Green Monster Epic

Chapter 838: Embracing Death

“When Shilan and the others were searching for treasures in the human palace, they discovered a secret passage, which should have been used by the human royal family for their final escape.”

“Later, I had people explore the secret passage outwards and discovered that it leads directly to a secluded mountain forest more than thirty miles outside the city. As long as the humans don’t launch an offensive tonight, we can arrange a batch of misleading corpses on the city walls, and the wilderness soldiers can use this secret passage to withdraw from the city.”

“Nicol, you and the others who are seriously injured can also evacuate with these warriors. However, Aaron and Orson, you must stay behind with me and Commander Jericho to attract the attention of the human powerhouses after the allied forces retreat, and break through from the front!”

When Allen announced his solution, it immediately delighted most of the powerhouses. They didn't expect that until now, this demigod lord had been keeping it a secret from everyone, not telling them about the secret passage.

“I have no problem and am willing to follow your orders.”

Aaron and Orson nodded repeatedly, feeling relieved and much lighter.

Only Jericho, the Knight Commander of the Church of Nature, and the demigod sent by the Church to supervise the army's actions, showed dissatisfaction with Allen's behavior and decision in his gloomy eyes. However, he was also very rational and didn't directly refute Allen like Aaron and the others, because he was very clear that the most prestigious and influential person in this remnant wilderness army was still this demigod gnoll.

“Alright, let the warriors on the city walls quietly withdraw! Remember, be as quiet as possible and don't let the humans below the city discover any clues!”

“Understood!”

Inside the inner city, Allen and the others were discussing the evacuation plan, while the human commander Epps and his confidants were also arguing fiercely below the city. The topic of their debate was about withdrawing the troops back to the imperial homeland versus continuing to attack the city and annihilate the group of trapped turtles inside.

“Sir, the prey is already in our grasp, and we only need one last push to take it down. Wouldn't withdrawing the troops now be letting those guys off easily?”

“Why not give me a hundred thousand men and let me lead them to continue besieging this city? I guarantee you with my family's honor that I will definitely capture all the wilderness barbarians in this city!”

A young human commander stood up from his seat and said excitedly.

“You're thinking too simply. Can you guarantee that the wilderness barbarians in front of us don't have other plans? Have they sent people to hide in the north, waiting for our main force to withdraw before suddenly attacking and launching a counterattack against the remaining troops?”

“If we lose a large number of troops, it's a small matter, but if we delay the important matter of returning to support the homeland, that would be troublesome!”

Another general raised the question with dissatisfaction, looking coldly at the young colleague.

“General Hawke, don't forget that our army's logistics and supplies are on a large scale. Even if we withdraw now, we still need to leave some troops behind to escort them.”

Someone else spoke, facing the commander who was squeezing out the young general, and said in a deep voice.

A group of generals argued fiercely because the order from the empire had thrown them into chaos and made them uneasy.

There was no other way, who asked most of the families of these generals to be in cities such as Verga and Fars instead of the imperial capital? In particular, one of the general's families happened to be located in Verga City, and he was the most excited and worried about the fate of his family, wishing he could kill his way back now.

As for those generals who were unwilling to withdraw now, naturally, some were unwilling to give up the victory that was about to be in their hands, but there were also those who believed that their families were still in a safe zone and did not need to worry about their safety for the time being.

Thump!

“Enough!!!”

Epps slapped the wooden table in front of him, and under the heavy force of his palm, the originally sturdy wooden table creaked.

“The withdrawal is an imperial order, and there is no doubt about it!”

“But before we withdraw, we must also take down this remnant wilderness force in front of us.”

“Issue my order to launch a general attack on the inner city tonight. If necessary, send the Spider Colossus up as well!”

“Sir, the Spider Colossus has not been fully repaired...”

“It doesn't matter! I want there to be no more wilderness existence in the city by the time the sun rises tomorrow. All losses are acceptable!”

“Now! You go and mobilize the warriors immediately, and launch the attack after half a magic hour!!”

“Yes!!”

The resolute voice echoed in this relatively intact building outside the city, and the dozen or so human generals also understood the commander's intentions. At this time, they all retracted their opinions, accepted the order in a deep voice, and walked out of the room to start taking action.

