I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree-Chapter 23 - Sandstorm Subsides and Family Crisis (8/9)

He looked at the old beastman who had become his military advisor. At this moment, the old beastman was leisurely drinking cold water.

“Senior, for some reason, I always have a bad feeling recently?”

“Oh?” The old beastman heard this and looked at Balu. “Chieftain Balu, what are you worried about? Feel free to speak your mind.”

“In the past few days, there hasn’t been any sandstorm in the desert.”

“That’s a normal occurrence,” the old beastman said this, completely unconcerned by Balu’s worries. “In the desert, this happens from time to time. It’s not always windy and sandy. Besides, our current location is on the outskirts of the desert. The deeper you go into the desert, the more frequent the sandstorm weather is.” frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

“Let’s hope so,” Balu heard this and nodded. “Now the strength of our tribe is unmatched among all beastmen. As for the remaining tribes, we just need to wait and they will all surrender.”

“At that time, according to your idea, Senior, we will reform, imitating the human system. That is the way forward for the beastmen, right?”

“Yes,” the old beastman nodded.

“Sigh, I hope the sacrifice of so many fellow tribesmen will have been meaningful,” Balu said this, sighing.

“Chieftain Balu, you don’t need to be sad about their passing. Think about it, perhaps not long ago, they were wishing you were dead.”

“They were just stepping stones on the path of the beastmen’s resurgence. Besides, you have already confessed before the King of All Beasts, haven’t you? You don’t need to feel guilty.” The old beastman comforted Balu.

“Mm,” Balu heard this and nodded.

Suddenly, a beastman warrior ran in.

“Something’s wrong, something’s wrong! Chieftain Balu! Humans, so many humans! They are coming towards us!” The beastman warrior said this, panting heavily, looking very dishevelled.

“What? Why are humans coming here?” Balu said this, looking at the beastman warrior in disbelief, then turned to look at the old beastman.

“Senior, what should we do in our situation?”

“This...” The old beastman thought for a moment, then said, “Perhaps there really hasn’t been any sandstorm on the outskirts these past few days. Should we retreat deeper into the desert first?”

“It seems that’s the only option now,” Balu heard this and also nodded in agreement.

Anyway, as long as they went deeper into the desert, they would definitely have the protection of the sandstorm. At that time, if the humans still dared to pursue, being weak and sick, they wouldn’t need the beastmen to act. They would die from various illnesses on their own, and would even leave behind a large amount of food for the beastmen.

Subsequently, Balu ordered the tribe to march overnight.

Then, after marching for three days, Balu’s mood did not improve.

For these three days, they had been marching deeper into the desert, but they hadn’t encountered the sandstorm weather they had hoped for.

And the human soldiers were relentlessly pursuing them from behind.

He had only ten thousand soldiers, while the humans had a full hundred thousand.

Although the Imperial elites like the Royal Knights were not in this army, the local elites like the Black Army were still present.

And it wasn’t just Balu’s army. In the desert, other beastman tribes were also attacked by the human army. They never expected that the humans, who had not dared to venture into the desert for a thousand years, would penetrate deep into the desert this time and come out completely unscathed.

Late at night, Balu sat in the hastily erected military camp. He looked at the old beastman sitting beside him.

At this moment, the old beastman’s face also didn’t look good.

“Senior, do you think it’s because we’ve been fighting each other that the King of All Beasts is no longer protecting us...”

“That’s impossible,” the old beastman shook his head resolutely. “The King of All Beasts would never abandon His creations...”

“Then why, why isn’t the wind blowing...”

“This...” The old beastman heard this and was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

“How about,” At this moment, Balu suddenly spoke, “How about we fight this human army with all we’ve got? If we retreat any further, we’ll reach the temple. We don’t want to see the land of the King of All Beasts trampled upon by outsiders...”

“Alright,” the old beastman said this, nodding. “Besides, we’re not sure if the humans encountered a sandstorm earlier. What if this human army encountered a sandstorm as soon as they entered the desert and are now fighting us while sick...”

“Mm, that seems to be the only option,” Balu said this, making up his mind.

Early the next morning, Balu gathered all the warriors in the tribe, distributed the food, and after eating the last meal, he led the warriors in a charge towards the human army.

As the warriors charged, the women and children continued to retreat to the rear under the leadership of the old beastman.

Balu bravely charged into the human army, constantly hacking and slashing.

These beastmen, with the mindset of breaking even by killing one and profiting by killing two, had almost completely lost their discipline.

And the human army was not sick as Balu and the old beastman had imagined. Instead, they were very ferocious, even more capable fighters than ordinary beastmen.

The outcome of the war was obvious. The human side was completely victorious, while the beastmen were annihilated.

Humans had no custom of taking prisoners. Under the cavalry’s pursuit, the beastmen’s two legs, no matter how strong, could not outrun the cavalry’s four legs.

Days passed, and the human army finally caught up with the old, weak, women, and children of Balu’s tribe.

Facing the pursuing human army, first the old men and women of the tribe picked up weapons, and then the young children.

As for the infants in swaddling clothes, under such harsh conditions, most infants had already died. The remaining infants, without being nurtured, would not survive for more than a few days.