Chapter 745

Gu Qing said: "But you're the lord, you still need to be careful. Otherwise, come inside me, and I'll carry you along."

Qi Yue added from the side: "My lord, you can come to me too. We'll fight together."

Tang Ruan listened up ahead; she had originally wanted to ask Zhao Chi to come to her side as well.

Ever since Zhao Chi and Qi Yue had crafted the costume together, he had never entered Tang Ruan again.

Of course, that kind of going in and out at night didn't count.

But Tang Ruan reconsidered—her role was to draw the enemy's attention and take the hits.

She wasn't afraid of pain herself, but she was afraid of Zhao Chi being hurt.

So she shut her mouth and said nothing.

A few minutes later, they charged to the western border.

The Mist Wall had fully opened; beyond it lay enemy territory.

Ahead was also a forest.

Zhao Chi now had 10 Intelligence points, and his Perception was excellent.

He could say he already possessed extraordinary scouting ability.

Zhao Chi observed carefully, his gaze passing through the gaps between the trees. He saw insects flying in the distance, but no beastmen.

Listening with his ears, he could only hear the breathing of the female soldiers, and the sound of Qi Yue swallowing saliva as she looked at Zhao Chi.

His nose caught no beastman scent, only the familiar scent of a group of women.

Zhao Chi concluded the beastmen were not nearby.

After all, the beastman race only had 4 points of Agility.

He estimated they would need at least another 5 minutes to reach the border.

In 5 minutes, a lot could be done.

"Everyone use your skills, hide in the forest ahead, and prepare an ambush!"

"Yes!"

Light flared from several bodies.

Tang Ruan: Defend Firmly Technique

Qi Yue: Rapid Strike Technique

Zhao Chi: Inspire Technique

Enhancement complete.

Everyone immediately found positions to hide.

Most of the female archers climbed trees; the other female soldiers mostly hid behind trees.

Zhao Chi was hesitating whether to climb a tree when Gu Qing called to him from the side.

"My lord, come to me. This tree is thick—it can cover both of us."

Zhao Chi hesitated: "This tree is indeed thick, but covering both of us isn't quite easy.

Gu Qing pulled Zhao Chi over: "Just hide in my arms, my lord. It'll definitely cover you."

Saying that, she hugged him.

This way, it really could cover them.

Everyone waited quietly for several minutes.

Suddenly, the harpy above flapped her wings and flew back.

She dove into the forest and whispered:

"The enemies are coming, the enemies are coming, gak."

"There are 200 of them, all beastmen, gak."

"Very burly, very savage, gak."

"Be careful, gak."

The harpies all spoke at once.

Zhao Chi nodded: "Understood. Keep scouting, and watch out for the enemy's ranged attacks."

"Gak, understood."

Flap flap flap~

The harpies flew up into the sky.

Zhao Chi also heard faint rustling sounds in the distance.

His vision was blocked by the trees, but his hearing was unrestricted.

Zhao Chi raised his hand, signaling everyone to pay attention.

The female soldiers all nodded silently, making no sound.

Rumble rumble rumble rumble!

The footsteps drew closer, and the sounds grew noisy and loud.

Zhao Chi narrowed his eyes and saw the beastman force in the distance.

It was indeed around 200, and all beastman warriors.

Most wore leather armor; only a small portion wore iron armor.

Their weapons, however, were all iron.

Mostly axes.

At the very front was a burly beastman with a mouth full of tusks and a body covered in iron armor.

He carried a two-handed axe, and with every step forward, let out a heavy footfall.

Definitely a hero.

And the bold-and-fierce type.

On each side of the formation stood another beastman hero, one holding a shield, the other an iron hammer.

Equally burly, faces full of brawn.

These two are the defensive type.

In the middle of the formation was a tall, lean human, also in full iron armor.

Looks like he's the opposing lord, Wu Tianxing.

That name, though…

He was guarded at close range by four female beastmen, two of whom were likely female heroes.

Beastman female heroes… truly ferocious.

Zhao Chi lowered his body, gathering spiritual power in his hands.

Wait until they get a little closer…

Wu Tianxing held his shield and walked forward cautiously.

"Dammit, a human lord with a combat power of 128 got matched against us. All of you be careful — the enemy's combat power is just a bit stronger than ours."

The female beastman beside him said roughly, "Lord, set your mind at ease. We've beaten even stronger enemies, let alone one who's only a little stronger. With our ferocity alone, we'll definitely catch them off guard."

Wu Tianxing nodded: "Right. Wumeng and Hucai, you two watch both flanks — when you spot the enemy, charge in and unleash your skills! Chaheng, just use your battle art straight away, don't worry about whether the enemy lives or dies, just kill! Luna and Tana, you two don't leave my side — focus on healing me!"

"Understood!"

The beastmen nodded.

Wu Tianxing rallied them: "If we win this one, I'll give each of you a human — play with it or eat it, whatever you want!"

"Wooooooh!"

A single promise made the beastmen roar, and their morale rose a notch.

Suddenly, a flash lit up the sky.

Crack!

A bolt of lightning struck the beastman Chaheng at the very front.

Chaheng's whole body jolted, and the great axe in his hands nearly dropped to the ground.

Wu Tianxing reacted fast.

He immediately raised his shield and bellowed: "Ambush! All of you, scatter, find—"

Before he could finish, a flicker of silver light caught the corner of his eye from the oblique rear.

Three beams of moonlight appeared!

No…