"The Underworld passage is below us—follow me and kill our way through!"
The Centipede King roared excitedly.
Even after losing an arm, with blood still flowing from the wound, his fervor remained undiminished.
The Centipede King was not the only one fired up. By now, both sides had fought themselves into a frenzy.
The Centipede Soldiers now had only one thought in their minds—fight their way back to the Underworld!
Standing in the way of an army with a fierce will to survive and nowhere left to retreat came at a price.
The Magic Crocodile Army guarding the Underworld passage learned that rule firsthand.
"Governor, the enemy has thrown off our rhythm. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold the Underworld passage!"
Boix's dispirited words made Governor Bram frown.
In the current chaos, even the senior commanders at his side had fallen into despair. The soldiers below were naturally in even worse shape.
If he had made a mistake, then allowing the Giant Centipedes to camp right beside them had been his greatest one.
But before the war erupted, the two races had still been "the closest" of allies.
With an outside enemy present, jointly defending a line and working together against the human army had been the best choice.
The plan had been excellent. Unfortunately, they had wanted to use the Giant Centipedes as cannon fodder, while the Giant Centipedes had set their sights on their Underworld passage.
Letting the wolf into the house had left the Magic Crocodile Army completely passive once the war began.
"Even if we can't hold it, we must hold it!
"This concerns our race's escape route. Once the Underworld passage falls into enemy hands, we will all become sinners of our race!"
Governor Bram spoke with unwavering resolve.
The tribe had issued