God of Pets-Chapter 539: Don’t Let Kindness Be Your Downfall
After Chen Guan’s move, the surprise attack is definitely a lost opportunity.
The Demon patrol only consists of a dozen people, and they are all relatively average Fourth and Fifth Awakening Cultivators. Against the three hundred-plus soldiers of Chen Guan’s team, they dare fight bravely even with the awareness of impending doom.
Despite such overwhelming advantage, some people suffered slight injuries before finally slaughtering all these Demon patrol soldiers.
They won, but the morale plummeted instead.
If it’s already so difficult against the patrol, the outcome facing the regular army of Demons can be imagined.
"Do you know why despite being higher in level and number, you won so disgracefully?" Chen Guan’s gaze swept over everyone’s face with an icy tone.
"Because the Demons are too ferocious... they are fearless..." someone murmured softly.
"Yes, Demons are too ferocious, they are fearless. And what about you? You’re just spineless cowards, afraid of death, right?" Chen Guan mocked.
The soldiers immediately cast fierce glares at Chen Guan, a foreign outsider, questioning why he had the right to call them spineless cowards and claim they fear death? What did he know?
They once fought their way out from tens of thousands of Demon troops, now heading back to battle Demons knowing death is imminent. If they feared death, why would they act so?
For a moment, emotions were stirred, and even Nan Zilan felt that Chen Guan’s remarks were excessive.
"No, you are certainly not spineless cowards, not afraid of death. If you were cowards, you wouldn’t be standing here, if you feared death, you would be indulging in pleasures in Taishan City, not risking your lives on this venture." Chen Guan’s words instantly calmed the agitated soldiers.
"Why then do you appear so weak facing the Demons? It’s not because the Demons are too strong, nor because you are too weak, but because you are too kind-hearted."
Chen Guan sighed, "Because you are human, you possess humanity, hence you are kind-hearted, so merciful. Even facing such dangerous beasts like Demons, your hearts hold onto a baseline of goodness."
"But Demons are not human; they are beasts, repulsive insects. They lack humanity, treating evil with goodness, showing mercy to enemies, that is your biggest weakness."
"Demons are terrifying because they are beasts and lack humanity. You shouldn’t talk humanity with a beast nor leave your goodness for the enemies."
"Think of the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians who perished in Celestial Yang City, think of your parents, your wife and children, your friends and comrades. Showing mercy to enemies is the greatest cruelty to them."
"Promise me, in the upcoming battles, cast aside your mercy, set aside your humanity; you don’t need them against a group of beasts, a bunch of disgusting parasites."
"As long as you don’t leave kindness to Demons, then Demons are nothing to fear; you will be more terrifying and formidable than Demons because originally, you are strong—your kindness lets the enemies mistake you for cowards..."
Chen Guan used the ’Spirit of the Cheerleaders’, delivering a passionate speech that successfully inspired these already fervent soldiers.
"Yes, it is because we embody humanity so we don’t act as recklessly as Demons...." Suddenly, they all felt like maybe Demons weren’t that terrifying.
"Promise me to leave your kindness for your kin and your cruelty for Demons, do not let your dear ones suffer while enemies rejoice. Join me, annihilate those beasts, crush those repulsive pests..." Chen Guan capitalized on the momentum, leading the spirited, killing-intent-filled troops straight towards Celestial Yang City.
Chen Guan’s plan is simple, the Demons in Celestial Yang City already know of the invasion.
But what does that matter? As long as their speed is swift enough, they will make it difficult for the Demons to guard against.
On the path to Celestial Yang City, there are several checkpoints, each with Demon troops stationed, only through fast battles, making their predictions wrong, can they still achieve surprise attack effects.
Chen Guan led his troops in a frenzied slaughter, the Spirit of the Cheerleaders continuously motivating these soldiers, gradually unleashing their savage nature.
At first encountering dozens of patrol soldiers would cause injuries, but later one charge dismembers the Demon patrol team, their fighting strength and cohesion rapidly strengthened.
Nan Zilan knew Chen Guan was boosting the troops’ morale but felt that this was not stable.
Morale is something that wanes after multiple uses, if they need such encouragement even against patrol teams, then later morale will drop lower and lower, encountering the real Demon Corps might cause instant collapse.
Nan Zilan was worried, but he already felt things were spiraling out of control. In just half a day, Chen Guan seemed to be becoming the true leader of this troop.
When they arrived at the first checkpoint set by Demons, Nan Zilan’s worries reached their peak.
This checkpoint is defended by four hundred regular Demon troops, their numbers don’t have the advantage; currently, the troops have experienced earlier raids and slaughter, and the soldiers seem ready to start waning.
"I will assist you to break through." Bai Xiuyan prepared to step onto the battlefield, knowing the human corps struggle to defeat Demon Corps when numbers are similar. He must first eliminate the strongest figures in the Demon Corps to minimize his side’s casualties.
"You are our ace card, it’s not your time to step in yet, leave it to us, watch us slaughter these beasts, a few hundred insects, flicking a finger can crush them." Chen Guan looked at the soldiers behind him, "Remember, do not let your kindness harm yourself and your comrades, leave your cruelty to the enemy, kill them all."
"Kill them all!" Fujimura Reiko utilized spiritual communication to issue the same instruction, and all soldiers joined in the shouts.
"Charge!" Chen Guan issued the ultimate battle command.
More than three hundred riders charged towards the Demon checkpoint like wolves and tigers; they are fearless, so what is there to be afraid of?
Demons are fierce, then they will be fiercer than Demons.
Demons are ruthless, then they will be more ruthless than Demons.
These more than three hundred riders, their aura growing stronger and stronger, once they shed some things, their abilities began to strengthen even more, even the pets who were normally difficult to command seemed to become extensions of their fingers now, naturally and effortlessly commanded.
The Demon Captain guarding the checkpoint sneered when seeing merely a few hundred human riders daring to charge.
"Deploy, kill them all." The Demon Captain, full of confidence, opted for engagement rather than defense. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
In an equal-numbered corps battle, Demons have absolute superiority, he had nothing to worry about.
Yet when the Demons charged forth and engaged with Chen Guan’s corps, they instantly realized something was amiss.
These three hundred-plus human soldiers were completely different from the ones they’d encountered before, they were fierce and menacing, more ferocious even than Demons.
More terrifying, their fighting power and pet control ability seemed to rival the most elite Demon Pet Corps.
