Chapter 181: Three-Front War, Raid on the Hunter Camp!

Cao Xing ordered, "Everyone else in the territory, come with me to fight!"

Although, relying on the [Ascalon Book of the Dead], Cao Xing could resolve the battle without bringing so many people.

But this item only has two uses left.

This is a life-saving item for critical moments; if he can solve it with his own strength, there is no need to use such a powerful trump card.

The group of Wild Boar Warriors felt a bit dejected when they heard they could not go out to fight.

"Great Lord, do you think we are too weak?"

"Although our strength is still a bit lacking compared to the other companions, we Wild Boar Warriors are all valiant fighters!"

"That's right! Lord, we will use the sharp knives in our hands to pierce the enemy's heart!"

Cao Xing laughed and said, "You all are overthinking it. I know that the Wild Boar Warriors are powerful fighters."

"But this time, the manpower is already sufficient. In comparison, the territory needs you more."

"In a few days, I will use the Ice Dragon Horn in succession. Those will be large-scale battles, and I hope you can withstand that kind of high-intensity combat."

Hearing this, all the Wild Boar Warriors excitedly said, "Oh! We aren't afraid!"

"With the blessing bestowed by the Lord, I feel like I have endless strength!"

"That's right, I can slash at enemies for a whole night without resting!"

"Jessamine, stop bragging, slashing for a whole night!"

Listening to the Wild Boar Warriors' banter, everyone laughed, and the tense atmosphere gradually dissipated.

At this moment, little Elisa walked over, holding her bow and arrow, followed by her subordinates.

"Lord! Take us with you too!"

"Elisa also wants to fight side by side with you!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing glanced at the archer squad behind her, and then looked at Old Mel in the distance.

Old Mel's face wore a look of respect, and then he nodded.

Seeing this, Cao Xing replied directly, "Fine, then you all can come along."

"However, for this battle, all of your actions will be under Renice's command, understand?"

Little Elisa jumped with excitement after hearing Cao Xing agree.

"Long live the Lord!"

"Elisa guarantees to obey Renice's command!"

Cao Xing smiled, then took out the [Ejection Grappling Hooks] from his backpack and distributed one to all the Ascalon Warriors and some of the Wild Boar Warriors.

As for the blue-grade [Ejection Grappling Hooks], they were distributed to his core members.

Everything was ready.

The city gate opened.

This time, Cao Xing brought 102 Ascalon Warriors, 21 Wild Boar Warriors.

As well as the vast majority of other combat personnel.

Two Centaurs, two Dragon Blood Warriors, as well as Assam, Braum, Isabelle, and others.

Including Tong Chuchu and Volibear, he brought them all out.

This time, Cao Xing was prepared to take down this camp with the force of thunder!

A group of over a hundred people, under the cover of night, marched majestically through the snow.

Thump! Thump-thump!

The muffled footsteps of the Mammoth could be heard.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue were sitting on Dabai's back.

To his surprise, Tong Chuchu was actually sitting on Volibear's back as well.

Two days ago, this little white bear was less than half a meter tall, but today it had already turned into a giant beast two or three meters long.

Tong Chuchu could even lie directly on its back.

Cao Xing, while on the road, had a strange look in his eyes, "Can the mount function I unlocked also allow other territory residents to ride?"

But thinking about it, it was normal; after all, Cao Xing had already used Dabai's back to transport quite a few people.

And this little girl seemed a bit nervous because it was her first time going out to fight.

However, because of Cao Xing's instructions, she was just going to watch, and he did not plan to let her participate in actual combat.

The goal was to help her adapt to the rhythm of battle outside as soon as possible.

Even Xia Yanni expressed her support.

Because she knew that Tong Chuchu would eventually grow up, and she needed to have the ability to survive in the world on her own.

Ten minutes later, they had left the territory for about five kilometers.

This was a vast, boundless snowfield.

At this time, Cao Xing was riding the Mammoth, standing in the middle of the team, surrounded by over a hundred people.

As the snow stopped.

The bright, clear moon poked half of its head out from behind the dark clouds.

