They now felt like a powerful army had run into a band of guerrillas. It wasn't that they couldn't beat them—the other side was simply too slippery, which made things incredibly frustrating.
"If the Emperor and Empress were here..."
Faced with this situation, Lex instinctively thought of Zhou Xu and Yalveth. The two of them were an entire realm above the Snake Person King in strength.
If they personally came to the front lines, with their abilities, they would certainly be able to capture him with ease.
However, when Xie Liancheng heard this, his brows drew tightly together.
"We've gathered a whole group of Vajra Realm experts here, yet we can't even wipe out a single Snake Person tribe. Do we really need the Emperor and Empress to personally lead an expedition? Wouldn't that make us look like a bunch of useless fools? Why would Great Zhou keep us around? To eat free meals? I can't afford to lose face like that!"
"..."
Those words were truly impossible to refute. They also voiced the feelings of Zhou Chongshan and Zhuo Ge, and everyone fell silent at once.
Shi Lei glanced around, closed the letter in his hand, and then spoke unhurriedly...
"Actually, we don't need to get hung up on killing the Snake Person King."
"Since His Majesty ordered us to support the Smith Kingdom, that means His Majesty has already decided to wipe out the Snake Person tribe. From here on, all we need to do is cooperate with the Northeast Army and launch attacks."
As soon as Shi Lei spoke, everyone pricked up their ears to listen.
"In the previous battle with the Northeast Army, the Snake Person King and the Desert Giant Snake escaped, but the Snake Person tribe still suffered heavy casualties, and their forces are