Capítulo 1856: Chapter 1257: The Battle Begins! (The Dry and Hard Salted Meat in the Zongzi)
In Duanmu Huai’s view, his command was quite normal. But to Marshal Osleight, it seemed very……
“Wait, what are you planning to do?”
“It’s simple, the problem lies in the Arathi Basin. As long as we take back the Arathi Basin and repair the Thandol Span, won’t we be able to restore contact with the rear?”
“That’s true……?”
“So, let’s take out the scum in the Arathi Basin, and then fix the Thandol Span, right?”
Duanmu Huai really didn’t see this as a big deal; after all, a mere bunch of Undying spirits are no threat, even if their numbers doubled.
As for repairing the bridge?
Naruse Mio is currently the Tribunal’s official civil engineer, and repairing a bridge is no problem at all for someone like her, who has the power to manipulate gravity and space.
Actually, if it came down to it, Duanmu Huai alone would be enough, but this time he’s mainly letting others put in the work, to get them accustomed to the Tribunal’s combat style. Previously in the Galactic Republic—oh, no, it’s now the Galactic Empire, most of the time it was fleet battles, with most people observing from the bridge, not truly participating in combat. This time, Duanmu Huai is bringing La Mu Geng and Homura Akemi along to help them quickly get familiar with the Tribunal’s combat style.
As for Naruse Mio, as Frieren said, she needs to learn and practice more.
How to put it…… it’s like students without talent in college entrance exams. They can’t effortlessly juggle guitar playing with studying at top universities, so they can only try to cover as much of the question bank as possible.
“We don’t have enough manpower.”
Marshal Osleight shook his head again.
“Are you planning to rely on just the five of you to reclaim the Arathi Basin?”
“Six.”
Duanmu Huai certainly didn’t plan to work with the Arathor Coalition Forces; fighting would just be a hassle. In response to Marshal Osleight’s query, Duanmu Huai decisively answered and then patted Ogis on the shoulder.
“She will also participate.”
“Are you…… joking?”
For a moment, Marshal Osleight was unsure what play Duanmu Huai was putting on. Osleight wasn’t worried about his combat capability. Just look at his stature, look at his heavy armor; you can tell he’s a fierce fighter. Osleight would believe he could single-handedly penetrate the Arathi Basin seven times over.
But those little girls?
“I never joke.”
As Duanmu Huai spoke, he glanced at the sky.
“If we move now, we should be able to resolve this before dinner.”
“No… this is just too…”
“In any case, just wait. After all, it’s only us fighting, so why should you worry about losing your forces?”
“Alright, since you put it that way, I won’t stop you any longer.”
Marshal Osleight didn’t drag it out. Duanmu Huai had put it plainly, and Osleight had no reason to stop him. As Duanmu Huai said, it wasn’t the Arathor Coalition Forces that would suffer losses. Moreover, their current stalemate could be a slow death for the Coalition Forces. Considering the confidence of this tall warrior, it might be worth letting him try. If a real opportunity for victory presented itself, leading the coalition in again wouldn’t be too late.
“But I must emphasize one point: as you’ve seen in the Arathi Basin, our gateway is completely exposed to the enemy’s view. As soon as you cross that gate, those Undead will immediately notice you.”
When attempting to annihilate a large force with a smaller group, the best strategy is naturally a decapitation strike. So, Marshal Osleight reminded Duanmu Huai and his party that it was impossible to carry out a decapitation strategy when the Undead were so vigilant. After all, the Undead are capable of standing watch round-the-clock without blinking an eye, making them perfect sentinels.
“No problem.”
Duanmu Huai nodded, then looked at the four girls behind him.
“You don’t have any issues, do you?”
“Nope.”
After Frieren’s high-intensity training, Naruse Mio was numb. Every day was about practice exams, so what’s the difference with tackling another set today?
Completely none.
Banriya was mostly there to accompany Naruse Mio, and naturally had nothing to say either.
“I’m already eager to go.”
Meanwhile, Mugeng looked very excited, swinging her Demon Sword with an eager appearance. After coming to the Tribunal, Mugeng realized she was already among the weakest in Duanmu Huai’s group. If Banriya was the second weakest, Mugeng was the weakest of all. So Mugeng urgently wanted to prove her strength through battle.
“I’ll head to the Sawmill.”
Homura Akemi gave a straightforward reply, without even needing to express her stance. If it were about killing, Homura might hesitate—but against Undead creatures made only of bones and rotting flesh?
No problem at all.
Being someone who had cycled through countless times in the depths of battle, Homura Akemi had quite a robust psychological endurance.
With Homura Akemi setting the pace, they quickly formulated a battle plan.
Actually, there wasn’t much to plan for; the terrain of the Arathi Basin was straightforward, with upper, middle, and lower paths. The upper path, the Sawmill, was Homura Akemi’s responsibility, while the lower path, the Mine, was left to Naruse Mio and Banriya. Duanmu Huai’s task was to break through the middle route, fighting all the way to the Desecrator’s Lair’s entrance and directly dismantling the opponent’s spring. Mugeng just needed to follow Duanmu Huai and handle the stragglers without a concern.