The last sentence, Gale Douluo almost roared out, the sound shook the entire tent! The powerful Soul Power pressure mixed with the violent Wind Element shook the table in front of Ning Deyang until several cracks opened.
Ning Deyang was yelled at and his face turned blue and white. He opened his mouth, but was speechless for a moment and could not refute. The two Yalongs behind him, Spirit Empire Super Douluo, frowned and took half a step forward to cover Ning Deyang, confronting Gale Douluo's fierce momentum.
Most of the other Titled Douluos in the tent had complicated expressions. Some sympathized with Gale Douluo, and some frowned at his fierce words, but most of them had a kind of resonance and wavering with the sadness of a rabbit dying of a fox.
Yes, the battle on the front line is so tragic, the risk of death is huge, and now families in the rear are being robbed one after another, how can we fight this battle? Is it worth risking everything, including the lives of the clan members, for an undefined "victory"?
Dean Feng Yun looked at the suddenly tense and confrontational atmosphere in the tent, as well as the wavering and resignation in the eyes of many Titled Douluo, and sighed secretly in his heart.
He knew that the outbreak of Gale Douluo was not only a personal emotion, but also the total exposure of long-standing conflicts within the coalition forces. Excessive battle losses, instability in the rear, incompatibility with Soul Engineer tactics, and confusion about the future... These were all eroding the fighting spirit and cohesion of the coalition forces.
"Gale Douluo." Dean Feng Yun's voice sounded again, this time with his Level 98 Peak Douluo vast Soul Power pressure, like an invisible big hand, instantly calmed down the Soul Power turbulence in the tent, and also suppressed Gale Douluo's anger and Ning Deyang's embarrassment.
"It is human nature to care about your loved ones when your family is robbed. I authorize you to return to Heaven Dou immediately to rescue the family and eliminate Evil Soul Master."
When Gale Douluo heard this, his whole body's momentum stagnated, and the anger in his eyes subsided slightly. He cupped his fists and saluted Dean Feng Yun: "Thank you, Dean Feng, for your understanding!"
"However," Dean Feng Yun changed the topic, his eyes scanned all the Titled Douluos in the account, and his voice was calm and powerful, "Evil Soul Master's disaster has spread. Today it is the Gale Douluo family, but whose family may it be tomorrow?
If we just disperse and fight on our own, wouldn't we play into the hands of the mastermind behind the scenes? By then, not only will the front line be defeated, Sun-Moon Empire will march straight in, but our homes in the rear will also be reduced to scorched earth by Evil Soul Master and the flames of war!"
He stood up, his tall body like a towering volcano, exuding reassuring majestic momentum and unquestionable determination.
"I am sending this order: Gale Douluo will set off immediately, and with this order, you can mobilize all available forces within the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire, except for the necessary defenders at the border, to wipe out Evil Soul Master with all your strength, and be sure to find out its source!
On the coalition side, I will personally write a letter to His Majesty Star Luo Empire Dai Sen and suggest that the two countries temporarily shelve the border dispute and form a joint clearance force to jointly deal with the Evil Soul Master trouble!"
"As for the front line..." Dean Feng Yun's eyes flashed, "Shrink the defense line and switch from offense to defense. Strengthen reconnaissance to find out the true defense and supply nodes of the Sun-Moon Empire Soul Engineer Legion. At the same time, do our best to treat the wounded and consolidate the fortifications. We need time to clarify the rear, and we also need time... to wait for an 'opportunity' that can change the situation of the war."
His last words were full of meaning, and his eyes seemed to glance in the direction of the medical area inadvertently. Everyone's hearts moved slightly. Could it be that the director was referring to... Elder Ye, who was developing some kind of Secret Art or medicine to deal with Soul Engineer?
With Dean Feng Yun's personal arrangement and strong statement, the tense atmosphere in the tent eased slightly. Gale Douluo saluted again, said no more, turned into a blue gust of wind, rushed out of the tent, and galloped away in the direction of the Heaven Dou Empire.
But everyone knows that the departure of Gale Douluo and the cruel battle loss ratio he revealed are like opening a deep crack in the seemingly solid barrier of the coalition forces.
Trust is being lost and morale is falling. And Kraken, who created the "Evil Soul Master chaos" in Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire, is like the most patient spider, waiting for the cracks to expand and eventually... disintegrate from the inside.
Gale Douluo's departure compared with the heavy battle losses on the front line, was like a basin of ice water, pouring on the heart of Shrek Allied Forces, who was originally high in fighting spirit. Dean Feng Yun's order to "turn offense into defense, clarify the rear, and wait for the opportunity", although rational, inevitably revealed an unprecedented caution, and even... a hint of incompetence.
The huge coalition Soul Master and troops gathered together and began to slowly retreat from the positions where the fierce exchange of fire took place at the front, and relied on the terrain to build stronger and deeper defenses in the rear.
Soul Master no longer take the initiative to challenge Sun-Moon Empire's soul guidance position, but focus on setting up traps, reinforcing Soul Power barriers, and resting In terms of healing, the high-intensity Soul Power bombardment and brutal hand-to-hand combat suddenly decreased, and the nerve-wracking explosions and roars on the front line were gradually replaced by a strange, stormy silence.
Sun-Moon Empire was the first to notice this change.
"The enemy has retreated? Shrunk the defense line?" Soul Engineer from the forward observation post reported in disbelief.
"Voluntarily giving up the two protrusions of 'Blood Blade Ridge' and 'Eagle Beak Cliff'? That was a hard nut they spent hundreds of Soul Saint lives on!" the staff officer frowned at the sand table.
Soon, high-altitude detection Soul Tool returned a clearer picture: In Shrek Allied Forces's camp, Soul Master seemed to be busy building fortifications and treating the wounded. The past aggressive momentum of constantly sending out small groups of elites to harass had disappeared. Some flags belonging to small and medium-sized sects could even be seen, silently packing their bags, and there seemed to be signs of evacuation.
Sun-Moon Empire Frontline Command, Qin Yue stared at the soul guidance screen, rubbing his chin with his fingers, lost in thought.
"Commander Qin, it seems that Shrek Allied Forces's losses are more severe than we expected! They can't hold on anymore!" A young staff officer said excitedly, "Even that Agility Attack System Titled Douluo all left the team in a hurry and returned to Heaven Dou. It is said that they have been in a quarrel internally because of Evil Soul Master and the battle damage! Now is a great opportunity for us to pursue the victory and defeat their main force in one fell swoop!"
However, Qin Yue slowly shook his head, his eyes shining with sophistication and caution.
"Pursue victory? Defeat it in one fell swoop?" His voice was low, "Look at our Soul Engineer Corps. In the past three months of fierce fighting, have our losses been small? Linked Soul Tool core overload alarm How much has been destroyed? How many percent of the high-level Soul Engineer's Soul Power recovery potion inventory is left? Not to mention those colleagues who were killed by the opponent Titled Douluo at the cost of their lives..."
He stood up, walked to the huge war zone map, and pointed at the newly constructed defense line of Shrek Allied Forces:
"The opponent has retreated, but look at their newly selected defense node - backed by the remaining veins of 'Iron Spine Mountain Range', and flanked by 'Miasma Swamp' and 'Thunderstorm Canyon' densely covered with Soul Beast, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.