260. A victory built on sacrifices is not a victory.

If it were Taoles, Belisa, Dobin, Yellow Bear, The Spotted Deer Gwen, and The Wind Wolf Bankcroft, Charles had decided never to use the lives of these Transcendent subordinates to stack up a dead High-Level Transcendent.

Even if he had gone mad, he wouldn't do such a thing.

That would be exceptionally foolish.

If it were the Transcendent Beastman guards, Charles would consider it for a while, but he ultimately abandoned the idea because he truly felt that a victory built on sacrifice was no victory at all.

Even though these Labyrinth guardians were essentially Evil Spirits, he still couldn't make that decision.

Charles had always acknowledged that he was neither a qualified military strategist nor a competent commander; he only wanted to get the Westwind Knights through this war with as few casualties as possible, not seeking to make a name for himself.

Every battle fought before had been out of necessity, with compelling reasons to fight.