Illuminating the pure white snowfield like fine sea salt.

Little Elisa looked at the moon overhead, put her hands together, and then bowed.

She was also murmuring something in her mouth.

At this moment, Liu Muxue, sitting behind Cao Xing, said softly, "Axing… look at Elisa…"

Cao Xing listened and turned his gaze over.

He discovered that after Elisa prayed to the moon, a faint radiance appeared on her body, making her look incredibly sacred.

Cao Xing whispered, "This little girl really has secrets."

Since the last time he saved her at Snowfall Lake, Cao Xing knew that Elisa was somewhat unusual.

For a little girl to survive alone for three or four days in this kind of freezing weather of minus fifty degrees, it was impossible no matter how you thought about it.

Liu Muxue also nodded, "Yes, I have tried to probe her a few times before, but she always said she didn't know…"

Cao Xing smiled, "If she doesn't want to say it, then so be it, as long as it doesn't cause any impact on our territory."

"Mmhmm." Liu Muxue also agreed softly.

Then, Cao Xing glanced at the map.

He found that their current location was still about 9 kilometers away from that large Hunter camp.

So, he ordered, "Sarah, go ahead and scout the path."

"If you see enemies or other targets, take them out directly if you are confident."

"If you aren't confident, report to me through the communication device on your ear."

Sarah's masked head nodded slightly.

"Understood."

After saying that, she disappeared into the night.

The stealth skills of this Dark Elf assassin were truly superb.

Cao Xing did not even see her footprints on the snow.

With Sarah clearing the way ahead, the group continued to advance.

A few minutes later, Cao Xing heard a system prompt.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed Hunter Guard LV17, gained experience: 170]

[Combatants gained experience: 85]

At this moment, Sarah's voice sounded in his ear.

"Discovered a disguised Hunter guard, but I have already taken care of it."

Cao Xing praised, "Well done, Sarah."

"Continue scouting."

This was less than ten kilometers away from that large camp.

To prevent exposure, the Hunters would send out some guards to patrol nearby.

Once a knight order or regular army passed by, they would retreat without hesitation.

The Church of Light was like a rat in the shadows; they knew their current strength could not compete head-on with a kingdom, so they could only develop in secret.

Meanwhile, the Mammoth was moving at a constant speed, stepping on the snow that was over its ankles.

Their current forward speed was not fast.

About 10 kilometers per hour.

This was to prevent the noise of their march from being too loud and discovered by the Hunters in advance.

Actually, that Great Rift Valley was seven kilometers away from Cao Xing's camp.

Moving another twelve kilometers along that Great Rift Valley would lead to that large Hunter camp.

However, Cao Xing did not intend to follow the rules and attack head-on from below the Great Rift Valley.

Instead, he planned to go up and see the situation first.

When they were four kilometers away from that camp.

Sarah's voice sounded, "When you get here, there will be some Hunter guards patrolling nearby."

"I will try my best to eliminate all guards, Lord, please be careful."

Several hours of searching during the day had already allowed Sarah to master the defense situation around this camp.

"Okay, I understand."

At this moment, Cao Xing scanned his surroundings.

The vicinity was all white.

Two consecutive days of snowfall had buried many things.

He ordered, "Everyone pay attention to observing the surroundings, report any anomalies immediately."

Hearing the order, everyone became vigilant.

Especially Renice.

Her sharp eagle eyes began to scan the surrounding snow inch by inch.

The group moved along the way.

And just at this moment, Cao Xing suddenly saw that there were still some things not covered by the snow.

Those were several large stones about two or three meters high.

A thought flashed through Cao Xing's mind.

"Since that camp is below the Great Rift Valley, can I use the terrain advantage to drop a few large stones down first?"

"Let some of the Hunters inside suffer casualties, and then we launch an attack?"

This idea should be feasible.

As long as the Hunter guards on top of the Great Rift Valley are eliminated and not discovered, it will be fine.

So, he looked at the three elite soldiers from the training barracks and ordered, "You lead the Ascalon Warriors, use the Ejection Grappling Hooks, drag a few giant stones and follow behind the team."

