Chapter 32

Today, as I wrote this chapter, I recalled the war, the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, we used our flesh and blood, the flesh and blood of tens of millions of people, to build victory. I feel very upset, let me calm down! I think there will only be one update today!

"Empire! Glory!" Cassi led the Mammoth Knights swiftly into the mist. Cassi knew that not far ahead was the 2 million army of the Ceylon Empire. To Cassi, these 2 million civilians were almost defenseless. A layer of earth-colored aura formed a thin glow around Cassi, indicating that he had reached the fourth level, where his aura could be released to form a protective layer.

Inside the Ceylon Empire's camp, it was a different scene. The Ceylon Empire's soldiers, hearing the deafening noise outside, turned pale. A squad leader passionately shouted, "Soldiers, the empire needs us now. Don't panic. We have 2 million people. As long as the Mammoth Knights are eliminated here, the empire will enjoy peace for a hundred years."

"Rattle, rattle!" The squad leader moved his feet, making a rattling sound. It turned out that the Ceylon Empire had used countless iron chains to bind the squads together, with the squad leaders being elite soldiers.

"Sir, has our family received the food?" a soldier asked timidly.

"You are from the Kuchi province, right? They have already received it, and it's a year's supply. The empire has promised that if you fall in battle, your family will receive two gold coins or three years' worth of food," the squad leader replied with a smile, treating the mammoth's massive stomping sound as a breeze.

The squad leader understood that the 2 million civilians here had come voluntarily, of course, this voluntariness was in exchange for a year's supply of food for their families. The empire had used all its reserve food, distributing it first to these 2 million families. Perhaps these civilians did not know what 300 Mammoth Knights represented, but the squad leader knew that it was equivalent to the combat power of hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers.

"Sir, that's good, that's good. I have five children," the civilian shed tears. There was no choice; the empire was experiencing a once-in-a-century drought, and many people had starved to death, forcing families to flee. But the entire empire was in drought, so where could they go? When the empire announced that a military service opportunity could be exchanged for a year's supply of food for a family, this farmer chose to enlist, leaving the hope of survival to his family.

What these farmers did not expect was that in the fertile fields of the Muny Principality, there was an additional income. For every ten pounds of grain collected, one pound would be allocated to the collectors, who would then redeem it for their families through a roster. Thus, the grain of the Muny Principality was snatched up in just a few days.

"Hehe, I only have one son. Soldiers, let's stand up and block the enemy's advance with our bodies." The squad leader felt the increasingly intense vibrations and pulled out a small leather pouch from his chest. When he opened the pouch, a strong aroma of wine wafted out.

"Come, one sip each. I know many of you haven't eaten for days, saving the food for your families. This is the ale my son bought for me with his pocket money before I left, as my wife doesn't allow me to drink. Come, one sip each, let's drink to it!" The squad leader took a sip first and then passed it down the line.

The same scene played out over tens of square kilometers, with countless thick iron chains tightly binding the squads together. These soldiers, who were farmers a month ago, were now filled with excitement for death.

"Clang!" When the massive camp gate of the Ceylon Empire was breached by the mammoth, Cassi looked excitedly at the scene before him.

"Charge!" In the next moment, countless Ceylon Empire soldiers appeared, but their strange movements made Cassi pause, then he was shocked, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"Charge!" But Cassi couldn't stop, as the Mammoth Knights behind him had already charged in.

"Two gold coins!" Someone shouted, and the entire Ceylon Empire camp was filled with this cry, which spread like a wave, constantly impacting the Mammoth Knights.

"Break through! Break through!" Cassi shouted loudly. In this situation, the only hope for the Mammoth Knights was to break through the Ceylon Empire's camp.

"Bang!" The squad leader was kicked by a mammoth, his body splitting into two, but the mammoth's leg was now entangled with a bloody iron chain. On the other end of the chain, a farmer was pulled apart by the mammoth's immense force, and then another mammoth stomped on him, burying his lower body deep into the ground.

"Two, two, two gold coins!" The farmer, spitting blood, said these words before being stomped flat by another mammoth.

"Kill! Soldiers of the empire, we must make sure the Mammoth Knights do not return. Soldiers, charge!" Around the Mammoth Knights, squad leaders continuously advanced toward the Mammoth Knights based on the sound of the horns, moving like slaves.

