Chapter 1659: Chapter 90: Making an Issue Out of It
As the frontline completely collapsed, the desperate high-ranking Demonic Crocodile leaders all chose to flee for their lives. The survival laws of the Earth Core World told them that only by surviving is there hope!
The chase and escape battle played out once more, and bloody slaughter unfolded on the plains. The blood stained the earth, and the corpses elevated the horizon.
As the commander, Hudson, once the situation was settled, immediately withdrew from the battlefield and stood towering in the sky, overlooking the land.
The violent battlefield made him frown, and deep inside his heart, an unavoidable sense of disgust arose.
The fact that the continent’s top general hates war, if this news were to spread, would surely meet with dissatisfaction from various races.
In terms of war achievements, in the history of the Continent of Aslante, there are few whose enemy kill count exceeds Hudson’s.
Accumulatively, the number of enemies Hudson has commanded armies to annihilate amounts to at least six or seven million.
A hero in the eyes of the Human Race, a butcher, a demon king in the eyes of the Different Races.
Outside, Hudson has always appeared with a strong hawk-like image. That he hasn’t been labeled a “war criminal” and become the continent’s public enemy is because the Human Race is currently the dominant power.
Witnessing the cycle of life and death, sensing the cruelty of war, unbeknownst to himself, Hudson’s comprehension of the rule of fate advanced a little further.
Immersed in the ocean of laws, Hudson forgot he was still on the battlefield, and could no longer care about the changes in the outside world.
Maxim and Belsden were like two guardian gods, protecting Hudson tightly and prohibiting anyone from approaching.
The unexpected change made the participating Human strongmen envious and jealous, followed by endless sorrow.
The fact is, people are indeed different from each other.
They put in great effort in cultivation, finding it difficult to take another step forward in the laws, while Hudson, busy with worldly affairs, casually engages in a war and his strength progresses.
Especially a group of Eighth-order Strongmen, feeling intensely envious. If they had this level of comprehension, they would have become Sanctuary Powerhouses long ago.
Time ticked by, the sky gradually darkened, and the battle approached its end. Seeing Hudson still in a state of enlightenment, the two Vice Commanders automatically took over command and managed the aftermath.
At midnight, Hudson suddenly opened his eyes, his entire aura transformed, and then returned to normal.
“Thank you all for helping with the protection!”
Hudson said joyfully, though this realization did not directly break through his realm, the path forward was now clear.
If he continues to cultivate steadily, a breakthrough is a matter of three to five years in the future. With the long lifespan of Sanctuary Powers, this amount of time is irrelevant.
Referring to the cultivation situation of many continent strongmen, most Sanctuary Powerhouses take a hundred years to advance a realm.
In a good mood, naturally, his words were pleasant to hear.
Although there was no enemy here, everyone’s voluntary presence to help guard was a great honor to him.
“Marshal, no need to be so polite. Mutual watchfulness is the duty of the Human Sanctuary!”
Venerable Aelfred’s response, Hudson did not take to heart. Indeed, there is a duty of mutual watchfulness among the Human Sanctuaries, but how to fulfill it depends on the individual.
Because the evaluation standard is too vague, the duty among Sanctuary Powerhouses does not actually hold any enforceability!
Generally speaking, as long as Sanctuary Powerhouses aren’t killing each other, the Alliance won’t interfere.
If both parties have a personal vendetta and engage in private combat, the Alliance will also turn a blind eye.
With a slight smile, Hudson did not continue with pleasantries, and switched topics: “Have the battle results been calculated?”
The war was certainly won; now the key issue is the battle results.
According to the initial plan, troubles were first to be created for the enemy and bleed them out, then after three to five days, engage the enemy army in decisive battle.
Winning the war prematurely means there wasn’t enough time to bleed the enemy, and it’s challenging for the Allied Forces to swallow the full strength in one bite.
“Marshal, in today’s battle, we killed nearly ninety thousand enemy officers and soldiers, including several high-ranking Demonic Crocodile leaders, three enemy Sanctuary Powerhouses, and several Eighth-order Strongmen.
It is expected that in the next few days, the number of enemy officers and soldiers killed will gradually increase to three hundred thousand.
…”
Marquis Simon answered enthusiastically.
The Demonic Crocodile Army has completely collapsed, and the subsequent war is just about beating a drowning dog. Compared to a frontal decisive battle, this kind of pursuit and attack on fleeing enemy soldiers is more capable of achieving war achievements.
Previously defeating the Giant Centipede was like this, and now the same goes for breaking the Demonic Crocodile Army. However, this kind of pursuit can only consume the enemy’s remaining forces, making it difficult to annihilate them completely.
The Demonic Crocodiles, being an Earth Core race, after defeat, their escape directions are entirely soldier-determined, with no fixed targets.
This means that the escape routes of enemy soldiers are drawn as a large circle with the battlefield as the center. The further outward the spread, the greater the difficulty in pursuit.
Being able to capture more than half of the enemy is already an extraordinary victory. This is decided by the Allied Forces’ strength, and Hudson can’t encircle the enemy with even fewer troops.
Achieving such war achievements is a miracle in itself. The only slight flaw is not being able to annihilate the enemy powerhouses completely; the surviving Demonic Crocodile Sanctuary Powerhouses will be a significant problem in the future.
“Draft a victory report, mentioning the magic crystal cannons in the Demonic Crocodile Army. These exotically colored products mostly come from the Alien Coalition.
After finding evidence of the Stone People Race supporting the Demonic Crocodiles, have the Department of Foreign Affairs pressure them, and when necessary, apply for Human Alliance intervention to prevent these guys from harboring Earth Core race remnants!”