My Players Are So Fierce

This means that the Star-world Tear it releases not only has an instantaneous corrupt energy shock and a Star-world backlash, but can also, due to its extended duration, maximally tear apart the minds and souls of life in the blasted area, essentially ensuring that there will be no sane survivors in the blast zone and rendering it uninhabitable for years.

This behavior is, of course, quite perverse, but considering that it’s wartime, and the Goat Man have already joined the Transylvania camp, their mission to conduct destructive actions will doubtless further the victory’s arrival.

The Goat Men do not possess such a strong sense of honor.

These naturally dark creatures relish such destruction, but even for these small dark eccentrics, conducting twelve small-scale Star-world Tears in thirteen days is still overloading, thus after this series of actions, Paul and his apprentices must return to Transylvania to rest well.

As they collected enough jackal-man magic potion samples and prepared to find a place to rest, a magnificent Moon God Wind Vulture tore through the clouds and descended from the sky, accurately landing in front of the Goat Men after circling a few times.

A female elf ranger riding on the Wind Vulture brought orders from Captain Dymes, she coldly said to the Goat Men:

“Lord Dymes discovered an underground mushroom field hidden by Split-claw Jackal-men thirteen kilometers to the northwest, where life-eating mushrooms used to create the wicked plague are cultivated.

The captain orders you to set off there immediately and assist us in clearing out those cursed mushrooms.”

“But in such terrain, it’s very difficult to use a Star-world Tear.”

The astrologer Paul retorted:

“You are wasting our time, there are only two days left until Governor Murphy’s final deadline.

Frankly speaking, elf girl, you should have your captain find more valuable targets, preferably surface structures.”

“There is a heavily guarded jackal-man fortress above that cave!”

The female elf clearly did not like the evil Goat Men, she said loudly:

“The captain needs you to launch a Star-world Tear there to support our burning action underground.

You may need to perform two consecutive Star-world Tears to have a chance to destroy that large fortress.

Moreover, the fortress is not far from your Abyss City, so the captain instructed me to tell you that if you can find reinforcements to help, he won’t take any spoils of war from this battle.”

“Oh, I knew it, how could the proud elves proactively invite us evil Goat Men for help, turns out they’re waiting for us here.”

The astrologer Paul sarcastically said:

“But just as you misunderstand us Goat Men, thinking we’re all irredeemable bastards, let me tell you, elf girl, your assessment of us is very accurate.

The Goat Men of Abyss City are all cowards, the spoils of a mere fortress won’t motivate them to help, and our great Parbanas City Lord is truly a hero among cowards.

He fears the Split Claw Clan even more than the great water monster in Mirror Lake, don’t expect them to help because of the Black Disaster.

It’s already a blessing if they don’t come to stir up trouble.

Go back and tell your Captain Dymes, we need three hours to prepare the Star-world Tear, and then you can launch an assault on the underground cave.

But be careful of the things underground…”

Paul’s voice became hoarse as he said:

“The jackal-men have apparently found ‘allies.’ The underground used to be the gnolls’ paradise, now it’s become a more dangerous kingdom of Ratmen.

If those mushrooms are as important as you say, perhaps they are guarded by more than just jackal-men.”

The female elf was stunned for a moment.

But she then realized the reminder from the Goat Man astrologer was correct.

With the Ratmen’s underground maneuverability and terrifying numerical advantage, if a trap was really set beneath the surface, it would be suicide for their small group to venture in.

Hence, the elf ranger immediately took to the sky, swiftly flying to Captain Dymes’ location.

Paul watched her leave, then turned back to his apprentices and said:

“Elves, proud creatures, remember their faces!

Don’t be deceived by that abstinent pretty face, these pointy-eared ones are the most dangerous, vicious, and ruthless race in the world.

Just look at those Shadow Elves, and you’ll know their nature is evil, only the other elves hide it better.

Alright, let’s go.

Take the time to rest during the journey.

When we get there, we have work to do.”

Minutes later, Captain Dymes, who received the ranger’s report, also realized that he hadn’t considered the Ratmen factor in the operation, but it was too late to retreat now.

Moreover, he couldn’t allow the jackal-men to keep these life-eating mushrooms and produce more dangerous plague toxins.

He was sure this was not the only mushroom field in the Dark Mountain Range, but since they encountered it, they couldn’t ignore it.

“This place is not far from the Grey Desert…”

Dymes took out a Dark Mountain Range map drawn by the elves, looking at it, hesitated for a moment, then turned back to the elf ranger who just reported and said:

“Take the Ranger Legion’s battle flag and go to Sin Castle to seek help from the Sinful Dwarfs there.

Remember, don’t enter their city, just explain the situation to them at the outskirts.

The dwarfs in that city are criminals from various dwarf clans, they have great malice towards all order creatures.

But last time during the Black Disaster, they fought alongside us.

I have some acquaintance with Colonel Fenris · Brute Fist, be sure to name him specifically, and avoid excessive communication with other Sinful Dwarfs.

This is very important.

They’re all slave masters, for Forest Elves like us, we’re prime ‘merchandise’ in their eyes, damn it, but on this land of jackal-men, they’re the only friends we can make.”