Emperor of Arcane

The damage caused by the fangs was not great, but it was a very heavy blow to the morale of the Cole Elf army. {What? You don’t know yet|Read COM, read the chapters without mistakes|Hurry up and Google them}

The retreating formation has been broken up, and on the wall of Icewind Castle at the rear, a group of El Elf warriors who have finished their rest have already assumed an offensive posture.

Teclis gritted his teeth and gave the order to retreat:

"The front army surrounded all blocking fronts and covered the retreat of the Chinese army."

"The rear army will stay to defend and block the subsequent attack from Icewind Castle."

"When we return to the Hammer Fortress 50 kilometers away, the repaired elite troops will come to reinforce us."

"..."

Once this order was issued, it immediately caused a commotion among the Cole elves.

All Cole Elf warriors are veterans, and they are naturally aware of the dangers of these orders.

It doesn't matter that the warriors who open the way ahead will fight fiercely with the blocking team of Gulf leader warriors.

Both sides rely on their abilities, and whoever has the ability will survive.

A defensive line of soldiers was deployed in the rear to stand guard. Their mission was to block possible pursuit troops from Icewind Castle.

Not only can you rely on existing military camps and supplies for defense, but you can wait for reinforcements if you persist for a while.

It seems very good, but all the elves know very well:

Historically, all troops in the rear will be violently attacked by the enemy.

Out of 10 teams, 9 will be completely wiped out.

Most of the remaining ones survived because they surrendered early enough.

The El Elf warriors of Icewind Castle are of average strength, and they are confident that they can defend against it.

But the Gulf Territory warriors with endless tricks, the huge and invincible Yaya, and the very powerful specially modified warriors all gave them no confidence to hold on.

If you are chosen to stay, you will die properly.

What makes most of the Cole Elf warriors even more angry.

At this critical moment for the army, if someone really needs to sacrifice, the selected elf warriors will not have any objections.

From the moment they chose to become soldiers and join the Cole Elf army, they were ready to die in battle.

However, they absolutely cannot tolerate being asked to carry out the task of sending them to death without their consent and in a completely unfair way.

Soon, many Cole Elf warriors became restless, and the slogans and reasons they shouted were very direct.

What they want is fairness, not being cannon fodder for someone's survival!

Facing the sudden commotion, Tigris, who had been prepared in this regard, suddenly thought of this fatal point.

His face was gloomy, his eyes flickered, and he obviously didn't know what he was thinking about.

Councilor Caledo also knew very well that the problem before Tigris was very important.

If Teclis guarantees the safety of "that group" of elves, other soldiers whose ideas and beliefs have collapsed are very likely to collapse directly.

But if he chooses to act fairly in order to ensure the safety of the army.

Those elven nobles and spellcasters who died because of his orders will definitely bring him extremely terrible trouble.

Defeat, retreat, and heavy casualties were enough to shake Teclis' identity and status.

If these elves are provoked again, Teclis will probably encounter huge trouble.

This is a dilemma!

A little thought flashed in Iris's eyes.

He put himself in Tigris's shoes, what choice would he make?

Archaon next to Iris was very calm. From the moment Teclis hesitated, he had already made his choice.

"This guy doesn't care about the safety of the entire army or the Cole Elf warriors. He only cares about his own interests..."

"Such an elf commander is just a pawn of those guys. Even this war is just a "banquet" to welcome those idiots back..."

With a red light flashing in his eyes, Archaon suppressed the crazy thoughts in his mind and calmly waited for Teclis to make his choice.

No matter what Tigris chooses, Archaon will fully support it.

Because no matter which path you take, it will bring considerable risks.

Soon, Teclis issued new orders.

The ordinary elven legion has a larger number of people, a lot of wounded, and a slower pace.

They will guard the army camp and wait for the arrival of reinforcements in two days.

The elite troops led by Tigris gave priority to opening the way in front, attacking the dangerous blocking defense line, and covering the evacuation of the large forces.

The vast majority of Cole Elf warriors are still very dissatisfied and unhappy with the tasks of those "elite".

Seeing Tigris decide to take action personally.

