Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 778: Yun Tianlei's Tactics
Yun Tianlei did not choose the Silverbeard Guest without reason. It is true that the Silverbeard Guest was the first divine race warrior to engage Zhao Hai, but he was also the first to fail. Therefore, life for the Swiss Silverbeard Guest has not been easy.
At first, Yun Tianlei had some views on the Silverbeard Guest, but after the events of the last two days, he changed his perspective. Zhao Hai could use such a small number of people, and their strength was not even comparable to his own. In this case, being able to hold them here only demonstrated his capabilities, making the Silverbeard Guest's failure less surprising.
Thus, Yun Tianlei decided to give the Silverbeard Guest a hand, using this method to indicate to everyone that he had no negative opinions about the Silverbeard Guest and still wanted to reuse him.
The Silverbeard Guest did not expect that Yun Tianlei would mention his name. He was momentarily stunned, then joy flashed in his eyes as he quickly said, "Yes, General, I did discover a problem today."
Upon seeing Yun Tianlei point out the Silverbeard Guest, Cloud Shadow and Yun Yi both showed a hint of disappointment, but neither of them expressed it outwardly, still maintaining a serious demeanor. However, the change in their expressions did not escape Yun Tianlei's notice.
Yun Tianlei looked at the Silverbeard Guest silently and said, "Go ahead."
The Silverbeard Guest responded, "Yes, General. I found that the number of undead beings attacking us today is off. Zhao Hai has over ten million undead beings at his disposal, and possibly even more, but today the attacking undead beings only numbered in the millions. The discrepancy is significant. Where did the rest of the undead beings go? I think there are only two possibilities. One, those undead beings headed straight for the Kingdom of Light, our base camp. Right now, our large army is outside, and the defensive power of our base camp is not what it used to be. If they attack the base camp, even if they cannot break through, it would still bring considerable trouble. However, it has been more than two days, and no rescue signals have been sent from the base camp. This leads to two possibilities: either they cannot send a rescue signal, or they have not been attacked. I believe the second possibility is more likely. We left quite a few strong troops at the base camp, and those who wanted to attack wouldn't even be able to send out a rescue signal; that's unlikely. Therefore, it must be that the base camp has not been attacked.
If the base camp has not been attacked, then the ones Zhao Hai's undead beings took off to handle must be the barbarian tribe and the winged horse tribe. They could have attacked us the moment we left the Kingdom of Light, indicating that they have been monitoring us. When they noticed the movements of the barbarian and winged horse tribes, their chances of discovering something were greater. Thus, I believe they likely went to deal with those two tribes. If that's the case, things will become even more troublesome."
Yun Tianlei nodded. The Silverbeard Guest's analysis aligned perfectly with his thoughts. However, he noticed that Cloud Shadow still had a frown, as if there was something he wanted to say.
Yun Tianlei looked at Cloud Shadow and said, "Xiao Ying, do you seem to have a different opinion? Speak up."
Cloud Shadow glanced at Yun Tianlei, nodded, and said, "Yes, General. I thought of another possibility. The information we received previously mentioned that the demon clan has also appeared on the Ark Continent. Their combat power is quite good. Could it be that upon learning of our troop movements, the demon clan also sent troops to deal with Zhao Hai? And Zhao Hai is currently leading those undead beings to confront the demon clan?"
Yun Tianlei looked at Cloud Shadow, smiled slightly, and said, "That's right, Xiao Ying. What you said is quite possible, but you overlooked a point. Besides those undead beings, Zhao Hai also has those cavalry. Today, only the undead beings came to confront us, but the cavalry did not show up. Where did those cavalry go? Would Zhao Hai simply neglect them? Furthermore, he can use this method to deal with us; can he not use this method against the demon clan? If he sends those cavalry or undead beings to hold back the demon clan while he leads the charge against the barbarian and winged horse tribes, wouldn't that be better? Right now, the Ark is with the Pagoda Empire. Zhao Hai's enemies are only us and the demon clan, and the demon clan's attack this time will likely not divide their forces. The demon clan arrived on the Ark Continent first, so they should be more aware of Zhao Hai's strength. Moreover, I've heard that the demon clan is not as strong as our divine race. In this case, the demon clan will not divide their forces. If they do not divide their forces, Zhao Hai can use this method to hold them back. While the demon clan's combat power may not be as strong as ours, they are not weak either. Therefore, it can be said that Zhao Hai currently faces only four factions: us, the demon clan, the barbarian tribe, and the winged horse tribe. Among these four factions, we and the demon clan are the strongest, while the barbarian tribe and the winged horse tribe are also quite powerful. Zhao Hai will surely eliminate the Mighty Bull and Winged Horse tribes first before turning back to deal with us. This, at present, would be the most prudent and advantageous method for him."