Chapter 430 Breaking Out
"Chase me!"
Soros was unwilling to let them go, and almost roared as he issued an order to hunt them down.
At first, the velociraptors could barely catch up with the speed of the centaurs by relying on the explosive power brought by the velociraptors' strong hind legs.
But as the chase lasted longer, the endurance weakness of the dragoons was soon exposed, and the distance between the two sides was continuously widened by the Centaurs.
During this period, although Soros was able to send pterosaur riders to pursue from the air, the number of pterosaur riders they had was limited.
Excluding those sent to the front line to fight against the ratmen, there were originally two pterosaur riders stationed on this plain.
As a result, one of them was taken to the opposite world by Gruul and died there.
For the lizardmen, the loss of this one pterosaur rider was even more serious than the loss of an entire velociraptor cavalry unit.
The value of the Pterosaur Rider is just this great at this stage.
This also forced Soros to be more cautious when commanding the only remaining pterosaur rider.
The Pterosaur Rider has excellent mobility efficiency thanks to its ability to fly regardless of terrain obstacles.
But his physical strength is not outstanding.
At this stage, the Centaurs, who are aware of their situation, will definitely keep moving without stopping to ensure that they can completely get rid of their pursuit.
There is no doubt that in this chase that tests endurance, even if the pterosaur rider fights to the end, he will most likely not be able to beat the centaur.
More importantly, the Centaurs have now broken through the encirclement and escaped.
Since their dragoons had no advantage in mobility and endurance, they had to form an encirclement to destroy the Centaurs, leaving them with nowhere to escape after losing speed, and finally being trapped to death! Now that the Centaurs had broken out, the encirclement had been broken, and the dragoons were unlikely to catch up with them unilaterally.
After all, if the Centaurs were so easy to destroy, they would have been destroyed long ago, and would not have waited until now.
This time the Centaurs gathered on this plain, which should have been the best time to take action, but he undoubtedly missed it.
When Soros thought of this, he suddenly became irritated.
After swearing loudly, he rationally gave the order to withdraw the troops.
Because he knew that continuing to chase would lead to no results, and would only waste time and the physical condition of his troops.
At the same time, the Centaurs who had escaped from the trap were running all the way, not daring to stop for a moment, using all their physical strength to run as far as they could in one breath.
Until that figure fell down...
“Chief!!”
With a dull sound, Tal's body fell heavily to the ground, causing the surrounding tribesmen to exclaim.
The fall knocked Tal unconscious and he lost consciousness for a while.
When he woke up, he found himself being transferred to a hidden forest. Joseph, who was in charge of taking care of him, saw that he had woken up and quickly called Diak over.
"Lord Diak, the chieftain is awake!"
Hearing the sound, Diak rushed over at almost the fastest speed.
The moment he saw Tal's current appearance, Diak's eyes couldn't help but darken.
Seeing this scene, Tal chuckled.
"I am really old. If I were younger, I wouldn't have to worry about this kind of injury. It would have healed on its own..."
With a hoarse and weak voice, Tal spoke jokingly.
All he got in return was Diak's silence. Looking at Tal, who was now covered in wounds and almost turned into a bloody man, Diak opened his mouth a few times, not knowing what to say.
It's not an injury that can heal on its own without any care.
In order to surround and kill their entire tribe on the plains, the Lizardmen were really ruthless. The velociraptors were fearless and crazy in their killing, and they were not easy to deal with.
In the process of fighting to break through, they also suffered heavy casualties.
And Chief Tal, who had once led the charge, became what he is today.
However, Tal seemed to not understand Diack's silence and continued to talk with a smile...
"Speaking of which, this time it was really thanks to the great king of the Great Zhou. If he hadn't reminded you to leave a small team outside just in case, given the Lizardmen's battle formation at the time, my entire tribe would have probably really died on that plain."
Tal, who was lying there, spoke in a weaker and weaker voice. The poor medical conditions and the far from adequate medical level meant that Tal's injuries could not be effectively treated at this time. As he spoke, Tal's pupils gradually began to become dilated.
"Didiak..."
"Chief, I'm here!"
At this time, Diak knelt directly in front of Tal, holding the other's bloody hand, and his nose felt slightly sore.
A group like theirs is basically like a big family, with the patriarch being like the head of the household.
Among them, Diak was basically raised by the patriarch because his parents died early. Therefore, his feelings for the patriarch who is like his father are stronger.
Seeing Diak almost crying, Tal still smiled, with a hint of kindness on his face that had never been there before.
"Diak, believe in yourself. You have become better than me. My people, please..."
The rapid passage of life prevented Tal from finishing his final words, but Diak already understood what he meant.
At that moment, he still held Tal's hands tightly with both hands, then lowered his head deeply and buried it in his arms.
His body was shaking slightly and he wanted to burst into tears, but he forced himself to hold it back.
Because he knew that after Tal's death, he would be the new chief. At this critical juncture, the death of the old chief was a heavy blow to their Centaur tribe. As the new chief, he must be strong and take on the heavy responsibility of leading the entire tribe to move forward!
Diak took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, and looked at Joseph beside him.
This erratic little devil, who seemed unable to keep quiet for a moment, fell into an unprecedented silence.
"How do I look now?"
Diak's voice was slightly hoarse, but it wasn't a big problem.
Facing the question, Joseph cast his eyes on Diak's face.
"That's fine with me."
After receiving this answer, Diak nodded and walked outside.
When the tribesmen who were resting saw him come out, they all turned their eyes to Diak. Although no one spoke, the meaning in their eyes was self-evident.
Feeling the gazes of his people, Diak took a deep breath and spoke...
"The chief is dead. From today on, I am the new chief. We will never be defeated here. We will settle the accounts with the Lizardmen sooner or later!"
(End of this chapter)
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