As the quagmire shook, all the emerald dragons tensed up. They gripped their weapons tightly, waiting for their opponent to appear.
"Boom …" Suddenly, a puddle of muddy water splashed out like an explosion, and a giant monster stood up from the muddy water.
"What's that?" All the Emerald Dragons looked at the creature in surprise. It was huge, about three meters tall and five meters long. There were six long limbs around its body. It looked like a type of insect called a water boa. Its size helped it to maintain its balance in the quagmire.
Its three pairs of appendages were shaped like sickles. Even though this creature had a strange body shape, Lin believed that … it was also a member of the Standing Scorpions. The creature's face was similar to a Standing Scorpion's.
Could it be that they were able to create such a peculiar form? Or was it something left behind by the Atte tribe? Did the standing scorpions find it and command it?
Let's give it a simple name: Giant Scorpion.
The giant scorpion waved its forelimbs and instantly knocked away the spears that were blocking its way. The Emerald Dragons were also forced back a few steps by its strength.
However, it didn't continue attacking. Instead, it let out a sharp cry. This sound instantly echoed throughout the swamp. At this time, countless figures began to appear around the swamp — standing scorpions.
Standing scorpions had relatively flat lower bodies. They used their lower bodies to crawl in the mud. This allowed them to move in the mud without sinking. They appeared from all directions of the swamp. It was almost impossible to count how many of them there were.
At this moment, the emerald dragons were in an extremely disadvantageous position. Rin thought that Susumi might have made a mistake in her judgment. Perhaps she didn't think that their opponent would ambush them in the swamp. Who knew that standing scorpions wouldn't sink?
Although Rin knew, she didn't tell Susumi …
Whoosh! At this time, the giant scorpion moved first. It waved its forelimbs and hit the Emerald Dragons in front of it. Along with the sound of a heavy blow, the Emerald Dragons were forced to take a few steps back. One of the Emerald Dragons stepped back too far and sank into the quagmire.
"Ga!" The moment it cried out in panic, the giant scorpion waved its limbs again. It attacked the Emerald Dragons in front of it, forcing them to retreat into the quagmire behind them.
Some of the Emerald Dragons also picked up spears and bows to fight back, but these weapons only made light sounds when they hit the giant scorpions. It didn't hurt at all.
The surrounding scorpions were slowly approaching. As they were unable to run in the quagmire, their speed was very slow. However, just the giant scorpions alone were enough to make the Emerald Dragon struggle to fend them off.
"Enemy attack!" In the forest, Susumi's new commander immediately shouted to the sky, "There are a lot of enemies! They're attacking us! "
In the sky, Susumi also noticed the many Scorpions below the forest, so Susumi's voice quickly responded. However, the content was beyond the expectations of all the emerald dragons. "Charge! Full speed ahead! "
"Huh?" All the Emerald Dragons were shocked when they heard this order, but Susumi continued to shout, "Move forward quickly!"
"You heard what the King said!" The commander shouted, "We can't back down here! Advance! "
"Huh!" The Emerald Dragons were no longer confused. They rushed along the path in the quagmire towards the army of Scorpions in front of them. They all raised their weapons and were ready to fight to the death.
This group of regular troops was well-trained, but that didn't mean they could withstand this crisis.
"Huh!" A group of Emerald Dragons were hit by the giant scorpions and fell into the quagmire, unable to move.
In fact, if one fell into the quagmire, they wouldn't sink completely. However, there was a chance that they would starve to death because they couldn't move. Obviously, this way of dying was more tragic.
"Stop it!"
Several Emerald Dragons raised their spears to resist the giant scorpions. However, their actions made it difficult for the entire team to move forward. Moreover, it was difficult for them to attack the giant scorpions effectively. The giant scorpions also had a hard time fighting because of the increase in the number of Emerald Dragons. Both sides were in a stalemate.
Apart from this team of Emerald Dragons, the surrounding Emerald Dragons kept moving forward. A large number of Scorpions in the quagmire had already surrounded these teams.
"Fire!" Almost all the Emerald Dragons had brought bows and arrows. They pulled the bowstrings and started shooting at the Scorpions in the quagmire. As the Scorpions moved very slowly in the quagmire, they could only take the constant arrows. Many Scorpions fell into the quagmire before they could get close. However, even more Scorpions got close to the Emerald Dragons. The Emerald Dragons immediately switched to their spears and fought with the Scorpions.