The number of Cole Elf warriors left behind was as many as 150,000.

Judging from the arrangement of the mission, at least they were not sent to death.

But even so, the changes and arrangements of the army still caused considerable chaos.

Yaya stared at the Cole Elf army divided into three in surprise, and immediately understood their plan.

She decisively put most of her energy into taking care of the vanguard of the Cole Elf army.

The reorganized elite Cole Elf warriors took the initiative to attack the blocking defense line with rocks falling overhead and artillery and crossbows covering the front.

The furious Tigris was ready to take action personally this time to destroy the Gulf leadership in one fell swoop.

However, he and the elite Cole Elf warriors were soon dumbfounded.

After firing several rounds of long-range fire at them.

The Gulf leadership, which had been fighting to the death just now, used space equipment to collect bows, crossbows, artillery and other supplies.

Another fire was set in front of the fortress and trenches, temporarily delaying the advancement of the Cole Elf army, and retreated to the top of the mountain.

Ran!

Bai received a beating.

He charged up a punch and hit it empty.

The Cole Elf troops leading the way were quite depressed.

Teclis, who clenched his fists, resisted the urge to pursue him and ordered the huge Chinese army to retreat.

But what Teclis expected was that there was another mountainside 2 kilometers away.

A brand new Gulf leadership force pushed down boulders one after another on the road to the valley.

The Rocky Mountains that separate the Cole Elf Kingdom from the El Elf originally had overlapping mountains and narrow valleys.

The road dug out was barely enough for a team of about a hundred people to line up.

If these Gulf leaders were left alone for the time being, the stones blocking the passage or the trenches dug into the ground would completely block their retreat path.

In desperation, Teclis had to divide his troops and go to expel the Gulf Territory warriors.

Gulf collar warriors are very slick.

The number of Gulf Territory soldiers in a line of defense is no longer 1,000.

But a complete standard brigade, a full 5,000 people!

They are fully equipped, equipped with complete facilities, and have sufficient combat supplies.

The Cole Elf troops that rushed over were only less than 20,000.

Then they dare to rely on adequate preparations to engage in a head-on battle with these Cole elves who are without the protection of siege weapons, golems, and war puppets.

Although they will suffer some casualties.

But they can often inflict heavy damage to the elite Cole elves and pose a huge threat to the advancing elven troops.

Moreover, a complete medical system can greatly reduce the casualties of Gulf Territory soldiers and ensure their sustainable combat capabilities.

The cleaning troops who thought they could quickly drive away the Gulf Territory soldiers were immediately stunned by the powerful long-range firepower.

All 200 newly built magic cannons were allocated to them by Jifan.

Coupled with the rounds of shooting from 2,000 magic crossbows, the charging cleanup troops were given a head-on blow.

Boom!

Click!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Even though they were scattered, more than 300 of the charging Cole Elf elite warriors fell instantly.

Fortunately, the elf commander was very vigilant towards the Gulf Leaders and reacted very quickly, stopping the attack immediately.

The commander of the Gulf Territory also ordered to stop the attack, with a faint smile on his face, and said to the stunned El Elf commanders on the side:

"A dead Kor elf."

"In their current state, they don't even think about wasting manpower and retrieving the body."

"That way, it won't put too much of a burden on them."

"But if it's a seriously injured person."

"They have to spend at least 1 to 2 elf warriors for care, some medical supplies for treatment, and more manpower and material resources for transportation..."

"The resulting consumption of manpower and materials will even be greater than the loss of more than two combat effectiveness."

Noticing the enlightened expressions of the El Elf commanders, Jifan patiently continued to talk to them:

"In a long-term battle, the competition is based on the combat capabilities of basic soldiers, offensive and defensive transitions, material supplies, and medical logistics systems."

"Don't rely too much on any kind of offensive method, always have a backup plan..."

Instead of listening to Jifan's teachings to the El Elf commanders, Aini gently rubbed her palms, feeling the unparalleled reality, and turned her head suddenly.

"Yes, that's why Yaya and I are not worried."

After losing all their mana, Matthew and Yaya can recover it through mana draining in a very short period of time.

