MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 1307 - 284: Ineffective Guidance
But clearly, Taia Lin’s cries for help received no response from the Taia Family. Anyone with a bit of sense would know that the Taia Family would not continue to wage war against the Huorong Family at this moment. They only had one top-tier combat force, the Martial Emperor Fourth Level, who was defeated by the opponent’s Martial King and was about to be killed.
If they rushed to rescue him, who would deal with the opponent’s Martial Emperor? The fighting power was completely unequal. Rushing in would be seeking death, not only failing to save Taia Lin but also costing them their lives unnecessarily.
"Pass down the order, retreat immediately, abandon the city!" The Taia Family Master coldly watched Taia Lin, who kept calling for help in the center of the battlefield, took a deep breath, and turned to leave.
Dang dang dang~
The Taia Family sounded the golden bell, quickly retreating.
In response, Third Young Master Huorong smiled at the struggling Taia Lin and said, "Look, it seems like they don’t care about you at all."
"Damn it, damn it, Tai’e Xiong, you’ll die a terrible death, I curse you to die a terrible death,..."
As Taia Lin shouted his last words, the next second, Third Young Master Huorong crushed him directly.
Watching the Martial Emperor’s body slide out of Third Young Master Huorong’s hand like mud, becoming a puddle of indistinct flesh and blood on the ground.
The Huorong army became frenzied, uncontrollably shouting, "Third Young Master mighty!"
"Third Young Master mighty!"
"Third Young Master mighty!"
Listening to the shouts like ocean waves, Third Young Master Huorong felt even more invigorated, beating his chest and letting out a roar, "Soldiers, follow me,..."
Before the last call to battle could leave his mouth, dang dang dang~
The bell signaling retreat began to toll, a command from the Huorong Clan Master.
This made Third Young Master Huorong pause in disbelief. Damn it, isn’t this the best time to pursue and kill the remaining forces of the Taia Family?! Why sound the bell for retreat?!
The military still acted upon orders without exception; this was one of the prohibitions most instilled after joining the army.
So, upon hearing the bell, no matter how high the fighting spirit, the Huorong soldiers had to choose to retreat.
Soon, Third Young Master Huorong stormed into the central army tent of the Huorong Family’s camp.
He had no choice but to lift the tent because his body was too large to fit inside.
A cold wind swept over their heads, making the Huorong Clan Master and several senior generals feel a chill on their scalps. Looking up, they saw Third Young Master Huorong, eyes bulging like copper bells, full of rage.
Several high-ranking officers dared not be disrespectful, hastily bowing, "We greet Third Young Master."
Third Young Master Huorong ignored them, instead questioning his father, "Dad, with such a good opportunity just now, why did you order the retreat? If we pursued the Taia forces, I am confident we could have annihilated them all!"
Seeing his brash and reckless third son, the Huorong Clan Master scolded without mercy, "Put the tent top back. If you do this again, I’ll forbid you from eating for half a day!"
Ever since his body shot up to eight meters overnight, Third Young Master Huorong’s appetite grew terrifyingly large, needing to eat at least the portion of fifteen adult men each meal, entirely meat, preferably spirit meat from the Dark Continent with a basic level of spiritual energy to fill his belly.
If he didn’t eat for half a day, he could definitely pass out from hunger.
It’s said that to hit a snake, you strike at its seven-inch weak spot. The Huorong Clan Master’s punishment hit Third Young Master Huorong’s only vulnerability perfectly.
"No, no, I’ll fix it right away." Third Young Master Huorong hastily put the tent cover back.
Afterward, the Huorong Clan Master walked out of the central army tent, gave his son a stern look, and said, "Follow me!"
Then, Third Young Master Huorong followed the Huorong Clan Master, leaving the military camp, and walked up a secluded hillside.
The Huorong Clan Master stood with his hands behind his back, gazing calmly towards Suian City not far away. Half an hour ago, this city was still under the Taia Family’s control, but now, as they began to retreat, the city was about to be vacated for the Huorong Family to take over.
