The torrential rain continued for two whole days.
When the Orc King led the team back to the main camp, everyone was already exhausted.
Even the Orc King himself looked rather disheveled.
Fortunately, the werewolf leader and the giant queen weren't much better off, either. This made the Orc King's depressed heart feel a little better.
However, the news brought by the Giant Queen and the werewolf leader made his last bit of good mood disappear.
"The City of Beasts was attacked?!!"
Staring at the two people in front of him, the Orc King felt as if he could not even stand properly. To be honest, when he first heard the news, he was so shocked that he laughed in anger, thinking that the two people were joking with him. He almost rushed up to the werewolf leader and beat him up, to let him know that some jokes were not to be taken lightly.
But when the Giant Queen blocked his way and explained the situation in detail, the Orc King had no choice but to accept the fact that what they said was true.
"Who is the enemy …"
If it was the Orc King of the past, he would have roared and fought the enemy to the death.
Perhaps it was because of the blow of this defeat, he just sat on the chair, sighed helplessly, and asked.
Hearing the Orc King's question, the werewolf leader and the Giant Queen looked at each other, and then the Giant Queen answered.
"I do not know, we only found out about it after we received a report. It was a patrol team that left the City of Ten Thousand Beasts and saw it when they returned. According to them, the patrol did not see who the enemy was, and they only saw countless fireballs falling from the sky ….."
The Giant Queen closed her mouth. In fact, she did not need to continue.
If it was before the battle, they would still be wondering who had such power.
But now, the answer was clear. It was the Wyrm Army that had attacked them previously.
Only they had the ability to pass through a series of directions without being discovered, especially with the overwhelming artillery fire … It had to be said that after being bombarded indiscriminately by Zayen for such a long time, the three of them almost fell to the ground reflexively when they heard the noise.
Of course, the three of them were not completely without doubts, such as how the enemy knew the location of the City of Beasts, and how they destroyed it completely.
They had no idea about any of this. Based on the current situation, it was most likely that there was a traitor.
After all, the barbarians had been operating in the Doro Highland for many years. So, even if it wasn't impregnable, it could still be considered as an iron bucket.
Moreover, the Doro Highlands were extremely barren. Humans had never ventured deep into the Doro Highlands. In fact, the Holy Knights' greatest achievement was destroying some orc tribes at the border, which was not worth mentioning at all.
This also meant that humans should know nothing about the internal situation of the Doro Highlands.
But now, it seemed that this wasn't the case.
For the enemy to be able to find the City of Ten Thousand Beasts in such a short period of time, and completely destroy it, it was obvious that it was not just a stroke of luck. Based on that, the enemy's previous actions were much clearer.
"In the end, it turns out that we're the fools."
At this point, the werewolf leader sighed dejectedly and lowered his head.
They had originally thought that the sudden rainstorm had obscured the other party's line of sight, which was why the terrifying giant dragons had returned home.
However, he did not expect them to take this opportunity to attack from the rear.
They had to admit that the enemy's move was indeed effective.
In fact, there were still the true elite troops of the barbarians in the main camp. The ones they had led to the frontlines were just the vanguard.
In terms of numbers, Jenn had destroyed less than a tenth of the barbarians. As long as they gathered this army and worked together, even Jenn's dragon army might have a chance of defeating them.
But when the news of the destruction of the City of Ten Thousand Beasts came, the situation changed.
The enemy had penetrated their defensive line and destroyed their city. Upon receiving the news, the morale of the barbarians who had been shaken by their defeat in the first battle immediately began to waver.
Among them, the orcs were the most agitated. They had been defeated in the previous battle, and now they heard the news that their homeland had been destroyed. This was something that the orcs could not accept.
Many of the soldiers were clamoring to go back and check on the situation.
Although the werewolves and giants did not react as fiercely as the orcs, they were also shaken to a certain extent — after all, the enemy was an existence that could easily destroy the Orc King City.
Of course, in terms of distance, the Orc King City was the closest to the human world, while the werewolves and giants' main cities were further inside. Especially the giants' palace, which was located at the peak of the extreme north. It was covered in ice and snow all year round, and even birds could not fly in the howling wind and snow. Therefore, even the dragon army might not be able to pass through such harsh weather.
