Chapter 402
Chapter 402: We’re Doing This to Protect His Highness the Prince
The originally stable formation of the demon army was in disarray.
They had never seen a battle like this before.
All along, they had been fighting against other demon kingdoms or waging war against human kingdoms.
But they had never faced an army of magical beasts.
The magical beast army simply didn’t play by the rules.
They launched air strikes and ground attacks, and occasionally terrifying magical beasts like the shadow leopards loved to outflank them, attacking from the sides or rear.
The demon army couldn’t defend against all of it.
Especially the air units, which could descend upon anyone’s head at any time, making the demon soldiers tremble with fear.
“Damn it!” Prince Bohilog roared in anger.
He ordered the winged succubus soldiers to fly into the air and engage in battle with them.
However, even though he dispatched a large number of flying units to try and prevent the Argentine giant eagles or the dragon ridden by Levni from attacking the ground troops, it was to no avail.
The dragon could spew out large amounts of poison.
It was particularly strong and powerful, flying at extreme speeds, running circles around the winged succubi.
The Argentine giant eagles were even more formidable.
With talons as long as a person, they could easily snatch away the succubus soldiers. Moreover, being birds of prey, they had a bloodline superiority over other bird species.
The succubus soldiers felt fear just at the sight of them.
The beaks of the Argentine giant eagles were incredibly sharp, like long steel nails that could instantly pierce through their hearts.
Soon, the war took a one-sided turn.
The 6,000-strong army led by Bohilog scattered like sand, unable to regroup.
They were being defeated one by one by the magical beast army.
In less than 15 minutes of battle, the number of casualties among the soldiers had reached 700 to 800.
In contrast, on the magical beast army’s side, the number of casualties was only 30 to 40.
This exchange ratio was too enormous.
As a result, the morale of the demon army was now unstable.
The demon soldiers had to resist the attacks from the front, occasionally dodge ice spikes from the Snow Girl, and be vigilant of the dragon soaring in the sky that could descend upon their camp at any time.
The magicians in the demon army were of little use.
Apart from summoning fireballs, they had almost no other powerful magic.
Even if they did, it was difficult to counteract Helena’s blizzard domain.
Cold winds howled, and a thick layer of ice had formed under their feet.
They had to endure the cold attacks.
They also had to prevent their feet from freezing stiff at any moment, or even being fixed to the ground.
Seeing this scene, many demon soldiers lost their will, “This damned war, I don’t want to fight anymore.”
“Why don’t we all play dead?”
“Good idea, I don’t want to be prey for these magical beasts, they’re too ferocious.”
Many demon warriors, in order to survive, simply collapsed on the ground pretending to be dead.
Some even went as far as stabbing themselves in the thigh, covering their whole body with blood, then falling into the ice pile, holding their breath and concentrating.
And the various lords.
Seeing the heavy losses of the army they had brought out.
Their hearts were aching.
So they all made this decision, trying to let the allied forces go first, while constantly moving their own troops back, in short, not wanting to die.
As a result.
Everyone’s army was silently retreating.
The lords’ mouths were also attacking each other.
“Baron Karelia, why has your squad retreated? You’re supposed to be Prince Bohilog’s right-hand man! This battle also concerns Bohilog’s succession to the throne.”
Some clever lords took the initiative to accuse others.
Other lords were not to be outdone.
“My dear Baron Camerey, isn’t your squad retreating as well? Do you want my subjects to die first while you enjoy the fruits of victory from behind?
You’re really a despicable person. I didn’t expect you to participate in this great battle just to gain merits.”
“I’m not the despicable and shameless person you describe. I’m worried that Prince Bohilog might get hurt, I’m protecting him.”
“Haha, I think you’re just a coward. You, as a general of the sheep clan, famous for your ferocity, how could you be willing to become a guard just to protect the prince?”
“You’re truly a despicable person!”
Such insults were heard one after another.
And they retreated more frantically than anyone else, as long as it wasn’t their own people dying, that was the most important thing.
In this war, if all of their troops died in it, then their own status as lords would also be weakened.
No one wanted their status to decline.
