The group was left outside, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Everyone could see that Her Highness the Imperial Concubine was not speaking out of anger, but was seriously leaving the decision-making power to everyone, which only made everyone more solemn.
If they advance, they might reach the Iduna City in one fell swoop, bringing hope to the struggling Southern Region Human Clan. However, they might also be overwhelmed by the tidal wave of goblin troops halfway there, resulting in their complete annihilation. In that case, it is estimated that only a few Extreme Dao experts will be able to escape.
Retreat would surely make us a laughingstock across the entire continent, giving the Holy Church an excuse to attack us. Just think of our compatriots in the Southern Region who are struggling to hold on; everyone would feel ashamed!
This is truly a situation where there's no way to advance or retreat!
"Let's keep going," Gerrard said first, breaking the silence.
This Young Supremes of the Liverpool Empire, possessing the tenacity and ruggedness characteristic of Liverpool people, resolutely declared, "Now that we have set foot on the land of the Southern Region, we bear an inescapable responsibility. No matter how difficult the road ahead, we must persevere. Even if we ultimately perish in a foreign land, we will never walk alone!"
Gerrard's words resonated in everyone's ears.
Shaarawy laughed heartily, "Alright, I agree to continue."
Kompany's gaze swept over the crowd, and he declared generously, "Our 40,000 cavalry of the Manchester City Empire are willing to be the vanguard, charging all the way to Iduna City. Even if we are completely wiped out in battle, we will never retreat Banbu."
"Good!"
"Go ahead!"
"Haha, that's right, what are we afraid of? A bunch of goblins, lowly scum. If they dare to come again, we'll just kill them all."
Commanders from various empires laughed heartily, their gloom dispelled.
These empires, which dared to confront the Holy Church, were all empires with courage and a spirit of resistance. Their blood always flowed with an indomitable will, and once they made a decision, they would never waver.
"In that case, generals, please return to your camps immediately and reorganize your troops. I will go and report to Empress Elena; we must strive to set off as soon as possible."
Cassano laughed.
"Okay!" the crowd roared in agreement.
This arduous war and the extraordinary battle between the gods did not deter the expeditionary force; on the contrary, it quickly boosted the morale of the entire army and united them closely.
far away.
"Your Excellency Susanna, what do you think?" The shy little girl from the Gnome Clan asked with a smile as she watched the Human Clan finally make their decision in the distance.
She clearly held a very high position within the dwarf-gnome alliance; even the foul-mouthed little gnome completely obeyed this seemingly shy and timid girl.
"I can only say that the Elf Clan made the right choice," the Moon Priestess said quietly, gently stroking the soft fur of the white giant tiger beside her.
" Human Clan are indeed a terrifying race. No wonder they survived the catastrophe a thousand years ago and became the overlords of the continent for millennia," the shy and timid dwarf girl said thoughtfully.
" Human Clan are also a very complex race; the Holy Church is a good example." A strange light flashed in the Moon Priestess's eyes.
"Oh? Has your Elf Clan also discovered something?" The shy smile on the dwarf girl's face began to disappear.
The Elf Clan moon priestess smiled alluringly, leaped onto the back of the white tiger divine beast, and laughed, "Although a thousand years have passed, we were all among the ten major races a thousand years ago and even cooperated before. Since you were able to discover some clues, surely our Elf Empire can also find something?"
Having said that, the white tiger roared and carried the Moon Priestess back to the Elf Clan army.
"What the hell does this woman who doesn't like to wear many clothes mean?" the dwarf boy, who was full of profanities, Earth Inquiry.
The dwarf girl glared fiercely at the dwarf boy and snapped, "If you swear again, I'll sew your mouth shut!"
The dwarf boy immediately shut his mouth, looking distressed.
The Southern Region: Another route for the expeditionary force.
The Holy Church and the nearly 600,000-strong army of the Barcelona Empire, after entering the Southern Region for two days, also suffered an attack from the goblin army and were forced to stop around a lake nestled against the mountains, where they were on high alert.
Countless crudely made Goblin Clan airships filled the sky, almost obscuring its color and casting terrifying, shark-like shadows across the ground.
The expeditionary force camp was surrounded on all sides. Within a ten-mile radius, the ground was covered with countless human and goblin corpses. Surrounding the corpses, a green tide of goblins surged. Some hungry goblins even grabbed the corpses of the Human Clan or their own comrades and chewed them raw, their mouths gushing with green and red blood, making them look like demons from Hell.
Various magical flames flickered within the camp, and streaks of arrows and crossbow bolts shot out, continuously striking the elven airships, yet more airships soon arrived from the horizon in an endless stream.
A terrifying and strange power surged in the sky.
Extreme Dao expert from the Human Clan was fighting a Saint Class Goblin Clan.
Both sides suffered heavy losses.
However, for every goblin that dies, ten will rise to replace them, while for the Human Clan that dies in battle, they will become food for the goblins and supplies for their enemies.
The Human Clan's battle lines were repeatedly compressed, and in the end, the nearly 600,000-strong army was reduced to less than 400,000.
The Holy Church camp was located in the very center of the Human Clan camp and was largely unaffected by the goblin army. Meanwhile, other Human Clan armies guarded the camps on all sides, constantly defending against the Holy Church's goblin attacks. Of the nearly 200,000 troops lost, 99 percent were warriors from other empires.
Especially those imperial troops that were slightly weaker and only joined the Church's side at the last minute on the Paris Island were almost completely wiped out, from commanders to ordinary soldiers, leaving no bloodline behind.
"We can't hold on any longer. If this continues, we'll be wiped out."
"What should we do? Quickly summon the Church's experts to fight, or our camp will be breached!"
"Damn it, we're fighting tooth and nail here, while the Church's soldiers are sleeping soundly in the middle of the battlefield. Are our lives so worthless that we should just die fighting?"
"Not to mention the Church, even empires like Barcelona and Juventus didn't participate much. They preserved their strength, while we became the casualties."
Among some of the imperial generals, there was much discontent.
"Shh, shut up. If those arrogant divine masters hear you, you're all dead."
"Looking back now, I really regret it. We should have followed the Northern Region Empire. The Northern Region Imperial Consort is exceptionally powerful, and I've never heard of them being domineering or tyrannical. Perhaps things would be better here."
"It's too late to say anything now. We must fight to the death, or our lives will be in danger."
Here's a belated update from yesterday.
I promised to post two updates yesterday, but after being locked in my Little Black Room for the second update, I had a splitting headache and just couldn't keep going. I don't know what's wrong. I seem to be having some kind of culture shock since returning to my hometown. My health has been poor, especially my headaches, which flare up almost every other day. I've been trying the remedies my friends gave me, but they don't seem to be very effective.
I'm much better today, I'll try to update more often.