Chapter 724: Chapter 208 Retreat
“What’s going on?” the Lionheart God furrowed his brow and looked toward the approaching figures of the Yin Serpent and others.
“Just as you’ve seen, our old ho has been stolen,” Yin Serpent opened his mouth, explaining the sequence of events to the Lionheart God.
After listening to the other’s narration, the Lionheart God was also filled with rage and spoke sternly, “Where is Xue Kuang now?!”
The fleeing Xue Kuang was eventually found by Yin Serpent and his companions. Hearing the summons of the Lionheart God, he stepped out of the tent, “Xue Kuang pays his respects to the Lionheart God.”
The Lionheart watched Xue Kuang coldly. This was the first ti Xue Kuang showed such great respect to the Lionheart God, but the Lionheart did not give him any face, “Since my beast clan’s children are all dead, why are you still alive?”
“Lord Lionheart, there were simply too many Heavenly Gods on the other side, a full six of them, and at that ti, only I and Kui God were left to guard the camp, we couldn’t withstand the enemy’s attack! Please, Lord Lionheart, see the truth!”
The Lionheart remained unmoved and pressed on, “How did Kui God die then?”
“He… He… sacrificed himself to buy ti and was besieged to death by the enemy,” Xue Kuang quickly defended himself, twisting the facts.
“Is that so?” Clearly, the Lionheart God didn’t believe his words.
“Yes, yes, I swear to the heavens, I tried my utmost to save him, but that old dragon was too powerful…”
Before Xue Kuang could finish his words, he felt a sharp pain in his abdon and looking down, he saw that the Fallen Wolf God had already made a move from behind, digging out his heart.
“You…!” The heart is the core source of a beast clan Heavenly God’s power, with the heart destroyed, there’s no chance of survival, “How ruthless!”
Facing Xue Kuang’s accusation, the Fallen Wolf God’s face remained calm as he crushed the pulsating heart in his hand, “I’ve wanted to kill you, a coward who fears death too much, all along. You even dared to lie in front of Lionheart! We have already conducted a thorough investigation of Kui God’s body, which only bears the traces left by that old dragon. Your words are far too fake!”
Lionheart also stepped on Xue Kuang at this mont, and as he activated his Divine Power, Xue Kuang’s body exploded with a bang, turning into a pool of blood foam.
Having done all this, the Lionheart God looked around and spoke in a deep voice, “Gentlen, our clansn have suffered heavy casualties, what proposals do you have?”
“Lionheart, aren’t we all here waiting for you to speak up?”
The Lionheart looked at the Yin Serpent God, “I’d like to hear your opinion first.”
“?” Yin Serpent chuckled, “Our boys are nearly wiped out, even if we conquer this place, who is there to garrison it?”
“So you think it’s ti for us to retreat now?”
Yin Serpent shook his head slightly, “Since we’ve already driven them into a corner, we must completely eradicate them.”
Hearing Yin Serpent’s ambiguous remark, which actually laid out two paths for consideration in front of the Lionheart God—whether to continue strangling the allied forces or withdraw the troops and give up on conquering the star domain, to calmly develop the remaining population until the beast clan is strong again before talking about anything else.
The Lionheart God frowned but did not say much, instead turning and walking into the tent.
So top-level Heavenly Gods also entered with him.
A few of them sat in a circle, and seeing that the Lionheart was silent for a long ti, one of the Heavenly Gods urged, “Lionheart, what exactly are you thinking? Just tell us directly, so that we can prepare.”
“Yeah, co on, speak up. Whether we fight or leave, we will follow your lead.”
Faced with everyone’s urging, the Lionheart sighed and said in a heavy voice, “Now it’s neither right to fight nor to leave.”
“If we continue to fight, where should we strike? This continent is truly mysterious, perhaps many tis larger than the Divine Grace, as if it’s without any boundaries. Those allied forces are exceedingly cunning; if they keep on hiding, where can we find them? Do you rember our assault on the Netherworld half a year ago? How did it end? Wasn’t it because the Netherworld was too large, the enemies hid, and we couldn’t trace them, ultimately leading us to give up?”
Listening to the Lionheart God’s words, everyone nodded, “So, are we withdrawing our troops?”
“No, I don’t want to retreat. Just as Yin Serpent said, this retreat would give the other side a chance to breathe. When we develop the beast clan, they will also be redeveloping. It can be said that if we retreat, this war we brought to the star domain would result in heavy losses, all for nothing!”
