Chapter 266: Chapter 266

"The General has given the order, we are to attack in ten minutes, everyone get ready."

"What is our target?" A middle-aged man reflexively asked. Official source ıs 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝕟𝕖𝕥

The leader immediately said, "Our targets are those Sand Dune Monsters and those Priests. We need to attack both targets simultaneously, so we need to split into two groups."

"Splitting our forces? Our numbers are already scarce. Wouldn’t splitting up make it even more dangerous?"

With a solemn face, the leader said, "To exterminate these Sandpeople, the most important targets are those Priests and Sand Dune Monsters. If there are Priests, the Sandpeople can directly assault the city walls. If there are Sand Dune Monsters, our city is under constant threat. Should either be left unattended, then we have the capacity to continue our attack and endlessly gather surrounding Sandpeople, thus..."

"We shouldn’t have to handle this all by ourselves, right? What about the people in the city, can’t they send reinforcements?"

"Of course they will, but we can’t do this alone. We need to scatter them and make them feel threatened, that way the pressure on the city will alleviate and the reinforcements will have a chance to arrive."

It was helpless, once these Sandpeople began an assault, the whole army would put all efforts. And people inside the city wouldn’t dare to come out.

Looking ahead, under the sand bridge, countless Sandpeople were crowding and hustling to storm it.

At the base of the city walls, throngs of Sandpeople were climbing, stacking on each other. Though they couldn’t reach the top, they all kept charging fearlessly. All the Sandpeople crowded together, forming a dense mass.

The soldiers on the city walls could simply throw anything downwards, and they would definitely hit the enemy. There was no chance of missing.

If it weren’t for the fact that Sandpeople kept charging towards the top of the sand bridge, the Sandpeople would be stuck in a stalemate. Ironically, this reckless style of attack forced the soldier’s focus onto the sand bridge, neglecting the easier targets below.

In a situation , if the city dares to open the city gates and deactivate the Magic Array, the Sandpeople would flood in, leaving the soldiers inside no chance of escape - it’s that dire.

Theoretically, if they persist in this stalemate, the Sandpeople would never break through the city walls. But the people on top think differently, their concerns lie with minimizing overall losses.

Prolonged stalemate would cause a large number of casualties, and continually activating the Magic Array will cause significant consumption of magic crystals. Hence, what they are hoping for the most, is for this surprise attack from the rear to eradicate some of the Sand Dune Monsters and Quicksand Priests.

If this can be accomplished, then the total losses can be minimized. However, this order means to send these men on a suicidal mission.

Who knows how many will manage to survive in the end. Under these circumstances, even Du You himself finds it difficult to handle. Were it not for Xiaozi, the flying Summoned Beast, perhaps Du You might consider escaping this world.

Du You has concluded that they are essentially part of a Suicide Squad. If they survive, even if the mission fails, their efforts will be recognized. If they succeed, the merit would be remarkable. However, chances of survival are slim. While most of the Sandpeople have charged forward, a portion of the guard still remains.

Given the status of the Priest and the value of the Sand Dune Monster, it’s impossible for there to be no guards.

Unfortunately, the ten minutes passed in an instant, there was no spare time for preparation.

"Lord Du You, we’ll leave the Sand Dune Monsters for you to deal with. Ordinary attacks are ineffective against the gigantic Sand Dune Monsters. You, as a Mage, it would be best to use magic." Du You was bluntly assigned to the team destined to deal with the Sand Dune Monsters.

Perhaps because Du You was present, the team attacking the Sand Dune Monsters is on the smaller side.

Out of a force of five hundred. only one hundred were assigned to this team, the rest were to be dealing with the Priests.

"The time has come, get ready, follow my command." The leader suddenly called out to the assembled forces. Nobody need to worry about being exposed now. Everyone bolted upright, their eyes fixed ahead.

It is unknown whether the Priests were able to detect something strange, but they had no choice but to proceed earlier than expected.

"Attack." As the leader gave the order, he was the first one to dash out into the frontlines. At this moment, there was no difference between leader and soldier, everyone was the same.

Du You followed in the middle of the pack, charging forward. He wouldn’t play the fool by getting to the very front - that’s equivalent to being a target.

Of course, at this moment, nobody would be paying attention to Du You’s actions.

The sudden charge of the human forces immediately panicked the Priests. They never could have imagined that a human force would suddenly appear and charge from behind.

After all, the Dayun Iron Mine had just been recently taken over and the Sandpeople do not possess the human’s organizational discipline. So when the Sandpeople fled, they dispersed immediately instead of reporting back.

As a result, until now, they were unaware that the Dayun Iron Mine had been breached. Originally, their plan was to suppress the humans on two fronts. But who would have thought that the humans would split their forces under such circumstances? This overlooked measure had something to do with human hiring practices, the Sandpeople had no clue about such procedures in White Stone City.

Because of their rudimentary understanding, despite many years of fighting, they knew very little about their enemies - such were the Sandpeople.

"How did you scout them out? How could they let such a team get away?"

"Enough, stop talking. You maintain the Sand Bridge, guardians block them." The leading Priest suddenly halted, the sand bridge in front of him narrowed significantly. Some unlucky Sandpeople fell off instantly.

Importantly, the Sandpeople didn’t mind. Their focus continued to be on the city walls before them.

The guardians by the side of the Sandpeople Priest arrived promptly and formed a blockade in front of the Sandpeople.

"You go that way, we’ll take care of this side."

The human army suddenly split into two groups, one bypassed the blockade of Quicksand soldiers and ran towards the Sand Dune Monsters. While they wanted to block this group, they have more oncoming enemies to deal with.

Faced with so many elite human forces, even the Quicksand soldiers dared not take this lightly. At the rear, the head of the Quicksand Priests had already begun to execute his Sacrificial Magic Skill. A faint yellow glow infused into the Quicksand soldiers, immediately boosting their aura. On the other side, by the Sand Dune Monster, the Quicksand soldiers gathered without the Priest’s enhancement, preparing to confront them.