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Chapter 1028 - 1028 138 The Change in the South Continent_2

1028: Chapter 138: The Change in the South Continent_2 1028: Chapter 138: The Change in the South Continent_2 “The accusation of ‘betraying the interests of the Human Race’ was a heavy burden that could crush the Black Forest Kingdom.

Such a stain, even a decade or so later, could be dredged up by others to settle old scores.

If we truly wished to compromise with the Elf Race, we would have to follow the example of Alpha Kingdom and Moxi Duchy; both had signed secret treaties with the elves behind closed doors.

To cover up the existence of the secret treaty, Moxi Duchy now staged fake battles with the Elf Army along the border every day.

Around the border cities, there was constant struggle for control.

The two sides agreed on times: you take control on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, while I take it on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

To prove how fierce the fighting was, the Magic Crystal Cannons of both sides would often ring out non-stop, the sound of gunfire audible for miles around.

For more realistic effect, there often were actors playing dead bodies on the battlefield, with a focus on one profession in particular.

“Let’s do as the Chancellor suggests,” said Alexander V with a bitter expression on his face.

The grand ambitions he had before the war had now all turned to bubbles.

His mind was occupied by one thought—”reform.”

In fact, the three strongest kingdoms of the Human Race had all undergone political reforms in the last hundred years.

The Black Forest Kingdom had not followed suit because during the reform processes, whether it was Charles I’s reforms in the Frank Kingdom or the dynastic wars in the Iberia Kingdom, there was a bloody toll.

The only relatively smooth reform had been in the Alpha Kingdom, where the butcher’s knives of the Orcs were already at everyone’s throats; with heads about to roll, there indeed was no time for infighting.

The subsequent successful reforms in Moxi Duchy were also forced under the threat of the Orcs’ siege.

These were successful cases of reform, but more often than not, reforms ended in failure.

The decline of the three great kingdoms was due to the failure of internal reforms, causing a backlash from interest groups, which led to the weakening of the Central Government’s authority and their rapid fall.

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“Idiot, what are you waiting for, throw the rocks now!”

“We have to wait for the enemy…”

Before the Cannibal officer could finish his scolding, several soldiers in front of him fell.

Closing in, the eyes of the middle-aged Cannibal moistened.

Sometime during the battle, these soldiers had been hit by arrows, fighting on with sheer willpower, but now they could no longer hold on.

Scenes like this happened on the battlefield every day.

The Human Race might tolerate the existence of other Different Races, but they would never let their Cannibal Clan survive.

Just looking at the name “Cannibal race” was enough to know how hated they were.

To demonstrate the unending hate, the Human Race even added the word “demon” to their species name.

It was not about pride but a struggle for survival.

If the Cannibals wanted to unlock their Cultivation Talent, they had to consume the flesh and blood of humans; to cultivate magic, they had to devour human souls.

They were natural predators to humans, and allowing them to live was a blasphemy to all members of the Human Race.

Now that humans had become the dominant force on the Continent, it was time for the Cannibal race to suffer the harshest punishment.

With the outbreak of continental warfare, their end had come.

The Iberia Kingdom, accompanied by its allies, launched the cruelest war on them.

Their rallying cry was “to clean up the world’s trash, exterminate the Cannibal race.”

Whether they surrendered or not didn’t matter; the enemy only wanted to kill every Cannibal.

Even if they repeatedly assured they didn’t eat human flesh or devour human souls, it was of no use.

The latent threat had to be completely eliminated.

The Human Alliance issued a genocide order; anyone who showed mercy to them would be prosecuted for the crime of tribal treason.

Under such suppression, backlash was inevitable.

The Cannibals, driven to desperation, had no choice but to fight the Human Race to the end with their ways.

Both sides were fighting for the survival of their species, with no distinction between right and wrong.

“Magic Crystal Cannons, adjust the angle, aim for the buildings inside the city.”

“Magic Crossbows, fire volleys!”

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Magic Technology had changed the mode of warfare, as long-range fire supremacy allowed those attacking a city to sustain even fewer losses than the defenders.

Of course, a very important reason for this was the vast strength of the Human Race, significantly raising the difficulty for the Cannibals to obtain human flesh and souls.

Many Cannibals from birth to death never had the chance to unlock their Cultivation Talent and remained the lowest in their clan.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

After a thunderous explosion, the overburdened city wall finally collapsed.

