A large portion of them were cheap Cannon Fodder Puji. Their only purpose in being thrown onto the battlefield was to hand out kill counts and give the Empire's army a little more confidence.
And dead Puji could be recycled, while dead enemies could be broken down as well. Back and forth, the actual magic power lost was pitifully small.
Not to mention, with the skill [Mycelium Reorganization], quite a few Puji got up with a gululu the moment the Imperial army had just left, crawled back through the Underground Network, and were sent out as new Puji to die a second time.
The correct way to fight Linden always began with destroying the Fungal Carpet and burning the bodies.
Unfortunately, at present, there were only a scant few people who could realize that.
Clearly, the Empire's generals on this northern campaign had grasped none of the key points.
Although General Renard's troops won one victory after another in every clash with the Puji, the frequent battles inevitably drained the soldiers' stamina and spirits.
On top of that, wary of the seemingly endless number of Puji, the seasoned Renard cautiously chose to slow the advance for the time being.
As for the Demon Descendant troops, things did indeed go as Renard had expected. After their first clash with the Puji ended in an easy victory, they mocked their allies' incompetence without the slightest mercy.
Only, after going through several more battles, they could no longer laugh.
It was not that these Puji were especially powerful. Demon Descendants were elites among elites.
On Renard's side, the soldiers still had to get entangled with the Puji for a while. On the Demon Descendants' side, it was completely like chopping melons and vegetables.
After several consecutive battles, they had only lost a dozen