The War God's Homecoming

Chapter 438 Leaving Half of Their Forces Behind

"A small Nanrania, and yet their War Elders have such cultivation. The Western powers must really be willing to invest in you!" Billy spoke with a cold tone. Afterwards, his gaze sharpened, and he took two steps forward, drawing his Bloodshadow Fury Blade. He sent two blood-red blade auras slashing out.

Even though they were at the Mid-War Emperor level, they were still too weak in front of Billy. When Billy unleashed a strike, the very air trembled.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

There was no suspense; the two blade auras cut through their bodies, going through their hearts as if nothing was in their way. In the next moment, the scene returned to calm, and the oppressive aura in the air dissipated instantly. The Bloodshadow Fury Blade returned to its sheath, and Billy stood with his hands behind his back.

"So strong..." the Second Elder of Nanrania said with difficulty. Following that, a bloodline stretched from his left shoulder down to his right waist, and his upper body fell to the ground, blood spattering. The Third Elder of Nanrania suffered the same fate, his body severed into two parts, and both halves collapsed.

Two Mid-War Emperor level experts had been killed with a single slash. With this, Nanrania's War Elders, all three of them, met their end.This content is © NôvelDrama.Org.

"Second Elder, Third Elder!" Clifford Maldonado, lying on the ground, called out in pain, his face filled with despair. He had never expected Glavale's Commander Gardner to possess such incredible skills. It seemed that Nanrania had indeed gotten itself into big trouble this time.

When Billy spoke of making Nanrania regress by twenty years, he had initially scoffed at it. But now it seemed far from being an empty threat. Deep regrets welled up within him. As the saying goes, greed blinds the eye.

Nanrania had indeed grown somewhat arrogant in recent years, thinking that by aligning themselves with the Western powers, they had the qualifications to challenge Glavale. That was indeed naive. Glavale had a history spanning thousands of years, and except for a few special periods, it had been a superpower with various nations coming to pay tribute for generations. Their foundation was not something a small nation like Nanrania could shake.

At this moment, Clifford's phone rang, and he picked it up to see that it was a call from his deputy.

"Supreme Commander, the border is in danger..." the deputy's voice sounded weak.

"The Army of Bloodshadow from Glavale is too powerful. Two hundred thousand Bloodshadow warriors, their strength is enough to crush our two million troops. We-we are simply not their match. So far, we have lost nearly a hundred thousand..." With that, he hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Supreme Commander, I request a retreat. I'm... afraid that if we continue like this, our eighty thousand soldiers may be completely wiped out in less than two hours."

"What?! How is that possible?" Clifford exclaimed in shock.

"This is my optimistic estimate," the deputy continued, "The actual situation may be worse."

Clifford let out a heavy sigh before shouting loudly, "Retreat! Retreat now!"

"Understood!" The deputy on the other end of the line finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Boss, should we pursue them as they retreat?" Azure Dragon and his group, along with four hundred Bloodshadow Guards, approached.

The three to four thousand elite soldiers of Nanrania who had escaped earlier had less than a tenth of their number remaining.

"Humph! If they want to fight, let them fight; if they want to retreat, let them retreat. Is there anything better than this?" Casey replied without waiting for Billy's response.

"Boss said we should make Nanrania regress by twenty years. Today, we should at least leave half of their forces behind!"

"Understood!" Azure Dragon responded loudly.

In the midst of their conversation, the fate of several hundred thousand soldiers of Nanrania was sealed. Glavale wouldn't tolerate provocations; that was the price. "No! Don't!" Clifford shouted in despair upon hearing their conversation.

"I beg... I beg Commander Gardner to spare Nanrania this time. When I return, I will request our nation's leader to cede territory and compensate. Please, Commander, have mercy..." "I'm sorry, but Glavale has no interest in your territory!" Billy replied coldly.

"Do you believe that if Glavale wants to, we can take your entire territory at any time? After saying this, Billy turned to the four leaders of Bloodshadow Forbidden Guard and said, "Each of you take ten thousand Southern Border soldiers and follow behind the Army of Bloodshadow. Push a hundred miles into Nanrania's border. Kill any

stragglers!"

"Understood!" the four of them responded loudly before leading their four hundred Bloodshadow Guards to leave.

"Azure Dragon, take him with us. We're heading to Nanrania's capital!" Billy pointed at Clifford.

"Yes, Commander!" Azure Dragon responded loudly.

Five minutes later, a helicopter took off from Nanrania's camp and quickly headed towards their capital. It was Clifford's helicopter, thus, within the nation's borders, they faced no obstacles. "Do you remember, ten years ago, the incident where Nanrania massacred thousands of Glavalean compatriots?" Billy asked Clifford in a calm tone.

"Do... do you want to ask something?" Clifford, extremely weak, asked. Although his bleeding had been stopped with Stout, his injuries were severe, and he was currently in a semi-comatose state. "Besides Emmett Mills and Ingram Pearson, were there any other people involved?" Billy asked.

"I-I'm not very clear on the details of that matter." Clifford's eyes flashed with a hint of strangeness. "At the time, it was the Chief Elder who was in charge, and he selected the personnel..."

"It's truly unbelievable!" Azure Dragon exclaimed angrily after hearing Clifford's description. He flipped his wrist, and the combat knife plunged directly into the sole of Clifford's foot, causing blood to spurt. "Ah..." Clifford, already severely injured, obviously couldn't bear this pain and nearly passed out.

After quite some time, he managed to speak with great difficulty, "I'll talk, I'll talk."

Then, over the course of half an hour, he provided the names of around sixty people, all of whom currently held key positions in various departments in Nanrania. This list was very similar to the one that Azure Dragon had obtained.

In that incident ten years ago, Nanrania had dispatched a total of four to five hundred individuals, and the fifty people that Clifford had mentioned were among the key members.

Billy proceeded to get more details about the reasons behind that incident from Clifford's account.

A decade ago, Nanrania had

experienced a large-scale unrest.

Their war department had split into two factions. The group led by the War Department

Commander-in-Chief at the time sought to seize power. Later, with the full-scale suppression by the government forces, the situation had somewhat stabilized, and the rebel leader had been captured, awaiting a public trial. However, in less than a day, he was rescued from prison.

The government forces had searched all over Nanrania but couldn't find him. Later, they

received information suggesting et

that the rebel leader might have infiltrated Glavale's southern territory. This led to the subsequent series of events.

As for the forged withdrawal document, it was a result of negotiations between Nanrania and people from those clans of the capital city of Glavale. They were helped by those clans who had been offered highly tempting conditions.

"Those clans have some nerve!" Azure Dragon cursed after hearing Clifford's account.

"Boss, should we just let the Greenwood clan off the hook?" Vermilion Bird asked.

"Let's wait a bit longer," Billy replied with a slight squint in his eyes.

Clearly, this matter couldn't be left unresolved. However, given Stan Mitchell's current capabilities, he had already pushed to the limit, and the rest of the issue would require Billy's personal intervention.