After all, in the underground laboratories of the Gulf Territory, there are many beasts that have died long ago.

There was a joy in Aini's heart, and she understood that this was a sign that Matthew regarded her as one of his own.

As if she had put down a heavy burden, she looked at the elven warriors who were coming in quite relaxedly, and couldn't help but ask:

"They are now targeting us. Do they want to continue fighting?"

Matthew pointed to the long queue of retreating troops and said in a firm tone and tone:

"With their current strength, they can only guard two places at most..."

Before Tigris could personally lead the team to charge forward.

The Gulf Territory soldiers on the first line of defense who had retreated suddenly came out of the flames and smoke.

As quickly as possible, they deployed the debugged magic artillery and fired decisively at the team gathered below.

Boom!

The Cole Elf troops rushing below.

He was immediately baptized by shells.

Suddenly, a large number of Cole Elf warriors fell on the crowded retreat road.

The elven cavalry teams wandering around rushed forward shouting and angrily.

The warriors of the Gulf Territory quickly set up their formation and fired dense crossbow arrows at the targets that rushed up the hillside.

Lacking a sufficient number of elven patrol cavalry, they withstood four rounds of crossbow fire and rushed to the front of the Gulf Territory warriors.

The elven cavalry, who had lost nearly half, were just about to draw their bows and shoot arrows.

The artillery aimed at shooting below suddenly adjusted its shooting angle.

"Cannon level!"

Facing the dark muzzles, the elf knights felt like they were being targeted by a terrifying monster, and an unspeakable sense of horror and crisis instantly enveloped them.

Old John licked the corner of his mouth and waved the flag without hesitation:

"fire!"

boom! boom! boom!

After the roar of the artillery fire, in the dispersing smoke and dust, not a single one of the hundreds of elf knights was left.

Most of them did not die, but quite a few had their legs broken.

The worst of all were the pure white horses. They were the largest and were specially targeted, so they were torn into pieces.

The wounded elf warrior howled incessantly, and the shrill sound echoed on the hillside.

The surviving elven cavalry looked dazed and stared at the bloody hell-like scene in a daze, and were brought back to reality by the painful screams of their companions.

They did not wait for the second round of shelling, but rushed towards the Gulf Territory's front as if they were crazy.

Thorne, who was grinning ferociously, knocked over and tied up the seven or eight elf warriors who rushed over in a few seconds.

He glanced at the Cole elf warriors who were rescuing his companions, cut their throats, and then turned and left.

The low-flying gryphon knights noticed the situation here and immediately reported the information to Tigris.

"Assemble more cleanup troops, drive them away, and occupy the defense line!"

The roaring Teclis felt that his sanity had been greatly impacted. He resisted the urge to release powerful spells, and arranged viciously to continue:

"Send all the scout troops out, climb up the hillside, and use their numerical superiority to overwhelm the enemy!"

Facing Tigris's somewhat crazy order, Councilor Caledo opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't speak.

Yaya is still hovering in the sky, and its powerful and terrifying body, its breath of flames that can pose a fatal threat to legendary casters, and its terrifying recovery ability are all constantly reminding them.

Once they dare to take action, their position will be exposed.

Yaya, who has been looking for the target, will swoop down without hesitation and pursue them with all his strength.

The Elf Archmage is indeed powerful, but without preparation, facing a real dragon of Yaya's level, he will lose his life if he is not careful.

What's more important is that Yaya, who exudes endless dragon power in the sky, may just be a clone!

Once they have spent a lot of spells and mana, Yaya, who rushes to the battlefield again, will become even more unscrupulous.

They will even really regard them as hunting targets!

This is the reason why these legends have never dared to take action!

Otherwise, they would have taken action personally and tried their best to break through the Gulf Territory's defense line. With their legendary level of terrifying strength, they had suddenly opened a way out.

Teclis's order made the Cole Elf army, which was filled with anger, very excited.

They have long been dissatisfied with the Gulf Territory soldiers. Although their numbers are only a few tenths of theirs, they dare to attack them with their noses.

