Otherworld Advance Team -
Chapter 1266 - 1259: Royal Dao and Ba Path
Chapter 1266: Chapter 1259: Royal Dao and Ba Path
"My personal suggestion is that we should handle the Dongsheng Generals and Kunzhou as much as possible, our limited ammunition should be enough to deal with these people, and your armies should primarily contend with that hundred-thousand-strong Dongsheng army. What do you think?" After a pause, Luo’er put forward his advice.
"Hmm, that’s fine!" Bai Po nodded without objection.
"If you can handle the Dongsheng Generals, that would naturally be great, and it would greatly ease our pressure as well, but what if you can’t handle them?" Tuya, the leader of the Xiaotian Clan, was sceptical about Luo’er’s suggestion.
"We can definitely handle it," Luo’er said confidently, "This type of war, although it seems quite peculiar, we have actually experienced it before, so we won’t be at a complete loss." Luo’er spoke with confidence.
"What do you all think?" Tuya looked at the other leaders and asked.
"Leader Tuya," Zhuyan of the Zilu Clan said with his arms crossed and a somber voice, "this war is between Abisien and the Dongsheng Empire, and it’s certainly better than ever if the guests from the Western Continent can help us resist the Dongsheng Empire, but even if they can’t hold back, we shouldn’t ask too much. After all, they are guests, not our servants."
"If you dare to speak, you should stand by it, right?" Tuya said, his expression thoughtful as he looked at Luo’er.
"Captain Reimer, what’s your opinion on this?" Luo’er asked Reimer.
"Hmm, I agree with your plan. We indeed don’t have much ammunition, and if it’s all used to face that hundred-thousand-strong Dongsheng army, it certainly won’t be enough, good steel should be used on the cutting edge." Reimer nodded and spoke approvingly.
In fact, Luo’er hadn’t told them one thing, and that was the conditions for the Dongsheng army to retreat. If the Generals suffered more than forty percent casualties, the Dongsheng army would retreat.
He dared not tell these Demon Clan leaders. If they knew that the Advance Team had communicated with the Dongsheng Empire in private, they would surely be mistaken for communicating with the enemy. By then, even if he had a thousand mouths, he wouldn’t be able to clarify it.
Therefore, around this condition, Luo’er’s plan was also clear, to let the air fleet and the Advance Team focus their superior forces to maximize casualties among the Dongsheng Generals, while having the Demon Clan’s armies withstand the hundred-thousand-strong Dongsheng army.
That way, as long as the number of casualties among the Generals reached the threshold, the Dongsheng army would retreat.
Of course, Luo’er didn’t entirely trust that commander named Xuan, so he decided to increase the intensity, aiming to eliminate more than half or even more of the Dongsheng Generals.
Thus, even if a General-less Dongsheng army still wanted to hold out, they would lack enough Generals to sustain their combat strength.
"Additionally, regarding the situation of the Dongsheng Generals, we aren’t very clear at the moment. I wonder if any of the leaders have insights to share. Please feel free to speak and let me listen," Luo’er said after a moment of contemplation as he looked at the leaders.
Facing Luo’er’s request, the leaders looked at one another, seemingly not comprehending Luo’er’s intention at first.
After a while, Bai Po took the initiative to stand up, exchanged glances with everyone, and then coughed before speaking, "About the matter of the Dongsheng Generals, let me fill you in."
"Much appreciated," Luo’er nodded and responded.
After another cough, Bai Po spoke seriously, "The Dongsheng Generals, or rather, their Cultivators, may seem diverse and each with their own characteristics, but actually, they can generally be categorized into two major types, the Royal Dao and the Ba Path."
"The so-called Royal Dao involves using Qi as a means of attack, shaping Qi during attacks to inflict damage on the enemy. The Ba Path, however, is about using Qi to enhance one’s own abilities, including but not limited to, strength, defense, agility, reaction time, and so on. The General I tangled with the other day is a very typical practitioner of the Ba Path."
"I somewhat understand," Luo’er nodded to show his comprehension.
From Bai Po’s description, the difference between the Royal Dao and the Ba Path lies in their ways of utilizing magic power.
