Quadruple split.

Chapter 2927 No End in Sight
Game time 18:31 PM
Blood Barbarian Region, Skolk Stronghold, Skolk Hall, Second Floor

"I don't intend to say anything—I'm sorry to have suddenly called everyone over at this time."

Sitting at the head of the long table, Mo Tan rubbed his temples wearily and shook his head, saying, "Because everyone here knows very well that less than an hour ago, the situation has undergone a dramatic change. Clearly, the Evil Eye King has made a decision, a bold and extremely aggressive one."

Elgar, who was given the name 'Skolk', narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "The mobilization of more than 20,000 White Lizard Hunter main force... even in my eyes as a former lackey of the Headless Cliff, it is an extremely rare and extreme measure. If we go back to the last time, it was when the Sun Church's Knight Commander Jeff Harrington led his army to attack the Blood Barbarians."

"Twenty thousand white lizards hunted..."

Also from the same place as Headless Cliff, the logistics manager who joined Skolke with his wife more than a decade ago, with a gentle and refined demeanor, subconsciously clenched his fist and said in a solemn tone: "Although they are not the absolute elite like the Gray Lizard Hunters and Black Lizard Hunters, and only a considerable number of members have received limited military training, and most of them do not even have Gray Lizard partners, their average combat strength is by no means weak."

Sitting next to Mo Tan, Xia Liya nodded slightly and said seriously, "In this regard, we in Dunbuya City have more authority to speak. According to the information gathered by the [Organization], although the individual combat strength of the White Lizard Hunters is not reliable, and many of them are only at the level of a beginner professional, under the training of the Headless Cliff, these bastards who can easily obey orders are still qualified killing machines."

"Let me reiterate the [Organization's] assessment of the regular and elite forces of each faction."

Mo Tan shrunk back in his chair and said calmly, "I need to do one last round of verification, starting with Dunbuya City, using the main force of Dunbuya City as the standard."

"it is good."

Xia Liya nodded without hesitation and said seriously, "Our standing army in Dunbua City is 13,000 people. Among them, there is a main force of about 10,000 people, which has now been completely reorganized according to your orders. It is composed of mid-level and high-level clergy and Templar Knights, with an average strength of T2 for the time being. There is also an elite force of 3,000 people, whose strength is generally at the high-level. They have also been reorganized and are temporarily designated as T1. As for the 30,000 residents of Dunbua City who could be armed at any time, they also have T3 combat power after the reorganization, but they have been dismissed by you."

Mo Tan nodded slightly and then asked, "What about extreme combat power?"

"There are two people who can change the course of the battlefield: His Highness Philip, the Holy Son of Abundance, and His Highness Avery, the Holy Son of Justice. In addition, Knight Jellette also has the power to turn the tide to a certain extent, but considering that she will definitely be bound to you, it is difficult to include her in the specific combat power."

Having memorized all the necessary information long ago, Xia Liya shrugged and added, "By the way, since the two Holy Princes are currently unable to appear on the front lines, their role is also questionable."

"Yes, I know. Next is the Blood Barbarian side, let's start with the Steelmane Tribe Kingdom."

"On the boarmen side, the strength is extremely differentiated. They have two commanders of 100,000 men at the half-step epic level, twenty commanders of 10,000 men who are very close to the half-step epic level, and two hundred high-level peak commanders of 1,000 men. These people are very strong, with an average strength of T0 level. They can easily defeat an equal number of Black Lizard Hunters. However, the remaining nearly 200,000 boarmen warriors have an average strength of only T3 level. In the case of equal numbers, they can't even beat the militia of our Dunbua City."

"But their population base is too large, and their combat power is almost greater than all other sides combined... Very well, let's continue talking about the Bloodfeather Plateau."

"The Bloodfeather Plateau is relatively simple in composition. They have the fewest members, with about a thousand Queen's Guards whose strength is equivalent to our elite troops, and they are at the T1 level. In addition, there are ten thousand regular main forces, whose strength is at the T2 level. However, it is worth mentioning that due to their racial characteristics, the harpies, who are born with the ability to fly, can gain an advantage in almost any situation. Their speed of attack, stealth, and retreat efficiency are all ridiculously high."