The sound of weapons clashing echoed in the forest. The Emerald Dragons kept fighting with the Scorpions on the narrow path. It was difficult for them to move forward. The Scorpions tried to force the Emerald Dragons down the path with their spears, but the Emerald Dragons defended the position under their feet. The two sides were locked in a fierce battle.
But as more and more scorpions gathered, the Emerald Dragons were slowly being pushed back. Lin's spy had already climbed up a tree to observe the situation. In fact, Lin believed that the Emerald Dragons could also climb up trees and shoot at the ground below. Of course, most of the trees here were growing in the quagmire, so it wouldn't be easy to climb up.
"King, they've been surrounded!"
In the sky, Mukla and Susumi noticed the situation below through the gaps between the trees. If this continued, the Emerald Dragons might never be able to get out of the quagmire.
"That's the only way!" Susumi turned to the viper dragons around her and shouted, "Use the dive plan!"
After Susumi finished speaking, Mukla blew on the dragon horn in his hand. All the Emerald Dragon knights immediately understood. They pulled the viper dragon's head up and quickly rose into the air. Then … they dived down at high speed!
They're using this method? Lin immediately jumped down from the tree.
In the next second, the sound of branches breaking could be heard all over the quagmire. The viper dragon's huge wings broke the branches of the trees in the quagmire. The moment the branches and leaves fell, the viper dragon's huge body rushed into the Scorpions above the quagmire!
The viper dragon didn't crash directly into the quagmire. Instead, it spread its wings and slowed down as it approached the Scorpions in the quagmire. Then, it used its legs to stomp on the Scorpions in the quagmire and flew up into the air.
This required a lot of precision. Most Emerald Dragons would lie tightly on the viper dragon's back and use their claws to pierce the scales on the viper dragon's back. Lin was actually quite surprised that they could perform such a complicated maneuver.
However, some of the viper dragons didn't have the time to spread their wings and directly fell into the quagmire. Even though they managed to push a large number of Scorpions into the quagmire, they couldn't get out.
It seemed that this method of fighting was very risky. Viper dragons were extremely precious. As expected, Susumi had no other choice but to resort to this method of fighting.
However, this method was very effective. The Scorpions that were stomped into the quagmire couldn't get up again. The Emerald Dragons who were surrounded cheered when they saw this. They began to fight even harder.
Under the assault of the viper dragons, the Scorpions quickly decided to retreat. They scattered and fled into the depths of the quagmire. The giant scorpion also sank into the quagmire and disappeared.
"Forward! Leave this place! " After seeing the Scorpions running away, Susumi immediately ordered her troops to speed up. The Emerald Dragons also knew that this place was dangerous. They quickened their pace and finally left the quagmire when it was close to night.
The Emerald Dragons seemed to be exhausted. As the sky slowly darkened, they began to rest at the edge of the quagmire. They didn't even bother to build their houses.
As for Susumi, Lin sensed that she was feeling a little 'regretful'. She slept alone on her viper dragon's back. She didn't even bother to listen to Mukla's report.
In this battle, the Emerald Dragon Army lost about two hundred members, while the Viper Dragons also suffered a dozen casualties. Most of the Viper Dragons fell into the quagmire by themselves, while some of them crashed into thick tree branches, causing their wings to be damaged and unable to fly.
This was the second time the Emerald Dragons suffered heavy casualties after Black Pepper went berserk. This time, they even lost a few Viper Dragons. The last time, it was because of Black Pepper. This time, it was because of Susumi's decision.
As the Scorpions retreated in time, they didn't suffer too many casualties.
Susumi thought that they were safe, so she led her troops to try to cross the quagmire. In fact, there was a safe way to cross the quagmire, but it would take a long detour. Susumi obviously didn't want to take that route.
In fact, despite Susumi's imagination, it had never fought a war before. All of its knowledge about war could be said to have been learned from a kind of tiny branch-type organism — an ant.
Ants did have a variety of ways of fighting, but they rarely went far to attack other groups of ants. It was not strange for Susumi to make such a mistake.
Lin guessed that Susumi thought that the fastest way to win was to attack the enemy's main nest. That way, the rest of the Scorpions would run away without putting up a fight. Then, Susumi could continue to expand the city's territory.
As for the Scorpions … Lin felt that they didn't know how to fight.
Susumi's emotions didn't last long. She quickly recovered and began to discuss tactics with Mukla.
Meanwhile, Lin was still sensing the signal from the split-brain. It was getting stronger and stronger.
As the night slowly passed, the Emerald Dragons woke up. They could clearly see what they were about to face. Their target …
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