Although the individual capabilities of those legendary beast-riders were formidable, in the face of the boundless ocean, and the frenzied assault of the fearless arachnid sea, what awaited them was undoubtedly the final outcome of exhausting their strength and ultimately being slaughtered.
Regrettably, due to the Blackthorn Overmind's dominance, Sheyan and the rest couldn't obtain any benefits from this. Oh, that's not right, one couldn't put it that way. At the very least, apart from the still-beating heart within Chieftain Cherokee's chest, the rest were all gathered.
While Sheyan and the rest were planning to follow up their victorious pursuit, an unfortunate piece of news came from the Blackthorn Overmind. Mother Nature Eywa had contacted him, and issued an ultimatum. She believed that the Blackthorn tribe's previous actions in defending their base were justifiable, but since their base had been successfully defended, they could no longer violate the agreement.
This signified that if the Blackthorn tribe didn't wish to wage war against Mother Nature Eywa again, then they could only withdraw their Ultralisks, Scorpions and other arachnids back to their base, and disarm their forces. This also signified that Sheyan's mobilization of forces had reverted back to its previous state – Only a population of 800-900, a total of 1,600-1,800 zerglings, and an extremely limited number of rare elites.
Such a scale of forces … … .truthfully speaking, wanting to take down the heavily wounded Mosake clan in a spurt of energy was still beyond their capabilities. Besides, the zerglings were too frail. Against the narrow and treacherous terrain and the enemy's large-scale destructive capabilities, they wouldn't perish too quickly. At the very least, they had to form a mixed army with the regular Ultralisks, and utilize the Ultralisks' bodies to absorb the damage.
Facing such a situation, even though Sheyan had already anticipated it, he could only sigh softly, and issued an order to halt the pursuit. Nevertheless, this battle had basically achieved Sheyan's desired objective. The entire Mosake clan's combat prowess had been weakened by at least 6-7%, and their rations reserves had been completely depleted.
Apart from that, only 4 of the 13 legendary beast-riders of the clan remained. Furthermore, all of them were wounded. The entire Mosake clan had lost a third of their clansmen in this battle. Including those who perished in battle, were captured or missing! If one were to strictly calculate, then the casualties of the various creatures under their control had reached more than half!
Observing the fleeing silhouettes of the Mosake clansmen, Sheyan turned his head and gazed at the formidable Growth-hunter Mcdh. Instead, his expression was one of a smile yet not a smile.
"3 hours should be up."
Mcdh's expression was rather dejected. He sighed and gently shook his head.
"I understand. to you guys, my strength is indeed dispensable."
Brother Black and Sheyan exchanged glances, before whistling from the side. Laughing heartily, Brother Black walked over and patted Mcdh on the shoulder.
"Then, let's hope our future cooperation will be pleasant."
Mcdh was startled.
"What did you say? Cooperate? "
He immediately came back to his senses and said in surprise, "That's right.
"You guys still intend to cooperate? But … ….. "
Sheyan smiled and said meaningfully, "That's right.
"Mcdh", Sheyan, Sheyan, Sheyan, Sheyan, Sheyan, of Sheyan, Sheyan, Sheyan, and Sheyan, Sheyan, Sheyan.
Mcdh took a deep breath and said seriously, "That's right.
"Fine, I owe you guys a favor! As long as I don't die, I will definitely repay this favor. "
At this moment, Brother Black interjected.
"I've heard that the resurrection process of the 'Elven Praise' seed requires one to hunt down powerful creatures and acquire their souls as resurrection materials. Don't tell me you've already accomplished that?"
Mcdh nodded and replied.
"That's right. It sounds simple, but I've already wandered through several worlds. Even if I could acquire the souls of the creatures I hunted, they would often not be compatible with the seed in my possession. Furthermore, I was hunting a tamed female legendary peacock deer when I was carelessly targeted by the Hammerhead-Titanothere rider Authe. In the end, I slipped up and was captured."
Sheyan nodded and replied.
"Understood. Looks like we don't have to specially formulate any plans for you. Our current objective is to continue weakening the Mosake clan, which is basically the same as your objective. Right, have you attempted to collect the souls of those powerful creatures slain by the zerglings? "
Mcdh laughed bitterly.
"Nope, because the corpses of those legendary creatures were either dissolved into the 'Creep Carpet' mucus, or directly devoured by the zerglings. I simply didn't have a chance."
At this moment, Reef strolled over and frowned as he asked Sheyan.
