Chapter 471: Chapter 219: Encirclement

The more they fought, the more the Tiger Race Warriors struggled.

’How can these low-level races be so strong?’

When the battle began, no one noticed anything unusual. Even if someone did, they dismissed it as a rare occurrence. Thinking they were only facing a pack of Gnolls, they would grit their teeth and continue to charge.

But as the battle progressed, more and more of them realized something was wrong.

"This isn’t right! How are these Gnolls so strong?"

"AH! My arm! Dammit!"

Before long, many Tiger Race Warriors were covered in scars.

They soon discovered that the strength of the opposing low-level races wasn’t just limited to physical power.

Those in the front ranks, whether Gnolls or earth goblins, were coordinating with each other. It didn’t take them long to kill a Tiger Race Warrior.

The number of Tiger Race Warriors falling to the Gnolls and earth goblins grew, and finally, some began to break.

For a moment, a strange scene unfolded on the battlefield.

A troop of Soldiers from low-level races was actually forcing a group of Tiger Race Warriors into a steady retreat!

If any Chieftain in the Beastman Empire were told of this absurd scene, they would surely scoff and think the person telling them was a bit crazy.

But it was happening nonetheless.

The earth goblin Warriors, of course, noticed this as well. Their already high morale soared even higher.

"Victory to the Lord Emissary! The Great One protects us!"

"Warriors, for the herds of cattle and sheep, for the Lord Emissary who gave us all this! For our fallen comrades! Kill them!"

"Kill them!"

The chieftains of the low-level races had no cultural education to speak of, and their words were just as plain and simple.

But this plain simplicity was what won the hearts of their people!

"Kill them!"

The simple two words didn’t overload the minds of the low-level races; on the contrary, they ignited everyone’s fighting spirit.

At the same time, the Gnolls, earth goblins, and various other Warriors who had been flanking the battlefield finally completed their wide encirclement and arrived.

The Tiger Race, led by Chief Kandar, had formed a crescent moon formation, but the low-level races had now completely surrounded this crescent.

"Th-these Gnolls... they must have been bewitched by an Evil God!"

"Dammit! I am a sworn enemy of the Evil Gods!"

They were already outmatched, and now, with more and more low-level races pouring onto the battlefield, some of the Tiger Race finally stopped sounding so tough, though they still tried to deflect by blaming it on Evil Gods.

It had to be said, these Tiger Race Warriors under Prince Trilman were indeed worthy of being called the elites of the Tiger Race Royal Court.

Even though Chief Kandar led some of the weakest tribes among them, they still managed to hold on under such circumstances. Their battle line, however, was still continuously being pushed back.

...

"Die!"

"Long live the Empire!"

Meanwhile, Chief Kandar fought fiercely with Chief Mole before disengaging. Just as he was about to attack again, he looked around and noticed something was wrong.

’Where are my troops?’

Chief Kandar looked around. He didn’t know when it happened, but the Tiger Race People around his Tiger Race Blood Warriors had vanished without a trace, replaced by a pack of frenzied giant bears.

Chief Kandar had been at the forefront of his army, but now he was on the verge of being surrounded.

The terrible feeling in Chief Kandar’s heart grew stronger, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

’Could it be... No, that’s not possible, right?’

A terrifying thought popped into Chief Kandar’s mind, and he scanned his surroundings.

He saw that across the entire battlefield, the Tiger Race Warriors were in a full retreat.

If they weren’t facing Gnolls, if they didn’t all possess the pride of an elite force, they would have probably already suffered a small-scale rout.

’This is bad!’

Seeing this, Chief Kandar immediately realized the gravity of the situation!

He had been brawling with the Gray Rock Bear Race before him, thinking he could rely on the Tiger Race Blood Warriors by his side to turn the tide.

Unfortunately, the opposing Bear Race Warriors were thick-skinned and heavily armored. Ordinary swords and blades were completely useless against them.

Most importantly, he didn’t know what was up with these Bear Race members, but their combat experience was incredibly high, as if they were veterans of several decades.

The group of Tiger Race Warriors under Chief Kandar were mostly Bronze-rank, with very few Silver-ranks. For a time, they were completely helpless against their opponents.

Originally, Chief Kandar had thought he would just hold his ground and wait for the surrounding Tiger Race Warriors to finish off the low-level races and then turn back to help him.

But now, looking at the battlefield, he realized he was the one doing the best?!

’What in the world is going on?’

Chief Kandar had no time to ponder these questions.

The only sensible thing to do was to retreat to the main force immediately. He didn’t know if any other Tiger Race Warriors would come to support them, but the red-eyed Gnolls surrounding them were definitely going to give them a hard time.

If the situation really came to that, they wouldn’t be able to escape even if they sprouted wings.

"Retreat! A slow retreat!"

Chief Kandar yelled.

However, his order came too late.

Chief Mole had originally planned to wait until Chief Kandar was surrounded before revealing his true strength and finishing off this group of Extraordinary warriors right here.

But since the enemy had already figured it out, there was no longer any need to hide.

"For the Lord! Attack!"

Chief Mole shouted with all his might.

"Attack!"

"KILL!"

At the command, the Bear Race Warriors holding shields in the front parted ways. A group of axe-wielding Bear Race Warriors, screaming for blood, charged out.

These were the true pillars of the Gray Rock Bear Race, the Tier 4 Gray Rock Bear Race Warriors!

And there were more!

Only then did Chief Kandar realize he had been deceived. The enemy had been feigning weakness!

The Gray Rock Bear Race Warriors didn’t care what Chief Kandar was thinking. They had been waiting behind the Shield Array for a long time.

The look of a Bear Race Warrior hungry for military merit could not be hidden.

"ARGH!"

As soon as the Bear Race Warriors entered the fray, a few of them ganged up and cut down a Tiger Race Blood Warrior.

The Tiger Race Blood Warriors were already entangled with a group of Tier 5 Bear Race Warriors and had fought countless Tier 5 earth goblins. They were exhausted, and their battle energy was greatly depleted from the fighting.

Wielding three-meter-long axes as tall as themselves, the Bear Race Warriors crushed the Tiger Race Blood Warrior, armor and all!

"No!"

Chief Kandar looked behind him. The retreat of the Tiger Race Warriors’ line was like opening Pandora’s box; they fell back faster and faster.

Now, the several hundred elite Tiger Race Warriors around Chief Kandar were completely surrounded by hordes of Gnolls.

"Retreat! Quickly! Retreat!"

If he didn’t retreat now, he, Kandar, would die at the hands of a bunch of earth goblins today.

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