The reconnaissance team from Sand Spring City reported back: "There is thick fog in the canyon, and the whole canyon seems to be densely laid with traps. All defenses of the Deserted Valley Town are activated, and a large amount of magical equipment can be detected. It seems the enemy is well-prepared."

Kaliemlo ordered, "Initiate summoning!"

Hundreds of Giant Demon combat soldiers marched toward the canyon, wearing robes and holding long bone staffs, their whole bodies adorned in the style of Spiritual Professionals, clearly a unit of the Spiritual Occupation.

Sand Spring City compared to small territories.

One of the greatest advantages is the soldier types.

Larger territories can summon more diverse soldier types and integrate more subsidiary races and units, making the army composition very rich.

Under the skills of three hundred summoned Giant Demon soldiers, one after another, level 15 Silver Elite earth elements were summoned, forming an earth elemental army entering the canyon, then unleashing the seismic technique wildly within.

The seismic technique is a skill of considerable power and a broad area of effect; it’s somewhat similar to the "Earth Dragon Wave" attached to Hang Yu’s Earth Dragon Fluctuation Spear, a shockwave that can only propagate through the ground.

In this environment.

The mine disposal skill can be fully utilized!

The traps humans set in the canyon, the buried incendiary barrels, and the magical mines, when disrupted by the seismic technique, mostly lose their effectiveness. Clearly, Sand Spring City is not Black Sand Town; it would never make such a low-level mistake of being trapped.

"Warlord’s Light!"

Kaliemlo raised his long spear and shouted.

His body lit up, releasing a force from within.

First, the warriors beside him lit up, and the light seemed contagious, quickly spreading to the whole army, eventually enveloping over ten thousand troops under this skill’s effect.

Strength, speed, resistance, recovery, all enhanced.

The comprehensive strength of the entire army increased by at least 30%!

This is the might of a Fourth Tier inherited Warlord, while Kaliemlo’s abilities in one-on-one combat might not be as strong as other Fourth Tier inheritors. But on the battlefield, in large-scale battles, this heirloom feels right at home!

"Power of Thousand Soldiers!"

Kaliemlo activated another skill.

Beams of light flew from the bodies of companions all around, infusing into over a hundred high-tier intelligent generals, causing their basic attributes to skyrocket, with an increase of thirty to fifty percent!

"Flatten the Deserted Valley Town!"

At this moment, Kaliemlo seemed like a War God descended to earth!

With a furious roar, a sound like crashing thunder,

Kaliemlo and the high-level intelligent members charged at the forefront, leading the army shrouded in the Warlord Aura like a surging torrent, rushing towards Deserted Valley Town in the canyon.

The fog created by the Fishman’s Fog Tower might have some effect on lesser soldiers.

But trying to confuse Kaliemlo and his top leaders with fog is impossible.

Their levels and Spiritual Sense Attributes are far from low; the fog is virtually non-existent to them. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Kaliemlo led his troops to directly destroy several fog towers along the way, letting the mist in the canyon dissipate and disperse automatically, rapidly advancing toward Deserted Valley Town, making the humans feel an overwhelming pressure before the battle even officially began.

"Don’t panic."

"Listen to my command!"

Xu Tianhua gripped his blue long-handled battleaxe tightly.

This weapon was obtained when striking Deserted Valley Town, exploded from the vice lord of Sand Spring City, a level 14 two-handed weapon.

Even Hang Yu didn’t have the capability to equip it, but Xu Tianhua was special. His innate talent not only significantly increases weapon attributes, but also allows him to ignore 2 levels. Thus, at level 12, he can wield this powerful weapon.

Currently endowed with five Third Tier skills, having activated a Third Tier heirloom, wielding such a powerful weapon beyond his level makes his strength formidable. However, as the chief commander, his main task today is not to engage in combat but to have a panoramic view and coordinate the whole army.

Three thousand meters!

Two thousand meters!

One thousand meters!

"Fire!"

The Sand Spring City forces moved too fast, in a blink, they passed through the trap zone. The multi-layer combination trap group set up with considerable cost almost didn’t perform adequately and was easily dismantled by more than half.

Deserted Valley Town didn’t expect to dismantle the Great Lord’s troops relying on such traps. As the enemy drew nearer, one hundred and eighty magic-guided cannons, fifty dwarf crossbows, and twenty magic-guided catapults launched attacks one after another.

A deafening roar.

Accompanied by a piercing sound.

Each fired magic-guided shell at level 15, each reinforced heavy crossbow arrow, each super incendiary barrel launched by the catapults, traced arcs over a kilometer and fell among the Sand Spring City forces.

