My Players Are So Fierce

Chapter 2589 -864: I’m Waiting for Reinforcements—What Are You Waiting For?

The first skirmish in the Polluted Swamp concluded within four hours.

Although the battle was intense, its scale was not that large. The Jackal Wolfmen deployed over a thousand troops, about the same as the Transylvania side, including reinforcements. While the battle resulted in a victory for Transylvania, it wasn’t substantial enough to impede the southern advance already initiated by the Jackal Wolfmen.

However, this confrontation also made it clear that Huggesen’s attempt to open underground passageways was a total failure. Upon learning that the Gnolls were frantically digging underground, the Transia Soldiers, already versed in tunnel warfare, launched attacks under the guidance of players. The tunnels dug by the Gnolls were targeted by them for surprise assaults, collapsing the sites and leaving some traps or explosive Rune Stones as “gifts.”

In the subsequent days, these covert skirmishes became more frequent, with the Earth Priests of the Silver Dwarfs boldly endorsing the players’ suggestions and joining in these actions.

Originally just a method for quick transportation and moving items, the Earth Walking Technique has now turned into an “art of assassination.”

The Priests, enraged due to the wrathful will of the Mother Earth, often carried a significant amount of explosives, leapt into target areas with precise Earth Walking Technique, silently laid explosives, and retreated before the blasts.

Alternatively, they would scatter a large bag of vicious Butterfly Mines in areas the Jackal Wolfmen considered safe, then hide nearby, joyfully mocking as those scoundrels screamed amidst explosions.

This unpredictable, “Tuxingsun”-style malicious explosion left the Jackal Wolfmen increasingly paranoid, with Lord Qin deploying numerous Sharpshooters and God Archers to conduct stealth hunts in the swamp areas.

Especially those Jackal Wolfman Hunters who strayed from the camp, despite being blessed by The Master of Hunting, had to face dangerous swamp creatures and constantly guard against explosive devices emerging from below or arrows from the darkness, soon rendering them exhausted and jittery.

The Jackal Wolfmen continued pushing through the swamp, yet the deeper they went, the more they felt death’s web tightening around them.

Compared to the failure in direct confrontation, the Tribes are notably more averse to this phenomenon of sudden, unseen deaths,

which is precisely what the command wants to see.

This swamp may not be able to stop the Jackal Wolfmen, but it will definitely leave a terrifying psychological shadow, weakening their fighting spirit when they reach the Maginot Line, while deploying all means to inflict more damage upon the enemy, thus collapsing their already faltering logistics.

This isn’t merely a pressure tactic in asymmetric warfare; it is an integral part of the overall strategy constructed by the staff.

The attacks on the Jackalman Food Road from Fortress of Courage continued, and once the Jackal Wolfmen are deeply entangled in the Polluted Swamp, the tunnels in the Desolate Mountain Area can be back in use. By then, the vast stretch between the Maginot Line and Fortress of Courage will become a battlefield where Transia People can initiate battles at will.

The ultimate showdown will indeed occur at the Maginot Line, but the scope of the showdown is certainly not limited to just that defensive line!

When the opportunity arises, the warriors of Transylvania will ignite every place they’ve fought, transforming it into a sky full of war flames, completely crushing the Jackal Wolfman’s Black Disaster ambition, letting this “natural phenomenon” that has plagued the continent for hundreds of years become a swan song forever.

However, for Old Qin stationed at Wolf Castle and his young staff group, the special operations in this dangerous swamp seem more like a “filling in the gaps” and “tactical upgrade.”

Evaluating the results of the tunnel warfare in the Desolate Mountain Area, they are far from satisfactory; the fact has proven that rigidly applying battle examples cannot tackle every situation.

The command has now revised new action modes based on previous shortcomings, incorporating Spiritual Energy factors into their combat considerations, starting to utilize Earth Walking Technique and teleportation tactics more frequently for flexible maneuvering.

This change in combat philosophy is most directly reflected in the sharply increased pressure on the Jackal Wolfmen.

In the perception of God Chosen Huggsen and its subordinate Military Governors, the Transia People seemingly transformed into phantoms haunting this swamp, launching ghostly raids everywhere, reaching an audacious extent.

In the past few days, they’ve lost over three thousand vanguards; this intensity surpasses the tunnel warfare in the Desolate Mountain Area by more than a single layer. Regarding the losses of the Gnolls… well, at this point, no one cares about the Gnolls anymore.

This is provocation!

Huggesen realizes that the Transia People are using this method to force it to dispatch more soldiers around the advancing roads for sweeping and clearing.

But it’s also a trap!

Sending too many will slow the advancement, but sending too few will give the enemy opportunities for piecemeal attacks.

Despite the blessing of The Master of Hunting, once its warriors disperse in the swamp, they too will be hunted targets for the hidden Transia People—a scenario that has occurred more than once over the past days.

What’s more crucial is that the vanguards’ morale is seriously compromised.

This damned swamp has been weaponized by the enemy, the terrain initially thought to be most suitable for Jackal Wolfmen has ironically become the noose choking them. In this swamp, dangers come not only from the enemy ahead but even a leaf beneath one’s feet seizes every opportunity to try and kill any Jackal Wolfman that comes near…