Especially their military power.
For a time, the demon army kept retreating.
While Prince Bohilog’s troops were gradually pushed to the front.
Seeing this scene, Bohilog’s face was blank with shock.
He was, after all, a prince.
“Baron Karelia, Baron Camerey, what are you doing!”
Bohilog roared in anger.
Those two lords lowered their heads, but still shamelessly said:
“Prince Bohilog, we’re worried about your safety. After all, the enemy’s magical beast army is too fierce, so for your safety, I’ve sent my troops to protect your left and right.”
“Mine too, after all, Baron Karelia doesn’t have many soldiers, it’s hard to give you strong protection.”
Hearing their words, Bohilog was almost angry enough to spit blood.
When did he ever ask for their protection?
Bohilog himself had brought 1,500 elite soldiers from the kingdom, enough to protect himself.
Just as he was about to loudly rebuke these two lords.
Suddenly he saw a flag of the demon army fall.
In less than 3 seconds, another flag fell.
In an instant, the demon army was out of control, many soldiers seeing their fanged flags and military flags fall.
They had long lost the courage to fight.
They fled backwards in droves.
And this kind of collapse was completely unstoppable.
Moreover, they were a hastily assembled joint army, without any disciplinary officers set up.
Because no lord was willing to charge forward, they only wanted to muddle through in the army, or grab some merits hoping to raise their noble rank.
They didn’t want their troops to suffer too many losses.
Therefore, there was no disciplinary officer profession.
Once the collapse began, the army could not be commanded.
Seeing this scene, Bohilog’s face suddenly turned pale.
The attendants and guards around him said: “Your Highness, we should retreat quickly too, otherwise your life will be in danger.”
The surrounding lords nodded frantically.
“That’s right, for the safety of His Highness the Prince, please retreat quickly.”
At this moment, Bohilog was almost having a heart attack from anger.
Especially as the other lords had already retreated to the rear, and now at the very front were Bohilog’s own royal guard.
And the moment they came into contact with the magical beast army.
Casualties began to occur again.
Bohilog’s heart ached.
At this time, an Argentine giant eagle was about to attack them.
Baron Camerey immediately shouted, “Your Highness, be careful!”
The Argentine giant eagle dove down, its very sharp beak heading straight for them.
The guards beside Bohilog, in order to protect him.
Pushed Bohilog away and stood in front of him.
After that, he was pierced through the heart by the Argentine giant eagle.
Other guards hurriedly took up their weapons, constantly stabbing at the Argentine giant eagle, and finally at the cost of two or three lives, killed the Argentine giant eagle.
At the same time, Bohilog was so frightened by this sudden attack that his face turned bloodless.
Baron Karelia ordered the other guards, “Quickly get His Highness the Prince out of here, it’s too dangerous. If anything happens to His Highness, we’ll all become criminals!”
The guards around Bohilog.
Without caring about anything else, lifted him up.
Hearing Baron Karelia’s order, they directly retreated.
At this point, the collapse of the demon army was irreversible.
Levni, sitting on the back of the dragon, saw the collapsing demon army and the corpses all over the ground.
Levni felt a slight heartache.
She was once a part of this kingdom too.
But she had to win this war, otherwise she would have no place to live and could only wander overseas.
Luo Sheng came to the back of the giant dragon.
He gently patted her shoulder.
He softly comforted her: “War is like this. As the lord of Halley Town, you must accept the cruelty of war. Moreover, you’re doing this for the peace and future of the town.
This war is not just your war, but everyone’s war.”
“Mm.” Levni reached out her snow-white delicate hand and grabbed Luo Sheng’s hand.
Her mood was not high.
Even though this war was won.
But it also meant that Levni had officially broken ties with the kingdom.
Luo Sheng stood there silently accompanying Levni, whose mood was low.
Finally, Levni couldn’t help but cry, disregarding her elegance and dignity, tightly hugging Luo Sheng and sobbing loudly.
She used to be a lord.
And a noble princess.
Now she was crying like a little girl.
Luo Sheng stroked her head, “Levni, it’s all over.”