759: Chapter 759: More Prisoners than Soldiers 759: Chapter 759: More Prisoners than Soldiers Looking back at the enemy forces, Zhao Guang pondered for a mont and decided not to personally exterminate them.
Without experiencing war, how could his own army grow?
However, since the enemy had a rudintary composition of a military formation, it couldn’t be left intact, or his army would suffer significant losses.
Zhao Guang took out a walkie-talkie and commanded, “All units attack, Coscola, you take control of the army.” After issuing the order, Zhao Guang put the walkie-talkie away.
Then, taking out another one, Zhao Guang spoke again, “Sniper Team, listen up, flank the enemy from the rear.
If the enemy retreats, try to delay them as much as possible—don’t let them escape.”
The assembly team now had no opponents, as the enemy’s snipers were all within this side of the army.
The cavalry was at the forefront, and they were right behind, currently in a very awkward position.
Looking up at the sky, there were still hundreds of Griffin Knights there.
“How many squads have co this ti?
Never mind, let’s get rid of these things first—after all, we don’t have an Air Corps.”
Flas imdiately appeared beside Zhao Guang, which then transford into rockets.
With Multiple Rocket Bombs, Zhao Guang fired into the sky.
The Griffin Knights, sensing danger, were about to flee, but the sky before them turned into a blaze of red.
Under the glow of the flas, most of the Griffin Knights were burned to a crisp.
This was the terrifying dominance of a Great Mage on the battlefield.
The few Griffin Knights that remained weren’t untouched because Zhao Guang couldn’t reach them, but because he was too lazy to wipe them all out.
It was good to leave a few to apply so pressure on his soldiers.
To get them accustod to fighting the might of an Air Corps in advance, after all, so few could not have a big impact.
The reason they hadn’t thought of escaping after the death of their commander was exactly this.
Otherwise, Zhao Guang would never let them retreat so easily—knowing that so of the casualties on his side were caused by them.
Seeing the cavalry charge, Zhao Guang waved his hand, and the surrounding flas ford a shockwave.
The impact of the fla shockwave severely disrupted the enemy’s formation.
The initially cohesive structure was scattered, and that special aura that constituted the military formation rapidly dissipated.
The next mont, the remaining flas began to recede, but within the flas, huge serpentine heads erged.
These heads, ford of flas, opened their mouths to release fireballs and jets of fla breath, continuing to destroy the enemy’s formation.
Any ordinary soldier of weak strength caught in the sudden fla assault was instantly burned to ash.
Multiple Spell Casting, Explosive Snake.
This was an adaptation Zhao Guang had made from a spell in the Deep Red Book, a shaping spell.
While it might not seem as powerful as a regular advanced spell, these Fire Snakes could persist indefinitely.
Provided they existed long enough, the overall damage they could cause far surpassed that of other spells.
The Fire Snakes, surrounded by burning flas, were able to draw in the Fire Elent to replenish themselves.
The surrounding flas ford a sort of protection, especially against warriors, whose attacks were immune to a large extent.
Even when facing mages, these Fire Snakes were difficult to deal with.
Several consecutive spells made the enemy soldiers feel an incredible nuisance.
Especially those in the vanguard, who, upon seeing their commander killed, were even more unsure of what to do, becoming sowhat flustered.
It was at this mont that the fortress gates opened, and Zhao Guang’s troops finally surged out.
First to charge out was the Holy Fla Army, each mber radiant with intense light, each mounted on an Earth Dragon.
These creatures, resembling enlarged lizards, possessed strength unlike any ordinary mount.
As they drew near, their intimidating presence caused the horses to panic and beco increasingly erratic.
However, before combat could ensue, the Elental Archers launched their attack.
“What do we do, we’re no match for them.”
“Retreat, imdiately retreat, we can’t stay here.”
“No way, the Commander’s order was to take down the enemy fortress.” They were from the Martial Empire, where the Commander’s word was absolute.
Failure to obey would an facing a military court martial.
“The Commander is already dead, I am now the highest authority here, follow my order and retreat.”
The command dispute sparked an argunt among the front-liners.
Though brief, it allowed the Holy Fla Army to close a significant distance, surprising themselves with the Earth Dragons’ speed.
Now, even a stable retreat was out of the question; their speed was no match for the enemy’s.
Without a rear guard, this retreat would definitely turn into a rout.
“Kill them, don’t spare a single one,” Coscola bellowed, a man imbued with a rich Earth Attribute Combat Energy, but the mbers of the Holy Fla Army had to follow his orders.
Coscola’s own speed wasn’t as swift, burdened not only by regular cavalry but also by a large number of infantry following him.
Thus, they could only press forward in a solid formation, advancing steadily.
anwhile, the rear remained unaware of the developnts here, but sniper strikes had inflicted heavy casualties, spurring them to try passing through Thorny Wood Mountain as swiftly as possible, continually moving forward.
The people at the front, for reasons unknown, began moving back towards the convoy, resulting in a squeeze.
Seen from above, it resembled a shoal of packed sardines.
An arrow suddenly shot forth, impaling a Griffin Knight along with his mount.
“The last one, finally took out these bastards,” Guna said, looking at the sky which was now clear, devoid of any Griffin Knights.
It was a pity; having those Griffins for themselves would have been great.
The advantage of high-altitude long-range strikes was enormous.
But no matter, the battle must go on.
The outco at the front was clear, with Zhao Guang’s magic support and Jeana’s spell reinforcents, their individual strength far exceeded the enemy’s.
A large group of prisoners had been captured, currently being handed over to the infantry corps in the rear to handle.
They seed like they were there for nial work, tasked with receiving these prisoners.
However, gradually, everyone recognized a problem, the number of prisoners was too great, already surpassing their own forces.
“Lord, there are too many prisoners, what should we do?”
“Continue capturing, tally the numbers, and then report to the King for resources,” was a rule among the nobles, capturing prisoners was a form of honor.
Similarly, the enemy had to pay a steep price to ransom these people and also cover the cost of their consud provisions.
This business of capturing prisoners would not be a loss, but rather a substantial profit.
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