As a result, dozens of Cole Elf scout teams immediately rushed towards the Gulf territorial defense line.

They spread out and surrounded them from the left and right sides.

Contrary to their expectations, the Gulf Territory soldiers did not retreat immediately, but continued to cover the retreating army below with artillery fire.

Such blatant disregard made the Cole Elf scouts very angry.

They rushed into the woods in a swarm, preparing to surround the Gulf Territory soldiers.

As a result, they were unprepared and ran into the Catachan warriors who had been ambushing them for a long time.

Poisonous spikes as thin as hair.

A hidden and deadly trap.

Deadly arrows flying from the darkness.

Let the first batch of Cole Elf scouts die tragically in an instant.

The Catachan warriors, who were proficient in jungle warfare, were in no hurry to collect the loot or kill those Kor elf scouts who were lucky enough to survive.

Instead, he secretly set up a new death trap next to them.

As long as a Cole Elf comes to the rescue, he will suffer serious consequences immediately!

Catachan warriors combine the deadly killing methods they learned in the dangerous jungle with the professional combat skills they now learn.

With the help of this actual battle, a crucial transformation was completed.

The Cole Elf scouts, whose number was more than ten times theirs, were no match for them.

As many as they rushed in, they fell down at extremely fast speeds.

The seemingly non-dense jungle turned into a place of death that frightened the Cole elf scouts.

After losing hundreds of Cole elf scouts.

They hesitated and hesitated.

They completely gave up the idea of ​​encircling the Gulf Territory soldiers and instead began to encircle them from both sides.

The Gulf Territory soldiers were not in a hurry to collide with them head-on, and took the initiative to withdraw into the jungle before their number reached 2,000.

The Kor elf scouts achieved their purpose, protecting the retreating army from artillery fire.

However, they also paid a heavy price, and hundreds of them fell.

The Gulf Territory fighters quickly targeted them, using the cover of the jungle to shoot at them continuously.

The Cole elf scouts retreated downwards, but did not move away.

On the second line of defense in the distance, when the Cole Elf army pressed in, the Gulf Territory soldiers decisively chose to retreat.

Tigris and the others took a long breath, and all moved out very simply. They spent a lot of effort to dismantle the fortresses and trenches built by the Gulf Territory.

The army stepped up its retreat.

Boom!

The third blocking defense line two kilometers ahead also began to welcome their arrival with artillery.

Behind it, the 4th, 5th, and 6th blockades are being constructed intensively.

Some powerful Catachan jungle warriors even took the initiative to attack the retreating army.

They specifically "attract" the patrolling Cole Elf scouts into the jungle, and then change their hunting targets.

There is also a part of the artillery squad that flexibly uses the ultra-long range of magic artillery to harass the Cole Elf army.

By the time the Cole Elf patrol arrived, they had already fled.

Sometimes there are also some deadly traps left, waiting for the angry or ready to track the Kor elves to seek their own death.

Along the way.

The Kor Elf army was attacked everywhere, and more and more Kor Elf fell.

The angry Tigris even cast spells many times to destroy the Gulf territorial defense line.

However, when the fangs in the sky launched a surprise attack on them, they withstood the dense attacks and chased them for a long time.

When his health was reduced to 2/3, Yaya jumped into the air without hesitation and gave up the idea of ​​continuing the pursuit.

In front of all the Cole elves, he feasted on the distant peaks and recovered from the intensive injuries on his body at an astonishing speed.

After just half an hour, Yaya regained his complete victory.

In retaliation for the interruption of the pursuit just now, Yaya left a passage of flames dozens of meters long in the middle of the Cole Elf army.

Hundreds of elves who were unable to dodge were burnt to charcoal.

After suffering a big loss, Teclis and others no longer dared to cause trouble.

Maintaining huge casualties of the clearing team and scout team, they gritted their teeth and retreated under the intensive attack.

It was a hard day's march.

The Cole Elf army withdrew 1/3 of the way and crossed 8 lines of defense.

But unknowingly, more than 20,000 Cole Elf warriors were lost.

There are also nearly 30,000 Cole elves who are suffering from injuries and are waiting in pain for treatment due to lack of medical treatment.

