Chapter 268: Chapter 268

The facts proved that although the magic resistance of the Sand Dune Monsters was stronger than that of the Sandpeople, it wasn’t strong enough to withstand Du You’s Disintegration Spell. Each of these Sand Dune Monsters was at the 10th level, none of them were at the second tier.

After some experimentation, Du You found that his Disintegration Spell could take down a Sand Dune Monster with just three hits. Of course, the precondition was that nothing got in the way. Sand Dune Monsters were slow to move, but their arms were excessively long.

He had to attack directly three times, each time with three strikes. He would first take care of the two arms and then kill the monster.

If this was a regular situation, Du You wouldn’t mind, but in this scenario, conserving every bit of magical energy was crucial. With this thought in mind, Du You ordered the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs to coordinate their offensive with him.

For each attack, the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs would charge first, luring the attacks and entangling the long arms of the Sand Dune Monster. Du You would follow closely behind, casting three Disintegration Spells without hesitation, bringing down a Sand Dune Monster each time.

Meanwhile, the other soldiers had unleashed their power, considering not their energy consumption. Those who had Dou Qi used it, those with magic power exploded with all they had. All unique tactics were used too, no holds barred.

At first, they didn’t manage to make any significant impact on the Sand Dune Monsters. But eventually, the monsters started losing ground. After all, the Sand Dune Monsters were not adapted to conventional fighting. Their specialty was long-range attacks. They lived within the sand dunes, moving with the shifting sands. The Sand Dune Monsters did not burrow under the ground; they could only bury themselves in sand.

They had always lived in groups, taking down or driving away enemies from afar. They were terribly unsuited for close-quarter combat. If a target was within two meters, their long arms couldn’t do much to block or counter attack.

The second-tier warriors fully unleashed their power, charging heedlessly forward. They severed the arms of the Sand Dune Monsters and killed them.

Time seemed to be passing extremely slow. In a few seconds, the situation would alter greatly.

Du You had no idea how he did it. He battled his way through the field, not keeping count of how many Sand Dune Monsters he had killed. When he lifted his head again, he realised the Sand Dune Monsters were nowhere to be seen. Throughout the battle, the Death Scorpion never made an appearance. It stayed back as Du You found he could manage the situation himself, preventing its early exposure.

Because they were quite far away from the priests, the priests didn’t focus their attention on them. Otherwise, it was quite possible that they might have noticed Du You summoning the Death Scorpion.

Running a rough count, Du You estimated that about half of the Sand Dune Monsters had been killed by him. He knew this was not a testament to his powerful strength, but rather his magic spell was the perfect counter for these monsters.

The soldier’s efforts were not to be downplayed either; he had not outperformed them by a lot.

However, his achievements were still commendable. Both his harvest and his contributions were considerable. Upon returning, being bestowed the title of Baron was almost a sure thing based on his success in these two operations.

But now was not the time to dwell on these prospects. Looking back, the situation on the other front was far from good.

The over 400 soldiers were all held back by the Quicksand Soldiers. With the backup of priests, a mere 200 Quicksand Soldiers could manage to overpower the 400 elite soldiers.

This was just because not all the priests were involved yet, otherwise, it would be more troublesome.

"Retreat, let’s go help them." After a moment of thought, Du You made this immediate decision. He couldn’t possibly retreat now, or the reward would turn into a penalty.

If they managed to complete this spontaneous mission, the reward would be substantial. Du You was unwilling to give this up.

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The others didn’t think twice and started running this way. The previous battle had been too smooth, boosting everyone’s morale. As they started moving, especially the towering Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs, it immediately drew the attention of the priests.

"Damn it, the Sand Dune Monsters are destroyed. How could this happen?" Enlisting this many Sand Dune Monsters wasn’t easy, yet they got wiped out by humans all at once. They were in big trouble now.

Similarly, the people on the city walls noticed the changes here. The rear city chief Xi Luoha burst into laughter, "Hahaha, good job, you’re all doing great! City Defense Crossbows, turn around and attack those Sandpeople below."

No need for the crossbow arrows to deal with the sandballs anymore, now their existence was to combat the Sandpeople. Arrows rained down from the city, causing the Sandpeople, who had seemed unaffected till now, to fall into disarray.

The disruption in the Sandpeople’s rhythm resulted in slower attacks, thus freeing more soldiers. Occasionally an arrow would be shot from the city, causing more severe damage to the Sandpeople.

Once the Sand Dune Monsters’ sandball attack had been eradicated, the pressure on the city’s Magic Array was drastically reduced.

Although the attacks of the 10th level Sand Dune Monsters weren’t powerful, the constant onslaught was diminishing the magic crystals significantly. If this continued, it would be dangerous when the Sandpeople came with higher-level Sand Dune Monsters.

Du You wasn’t focusing on this. They were already in front of the priests. Without hesitation, Du You cast a Nine-in-One Holy Light Arrow Array, overshadowing the priests’ camp with a rain of arrows.

But the priests were not Sand Dune Monsters, they had their own magic, and were prepared. The sand on the ground began to whirl around the priests, forming a desert barrier that blocked all arrows.

It appeared that all the priests knew how to erect such a sand barrier, and its defensive effects were formidable.

Inside, two priests halted and focused their attention on Du You’s side. At the same time, a few Quicksand soldiers stopped and stood in front of Du You’s team.

Suddenly, a desert storm stirred, sweeping countless grains of sand, producing the illusion of an imminent apocalypse.

"It’s the Death Scorpions, damn it, it’s them again." Du You squinted his eyes; the Death Scorpion under the ground was sending him signals of detecting a similar species. This peculiar storm was indeed not an arbitrary occurrence.

"Hold it off." Knowing it was the same kind, Du You ordered the Death Scorpion to withstand the onslaught. Another storm erupted, setting off a counter-attack against the incoming storm.

The two storms met in mid-air, canceling each other out, with neither gaining an advantage over the other.

At this moment, the leader of the Quicksand Priests looked baffled, "Death Scorpion, how is that possible? Why would a Human win the recognition of a Death Scorpion, and one that is even stronger than my Death Scorpion."