Hearing this, the three elite soldiers accepted the order simultaneously.

Then, they took eight Ascalon Warriors and fired grappling hooks at four giant rocks in the snow.

"Shoo! Shoo, shoo!"

The grappling hooks firmly latched onto the crevices of the giant rocks.

Then, working in pairs, they began dragging the one-to-two-meter-tall giant rocks forward through the snow.

Swish… swish…

Because of the accumulated snow, the sound of the giant rocks dragging across the ground was not very loud.

…

Meanwhile, Sarah was clearing the path ahead, using her terrifying attack power to kill one Hunter guard after another.

Because the Church of Light was universally reviled, they did not dare to be too conspicuous.

Even most of the guards outside the camp were disguised as ordinary people.

Therefore, once these guards were targeted by Sarah, they were essentially dead.

Along the way, whenever Cao Xing saw rocks he found suitable, he would have the Ascalon Warriors drag them along.

Soon, they had sixteen giant rocks in tow behind the team.

A moment later, news came from Sarah: "The Hunter guards above the canyon have all been cleared."

Hearing this, Cao Xing praised her once again.

"As expected of my top general; this efficiency is truly top-notch."

And they gradually picked up their pace.

As they were about to reach the edge of the great rift, a black shadow appeared in front of them.

It was Sarah, who had been waiting there for a long time.

Seeing Cao Xing approach, Sarah bowed slightly.

Then, she pointed below and said: "My Lord, this is the place."

"Below is the stronghold of those Hunters."

Cao Xing jumped down from the back of the Mammoth and looked in the direction she was pointing.

Sure enough, at the bottom of the great rift, he saw clusters of faint red light; those were the campfires in the camp.

The great rift seemed to have become even deeper at this location.

From here to the bottom, it was at least a hundred meters deep.

If one were to jump down, only a Tier 4 leader-level entity would likely survive without falling to their death.

And Cao Xing did not know if the Holy Shield could withstand this kind of fall damage.

Even if it could, the scene of over a hundred people jumping off a cliff would be far too conspicuous.

After observing the surrounding terrain, Cao Xing already had an idea.

"Assam, you and Kantor, Kandaer, and Renice."

"Lead all the Ascalon Warriors and the archer squad to the back of the great rift and find a place to descend. Be careful not to be discovered."

"Once you are in position, send me a message through the communication device on your ear."

Assam immediately straightened his body: "As you command, my Lord!"

Cao Xing continued: "Rabb, you lead ten Wild Boar Warriors to stay up here, wait for my command, and then push all the giant rocks down."

"The rest of you, follow me down from the front."

Because Cao Xing planned to wipe out the Hunters in this camp in one fell swoop, he needed to block all escape routes on both sides of the great rift to achieve an encirclement effect.

Coupled with Rabb and the others above the great rift, it would be equivalent to launching an attack from three directions.

Upon hearing Cao Xing's order, everyone began to act.

Assam and Renice led over a hundred Ascalon Warriors and continued walking forward along the edge of the great rift.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue took the remaining combat personnel and headed toward the back.

About ten minutes later, Cao Xing had walked for nearly one or two kilometers.

However, he could not find any suitable place to descend.

This great rift was too deep, and the cliffs on both sides were basically vertical.

Cao Xing fell into deep thought at this moment.

"This is a bit tricky; I can't actually find a spot to get down."

"Do I really have to jump down directly, or should I use the grappling hooks?"

After all, Cao Xing's grappling hooks were 90 meters long, enough for them to land safely at the bottom of the canyon.

But there was a problem with this; Dabai and Volibear could not grab onto the ropes to slide down.

And thus, they would be unable to participate in the battle.

Just then, Sarah appeared again and brought good news.

"My Lord, one kilometer ahead, there is a path cleared by the Hunters that leads to the bottom of the canyon."

"The nearby Hunter guards have already been taken out by me!"

Cao Xing's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Well done, Sarah!"

"Let's go, we continue forward!"

