New Position (Part Two)

After a fierce battle, Gold Tooth suffered heavy losses. Two capital ships were sunk, along with more than a dozen assault and support vessels. He could only drag the Malefic and the remnants of his fleet into Tyre Port in disgrace.

What was even worse was that the bastard did not dare make a sound after losing. He did not report to Guk either, so Beluf was still eagerly trailing behind Yushikin, intending to wipe him out once his forces were exhausted.

That concealment caused a disaster.

After crushing Gold Tooth, the New California Republic joined forces with the Benedict Empire fleet and withdrew Yushikin's main force to sea at a coastal town. Thus, the Benedict Empire's last armed force successfully withdrew from Glamatia Province.

This result made Beluf the target of every warlord's criticism. Even Limp Luo, who had fought alongside him, publicly accused him of missing the opportunity and placing faith in useless tactics.

In Ork society, if you lost, even breathing was wrong.

Although Beluf had not exactly lost, letting an enemy with nowhere left to run slip away was failure in the eyes of many boyz.

Beluf's reputation consequently plummeted, and the Blood Axes Legion became a laughingstock as well. The victory at the Wengen River was forgotten by the boyz.

Meanwhile, Gold Tooth, who should have borne the greatest responsibility, got off without a scratch.

"Forget about it."

Guk waved a hand, cutting off the other warlords before they could launch into calls for punishment.

"It ain't fun if we kill 'em all at once. Better to leave 'em alive. We can beat 'em again next time. I reckon Beluf did fine."

"Boss, that git—"

"I said it before! You the boss, or am I the boss? Want to sit in this seat instead?"

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