From ti immorial, once one wielded the high ground, its over. Especially when said person was flying.
The Abaddon Rodents had no ranged capabilities to speak of and neither could they fly though their wall climbing was nothing to scoff at either.
Unfortunately for them, these harpies were simply too agile for them to hit even if they scaled the maze walls. Using the ti-honored strategy of kiting, these bird won managed to dodge the majority of their pounces. From ti to ti, a few lucky rats were able to catch a harpy. However, before they were even able to clip their wings, they were promptly tossed to the ground by the harpys comrades.
Speaking of which, eagles had always been the natural predator of ratslet alone my eagle ladies who could toss javelins
With the completion of another volley, the ratn lost another pack of rats. Even so, there was nothing they could do to redy this situation. Even when they tried to stack up like totem poles, the harpies were able to evade their frantics swipes with a re dodge backwards. As long as my air squadron still had javelins to throw, they were basically untouchable.
By the ti our javelins were used up, the battlefield was littered with rat corpses and maid rats. In total, there were at least 3000 dead or maid and another 4000 lightly injured rodents.
As for our side, the number of harpies lost just hit the two digit range!
Having run out of ammunition, I imdiately ordered Numila and Elena to lure the rodents to the designated spot, under no circumstances were they to allow their kinsharpies to land and engage in lee.
Glancing back at the scattered corpses, I couldnt help but sigh in amazent. Truthfully, I was initially concerned that the casualties would actually scare off these ratn, who knew that the ratman leader was so incensed that he actually tried to chase down the harpies instead. Seeing the hail of javelins stop, it probably thought that their chance for revenge had co so the ratman leader imdiately gave the order to chase.
Naturally, there were so cowardly rodents who were terrified by the carnage they witnessed but the mont they tried to run, these poor souls were promptly executed to set an example for the rest. Truth be told, I had to thank the rat leader for his rash decision. It was precisely this decision that allowed my following plans to work.
With the advent of these fearless fools, it was ti for our hidden dusas to make their appearance.
With their attention fixed squarely on their aerial targets, the rodents didnt even bother to look at what was in front of them. By the ti they ca to a T-junction, they were still chasing after the harpies like a bunch of possessed fools.
Yet, just when they were about to catch up to the harpies, death descended upon them.
Suddenly, the rats at the forefront felt a disturbance behind them. Turning around, they got the shock of their furry lives. The entire rat army had been cut in half by the dusas!
The dusas had always been the natural predators of these rodents so the mont they noticed the dusas, they faces contorted with disbelief and terror.
Because the dusas werent present in the initial clash, the ratman leader made the foolish assumption that they had left the battlefield temporarily or perhaps they werent there at all for so reason or another. Never in his wildest dreams did he expect that they would suddenly descend upon them at this crucial montdid this guy think that their appearance was rely a coincidence?
The existence of the dusas imdiately had a suppressive effect on their prey, throwing the entire army into disarray with their re presence.
Having split up the rat army, the 500 over dusas proceeded to lay down a toxic trap, though could it really be considered a trap if you set up it in front of your opponents?
Every strand of hair on a dusas head was an independent snake that could spit venom.
However, instead of launching a volley of toxic attacks, Manasha had her kinsnakes lay down a carpet of venom on the bony ground which covered an area 10 ters long after rely 10 seconds.
With the way blocked off by a toxic zone, the rodents started scaling the walls in order to proceed. However, Manasha had already predicted this move and swiftly instructed her dusas to lay down a venom field on the wall sections connected to the ground. By now, the only safe zone was the ceiling yet there was no way the rodents could climb that high
Given that the toxic zone was 10 ters long, even the elites of the ratn couldnt jump over it. The only rodent who could do so was the ratman leader but doing so was the sa committing suicide!
Thanks to that, we managed to successfully cut off reinforcents to one half of the rat army. With only 3000 rodents in the front half of the army, the dusas could easily slaughter these rats.
Now that the plan had been enacted, Numila, Elena and the other harpies rapidly turned around and dived on the unfortunate rats who got caught in our trap. With nearly 4000 harpies descending at once, it wouldnt be an exaggeration to say that they blotted out the sky (ceiling) with one dive. The effect was, to say the least, terrifying.
With an army of eagles in front of them and an army of snakes behind them, what could these rats even do?
The answer was nothing. The surrounded rats had basically given into fear while their comrades on the other side of the pond couldnt rush to their aid even though they desperately wanted to do so. The ratman leader even went so far as to get a couple of the sturdier rats to test out the venom. However, the mont they ca into contact with the venom, these lab rats imdiately collapsed onto floor, eyes closed and body writhing.