On the city walls of the inner city, Allen and Jericho, along with a group of powerhouses who still had combat power, focused their attention. As the human army below the city suddenly appeared with various shouts and assembly orders, their moods couldn't help but become serious.

“It seems that the humans have also discovered our movements and are starting to react.”

The lizardman demigod Jericho's eyes revealed a stern look, but not much worry.

“Damn it!”

Aaron's fierce eyes stared fixedly at the city below, observing the enemy's movements while he couldn't help but curse.

“Why didn't they act sooner or later, but they had to do it at this time!”

When he saw Allen's gaze, Aaron also knew the meaning contained in the other party's eyes. Although he was unwilling, he helplessly replied: “I will call off the evacuation operation now.”

“Mm.”

Allen nodded, then withdrew his gaze and continued to observe the humans. When he heard the heavy clanging sounds below the city, as well as the vibrations coming from the ground, although he had not yet seen the actual object, Allen and the others knew that the Iron Colossus was probably being deployed again.

“I'll go take a look!”

Allen's consciousness sank into his mind, transforming into the Seed of Faith and the Flame Planet. He skillfully activated the resonance state once again. As the anger in his body was replaced by the power of the newborn god, a feeling of controlling the world surged into his heart.

The other powerhouses could also vaguely feel the change in Allen's aura at this time. Although they were curious about the other party's methods, they also knew that this was the lord's secret, and they could only watch Allen soar into the sky with envious expressions, rushing towards the direction from which the sound came.

Whoosh whoosh!

Whoosh!!

Just as Allen approached the colossus, several powerful arrows suddenly shot from the ground, and at the same time, a fire-type magic with a long trail of flames flew towards Allen's path.

Clang!

Allen casually flicked his heavy sword, and several arrows sparked on the heavy sword before bouncing off. At the same time, his figure directly rushed into the fireball, and accompanied by a burst of flames exploding, his phantom was one step closer to the colossus.

Clang!!

On the road ahead, a heavy shield appeared out of thin air, slamming fiercely towards Allen's eyes. The heavy sword pointed forward, and the sword and shield collided, stirring up a gust of wind.

“Hmph!”

Allen hammered the end of the sword fiercely with his left hand, and the heavy sword continued to move forward. The human powerhouse behind the heavy shield, with veins bulging, tried to support himself, but he still couldn't hold on and was blown away by the force coming from the shield.

A heavy axe descended from the sky. Even before the blade arrived, the force of the wind had already raised goosebumps on Allen's bald head. Allen retracted his heavy sword and parried upwards, the heavy sword horizontally blocking the battle axe's strike. However, his body still sank downwards by several dozen centimeters.

"Open!"

Allen, who had regained his balance by placing his left arm back on the sword hilt, let out a low roar and exerted force once more, instantly sending the human warrior, who should have had demigod strength, flying several meters away.

However, at this moment, more than a dozen figures of human powerhouses had already appeared around Allen, surrounding him tightly, not giving him the opportunity to come into contact with the steel behemoths gradually approaching the inner city walls below.

Soon, the battle broke out again. Facing the siege of more than a dozen powerhouses, including three or four demigod-level figures, even if Allen's strength was extremely strong, he still had to treat these powerful enemies with caution, unable to focus on other things.

Aaron entered the inner city palace's side hall and found Auson, stopping the wilderness team from continuing to enter the secret passage in the side hall.

"There's no way to retreat. The humans outside the city are about to launch an attack. If we don't rush back to the city walls to build a defensive line at this time, I'm afraid our inner city will be breached in less than half a magic hour!"

"These bastards!!"

Auson gnashed his teeth in hatred, his eyes flashing with a ferocious red light.

"How about this!"

"The soldiers' withdrawal will continue. I will select three thousand warriors to guard the city with me to buy you time to evacuate!"

"We must leave a spark for these brave warriors, we can't let them all be buried in a foreign land!!"

"Three thousand warriors? How long can they hold out?"

Aaron frowned, somewhat skeptical of Auson's plan.

"I guarantee that we can hold out until tomorrow morning!"

