After the Lizardman Shaman was killed by Elsa, the outcome of the battle had already been decided.
After Twain intervened, the battle became even more one-sided. Without the Shaman as their backbone, the Lizardmen, who had no intelligence at all, were like a sheet of loose sand. They were no match for the well-trained Ellington Guards.
Their morale was at its peak, and they were also protected by Tang En's buff aura. They had been suppressed for so long, but now, they had completely unleashed the beast in their hearts. In the blink of an eye, the Lizardmen had advanced a few hundred meters.
"The Divine Lord … is dead …"
"Food … Amazing …"
"Scary … Run …"
The Lizardmen called the Shaman 'Divine Lord'. After the Shaman died, they immediately lost their will to fight and began to flee in all directions.
Depp immediately shouted, "Warriors, stop them! Charge! Rangers, prepare to shoot! Stop them! "
"Charge!"
Locke led the charge. "Annihilate them!"
"Do we have to be so ruthless?"
Fiona felt a little sorry for them. "If they want to escape, then let them escape. Why do we have to kill them all?"
"Fiona."
Tang En sighed and patted the girl's shoulder. "First of all, we don't understand them. Will they be afraid and avoid us after they escape? Or will they find more of their kind to attack us? We don't know, but judging from their attitude, the second possibility is very likely. "
"As for the second point, this is the underground world, which is a foreign world to us. Therefore, the lizards that live here have far more advantages than us. Once they launch a sneak attack on us, even I may not be able to protect everyone. At that time, the ones who die will be our own people. Could it be that you would rather see our people die than these man-eating lizardmen?"
Fiona shook her head vigorously. "No! Of course not! "
"Is that so? To the Lizardmen, our own people are more important. After weighing the pros and cons, we can't let the potential enemy escape. "
Vanilla frowned and said, "Although you're trying to eliminate a potential threat, you're inferring guilt."
"No, no, no, that's not an inference of guilt." Twain waved his finger. "They're already hostile to us. They eat people and plunder adventurers' equipment. They even take the initiative to attack us when they see us. That's enough to explain the problem."
After saying that, Tang En said very seriously to Vanilla and Fiona, "To be honest, the Holy Mother is a disease that needs to be cured."
Tang En's words might be a little harsh, but he was right. In such a cruel world, it was ridiculous to consider the enemy's life — and the enemy had almost taken their lives just now.
Fortunately, Fiona and Vanilla only felt that it was a little inhumane to chase after the Lizardmen and felt a little uncomfortable. They were not the kind of people who had a Virgin Mary syndrome. Otherwise, Tang En might have to think of a way to reshape their worldview.
Of course, the most important thing was that Tang En knew that they might not be able to kill all of them.
After a short half an hour, the screams in the mushroom forest completely subsided. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the shining mushroom spores drifted into the path they came from.
"My Lord."
Loke and Brian returned, both of them covered in blood. It was obvious that they had a bloody battle. Brian's face was flushed. It seemed that after entering the Gold tier, his strength had soared, and he felt very satisfied.
Loke came to Tang En's side and whispered, "When we were chasing after the Lizardmen, we saw human corpses in the depths of the mushroom forest. Also, there were many Lizardmen footprints in the distance. I'm afraid that this is not the only Lizardmen tribe."
"That's normal."
Tang En nodded and did not pay too much attention to it. "How many of them escaped?"
Brian was surprised. "Huh? Brother, how do you know that we didn't kill all of them? "
Tang En waved his hand a little weakly. "Isn't this a matter of course … A group of half-baked warriors who have never really been on the battlefield, in an unfamiliar environment, and encountered an enemy with superior individual qualities. If they want to wipe out the enemy like this, aren't they underestimating this world too much …"
At that moment, Depp came back. He wiped the blood off his face and said, "About twenty of them escaped."
"Only twenty? That's much better than I expected. "
Tang En asked, "What about our losses? How many of us died? "
Depp smiled when he heard this. "Thank the gods … No, it's all thanks to His Lordship's grace. Although there were many who were severely injured, there were no casualties."
"None?"