Then, they continued forward for nearly a kilometer and, sure enough, discovered a gap at the edge of the great rift.

This gap had a slope, allowing them to safely reach the very bottom.

Soon, the entire group had descended.

Meanwhile, Assam reported: "My Lord, we didn't find a suitable place to descend, but we all used the grappling hooks to slide down, and we have currently arrived safely at the bottom of the canyon."

Cao Xing replied: "Good, continue leading the team and approach the Hunter stronghold."

"Stop at a position of about six hundred meters."

Because according to Sarah, there were actually over a dozen Basic Elemental Arrow Towers in this camp.

And six hundred meters was roughly the maximum attack range of the Elemental Arrow Towers.

"Understood! My Lord!"

Assam hung up the communication.

The bottom of the great rift was also covered in thick snow and fallen rocks.

There were also some buried tender green plants.

Cao Xing did not delay and continued to approach the camp.

Sarah was still scouting the path ahead and had secretly slipped into the camp.

Soon, Cao Xing led his people to stop behind a few giant rocks six hundred meters away from the camp.

Then, he began to observe the situation in the camp.

Since breaking through to Tier 3, his eyesight had also been greatly improved.

Cao Xing saw that there were many buildings in the camp.

There were over a hundred tents of various sizes.

Among them were a few small houses built from wood and stone.

Besides that, a wooden fence had been built at both the front and back of the camp.

At the back were high watchtowers and Elemental Arrow Towers.

Cao Xing thought to himself: "Interesting; these Hunters actually relied on the terrain of this canyon to build the prototype of a territory here."

"It seems they have been developing here for a long time."

Cao Xing asked through the small communication device: "Assam, how is the situation on your side?"

A moment later, Assam replied: "Reporting to my Lord, we just encountered a hidden Hunter scout, but Ms. Renice saw through them, and we quickly dealt with them."

Cao Xing felt reassured.

This was also the reason why he had assigned Renice to the opposite side.

They had Sarah on this side, who could counter the stealth techniques of those scouts.

On the opposite side, Renice had [Hunter's Eye], which could also see through the enemy's disguise.

Cao Xing replied: "Very good, do not act rashly, wait for my command."

"Received, my Lord!"

And Cao Xing was also waiting silently.

A moment later, Sarah appeared again and said: "It has been confirmed; all the Black-Robed Priests and that White-Robed Priest are in the camp."

Hearing this, a look of joy immediately appeared on Cao Xing's face.

"Very good, this way, we can wipe out all the Hunters here in one fell swoop!"

Of course, the reason it went so smoothly.

Was also related to Cao Xing's speed of attack.

Almost immediately after Sarah returned, he launched the operation without a moment's hesitation.

Thus, Cao Xing dialed number 4 through the small communication device and said: "Rabb, are you in position over there?"

"Mighty Lord, we are ready!"

"Good, listen to my command."

"Push the giant rocks down directly, then lie in ambush in the snow to observe the surroundings; do not come down to join the battle."

"From now on, if you see any moving targets above, kill them!"

Cao Xing was worried that these Hunters might have some hidden secret passages or the like, and he was afraid there might be fish that slipped through the net.

In this way, he could implement multiple layers of security!

Rabb said solemnly: "Understood! Mighty Lord."

After waiting for a few seconds, Cao Xing said directly: "Rabb, push them down!"

Meanwhile.

At the top of the canyon, following Rabb's command, ten Wild Boar Warriors began to violently push the giant rocks.

"Boom! Boom, boom!"

Then, these giant rocks began to roll down crazily.

Bang! Bang, bang!

The giant rocks struck the cliff walls on the side, emitting intense crashing sounds, and even caused the accumulated snow on both sides of the great rift to collapse.

And the Hunters patrolling in the camp, upon hearing the commotion, suddenly looked up.

Then, they saw several shadows rolling down from above their heads.

"God of Light above, what is that, I…"

Bang!

Before he could finish speaking, the giant rock landed directly, smashing him into a pulp.

Then, more giant rocks descended from the sky with the momentum to destroy everything!

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