As expected by Sarlayan, after learning that the battle situation on the front line was at a stalemate, Kotek, who was sitting in the Snake Canyon Palace, became more and more anxious.
According to his original plan, the Devotees were supposed to fall into civil strife after Surses was assassinated. With Warwick's prestige, it was impossible to control the overall situation in a short time.
However, Kotek's plan went awry from the very first step, and the subsequent events did not develop at all as he had imagined.
In terms of the total number of troops in a single round, the unbelievers, who are the "show" in the later period, still lag behind the believers who have higher public support.
If superior forces cannot be concentrated in a short period of time to defeat the enemy by surprise, once the war drags on for a long time, it will be the untrustworthy people with insufficient knowledge who will suffer the consequences.
"There is no other way. Now that things have come to this, we can only take risks!"
A look of determination flashed across Kotek's snake boy, and he slapped the armrest of the throne vigorously and stood up.
"Come here! Get my armor and weapons! I'm going to fight in person!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
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Warwick, who was temporarily under the control of the military and political affairs, was very busy. The government affairs that were usually shared between Warwick and Sulsis suddenly fell on him alone, and he would definitely not be able to adapt in a short period of time.
Moreover, it is not just domestic affairs that Warwick needs to take care of recently, the battle situation on the frontline also requires his attention.
In this extremely busy state, Warwick, who took sole power for the first time, would inevitably make some oversights.
Sarlayan and Onyxia had already expected that Warwick would be extremely busy, and helped him do some work to check for omissions and fill in the gaps in advance.
The ghost familiar summoned by Sarlayan through necromancy was currently lurking near the Snake Canyon. Once Kotek made any new moves, he would be able to know immediately through the information transmitted by the familiar.
"Um?"
When he received the information from his familiar, Sarlayan and Onyxia were snuggling up together to relax in the lake.
Noticing the changes in Sarlayan's movements and breath, Onyxia lazily raised her head from his shoulder and asked: "Is there news from the front?"
"Yeah." Sarlayan narrowed his eyes and sneered at the corner of his mouth: "As we expected, Kotek couldn't help it."
"He personally led the troops left behind in the Snake Canyon to march out. However, he did not rush to the battlefield front line in the southwest for reinforcements. Instead, he made a circle and marched southward through the eastern exit of the canyon."
"Ha" Onyxia said with a half-smile: "The target is indeed Atuaman. Fortunately, we were prepared in advance."
Just as Kotek was worried, there is still a gap in the total number of troops between the unbelievers and the believers, and since they are both snake people, there is not much difference in the individual combat effectiveness of the two sides.
In other words, when the troops and morale are the same, it is difficult for the unbelievers and the devout to decide the winner in a short period of time.
With the help of Onyxia, the spies placed by Kotech in the Devotee's base camp were all eliminated one by one by Warwick's men.
Because the respected Sursis was assassinated by Kotek's unruly men, the devotees at this time were in a state of indignation.
The total number of believers on the front line is actually smaller than that of the unbelievers, but they rely on higher morale to form a balance of power with fewer and more troops.
Since Kotekdu can still divide his troops to attack the Pyramid of Attu Aman, there is no reason why the devotees with more troops cannot bring out men.
At Sarlayan's suggestion, Warwick arranged in advance for an elite group of snakemen to lurk near the Pyramid of Atuaman.
The vast desert stretches out as far as the eye can see, so it is logically difficult to ambush troops.
Sarlayan made a trip to the Attu Aman Pyramid in advance and specially arranged two invisible magic circles nearby, just enough to cover up the three thousand elites in two batches.
Counting the remaining troops who deliberately put out their cards to lure the enemy, the total number of believers was about 3,500.
According to the information provided by the ghost familiar, Kotek made a desperate move and brought out all the combatable soldiers in the Snake Canyon. The total number was about 5,000.
It seemed that the Faithful side was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, and Warwick repeatedly emphasized that more men could be dispatched.
While ensuring that the frontline battle situation was not defeated, Warwick also had as many as 20,000 mobile troops in his hands.
However, in Saryan's view, it does not require so many troops to ambush Kotek. Too many people will easily expose his whereabouts.
Under his advice, Warwick was ready to throw 20,000 people into the battlefield at any time to overwhelm the enemy's front line in one fell swoop.
