1008: Chapter 322: The Beginning of the Final Battle (Part 2) 1008: Chapter 322: The Beginning of the Final Battle (Part 2) Crespo said, “The pressure on my side was relatively smaller, with 16,000 dead, over a thousand seriously injured, and just over 90,000 with minor injuries.”
Cruz said, “On my side, there were 25,000 dead, more than 4,000 seriously wounded, and about 170,000 with minor injuries.”
Oliveira said, “The casualties on my side were the heaviest, with over 30,000 warriors dead, nearly 9,000 severely wounded, and 140,000 with minor injuries.”
After the four deputy manders reported the casualties, their boiling blood also calmed down successively.
As they exchanged looks, their expressions grew more somber—none had anticipated the total number of casualties from this battle would be so colossal.
The dead and seriously injured together had already approached a hundred thousand.
That was a hundred thousand lives!
From the parison of casualties, we annihilated nearly three million of the enemy, with a loss of a hundred thousand on our side.
By ratio, it might seem insignificant, but the loss of a hundred thousand forced the marshals to sober up; it was already one-thirtieth the number within our fortress.
Ye Yinzhu only slightly nodded after hearing the casualty numbers and made no ment.
His gaze swept over the faces of the four marshals and the Faran masters before he said in a deep voice, “Let me analyze the current situation.”
“Today’s battle was our first since arriving at the Abyssal Plane.
The Abyssal Plane’s methods of warfare were far more numerous than we had imagined.
In other words, their manders are not ignorant of military strategies.
It took them months to gather the Abyssal Army and launch an attack on us.
We still can’t judge the total number of the enemy, but conservatively estimated, they amount to at least fifty million.
That is ten times more than the troops we prepared.
This is where the strength of the Abyssal Plane lies.
Although as per density, the number of Abyssal Creatures on this Continent is far less than that of Ryuzakinus, every Abyssal Creature can serve as a warrior, all under the control of higher-level Abyssal Creatures, whereas our total bat-ready troops amount to only five million.”
“Looking at today’s battle, it appears we have secured a major victory.
But as everyone has seen from the earlier numbers, our losses are not as small as we thought.
After all, this was a battle involving millions simultaneously.
Injuries were inevitable.
Although the casualty ratio this time was one to thirty, please do not forget that most of those we killed were low-level Abyssal Creatures.
To the Abyss Army numbering over fifty million, our damage was negligible and did not hurt their vital force.”
“Such an enormous Abyss Army has gathered here with the sole purpose of annihilating us in one go.
When the number of defenders in our fortress falls to a certain level and the mages cannot effectively support us, we will no longer be able to maintain such a casualty ratio.
Therefore, today’s victory should not lead us to any placency; on the contrary, we should be even more vigilant.”
The marshals nodded slowly in agreement with Ye Yinzhu’s words.
Ye Yinzhu continued, “The war that follows will bee even more difficult, perhaps even more brutal.
After today’s battle, the Abyssal Plane has understood part of our strength and also revealed some of their power.
However, I am sure that the main force of the Abyss Army has not yet appeared.
In the previous battles, only the last eight Abyss Demon Masters who emerged could be considered as true high-level Abyssal Creatures.
The Abyssal Plane won’t conduct this kind of probing attack many times; perhaps the next one will be their all-out assault.
Can you imagine what it will be like when tens of millions of the enemy launch an attack simultaneously?
Forbidden Curses might take the lives of ten thousand, but on such a vast battlefield, how many Forbidden Curses can really exert their power?
The Abyssal Creatures also have mages capable of largely nullifying our magic effects.
This is why I avoided using mages in today’s attacks as much as possible, not just to reduce the consumption of the mages but also to keep our strength as concealed as possible for the utmost impact in the final battle.”
Cruz, with a somewhat abashed look, lowered his head and said, “I apologize, Marshal, for questioning your orders earlier.”
Ye Yinzhu smiled and shook his head, saying, “Marshal Cruz, you were not wrong.
Everyone has the same goal.
What I want to say is that from this moment on, we cannot relax for a second, especially since the Amethyst Legion has returned to Ryuzakinus for resupplying.
It seems our reserve corps can no longer wait.
Shortly, Marshal Oliveira, I will need you to immediately return to Ryuzakinus and bring our remaining two million troops into the fortress, ready to meet the enemy at any time.”
