Chapter 1438: Holding Back
Xiao Ran's unreasonable request on the battlefield startled everyone who was fighting. Every person who heard his voice wore an incredulous expression.
Battle was not a game—well, it was a game of life and death on the battlefield. Killing the enemy and protecting oneself was a soldier's creed. The faster the enemy was eliminated, the sooner the battle could end, and the sooner they could escape danger.
Yet Xiao Ran was now telling these soldiers to avoid taking those monsters' lives whenever possible. How could that not shock the warriors on the battlefield? No matter the circumstances, on a battlefield, there was no reason to place restrictions on oneself first. Showing mercy to the enemy was equivalent to being cruel to oneself.
Just after Xiao Ran finished speaking, Miss Huang aboard the Ptolemaios hurriedly asked, seemingly deliberately, "Do you want to keep some specimens?"
"Something like that." Xiao Ran nodded, continuing to control his machine as it weaved through countless flying dragons, shifting left and right, rolling up and down with extreme agility. The longsword in its right hand swung again and again, severing the wings of several dragons in a short span of time.
Miss Huang let out a quiet sigh of relief, though her expression remained composed. She appeared to be speaking with Xiao Ran, but she was also addressing all their comrades fighting across the battlefield. "Then we only need to leave a few alive at the end for capture."
"That works too. Everyone, prioritize your own safety." Xiao Ran nodded. He knew Miss Huang had deliberately said that to steady everyone's nerves, giving his request for mercy a reason in advance. Her reaction had been remarkably quick.
Although Xiao Ran saw these DRAGON as potential allies and future support, the others present