Zhang Cong, with his bare chest radiating killing intent, his powerful platinum-level aura intimidating all the lizardmen in the vicinity.
The Water God Halberd was swung unceasingly, shattering whatever it struck, be it a lizardman, a weapon, or a house, with a single blow.
Jiang Zheng moved like a coiled dragon, his peak platinum strength allowing him to traverse the battlefield swiftly, each thrust of his spear taking down a lizardman.
The young Daoist’s fighting style was the most shameless. Although the little fellow was only at the initial platinum stage, his innate Daoist physique granted him bonuses to all his Daoist techniques.
Zhang Haoran could summon eight Daoist soldiers with a single "Summon General" talismans, but the young Daoist, with one talisman, directly summoned eighteen Daoist soldiers.
Following this, the young Daoist, perched on Xiao Hei’s tortoise shell, began to chant a thunder incantation:
“Jade Purity, First Azure, True Talisman of Oath, Push and Move the Two Energies, Merging into True Being. Five Thunders, Five Thunders, Quickly Gather Yellow Peace, Misty Transformation, Roaring Lightning Swift Thunder, Hear the Call and Arrive, Haste, Haste, As the Decree Commands.”
As soon as the words fell, five bolts of lightning from the sky struck down ferociously upon the lizardmen below.
Upon hitting the ground, the lightning transformed into a pervasive electrical field, incidentally zapping Zhang Cong with a jolt.
“Holy hell, water conducts electricity! This power is at least thirty percent greater than usual. I’ll have to study this properly when I get back, maybe build a thunder cannon to kill these ugly freaks.”
The young Daoist said with a chuckle, looking at the field of crackling lightning.
After smashing through the tribal settlement, Xiao Hei merely swiped a claw, killing dozens of lizardmen before becoming still, faithfully serving as a platform for the young Daoist.
After all, these weaklings posed no challenge to Xiao Hei. He could simply retract his shell within the lizardman tribe and sleep for two days without anyone being able to breach his defenses.
Lin Zhan had been exchanging blows with the platinum-level lizardman for over ten minutes when he narrowed his eyes and uttered, "Overlord Saber!"
The phantom of the Lin family's Overlord Saber reappeared behind Lin Zhan. With a flash, the platinum-level lizardman was cleaved in two.
“Grab a few to interrogate. Old Zhang, ask them how there are platinum-level experts here. Didn’t you say there were no platinum-level lizardmen on the outskirts of this Great Marsh?”
Zhang Cong, his hands stained with blood, stated, “Interrogated. This platinum-level one and two golden-levels came from a larger tribe within. They said they were here as a vanguard to attack the human race.”
Lin Zhan nodded and replied,
“It seems Rommel can’t sit still and wants to cause me some trouble. Let the golden-level lizardman go, Xiao Ji is already following him.”
“Old Jiang and Xiao Ming, have you found anything?”
“Yes, I have something, Big Brother! I have a discovery!” the young Daoist chirped, hopping off Xiao Hei’s back.
“Big Brother, I just used a Five Thunder Art. After the lightning struck, it was amplified by thirty percent, and the electricity could spread out, even zapping Brother Cong!”
“You kid are becoming more and more like Lin Lao Hei. You truly do nothing productive,” Zhang Cong said with a chuckle to Zhang Haoming.
Jiang Zheng nodded, adding, “Birds of a feather flock together. What good can Xiao Ming learn from following Old Lin all the time?”
“By the way, Old Lin, when deploying troops against the lizardmen, the first choice of weapons must be those with strong piercing capabilities. These lizardmen have good physical quality, and cutting wounds will cause much less damage.”
Lin Zhan nodded and replied,
“Indeed. Lizardmen of the same level are more than twenty percent stronger than human soldiers, with more than double the defense. To fight lizardmen in close combat, one must primarily use long spears and powerful crossbows.”
“Furthermore, in this godforsaken place, heavy units like Mo Dao soldiers cannot be deployed, and cavalry is out of the question. However, the Thunder Warriors of the Thunder Army should achieve good results.”
Thunder Warriors were a special unit trained by Lin Zhan’s grandfather, Lin Tian. There were only 100,000 of them, all of whom were peak golden-level warriors with thunder attributes.
Their weapons were javelins and long spears, so they not only possessed powerful close-combat abilities but also possessed great lethality within a hundred meters with their thunder-attribute javelins.
Meanwhile, the foolish bird Xiao Ji, following the golden-level lizardman whom Lin Zhan and the others had deliberately let escape, arrived near a small tribe of over 3,000 lizardmen.
Seeing the golden-level lizardman still a few kilometers from the tribe, Xiao Ji grinned sinisterly and pulled out a light rapid-fire cannon.
“Alas, kid, you’re out of luck. Running all the way here, your journey ends now.”
Then, Xiao Ji, using its wings to hold the rapid-fire cannon, fired a three-round burst at the golden-level lizardman.
The golden-level lizardman was instantly blown into mincemeat, its appearance unrecognizable.
Xiao Ji looked at the rapid-fire cannon in its grasp with satisfaction, saying, “I have to admit, this thing Boss Bao modified is truly useful. It’s very handy.”
It then looked at the mincemeat on the ground and shook its head,
“Alas, a bird that can’t fire cannons isn’t a qualified bird. But for your Uncle Ji, not only can I fire, but I can also hit accurately.”
With that, Xiao Ji shrunk its body and began to fly towards the small lizardman tribe.
The bloodline talent of the Dragon Finch clan allowed them to significantly lower their level when they shrunk.
This was a talent ability awakened by the Dragon Finch clan to facilitate approaching targets and scouting.
Xiao Ji transformed into a sparrow-sized, initial bronze-level bird and flew into the small lizardman tribe.
Many lizardmen spotted the little bird, but no one paid it any mind. After all, something so small was barely enough to be a snack.
Relying on its small size, and with no lizardman paying it any attention, Xiao Ji began to wander around the tribe.
On the other side, Lin Zhan, through the soul contract, gained Xiao Ji’s vision and began to carefully observe the small lizardman tribe.
“Old Zhang, can a small lizardman tribe of 3,000 people have a diamond-level expert? And there are six platinum-level experts and over thirty golden-level lizardmen.”
Lin Zhan spoke to Zhang Cong as he observed the tribe’s situation.
Zhang Cong was stunned upon hearing this and quickly asked,
“Are these lizardmen wearing armor? Are their weapons and armor more refined than the platinum-level lizardman you killed?”
Lin Zhan nodded in response,
“Indeed. That diamond-level lizardman and four platinum-level ones, along with more than twenty golden-level ones, are all wearing armor. Their spears are also much more refined than those of the lizardman I killed, and their insignia is different from this tribe’s insignia.”
Zhang Cong nodded and said, “These two elite squads must have come from clans deep within the Great Marsh or from some large tribes. It seems these ugly freaks are really going to act against our Sixth Army Group.”
“Heh heh, perfect, I didn’t have an excuse to attack them. Rommel, that fool, wants to cause trouble for me with the lizardmen. I’ll take care of the lizardmen along the way, then free up the Sixth Army Group to deal with Rommel.”
“Alas, this kid Rommel is useful. Whatever he lacks, I’ll send it to him.”
Lin Zhan said with a sinister grin, as if Rommel had once again gifted him something substantial.