Chapter 388: Chapter 388
"What the hell." The Wild Wolf Captain felt a sting in his chest and with a twist of his long knife, he sent the Death Scorpion flying. The Death Scorpion, however, disintegrated into light spots before it even hit the ground.
The Wild Wolf Captain tried to speak, but a black mist began to spurt from his mouth.
Before he could finish his movements, he started to blacken under the horrified gazes. His skin deteriorated rapidly, like a tree withering at an astonishing speed.
The beastmen could only watch as their commander turned into skin and bones, his skin disappearing, left with a black skeleton that emitted a bizarre aura in the wind.
"Captain, what’s happening to you, ah..." A guard rushed over to help, but immediately started wailing in agony as he touched the black skeleton.
Soon after, this guard was also charred. His skin clung to his bones in a mummified state. The horrific scene made everyone around retreat.
"Don’t touch him, this is a horrific poison. You’ll die if you come in contact with it."
A shaman spoke. He knew about toxins. However, this horrifying poison was something he had never seen before. He couldn’t believe a human could wield such a lethal poison.
"But what do we do now? The captain’s dead, our losses aren’t small, and there’s nothing to show for it."
Beastmen followed strict rules. If their captain died before the guards, the guards would have to be buried with him. The higher-ranking officers in the army would also face punishments.
However, this time, it was too odd. They didn’t know what had happened.
"What can we do? We report back to the city lord. Damn it, I never imagined humans could get this far." Content orıginally comes from 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕·𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎·𝚗𝚎𝚝
"I guess, the one who caused the land to turn into sand was that weird scorpion. Now that the scorpion is dead, our food shouldn’t be affected." Another shaman spoke.
"We should leave some people here, it wouldn’t be good if the humans came and messed around."
Ultimately, they left a thousand elite soldiers and returned with the rest. This time they had encountered humans but hadn’t managed to capture one. Their losses were significant, more than they could bear.
Xiaozi carried Du You far away before landing. Immediately upon landing, Xiaozi started to shake off his many feathers and complained to Du You.
He had no choice. Every time he cooperated with the Death Scorpion, he ended up with a lot of sand stuck in his feathers. To a bird, it was incredibly uncomfortable.
"All right, stop complaining. I’ll send you back to rest soon."
Their fight hadn’t lasted long and the consumption wasn’t high, but it was dangerous.
Du You found that real armies, as opposed to ragtag teams, were quite different. He was lucky the enemy didn’t have air forces; otherwise, they would have been far more threatening.
Just ten shamans at level 5 or 6 made him feel suppressed. If there were more, would they be more powerful than him? It was possible.
Calling out the Beastmen City army turned out to be a failed move. Such an army was hard to fight against.
"The beastmen are stronger than I expected, but the Beastmen City must be destroyed. Where do I start..." Du You pondered while Xiaozi finished shaking off the sand.
Suddenly, Du You brightened, "Right, I might not be a match for the beastmen’s regular army, but their fodder soldiers are quite different."
Du You thought of the towns and gathering locations near the Beastman City, or it would be more appropriate to call them tribes. Most inhabitants were boarmen and half-beastmen, who were numerous but weak.
However, they were always the greatest threat to humans in every war. Their sheer number alone was enough to wear humans down. They were the main force of the beastmen.
If he could wipe out this force, then even with their number, the regular beastman army wouldn’t be a match for Border City.
"Perfect, that’s the plan. I refuse to believe that the Beastmen City will just stand by after such an attack. Even if they don’t fight, I can deal with the weakened Beastmen City by myself."
Du You decided to start from the outskirts of the beastman settlements. Little did he know that he had triggered a commotion within the beastman community.
They were attacked in their own home for the second time consecutively. How could the proud beastmen stand that?
The most important thing was their losses were far from minor. No small group of soldiers dared to patrol outside anymore for fear of encountering the human mage.
Even worse, they had no idea how many humans had invaded. That, to Du You, was similar to not knowing how many people from the East Sea District had entered this world.
If it weren’t for this, Du You would not have given up on attacking the Beastmen City.
When the beastmen saw that a black skeleton was brought back and learned about the horrific poison, they imprinted the fear of Du You into their hearts.
Frustrated by the combination of frantic and fearful emotions from his subordinates, the lord of the Beastmen City almost drove himself crazy.
"Damn humans. Increase our patrols in the coming days. Also, send someone to Border City to ask what they’re planning. If they want to start a full-scale war, we’re ready at any moment."
"Yes, my lord." Although it wasn’t what they wished for, they carried out the order nonetheless.
If they disobeyed now, they would die instantly. Better to face death later while on the mission.
After a short rest, Du You found his first target, a beastman settlement. "Sorry, you’re easy targets. If you die now, you can reincarnate and come back later."
Du You muttered as he began his massacre plan. Flying atop Xiaozi, they dived from the sky. There was no need for the Cursed Crow King. Like killing any other lower-level beings, they used Mucus Swamp and Thunder and Lightning. The toxic swamp killed things off in large numbers.
These little tribes didn’t even have high-level antidotes. Unless they escaped without being poisoned, there was no way but death. "Indeed, massacring these beastman cannon fodders is much easier than their regular army."