Countless cannibals were instantly buried under the rubble.

The Cannibal clan, at a tribal era of their civilization, managed to build such a royal city—the Alien Coalition had exerted great effort.

Unfortunately, this royal city did not bring glory to the Cannibal race but met its doom a mere ten years after its completion.

Countless human soldiers poured into the city through the breach, engaging in fierce combat with the defending cannibal soldiers.

Endless streams of human army units continued to flow into the city.

The hastily assembled cannibal soldiers were quickly scattered by the human army and then fell into pools of blood.

Every street, every alley, every building became a scene of intense struggle.

The battle lasted until the seventeenth day of the city’s breach when the cannibal defense forces were completely annihilated, bringing the fight to a close.

In the post-war Cannibal royal city, limbs and torsos were scattered everywhere.

No other battlefield on the entire continent had experienced such fierce combat—a true flesh and blood grinder.

Upon receiving the battle report, King Bordeaux VIII fell silent.

The victory had come at too great a cost; a single Cannibal royal city had devoured the lives of eight hundred thousand people.

Fortunately, there was only one royal city for the cannibals—if there were a few more, the war would have been unmanageable.

Although most of the casualties were from the rank and file, the Iberia Kingdom still suffered the loss of four hundred thousand troops by now.

The never-say-die species wouldn’t end with just one royal city taken; the battles waged in the mountains would only last longer.

A victory with heavy losses was still a victory.

For the entire continental war, it was a heartening piece of news.

The other nations did not care about the casualties of Iberia Kingdom; everyone just needed to know that the Human Race had won.

Victory on the main battlefield meant that the subsequent mopping-up could progress slowly.

For those who feared troubles, there were options to hire mercenaries and Slave Hunters.

These professionals often completed mopping-up operations better than regular troops.

With the fall of the Cannibal royal city, the Human Race had achieved a complete victory in the South Continent, leaving only the Dwarf Kingdom amongst the different races.

However, geographically speaking, most of the Dwarf Kingdom’s territory was located in the Central Continent, it was just that they, warring against the Clergy, were externally considered a power of the South Continent.

The good news directly stimulated the other major battlefields of the continent.

Even Hudson, deep in the great plains, revealed a smile upon receiving the news.

With the tough nut of the cannibals cracked by the Iberia Kingdom, the Human Race’s probability of winning the continental war had invisibly increased.

As one power waned and another grew, the Alien Coalition surely had headaches now.

Hudson looked forward eagerly to the expressions of the three Elf Queens when they received this news.

The Elf Race had always been procrastinating, and now that they had finally participated in a continental war, the situation was showing signs of collapse.

Following the Clergy and the Frank Kingdom, Iberia Kingdom had also freed up some forces, and the Continental United Army’s main forces were ready.

The Elf Race was likely pondering how they should wrap things up now.

They had two choices: either go all out and annihilate the nations of the Central Continent, betting all their chips and engaging in a war with the Human Race to decide the overlordship of the continent, or look for an opportunity to cut their losses and seek a chance to end the war.

The same worries existed for the Orc Empire.

Should the Human Race win comprehensively, would they be left in peace?

“Issue an order for the Scout Squad to set up Beacon Towers in the opposite direction of our army’s march and await my command.”

“For the specifics, just refer to the enemy’s Beacon Towers for standards, but don’t make it too well done,” Hudson cautioned, unsure.

There was sophistication involved in using Beacon Towers and smoke signals, and the Orc Empire’s hastily constructed Beacon Towers were undoubtedly the most basic kind.

During earlier battles, Hudson had even witnessed Orc Soldiers using the wrong materials; what was supposed to create smoke ended up as raging flames.

Although both were forms of communication, smoke signals could be seen clearly from dozens of miles away, while flames would only travel for a few miles.

If a chess move could be spared, it was best left unused.

Instinct told him that their return journey would not be peaceful.

The sudden shift in the situation would increase the Orc Empire’s pressure, and they were bound to take action.

The continental situation was gradually turning against the Alien Coalition, but as long as they could defeat the Alpha Kingdom, everything might be turned around.

One side holding the Northern Continent, and the other holding the Southern, vying for control over the Central Region could easily lead to a north-south standoff.