Chapter 479

“Your Majesty the Beast King, look—there’s another group of human light cavalry!”

“Ignore them. Only a thousand light cavalry—they won’t break through. Right now, our priority is to eliminate those three thousand light cavalry!”

“Send out all three hundred remaining Wild Wolf Knights!”

“Yes, Your Majesty the Beast King!”

Roar! Roar! Roar!

At the Beast King’s command, another three hundred Wild Wolf Knights joined the battle against the kingdom’s three thousand light cavalry, howling as they charged.

“Damn it! How are there still so many Wild Wolf Knights?”

The high nobles all showed signs of shock.

On past battlefields, it was rare to see more than a thousand Wild Wolf Knights.

Because Wild Wolf Knights were extremely rare among the beastfolk.

But this time, the beast tribe had brought over thirteen hundred Wild Wolf Knights.

Add in the ones lost earlier, and the total might reach fifteen hundred.

In short, the beast tribe had truly sent out every last warrior!

And with these three hundred Wild Wolf Knights deployed, the impact on the battlefield was immense.

The three thousand light cavalry, who had barely held their own against the Wild Wolf Knights, were immediately pushed onto the defensive.

The Grand Commander and others showed signs of panic—they knew if things continued like this, the light cavalry wouldn’t hold much longer.

Without the light cavalry, the kingdom’s breakout attempt would be impossible.

“Duke of Shatterstone, order your knights to accelerate the breakout! The three thousand kingdom light cavalry can’t hold much longer!”

“I will!” Duke of Shatterstone also sensed the dire situation, and inwardly felt a flicker of regret.

If only I’d coordinated with those three thousand kingdom cavalry—yes, casualties might’ve been heavy, but at least the breakout chance would’ve improved.

But now, my own light cavalry is already entangled with those beastfolk—there’s no time to pull them back!

Saying this, Duke of Shatterstone gave a few orders to his aide, who hurried off to the front to relay the command.

And the Grand Commander, fearing this still wasn’t enough, gritted his teeth: “Guard Legion—quickly, send some men to reinforce the Shatterstone cavalry!”

“Yes, Grand Commander!”

Thus, the kingdom’s army doubled down, sending elite troops forward to support the Shatterstone light cavalry.

The Shatterstone light cavalry, having received Duke of Shatterstone’s orders, now launched several assaults against the beastfolk encirclement, aided by the kingdom’s guards, trying to break a gap.

Unfortunately, the beastfolk’s combat strength was formidable.

Added to that, the kingdom’s troops had endured over two weeks of starvation, their strength greatly diminished.

Even though they’d regained some energy from horse meat these past two days, they still hadn’t returned to normal condition.

With these two factors combined, the Shatterstone light cavalry and kingdom guards suffered heavy losses—but achieved zero results.

“Ha ha! Grand Commander of the humans, your soldiers have been starving too long! You can barely hold your swords—how can you fight my beastfolk warriors?”

“Well? Now, if I offer you one final chance to surrender to me, will you accept?” The Beast King’s booming laughter rang out.

He had already realized the human army’s condition was weaker than he’d imagined.

Thus, with the current situation, victory was nearly certain.

“Beast King, our kingdom’s army will never surrender! I, Willoby, will never surrender—give up this idea!” The Grand Commander firmly rejected the Beast King’s offer.

The Beast King’s expression turned icy.

He had repeatedly offered surrender terms mainly to use this human army as cannon fodder for his upcoming conquest of the entire North.

But this human Grand Commander was so foolishly defiant that the Beast King would no longer be polite.

At this moment, all beastfolk from other directions had converged, including the beastfolk troops previously scattered within the city, now fully assembled.

“Issue the order: exterminate every single human—leave none alive!”

“Yes, Your Majesty the Beast King!”

Whoop! Whoop! Whoop!

Amid the blare of horns, all beastfolk inside and outside the city launched a furious assault on the kingdom’s army.

“Damn you green-skinned bastards—I’ll fight you to the death!”

“That’s right! Fight to the death! Kill as many beastfolk as we can before we die—for Gervas!”

As more and more beastfolk surrounded them, and their own guards fell one by one under the beastfolk assault, every noble understood: their breakout attempt was doomed to fail.

Faced with this, some nobles trembled in fear, while others had their blood stirred, ready to fight to the death.

Mil and Eyn, along with several southern nobles, were among the latter.

Suddenly, Lindongcheng echoed with shouts and screams.

Of course, the kingdom’s army had lost its element of surprise and been dragged into a prolonged battle—dooming the breakout to utter failure.

“Grand Commander, what do we do? We can’t break out anymore!” The high nobles, now fully aware of the gravity, clustered around the Grand Commander.

“Gentlemen, what I just told the Beast King—was my true intention!”

“If we cannot break out today, then let us die alongside the beastfolk—kill as many as we can. Not only will we make it worth it, we’ll also ease the burden on our kingdom’s future!”

“As for surrendering to the beastfolk—I’m sure you all know: that’s no choice at all. Not only will you not survive, your families will be dragged down with you!”

The Grand Commander no longer concealed his intent.

He told the high nobles plainly what he planned.

He also warned them not to consider surrender.

The high nobles’ faces flushed pale then red—they certainly had a few cowards among them.

If pushed to the absolute brink, some might make a foolish choice just to save their lives.

But hearing the Grand Commander’s warning, they were jolted back to clarity.

That’s right.

Never mind whether the beastfolk keep their word.

Even if they did surrender, what of their families?

If the King found out they’d betrayed the kingdom, their titles and lands would be stripped away.

“Gentlemen! The Grand Commander’s choice is my choice, Hernade’s choice! I’d rather die fighting than bow to the beastfolk!” Duke Hernade now stepped forward to support the Grand Commander.

“Grand Commander, Duke Hernade—we understand! We will fight the beastfolk to the death!”

The nobles no longer hesitated; each nodded in agreement.

And as the Wild Wolf Knights continued their slaughter, the number of light cavalry dwindled further.

Even Duke of Shatterstone now regretted it—he wanted to recall his thousand Shatterstone cavalry for aid—but it was too late.

“Your Majesty the Beast King, look—half the human light cavalry have been wiped out by our Wild Wolf Knights!”

“I’m certain that within an hour, the remaining half will fall beneath our Wild Wolf Knights’ long blades!”

“Then, once the Wild Wolf Knights are free, they can turn on these ordinary human soldiers—those two-legged sheep will have no resistance left!”

“Excellent! Best to annihilate this human army before nightfall—this will minimize their chance of escape!” The Beast King nodded in satisfaction.

“Yes, Your Majesty the Beast King!” His subordinate immediately replied, for the task was not difficult.

“Report! Your Majesty the Beast King—urgent military intelligence!” But at that moment, a frantic cry reached the Beast King and his officers.

Everyone froze, glancing around—finally, they spotted the messenger on the northern side.