Chapter 97: Small Stronghold (Please subscribe)

"What is it?" Amy asked curiously.

"Judging from the energy structure, it should fall under the category of a shrine."

Jie Ming described in detail the information he had collected.

"A shrine guarded by Orc elites?" Victor frowned, lowering his voice as he asked, "Jie Ming, are you sure? The guards there are at least battle-hardened Orc warriors, and there might even be Shamans, a profession capable of manipulating divine power. The three of us..."

Amy was also a bit nervous; she gripped her staff tightly: "We just landed, isn't it too risky to go straight to trouble the Orc elites?"

Jie Ming swept a calm glance at the two: "Precisely because they are guarded by elites, their scale will be small."

He explained carefully to the two: "In order to maintain concealment as much as possible, the core guard scale of such an important faith hub will never be too large. They follow an elite route, with at most a dozen or so people. The number of outer core guards might be slightly higher, but there aren't hundreds of them."

"Moreover, the intensity of this shrine is not high. According to my reconnaissance, although the guard units inside have decent strength, they fall within the category we can handle."

He paused and continued: "Secondly, we need to test the combat methods of the intelligent beings in this world, to see how they use supernatural power and their combat habits. This will help us understand the enemy. Additionally, if we can capture a live one, we might be able to collect some intelligence."

"If the opponent's strength is within the category we can handle, then it's worth considering. After all... collecting some intelligence is indeed very necessary." Victor frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded.

"We still don't know the specific situation of this plane; we must at least obtain some basic intelligence on the enemy."

Amy also nodded in agreement: "And there is also intelligence related to language. After all, if we want to disguise ourselves later, this is definitely unavoidable..."

"Furthermore," Jie Ming pointed in the general direction of the shrine, "although this shrine is not large, according to the analysis of energy fluctuations and structure, it should be the faith hub for the Orc troops in the nearby area, capable of providing continuous blessings and recovery for the Orcs on the front line."

"Destroying it will have a good impact on the battle situation in this area and can earn us a large amount of contribution points." He added the final point, "More importantly, this is an excellent opportunity to hone the combat coordination of the three of us."

Victor and Amy looked at each other and nodded—they were convinced.

Both understood that risks and opportunities coexist.

Not to mention the importance of intelligence, the contribution points for this final assessment alone are quite important. That is not just a simple number, but rights and interests that can be tangibly obtained in the future.

"Since we have all decided to attack, then, let's make it quick. Infiltrate directly into their core area as much as possible, kill them in one blow, and decide whether to leave survivors based on the situation."

Seeing both nod in agreement, Jie Ming quickly arranged the relevant matters: "After eliminating the opponent's core units, do not get entangled too much. While escaping quickly, kill the enemies attempting to track us as much as possible."

The two had no objections to his arrangements. Through the previous crusade against the monster, the three had implicitly established Jie Ming's status as the leader.

Amy also nodded and took out a wizarding tool from the backpack behind her: "I can use this to search the soul and obtain intelligence. As long as the action is fast enough, it can be completed in a dozen breaths."

"A Tier 5 wizarding tool, you actually have such a good thing?" Jie Ming raised an eyebrow.

Victor on the side also appeared somewhat surprised.

What Amy took out was a wizarding tool specifically used for searching intelligence, engraved with the "Soul Search" wizardry model.

"Soul Search" can be constructed starting from a Tier 1 Wizard, but as the wizard's level increases, the effect becomes better.

If used by a Tier 1 Wizard, it takes a long time, can only obtain some sporadic intelligence, and there is a high probability that it is useless information.

Furthermore, the soul of the object on which the wizardry is cast will also collapse.

At the Tier 5 level, not only is the time spent extremely low, but it can also specifically search for relevant intelligence.

Jie Ming also had preparations, but his level was not as high as Amy's. Since Amy had taken it out, he would not take his own out.

After all, as a small team now, it is better for everyone to make some contributions.

"Hehe... I saved up for a long time to earn enough points to buy this." A shy smile appeared on Amy's face.

Jie Ming nodded and immediately changed the previous plan: "In that case, let's modify the plan. I will try my best to leave behind one relatively important enemy. Besides language information and basic intelligence, you should also check if there is any information in the enemy's soul regarding the search for us wizards. If you can find the opponent's movement route, that would be even better."

"Not bad. In this way, we can confirm the next direction of action based on that intelligence. If the number of people is small, we will solve them all on the spot; if the number of enemies is large, we will look for their weak points to escape." Victor also agreed.

After all, this is the first time participating in a real plane battlefield. Even if the enemy's strength is not strong, the three are quite cautious.

After confirming the next plan again, the three quickly reached a consensus, adjusted their states, and stealthily headed toward the target selected by Jie Ming.

On the tactical map constructed by his Wu Yun Hua Hong, every movement trajectory of the Orc patrol, and even the faint life fluctuations and rough energy circulation on their body surfaces, were clearly visible.

He chose an optimal infiltration path, avoided all patrol teams, and approached the shrine silently like a ghost.

This time, Amy and Victor truly realized Jie Ming's "terrifying" intelligence advantage.

Under Jie Ming's guidance, their stealth was simply like entering an uninhabited land.

Jie Ming would signal them to stop at times, and at other times, he would have them accelerate.

Because they were worried about being discovered by the enemy, the two tacitly stopped using reconnaissance wizardry.

But until they reached the core area, none of them had been discovered by anyone.

Finally, a cave emitting a faint light appeared before their eyes.

Inside the cave, a small shrine was enshrined, constructed from rocks and huge vines, with primitive and powerful totems carved on it.

Around the shrine, ten burly Orc elites were patrolling listlessly. Among them, eight were warrior-type professionals holding giant axes with knotted muscles, and the other two were Shamans holding bone staves and smeared with strange pigments.

The aura on their bodies was many times more powerful than the monsters encountered before, reaching the level of Tier 3 Apprentices, and those two Shamans had already reached the peak level of Tier 3 Apprentices.

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