Momentarily subdued by the Huorong Clan Master’s strike to his weak spot, Third Young Master Huorong didn’t dare to speak, silently waiting.
After a moment, the Huorong Clan Master finally said, "A Li, do you know why I sounded the bell for retreat instead of pursuing the remaining forces of the Taia Family?"
Upon hearing this, Huorong Li pouted, "If I knew, why would I ask you?"
The Huorong Clan Master rolled his eyes. Is this even a question? His emotional intelligence truly is worrying!
Oh well, the Huorong Clan Master decided to let it go and continued, "We are fighting for the world; unrelenting slaughter won’t solve the problem."
Upon hearing this, Huorong Li was even more puzzled, "If we don’t kill all those who oppose us, what are we keeping them for? To let them continue opposing us? To conquer the world, shouldn’t we kill all our enemies so we can rule it peacefully?"
"Having such thoughts means you still have much to learn, my son. The Mingze Domain is vast. If you kill everyone who opposes you, do you think our Huorong Family and the dozen or so families loyal to us can rule the entire Mingze Domain? Dividing the cities, the garrison forces might not even number thirty thousand."
"But if all the enemies are eliminated, wouldn’t it be easy to assign a few soldiers to garrison them? Or we could just garrison the suburbs and ignore the smaller towns since no formidable characters come from those places anyway."
"Then what if other Great Domains suddenly launch an attack against us?"
"Fight them, go to war, what’s there to fear?" Huorong Li answered dismissively, looking at his father with a hint of disdain, as if wondering why he would ask such a stupid question.
"Fight?" The Huorong Clan Master was speechless at his son’s gaze, "With what will you fight? If they attack with the full strength of a domain, how can we match their strength?"
"Hey, Dad, we also control a domain, isn’t it the same?"
"The same? Nonsense. Their domain power is a true full domain. And us? If you kill all the opposing forces, our domain’s power, at most, matches a third of theirs, if not less, with no hope of victory."
In any case, Third Young Master Huorong didn’t quite understand, clapping his hands, "Then what do you suggest, Dad, just hand our Mingze Domain to them?"
"Damn it, shut up!" The Huorong Clan Master didn’t want to waste more words with his foolish son, choosing to explain directly, "We are contending for dominance, so while fighting for it, we must avoid excessive internal conflict to prevent sudden external invasions we can’t handle. Now, the struggle among the three families in the Mingze Domain is kept within a rational scope, a tacit rule agreed upon by all, as no one wants their hard-earned territory to be snatched by invaders from other domains. If today our Huorong Clan suffered a great defeat, the Taia Family wouldn’t have pursued us to wipe us out either. This fight for dominance aims to subdue the opponent completely, not to annihilate them. Killing them all would cut off the foundations of our Mingze Domain. Do you understand?"
Though Third Young Master Huorong still didn’t fully understand, he expressed, "I understand, Dad. In the future, when encountering tough ones, I’ll just beat them into submission without killing them, is that okay?"
"That’s not all, sometimes you still kill." After thinking for a moment, the Huorong Clan Master gave this answer.
This frustrated Huorong Li, "Father, you just said don’t kill, now you say I should, do I kill or don’t I? Being your son is so hard!"
The Huorong Clan Master felt a wave of frustration but suppressed it, saying, "In the future, listen to my commands. If I haven’t spoken, you kill. If I order you to stop, you let the opponent live. Is that acceptable?"
"Fine, I’ll listen to you from now on. Whatever you say, I’ll do. It’s really troublesome!" Third Young Master Huorong reluctantly waved his head and turned to leave.
Watching his son, who resembled a towering iron tower, walk away, the Huorong Clan Master couldn’t help but sigh deeply. Everything about him was good, but his lack of emotional intelligence made it hard for him to shoulder great responsibility. He could only become a valuable fighter for the family.