The Royal Dao generally uses magic power as a means of attacking, akin to the methods of the Mages from the Western Continent, with Feng being the most typical example.
Feng was known as a battle mage, and though she was quite capable of fighting, if we were to categorize her according to this classification, she would be a combination of the Royal Dao and the Ba Path.
As for the so-called Ba Path, according to Luo’er’s understanding, it actually amounted to using magic power to give oneself a BUFF, enhancing one’s strength, agility, reaction, and other parameters. Essentially, it still belonged to the category of close combat.
So it could be said that the generals of Dongsheng were basically divided into two main categories: ranged and melee. The Royal Dao was ranged combat, while the Ba Path was melee combat.
Of course, although there were those of the Royal Dao who fought in close combat, most of the time, the type of general was more or less set in stone.
"In dealing with these two types of enemies, what aspects should we be mindful of?" Luo’er asked thoughtfully.
"Each type of enemy has its own countermeasures," Bai Po explained. "The attacks of the Royal Dao are very sharp, and they are mostly ranged attacks. To deal with such people, you must entangle them and keep as close as possible, otherwise you are likely to be hit. You should know that their attacks are so powerful that even a mere touch could break limbs, not to be underestimated."
"Then, can we use ranged weapons against these enemies?" Luo’er continued to inquire.
"No," Bai Po shook his head and said with certainty, "Royal Dao practitioners can deploy shields, and they hope you will engage in a shootout with them because you certainly can’t outshoot them. The best way to counter them is to get as close as possible, and you must be extremely cautious because they are indeed very dangerous."
"I see..." Luo’er frowned and showed a worried expression.
He had witnessed Feng’s attacks, and as Bai Po had said, they were fiercely sharp and highly lethal—it was no joke that a slight graze could maim and a direct hit could kill.
"Of course, the Royal Dao generally face a major issue, which is that their stored energy cannot sustain prolonged high-intensity combat. Once their energy is depleted, they are not much stronger than the average person." Seeing Luo’er’s expression, Bai Po waved his hand in consolation.
"Understood," Luo’er nodded.
Luo’er had indeed encountered what Bai Po mentioned, as Feng once suffered severe discomfort due to the excessive use of magic power. Apparently, the Royal Dao involved high-intensity magic output, and if the battle wasn’t ended promptly, the result of a prolonged engagement with the enemy would be one’s own exhaustion.
"It’s for this reason that the Royal Dao are actually easier for us to handle. Unfortunately, these guys usually do not fight alone, but in coordination with the Ba Path warriors, making them very troublesome," Bai Po explained with a shrug.
"So, the organization of the Dongsheng generals is basically a mixed composition of the Royal Dao and Ba Path, is that right?" Luo’er asked curiously.
"That’s right," Bai Po nodded. "Actually, the Royal Dao is not easy to cultivate. Therefore, most of the Dongsheng generals are of the Ba Path. Against ordinary people, they could be said to be invincible, but for us from the Luwu, Xiaotian, and Zilu Clans, they are not difficult to handle."
As soon as Bai Po finished speaking, Zisu added, "The reason the Dongsheng army lacks Royal Dao generals is not because the Dongsheng Empire doesn’t have enough cultivators of the Royal Dao; it’s that most of the Royal Dao cultivators are private soldiers of the major clans and generally do not join the Dongsheng Empire’s military forces."
"Private soldiers?" Luo’er paused slightly.
"Yes, the private soldiers of the great clans in Kyushu, the Nine Thousand Battalion," Zisu stated earnestly. "If the fighting power of the Dongsheng Empire’s army is just so-so, then the Nine Thousand Battalion is the elite of the elite. These are the truly troublesome ones."
"Got it," Luo’er and Zhuyan Yu exchanged glances, then nodded and asked, "Will we encounter them?"
"Not at the current stage," Zisu replied.
"The current stage?" Luo’er inquired.
"The Nine Thousand Battalion won’t participate in the Dongsheng army’s offensive; they only defend, guarding the mining outposts occupied by the major clans in West Outer Heaven. Once we drive away the Dongsheng army, we’ll face those people," Zisu explained as the leaders of the Demon Clan could not help but sigh with concern.
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