Chapter 753

Moreover, he could infer that even fighting an enemy with stats one or even several times higher than his own, he should still be able to win.

A rare opportunity — keep fighting.

"Gu Qing, check once more whether the ropes on these prisoners are tied tight. If there's no problem, we'll move on to the next battle."

Gu Qing beckoned.

The female soldiers crowded around and carefully inspected them.

"My lord, this side's fine — every knot is solid."

"Mine are all fine too. There's spider silk stuck on the outside of the ropes, so they can hardly break free."

"Same here — secure."

"No problems on my side either."

Zhao Chi nodded in satisfaction: "Good. Li Zhu, Ding Dang, Feng Xiu, and the other squad leaders — take these prisoners and supplies back. If any prisoner resists, you may kill them on the spot."

The several female squad leaders nodded: "Understood!"

That line was also meant for the prisoners to hear.

The prisoners all heard it, their bodies flinching instinctively, and they became even more obedient.

Zhao Chi looked at the female soldiers.

"How's everyone's condition? Can you keep fighting?"

The female soldiers all nodded.

Gu Qing said: "My lord, the last battle was easy. No one's expended much."

Tang Ruan also nodded: "That's right, we can keep going."

Qi Yue clearly hadn't had her fill either: "I'm ready too."

Very good.

Zhao Chi opened the Matching Realm interface.

All the enemy lords and warriors had already been assigned.

But now quite a few distress calls had appeared.

Apart from those high-level ones Zhao Chi was powerless to help with, there were still a few he could enter to assist.

【Distress Call 1】

【Friendly: Village-level Lord Li Cheng, Skeleton race, Combat Power 185/294】

【Enemy: Village-level Lord Liu Xun, Goblin, Combat Power 129/276】

Li Cheng was an unaffiliated minor lord attached to a clan.

Based on the numbers, his combat power was 294 points, with 185 remaining now.

While his opponent's combat power had gone from 276 down to 129.

Based on the numbers, Li Cheng still held the advantage.

Presumably he didn't want his own losses to be too great, wanting to preserve his strength as much as possible, hence the distress call.

【Distress Call 2】

【Friendly: Village-level Lord Zhao Kong, Human race, Combat Power 288/407】

【Enemy: Village-level Lord Jiang Lin, Human race, Combat Power 194/399】

Zhao Kong was Zhao Chi's tenth cousin in the clan.

Not long ago, when extra quotas were granted, he had made a mistake in battle, and his territory had suffered heavy losses.

But he was still alive, and his territory still existed.

That was a great blessing within the misfortune.

His advantage was obvious.

He could win even without help.

【Distress Call 3】

【Friendly: Town-level Lord Feng Mo, Beast race, Combat Power 350/514】

【Enemy: Village-level Lord Qian Lu, Beast race, Combat Power 160/231】

【Enemy: Village-level Lord Sun Li, Skeleton race, Combat Power 88/149】

【Enemy: Village-level Lord Zheng Qiang, Goblin, Combat Power 97/142】

This battle is very evenly matched.

Feng Mo was an unaffiliated minor lord who had attached himself to the Zhao clan earlier, and was also a town-level lord.

With a combat power of 514, he was fighting one against three, taking on three enemy village-level lords.

The combined strength of both sides was roughly equal.

Now the remaining combat power was also very close — the fighting must be absolutely brutal.

After this battle, Feng Mo might drop from a town-level lord down to a beginner lord.

That's very helpless.

But also very common.

After all, people die in battle.

Equipment and medicines are also consumed in huge amounts.

A single battle might burn through a large amount of savings.

If you win, it's fine — you can seize supplies from the enemy and take prisoners and other spoils.

But converting those spoils into combat power still takes time.

And if the fighting is too brutal, even victory may not fully make up for one's own losses.

Especially when both sides are evenly matched in strength.

It's truly a grinding match — seeing who breaks first.

Zhao Chi was on the verge of going to reinforce him.

But unfortunately, there's someone else who needs reinforcement even more.

【Requesting Reinforcement 4】

【Friendly: Town-level Lord Su Qin, Elven Race, Combat Power 436/801】

【Enemy: Town-level Lord Han Er, Goblin, Combat Power 434/555】

【Enemy: Village-level Lord Gao Di, Beast Race, Combat Power 123/240】

Su Qin is also an independent lord.

One year older than Zhao Chi, and a classmate of Zhao Jiao.

Her father brought her to settle in Stream Village, and is also one of the vassal lords attached to the Zhao family.

Su Qin's father, like Zhao Chi's parents, also died in battle during the demonic beast invasion two years ago.

At the time, Su Qin was at the Eighth Academy and escaped this calamity.

She keeps a very low profile.

After her father's death, Clan Head Zhao Shizhang continued to cover her tuition and living expenses.

Not a lot, but enough for her schooling and life.

After she became a lord, she could be said to have devoted herself wholeheartedly to working for the Zhao family.

Zhao Jiao is very close to her, but Zhao Chi isn't really that close to her.

Of course, it's the current Zhao Chi who isn't close to her.

After transmigrating over, he basically had no time for socializing.

Even if they were close before, now they're basically just ordinary acquaintances.

But that's all trivial.

Su Qin's situation right now isn't good.

Her combat power has plunged sharply from 801 to 436 — losing nearly half.

Her elven soldiers are probably nearly wiped out.

Only a large number of elven villagers are left holding the line.

Yet her two opponents still have decent combat power.

Especially Han Er — the goblins haven't suffered much loss and still have 434 combat power.

Logically speaking, goblins have very poor combat power.

So why is his combat power already close to Su Qin's?