Auson replied firmly.

". Alright! Let's do as you say! But you must ensure that you can hold on until tomorrow!"

Seeing Auson's firm belief, Aaron hesitated slightly before agreeing to his suggestion. He himself also hoped that a few of these elite warriors could survive to sing the heroic deeds of their fallen comrades.

"I'll have everyone assemble now. Give me ten minutes, and I'll take the men up to reinforce!"

"You take the one thousand soldiers on the city and hold on first!"

"Okay!"

Having cooperated for a long time, the two commanders also had a great understanding and trust in each other. As Aaron left, Auson also turned his gaze to the increasingly numerous wilderness warriors around the side hall.

"Everyone has seen the situation we are facing now. If a portion of us don't stand up to buy time for our other comrades, then we will all be left here!"

"I also hope that everyone can return to the wilderness. This is the promise I once made to everyone, but until now, the army has lost more than half of its soldiers, and the number of survivors is less than ten thousand. Yet, I still need two thousand warriors to fight with me."

"The warriors who stay behind will definitely not have a chance to survive, but you can leave a spark for our legion, allowing our heroic deeds to spread throughout the entire wilderness!"

"Who says that warriors from small tribes in the wilderness are inferior? Didn't we still create a great cause, turning the capital of a human nation into our hunting ground??"

"Everyone, tell me, is that right??"

"Right!! Kill them all!!"

"That's right!!"

A group of warriors enthusiastically raised their arms and shouted. Auson's heartfelt words touched everyone's hearts, making them proud and proud of the wars they had experienced and the achievements they had created during these days.

"In order to leave a spark for our legion, and also to leave some talents for the wilderness, I have decided!"

"All warriors who are forty-five years old or older will stay behind! All those who are physically disabled will also stay behind!"

The noisy crowd suddenly fell silent. A group of people looked at each other, their eyes gradually becoming erratic. Even the most heroic warriors were not so willing to take the initiative to die.

"Brothers, after you go back, don't forget to tell everyone more about us!! I'll stay behind to earn a way out for everyone!!"

Finally, there was still a wilderness hero who took the initiative to stand up, patting the shoulder of his comrade beside him with a carefree manner, breaking the stalemate in front of him.

"Captain!!"

The young wilderness warrior stared wide-eyed, looking at the older leader reluctantly.

"The wilderness will be the world of you young people in the future. It's worth it for us old guys to be able to help you win a way out!! And I'm willing to!!"

"The captain is right. It's not very useful for me, a cripple, to go back. I might as well follow the captain and give you a final push!"

"But if there is a chance in the future, everyone remember to help me take care of those few brats in my family!! Tell them about their father's heroic deeds!"

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After a brief silence, many warriors who met Auson's requirements stood up. At first, there were not enough people, but later, as Auson put forward several more conditions, nearly two thousand three hundred warriors quickly left the team and stood on the other side.

"Warriors who stay behind, don't be sad. I will fight with you until the last moment. I guarantee with my personal honor that your merits will definitely benefit your family."

"Warriors who leave must also remember whose sacrifices allowed you to survive. In the future, when you have the opportunity to lead the army back to the human territory, you must kill tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands more humans for your comrades' choice today. That will be avenging them!!"

"You must remember that this war between our wilderness and humans is not a whim or a desire for wealth, but a competition for survival!!"

"If the humans defeat the orcs in the east, then they will point their blades at our wilderness. At that time, your relatives will become the souls under their swords!!"

"Understand??"

"Understand!!"

Auson placed more hope on this group of warriors, watching them grow and advance step by step under his command, transforming from rookies with many bad habits into excellent warriors. He hoped that in the future, he could use this group of surviving excellent warriors as the backbone to create another strong and qualified army.

Taking advantage of this great opportunity, Auson wanted to leave a deep mark in the minds of this group of warriors who would eventually survive, allowing them to complete the transformation of true warriors and become the pillars of the future army!!

"Go! Those who stay behind, go to the city wall! The others, quickly evacuate from the secret passage. After leaving the secret passage, march rapidly towards the northeast mountains and forests!"

"Don't look back, don't linger!!"

"Yes!!"