Today's fourth update: Chapter 3092! 4/4!
This was the coalition army's final test—a dangerous, deadly one.
If Tortoise Marquis and the tens of thousands of "defectors" under his command showed even the slightest panic or cowardice at that rebuke, then all their careful planning, all their sacrifices and efforts, would be ruined in an instant!
On the battlefield, it was often such subtle psychological contests and responses to minor details that determined the success or failure of an entire strategy.
When Tortoise Marquis and the tens of thousands of "defectors" behind him, surrounded on all sides by drawn blades, not only showed no fear but instead dropped to their knees in unison with devout sincerity and painfully confessed their sins, the result of this test was already self-evident.
Moreover, the horrifying Dao injuries covering Tortoise Marquis's body, imbued with the power of laws and clearly impossible to fake, made his claim of having suffered greatly among the Huang race seem exceedingly real. Even the coalition soldiers around him, who had initially been filled with hostility, began to feel a measure of pity and trust.
The commander of the coalition's Elite Troops, who had just been shouting sternly, now looked much more relaxed. He strode up to the kneeling Tortoise Marquis himself, reached out to help him up, and spoke in a far more "sincere" tone. "Tortoise Marquis, it is truly fortunate that you found your way back and came to your senses! The Marshal and the Virtuous King will also be greatly relieved when they learn of this! Now is precisely the time when we need capable men. From this day forward, let us advance hand in hand, unite our efforts, and destroy those Huang traitors together!"
The commander in charge of this million-strong force of elite raiders was