The swarm had arrived, and every soldier saw these creatures with their own eyes.
“Those... those are the magic beasts the Princess brought?”
“No, no, don't call them magic beasts. They're the Zerg, highly advanced monsters.”
Two squad leaders stood in the distance, facing the terrifying insects and discussing them in hushed tones.
In this battle, it was indeed impossible to rely solely on Xia Jin's swarm.
This was because, given the time the war began, their numbers were still too few.
Unlike humans, the gnolls had massive differences in individual strength.
The weaker ones might only be Tier 1, existing entirely as cannon fodder.
Yet the strongest individuals could even reach Tier 6 or Tier 7. Although few in number, they were mixed into the army alongside others of Tier 5 and Tier 6. Even the insects could suffer significant losses against them.
The combined allied forces soon prepared to set out.
The main army marched forward for about half a day, covering roughly 40 kilometers, before they began to encounter gnoll parties.
These existed as small scale units, ranging from dozens to hundreds. They seemed to be coming from the rear to harass human society.
Now that the two sides were in conflict, Xia Jin didn't overthink it and directly dispatched a similar number of Zerg.
After a period of fierce slaughter, the enemy was completely annihilated at the cost of only four insects.
“As expected, the difference in strength is vast.”
In this small squad of thirty gnolls, there were two at Tier 5, six at Tier 4, and ten at Tier 3, while the rest were Tier 2 and Tier 1.
Such a diverse group mixed into a single unit was something that almost never happened in the human world.
“So strong.”
Watching the frenzied insects use their sharp scythes and teeth to kill the gnolls with their own eyes, the lords were all exceptionally shocked.
“Their way of fighting is truly wilder than I imagined.” Count Hai was completely won over.
The sheer number Xia Jin had brought this time was enough to put these lords at ease.
Turning to look at the Princess standing not far away, he felt a momentary sense of trance.
Such a perfect young girl had become the leader of so many terrifying monsters. Such a contrast was truly and extraordinarily marvelous.
Especially when the girl sat quietly on the grass, surrounded by a large group of giant beings that looked like monsters from a horror movie, a scene of a beautiful girl dancing with monsters was vividly displayed.
“Everyone, these gnolls have clearly begun to harass our rear on a large scale. After one cycle, their numbers are bound to have surged. Why don't we settle the enemy once and for all this time?”
Count Hai spoke up at this moment.
Although he was also a Count, his status and territory were not as great as Amelo's.
At this moment, the private armies brought by the various lords totaled no more than 40,000 men.
While this was partly due to a lack of troops, it was mostly because they had left their main forces in their own territories to deal with the gnolls' hit and run attacks.
“In that case, let us go. Princess, we must ask for your assistance this time.”
Amelo bowed, speaking seriously to Xia Jin.
“Mhm.”
The main army did not advance much further before the Zerg scouting unit ahead engaged the enemy.
The gnoll side was clearly shocked, because this was the heartland of the kingdom, and it was impossible for any force other than humans to appear here.
But the monsters they were encountering now were not only numerous, but their strength also greatly exceeded expectations.
More than ten gnoll raiding parties ahead, totaling over 400 gnolls, were wiped out by a larger Zerg squad in a very short time.
After several hours of marching, the swarm finally encountered the enemy's main force.
Subsequently, the zerglings, coordinated with the hydralisks, began their attack on the enemy.
Countless globs of venom fell like a rain of arrows, pitter pattering down.
Before these gnolls could even react, their messy ranks were hit by long range strikes.
In an instant, chaos erupted from top to bottom.
The leader shouted and yelled, but amidst the terrifying corrosive attacks, how could most of the gnolls care about anything else? Because of the distance, many didn't even know which direction the enemy was attacking from.
Countless gnolls fell to the ground, their skin melting amidst cries of pain.
It took a full minute for this force of 2,000 gnolls to barely manage a reaction.
But by then, the number of dead had reached 500, most of whom were low tier.
The chieftain ran to a high point and saw the rows of hydralisks in the distance, as well as the zerglings ready to strike. A chill immediately ran down its spine.
“What kind of monsters are these?”
While it stood there dumbfounded, the insects launched a charge under Xia Jin's command.
They formed a U shaped formation, creating a massive pincer, and charged at the panicked gnolls from three directions.
Although there were many at Tier 3 or Tier 4 among the enemies, they did not make up a large percentage of the total. In this situation, they had no power to resist the zerglings, which averaged Tier 4.
Not to mention, the hydralisks' venom was still constantly raining down.
The lords were completely stunned by what they saw.
This was two thousand gnolls.
Even if they just stood there and let you kill them, it would take a long time for them all to die, wouldn't it?
But seeing Xia Jin's legion swallow them up like a tsunami, reducing the enemy's numbers by hundreds every minute, they finally realized where Amelo's confidence came from.
Of course, Amelo himself was also quite shaken at this moment.
“Is Her Highness... planning to lead these creatures and invade the kingdom once more?”
She really has returned, bringing with her unstoppable monsters... she has returned!
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