Chapter 587: Chapter 505: No… This Is Impossible! (2)

As for the smaller ones, within the range of the players’ exploration, they had almost all been found.

The location of the Half-Beast Royal Court wasn’t yet explored, but based on the information from captured Half-Beasts, the players marked its approximate location on the map.

In the past two months, the high-level players had caused a commotion in the Death Desert.

Here, elves were no longer prized commodities but instead avengers who instilled fear.

All the relatively weak Half-Beast Tribes were in a state of panic.

As for the stronger tribes, even though the elves couldn’t overcome them, they felt particularly nauseated when mentioning the elves…

*There was no other reason.*

*These elves seemed to have endless energy, roaming the Death Desert day in and day out, attacking them, seemingly never growing tired or weary…*

*If that were all, it might have been tolerable.*

What made the Half-Beasts even more nauseated was their disheartened discovery that even in the Death Desert, even on their own turf, even though they were overall more powerful… they couldn’t do much about these elves.

*There was no other reason.*

*The elves simply ran too fast.*

The Half-Beast Royal Court was infuriated by the elves’ raids and did not refrain from deploying an army.

In fact, after the players’ raids on Half-Beast Tribes lasted half a month, the Half-Beast side organized an army to fight against the elves. They stationed them in larger tribes, always rushing to support whenever a tribe encountered an elf attack…

However, the results were less than satisfactory.

*There was no other reason.*

*The elves were still too fast…*

This powerful group of long-eared beings all had long legs, plus everyone had a Demon Beast, allowing them to sprint through the open Death Desert.

In contrast, the Half-Beasts didn’t have many fast-paced Demon Beasts for transportation.

The Death Desert was too desolate, with few large Demon Beasts suitable as mounts. Although there were some that ran quickly and were strong, those creatures were difficult to tame and couldn’t be used as mounts.

The Bimong Giant Beasts kept by the Half-Beasts were too slow, and while desert camels and desert horses could be used as mounts, they weren’t Demon Beasts, and their speed was worlds apart from the elves’ Demon Beasts…

If it were an invasion of the Human World, it would have been different, because human villages and towns were fixed, and ordinary villages and towns struggled to mount an effective resistance.

But when the target became the more agile elves on the offensive, the Half-Beasts finally experienced the terror once felt by human villages…

Cavalry raids were truly terrifying.

Especially since these loathsome elves were adept at some speed-enhancing magic, making them even more slippery.

Even when they received a distress call, even when they rushed to provide support swiftly, the supporting Half-Beast forces often couldn’t keep up with the players’ raids…

Every time they arrived at the scene, the elves had already concluded the battle, leaving with loot and captives…

Comparatively, the Half-Beasts could only watch helplessly as the elves rode their Demon Beasts, coming and going without a trace.

To deal with such enemies, the helpless Half-Beasts had no choice but to follow the humans’ lead, starting to build wall-like fortifications around their tribes.

Only… they were not adept at this, and even with Sorren Commerce assisting from behind, the results were a poor imitation.

Of course, it did have some utility.

Especially after the elves stopped desecrating idols, avoiding Divine Punishment.

Without Divine Punishment, even with magic, the elves found it difficult to breach their fort walls in a short time when the Half-Beast Tribes activated their idols’ Divine Arts.

And the Half-Beast forces were able to take advantage of this opportunity to rush to the rescue…

Thus, larger tribes gradually constructed fort walls to fend off the elves’ attacks, while smaller tribes began relocating and seeking refuge.

For a time, the landscape of the Half-Beast Tribes in the Death Desert underwent significant changes due to the elves’ emergence…

The entire situation in the Death Desert once again subtly entered a stalemate.

However, for the Half-Beasts, this was already a massive defeat.

According to the Royal Court’s plan, they were supposed to gather their forces at this time to prepare for an assault on the Elf Forest.

Yet the elves’ actions seriously delayed their maneuvers.

At the same time, these long ears wandering the Death Desert directly threatened their trade with Sorren Commerce, plundering large quantities of resources.

With troop assembly disrupted and strategic resources raided.

In no time, winter arrived, and the original date to mobilize the army had long passed. However, the Half-Beasts in the Death Desert still weren’t ready…

From this perspective, even though the battle between the players and the Half-Beasts had reached a stalemate, the players were still the victors.

*Still, even this situation did not last long…*

*After more than two months of playing on their own, the major player guilds finally planned to cooperate for a major event.*

…

Death Desert, Half-Beast Royal Court.

In the majestic Royal Family tent, more than a dozen Half-Beasts, dressed in noticeably more luxurious attire, sat gathered on both sides.

Their eyes focused on the open space in the center of the tent.

There, a Half-Beast, all covered in wounds, was kneeling halfway.

He wore a look of confusion and terror, as if he had not yet recovered from a fright.

The surrounding Half-Beast elites were all staring at him intently, whispering among themselves.