What frightened the Cole elves even more.

When night falls, the bloody moonlight shines on their cloaks.

The Gulf Territory soldiers hiding in the dark still did not let go of their attacks.

Cole Elf in a stride retreat.

Sometimes, companions would be hit by arrows and fall to the ground without warning.

Sometimes, cannonballs the size of fists would hit holes as big as the mouth of a bowl.

More often, the stones falling one after another from the sky will plunge their already fragile nerves into deep despair.

The pale-faced Tigris stared at the compiled data carefully with red eyes, and said in a hoarse and bitter tone:

"Abandon all seriously injured people, everyone speed up and move forward!"

In a burst of shrill wails and curses.

All the Cole Elf warriors had their faces downcast and fled here as quickly as possible.

Many of the wounded Cole elves who were left behind had expressions of despair on their faces.

At this moment, the roar of artillery fire came from the surrounding mountainside.

The wounded Cole elves closed their eyes in despair, waiting for death to come.

But to their surprise, death did not come as expected.

A burst of gray-white mist, with an extremely strong paralysis effect, made them fall into a deep sleep.

Aini stared at the injured Cole Elf who was in a coma with hatred in her eyes.

She adjusted her breathing for a while, and then arranged for the soldiers to quickly clean the battlefield.

"Don't worry, any Cole elves with blood on their hands will be sent to the laboratory."

"The remaining ones, after questioning and screening, will also be sent to the New World and the Underworld respectively..."

Old John shrugged his shoulders and calmly talked about the future of these Cole elves.

Everyone must pay the price for their past choices.

Now, retribution has come!

Aini has no objection to this arrangement, she has already thought about it clearly.

Those who actually launch wars and invasions are never ordinary people at the bottom, but those in power above them.

"Sooner or later, you will all fall into my hands!"

Aini, who was slowly adjusting her breathing, quickly started picking targets.

She wants to master the power as quickly as possible!

Transformation is undoubtedly the fastest way!

The lightly-armed army of Cole elves.

Instead, there were more attacks the next day.

However, most of the attacks they received have become less deadly.

But unknowingly, more wounded appeared.

The battle mages in the team had to reserve more spell slots and mana for healing spells.

They must ensure clearing and healing supplies for troops and scouts.

What most Cole elves didn't know was that the Cole elves who were abandoned due to serious injuries did not die. Instead, they were treated by the Gulf Territory.

Teclis didn't know the purpose of the Gulf Territory, so he could only flee here as quickly as possible with the remaining Cole Elf army.

Those fortresses and fortresses that they had captured had been unknowingly recaptured by Gulf Territory warriors.

The supplies hoarded there naturally became the other party's trophies.

Teclis suppressed the anger in his heart and had already made up his mind.

After returning to the parliament, he must fully promote the plan to suppress and destroy the Gulf Territory.

The next day, night.

The Cole Elf army is only half a day away from the Rocky Mountains.

The expressionless Teclis was too lazy to count the remaining soldiers of Cole's elf army.

He was silently looking forward to it, hoping that Matthew and Yaya would take the initiative to launch a surprise attack.

In this case, he can use a fierce battle to vent his anger.

Even collect more information to prepare for the subsequent hunting of Matthew and Yaya.

The most powerful part of the Cole Elf Kingdom has never been Red LL's military force.

It’s the ubiquitous influence of the entire northern continent and countless scoundrels!

But until the remaining army of Cole elves passed through the first line of defense deployed by the El elves.

Abandoning the giant stone fortress that they had finally conquered, they returned to the base camp of the Cole elves.

Matthew and Yaya never appeared again. Their figures seemed to only appear on the battlefield forever.

The elf guards in the base camp looked at the Cole elf warriors who were like refugees in disbelief, and were so shocked that they didn't know what to say.

Most of the Cole Elf warriors who had spent several days on the hellish journey were sitting on the ground slumped, crying silently.

They completely ignored their previous elegance and were just venting hysterically.

At this time, the Cole Elf warriors suddenly realized that they had lost almost everything except their lives due to the fear of death.

