Chapter 449
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Chapter 449: Diversionary Tactics
“City Master, if we retreat further, we’ll have to leave the city.”
He Shan felt extremely anxious, depending on the city walls and alleys where he was still ambushing. The sound of energy explosions nearby was too loud, almost shouting out his words.
Seeing He Shan return from the front line, Hachikuju was already directing the people behind to evacuate the city, shouting at him.
“Have the people in front retreat, leave the city first, the warhorses are already waiting outside the city.”
He Shan’s eyes looked extremely unwilling, as he watched the evolvers evacuating one by one, saying to Hachikuju, “Brother Hachikuju, I am not willing to give up!”
“Who is willing to give up?” Hachikuju looked very helpless. The surviving evolvers and ordinary people added up to only one hundred and fifty thousand. The losses were heavy just now, and the zombie sea army quickly replenished their numbers.
In this situation of one side gains while the other side loses, Hachikuju was almost exhausted even though he was able to hold on until now. He could only retreat from the city, with a possibility of counterattacking on the grasslands. Inside the city, there was no room for maneuvers. His Red Flame Wolf Rider could only be used as an ordinary second-ranked evolver, which was a waste.
Too frustrating!
The grasslands were their battlefield!
Sss!
It’s the sound of Red Blood, who has taken all the rested warhorses out of the capital city, waiting outside for their master to arrive.
The evolvers gathered outside the city are also eagerly waiting, as Hachikuju and his three war riders have secured a valuable retreat for them.
Please, nothing bad must happen! Please!
This is the heartfelt wish of everyone watching towards the back gate direction.
Whish!
The first shadow darted out from the city gate, followed by a large group of similarly dressed individuals.
It’s Hachikuju, Qizilbash, and his Red Flame Wolf Rider!
There are also Grey Wolf Rider and Shield Wolf Rider!
Everyone has come back from the frontline. Even though there were wounded soldiers, they managed to protect themselves well from the zombies without suffering much loss in numbers due to their excellent teamwork.
The citizens watched with tears in their eyes. At first, they were silent, then they began to cheer, shouting the names of Hachikuju and the Red Flame Wolf Rider.
Their heroes have returned!
The survivors, including the elderly, women, and children, couldn’t help but wipe their tears. Many of their sons, husbands, and fathers had lost their lives in the recent chaos, but City Lord Hachikuju had insisted they leave first.
Hachikuju had no choice either. To be blunt, he also wanted his soldiers to leave first.
If ordinary people were left behind, they wouldn’t stand a chance against the zombies and would only become food for them. In the end, they would suffer the most. Hachikuju understood this clearly.
Seeing the endless stream of citizens in front of him, and noticing Gesar among them watching him, Hachikuju felt a twinge of sadness. But this emotion only lasted a brief moment as he remembered the tens of thousands of zombies behind him, and he quickly shouted,
“What are you waiting for? Retreat back! What are we waiting for? Tens of thousands of zombies are about to catch up.”
Hearing Hachikuju’s angry shout, the people hurriedly turned and ran towards the great grasslands.
“Big Brother Hachikuju, why do you have sweat next to your eyes? Are you too tired?”
He Shan suddenly came closer and pointed at a drop of water sliding down Hachikuju’s face, unable to believe that this tough man Hachikuju also had a tender side in certain moments.
“Why would I be tired? We’re just warming up now. Some careless water sprinkled on my face just moments ago.”
“Oh, I see! That’s why. I feel fine too, especially since we are fighting and retreating.”
He Shan didn’t think about why the careless water sprinkler only left a drop of water on Hachikuju’s face, but the next second, the rumbling of the earth reminded him.
Earlier, Hachikuju and the others had blocked the city gate, delaying the time for the zombie sea to catch up. Now, the city gate was intact, but the city wall had collapsed.
The quality of the back city wall was definitely not as good as the main gate’s, but it unexpectedly collapsed directly.
A large number of zombies rushed towards Hachikuju and the others, their excitement reaching its peak as the strong human scent was right in front of them.
“Quick! Mount up! Prepare to release the kites, let’s use up some of them first!”
Hachikuju gave the order, and together with Qizilbash, they led a group of three cavalry riders, who followed his commands immediately.
Once on their warhorses, they became the strongest hunters on the grasslands, changing the whole team’s aura.
With only two thousand five hundred wolf riders left and ten thousand in reserve, facing a zombie army that had grown to seventy thousand strong, they still stood out like a newly sharpened sword, ready for battle!
“Grey Wolf Rider, unleash the arrow rain! Draw their attention!”
Hachikuju led thirteen thousand cavalry riders in a different direction from the main force’s retreat. If they all ran in the same direction, how many could outrun the zombies among the over ten thousand people? All their previous efforts would be in vain.
Though the Grey Wolf Riders were disheartened by Su Rui’s death, their fighting skills were genuine.
Swiftly drawing arrows from their quivers, pulling their bows, and releasing the arrows in one swift motion!
A volley of arrows successfully diverted the attention of the zombie army with a barrage filling the sky.
Attacking the zombies at close range triggered their most primal instincts.
Three rounds of arrows were shot together, creating a rain of arrows that caught up with the zombies. Hachikuju then activated Red Blood to move at just the right speed, pulling along a massive horde of zombies behind her.
The three rounds of arrow rain just now killed at least ten thousand zombies. As the arrows fell swooshing down, the zombie horde fell down in droves, like harvesting rice.
The grassland is still the best! With the help of warhorses, they were able to both create distance and attack.
Just as Hachikuju felt something in her heart, suddenly He Shan, who had been in charge of the lookout, ran back urgently from the outskirts and shouted towards Hachikuju.
“Big brother, a portion of the zombie horde is heading towards the main force, they came from somewhere else. Sister-in-law released the ivy plant.”
He Shan always saw Gesar as his own sister-in-law. When Hachikuju heard that zombies were attacking the main force, forcing Gesar to release the ivy plant, she knew the situation was critical.
Each time the ivy plant is transplanted, it loses a lot of energy. Gesar must be out of options to do this.
Oh no, these darn zombies, how did they split up like this?
They actually used a diversion strategy, with the majority of zombies holding back people while sending elite ones to ambush the large group made up of regular people and evolvers.
When do zombies grow brains?
