Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1735 The Defeat of the Snake People

No one doubted the danger; once they realized something was wrong, the snake-men, led by the snake-man king, made a hasty escape.

The desert serpent wasn't stupid; it quickly realized that these bastards had left it behind to cover their retreat.

After being caught and severely beaten by Chitose, he lost all will to fight and turned to run away.

Extraordinary creatures like the Thousand-Year-Old and the Desert Giant Serpent are already tough and resilient, and this becomes even more pronounced after reaching the Vajra Realm.

Throughout the series of exchanges, although Chisui maintained the upper hand and kept the desert serpent beating him, he was also wary of the desert serpent's snake-binding techniques and was unable to fight with his full strength.

That really didn't kill it.

Despite the risk of taking two more beatings, the desert serpent rampaged its way back into the desert.

The first round of fighting between the Northeast Army of the Great Zhou and the Snake-People tribe ended temporarily with the Snake-People's defeat.

When the news reached the main tent, Li Ce frowned slightly upon learning the situation.

This time, they are fighting this battle with a feeling that they are absolutely certain of victory.

Although they won, and from a military perspective, the Serpent People suffered heavy casualties, making it a great victory, the Serpent King and the Desert Serpent escaped.

The main problem is that the desert provides cover, allowing the Snake King and the Desert Serpent to retreat at any time, which makes it a tricky situation for them.

Whenever the Serpent People invade the heart of the Smith Kingdom, and they wage war within its borders, the Serpent King and the Desert Serpent will both perish there.

Now that I think about it, did the snake people also understand this?
Their decision to stay close to the desert and not venture too far in is itself a sign of their caution.
Inside the command tent, Li Ce directly summoned a group of generals for a meeting.

This matter is clearly not going to end there. The Smith Kingdom has put up so many resources, plus 100,000 able-bodied young slaves, to let them fight, in order to wipe out the snake people and eliminate any future troubles.

We barely managed to repel them, and we didn't even kill the Serpent King and the Desert Serpent. We can't possibly deliver on this mission.

Upon receiving the order, Hilke, Joseph, Peter, and the others quickly arrived.

Joseph was clearly still a little annoyed that the Serpent King had escaped.

Seeing this, Hilke offered a word of comfort...

"That Snake King is at least a Silver Four-Star level, so it's normal that you couldn't keep him."

When Joseph first arrived at the Northeast Army, he challenged Hilke and suffered a crushing defeat.

Over the years that followed, he launched many challenges, but he never won against Hilke.

They really beat him into submission.

This also makes Hilke's words particularly effective with him.

In Hilke's view, the Snake King's strength was on par with his own, and perhaps even stronger once they entered the desert region.

In contrast, Joseph had only just broken through to Silver Two-Star.

If the Serpent King hadn't fought him first and been in poor condition, Joseph would have been committing suicide if he had gone up against him.

While Hilke and Joseph were giving their report, Peter awkwardly rubbed his nose.

They had at least fought the Snake King one after the other, which could be considered as completing their mission. He had only killed a group of snake people, which made him feel rather embarrassed.

Fortunately, neither Li Ce nor Hilke intended to bring it up.

When strong opponents clash, it's not always easy to get involved.

Especially since Peter usually trains his troops in the steppe military region and has no tacit understanding with them, he could easily do more harm than good if he's not careful.

Peter's embarrassment at this moment was compared to that of Hilke and Joseph. In fact, he had killed so many snake people on the main battlefield, which had also curbed the snake people's offensive to a certain extent and reduced their casualties. So it can't be said that he was slacking off.

After the meeting concluded, Li Ce, having confirmed the intelligence, quickly wrote a letter and handed it to the giant eagle knight in the tent. "Send this letter to your general."

"Yes!"

With the letter in hand, the Giant Eagle Knight set off immediately that very night.

This giant eagle knight was not from their Northeast Army, but from Shi Lei's command.

In his communications with Zhou Xu, Shi Lei learned that the Northeast Army was coming to support the Kingdom of Smith, so he directly sent the Giant Eagle Knight to deliver the message, which also provided the Northeast Army with a lot of intelligence.

They left one of the giant eagle riders here so that they could bring the latest news back to the desert border as soon as possible after the battle.

After all, with the war already officially underway with the Serpent People, the large force located on the desert border certainly couldn't remain uninvolved any longer.

Not to mention, given Li Ce's personality, it's impossible that he wouldn't have left himself a backup plan.

In this instance, he took into account the border defense forces led by Shi Lei.

Meanwhile, the commotion of the Northeast Army's battle ending was too obvious. Officer Smith, realizing that the snake people had been repelled, excitedly led his men over to inquire about Li Ce's next plans.

While ostensibly asking about their next plans, the real purpose was to remind them that the matter wasn't over yet after defeating the snake people, and they couldn't just abandon the task.

Having discerned the unspoken meaning in the other person's words, Li Ce calmly spoke...

"Rest assured, Your Excellency, we already have a plan."

Upon hearing this, Officer Smith immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"I am relieved to hear that you say so, General. You can focus your efforts on dealing with the snake people. Leave all the logistics and supplies to us!"

Now that things have come to this, the Kingdom of Smith is not short of supplies.

They now only want the Northeast Army to launch an attack as soon as possible, wipe out the snake people, and end the battle.

They were practically urging the Northeast Army to set off immediately.

Since the other party was so enthusiastic, Li Ce really couldn't refuse, so he thanked them directly.

During the Northeast Army's rest period, Shi Lei, far away on the desert border, successfully received a letter from Li Ce.

After learning the latest situation, the brows of the generals in the conference room on the desert border furrowed unconsciously.

“I know Hilke’s strength. Even he couldn’t kill the Snake King directly, which means that the opponent is indeed not easy to deal with.”

It was Zhou Chongshan who spoke at this moment.

As the commander of the Trapped Camp, Zhou Chongshan and his troops were originally stationed in the grassland military region. From time to time, they would also go to the Northeast Army for training exercises and other activities.

During this time, Zhou Chongshan naturally had many exchanges with Hilke.

Hilke's fighting style is quite different from most Vajra Realm warriors. Enemies who have no combat experience will definitely be caught off guard if they fall into Hilke's hands.

The snake-man king actually survived?

Zhou Chongshan shared his thoughts, which only made the atmosphere more tense.

"According to this statement, the Snake King's strength is at least Silver Four-Star, and possibly even Silver Five-Star."

"At the same time, the most troublesome thing is that unless you can kill the opponent instantly, if the opponent can't beat you, they can just burrow into the sand and run away. With that kind of operation, they can practically be invincible."

Jie Liancheng pointed out another key point: the desert environment is extremely beneficial to the Snake King, making it a true home-field advantage!

(End of this chapter)