“So, what are we going to do, fight or retreat?!” The Lionheart’s words completely confused this group of not-too-bright Heavenly Gods, “Why are you, Lionheart, also starting to speak in riddles like that old Yin Serpent?”
“Hey, hey, who’s being cryptic?” The Yin Serpent God was indignant, “It’s you guys who are stupid and can’t understand. To put it bluntly, whether to retreat or advance is not sothing the Lionheart can decide alone. This matter requires everyone’s discussion, since all the consequences arising from it need to be borne by all of us. If there’s a major change in the future, let’s not bla each other.”
“Ah, then just say it’s decided by a vote, no need to analyze back and forth; you’re making our heads spin!”
The Heavenly Gods slapped their hands together and imdiately so began to vote, “I think we must fight, we must avenge our boys!”
“I think it would be better to retreat,” another Heavenly God interjected. “If they were able to successfully raid our main camp this ti, is it possible that they are already on their way to annihilate the rest of our young n? After all our youths are dead, are we supposed to rely on ourselves to give birth to a new generation?”
“That’s not impossible, right?” the Ghoul-faced Spider God chid in. “It’s not like you’re incapable of procreating.”
“I refuse!” The Yin Snake God was the first to stand against it. As a mber of an exotic beast clan, their fertility was poor, not nearly as high as that of the ordinary beast clans. At this rate, their Yin Snake clan would face utter decline in the future.
“So you’ve decided on retreat, then?”
“This… let’s retreat!”
With the Yin Snake God relenting, many other beastly Heavenly Gods raised their hands to vote, choosing to retreat, leave the star domain, and from then on concentrate on developing and building their tribe. They hoped to grow strong again and embark on a new expedition in the future.
Once the votes were confird, the Lionheart God nodded, making the final decision, “Retreat!”
As the Heavenly Gods of the beast clans withdrew from the Eternal Continent, Lu Hong finally found a batch of allied forces hiding deep underground.
Among them was an old friend of Lu Hong’s, Jin Fu.
“I am Jin Fu, at your service, War God!” Jin Fu greeted.
Lu Hong looked at him in surprise, “You’ve seen before?”
“Reporting to the War God, I have not.”
“Then how did you recognize as the War God at first glance?”
“Because I have t all the other Heavenly Gods of our allied forces, all but the War God. Therefore, you must undoubtedly be the War God.”
“What if I were a Heavenly God of the beast clan?”
Jin Fu gave a bitter smile, “If a beast clan’s Heavenly God found this place, then we would only have the courage to face our sacrifice.”
“Rest assured, as long as I am here, you won’t encounter any more danger.” With these words, Lu Hong walked towards the hidden depths of the cavern, “How many n do you have at your disposal now?”
“Less than a thousand.”
“And before?”
“Before, I commanded thirty thousand, all elite troops from the Holy Court.”
“Where is Qing Ling now?”
“Qing Ling?” Jin Fu was stunned, staring blankly at Lu Hong, “You… you know Qing Ling?”
“We’ve t once, where is she now?”
“Qing Ling, she…” ntioning Qing Ling, Jin Fu’s voice choked up, “She fell during the struggle in the Masserie star domain!”
“What?!” Lu Hong’s heart suddenly tightened, “Fell… she fell?”
“Yes, injured by the aftermath of a divine battle, buried beneath a sea of corpses.”
Qing Ling’s death left Lu Hong sowhat dazed. That girl who once had a deep connection with him had left his side. Qing Ling was the first, but not the last, of his old acquaintances to leave him. Lu Hong wondered how many of his cherished friends and relatives were still alive.
After reorganizing Jin Fu’s remaining troops, Lu Hong led them out to continue searching for other survivors.
It took a full half-year to finally gather three hundred thousand surviving soldiers. God knows how much longer it would take to find the rest.
Fortunately, Hua Cai had recovered, and with the guidance of a local expert, the subsequent progress was much smoother.
However, among the remnants of the allied forces they found, not a single one was a Heavenly God. It was evident how many Heavenly Gods had been slaughtered by the beast clans.
And at this ti, Ancestor Dragon also brought back definitive news of the beast clans’ retreat.
“Now that the beast clans have retreated, they won’t start another war in the short term. We finally don’t have to rush to get our forces ready to defend against their attacks.” These days, not being able to find a single Heavenly God-level fighter had really worried Lu Hong.
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