Published: February 10, 2025
The camp remained as it was, but compared to when it was first built, the area had expanded several times.
The core part still featured a hexagonal floor made from jade stones, while in other directions, there were light silver-colored metals.
It seemed the Temple of Dawn was using this method to showcase their temperament.
Of course, it could also be a display of their wealth.
Inside a large white tent in the core area, the three leaders of the Temple of Dawn sat around a table, looking serious.
Holding a cup, Nan Jin took a sip of the greenish liquid and smiled bitterly.
“In the past, drinking sweet green fruit juice was one of my few hobbies. I always felt that the sweet and sour taste was a delight, but now it tastes bitter to me.”
The other two listened to Nan Jin and also looked helpless.
They had encountered the biggest setback since launching their attacks on the posthumous child tribes.
In recent days, bad news had been coming in continuously. First, a relatively rear position, the beast nurturing ground, was ambushed, resulting in the annihilation of thousands of defending soldiers, along with nearly ten thousand battle beasts, a heavy loss.
Strangely, when the army that was supposed to check on it arrived, they only found a small number of corpses, some incomplete, with their spines removed. The battle beasts had completely vanished without a trace.
Even if there was a loss of five digits worth of battle beasts, there should have been a small lake of blood, yet nothing was found.
There were indeed some traces at the scene, but apart from proving that a battle had occurred there, there were no useful clues.
Oh, right, there were traces of soul techniques used.
But this was a battle against the posthumous child tribes, wasn't it? What’s so surprising about them using soul techniques?
Of course, the soul techniques were bizarre and terrifying, completely taking away one's soul.
However, for the three leaders of the Temple of Dawn, that didn't mean much; the posthumous child tribes had terrifying abilities, and so did the Temple of Dawn.
The attack on the beast nurturing ground was just the beginning. Next, several locations of the Temple of Dawn's forces were ambushed, and the enemies' actions could be described in three words.
Fast, accurate, and ruthless!
They didn’t just strike; when they did, they annihilated everything.
The tactical quality of the Temple of Dawn was exceptionally high. When they cleared out the posthumous child tribes, their cooperation was seamless, with the various units interconnected, leaving little room for opportunity for the enemy.
Naturally, this was in the past; now, this so-called ‘seamless’ coordination had been broken, with two locations of the order of radiant knights, one location of the order of radiant winged ones, and a supply base ranking among the top.
These forces, which were not even in the same region, had once been the pride of the three commanders, but now they had become the spoils of the posthumous child tribes.
“Although the main force's losses are not severe, totaling less than three thousand, the other forces and logistics have suffered heavy casualties, with over ten thousand casualties... No, not casualties, only deaths.”
Zai Li gently glanced at the table and relayed the news he had just received today.
“Commander Li, you are the leader of the radiant winged ones, with the strongest mobility among your subordinates. Can you find a way to track this group? I feel that these recent ambushes were all carried out by the same team.”
Rong Zhi, the commander of the Sanctuary Guards responsible for the safety of the Sanctuary, Holy Maiden, and Holy Father, was slightly higher in status than Nan Jin and Zai Li, even if they held the same rank.
His words actually expressed some dissatisfaction with Zai Li's command over the order of radiant winged ones, that is, the air force.
“I’ve already tried, but it was useless because the enemy also has an air force, and it's not weak.”