Resolving Doubts

The Raven Guard Knights had been campaigning in the Strahnbrad region for nearly two months. The exhausted group finally returned safely to Watchtower Village, but before Roderick could rest, he began calculating the gains and losses of this campaign.

The combat strength of the Crushridge Ogre Tribe had far exceeded his estimates. After dozens of days of battle, the overall casualties had made even Roderick, who had always insisted on an elite-force approach, frown.

Including the Dwarf shield guards, the casualties accounted for more than one-tenth of all the soldiers. This was also the Raven Guard Knights' most devastating loss since their founding.

Ogre warriors possessed tremendous brute strength and exceptionally high physical attack power. Wielding all kinds of blunt weapons, they naturally carried armor-piercing effects. Human soldiers who were injured often had their bones shattered outright, requiring a long period of recovery.

More than eighty percent of the deaths had occurred in the battle where the Ogre elite soldiers broke through their defensive line.

Without a complete defensive formation, human infantry was fragile and helpless when facing the charge of creatures like Ogre warriors at close range.

Although no one had dared challenge his orders on the battlefield, once they returned to Watchtower Village, many knights began privately questioning this operation.

Why had they taken the initiative to attack the Ogres of Crushridge? These Ogres generally did not come to Hillsbrad to hunt, and they had long kept out of Southshore's affairs.

And why had they allied with the Syndicate, a force of poor character and weak combat strength? What use was such an alliance?

Many people had similar doubts. The casualties from this campaign had greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. With unrest spreading through the ranks, Roderick had no choice but to convene an internal military meeting of the