Hearing this, Redd's face darkened slightly. He was quite disgusted with the Shroud King's arrogant and rude way of asking questions. The anger in his heart suddenly rose, but on the surface he still suppressed his emotions and answered calmly:
"Don't you know the reason yourself?
The group of Stone Mens under your command fled to the downstream areas of Rhoyne, causing the abominable Greyscale disease to spread rapidly in the area under the jurisdiction of this general!
Therefore, I have come here today to eradicate this cancer in you in one fell swoop!"
However, the Shroud King did not pay attention to what Redd said, and even roared loudly without showing any signs of weakness:
"It's obviously because you haven't delivered the food we need as agreed that we are in this situation!"
His roar was deafening, and his whole body was shaking with extreme indignation.
Redd frowned tightly, and his icy-cold voice seemed to freeze the air into ice. "Huh, I don't have time to feed you stone people who have been eroded by Greyscale.
Those past Volantis archons may have taken you in because of their foolish compassion or other ulterior motives.
But that doesn't mean I'm going to make the same mistakes again!"
The Shroud King let out a burst of sarcastic laughter. "Hahahaha, you actually want to eliminate all Stone Men through massacre? It's simply a fool's dream!
Dear Your Majesty Dragon King, you are really too innocent! As long as the vicious curse of the Heartbroken Leader does not disappear for one day, Stone Men will continue to emerge and will never disappear!"
However, in the face of the provocation and threat from the Shroud King, Redd not only showed no fear at all,
Instead, he laughed easily like a bystander, as if he heard the most ridiculous thing in the world from the other person:
"Hehehehe... Just kill everyone in front of me.
After all, what is gathered here is nothing more than a gang of lawless pirates, fleeing bandits and lawless criminals.
Let them all die, so that the whole world can return to its former peace and tranquility."
The Shroud King's voice suddenly became extremely low and cold, as if coming from the depths of hell, which made people's hair stand on end:
"Here... a Dragon King and countless Valyria souls have long been sleeping.
As a new generation of Dragon King, are you willing to repeat the same mistakes and let your bones sink to this cursed land forever?"
"Hahahaha..." Redd suddenly raised his head and laughed wildly. The laughter was full of contempt and disdain. In the end, he actually shed two lines of tears.
"Are you threatening me?"
I saw him wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands and asking with a joking face.
"That's right! I just want to scare you, but what can I do?" King Shroud did not show any weakness, but straightened his body and responded with an arrogant look.
However, facing the other party's arrogant and domineering attitude, Redd did not feel dissatisfied at all. He just waved his hand casually, as easily as chasing away a nasty mosquito:
"You are so interesting.
Thinking of this, I decided to show mercy and burn you to ashes later."
Before he finished speaking, Redd suddenly tightened the reins in his hands, and the war horse neighed in pain, raised its front hooves high, then turned around quickly and galloped towards his side's camp like an arrow from a string.
At this moment, any more words would be redundant.
Since the two sides have been unable to reach a consensus, continuing to argue is just a waste of time.
For Redd, he would never agree to such an unreasonable request from the enemy - to use extremely precious food to feed those rebellious and worthless Stone Men.
Faced with such a group of people who do not know whether to live or die, only the most extreme measures can be taken to solve the problem.
Watching Redd go further and further away until it disappears on the horizon, King Shroud was shaking with anger.
He widened his eyes, stared at the retreating figure, and let out a heart-rending roar:
"You will pay for this! A vicious curse will fall upon you and your army!"
However, all this is in vain, Redd doesn't care about the so-called curses and threats at all, because in his eyes, these are just the last desperate struggle of the loser.
Soon, Redd arrived at the center of our own military formation.
He walked up to Commander Marcus with a heavy face, his eyes were as cold as ice, as if they could freeze people.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and squeezed out two words from between his teeth. "Stone Men... Leave no one behind."
Marcus knew the profound meaning behind these words, but he did not hesitate at all. He immediately drew out the sharp sword hanging from his waist, waved his arm vigorously, and pointed the tip of the sword straight at the dilapidated island castle in the distance.
At the same time, he opened his voice and shouted with all his strength, "The whole army obeys the order! Charge for me! Kill them all without leaving any trace behind!"
Accompanied by the deafening drums and shrill horns, a thrilling siege officially began!
Although the Stone Mens cleverly used the fragmented walls of the island castle to resist enemy attacks, they were obviously at an absolute disadvantage when facing a slave army that was ten times their number.
In an instant, three rounds of flaming arrows, as dense as raindrops, pierced the sky, like falling meteors, mercilessly igniting the surrounding ruins.
This spectacular scene not only heralded the beginning of this tragic battle, but also shrouded the entire battlefield in heat and fear.
The first ones to rush towards the city gate were not ordinary slave warriors, but a group of poor people who were already terminally ill - Greyscale.
They were staggering, their bodies covered with shocking gray scales, as if they might fall down at any time.
However, under the whipping of the overseer's whip, they could only charge forward without hesitation and became cannon fodder in this cruel battle.
Redd's carefully planned strategy is both ruthless and extremely efficient: he plans to first send these "burdens" to wear down Stone Men's limited physical strength and morale; when the opponent is exhausted,
Then he ordered King Ghidorah to activate the terrifying Gravity Beam that could destroy everything, and in one fell swoop defeated the crumbling city wall that Stone Men relied on for survival.
In this way, potential threats within the army can be eradicated, and the final victory can be achieved with minimal losses.
In this way, the wheels of war are like a machine that cannot stop, following Redd's steely and firm will, rolling forward mercilessly...