"At present, we've already captured 131 Mosake clansmen alive. Moreover, we can predict that this number will rise to roughly 180 in half an hour. Among them, at least half are women, elders and children. What do you say?"
Most of these Mosake clan members had suffered grievous injuries to their bodies, and were unable to flee. Their previous existence was to implicate the fleeing Mosake clansmen, forcing them to return to rescue others. In the end, they had conveniently sacrificed themselves. Now that they had landed in Sheyan's hands, they had become a hot potato.
Mogensha hesitated a little before replying.
"Perhaps we can release them back? These people will become a heavy burden for Cherokee. "
Mcdh immediately replied with urgency.
"No! You're belittling Cherokee too much. Let's not talk about the possibility of the Mosake clan possessing a speedy healing method. Once forced into a situation of absolute desperation. Cherokee will definitely order his clansmen to be slaughtered for food! If we rashly release them, it will only result in a sudden increase in their might! "
When Reef heard that, he smashed his fist against a nearby tree and furiously scolded.
"That beast! Isn't he afraid of being betrayed by his own kin? "
Mcdh calmly replied.
"According to the information I've obtained, the entire Mosake clan will probably place this debt on our heads."
Reef fumed.
"What kind of bullshit logic is that?"
Mcdh replied.
"That's the logic of the Na'vi race!"
Brother Black grumbled half a sentence.
"Don't tell me we can only feed them to the arachnids? Damn it, I guess that Blackthorn brat would be delighted to hear such good news. "
Sheyan's gaze swept past those frightened Mosake clan children, and directly rejected that suggestion in his heart. Everyone should have their own bottom line. Sheyan could exhaust all means in a battle against his enemies, but at the very least, it shouldn't include children. Even if they were children of a foreign race, at least they were innocent.
Once he thought of the word 'foreign race', Sheyan's eyes suddenly sparkled. He suddenly realized he had found an exceptional method to perfectly deal with these hot potatoes that he couldn't kill or release. If he handled it well, perhaps he could even reap considerable benefits.
*****
At present, the surrounding wild flying beasts had all perished in the beast horde. Hence, Sheyan directly dispatched large numbers of arachnid overlords to the Windstone Highland, to closely monitor the movements of the Mosake clan.
Putting it bluntly, he was blatantly bullying the Mosake clan for their lack of aerial dominance. Those jellyfish like floating creatures were the best sentinels. Their perceptive sense could even render invisible creatures unable to conceal themselves.
Currently, Sheyan's available zerglings numbered approximately 1,600 – 1,800 (2 zerglings per person). Once they were grouped together, once the Mosake clan dared to charge out from their lair, the zerglings would directly charge forward to meet force with force.
Anyways, every death of the Mosake clan meant one less. Furthermore, with the current production capabilities of the Blackthorn clan, even if all the zerglings were wiped out, they would at most require 3 hours to replenish their numbers. However, if the zerglings were to clash within the Mosake clan's lair, then they would easily be restricted by the complex terrain, and fall into the awkward situation of a single man holding back ten thousand men.
Under such circumstances, Sheyan could probably annihilate a few hundred zerglings by himself. What more the Mosake clan members who were more powerful than him, what more a hundred? Hence, they could only engage in a decisive battle on the vast plains, where 1,800 zerglings could encircle them from all directions; displaying the greatest superiority of numbers! Even if they were to stake everything, it would still be worth it!
When that time comes, even if there was a vacuum of military strength, Sheyan could still bully the Mosake clan for their lack of aerial dominance, and utilize a large number of Overlords to track the Mosake clan's movements. Hours later, he would once again command 1500 zerglings to mount a surprise assault on the Overlord class airlift. In this manner, in at most 2-3 days, the Mosake clan would be plunged into a frenzied incessant assault, before being dragged to their deaths!
More crucially ….. how would Cherokee, who had just suffered so much under the hands of the Blackthorn clan, know that Sheyan could only deploy 1,800 zerglings to deal with him? Hence, even if he personally witnessed it, he would only treat it as a trap. Hence, the probability of him charging out was a minuscule event.
After arranging everything, Sheyan whispered a few words into Mogensha's ears. Mogensha's face instantly revealed a look of enlightenment, before he laughed heartily.
"Woah, boss, you're really something. You can even think of this! Alright, leave this matter to me. You guys go first, I'll follow shortly. "
Sheyan nodded, and brought along the bewildered Reef. Along the way, he called for Mcdh to board a flying Overlord. Reef surveyed the direction they were flying towards, and asked in astonishment.
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