This time, even Tang En was surprised. Although the armor made of universal alloy was excellent, and they were also given health potions, once the battle began, anything could happen in the chaos. Under such circumstances, no one died? It had to be said that it was simply a miracle.
"Yes, this is a miracle, but it was also a miracle brought about by you."
Depp looked at Tang En with sincere respect. "A few of the young men were stabbed in the joints of their armor by the lizardmen's weapons. Their stomachs were torn open. A few unlucky ones had their necks slit. They bled profusely. If it weren't for the healing effect of the Goddess' Blood, I'm afraid they'd be dead by now. After taking the Goddess' Blood to heal their wounds, they continued to fight. They were all excellent young men. "
Tang En suddenly became serious. "Their bravery is commendable. Remember their names. When we get back, I will personally engrave medals on their armor."
Depp said in a low voice, "This is their honor. Please allow me to tell the others about this. You should know that this will strengthen their sense of honor and belonging."
"Of course."
Tang En nodded. "Let's rest for a while. Locke, bring some people to collect the bodies of the adventurers. Let them rest in peace."
"Rest in peace?"
Locke was stunned. "Didn't we cremate them? We've just cremated them. "
Tang En was stunned for a moment. Then he slapped his forehead. "Oh, right."
For a moment, he had forgotten that Prandal cremated the dead directly to prevent necromancers from stealing corpses.
The team rested for a while, giving Tang En and the others a chance to study the lizardmen's bodies. After a simple autopsy, Tang En and the others found that there were no magic cores in the lizardmen's bodies. They didn't belong to major monsters. However, they also found unformed eggs in some of the lizardmen's bellies. In other words, they were oviparous.
"Not only are they oviparous, but they're also typical creatures with spines. However, their tails haven't degenerated yet. They still maintain their balance."
After a pause, Tang En's right hand lightly chopped down. He smiled and said, "To put it simply, their tail is their weakness. If we can cut off their tails, they'll lose their balance. Or, they'll need more energy to maintain their balance. Naturally, their fighting strength will decrease."
Depp suddenly understood. "I'll tell the others right away."
Fiona looked puzzled. "How can you be so sure?"
"It's a simple principle of physics. A triangle is always the most stable structure."
Tang En spread his hands. "Just remove one side and it'll collapse."
"Physics?"
"Yes. It's a discipline that explains the basic principles of the world. It mainly studies the basic laws of the world. Erm, forget it."
Tang En shook his head. He didn't dare to continue.
He didn't know why, but he felt that he was standing at the crossroads of Prandal history. A casual sentence from him could change the future direction of the Prandal world. What would happen if a human who created the world studied the laws of nature?
Would it be like Earth, where the concept of "God" was abandoned?
Or would it be because the "God" who created them couldn't tolerate them and erased them?
No matter what the outcome was, it wasn't what Tang En wanted to see. Technology might be able to change the world, but he couldn't teach them more about it. It was a dead end. Instead of giving them such a future, it would be better to let them continue on the path they had already set.
It would also allow him to see more interesting sights.
After a short rest and some canned food to replenish their strength, the team set off again.
There were still many forks in front of the mushroom forest, but Barod had already given Tang En the correct route. So, Tang En led the team directly into the correct passage.
The later part of the journey was more daunting than dangerous. The soldiers had begun to adapt to the complicated road conditions of the underground world, as well as all kinds of unexpected situations. For example, a sudden falling stone, a sudden attack from underground magical beasts, or even a poisonous mushroom that could suddenly jump out of a cave by the roadside … Oh, it was purely a slip of the tongue.
In short, under all kinds of unexpected situations, the entire Ellington Guard had been thoroughly tempered. The qualities that they had honed after a long period of training had finally formed a perfect integration with them. It became their own thing, not just a surface appearance.
They had only been in the underground world for a short day, but for the members of the Ellington Guard, it was as long as a few days. Compared to the excited spirit, their bodies were full of fatigue. After continuous battles and marching, their physical strength had been exhausted. Even the Power of Blood couldn't make up for this exhaustion.
Fortunately, they finally arrived at their destination at this moment.
The Red Stone Cave where the underground dwarves lived under Barod's command.
It was a veritable Red Stone Cave.
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