As Marba listened to the Grand Knight's statement, his human eyelids began to twitch involuntarily.
What kind of weird stuff is this?
These weapons wouldn't actually kill the enemy, but they're like pebbles in a shoe—they can't be completely ignored.
Marba took a deep breath; he understood his current situation.
Although the reason is unknown, his surprise attack plan has now been exposed to the enemy.
If the previous encounters with the Zerg swarm could be described as skirmishes, then this cavalry charge clearly indicated that the enemy had come prepared.
Even though he had already taken the route through the Wilderness of Chaos, he was still targeted and attacked in this manner...
The purpose of that being, suspected to be a false god, is now crystal clear.
He wanted to put himself in a dilemma.
Faced with this kind of disgusting attack from the enemy that doesn't bite, if Marba continues his advance, then perhaps even more disgusting measures await him.
If they were to turn back and return to Fir City, then his and Antiya Lisi's plan would be completely ruined.
Besides, Antiya Lisi had already promised to hold out for at least three days. If he went back now, wouldn't their perseverance become a joke?
Ed's plan was exactly that; he ordered Gungnir to attack using only projectiles.
While avoiding any direct confrontation with the Holy Crusaders legions, it's also important to maintain a distance and distance.
If the enemy ignores them and continues their advance, then follow them from a distance to exert pressure.
If the other party is resting, then disturb their sleep by doing something in the middle of the night;
If the other party recklessly pursues you, scatter and flee to the agreed-upon location;
In short, there's no need to kill the opponent. Just make things as unpleasant as possible while ensuring your own safety, slowing down their attack speed.
It wasn't that Ed had any special kindness towards these pure Stained Ones Holy Crusaders; it was simply because his Gungnir were generally quite young and needed more practical training.
Moreover, their own High-Quality Charcoal Processing Plant is currently facing a shortage of manpower, and if these people were to die, it would be a huge waste of labor.
So let's torture them like this for now, consider it a rehearsal for their life as prisoners of war...
Just as Marba was beginning to guess the plans of the enemy he had never met, a soldier's wail suddenly came from nearby.
What happened?
Marba immediately went on high alert and sent his trusted confidant to inquire about the situation.
Soon the young Grand Knight returned with a strange expression, and he explained to Marba:
"Commander, some soldiers were unable to remove the spikes in time and are already quite weak."
Marba, reflecting on his millennia of experience dealing with humans, asked:
"If he were so weak, how could he shout so loudly?"
The Grand Knight Commander continued to explain:
"Those plants we've never seen before started growing again after taking root and sprouting."
"And most importantly, the newly grown parts also have sharp spikes, which will threaten the surrounding Holy Crusaders."
"If they get stabbed, they'll face a similar situation. The shout just now was because someone accidentally fell on top of a companion who had already grown spikes..."
Marba frowned, somewhat reluctantly.
"What if those spikes break off inside the injured person's body under these circumstances..."
"Yes, sir, then the thorns inside this injured person's body will also quickly take root."
Marba finally understood. The enemy's attack methods were undeniably disgusting. The effect of this thorny plant was almost contagious, and it could Spread if they weren't careful.
The enemy is cutting off its own flesh...
After pondering for a long time, Marba looked at his trusted confidant and asked:
"If you were a regular soldier, would you rather face a similar attack or walk a longer distance?"
The Grand Knight Commander answered almost without hesitation:
"For ordinary enemies, I would choose the former and confront them head-on, but for an enemy like this... please allow me to choose a more prudent approach."
"If you were a low-ranking officer, would you want your men to rest or continue advancing?"
"Sir, they can overcome this."
Marba understood the hidden meaning in the other person's words.
The fact that it can be overcome implies that the original intention was not to do so. Although the original body is not human, as a performance artist who has lived for thousands of years, Marba is very familiar with human ways.
He sighed inwardly and began to concentrate on his thoughts.
The Holy Crusaders ' fighting style is completely different from that of the opposing rebels, or rather, the fighting style of the opposing enemy is different from that of the entire World of Disorder.
In a world where supernatural powers are commonplace, the power of an individual can truly surpass that of the collective.
Therefore, all commanders on the battlefield are thinking about how to kill the enemy's manpower quickly and effectively, with efficiency of killing being the top priority. Here, "manpower" naturally refers to the command level rather than the lower-ranking soldiers.
After all, for a commander, every enemy, whether Low Tier High Grade, is a variable that needs to be considered. Even killing just one of them would make the battle much easier.
Just like when the Demonic Tide first broke out, the way humans fought against the Blood Corpse was to find the core count or marquis who commanded the Blood Corpse army, and then send the strongest adventurers to form a team to assassinate him.
If the enemy's core is too powerful, they will settle for killing the unranked intelligent Blood Corpse who assist in managing the Corpse Tide.
This also increases the difficulty for those titled Blood Corpse to control the Corpse Tide, allowing them to win the battle through more flexible maneuvering.
From the perspective of the attacked side, ordinary Blood Corpse are merely cannon fodder, nothing more than stepping stones.
This established fighting style simply couldn't be applied to this enemy.
They were almost entirely devoid of murderous intent; everything they did was to provoke the Holy Crusaders Legion.
Moreover, can their attacks really have any impact on decisive combat power?
No, it's not possible!
Not to mention Marba, the legion commander, and the grand knights who led their knightly orders to form legions, even their company commanders and platoon leaders were rarely injured by those cavalry. It seemed that the enemy's initial goal was to render the lowest-ranking ordinary Holy Crusaders incapable of fighting.
However, in actual combat, these Holy Crusaders were merely cannon fodder used to block enemy attacks.
Weakening their strength wouldn't have a significant impact on the Marba Legion's combat effectiveness, but it would make a world of difference in their operational capabilities...
How could he possibly lead hundreds of Holy Crusaders, whose eyesight was failing, whose minds were foggy, whose limbs were numb and weak, and whose bodies were extremely frail, to carry out this surprise attack?