Chapter 1238: Chapter 1238

Generally speaking, a major war isn’t resolved in just a few months or even years. Even that attack by the Quicksand Empire wasn’t over in a short while. The quick resolution on Du You’s side was an exceptional case.

Who would have thought that Du You’s fighting style, as tough as ever, would this time turn into a crazed, dog-like assault? And his subordinates, all of them regardless of consequences and unafraid of death, charged forward following such a leader.

As a result, this major decisive battle ended in just under an hour. Countless people fell, and the terrain was completely transformed. The original roads and forests were no longer visible, the whole land looked as if it had been bombarded by meteors, mixed with many unique landscapes, with many people unable to even find the bodies.

Seeing this, Du You couldn’t help but feel it was a pity. After the battle ended, Luo Jia came over from the rear, while Shaliya also arrived belatedly. Because both were relatively weaker, they had been hiding behind the troops, cleaning up the battlefield.

Although the main battle was over, cleaning up the battlefield and pursuing enemies on the battleground would probably take several days to calm down.

"The statistics are in," said Luo Jia, presenting the report to Du You with a very respectful look in his eyes. "It’s said that at most a dozen tier-fives escaped; all the others were wiped out."

A powerful lord isn’t scary, but having a group of obedient and equally fearless strong subordinates is terrifying.

"We, our side’s tier-five experts, lost nearly four thousand."

Du You nodded slightly, seemingly unaffected by the heartache and fear in Luo Jia’s eyes. "I didn’t expect the losses to be so great; the Empire is indeed extraordinary. If it hadn’t been for the unexpected sneak attack, they might have seized the opportunity, and our losses could have been even higher." In terms of special tactics, mass-produced soldiers are a weak link.

Most of those who died were killed using special artifacts by the noble elites. In direct combat, they were no match. Even when combined, due to lack of experience, they often allowed their subordinates to escape easily.

Even so, more than five thousand enemy tier-five experts were annihilated, while nearly four thousand of our own perished, almost matching the enemy’s number. These special tactics are indeed very fearsome.

More than four thousand tier-five experts—had it been earlier, Du You would definitely have felt extremely distressed, but not now.

Not just because he had more subordinates now, but also because he now possessed tier-six military forces. Most importantly, the Divine Flame Empire was his biggest enemy; depleting their living forces would only increase the gap between them. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍

"Your Highness, Duke Moriyun’s body has been found; how should we proceed?"

"Found? Then follow the protocol, send it back to them. After all, reputation is still needed."

This reputation mattered not only among the nobility but also among the common people. Unfortunately, once a moral view is established, even if it doesn’t benefit the common folk, they still adhere to it.

"Send back all the bodies that are intact; collect the rest for me."

Following Du You’s orders, some troops began to clean up the battlefield. Not just the bodies, the roads on the ground needed to be repaired as well. This was a major trade route to the north; it couldn’t just be left destroyed.

As the battlefield cleaning continued, Du You had already started opening the spheres. Indeed, human enemies, especially those noble elites, had possessed many things, resulting in a lot of drops.

Based on their status, many dropped items were useful. Du You and the sisters looked at these spheres, unsure whether to laugh or cry. These items weren’t very good, but they were tier-five equipment, which they could use.

However, getting them earlier would have been more beneficial. But now, they were all at level 49, and with the addition of star-level and high-tier lineage buffs, this equipment, even if equipped, wouldn’t help much.

"It seems that tier-five equipment isn’t very effective for us now. Let’s select some suitable ones to equip, and sell the rest. When we reach tier-six, these won’t be of use anymore."

Unconsciously, they had acquired all the equipment they normally needed. It was a shame that there wasn’t any special equipment, which would have pleased Du You even more.

But they were all tier-five; what special equipment could there be for him?

After opening the spheres, it was time to open the chests. This time, even Shaliya and Luo Jia got equipped with top tier-four items, which significantly boosted their strength.

Not everyone could reach the terrifying level of Du You and the sisters.

Inside the chest, there was indeed something good; because this battle was on a large scale, considered a territorial warfare, it resulted in more territorial items being released, including tier-five magic crystal cannon blueprints and Elemental Tower blueprints.

The Elemental Tower blueprints seemed to be an annex building to the Mage Tower, thus related to Mages. "Once we return, let’s build the Elemental Tower, and we can also produce the magic crystal cannons here."

Du You decided directly, continuing to increase his power in this world; Shaliya nodded gently.

"Your Highness, the bodies have been collected. Is there anything else you need?" a soldier came over and asked.

"Are the bodies ready? Then I’ll do it." Du You walked over to the bodies and, in front of everyone, began summoning the Demonic Flame Skeletons. It didn’t matter that this was all seen by his absolute loyal followers, nor if it was seen by others.

Early in the conflict with the Quicksand Empire, he had already demonstrated his powerful Undead Summoning capabilities. Once a large number of bodies were summoned, Du You began the sacrifice.

A mass of Demonic Flame Skeletons wildly burned and gathered, forming a huge shadow.

"Is this a Bone Dragon? It doesn’t look like one," Shaliya said with a puzzled look.

"It doesn’t, we also found it strange at first. Think of it as a Bone Dragon made of bones shaped like armor." Du You had the Bone Dragon contain its flames; its shape looked too majestic to be a normal Bone Dragon.

"Never mind, as long as it’s useful, it’s fine to have a few more special military units," Shaliya quickly dismissed her concerns, using the enemy’s bodies for utility. In this world, territorial military units were much more useful than a few Bone Dragons. It was just unfortunate that most of the bodies were destroyed, utterly unusable.