The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

Before long, Jiang Shu, holding a newly compiled battle report, ran happily to Gu Xu, her round face full of excitement.

"Commander, the results are in."

She opened the tablet in front of Gu Xu, pointed to the data flashing on it, and her voice became a little lighter: "On our side, there are 37 seriously injured, 101 slightly injured, and no casualties."

"On the Elven side, preliminary statistics show that more than four thousand have been killed and more than five thousand have been captured, including their commander, Sinyag; not a single one escaped."

"Tsk..."

Hearing this, Gu Xu clicked his tongue and tapped the screen lightly with his index finger.

Even though he had long anticipated a great victory, he still felt a sense of relief when he saw the near-perfect zero casualty ratio.

Of course, not only him, but even the deputy legion commanders listening nearby showed satisfied expressions on their faces.

Zero casualties, in exchange for a battle that wiped out nearly 10,000 men—such a casualty ratio is quite frightening.

For a moment, Gu Xu couldn't help but raise his hand and pat Jiang Shu on the shoulder: "Well done, little Advisor Jiang, I'll give you credit later."

Upon hearing that Gu Xu had given her credit, Jiang Shu couldn't suppress the smile on her face and immediately began to flatter him.

"Thank you for your guidance, leader. We were just playing a supporting role. If we're talking about who deserves the most credit, it has to be you, Legion Commander. It's all thanks to your strategic planning and decisive victories that we achieved such a brilliant victory!"

"Excellent command, commendable leadership!"

Clearly, this young lady has now made flattery her job.

Gu Xu smiled helplessly, too lazy to argue with her any further, and turned his gaze to the several deputy legion commanders beside him who also had happy expressions on their faces.

"Alright, let's save the sweet talk for later, let's get down to business!"

"Brothers, you have all worked hard. This battle was fought decisively, and you all deserve great credit."

"This victory is crucial for boosting our morale. What are your thoughts? Should we allow the army to rest and consolidate our strength, or should we continue our advance?"

Admittedly, Gu Xu, as the legion commander, lacked experience in such large-scale interdimensional training exercises.

Currently, these individuals are all ruthless individuals who have participated in interdimensional wars.

I naturally want to take this opportunity to learn more.

"Commander, in my opinion, there's no need for rest!"

"These things are just cannon fodder at best. The brothers have just warmed up and are still full of energy! We should take advantage of this momentum and charge forward in one go."

Li Tiezhu was the first to respond to Gu Xu's question.

"I agree."

Su Qiong nodded and said succinctly, "With morale high, we should indeed press on with our momentum. After all, the longer we drag it out, the more likely things are to go wrong."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xu looked at the other deputy legion commanders, and saw that they all nodded in unison.

Clearly, they intend to continue moving forward and have no intention of resting in place.

"Alright! Since everyone agrees, let's continue!"

"Pass on my order: the entire army must clean up the battlefield, gather the prisoners, and continue marching towards Luoyun City in ten minutes!"

"Let's try to see the battle flags of our two legions planted atop the city walls before nightfall!"

Gu Xu didn't hesitate and immediately gave the order.

"yes!"

In an instant, everyone raised their hands in salute and responded in unison.

After a brief rest, the massive army was mobilized once again.

The black torrent of steel, like a tide surging from the abyss, continued its mighty advance into the heart of the Elf Forest along the road carved out of Silver Fern Valley.

Meanwhile, in Luoyun City, at the City Lord's Mansion.

The three great sages in charge of guarding this place had just finished setting up the defenses and met together to check for any shortcomings.

Continue researching how to more effectively delay the Sherlock Holmes alliance.

However, at that moment, a messenger rushed in, stumbling and crawling, his face full of terror.

"My esteemed wise men!"

"Silver Fern Valley... Silver Fern Valley's defenses... have fallen!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, all three people present were taken aback.

Dorn stepped forward and grabbed the messenger by the collar: "Defeated? What about that guy, Singag? What about his tens of thousands of troops?"

The messenger trembled with fear at the aura emanating from him, stammering, "It's...it's all over...General Sinyag has been captured alive, and the troops...the troops have been routed!"

Upon hearing this, the pupils of the three great sages all contracted slightly.

They knew that Sinyag's troops couldn't stop the Sheikh army, and in their plan, the role of that force was to use human lives to delay them.

Even if the entire army is wiped out, as long as we can hold off the enemy for half a day, we can consider the mission accomplished.

But now, they didn't even last an hour before being completely wiped out, and their commander was captured alive.

"Useless! Sinya is a complete and utter piece of trash!"

Dorn slammed the messenger to the ground, trembling with rage: "As a general of the Elven race, not only could you not win, but you actually surrendered and were captured?"

"This is utterly disgrace to our elven race! A disgrace!"

"Dorn, calm down, this isn't the time to talk about this!"

Seeing his furious state, Priestess Celine couldn't help but sigh softly and try to comfort him.

Having said that, she walked to the crystal, pointed to the forest map that appeared on it, and said in a serious voice, "The most urgent thing is for us to consider how to defend! Previously, we considered Silver Fern Valley as the first line of defense, followed by creating natural barriers, and in the meantime, harassing them with small groups to slow down their march!"

"This way, we can organize our forces and launch another attack at Luoyun Highlands, the last natural barrier for Luoyun City!"

"But the problem now is that Silver Fern Valley has fallen, and we no longer have time to build natural barriers! The enemy will definitely rush straight to Falling Cloud Highlands! Once Falling Cloud Highlands falls, the Shenxia army can advance unimpeded and besiege the city. At that time, with our limited forces, we won't be able to hold out for long."

"And once Fallen Cloud City falls, the gateway to the Emerald Palace will be wide open!"

Celine's words calmed the enraged Dorn down.

Yes, now is not the time to investigate who is incompetent.

If Falling Cloud City falls, then the heart of the Elven Forest behind them, the clansmen who have not yet completed their evacuation, and even the entire elven holy land—the Emerald Palace—will be exposed to the enemy's might.

None of them could bear the consequences.

For a moment, the entire city lord's mansion fell silent once again.

"Phew!"

After a long while, Eland sighed, a resolute look on his face: "We have no way out."

"There is only one way left to do now."