Explosions, impacts, burning!

Causing slight chaos among the Sand Spring City forces!

Kaliemlo frowned, such strong magical equipment!

No wonder humans could easily conquer three small towns, no wonder humans destroyed Eagle’s Nest Town. Merely relying on the magical equipment they possess, as long as the troops aren’t too poor, an ordinary small territory simply has no power to resist.

The cost of magical equipment is exorbitant.

Every attack costs money.

Ordinary Minor Lords and wandering races simply can’t obtain so much magic-guided equipment, nor can they afford to use so much magic-guided equipment, so it’s likely that the human race has a stronger force supporting them from behind.

Kaliemlo is somewhat concerned about the safety of Sand Spring City.

However, Sand Spring City still has half of its personnel and military forces. Given the defense strength of Sand Spring City, even if an external enemy attacks, it would be impossible to break through in a short time. As long as he quickly deals with these humans, no matter what kind of force supports them from behind, they won’t find an opportunity.

Clearly.

Kaliemlo is overthinking.

The force behind the human race is the human race itself.

Of the hundreds of magic-guided weapons currently deployed, the vast majority were purchased by Hang Yu at great expense from Celestial Net, and some were urgently added through loans and leasing, most of which have only been in place the past few days.

Whether extinguishing Eagle’s Nest Town.

Or seizing the three other towns.

The human race never used magic-guided weapons.

Kaliemlo doesn’t want the troops to be disrupted so quickly. Sand Spring City doesn’t have as many commanders as the humans, so their control over the army is not high, and the intelligence of subspecies soldiers is limited; once disrupted, they each fight their own battles, making it difficult to gather strong combat power.

"Shield of Thousand Soldiers!"

Kaliemlo launches another Warlord skill.

Hundreds and thousands of beams of light rise from the troops, finally gathering in front of the army to form a massive, floating shield about thirty or forty meters high, which blocks most of the incoming shells.

Meanwhile.

The commanders in Sand Spring City order the defensive soldiers in the units.

Layers of shields and walls of defense are immediately raised in the army.

Although the magic-guided equipment advantage of Deserted Valley Town is strong, the troops in Sand Spring City are of very high quality, with each individual having strong combat power, and with the existence of Kaliemlo as the Warlord, it is hard to deal a heavy blow relying solely on such advantages. The opposing force continues to advance under fierce attacks.

A buzzing suddenly rises.

A dark cloud rises from Deserted Valley Town.

In an instant, it covers the sky, plunging the earth into darkness.

It turns out to be a rain of thousands of dense arrows, pouring across the sky and into the crowd, while at the same time hundreds and thousands of spells of fire, lightning, and freezing come down from the city walls like floodwaters.

Archers.

Mage Soldiers.

Begin to participate in the attack as well.

Deserted Valley Town’s troops have begun a full-scale confrontation!

Kaliemlo feels the intensity of the attack, and his doubts deepen; the rain of arrows and spells gives him a rough estimation of the enemy’s army size.

This is not the size of a small territory’s army.

They must have gathered the forces from all four towns.

Even with this, the numbers are still too large.

The human race occupied the other three towns less than half a month ago, but judging from the current situation, including these three towns, the military strength of the human race’s four towns is already full.

Creating soldiers requires resources!

Maintaining soldiers requires costs!

For the territories of the human race’s four towns to produce so many resources in less than half a year is simply impossible, which again points to the mysterious forces behind the human race!

This battle!

Must be decided quickly!

If delayed, problems will arise!

While Kaliemlo anxiously imagines scenarios.

Xu Tianhua’s eyebrows are also tightly furrowed, feeling a great deal of stress.

Sand Spring City’s forces truly show their caliber, their Defense is insanely strong; facing such an offensive, they still continue unfazed. Any other minor lord’s army would have already been completely wiped out, but Sand Spring City has sustained minimal casualties so far.

The Defense is terrifyingly strong.

Attack Power must be even more abnormal!

Deserted Valley Town’s Defense Barrier strength is limited, and faced with the elite soldiers of Sand Spring City, it’s likely to be ineffective; the opposition could break through in an instant, rush into Deserted Valley Town, and engage in close combat with the human race.

Once embroiled in a melee combat.

The magic-guided equipment heavily purchased by the human race would struggle to exert its utility.

The joint forces of the human race, in terms of combat power, are far inferior to Sand Spring City.

Xu Tianhua grips his weapon tightly, constantly receiving reports from various units; breaking the city is imminent, and he doesn’t know if Hang Yu is ready or if he can hold back Kaliemlo.