Sacrifice (Seeking Support)

Liang Ji, however, was unaware that the assessment of his retainers was being closely watched by many classmates and commented on by their homeroom teacher, Teacher Du.

At this moment, his attention was fully focused on the assessment battle between his retainers and the teacher's Spotted Serpentfolk team.

Fifty minutes had already passed, and they were inching closer to the final sixty-minute mark. Liang Ji could already see the perfect score beckoning him.

Of course, these final ten minutes would not be easy; they might even be more difficult than the previous fifty.

On the assessment grounds, his Half-Dragonfolk retainers numbered just over three hundred, and all of them bore injuries, light or heavy. Not a single one was unscathed.

Compared to the teacher's Spotted Serpentfolk retainers, his Half-Dragonfolk retainers had a massive gap in combat skills. In simple exchanges during the teaching session, his retainers were completely outmatched.

Often, out of ten attacks from his Half-Dragonfolk retainers, fewer than one would land on the teacher's retainers. Yet, during this time, his Half-Dragonfolk might have already suffered over twenty attacks from the teacher's Spotted Serpentfolk.

The remaining three hundred-plus Half-Dragonfolk retainers had each been speared by the Spotted Serpentfolk's spears no less than ten times, with some possibly having endured over twenty.

The 'Hegemonic Body' cultivated by the Half-Dragonfolk was indeed powerful, rendering them impervious to blades and spears, and granting them considerable poison resistance.

However, even the strongest defense would eventually break after being pierced by the teacher's Spotted Serpentfolk retainers' spears more than ten, or even twenty, times.

And once their defenses were breached, the potent toxins generated by the teacher's retainers would invade the Half-Dragonfolk's bodies through the embedded spears.

Although 'Hegemonic Body' offered some poison resistance, the accumulating toxins would eventually overwhelm their limits, causing devastating erosion and destruction, leading the Half-Dragonfolk retainers to their deaths.

What's more, compared to the toxins, the terrifying shockwaves contained within the Spotted Serpentfolk's spears posed an even greater threat to the Half-Dragonfolk.

Often, as soon as a spear pierced their defenses and entered a Half-Dragonfolk's body, a violent shockwave would erupt, rapidly and powerfully tearing through surrounding flesh, and even bone and sinew, inflicting massive, explosive wounds, or even direct penetrating damage.

Furthermore, the teacher's Spotted Serpentfolk retainers were all seasoned warriors, adept at battlefield slaughter. During the tens of minutes of combat with the Half-Dragonfolk, they had already discerned the Half-Dragonfolk's body structure, weak points, and vital spots.

The explosive wounds and penetrating injuries they inflicted on the Half-Dragonfolk were often deliberately aimed at major arteries, crucial bones and sinews, vital organs, and other fatal points.

Once these wounds were inflicted, they would cause massive blood loss and fatal damage to shattered bones, sinews, and organs.

Consequently, the number of Half-Dragonfolk deaths from these injuries far exceeded those caused by toxic erosion and destruction.

At this moment, Liang Ji also discovered another flaw in the 'Hegemonic Body' cultivated by the Half-Dragonfolk: their recovery ability was far too insufficient.

In fact, due to the 'Hegemonic Body's' formidable and domineering nature, it often made the recovery of wounds and flesh even more difficult and slow.

"This is a fatal flaw, even worse than insufficient mental resistance."

Liang Ji quickly jotted down his discovery in his study notes and began contemplating solutions:

"It would be best to find another bloodline inheritance that can enhance flesh vitality and wound recovery, allowing the Half-Dragonfolk retainers to cultivate it and integrate it with 'Hegemonic Body'."

"I'm not asking for terrifying abilities like regenerating from a drop of blood or regrowing severed limbs, but at least it should accelerate wound recovery."

"Reptilian snake-like bloodlines are adept at shedding skin and regaining new life, so they should have plenty of bloodline inheritances for wound recovery."

"I'll have to consult Teacher Du about this later."

Liang Ji's thoughts raced, but the majority of his focus remained on the battle unfolding in the assessment grounds.

As time gradually passed, the battle situation became increasingly unfavorable for his Half-Dragonfolk.

The Half-Dragonfolk's injuries continued to accumulate, becoming more severe with time, naturally leading to more casualties.

Meanwhile, although the teacher's Spotted Serpentfolk team had suffered over twenty casualties under the Half-Dragonfolk's all-out attacks, the remaining seventy-plus Spotted Serpentfolk were largely unharmed.

This was partly due to the Spotted Serpentfolk's superior combat techniques; Liang Ji's Half-Dragonfolk struggled to land even one hit out of ten, making it difficult to inflict any significant injuries.

On the other hand, the Spotted Serpentfolk exhibited excellent coordination and a disregard for their own lives. When a Spotted Serpentfolk was injured, they would even sacrifice themselves to block the Half-Dragonfolk's attacks for their comrades, trading their own lives for the preservation and counter-attack capabilities of their companions.

Thus, after over fifty minutes of fierce combat, Liang Ji's Half-Dragonfolk had sacrificed over six hundred, in exchange for the teacher's Spotted Serpentfolk team suffering over twenty casualties, a disparity of thirty to one.

Especially now, most of Liang Ji's Half-Dragonfolk were at their limit, while the teacher's retainers still retained over half their combat strength. This caused the scales of battle to tip faster and faster, with the Half-Dragonfolk retainers dying in increasing numbers and at an accelerating pace.

Clearly, this was also a testament to the battlefield experience of the teacher's retainers.

On the battlefield, the goal was to achieve victory with the least sacrifice! Even if it meant actively sacrificing retainers or comrades!

As the number of Half-Dragonfolk retainers rapidly fell below the three-hundred mark, Liang Ji increasingly realized that this approach was unsustainable.

Although only a few minutes remained until the sixty-minute perfect score mark, if the battle and slaughter continued at this pace, his retainers might fall just before the finish line, being completely annihilated by the teacher's Spotted Serpentfolk retainers before the sixty-minute mark.

Liang Ji could now see that the several small circular formations formed by the teacher's retainers, coordinating and maneuvering on the battlefield, were a clear tactical arrangement that inflicted far more casualties than usual on his remaining Half-Dragonfolk.

Even when he ordered his remaining Half-Dragonfolk to gather together, shift from offense to defense, and focus on stalling for time, he suddenly discovered that the teacher's retainers, through the coordination of these small circular formations, had directly torn his remaining Half-Dragonfolk into several parts, scattering them across the battlefield, making it difficult for them to regroup for a full defense.

Seeing this, the warrior leader of the Half-Dragonfolk retainers, 'Chi the Eighth,' immediately gave an order, learning and applying the tactic on the spot. He led the most heavily injured group of Half-Dragonfolk retainers in a suicidal charge, resisting the charge, dissection, and slaughter by the teacher's Spotted Serpentfolk retainers, thereby protecting the remaining Half-Dragonfolk as they regrouped.

For this, Liang Ji's remaining two hundred-plus Half-Dragonfolk force suffered nearly a hundred more casualties in an instant, bringing their numbers below two hundred.

"For the Heavenly Emperor! Hold the line!"

Even the warrior leader, 'Chi the Eighth,' who led this charge, suffered a fatal blow while protecting his kin and clearing a path for his teammates to gather, ultimately shouting his last breath before dying.

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