The bright moonlight spilled across the land, with stars scattered across the sky. To the Centipede Soldiers creeping along the way, such a beautiful scene brought nothing but sorrow.
They had come for a surprise attack tonight. A dark, windy night was what they wanted—wasn't such bright moonlight deliberately making things difficult for them?
Worse still, the enemy was extremely cautious. The area around the camp had been cleared completely, leaving nowhere to hide.
The Centipede General leading the troops had already lost the confidence he had possessed when they set out.
"Venerable Saiyam, what do you think?"
Although the Centipede Race was a ragtag bunch, they still observed the rule that military orders were absolute. Once they accepted a mission, they had to complete it.
The Centipede General could not bear the responsibility of abandoning the mission, so he could only place his hopes on the Holy Domain expert accompanying them.
If the Venerable proposed abandoning the mission, it would be entirely different. These top experts had the right to speak to the Centipede King as equals. Canceling a mission on their own authority was no great matter.
"Later, I will create chaos in the enemy camp. Take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. Don't concern yourselves with how many enemies you kill. The key is to make sure they do not get a good night's sleep!"
As he spoke, Venerable Saiyam shot the middle-aged Centipede General a glare.
He had long since outgrown such petty schemes.
Anyone could see that tonight's bright moonlight was unsuitable for a surprise attack. But they needed time now and had to use every possible means to slow the enemy's march.
The situation had been even worse during the day, yet they had still risked a surprise attack. Now, they had even