131: Chapter 131 A Star Has Fallen!

Inside the main commander's tent of the Black Earth Tribe army, Morpheus was anxiously waiting for news from Baal.

He had already ordered the entire army to halt, regroup, and set up camp.

This was actually a rather correct response.

If the main force of Great Xia arrived, Morpheus could directly command the army to engage in a standoff.

At the same time, if small units like the Vanguard Battalion were to launch another attack, the main army could react quickly to surround them, making such small enemy units no different than throwing their lives away.

Morpheus only needed to wait for news from Baal to proceed with his next move.

For instance, if Baal's report indicated that the enemy's main force had not arrived and it was merely a smokescreen set by Zhao Zhenyuan, he could completely ignore that small enemy unit and quickly have his army occupy the Qiyuan Mountains.

If the enemy's main force had already arrived, he would need to consider how to initiate the subsequent total war.

This was why Morpheus was anxious now; what he feared most was this continued dragging on!

Morpheus stared intently at a radio communication device on the table; in just one hour, he had checked it three times.

However, to his surprise, he didn't receive news from Baal; instead, he received a message from a messenger.

"Commander! A... a corpse suddenly flew into our camp entrance."

Morpheus was already feeling agitated, and seeing the messenger's fearful appearance made him even more annoyed. He said in a deep voice, "It's just a corpse, isn't it? You are a soldier, have you never seen a dead person before?"

"I've seen them, but this corpse is..."

Morpheus quickly rushed to the camp entrance, and the moment he saw the corpse, he immediately furrowed his brows.

This wasn't a corpse at all; it was clearly just a skeleton!

This skeleton was several times larger than a normal person, and there was still much flesh remaining on the bones, which was nauseating to look at.

Even Morpheus pinched his nose and said, "Hurry up and throw this wretched thing away! Who on earth put this thing at the camp entrance?"

At this moment, a soldier handed Morpheus a piece of paper: "Commander, we not only found this corpse, but there was also a note that came with it. It seems to be written in Great Xia characters."

Many people of the Black Earth Tribe did not know Great Xia characters, but Morpheus was different. He was deeply fond of Great Xia culture and had studied many things about Great Xia. When it came to the Great Xia language, he was even more knowledgeable than many Great Xia people themselves.

Morpheus opened the note; the message on it was not obscure or difficult to understand at all.

"Li Mo of the Vanguard Battalion has eliminated this wicked thief, Baal, for Great Xia!"

Morpheus immediately understood that the corpse lying on the ground was actually his beloved general, Baal.

His attitude, which had been one of disgust just a moment ago, underwent a 180-degree turn.

He knelt halfway on the ground and shed tears directly over the skeleton.

"Oh, my beloved general Baal!"

It's no wonder Morpheus was so clever; if his earlier attitude toward Baal's corpse were to spread among his subordinates, it would likely dishearten all the officers of the Black Earth Tribe.

Morpheus's grief was real, but his tears were fake. He felt more shock than anything, because Baal had actually been skinned alive before being sent back. That also meant that the five thousand men Baal had taken to pursue the enemy had been completely wiped out!

He almost subconsciously assumed that the main force of Great Xia must have arrived; otherwise, Baal and his troops could not have ended up in such a miserable state!

Hearing Baal's name, the others were also greatly startled.

"What? This is actually General Baal?"

"How could General Baal have become like this? The Great Xia people are just too cruel!"

"Poor General Baal! We must avenge him!"

Seeing that the emotions of the crowd had been stirred up, Morpheus immediately said, "Pass the order down: prepare the highest standard of funeral for General Baal as a member of The Military! Let everyone remember his sacrifice! Also, instruct the finance department to ensure General Baal's family is well compensated!"

"Yes!"

There was a reason why Morpheus was called the savior of the Black Earth Tribe. Theoretically, such political maneuvering was common in Great Xia, but given the general intelligence of the Black Earth Tribe people, it seemed extremely abnormal.

With just a few short sentences, Morpheus moved everyone who witnessed this scene to tears.

Afterward, Morpheus returned to the camp and immediately summoned most of the high-ranking military officers at the general level and above for a collective meeting.

As soon as he entered the marshal's tent, the look of sorrow on his face completely vanished.

"Li Mo? Li Mo! This name sounds so familiar!"

Seeing the two characters 'Li Mo' written on the note, Morpheus felt they were very familiar.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered.

Because the plan for the Black Earth Tribe to stifle the new generation of Great Xia was formulated by him!

Even those lists were selected by him!

He remembered that the name Li Mo was on that list; it was a name given to him by a spy who had been lurking in Great Xia for over a dozen years.

That spy's recommendation regarding Li Mo was to use every possible means to eliminate him!

At that time, Morpheus hadn't paid much attention to it; after all, Li Mo was just a fallen genius back then, with the lowest level of talent, and was far from being a threat.

In fact, he had many ways to eliminate Li Mo at that time, and now, upon careful reflection, Morpheus regretted it immensely.

He should have wiped him out while Li Mo was still at Starry Sky University!

Morpheus had to admit that it was his oversight that had led to the emergence of someone who could now threaten the entire Black Earth Tribe nation!

Putting other things aside, although Baal was brainless, he was indeed his beloved general, because Baal was extremely loyal to him and followed his every command.

But now Li Mo had killed one of his great generals, and that was enough to make him furious!

It wasn't until all the generals had gathered in the marshal's tent that Morpheus announced his next battle plan to everyone.

"Everyone! I have confirmed the next plan: stop the march completely, and have the vanguard units halt as well. The enemy's main force has arrived, and Baal and his troops have been completely annihilated! We must consider our total war against The Military of Great Xia from here on out!"

Morpheus's words left everyone feeling incredulous.

"How long has it been since the news from the Qiyuan Mountains came back? The Great Xia troops are already here?"

"How is this possible? Our people should have been the first to arrive at the Qiyuan Mountains!"

"Sigh! I thought we would finally be able to seize the initiative this time! Fine, I will go back and have my troops prepare their contingency plans!"

Under Li Mo's maneuvers, Morpheus decided to completely stop the march to prevent an attack from the main force of Great Xia.

It could be said that Li Mo's mission achieved a major phased success.

If he could just stall for a few more days, the main force of Great Xia would indeed have marched here from their homeland.

Li Mo dispatched a few scouts to reconnoiter the movements of the Black Earth Tribe's main army, and then held a meeting in the evening.

Li Mo was not satisfied with just stopping the enemy's advance; he also wanted to deal them a heavy blow!