Chapter 955 - 479 Under the Bright Moon
The military meeting concluded, and the generals returned to their respective camps to prepare. Long Dangdang, however, was kept by Supreme Commander Xi Che.
"What are your thoughts on today’s battle and the meeting we just had?" Xi Che asked Long Dangdang. At this moment, only the two of them were in the commander’s tent.
Long Dangdang understood that the Commander intended to give him guidance and thought for a moment before speaking, "The behavior of the Wraith Kingdom today is somewhat abnormal."
Xi Che nodded in approval, "Indeed, it is abnormal, but it further proves that there are capable people within the Wraith Kingdom. They chose to launch a full-force surprise attack today for several reasons. Firstly, they want to control our advancing speed and make us realize that the Wraith Kingdom will not always retreat, as well as to demonstrate their strength and let us feel their power. At the same time, they aim to reduce our living forces through sneak attacks and attempt to summon wraiths. These three points are their obvious intentions. But I am almost certain that they have other motives, the specifics of which I’m not sure. Do you have any guess?"
Long Dangdang looked at Xi Che and, amidst the surge of complex emotions in his heart, he still said in a deep voice, "They’re delaying time, they are trying to buy time."
Xi Che looked at him with some surprise, "You’ve managed to think of that?"
Long Dangdang nodded slightly and said, "The true strength of the Wraith Kingdom is not just this. At the very least, I’ve seen the power of the Spectral Saint Mage in Calamity City, and there is an even more powerful Sorcery Demon King, both more formidable than today’s Hell Knights. So, the forces at the forefront are not their full strength. They have been retreating slowly, even at the cost of abandoning wraith altars, as if they are waiting for something. Since they are waiting, the goal must be to delay time."
Xi Che nodded slightly, "I also have the same guess, only I don’t know what the Wraith Kingdom is waiting for. But it goes without saying, it must be something capable of overturning the battlefield, otherwise, they wouldn’t be so enduring. They are not without chances. If a direct battle were to start, our actual odds of victory would probably be less than sixty percent, as we can’t afford any slip-ups. We absolutely cannot allow the Wraith Kingdom to continually summon our fallen soldiers, which is also why we hold back."
Long Dangdang said, "Commander, I have a question. Why haven’t both sides attacked each other with large-scale magic? Forbidden spells are incredibly destructive, and we have the upper hand in overall strength. If powerful Mages were to launch continuous forbidden spells, wouldn’t that cause massive damage to the enemy?"