Chapter 1633: Chapter 81: Useless Teammate
With a “whoosh”, an arrow shot out from the centipede soldiers, striking a Demonic Crocodile Clan Leader directly.
A scream echoed, and the nearby Demonic Alligator Soldiers, upon realizing the situation, were instantly enraged.
A bunch of stray dogs dared to reach out their claws at them, it was simply a death wish.
“We must have revenge!”
Seeing the Demonic Alligator Soldiers in a furious uproar, cold sweat dripped down the forehead of the Centipede Commander. He rushed at top speed to the soldier who fired the arrow and harshly questioned, “Who told you to shoot?”
Without orders from above, starting a conflict on your own was deadly. As a frontline commander, there was certainly a share of the responsibility for him.
What he received was not an explanation, but indifference. In a fit of rage, the Centipede Commander slapped out, only to have the centipede soldier fall over with a sound upon contact.
Upon closer inspection, the sight startled the Centipede Commander. The centipede soldier on the ground had maggots writhing on its body, obviously having been dead for many days.
Due to living underground for years, the centipede soldiers carried a thick dark aura, and with the recent influx of deserters, sneaking in a few manipulated corpses was not difficult.
“Someone is manipulating corpses to deliberately incite conflict with the Demonic Crocodile Clan!”
Realizing this, the Centipede Commander knew things were about to get disastrous, and quickly ordered, “Report this at once!”
But it was already too late; a Demonic Crocodile with bloodshot eyes had already hurled a weapon, achieving a brisk double kill.
Witnessing this, the centipede soldiers were also enraged. Without clarifying the situation, the demonic crocodiles had turned hostile, clearly bullying them.
Just as the centipedes awaited orders from their Commander, suddenly a group of centipede soldiers who didn’t fear death picked up weapons and launched an attack on the stationed Demonic Alligator Soldiers.
The conflict escalated too quickly for the commanders on either side to intervene; the soldiers had already begun fighting.
The Alliance between the two races had been one of necessity, without any sense of camaraderie, only endless hatred.
Now encountering each other on the battlefield, the tension between them immediately ignited. Initially, small local battles erupted, which rapidly spread across the entire battlefield like a tornado.
“What, fighting has broken out?”
Upon receiving this news, King Centipede nearly exploded with anger. He had hesitated until now mainly because he didn’t want to tear apart the facade with the Demonic Crocodile Clan.
No need to hesitate anymore; their soldiers had already engaged, drenched in each other’s blood, the Alliance between the two races altogether shattered.
The guards hurriedly responded.
The initiation of the conflict was not important; the situation had deteriorated to this point, and there was no possibility of reconciliation between the two races in the short term.
“Your Majesty, things have come to this; order an immediate attack!
Before the Human Army catches up, seize the Earth Core Passage and withdraw the troops back to the Earth Core World, preserving as much of the race’s vitality as possible.”
Prime Minister Javat’s statement left the centipede high command startled. The Peace Faction had suddenly turned into the War Faction; such rapid change in position was astonishing.
Even they, the War Faction, after learning the strength of the Demonic Crocodile Clan’s garrison, had hesitated about forcibly breaching the passage.
After momentarily losing their composure, everyone immediately realized. The frontline was already in combat; with the deep dissent between the two races, it was impossible to pacify things with a mere “misunderstanding”.
Relying on the trust of the upper echelon of the Demonic Crocodile Clan for the safety of their species was clearly unreliable.
With no better choice, they could only follow the path to the end. They needed to carve a bloody path rather than annihilate the enemy completely; the success rate was still fifty to sixty percent.
“Pass the order, the entire army moves to seize the Earth Core Passage!”
King Centipede commanded, slightly anxious.
The situation afforded him no hesitation; the Human army was only a day and a half away. If they couldn’t swiftly seize the passage for retreat, their eventual fate would be extinction.
In the Demonic Crocodile Camp, upon receiving news of the Giant Centipede’s attack, the stationed officer Bram sneered.
“See, I knew those stupid centipedes had no brain. A ragtag group dares to attack us.
Order the troops, counterattack fiercely for me and let these fools understand who really is…”
Before he could finish speaking, sudden change erupted in the Marshal’s Camp. The Demonic Alligator Soldiers guarding outside suddenly fell down, and four Giant Centipede Sacred Area appeared right in front of them.
Upon the alert, the Demonic Crocodile commanders scattered in all directions. The enemy had infiltrated their camp and accurately found the command center; the luck of it was unparalleled.
Receiving the aid signal, the two Demonic Crocodile Holy Domains guarding instantly flew into a rage; this clearly was an affront.
Fighting two against four was indeed difficult, but this was their Central Army Camp, and with the cooperation of the soldiers in the camp, both sides fought evenly.
The aftermath of the battle soon leveled the Marshal’s Camp, and even the waving Marshal’s Banner did not escape disaster.
The sudden incident bewildered many Demonic Alligator Soldiers.
Knowing that the Marshal’s Camp was under attack, the commanders could not continue to wait for orders and promptly led the troops into the great battle.
Having narrowly escaped calamity, Bram, after distancing himself several miles from the battlefield, stopped gasping for breath.
He intended to arrange troops, yet the battlefield had already descended into chaos.
The units all participated instinctively in the fight, their coordination and cooperation entirely depended on the soldiers’ initiative.