55: Chapter 55 Retaining Autonomy? Maximum Pressure!

Facing the approach of such colossal creatures as war elephants, anyone with slightly weaker mental fortitude would have collapsed immediately.

When the orcs saw a hundred war elephants lined up and charging toward them, the orc commander roared, "Hold the formation!!! Archers, fire!"

The orcs in the front row raised their shields, while the orcs in the back prepared to draw their bows.

But don't forget.

The war elephant unit wasn't fighting alone!

As the orcs attempted to intercept the war elephants, Xu Xuan on the Floating Island snapped his fingers.

"Female archers, suppressive fire! Ballistae, bombard the enemy's front line!"

Following Xu Xuan's command, a rain of arrows flew from the Floating Island. Thousands of arrows hissed through the air, their fletching producing a unique low hum.

Arrows falling from a high altitude possessed greater piercing power. Landing among the orc archers, they were like harvesting green spinach; large numbers of green-skinned orcs screamed and fell to the ground.

Meanwhile, the orc front line of shield-bearers and pikemen was forcibly torn open by twelve ballistae and six catapults.

Screams were constant. Facing the war elephant unit charging in a line, the orcs' pressure reached its breaking point—they collapsed at the first touch!

A small number of orcs still resisting fired arrows at the war elephants.

But these war elephants were the Heavy Armored War Elephants rewarded to Xu Xuan by the system!

The war elephants were clad in heavy armor at the front, with a tower on their backs.

Arrows flying toward the front of the war elephants were all deflected by the thick armor!

These war elephants, armed to the teeth, were the heavy tank units of this era; frontal attacks from the enemy were almost entirely ineffective.

Seen from the sky, the Heavy Armored War Elephant unit led by Hu Zi Mei was pushing forward in a line, like a fist heavily striking the enemy's front.

With Chi You on the right and Xing Tian on the left, the cavalry units led by these two divine generals flanked the enemy from both sides.

How should that scene be described?

It was like the sheepdogs driving a flock of sheep that Xu Xuan used to see when scrolling through short videos.

These orcs were constantly driven back by the war elephants in front, while Generals Chi You and Xing Tian applied pressure from both sides, herding the orcs into the South Korea lord's main camp.

And so, a very unique scene appeared.

A large number of orcs in the front were being driven back by the war elephant unit.

With nowhere to run, the orcs could only desperately charge into the koreans lords' main camp.

Ultimately, it created the unique sight of Xu Xuan fighting the orcs, and the orcs fighting the koreans.

Inside the main camp, the orcs swarmed in, desperately hacking and killing those South Korea savages. The savages were beaten into a disorganized mess by the surging orc soldiers.

Collapse.

The South Korea lords were all on the verge of collapse.

Xu Xuan was ruthless, directly firing ballistae at their animal-skin tents and now driving the orc legions into their midst.

What should they do?

"Big brother, let's fight him to the death!"

"Shibal!! That Xu Xuan is too despicable. Big brother, what should we do?"

"Oppa, I'm scared!"

Surrounding Jung Jae-soo were subordinates crying for their lives.

They had been terrified to the point of collapse during their first encounter with Xu Xuan.

Was this the combat power of the world's number one person?

Special units, a special island... there was simply no chance of winning.

Thinking this, Jung Jae-soo took a deep breath and slowly stood up: "Our only choice now is one."

Seeing Jung Jae-soo's serious stance, the lords hiding in the surrounding shelters held their breath, waiting for their leader to speak.

This handsome and iron-blooded big brother would surely lead them out of this predicament!

At this moment, Jung Jae-soo looked up at the Floating Island.

He summoned the chat interface and, under the expectant gazes of his subordinates, typed a line of text.

[Jung Jae-soo (South Korea): I've thought it through! It's our honor to be Big Brother Xu Xuan's dogs!]

When these words came out, the subordinates who were just expecting a grand performance from their leader were stunned.

Huh?

Just... Big brother is surrendering just like that?

Seeing his subordinates' shocked expressions, Jung Jae-soo cursed inwardly: "Aish, use your brains and you'll know we can't win. We can't surrender to the orcs; they eat human flesh. Our only choice is to surrender to Xu Xuan."

Hearing Jung Jae-soo's plausible explanation, some subordinates were filled with shame and anger: "Big brother!! Do you have any backbone? How can we South Korea people surrender to that Xu Xuan? He's just an 18-year-old kid!"

"I can't afford to lose face like this, I'm leaving!"

"I'm leaving too!"

Several people with some backbone tried to break out with their troops.

Seeing these people trying to run, Jung Jae-soo's face darkened. He immediately grabbed a bow and arrow and, without a word, shot dead the first person to leave.

An arrow directly pierced the back of that person's head, killing him unceremoniously.

Because Jung Jae-soo knew that if he let these people leave, they would report back to the people in their country and reveal the situation here.

Since he had already surrendered to Xu Xuan, he had to consider things from Xu Xuan's perspective.

After all, if a traitor was caught by his own people, there would be no good end; Jung Jae-soo knew this very well.

After shooting the first person who refused to obey, Jung Jae-soo barked: "Does anyone else want to leave?"

Looking at the murderous Jung Jae-soo, the others lowered their heads.

However, most of them were resentful in their hearts. This Jung Jae-soo was subservient before Xu Xuan but acted all high and mighty over them.

After ensuring no one else had objections, Jung Jae-soo turned toward Xu Xuan's direction with a fawning smile.

[Jung Jae-soo (South Korea): Suzerain Papa, we surrender! We are willing to follow you.]

Standing on the Floating Island, Xu Xuan raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected to encounter such a clever person who surrendered so quickly.

Surrendering was fine too. If this large tribe of 20,000 all became his slaves, he wouldn't have to worry about food.

Especially since he had also occupied a lot of territory on the ground. Leaving those lands idle would be a waste; having these slaves farm would maximize the benefits.

A line of text appeared before Xu Xuan's eyes.

[Jung Jae-soo leads his White Tiger Tribe to surrender to you, willing to become your vassal (retaining autonomy).]

Retaining autonomy?

When he saw those words, Xu Xuan was somewhat displeased.

He tapped the screen a few times and typed a line.

[Nearby Chat Channel]

[Xu Xuan (Great Xia): Who gave you the courage to expect autonomy?]

[Jung Jae-soo (South Korea): Lord Suzerain, we can discuss this, right? Could you let me have autonomy individually?]

This Jung Jae-soo still hadn't given up. If he had autonomy, he could rebel and escape control.

Such a vassal might as well be killed. Keeping him would just be keeping someone who would stab him in the back. Xu Xuan wanted 100% control!

It seemed he needed to apply a bit more pressure...

At this moment, Xu Xuan glanced behind him. In the island's barracks, the first batch of a few pilots had already learned to control the War Eagles.

To intimidate the other party, Xu Xuan waved his hand: "War Eagles, take flight! Go and kill Jung Jae-soo!"