“Yes,” Oliveira’s response was simple, just a quiet nod.
Ye Yinzhu said, “The Abyssal Plane will not procrastinate any longer with us.
They have surely noticed the impact of the Life ancient tree on the environment of this plane; losing the protective color of the environment would significantly diminish their bat effectiveness.
So, no matter what, they will launch their next attack in the shortest possible time.
And the next time will not be as easy to handle as it was today.
But if we can withstand this wave of attacks, then the initiative will be in our hands.
Everything will proceed according to the original plan.”
As he spoke, a flicker of light flashed in Ye Yinzhu’s eyes, his gaze intensely fixed on the people around him, “Therefore, no matter the cost, in the uping battle, we must withstand the enemy’s attack and minimize our losses as much as possible.
Not only must we delay the great Abyss Army here, but we must also weaken their strength as much as possible.
The key to this holy war might depend on the next battle.”
O’Brien said, “Yinzhu, the magicians of Faran are in good condition.
I have already sent back to Faran those who cast magic earlier to recover their magic, and they should return within about five hours, maintaining their full bat strength.”
Ye Yinzhu nodded, saying, “In this battle, the Magician Corps is our most important source of firepower.
My fellow masters, I will trouble you to take mand.
We preserved our strength as much as possible in the first battle, but in the next one, regardless of how the Abyssal Plane attacks, whether or not they seek a decisive battle, we will go all out against the enemy and must inflict the heaviest losses on them and deter their forces.”
“Yes,” the four deputy manders obeyed in unison.
Instead of bringing calm, the temporary end to the war made the atmosphere in the fortress even more tense than during the conflict, with all the corpses of the Abyssal Creatures being cast outside the fortress to be purified in the flames.
It let the Abyss Army across watch as the bodies of their kin vanished in the flames.
All legions were prepared for any contingency.
During the previous battles, the main forces of the Alliances hadn’t struck, remaining quietly hidden within the fortress.
But now, they had emerged from their concealed underground caves, fully equipped, and even in times of rest, they were always vigilant, ready to enter the battlefield at any moment.
No one knew when the next wave of attacks from the Abyss Army would mence, so all of these measures only added to the tension.
The Abyss Army proved to be even more enduring than anticipated.
A day passed without any movement from them, which, as Ye Yinzhu had said, meant that the loss of several million lower Nyxborn creatures was virtually inconsequential for the vast Abyss Army.
The loss hadn’t affected their core strength; the endless sea of them still looked like a crushing wave with no end in sight.
Even the marshals envied this abyssal horde.
Ryuzakinus could never assemble such a force, impossible even if the bined populations of all the races on the Ryuzakinus Continent far exceeded those of the Abyssal Plane.
Because Abyssal Creatures did not require any supplies, as long as the Death Energy within them wasn’t used up, they could launch attacks and unleash their power.
In contrast, the races of the Ryuzakinus Continent required logistical support—food, water, weapons, healing, shelter—all a considerable expense.
An army of five million was already the economic limit that the countries could support, and this was only possible thanks to Faran’s unstinting contribution of all their resources to this war.
To further increase the number of batants would inflict substantial damage upon the Ryuzakinus Continent itself.
With the Abyssal Creatures remaining still, Ye Yinzhu was happy to see them thus, after all, Zi and the Amethyst Legion needed time to return.
Currently, the strength of the Alliances was inplete without the might of the Beastman Clan, conspicuously less without Zi.
Thus, this waiting was nothing but advantageous for the defenders.
After a day’s reorganization, over one million of the two million reserve troops of the Alliances had already entered the fortress.
The four deputy manders were redeploying them, assigning them to the four directions of the fortress, ready to step onto the battlefield at a moment’s notice.
The troops behind continued to stream unstoppably through the passage into the fortress.
As the final battle could occur at any time, all the resources prepared by the Alliances before entering the Abyssal Plane were delivered without reservation, ensuring that the warriors received the best supplies and maintained their bat effectiveness at peak condition.
As the mander, Ye Yinzhu even conducted his meditation seated atop the city wall.
The Little Dragon Lady did not return to Ryuzakinus for resupply.
With the presence of the Eternal Tree, her Life Energy recovery rate was quite fast.
After a day of rest, the exhaustion from yesterday’s battle had been pletely replenished.
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