open Prince Trilman’s fingers and made him grip the scimitar tightly.
"The Tiger Race Royal Family has no history of running away."
"Our eldest brother is waiting for us with the Beast God."
Hearing this, Prince Trilman’s tear-filled eyes shone with a new light. He gritted his teeth and raised the scimitar in his hand.
"Damn it! You bastards, let’s fight them to the death!"