The strength of the dusas venom was so extre, it rendered an area impassable permanently. Even if you were to scrub it for a long ti, it still wont disappear.
Once it reached a certain volu, it didnt even have to enter the victims body in order to poison him; rely touching it was enough for the venom to seep into the victims body through the skin(hide).
While this might sound terrifying, this extraordinary effect only showed itself once there was enough venom secreted, before that, it wasnt that much of a threat. If one wanted a lethal venom, the dusas had a host of such venoms however only a few of them could penetrate the skin like that. Without a doubt, such a tranquilizing venom was exactly what we needed in a battle like this.
In a vast battle like this, even four-star experts werent able to decide the outco of a battle. The ratman leader normally had over 10 other four-star lieutenants under his command. Unfortunately, the majority of them had been separated from the front pack. Within that 3000 strong half of an army, there were probably more four-stars than the dusas had but just in terms of army strength alone, the dusas definitely had the upper hand.
Excellentlooks like the plan worked perfectly. Looking at that flawless execution, even my anxious heart began to relax.
Not a bad strategy, looks like the rats were successfully separated and weve gained an absolute advantage over them. Violet Snow, like , wasnt at the level of a four-star yet so she stayed behind with to survey the battlefield from the distance. From those words alone, I could tell she highly approved of my strategy.
I didnt expect it to work that well either. How should I say it, these ratn were as brainless as expected? I smugly stated as I swept my eyes over the perfection that was my traphowever, given that these were just ratsI couldnt help but think that them falling for the trap was only natural.
However, now that the battle had progressed to this stage, it was ti for my strategy to take the backseat while my army did its work.
The following battle was truly a hot-blooded one. Whether it was the dusas or the harpies, none of them disappointed . With nothing to worry about from the back, Manasha led her dusas in a bold charge into the ratman army.
Swerving left and right, the dusas nimbly dodged the attacks of the ratn before circling around to their exposed flank and raking them with their razor sharp claws. The snakes on their head functioned independently from the dusas and were essentially independent turrets that fired with deadly accuracy at long or short ranges.
However, it was the tails of the dusas that truly struck fear into the rodents. Despite their harmless appearance, these tails were the ultimate lee weapon they had. Often, rodents who managed to flank the dusas were swiftly and fatally swatted away with a re flick of their tails.
Wherever the dusas charged, the battlefield was turned into a ratless scene of carnage!
As for the harpies, while they no longer had their javelins in hand, that didnt an that they were helpless either. Before eting , they basically employed a dive and raking tactic. Against the disorganized ratn, it was like shooting fish in a barrel for them especially for Numila who gained an epic weapon, Flatail. With just a single fla spell, she was able to instantly slaughter a three-star rodent.
Explosion after explosion rattled the bony walls of the hallway. Soon, the maze was filled with the stench of burning fur and roasted at.
Seeing that, two of the four-star rodents within the trapped army tried to sneak up on Numila. I had to say, they were pretty smart about it too. Making use of their nurous kinsrodents to camouflage themselves, they stealthily approached the harpy witch and pounced on her the mont she was in range.
Unfortunately, Numila wasnt one to fall for such petty tricks. Before the two rodents even leaped into the air, she made the preparations for her own counter-attack, her plan, to et their attacks head on with her own. Like a guardian moon orbiting around her, Flatail suddenly expanded and burned brighter till it resembled a miniature sun. Without even waiting for the two rodents to reach her, Flatail swiftly ramd into them. Bumped away by the orbiting sun, the two rodents fell flat on their rear ends.
All in all, leaping, attacking and falling rely took place within the short span of two seconds.
Normally, their fur was already susceptible enough to fla attacks. Even a normal fla was able to set them ablaze let alone the not-at-all ordinary flas of Flatail which only required a re lick to set them ablaze.
Initially, it was only their arms which caught fire. However, the mont they landed on the floor, the flas had basically spread all over their bodies. Eyes wide open in terror, they frantically rolled around in a bid to put out the flas. Unfortunately, their efforts were dood to failure and all that awaited them was a painful, scorching end.
Not only were these poor souls dood to die, their tumbling around ended up dooming their comrades as well thanks to the sheer density of the ratman army. Every tumble of their blazing body spread the incandescent plague to another unfortunate rat.
Furthermore, because these flas were just as inextinguishable, the unscathed couldnt blindly run away either or they might end up bumping into another comrade who was already on firethus, a couple of tiny flas ended up burning a countless number of rats.
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