Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1983 Frustrated on Both Sides
The seawater evaporated rapidly, creating a huge basin. The shallow waters once exposed the seabed reefs, but the Hydra had disappeared without a trace.

A few seconds later, the surrounding seawater rushed back into the basin, filling it up again.

At this moment, the battle before them was completely beyond the initial expectations of the Dark Elf forces.

The black-sailed warships on the sea were pinned down by the dwarven artillery of the Great Zhou, and the Hydra's attack was forcibly suppressed by the elven mages and archers.

Suddenly, the Dark Elf forces were completely suppressed, and all hope of breaking the deadlock rested on the Harpy forces.

They hoped that the harpy army could disrupt the enemy and reduce their pressure, so that the enemy could seize the opportunity to land and charge into battle, and try to win in close combat.

However, the Eredar had previously used the harpies to frequently wear down the Zhou and Elven garrisons, and after continuous attrition, the harpies' forces had been severely depleted.

In direct combat, the harpy army, due to its numbers, could originally be used as a major fighting force.

Now, their numbers are gone, their individual combat capabilities are relatively weak, and most importantly, the Zhou and Elven garrisons here have already fought the harpies for several rounds and have gained experience in fighting them.

Now that the harpy army has been mobilized, it won't be so easy to shake them again.

"If you don't look back, it seems your troops are about to collapse."

Hilker's main strategy was "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," and he started by trying to distract his opponent with words. This was mainly because the pressure Ereda was putting on him was so great that he had no choice but to use this method to distract his opponent.

However, compared to Wright, Ereda still exudes a certain shrewdness.

Upon hearing Hilke's words, he immediately burst into laughter.

"I'm getting more and more certain now that you and those elves definitely won't get along! You'd better come and help me!"

No sooner had Hilke begun his verbal disruption than Ereda immediately began recruiting him right in front of Wright.

For a moment, it was unclear whose mindset they were trying to manipulate.

Hilk, however, remained as composed as ever.

"You must have felt the magical fluctuations just now, right? With your strength, you couldn't possibly be unaware of what that meant. The Hydra has been repelled, and your Black Sail fleet has been suppressed by our forces, making it impossible for them to land..."

Hilke's words had undoubtedly hit Ereda where it hurt, and his expression involuntarily turned somewhat ugly.

When martial artists at the Transcendent Realm level clashed, he was fighting two against one and dared not be distracted at all. However, it was difficult for him not to notice such strong fluctuations in magical power.

Since the start of the fight, Ereda has been trying his best not to get distracted, but now this kid in front of him is constantly provoking him with words.

Ereda, already prone to irritability due to the pressure, was clearly affected in her current state.

Seeing this, Hilke and Wright immediately launched a fierce attack, trying to subdue Ereda in one fell swoop.

However, the exhaustion of the past few days had left them in poor condition, and the fierce battles just now had further exacerbated their fatigue. Now, hampered by their condition, they were always just a hair's breadth away at crucial moments.

Little did they know, while they were suffering, Eredar was also suffering.

I originally thought that with this two-pronged approach, even if I couldn't defeat Wright and Hilke in a short time, it wouldn't be difficult for their dark elf forces, in conjunction with Hydra, to destroy their shipyards and dismantle their coastal strongholds.

This can be considered as having achieved part of the objective.

Who would have thought that this wave would result in setbacks on both ends?

While the army's offensive was thwarted, Wright and Hilke on their side were surprisingly tenacious.

Especially Wright, this guy who hasn't changed in hundreds of years, has suddenly started to change his tactics!

This had a shock to Ereda no less than that of an iron tree blooming.

Although the variations were limited, Wright's sudden attack in a two-on-one situation still made things quite difficult for Ereda. Several times, Ereda had to unleash her inner energy to forcefully push back her opponent and resolve the crisis.

However, the biggest drawback of this approach is that it significantly increases the consumption of internal energy.

Unable to defeat Hilker and Wright, and unable to break the deadlock, Ereda was beginning to consider giving up, but a sense of unwillingness lingered in her heart.

Clearly, Ereda was well aware that if she missed this opportunity, she didn't know when the next one would come.

Not to mention that Wright now has an additional troublesome character under his command.

This young man has reached the Transcendent Realm at such a young age. He must have put in amazing effort in addition to his outstanding talent.

Such an elf will not be satisfied just because he has broken through to the Transcendent Realm.

In other words, as time goes on, the opponent's strength will only increase. Unless he can really bring the opponent to his side, the probability of him defeating Wright and taking over the Elven race will only decrease over time.

Ereda had already figured out this problem long before planning this operation.

This is also the main reason why he was reluctant to leave even though he had the intention to quit.

However, the current situation is clearly out of his control...

Upon realizing this, a ruthless glint flashed in Ereda's eyes, and he suddenly unleashed his true energy.

[Dark Devouring Slash!]

In an instant, a jet-black slash imbued with dark power swept straight toward Hilke and Wright.

Everything happened so fast that Hilke and Wright had no time to think and had to rely on instinct to resolve the situation.

[Wind Slash!]

The moment the three strikes collided and the energy shock began to spread, Eredar didn't hesitate for a second. His figure transformed into a black streak and fled towards the sea.

Wright instinctively wanted to give chase, but Hilke grabbed him.

"Don't act impulsively!!"

Since the start of the fight, Hilke, who has been under special attention from Eredar, is now almost out of energy and stamina. He is already panting heavily just from talking.

But Wright, who was held captive by Hilke, was extremely anxious.

"I still have the strength to spare..."

"How can you be sure the other side has no spare energy?!"

Before Wright could finish speaking, Hilke interrupted him.

This question startled Wright, who was momentarily at a loss for words.

Given the current situation, even if Wright still had some strength left, he wouldn't be much better off than him, and this pursuit went all the way to the sea.

The Eredar had Blacksail warships to support them at sea, but the Wright did not.

Based on everything that has happened so far, it's clear that Wright is no match for Eredar, and this trip is likely to end badly.

Although these are all just Hilke's guesses, in their Great Zhou army, being greedy for merit and reckless is a major taboo!

(End of this chapter)