"Next, the Grey Dwarf."

"Due to objective reasons, the information on the gray dwarves in the Pale Plains is not very timely. However, if we make a rough estimate, there should be about 800 'Hammer Masters' among them with strong combat power, whose strength is undoubtedly T0 level; the remaining adult gray dwarves total about 40,000 people. They are all soldiers, and I can give their average strength as T2.5, which is slightly inferior to our main force of 10,000 people."

"Well, as an unstable element, their quality is indeed a bit too high. Let's talk about Headless Cliff one last time."

Mo Tan gently stroked a warm red chess piece, pressing it lightly onto the black area marked "Headless Cliff" on the tactical map in front of him, and said softly, "Let's talk about our most terrifying enemy."

"Headless Cliff... just as you said, is our most terrifying enemy, especially after the Evil Eye King completely established his position as ruler, his strength has surpassed other Blood Barbarian forces by a huge margin."

Sharia sighed, and said with a bitter tone, "First, they have 70,000 White Lizard Hunters who can be armed at any time. The members are all adult lizardmen who undergo rigorous training periodically, and their average strength can reach the T2 level. Then there are 10,000 Gray Lizard Hunters as elite troops, which is more than three times the number of our elite troops, and their combat strength is the same T1 level. As for the most elite Black Lizard Hunters... there are about 1,500 of them, and their combat strength is T0."

“Amazing.”

Mo Tan let out a soft breath, then turned to the Skolke group on his right: "Does anyone have anything to add specifically?"

“My cursed brethren will not help the other three blood barbarian factions. They are indifferent to everything except destroying [Thérion, King of the Mountains]. As far as I know, the madmen among them have been collectively detained, and Grey Castle has now become a prison.”

As one of the very few 'sane' among the grey dwarves, Dagran sighed and shook his head, saying, "But as I mentioned before, it's not easy to turn them into allies... Even now, I still think it's a pipe dream."

"Thanks for your addition, old Dagland."

Mo Tan nodded slightly, then turned to look at the harpy Su Rui: "What about the Bloodfeather Plateau?"

"Is it possible that, although I am a harpy, I am a harpy who grew up in Skork?"

Su Rui shrugged and said casually, "I've never been to Bloodfeather Plateau in my life."

Mo Tan smiled gently: "I see. So... what about the situation on the Bloodfeather Plateau?"

"You bastard—"

Su Rui raised her eyebrows and after a long while, she gritted her teeth and said, "After the Deathclaw Queen took the throne, the entire Bloodfeather Highlands seemed calm, but the surviving former queen's guards were almost all marginalized. On the other hand, the atmosphere of the entire Bloodfeather Highlands also became a bit strange. Although I don't know exactly what happened, the new queen is very likely to be brewing something in secret... That's all I know."

Mo Tan nodded and smiled, "Very valuable information, thank you."

"Thank you, but I never expected that someone as insightful as you would be frightened by that Evil Eye King."

Su Rui instinctively retorted, then shrank back under Elgar's reproachful gaze and shifted her attack: "And that certain prophet, shouldn't you have known about this before anyone else?"

Elgar frowned slightly, grabbed his companion's right hand which was about to point at an astrologer, and forcefully pressed it down: "Su Rui—"

"look."

Jenny Liberl, Mo Tan's private occult consultant, former chief astrologer of the Dunbua City Army and now the Black Van Independent Army, shrugged and chuckled, "I told you this would let Elgar hold your hand."

Su Rui nodded vigorously, her face beaming with excitement, and said, "Really! You're amazing!"

Elgar: "..." Everyone: "..."

"Alright, thank you both for taking the time out of your busy schedules to help liven up the atmosphere."

Knowing full well that Jenny was currently engrossed in manipulating that naive harpy girl, making her work like a slave, Mo Tan sighed, then turned to Elgar, who was desperately trying to let go but was being held tightly by Su Rui: "Is there anything you need to add about the Cliff of Heads?"