But … who could say for sure?
In fact, wasn't the City of Ten Thousand Beasts destroyed?
As such, rumors were flying all over the fortress. As the main fighting force, the orcs and werewolves were somewhat worried. The giants, on the other hand, were a bit better off. Unfortunately, their numbers were limited, and they couldn't replace the beastmen and werewolves on the battlefield.
In fact, in the opinion of the werewolf leader and the giant queen, the best thing to do now was to immediately reorganize the army after returning, and while most people had not reacted, they would use the Behemoths and the poison dragons to restrain the dragon army, and then they would take the opportunity to crush the enemy with their numbers.
After all, although they were defeated this time, as long as they could block the news and respond as quickly as possible, they might still have a chance.
It was not that they were deliberately deceiving their subordinates, but this way, they could relatively stabilize the minds of most people.
Moreover, the three leaders did not take the beating for nothing during this period of defeat. After thinking about it, they believed that the enemy might only have this one ambush.
Otherwise, it might be even more difficult for them to escape.
After all, on the battlefield at that time, they raised the flags of the three races. If the humans really had other forces as strong as the dragon army, then they could have directly mobilized, surrounded them, and tried to eliminate them.
After all, this time, the three of them personally went to the frontlines to supervise the battle to boost morale, so there were fewer people than usual.
If the other party was not a fool, then they should have seized this rare opportunity to do everything possible to make them stay.
After all, if they could kill the three barbarian leaders here in one go, it would basically mean the end of the war.
If they asked themselves honestly, if they encountered such a situation on the battlefield, the three leaders would also make the decision to eliminate the enemy leader at all costs.
After all, that way, they would have completely grasped the initiative in the war, and they would be able to take the opportunity to crush the enemy army in one fell swoop.
However, the Dragon Legion didn't do so. In fact, they didn't even chase after them. After the sudden rainstorm descended, the Dragon Legion turned around and fled. Their actions were so decisive that it made one suspect that there was some sort of conspiracy going on.
Now, it looked like there was indeed a conspiracy.
But once the news of the destruction of the Beast City spread, it would be enough to shake the slightly confused morale of the army.
Until now, although the werewolf leader and the Giant Queen had used "it was just a baseless rumour, without any basis" as an excuse to temporarily stabilize the morale of the army, they were still outsiders after all.
To appease the Beastmen, the Beastman King would have to personally explain and explain things to his soldiers.
But fortunately, the impact of the news was still very limited. The soldiers in the headquarters at the rear had not seen the power of the dragon army with their own eyes, so they were a little dubious about the rumour and thought that it was nothing more than an exaggerated rumour.
But the defeated soldiers who had fled with them definitely did not think so. After all, they had personally experienced the terrifying power of the cannons. Imagine, if the other party really wanted to, it wouldn't be difficult for them to destroy a city from the sky in minutes.
"What should we do now?"
After a while, the Beastman King seemed to come back to his senses, and then he looked at the two and asked.
Hearing the Beastman King's question, the werewolf leader and the Giant Queen couldn't help but be taken aback.
Truth be told, although the Beastman King was the most rash of the three leaders, they had to admit that they did need this drive sometimes.
And now, this guy who should have been full of muscles from head to toe actually asked others what they should do. Just this matter alone was enough to shock them.
"We haven't thought of any good ideas yet."
Upon hearing the Beastman King's question, the werewolf leader was taken aback and shook his head.
In response, the Beastman King smiled bitterly. Then, he seemed to be thinking about something. After a few moments, the Beastman King lifted his head as though he had made a painful decision.
"If it really doesn't work … I want to perform a dark ritual."
"You mean …"
Upon hearing the Beastman King's words, the Giant Queen and the werewolf leader were stunned. Of course, they knew what a dark ritual meant.
It meant that the Beastmen would once again submit to the Demons and gain power and shackles.
But why now?
"Have you really decided?"
Upon hearing the Beastman King's question, the werewolf leader knitted his brows and asked. In response, the Beastman King shook his head slightly.
Then, he once again gave an answer that no one expected.
"I don't know, but …"
The Beastman King said, lifting his head.
"If it's necessary, I will do it."