Chapter 498
Chapter 498 Distraction
The once bustling town of Beta had now turned into an asura’s slaughterhouse; blood stained the ground.
The goblin zeppelin floated fifty meters in the air. It slowly reached the skies above Beta Town. The scene below was so horrifying that no goblin could bear to witness it.
The town wasn’t that big. All in all, there were only seven or eight streets. However, there were plenty of shops and stores on the streets. Most of them were weapon shops, blacksmiths, and alchemy stores. Under normal circumstances, this would be the golden hour where the traffic was at its highest and the shops would be shouting for business.
But now…
Mutilated goblins and slaves were scattered all across the streets. The doors of the shops were wide open, their insides a mess as well. Dark red blood stains were everywhere, along with corpses that had been gnawed on and eaten beyond recognition.
The blacksmiths and the alchemy stores had been set on fire.
Ferocious flames surged out of the shops, wildly licking away at every flammable object. The goblin constructions were mostly outfitted with metal plates to increase their defenses, and a lot of their core components were made with pure metal parts as well.
His army of bugs had yet to form completely. They were functional in small brawls, but they were utterly insignificant in a clash between armies.
The assault on the goblin town while taking advantage of the distraction allowed him to capture two or three goblins with advanced knowledge. It also allowed him to obtain large numbers of magical energy batteries and other unknown materials. The goblin prisoners were relocated to a hidden cave, while he stowed the spoils in his spatial ring.
Thus, Billis had retained extremely high mobility and agility even now.
The tracks left at the edge of the forest were only a guise. Billis had sent out three sting scorpions to lure the enemy’s leader away while he turned back with the remaining twelve sting scorpions. He once again reached for the lumber mill camp.
He wouldn’t do something like clashing with the enemy directly. The mission his master gave him before the reinforcements arrived was to survive and expand his bug army as much as he could.
Bug Adepts like himself were restrained by the Adept’s Code of Conduct wherever they roamed in the World of Adepts. They were never able to hunt down intelligent life to expand their armies recklessly. Here, the entire plane was like a delicious cheese that had yet to be exploited. He could ruin the place as he liked and no damned adept executor would come to interfere.
That was why he loved this place!
Even though there were unknown risks and dangers here, an indescribable feeling of relaxation and comfort rose in the depths of Billis’ heart. He loved this place; or rather, he belonged to this place.
An entire plane filled with delicious blood treats waiting for him to feast upon. What else could be more enticing and more relaxing than this?
An hour later, the furiously forest-razing General Bezzek once again received an alert form the distance. The lumber mill camp had been attacked!
By the time he hurried back to the camp with the Seventh Land Corps, only scars and pools of blood remained on the ground. What was even more horrifying was the fact that all stationed guards and troll slaves had vanished. Not a single corpse, mutilated or otherwise, was left in the entire massive camp.
The magic energy batteries stored in the camp warehouse had all disappeared as well. That was the worst news that impacted the Seventh Land Corps the most!
All the magical machines that the land corps were equipped with required the batteries to properly function. Now that all the stored cells had been stolen, what was the army supposed to use to continue the battle?
General Bezzek immediately calmed down after realizing this problem. After much consideration, he chose not to have anyone defend this camp with no advantageous terrain. Instead, he led all the goblin warriors into Beta Town and set up a new defensive system with the town at the center.
After doing all this, General Bezzek finally set aside his face and reputation to send messengers to the empire’s military headquarters. He also sent out emergency reinforcement request letters to the other nearby generals.
The storms of war of an even greater scale silently brewed, beyond the senses of Bug Adept Billis.