"No."

Elgar shook his head and said in a deep voice, "The only thing I can say is that the Evil Eye King is always more terrifying than we imagine."

Mo Tan smiled and nodded, saying, "I completely agree with your point of view on this matter, after all, he just gave me a huge surprise."

"surprise?"

Romeo gave a forced smile and said in a dry voice, "Are you sure it's not just shock?"

"I'm very sure."

Mo Tan nodded seriously and said solemnly, "To me, an Evil Eye King who is unsettling and is very likely to appear on the other side of the chessboard in full condition is more gratifying than an Evil Eye King who is terminally ill and could die suddenly at any moment."

Jenny blinked, then asked Romeo for confirmation: "Would you call someone a 'masochist' where you're from?"

Romeo: "Again."

"Please discuss this kind of topic privately, behind my back."

Mo Tan interrupted their conversation, which was even more unsettling than that of the Evil Eye King. Instead of explaining the reason for his joy, he continued to ask Elgar, "So, let's do a final check on the situation on Skolke's side, based on what Sharia just said."

"it is good."

Elgar readily agreed, then said seriously, "Our situation here is quite complicated. Although there aren't many warriors in the village and on the front lines, because we've always focused on ensuring the 'seed of fire,' a large number of Skork members are scattered throughout the Blood Barbarian region, operating in a relatively discreet manner. If we could gather them all together, the strongest T1-level elites should number around two thousand, possessing considerable strength, and there are probably over ten thousand warriors with T2-level strength."

"Wait a moment."

Sharia's expression suddenly darkened, and she narrowed her eyes, saying, "This number... why is it almost twice as many as the Skorks I know of so far?"

"Because the 'Skolk Great Village,' which has always been under the surveillance of those bloodthirsty barbarians, is itself a front."

Elgar smiled slightly and said seriously, "We know very well that in order to survive, we must make those 'compatriots' feel that everything in Skolk is under our control. But the real Skolk has never been a village, but a pure belief. This belief can certainly exist here, but that doesn't mean it won't exist elsewhere."

Sharia's gaze turned cold, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Don't give me that nonsense, Elgar. What I want to ask is, why did you conceal the total number of Skolsk's troops?"

"This……"

Elgar looked away somewhat awkwardly and said in a complicated tone, "Actually, hiding it wasn't my intention."

Sharia slammed her hand on the table and stood up, angrily shouting, "You bunch—"

"cough."

Just then, Mo Tan raised his hand to interrupt Xia Liya's reprimand and said in a calm tone, "It is my idea to have Elgar refrain from revealing all of Skork's manpower for the time being."

"..."

Xia Liya was taken aback at first, then immediately glared fiercely at Mo Tan: "You'd better give me a proper reason!"

"Because I think that would distract you too much."

Mo Tan calmly met Xia Liya's gaze and said, word by word, "Even though you have decided to completely trust me, as the head of the [Agency], you will still subconsciously allocate a considerable amount of resources and energy to investigate those 'sparks' after obtaining this information, and I do not want my adjutant to be distracted at this time."

Sharia clenched her fists and said angrily, "You yourself said that I have decided to trust you completely, so why are you so sure that I would act on my own initiative!"

"Oh?"

Mo Tan didn't give a direct answer, but calmly asked in return, "You don't know how?"

Sharia: "I..."

"Hate is a very powerful emotion. Even the most rational person can be affected by it many times."

Mo Tan turned his gaze back to the tactical map in front of him, fiddling with a few chess pieces that had somehow appeared beside him, and said casually, "It's easy to come up with a name like 'Black Brahma Independent Army,' but it will take a very long time to dispel the hatred built up from countless blood debts, Xia Liya."

Sharia: "..."

"It's a pity."

Mo Tan sighed and tossed the chess pieces he had conjured out of thin air onto the sand table.

"I don't have that much time to waste."

Chapter 2918: The End