Chapter 445, Section 444: The Day of the Birth of the Complete Bacterial Master (Supplement)
Dense arrows and devastating magical light bombarded the massive, heavily armored body, causing fragments of its hard rock armor to shatter and fly everywhere.
Finally, another arrow struck the heavily armored, riddled-with-holes body. It swayed twice in place, then with a muffled thud, it fell heavily to the ground.
However, the death of the heavily armored soldier was only the beginning.
A large number of self-destructing Puji swarmed out from the wreckage of the heavily armored Puji and rushed towards the demon's position.
Despite enduring layers of arrows and magic, a few lucky ones managed to break through the barrage and plunge into the ranks of mages.
"My lord!" Seeing that casualties were also starting to appear in the back row, the adjutant looked back at Sigismund with some anxiety.
His left arm hung limply, a consequence of his earlier efforts to cover the Blood Knight's retreat.
"Calm down!" Sigismund snapped. "How can you cope with the ever-changing battlefield if you're in such a panic?"
He highly valued the adjutant's abilities and loyalty, but the adjutant clearly needed more experience to learn how to remain calm at all times.
Sigismund's gaze remained fixed on the battlefield, analyzing Puji's almost insane tactics.
This fighting style, which disregards personal losses and aims at self-destruction, was something even a veteran like him had never seen before.
The casualties suffered by the demon soldiers often resulted in the elimination of only some "demon pets"!
Although it's unclear how quickly these mushroom monsters replenish, given their sheer number, it probably won't be too slow.
This extremely unequal consumption made him feel incredibly disgusted.
However, the situation remains under control.
He quickly issued new orders, redirecting some of the mages' firepower to the flanks. The target was not Lin Jun's troublesome elite Puji, but the ragtag army controlled by the Puji masters.
These mages unleash wide-area, covering attacks, even if the power is slightly weaker, and they don't care if they accidentally injure friendly forces—those fragile, ragtag soldiers will fall before their own troops.
After easily suppressing the ragtag Puji on both flanks, Sigismund redeployed his forces to focus on dealing with the more formidable elite Puji.
His tactics were not particularly fancy, yet the entire army became well-organized and orderly under his experienced command.
Although Lin Jun's Puji were still able to inflict damage from time to time, they were unable to break through the demons' lines and expand their local victories.
With Sigismund playing a steady and methodical game, both sides became locked in a stalemate of attrition.
However, the battle lasted for quite a while, and the Puji Masters on both sides were almost at their limit, but why did these Puji seem to have not suffered too many casualties?
...
At this moment, the total number of elite Puji directly controlled by Lin Jun on the battlefield remained at around 8,300.
It was so painful to play against them.
This feeling of being restricted made Lin Jun extremely uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but squeeze out hundreds more slots from the back. New puji kept emerging from the fungal carpet in the center of the main formation, quickly filling the front lines.
Lin Jun was indeed frustrated; his first away game had completely overwhelmed him.
The few temporary underground tunnels were far from enough to allow Puji to launch surprise attacks from all directions, just like they could in their old lair in the North.
The demon army under Sigismund's command was like an old tortoise hiding in its shell.
They barely managed to open a small gap with self-destructing bombs or elite assaults, only to have it quickly and seamlessly filled by the follow-up troops, making the entire front line so solid that it filled them with despair.
If it's just a matter of attrition, he could indeed win, since Puji can replenish almost infinitely.
But wouldn't that be tantamount to openly telling Sigismund that they were cheating?!
Most importantly, despite Lin Jun's thorough understanding of Sigismund's troop movements and overall deployment, she couldn't gain any advantage in the actual battle. If it weren't for the continuous consumption of magic power to replenish Puji and maintain the battle line, she would probably already be showing signs of defeat.
This made Lin Jun, who was originally full of confidence and planned to replicate the overwhelming victory of the Northern Border, not happy at all.
Why is this happening?
After thinking it over, the modest Lin Jun felt that she might need some advice from a "professional" to see where the problem really lay.
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"Stay hidden! Keep moving, don't stop!"
A group of soldiers from the fungus fortress moved rapidly between bunkers, changing positions and advancing forward, all under Louisa's stern reprimands.
"On the battlefield, you guys who command the Puji squads are the most conspicuous targets in the enemy's eyes! If you don't want to die an inexplicable death, you'd better learn to survive in complex environments!"
Under Louisa's relentless training, the half-demons, lizardmen, and humans present all complained bitterly, but thinking of the generous contribution points reward, they could only grit their teeth and persevere.
Suddenly, Louisa stopped her sermon and, unusually, announced, "Training is over for today! We'll assemble an hour earlier tomorrow!"
Although they would have to get up even earlier tomorrow, the soldiers almost cheered as the training was prematurely ended halfway through!
Of course, we had to wait until the devilish instructor turned and left.
Louisa quickly walked to a secluded corner and respectfully inquired through the mushroom network, "Boss, is there something important that you suddenly called me for?"
"Of course something's wrong, little pig, come quick and help me figure out what's wrong. Why can't I get a good fight?"
While complaining, Lin Jun used the mushroom network to cram all the real-time footage of the battlefield into Louisa's mind.
The moment she saw those images, Louisa's breathing suddenly became heavy, and a hint of excitement filled her mind: "Boss, this is...?!"
"I had a minor skirmish with your former employer in the south. Never mind that for now, quickly help me analyze why I just can't break through their defenses?"
"clear!"
Louisa quickly composed herself, rapidly scanning the battlefield images, her mind racing as she analyzed the rapidly changing situation.
She didn't keep Lin Jun waiting long, and soon pointed out a demon army.
That was a demon army that had just suffered heavy casualties in a fierce battle with the storm elementals and was retreating to rotate with other large groups.
"This is our chance! Send the fastest self-destructing Pokémon to charge at this force at all costs and disrupt them! Heavy armored Pokémon follow up, and artillery Pokémon close behind, providing harassment with firepower!"
She then quickly pointed out several other minor flaws and offered a series of specific tactical adjustment suggestions...
"Oh? Oh! Good! Let's do it that way! By the way, he needs to reinforce this area." Lin Jun exclaimed with sudden realization, quickly following Louisa's suggestion while also immediately relaying Sigismund's latest orders...
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On the battlefield, Sigismund frowned as he looked at the remnants of the Third Battalion, which had been ambushed and completely collapsed during their retreat.
Was it an accident? How did they suddenly manage to seize upon that fleeting flaw?
(End of this chapter)
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