Chapter 947: Breaking the Supply Line, Support Has Arrived

Originally, when Xia Duo was exploring the Mythallar with Master Bailun, the first method he thought of was actually to fill his Personal Space with murlocs and then drop them from high altitude.

This was naturally one way to handle it, but having to fly up frequently, even with the Bloodline Ability 【Cloud-Stepping】, was a physically demanding task.

It was far less relaxed and comfortable than simply standing on the shore and crushing them with his Personal Space, and the price paid was merely some Arcane Crystals saved from daily use.

Soon, the sky gradually darkened, and near the large rock on the shore where Xia Duo stood, the murlocs in the river channel were already more than a notch sparser than when he had arrived.

However, through his control over the water area, Xia Duo could still perceive quite clearly that there were more murlocs moving toward this place from further away, and the number was not small.

Clearly, those capable of active movement were all murlocs that had awakened self-awareness.

But Xia Duo had already decided to change locations, and this place might not be able to remain calm either; all the murlocs with awakened self-awareness nearby would come here to fight for food, and an internal slaughter among the murlocs was inevitable.

It could also be considered a bit of a containment for the murlocs' southward advance.

Of course, this was still far from enough.

Following that, Xia Duo rose into the air from the rock, flying toward the south against the evening breeze.

Every certain distance, he would create a batch of "Murloc Paste" to attract intelligent murlocs, and then after clearing away a portion as much as possible, he would continue forward.

Just like this, until he reached the vicinity of Savile Town, found the composite corpse of murlocs connected by water weeds under the river surface, and cleared away these eerie monsters, did he return to the town.

……

The location of the former site of the Tower of Time.

The arrival of night did not cause the battle to subside; instead, it became increasingly intense, with over a dozen huge light orbs hanging on all sides of the battlefield, illuminating this area as if it were daylight.

Xia Duo had notified Niya in advance when he returned, so he landed directly beside Niya in the formation, and seeing her face clearly bearing fatigue, he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache:

"How is the situation? Has the Council's support arrived?"

"The murlocs are getting smarter, and there are more and more injured soldiers. The Temple Priests have already exhausted their strength multiple times; if it weren't for Bishop Anbulier using the Temple's reserve Holy Power, I estimate we wouldn't have been able to hold on until now. As for the Council's support, let alone people, there hasn't even been a single message!"

Niya's tone revealed deep anxiety and worry, which made Xia Duo feel even more heartache, so he said: "You go rest first; I can handle it here."

"No, I must be here; this is the duty of a Lord!" Niya said decisively.

Niya's gaze was very firm. Xia Duo only looked at her for a few seconds before he understood her persistence, so he said: "Then I will stay here and accompany you!"

Subsequently, he released his Flying Sword and entered the river to kill the enemy. Although this was not as efficient as using his Personal Space to collect them, it was still far more efficient than ordinary soldiers.

After killing for only a short while, a burst of cheers erupted among the soldiers in front. Niya was a bit confused, but Xia Duo was very clear about it.

He had cleared away quite a few murlocs in the north and set up "feeding points" at intervals; with intelligent murlocs gathering, they were naturally also an obstacle for the mindless murlocs.

Added to the fact that the murloc composite corpse in the north had also been cleared by him, and the Wolfburg River had almost stopped flowing, the speed of the murlocs' southward advance had become very slow.

At least, during this period of time, after Xia Duo used his Flying Sword to clear away this latest batch, no more murlocs came ashore, and it was because of this that the soldiers who had been fighting from the morning until now erupted into intense cheers.

The vast number of murlocs rushed to the defensive line one after another, and even if they were just throwing their lives away, their sheer numbers made these soldiers, who were long accustomed to slaughter, feel deep despair.

If it weren't for the Temple Priests constantly soothing their minds with Holy Light, perhaps they would have collapsed long ago.

Even now, as they cheered, if they had Xia Duo's transcendent Perception, they would see further north of this bright battlefield—

Under the cover of night, countless murlocs were still floating on the river.

It was just that those murlocs still needed some time to reach this side.

……

Soon, Keyaan came to report the battle situation with an excited tone, "Lord, Master Xia Duo, we have won!"

Xia Duo just nodded slightly, while Niya returned a salute, and only then said:

"Commander Keyaan, I already know the situation. This is indeed a victory, but you saw the situation during the day; there are far more murlocs than just the ones we killed. There are more, so tell the soldiers not to lower their guard!"

"Yes, Lord!"

Keyaan then took the order and left. However, before he left, Xia Duo stopped him and reminded him: "The murlocs further north will arrive in about an hour. Let the soldiers have a good rest for a while!"

"Yes!"

Keyaan immediately showed an expression of gratitude, though it was unclear whether it was because he learned the specific arrival time of the murlocs or because Xia Duo cared about the soldiers under his command.

However, Xia Duo did not care about Keyaan's attitude; he only cared about the state of the soldiers. Although there was a rotation mechanism before, Savile Territory only had about 3,000 full-time soldiers.

And it was impossible to pull all of these three thousand plus soldiers here to kill murlocs; various important locations, such as the port, Trade District, mines, and town gates, all needed people to remain.

At the same time, the necessary Territory Patrol also needed people to remain.

The number of people actually participating in the battle was probably only one or two thousand, and even if the battlefield was small, it could only accommodate two or three hundred combatants.

But from morning until now, the fighting had almost never stopped, and it was relatively intense fighting!

Even with a rotation mechanism, even with full-time soldiers, even if the murlocs were weak and almost left to be slaughtered, and even with Temple Priests to Gumu morale, restore stamina, and treat injuries.

The actual consumption was also very huge.

These soldiers were all just ordinary people; they did not have any transcendent powers like battle aura or internal energy, and they just fought with their flesh and blood bodies and a set of standard equipment.

That they could hold on until now, Xia Duo already felt it was incredible.

On Earth, cold weapon combat only lasted for the duration of three drumbeats, about 20 minutes or so. (The first drumbeat raises the spirit, the second makes it wane, and the third exhausts it.)

Of course, this was the most direct and intense combat; if one counted the time of low-intensity combat, it might be a little longer, but it couldn't be that long.

Situations like this, fighting from morning until night, were extremely rare, and most of the time it was a case of having superior numbers, so the same group of people would not rotate many times.

Xia Duo was naturally worried that these soldiers would suddenly collapse. Now that they could rest for an hour, if nothing else, just letting their originally taut heartstrings relax could greatly reduce the probability of a collapse.

……

One hour later, the murlocs arrived on schedule just as Xia Duo had said, but what greeted them was not delicious human flesh, but solid shields and cold Long Spears!

Just like this, fighting intermittently until dawn, news came from the Tower of Time that Archmage Olong of the Arcane Union had applied for a Temporary Access Key.

Although Xia Duo was one of the few Level 4 Members of the Arcane Union, he did not have much friendship with the Arcane Union, nor had he dealt with them much.

Archmage Olong's true identity was not within the Arcane Union; he was a follower of the Princess, only arranged to serve in the Arcane Union.

Then, why did Archmage Olong want to teleport over? Was he representing the Arcane Union, or representing the Princess?

At this moment, Xia Duo could receive the news, and Niya even more so. The two looked at each other and saw a trace of joy in each other's eyes; perhaps this was the Council support that Master Bailun had mentioned earlier!

This was naturally representing the Princess!