Rocky's personal combat power in this battle could indeed be described as unrivaled. With the augmentation of the Void Magic Armor, he even killed more demons than the Level Six Warrior, Lin Feng. Yet, this still could not change the tide of the battlefield.
When Rocky flew midway into the sky and looked over the entire battlefield, his heart turned cold because even he, a novice who had only participated in a few battles, could tell that the situation was quite disadvantageous for his side!
His spree of killings did nothing to shift the overall unfavorable situation. In fact, ever since the battle had escalated to close combat, the situation had steadily tilted toward the Demon Army.
This scenario was not because the soldiers weren't fighting desperately; on the contrary, from his vantage point in the sky, Rocky could clearly see every soldier on the battlefield fiercely battling the demons.
Not just the soldiers, but the archers and mages on the high walls were also doing their utmost to support the fighting, and even the Skyships, which were less effective in the melee, were trying their best to contribute.
The ten Skyships repeatedly lowered their altitude, now down to just over ten meters above the ground. Only at this height could the gunners improve their accuracy enough to strike at the demons without mistakenly hitting their own forces in the melee.
Yet even with everyone's bravery, the Demon Army still held an absolute advantage...
As the fighting reached a phase of intense intricacy, the soldiers' formations were completely disrupted. Without the protection and balance of their formations, the soldiers couldn't confront the demons with their individual strength.
On the other hand, as soon as the battle turned into close combat, particularly during the intensely heated deadlock phase, the monstrous nature of the Demon Army became apparent. The demons, with their robust bodies, immense strength, and seemingly endless stamina, had their advantages increasingly amplified on the heated battlefield.
Although the troops from Backhill Village also had some standout moments during this process, such as Lin Feng, the Level Six Warrior who was unmatched on the battlefield. Not to mention the Black-Eyed Demons, even more formidable were the Armored Bull Demons, two of which were killed by Lin Feng alone!
Liliya and Monte's performances were equally remarkable. Liliya leading a small team of guards killed at least four demons, and although Monte wasn't leading a team, his personal strength also achieved nearly the same results. In addition, Dusa had also killed an Armored Bull Demon, making their accomplishments quite outstanding.
One could say that in localized skirmishes, the forces from Backhill Village did indeed have commendable performances, but looking at the entire battlefield presented a different picture altogether.
Across the entire battlefield, except for a few individuals, the vast majority of soldiers who were combating the demons were being steadily pushed back. Not to mention killing many demons, it was considered lucky if they could save their own lives under the demon strikes. Yet even this low standard was met by only a few.
In such circumstances, one could only imagine the casualties of the troops. When Rocky surveyed the entire battlefield, he saw more bodies than living people. The desolate land was littered with corpses lying in every direction, the blood seeping from their bodies staining the ground in spots.
Among these corpses, some belonged to demons and others to soldiers, but Rocky did not know exactly how many were soldiers' bodies. Ten? Twenty? Or fifty? He couldn't count. He just knew they could not continue fighting like this!
This battle could not continue this way any longer because if it did, the victor was sure to be the demons!
Thinking this, he released a Magic Flash towards the sky, instantly illuminating the entire battlefield sky!
Seeing the radiant light, soldiers fighting the demons quickly began retreating toward the high wall behind them, as if obeying a certain order.
It was indeed a command, a command for a full retreat!
In the two days waiting for the demon attack, Rocky and the others had been studying the tactics for this battle, covering every possible scenario and formulating various plans.
One of those plans was to retreat behind the high walls and use them as a final barrier for defense when the situation turned extremely unfavorable.
The decision of which plan to use and when to execute it was left to Rocky's discretion, as only he could move freely across the battlefield with the advantage of the Void Magic Armor and oversee the entire situation from the air.
Now, Rocky felt it was time to implement this final plan!
After signaling for retreat to everyone on the battlefield, Rocky did not retreat with the others. Instead, he dove back into the battlefield, fighting the demons alone while everyone else fought as they retreated.
This was not because Rocky had lost his mind—it was a pre-planned strategy!
Once he issued the retreat signal, it meant the battle had entered a highly unfavorable stage, and retreating under such circumstances would not be easy, especially since the demons were not fools who would simply allow everyone to withdraw behind the walls.
So it had already been planned that once Rocky signaled the retreat, all squad leader-level individuals in the two units would hold off the demons as long as possible to allow more troops to reach the safety of the high wall. Then, the squad leaders would retreat, followed by Lin Feng, Liliya, Monte, and others, with Rocky being the last to withdraw.
Because of these well-prepared arrangements, although the situation on the battlefield was highly unfavorable for Rocky and his team, the retreat process did not degenerate into a chaotic rout. As the retreat began, both ordinary soldiers and guards, whether acquainted or not, immediately grouped and started falling back slowly.
Meanwhile, squad leaders from the two units quickly gathered around Lin Feng, Liliya, and the others, blocking the demons under their lead.
In this, Rocky's courage was paramount as he returned to the battlefield and once again chose to personally contain the demons.
What worked at one time may not at another. Initially, containing the demons had little effect, but now, as the main forces began retreating toward the high wall, the significance of containing the demons became apparent. If Rocky could hold off even one or two demons, the pursuing demon forces would be reduced accordingly.
Moreover, after such a prolonged battle, although the human side had suffered heavy casualties, the Demon Army was not unscathed. The earlier counterattack by the long-range units had killed a dozen or twenty demons, and ensued by the fierce combat, now there were probably less than fifty demons left, likely only about thirty to forty.
This was why Rocky chose this moment to retreat. Thirty to forty demons could still exert terrifying combat power on the battlefield, but against a high wall, they might not be able to cause much trouble.
In other words, as long as the remaining forces could retreat behind the high wall and make their last stand with the wall as their backing, there was still hope for victory in this battle, the only hope for their success!