Now, Warwick is waiting for the good news from the pyramid. As long as Kotek is defeated in Atu'aman, the serpent-people civil war will completely lose its suspense.
Onyxia has no interest in going to Atuaman to see the situation in person. Anyway, the arrangements that need to be made have been made. Unless Kotek can use a deus ex machina, his end is already doomed.
Sarlayan did not plan to rush to Atuaman to join the battle in person, but he used the Eagle Eye technique to watch the development of the situation remotely with great interest.
When Kotek confirmed through scouts that there were only 500 people left near the Pyramid of Atuaman, the "Emperor" who had been having trouble since the beginning of the war finally got rid of his previous depression.
"Attack the whole army! Capture the pyramid quickly. The victory of this war will definitely belong to the unbelievers!"
"hiss!"
A large number of unbelievers screamed and charged, and with Sarlayan's advance notice, the more than 500 defenders deliberately showed a panicked look, further stimulating the confidence of the unbelievers.
However, as the old saying goes, the higher you stand, the harder you fall.
Due to the obvious strength advantage, the Faithless were a little careless during the charge and failed to maintain the original neat formation.
High emotional intelligence, skirmishing.】
Low emotional intelligence, a mess.】
When Kotek took the lead and led the "Emperor" guards in an attempt to rush into the enemy formation and tear apart the opponent's defense, the ambush troops of the Devotees who had been ambushing both sides suddenly came out.
From a sure victory to an ambush by mistake, the huge psychological gap caused the originally high morale army of the Faithless to become a mess.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Kotek and his guards, who were very confident in their own personal strength, were completely separated from the main force by the sudden ambush.
The 500 famous defenders who had cowered like sheep before suddenly changed their momentum and charged towards Kotek with murderous intent.
"The overall situation has been decided."
After confirming that Kotek was separated from the main force, Sarlayan, who was satisfied, turned off the Eagle Eye Technique, closed his eyes and leaned back against the soft body of the Black Dragon Princess.
"Even if Kotek can survive the battlefield with his strong personal force, he will never escape the encirclement that has been closed. It depends on whether this guy is captured alive or killed on the spot."
Despite the fact that there were only 3,500 believers on the side, the advance ambush completely destroyed the morale of the unbelieving army. The 5,000 unbelieving soldiers screamed like headless flies and tried to escape. Only a handful of them still had the courage to stand up and fight.
On the other side, the devout people whose plan worked are full of momentum. Under the ebb and flow of one another, the unbelievers who have no fighting spirit are unable to reverse the situation of the war.
"clatter"
Sarlayan casually snapped his fingers, and the other ghost familiar who stayed beside Warwick suddenly appeared and told him about the battle situation at the Attu Aman Pyramid.
"very good!"
Warwick, who was already very tired due to the heavy military and political affairs, opened his bloodshot eyes and issued the latest order in a slightly hoarse voice, as if he had been given a blood shot.
"Give me the order! All troops attack! It's time to end this farce!"
"Let us use this victory to congratulate Sulthis for his awakening!"
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The next development of the situation can be described as without any suspense.
Kotek is indeed very powerful, but as he has not transcended the realm of mortals, he cannot single-handedly turn the tide on a battlefield with thousands of people.
The Atu'aman garrison successfully defeated the unfaithful army with a small force and a large number of enemies. Kotek, knowing that the situation was over, still refused to retreat. It was obvious that he was determined to die.
However, Warwick had long ago ordered the army of believers to capture the sinner Kotek alive and let him die in front of Sulsis. Warwick hoped to use this to change Sulsis's too naive philosophy.
With the 20,000 mobile troops of the believers reinforcing the front line, the absolute superiority of troops finally defeated the psychological and physical defenses of the unbelievers.
Originally, they thought that Kotek would personally lead the reinforcements at the critical moment. However, in the end, the unbelievers failed to wait for the reinforcements he promised. Instead, they heard the slogan deliberately shouted by the believers that Kotek had been captured alive in Atu Aman.
The situation is over, and the unfaithful soldiers whose morale has collapsed are running away and surrendering.
Before Sulsis woke up, the troops of the faithful reached the Snake Canyon and easily captured the undefended Imperial City of the Unbelievers with almost no effort.
"Well……"
When the pale Sulsis opened his eyes weakly, Warwick, who had been busy all night, immediately gave him a tired smile.
"I'm glad you can escape Bwonsamdi's temptation. Welcome back, Sulsis."