Chapter 196 Tear It Down
The elite soldiers, who had suffered heavy losses, breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Tres blow the retreat horn.
Looking at the wounded soldiers, Tres couldn't help but sigh, shouting at the top of his lungs despite the danger of being hit by Matthew's long-range fireball spell:
"This battle, we lost."
"Please treat these soldiers well. Our Carlisle family will pay the corresponding price to redeem them all!"
Although he said this, Tres felt unsure in his heart. He lowered his head and led the soldiers who could still move, retreating as fast as possible.
The elite soldiers of the Carlisle family, who had made a name for themselves in Blood Moon City and the Eastern Province, suddenly felt immense shame and guilt.
They looked at their wounded comrades, who were howling in pain.
Not daring to meet those longing eyes, they lowered their heads and fled.
In the future, they would never want to come to the desolate Foggy Marsh again.
Matthew watched their hurried departure, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his staff, choosing not to continue attacking.
Killing them would certainly vent his anger, and he could gain a lot of Fate Power.
But the consequences were too severe.
Although the Carlisle family had broken the rules first, it was still considered a minor skirmish.
As long as they acknowledged their defeat and offered compensation acceptable to both sides, the matter would be over.
If he pursued and killed the soldiers who had already surrendered, the Carlisle family would likely become locked in an endless conflict with Bay Territory.
Both sides would engage in a fierce battle without restraint until one side was completely destroyed, or the matter escalated to the Noble Council.
At that point, neither side that had started the conflict would come out unscathed!
Since he couldn't directly crush the opposition, Matthew had to hold back.
After all, Bay Territory, secluded as it was, still needed to purchase a large number of supplies from the outside world and recruit refugees.
At the same time, Bay Territory also had to consider its image in the eyes of other nobles.
Being vengeful would make other nobles fear and hate them, and Matthew's next steps to expand his influence would face even greater obstacles.
Shaking his head and pushing aside these unpleasant thoughts, Matthew looked down at Bobo, who was smiling obsequiously, and pointed at the elite soldiers fleeing in the distance:
"Keep an eye on their every move, and make sure they leave this area."
"When you return, I'll craft an enchanted weapon for you!"
Overjoyed, Bobo, with the promise of an enchanted weapon echoing in his mind, nodded frantically like a pounding garlic:
"I'll make sure to complete the task!"
With that, he darted to a nearby flat mud pit, stomped on the head of Old Crocodile Six, who was well camouflaged, and shouted in a shrill voice:
"Wake up, let's go!"
Watching them leave, Matthew strode toward the still unsettled battlefield.
Yaya, who had been entangled with the Super Earth Elemental for a long time, had long abandoned the idea of a one-hit kill.
She patiently cleared the rock shield behind the Super Earth Elemental before nimbly attacking its core.
The clumsy Super Earth Elemental was helpless against the agile Yaya.
It roared in vain, struggled madly, and even rolled on the ground, causing the earth to tremble, but it could never shake her off.
Angela directed the soldiers to clean the battlefield, treating all the wounded and collecting various spoils and supplies.
A portion of these spoils would become the soldiers' rewards.
Angela, seeing the Super Earth Elemental's gradually shrinking form and the cracks appearing on its body, curiously asked:
"Lord, aren't we going to capture this Super Earth Elemental? If we could control it…"
Shaking his head calmly, Matthew, who also felt regret over the abnormal Super Earth Elemental, patiently explained:
"We can't control it. See the red in its eyes? That's a sign of corruption!"
"Although it's not too deep yet, in the end, it will become a puppet of those monsters, serving as their spy and slave."
"Just like those creatures corrupted by the Scarlet Moon..."
Glancing up at the blood-red moon, Angela recalled some terrifying memories. After nodding silently, she turned and instructed the soldiers to begin clearing the corpses.
Burning all corpses was an iron rule of this world!
Upon receiving Matthew's command to "Tear it down," Yaya displayed extraordinary enthusiasm.
She tore a large hole in the back of the Super Earth Elemental, then took a deep breath.
"Roar…!"
With the passage of time, the jagged crack spread rapidly, covering the entire body of the Super Earth Elemental.
At the same time, the originally hard stones seemed to have been weathered by time, becoming mottled and loose.
The fatal damage caused the elemental creature to roar in fury, and its entire body began to glow yellow, attempting to absorb the power of the earth to heal itself.
Unfortunately, Yaya didn't give it the chance. With one claw, she ripped through the loosened stones, directly tearing the Super Earth Elemental apart.
Amid its terrified screams, Yaya viciously bit down on the large Earth Elemental crystal.
The massive body of the Super Earth Elemental quickly crumbled into fist-sized rocks, collapsing with a loud crash.
"Ding, Yaya has killed the Super Earth Elemental, gaining 30,000 Fate Power!"
"Ding, you have received the spoils: Corrupted High-Tier Earth Elemental Crystal!"
"Ding, your soldiers have killed 1,125 enemies, earning a total of 35,000 Fate Power!"
The total harvest of 65,000 Fate Power.
It was equivalent to two months of accumulation.
Taking the Corrupted High-Tier Earth Elemental Crystal from Yaya's mouth, Matthew suddenly remembered:
"Corruption… there seems to be a large chain quest related to corruption near Blood Moon City…"
He made a mental note and patted Yaya on the head:
"Had enough fun now? Go back and rest well!"
Satisfied, Yaya grinned, flapping her wings as she soared into the sky, disappearing into the blood-red clouds.
This was, of course, an illusion!
Matthew didn't have any time to spare, so he and Angela returned to the other battlefield, arranging for more men to clean it up.
He then led elite soldiers to launch a decisive raid on the Carlisle Ruins Camp.
The remaining soldiers at the Carlisle Ruins Camp, upon learning that Matthew would not slaughter them, quickly chose to surrender.
Matthew had no choice but to clean up the camp, sending the captives to the safer Murloc Camp and deploying a group of soldiers to garrison the area.
Dealing with various matters, Matthew was busy for the entire night.
While Matthew worked tirelessly through the night,
news of his victory over the Carlisle family army spread rapidly through the upper echelons of Blood Moon City, causing a considerable stir.
Many nobles revised their opinions of Bay Territory.
They were preparing to explore contact with Bay Territory.
The most excited, of course, was the Carlisle family, one of the parties involved!