By the time the Vulcan Legion reacted, it was already too late. The constant casualties made the generals at the various nodes feel their hair stand on end.
What worried Tang Tianjun the most was that the Mysterious Underworld Race had discovered the Vulcan Legion's weakness. This weakness was the veterans and generals at the various nodes.
In any army, the role of the generals and veterans was the greatest.
The veterans determined the lower limit of an army, while the outstanding generals determined the upper limit of an army.
If the two were combined, the army would be invincible.
Obviously, the first division of the Vulcan Legion was such an army. There were enough veterans and enough generals to form a huge net.
The veterans were the wires that formed this net, while the generals were the nodes that formed this net.
Because of this, very few armies could fight the Vulcan Legion against this inescapable net. However, the Mysterious Underworld Race had discovered this point.
They had chosen to prioritize killing the veterans and generals, which they had done. This had caused the tight connection and organizational strength that the Vulcan Legion had been so proud of to collapse in an instant.
The Vulcan Legion hadn't been able to tear a hole in the Mysterious Underworld army, but the Mysterious Underworld army had torn apart the Vulcan Legion's net.
When this net was no longer tightly connected, it became a huge hole. It was no longer an inescapable net. It was more like a piece of clothing that was leaking in all directions.
However, the Vulcan Legion wouldn't collapse so easily. After all, this was the first division of the Vulcan Legion.
They were the undisputed number one. Even if the generals and veterans at the nodes were killed, another would quickly take their place.
This wasn't because they were too outstanding. However, no matter how outstanding they were, they couldn't break through the defensive line of the Mysterious Underworld Race.
This was the most terrifying enemy they had ever encountered. They wouldn't get angry. Instead, they rationally calculated every small detail on the battlefield. As long as the Desolate Tribe soldiers made the slightest mistake, they would either die or be injured.
Tang Tianjun, who was observing the entire situation, knew that they couldn't continue fighting like this. An outstanding general had to consider the overall situation.
In fact, if he hadn't faced such a strong opponent like the Mysterious Underworld Race, he wouldn't have chosen to lead the army into battle.
Tang Tianjun's heart trembled as he watched his most elite soldiers die in front of him to protect him.
He realized that he had once again made a mistake. He should have been in the position of commander-in-chief, not leading the charge.
When he led the army to charge, he could boost the morale of the enemy and beat them until they collapsed. That was the best choice.
However, this sort of choice was usually one in ten thousand. Nine and a half out of ten would fail, but what people usually saw was only that half.
However, there were also countless people who chased after those who succeeded and ignored the last nine and a half losers.
At this moment, not only was Tang Tianjun unable to boost morale and defeat the enemy, but he had also become the greatest weakness of the entire army.
He had made the same mistake as all of the other nine and a half commanders. He had charged in alone, and once he was cut up, the entire army would lose its leader.
The principle of a desperate army winning didn't work every time. At the very least, Tang Tianjun believed that it definitely wouldn't work in front of the Mysterious Underworld Race.
"Retreat!"
Voice wasn't the only way to transmit orders on the battlefield. The Desolate Tribe's army had long honed a unique method of advancing and retreating through countless battles.
It could be a small movement or an unremarkable release of origin energy.
The Vulcan Legion was the most proficient at using this method. This time, they really retreated. The Vulcan Legion's all-out attack was actually a retreat.
This ferocious attack made the Mysterious Underworld Race react. They chose to give up space and lure the enemy in.
However, they quickly realized that after they gave up space, the two wings of the Vulcan Legion attacked even more ferociously. However, Tang Tianjun, who was at the center of the attack, quickly started to retreat.
The Mysterious Underworld Race reacted very quickly. They practically immediately attacked Tang Tianjun, who was trying to retreat. They knew that this was the Vulcan Legion's greatest weakness.
However, the Vulcan Legion advanced and retreated in an orderly manner. As they retreated, they caused even more casualties to the more aggressive Mysterious Underworld Race.
As a result, when the Mysterious Underworld Race discovered that they had suffered too many casualties, they chose to retreat.
Finally, Tang Tianjun retreated and returned to his position as Commander-in-Chief. Then, he reluctantly gave the order for the entire army to retreat.
At this point in the war, everyone believed that the Vulcan Legion was going to lose without a doubt.
Even if they seized the initiative during the attack, they wouldn't be able to gain the upper hand, let alone retreat.
Masakazu Tōno, who was on the flying shuttle, also thought this way. He glanced at Ye Tianze and realized that Ye Tianze was as silent as ever.
He thought to himself that Ye Tianze must be in utter despair right now.
"Your army does have some skills. Unfortunately, they are too weak. The disparity in strength between the two sides is too great. You have suffered close to 100,000 casualties, while the Mysterious Underworld Race has suffered less than 10,000 casualties!"
Masakazu Tōno said. "If you don't make a move, the war will end in half an hour!"
"I won't make a move!" Ye Tianze said. "Because I haven't received my orders yet!"
"Huh?"
Masakazu Tōno looked at Ye Tianze strangely. He wanted to continue provoking him, but he thought that if he angered Ye Tianze further, he would be crushed to death. Then, he wouldn't be able to see Ye Tianze's despairing expression.
However, at that moment, something unbelievable happened. The Vulcan Legion advanced and retreated in an orderly manner. Even though they were being attacked head-on, they didn't panic in the slightest.
What made him feel a little scared was that, as they retreated, the Vulcan Legion soldiers didn't seem to be afraid at all. They delayed the Mysterious Underworld Race's pursuit.
As a result, the Mysterious Underworld Race fell into a second dilemma. The first dilemma was due to the sudden attack of the Vulcan Legion, followed by the subsequent retreat, as well as the casualties caused by the pursuit.
The second dilemma was due to the fact that they didn't know whether to kill off the soldiers in an orderly manner or to advance with all their might and crush them.
The Mysterious Underworld Race chose a safer method and killed off the soldiers in an orderly manner. However, this allowed the main force of the Vulcan Legion to pull further and further apart. If this went on, they wouldn't be able to form a tight encirclement like they had before.
The truth was just as they had expected. The main force of the Vulcan Legion had finally shaken off the pursuit after paying the price of a portion of their casualties.
When the Mysterious Underworld Race finished off the Vulcan Legion soldiers in the rear, the Mysterious Underworld Race quickly retreated. They didn't even take the corpses of their comrades.
The Mysterious Underworld Race soldiers immediately gave the order to pursue. Soon, they caught up with the Vulcan Legion that had just shaken off the pursuit.
However, the Mysterious Underworld Race quickly realized that something wasn't right. The Vulcan Legion had split into two wings and circled around them, leaving behind a huge vacuum in the void.
Why did they have to circle around from both sides when there was a direct path? The Mysterious Underworld Race cautiously stopped and discovered that there was a large array formation in this vacuum.
The Mysterious Underworld Race soldiers quickly dispatched a powerhouse to break open the large array formation. This was a huge hidden soldier.
Behind this hidden array formation was a new formation of a million Vulcan Legion soldiers. The Vulcan Legion that had been fighting with them had already retreated behind them.
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