"Captain, go, you haven't started a family yet," a soldier shouted at the young captain.

"Hehe, you are citizens of the empire, am I not?" The young captain laughed and continued advancing toward the sound of the horn.

"But, you are a high achiever from the Imperial Military Academy, we are just hopeless country folk," another soldier said.

"Imperial Military Academy, this battle has nothing to do with you. Dying for the empire is my lifelong honor," the captain replied with passion.

"Captain, let's go, we must hurry!" The remaining ten soldiers, eyes red, marched in unison toward the sound of the horn.

"Go!" The young captain looked at the ten farmers before him. A month ago, he and they had been chained together. After a month of training, these soldiers could move in unison, though their ankles were raw and bleeding. They had not complained and had even plundered all the grain from the Muny Principality, with one squad alone taking dozens of tons of grain, which they had collected by hand from the fields.

"Charge, faster, faster!" Cassi's eyes were red, his body and the mammoth's body were drenched in the blood of the countless Ceylon Empire soldiers. Despite his efforts to shout, the Mammoth Knights' speed slowed, and the gaps between them widened.

"Whoosh!" Another cold arrow flew, and Cassi blocked it with his knight's lance, deflecting a shiny diamond-shaped arrow. These cold arrows came from all directions, targeting the knights' eyes, ears, and other sensitive areas.

"Damn!" A Ceylon Empire soldier, clad in leather armor and with bloody fingers, cursed, habitually drawing another arrow but finding that the fifty diamond-shaped, armor-piercing iron arrows made by dwarves were gone.

"Hehe, since they're gone, it's time to dedicate myself to the empire." The soldier put down his bow and picked up a one-handed sword, charging directly at the Mammoth Knights.

"Bang! You damn fool, stop! Do you know how much it costs to train an archer? You're dying like this, go back!" A powerful force from the side sent the archer flying back, shouting loudly.

"Captain!" The archer shouted at the large man before him.

"Go back, our mission isn't over." The captain shouted again.

"Captain, look at them, look at them. They are people too. The Mammoth Knights have charged ten kilometers, ten kilometers. Look, look, how many people have been sacrificed, but I haven't succeeded once. Captain, don't stop me," the archer said with sorrow and anger.

"Go back, that's an order." The captain's eyes were red, watching the soldiers charge forward one after another, while the mammoth's body was increasingly entangled with thick iron chains.

"Boom!" At that moment, a mammoth fell to the ground, its body entangled with hundreds of thick iron chains.

"Drunkard!" Cassi shouted, but then he froze, completely frozen.

"Two gold coins! Two gold coins!" In the next moment, countless Ceylon Empire soldiers, the farmers considered defenseless by the Mammoth Knights, swarmed forward, using their teeth and nails to tear the Mammoth Knight apart.

"What kind of power, what kind of power?" Cassi was stunned, his mind in turmoil. Ten kilometers, ten kilometers filled with blood and flesh. Cassi was already helpless. Not to mention the mammoth's strength, just the weight of the thick iron chains, hundreds of them, was immense. Through his blood-red eyes, Cassi saw the road behind him, where Ceylon Empire soldiers were still clinging to something, perhaps a rock, a bush, a pillar, or even a clump of grass, all to drain the mammoth's strength.

"Hehe, bang!" Cassi smiled, but then a thick piece of wood hit him, sending him flying. In the corner of his eye, he saw the first golden rays of sunlight of the morning.

"Sir, the Mammoth Knights are finished. One was captured, identified as the deputy leader of the Mammoth Knights, Cassi. The rest were all killed. Cassi is still in a deep coma," Lucy replied with a pale smile.

"Then what about us?" Conchita asked with a smile.

"90,000 squads, 90,000 squads, none survived," Lucy answered with a trembling voice.

"90,000, 990,000 people, 90,000 elite soldiers of the empire, in exchange for 300 of theirs, hehe!" Conchita laughed.

"Sir, this isn't...!" Lucy, seeing Conchita's strange smile, quickly tried to dissuade her.

"Pfft!" Conchita suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.

"Thump, thump, thump!" As Conchita fainted, a black, beaked bird flew out of the ventilation shaft. Outside, no one was around, but in some corners, sharp eyes watched the bird fly into the nearby forest.

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