Watching the meat grinder continuously swallow Extraordinary Soldiers, Gatu's eye twitched.
Their Steam Soldiers were steadily falling back. If not for the newly joined Moonlight Werewolves forming a solid defensive line, they would have had to retreat again.
"Retreat" was putting it nicely. In truth, it meant their territory had been occupied by the enemy.
Gatu was powerless about it as well. There were simply too many enemies, and the other side had a commander no less capable than he was.
Aside from the disparity in troop numbers, there were also gaps in logistics, supplies, and a whole series of other areas.
The Aolei Empire had to supply not only the battlefield at the Dragon Mountain Range, but other equally important battlefields as well. It was simply that the Dragon Battlefield was the most critical, making the other front-line battlefields seem less conspicuous.
The Allied Army of the various nations was different. They were multiple empires fighting together, unlike the Aolei Empire, whose front had been forcibly stretched so long. Thus, their pressure was far less in every regard.
"I heard Landon Grand Duke has agreed to come provide support. I just hope he doesn't arrive too late."
Compared to everyone else, Gatu valued Lu Xingshi's martial prowess more. As long as he could replicate his previous feat of single-handedly punching through the enemy ranks and capturing their commander alive, this crisis would definitely be resolved.
Neither the enemy nor the Empire's upper echelons truly believed in that solution. Other than Gatu, who had personally experienced it as one involved, no one would believe it.
Even with clear records and witnesses, most people merely believed it had been a gamble, one that Landon Grand Duke had happened to win.
Yet in Gatu's eyes, if Lu Xingshi really succeeded a second