The Arrival of the Stalemate Phase (8)

Shortly after the Delsd mound returned to its place, thirty black dots appeared in the distant sky, accompanied by faint shouts and curses. The majestic pupils on the Kelsu mound vanished instantly, leaving only countless withered grasses swaying in the wind. As time passed, the black dots gradually grew larger, eventually transforming into about thirty giant dragons, and at this moment, the shouts and curses in the sky finally became clearer.

"Those two bastards, Welsh, have made such a mess of things, forcing us all to go through all this trouble. When we meet them later, I'll teach them a lesson!"

"Boss, are you really willing to punish Welsh and those two?"

"That's right, everyone knows that you spoil Welsh and the other guy the most, boss!"

"Hmph! You two bastards, don't try to provoke me. This time, I'm going to teach them a lesson!"

"Alright, stop dawdling and let's get going!"

"Yes, boss!"

After Hertz and the others left, the Delsd mound whispered to the Kelsu mound, "Kelsu, why did you stop me from making a move?"

"Bang!"

Before Kelsu could answer his question, a muffled thud came from behind Delsd, and then the Delsd mound moved forward several tens of centimeters. Fortunately, no one else was present at the time; otherwise, the ambush that Kelsu and his men had painstakingly set up would have been exposed instantly.

"Goodpes, what are you doing?"

"You have the nerve to ask me what I'm going to do? If you had attacked just now and ruined our plans, I wouldn't have just kicked you!"

Upon hearing Goodpes's words, Delsd was completely dumbfounded. Seeing Delsd's dazed expression, another intelligent dragon began to explain the mistake he had just made.

"Delsd, do you remember the purpose of our operation?"

"Of course I remember. We need to capture as many Ishgar's dragons alive as possible, and then use the prisoners to exchange for enough food to ensure we can survive until next year's harvest. That's why I need to..."

Before Delsd could finish speaking, Kelsu interrupted him.

"Delsd, how many dragons just passed by?"

"More than thirty!"

"So how many people did we leave for Glaide and his men?"

Five hundred men!

The moment the words left his mouth, Delsd understood why Kelsu and the other man had forbidden him from doing it himself, and he also understood why Goodpes had kicked him so hard.

"Hehe! Sorry, I acted impulsively in the heat of the moment! I acted impulsively!"

Seeing the smirking Delsd, Kelsu and his companion turned away, ignoring the idiot. Otherwise, their IQs would surely plummet from his smugness! However, their behavior led a certain dim-witted individual to misunderstand, thinking they were still angry.

"No, I've already apologized to both of you, why are you still so relentless?"

As he spoke, Delsd was about to stand up to confront Kelsu and the other man. Seeing Delsd's movement, Kelsu, Goodpes, and their men quickly intervened to subdue Delsd. After they had Delsd pinned down, Kelsu, tears streaming down his face, said, "Boss, we were wrong, we apologize! Please, please don't move again!"

Because Delsd was under repression and unable to express his feelings verbally, he could only nod vigorously to show that he understood. (Mainly because someone had shoved a foot into Delsd's mouth, rendering him unable to speak, so he could only express himself through body language!)

After the crisis was averted, Kelsu and the others withdrew their suppressive hands, quietly awaiting their opportunity to strike. (Um... don't ask me what Delsd was doing. Just put yourself in his shoes, and you'll know what he was up to, right? Ugh!)

After a quarter of an hour's march, Hertz and his men finally arrived at the battlefield a second before Welsh and the others finished their battle. Seeing the densely packed enemy troops, Hertz's first instinct was to flee, but when he saw Welsh, Gajil, and the others captured alive by the enemy, he quickly banished the thought of escape from his mind.

Faced with this situation, Hertz knew that brute force was out of the question, and turning to run away was also unwise. Leaving aside the question of whether he would be fair to Welsh and the others, even if he were to escape, they wouldn't be able to get away anyway. The only way to solve the problem now was to quickly send someone to inform Sage Dragon of the situation, so that Sage Dragon could dispatch a large force to rescue him and Welsh.

Having made up his mind, Hertz immediately whispered a few words in the ear of the person next to him.

"Did you understand?"

"Understood! Don't worry, boss, I will definitely deliver the message to Sage Dragon and have him send troops to rescue you!"

"Alright! I'll lead everyone in an attack later, and you can take advantage of that opportunity to act."

"Clear!"

After giving the instructions for calling for help, Hertz shouted at his thirty-odd men behind him, "Brothers, I know what you're thinking. You're scared, aren't you?"

Upon hearing Hertz's shout, most people lowered their heads in shame, unable to meet Hertz's gaze.

"Hehe! Brothers, there's nothing shameful about being scared, because every living being has moments of fear! I know what you want to ask, and yes, I was scared too! But when I saw my brothers over there, all my fear and cowardice vanished, leaving only anger in my heart! Only one thought remained in my mind: revenge! Revenge for those brothers who were hurt!"

"You might ask, how can we, with only a few people, possibly be a match for so many enemies? I admit, we can't beat them right now, but we have to fight! Because our brothers are suffering, and they're watching us from the other side!"

"Of course, we're here for revenge, not to die! So we can't foolishly fight to the death here. Instead, we should report this to Sage Dragon and ask him to send troops to meet us. I've already chosen the messenger, and he'll be leaving soon. If any of you don't want to stay here, you can go with him. I won't stop you!"

After Hertz finished speaking, his teammates behind him started shouting loudly to express their opinions.

"Boss, I don't care what they choose, I, Helsi, will follow you!"

"Boss, don't underestimate me. No matter how long you fight today, I, Cobilus, will be there for you!"

"Boss, there are no cowards in our Seventh Squadron. You can't scare us away!"

"That is!"

Looking at his men charging forward, Hertz felt a surge of pride, warmth, and fervor. Suppressing his excitement, he shouted in a trembling voice, "Everyone, listen to my command! Form a straight line!"

After Hertz gave the order, the thirty-odd dragons immediately lined up to face the hundreds of the Western Continent that were gradually approaching.

"Listen up, everyone! We have three objectives in this operation: first, to cover the communications officer's retreat; second, to buy as much time as possible; and third, to avenge Welsh and the others! Do you all understand?"

"I understand!"

A chorus of angry roars echoed through the sky, bolstering everyone's fighting spirit. At that moment, Hertz gestured to the communications officer, who saluted Hertz, then turned and left without hesitation. After all, everyone's lives were in his hands; how could he dare, how could he possibly hesitate?

After the communications soldier left, Hertz turned around and shouted loudly at the front, "Seventh Squadron, attack!"