"If you don't come..."
Shen Heng turned and looked at the mountain path in the distance. After a long while, he said:
"Then we either have to let some soldiers retreat first, while the rest continue to hold the line, or we have to abandon the original strategy."
Xu Ruiyu remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.
He now completely understood what Shen Heng was worried about.
If some soldiers are withdrawn, then for the remaining soldiers, staying behind is essentially no different from dying.
However, if we withdraw completely, although we can save these people, as mentioned earlier, it would be no different from abandoning the original strategy.
In the short term, this may seem to reduce casualties, but strategic failure will lead to a significant acceleration of the invasion of the Erosion Zone. No, it shouldn't be called acceleration, but rather a return to the original pace of the Ruins Realm.
In short, regardless of the outcome, if the strategy fails, the Erosion Zone will stabilize much faster than it is now.
If the Erosion Zone is completely stabilized by then, the number of human casualties may be many times greater than it is now!
The two fell silent for a moment, accompanied only by the whistling cold wind in their ears.
To be honest, even if the Calamity Beast didn't come, Shen Heng had already foreseen the possible outcome at the meeting before the city was built.
Knowing something is one thing, but being able to accept it calmly is another.
Is it that a general is heartless...? Shen Heng silently gazed at the bottomless ravine before him, gaining a deeper understanding of this familiar ancient saying.
" Captain Shen, do you think the Calamity Beast will come?" Xu Ruiyu asked from the side.
Having realized the situation, he deeply understood that this might be their only chance, for quite some time, to thwart the Calamity Beast's plan!
If we fail this time, and the Calamity Beast come again, we might have to abandon Bedrock City and many of our warriors!
Of course, even if we succeed this time, we might have to give up the next time the Calamity Beast come!
But at least, it bought more time, and might even make the Calamity Beast turn to headquarters' original strategy more quickly!
Shen Heng didn't reply immediately. He lowered his eyes to look at the mountain stream and said, "To be honest, I don't think there's any reason why the Calamity Beast has to come!"
"Huh?" Xu Ruiyu looked at Shen Heng in surprise. He had thought that Shen Heng would firmly say that he would come!
" The Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi can summon Calamity Beast from the Ruins Realm, or it can attack other cities. The Ruins Realm might even use other Calamity Beast to attack the city. In short, there's no reason for Calamity Beast Calamity Beast to necessarily summon them from the Anchor Point from the day before yesterday to attack the city. The only possibility is that the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi failed last time and might be very angry, so it might summon Calamity Beast from other places, but..."
Shen Heng turned to look at Xu Ruiyu.
Do you think this is necessary?
Xu Ruiyu opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say it was necessary, but after a long while, he ultimately shook his head.
"So our ambush this time actually failed, right?"
"The chances aren't great, but it's not entirely impossible. It depends more on what those two Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi are thinking!" Shen Heng said.
Thoughts?... Xu Ruiyu stood to the side and slowly nodded.
"If you were the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi, would you come?" Shen Heng asked Xu Ruiyu.
"This..." Xu Ruiyu hesitated for a moment, then said, "I think so!"
"Why?" Shen Heng continued to ask.
"They were determined to come and wipe out our Bedrock City, but they found that not only did they fail, but many of their own kind also died. Anyone with a bit of ambition would have come, right?" Xu Ruiyu tried to imagine himself as the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi.
After saying that, he looked at Shen Heng with some uncertainty.
" Captain Shen, do you think the Calamity Beast might be different from us humans, and not think this way?"
"As long as their physiological mechanisms don't restrict their emotions, they might think that way," Shen Heng said.
"So that means there's still a fairly high probability they'll come?" Xu Ruiyu asked.
"Hmm," Shen Heng said.
"That's good, that's good!" Xu Ruiyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Heng stood to the side, his heart seemingly calmed down a bit by the emotion in Xu Ruiyu's words.
He gazed at the Lonely Mountain in the distance.
While rationally speaking, recruiting Calamity Beast from other places is not the best option for the Calamity Beast, decision-making sometimes depends on individual circumstances...
At the mountain peak, in front of the temple.
Three Calamity Beast stood in front of the temple, one large and two small.
The larger one stood tall and proud, while the smaller one sat with one head down and the other raised its head to look ahead, its face full of resentment.
"... I only need one chance, one more chance, and I'm sure I can take down that damned city!" Shuofeng looked at the Lion King sitting in front of the temple with a face full of resentment.
"I know!" the Lion King replied calmly, remaining seated.
"Since you know this, why won't you give me this chance?" Shuofeng tried his best to suppress his anger.
"Laugh..."
A laugh suddenly rang out from the side.
The sound was low and ended quickly, but it was enough for the few Calamity Beast present to hear.
The Lion King glanced at the large, Calamity Beast that had just laughed.
The Molten-Fire Lizard, while not as strong as the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi, is still quite formidable.
During this period, it also led the beast tides and destroyed two human cities. This time it came to report on the mission and to request more Calamity Beast for it!
"What are you laughing at?" Shuofeng turned to look at the Molten-Fire Lizard, his voice filled with malice.
Beside him, Leiya, who had been looking down, also turned his head to look over.
Realizing something was wrong, the Molten-Fire Lizard quickly sat up straight.
"No, I agree with your point of view!"
Having said that, it turned its head and looked at the Lion King sitting in front of the temple.
" Lion King, I also believe what Lord Shuofeng said. If we give them another chance, they will definitely be able to take down that city."
"Ha, I'll kill you sooner or later!"... Shuofeng muttered to himself.
It didn't appreciate the Molten-Fire Lizard's sympathy, or rather, it had already realized that the Molten-Fire Lizard had just been mocking it, only changing its tune because of their intimidation.
Of course, it hasn't erupted yet only because of the circumstances.
It turned its gaze to the Lion King. Although its own race was not much different from the Lion King's, their ranks and status were different. Moreover, the Lion King was the beast in charge of this Erosion Zone, appointed by the Court Council!
"I know you can take it down if I send you again, but if we organize another beast tide, which beast do you think can't take down that city?" the Lion King countered.
The Shuofeng opened its mouth, but for a moment it didn't know what to say.
The Lion King watched it calmly.
"Alright, if we failed, we failed. Let's go back!"
"I..."
Shuofeng was somewhat unwilling, but at this point, he had no choice but to accept it!
However, at that moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the side.
" Lion King Majesty, may I say a few words?"