NOVPUBAboard the battleship, the members of the Human Clan without combat ability, watching the scene unfold on the screen, were dumbstruck and unable to speak.
The reality was vastly different from what they had imagined. The Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan were completely no match for their opponents. It was a one-sided slaughter.
Gradually, cheers and shouts of encouragement, as well as tears of excitement, began to fill the battleship.
Overall, the atmosphere brimmed with joy.
Feeling the cheers from the other battleships, Lin Qian’s eyes were filled with satisfaction—this was what he had hoped to see.
From now on, the shadow in the hearts of the Human Clan in this Small World would gradually dissipate, and the feelings of inferiority would vanish.
In their place would come confidence and pride, standing tall from within, upright amidst this world, becoming true...
Humans!
Of course, nothing ever goes completely smoothly. The Human Clan also began to suffer casualties. Some members of the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan, knowing they would die without a doubt, desperately tried to drag others down with them.
But the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan were even more averse to death; not many of them fought desperately.
Even so, by the tenth day, the Human Clan had lost eight Soul Martial Artists of the Nirvana Realm and seventeen hundred of the Shape Origin Realm.
Many people reflected on the past, recalling when they fought desperately, not hoping to survive but only to bring down the Ghost Clan with them—such was the way of the Human Clan.
Now, the ones doing this were the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan, those who once stood high above.
In the space of ten days, the Human Clan had suffered casualties, but the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan had paid a terrible price. One-fifth of their clanspeople headed south had died at the hands of the Human Clan.
Meanwhile, some members of the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan finally escaped, informing the main troops of the news.
Furthermore, they discovered that the Human Clan had surprisingly reached the meeting point of the north and south in advance, blocking their way back and leaving them wandering aimlessly in the south.
Fight!
That was the first decision of the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan, especially since those individuals from both clans in the Sky Breaking Realm didn’t believe the Human Clan was truly that strong.
In their minds, the Human Clan’s forces must be ten times their own, winning solely through numerical superiority.
The Sky Breaking Realm members of these alien races scoffed at this tactic. They even believed that to kill one of their clanspeople, the Human Clan would have to sacrifice the lives of at least two of their own.
The Dwarf Ghost Clan, the Giant Ghost Clan, and the Human Clan: the two sides finally engaged in a major battle.
The fight lasted for only a short while before the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan took to their heels, almost desperately reaching their fastest speed.
Why were they running?
The reason was simple; the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan realized that, as the battle raged on, one of their Venerable would fall from the sky, one after another.
At the same time, the once weak and pitiable Human Clan had turned fearsome and terrifying after their six-month disappearance.
When these Human Clan Venerables rushed forward, the Venerables from their own clan in the front would instantly lose their heads.
The clan members in the rear cursed in their hearts. Was this a war between races? This was obviously butchery!
Even though the Human Clan too had casualties, after more than thirty of the alien race had died, they would barely manage to take down a single Human Clan member.
Such an exaggerated ratio terrified the alien Venerables hovering in the sky, nearly causing them to plummet.
"Retreat!!!"
The saint of the foreign race gave an urgent order, and at this very moment, the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan, without any gap between them, were hastily fleeing southward, mingling together in a mass.
At the same time, while running away, many foreigners glanced back to see what the Human Clan would do. Would they pursue?
No, the Human Clan were actually arguing with each other.
"What the hell is wrong with you, why did you have to kill so aggressively," someone complained, "they’ve all run away, and I haven’t even started yet!"
"Is it my fault that you’re slow?"
"You guys are too much, stealing all the action and blocking us from getting to the front. You’ve had your fun and gotten your revenge. What about us? Are we just here to watch?"
The noise from the quarreling members of the Human Clan at the rear was extremely loud, leaving the fleeing foreigners fuming with anger.
What a disgrace!
But what could they do? The present state of the Human Clan had completely exceeded their expectations.
A few days later, in the southern region, the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan began hiding and cautiously watching their surroundings, terrified that the Human Clan might suddenly appear.
Simultaneously, the Human Clan too had split into groups, continually searching the southern region.
This scene was just like half a year ago.
However, at that time, it was the Human Clan hiding, with the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan searching.
Now, the roles were completely reversed.
As time passed, the escapees from the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan were continually discovered, and the outcome was obvious—they were mercilessly slain.
No matter how the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan pleaded, it was utterly futile.
Lin Qian, who had initially planned to enslave the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan, had now abandoned the idea.
The Human Clan had once been enslaved by these two clans; whenever there was a war, they were captured to be used as food rations. At that time, the Human Clan were treated like domesticated animals.
Beg for mercy? The Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan would only mock and remain indifferent. To them, why should they care about livestock they bred?
For such clans, extinction was the best outcome.
Finally, in the Southern region of the Small World, there were no more Dwarf Ghost Clan or Giant Ghost Clan.
Either they had been completely butchered, or they had fled northward.
The battleship flew to the very center of the southern skies, and the warriors of the Human Clan also gathered in this direction, returning to the battleship.
On the battleship, the members of the Human Clan cheered as if welcoming heroes. However, amidst their joy, there was also sorrow.
The bodies of the Human Clan who had died in battle had been carried back, and their relatives could only lean over their cold bodies in pain. Yet in their tear-filled eyes shone pride and dignity.
The exuberant atmosphere gradually diminished, replaced by solemnity and reverence, as everyone bowed their heads in silent mourning for the departed.
Lin Qian quietly observed all this, understanding that after being baptized in blood and tears, these members of the Human Clan had truly stood tall.
In the North, within a dimly lit great hall, listening to the reports from the somber and angry Luo Li and Moer, the eyes of the Royal Family member from the Black Blood lineage seemed to erupt like volcanoes.
"A huge floating ship? The Human Clan has suddenly become very strong, conjuring weapons from water out of thin air? Hahaha..." The Royal Family member threw his head back and laughed, but both leaders of the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan could sense the fury in that laughter.
"Lin Qian, it’s you again, ruining my plans!" The Royal Family member stepped out of the shadows, shaking with emotion, "I, Lu Shangda, swear I will skin you alive, making you endure eternal torment."
The roar echoed in the great hall, long and unquenchable, reflecting the owner’s anger.