Friendship, love, comrades, loyalty, courage...

These original beautiful qualities and things have disappeared without a trace.

Only bottomless holes were left in their hearts.

Many Cole elves roared and ran around like crazy, even preparing to fight back to the Rocky Mountains.

They would rather die than dwell on the painful memories in their minds.

Tigris, whose face was full of pain, looked at the statistical data tremblingly. His vision suddenly went dark, and he passed out amidst the exclamations of Councilor Caledo.

Archaon, who was sneering next to him, carefully reviewed the layout and battle arrangements of Matthew and Bay Leader, and murmured in a very interested voice:

"Their tactics are so good..."

"Seize a little bit of luck that is not a loophole at all, and drag the enemy into your own trap without knowing it..."

"Even when you have an absolute advantage, you still choose to use your strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses..."

"The development and utilization of long-range weapons also has epoch-making significance..."

"I really didn't expect that the Gulf Territory could actually reach this point..."

Listening to Archaon's muttering, Iris took a sip of water. Feeling that his original nervousness had calmed down, he couldn't help but ask:

"What the other party is good at is its control of the rhythm of war, especially the development and utilization of various new weapons. It has far exceeded other organizations and armies in the northern continent..."

Iris recalled the opponent's overwhelming artillery and crossbows, sighed and continued:

"We were completely unprepared this time, and because of our rapid march and breakthrough of the El Elf defenses, we abandoned most of our heavy weapons and equipment."

"Otherwise, we wouldn't be so passive..."

Shaking his head silently, Archaon glanced at Teclis who had regained consciousness, and said with a firm tone and tone:

"Losing means losing, sum up experience and lessons, and just win back next time..."

"But I'm curious, since the council has suffered such a big loss, while paying more attention to the Gulf Territory, will it increase its investment in magic artillery and long-range attack methods?"

Iris remained silent. He could imagine the anger on the faces of the members of Parliament, but he would never think that they would make any progress...

They are just a bunch of stubborn and decadent old antiques!

It should be swept into the dustbin of history!

Stone Fortress.

Aini, who was in a daze, looked at the Gulf Territory soldiers and steel golems patrolling the city wall, and a bright smile suddenly broke out on her face:

"Hey, the Cole elves suffered a big loss this time and won't be able to cause trouble to us for quite some time."

Matthew, who was counting the harvest, shook his head solemnly, and said to her and Yaya's surprise:

"Actually, the failure of the Cole elves will not break their muscles, but will make them stronger."

Matthew didn't explain the real reason, and he felt a little horrified by his own judgment.

Not counting the 60,000 Kor elven warriors killed by the Aiel warriors.

A total of 87,642 Cole Elf warriors died at the hands of Gulf Territory soldiers and adventurers!

Considering their average challenge rating of 12, this should have provided Matthew with at least 80 million Destiny Power points.

But Matthew's harvest was only 10 million Destiny Power, and the bulk of the overall income disappeared inexplicably.

As the power of destiny escalates, Matthew has become clear.

The power of destiny, which is carried by the soul, will fluctuate up and down depending on the state of the target's soul.

Just like a target that has been "squeezed" by mana drain, it can usually only provide 1/3 of Matthew's power of destiny.

And in a situation like this where most of it is taken away, there is only one possibility.

The souls of these dead Cole elves have been taken away by some kind of terrifying existence.

This is why, in the process of chasing down the Cole Elf army, Matthew changed his tactics in time, focusing on causing as many casualties and capturing prisoners as possible.

Because Matthew doesn’t want to make wedding clothes for others!

Even if the other party is a god!

Moreover, he is also a god of the elf god system!

That's right, Matthew can guarantee it.

The beings who took away the souls of these elves were the elven gods who had already done something to the Cole elves!

He even suspected that the fight between the Cole elves and the El elves was a gluttonous feast dedicated to the elven gods.

The dead Cole elves and El elves have become their "food".

Matthew wrote another footnote about these gods as "greedy and crazy"...

"MD, they are all crazy!"

8000 today

Asking for a monthly ticket.

rush!