Chapter 24: Near misses or no dangers

Seeing the three people all with an expression of being ready to face a great enemy, Raymond's face became stern, and he immediately asked: "What's going on? Is there the aura of other strong men around the territory?"

"My Lord, to be precise, it's not a certain person, but a whole army." Nanxing's pretty face was full of sternness, and her eyebrows were slightly frowned.

"Yes, this aura is huge and chaotic. Although the strength of each individual is very limited, when they gather together, they present a uniform and cold feeling.

It can be clearly felt that this is a force that cannot be ignored. According to my speculation, it should be a professional team that has experienced the tempering of blood and fire." I saw that Tiger Stick concentrated his mind, while sensing the danger that was getting closer, he spoke.

"How many people are there? From which direction?"

At this time, Raymond's heart began to pound, and the skewers in his hand were instantly not fragrant.

Faced with this sudden life-and-death crisis, he was so scared that he first signaled the three people in front of him not to let other first-level subordinates notice it for the time being, and then lowered his voice.

Undoubtedly, before the situation is clear, it is better not to cause a large-scale panic in the territory for the time being.

"Replying to the Lord, the number of people is estimated to be between 2,000 and 3,000. Most of them are first-level soldiers, a small part is second-level, but it is not ruled out that there are individual third-level strongmen, and those above the fourth level have not been found.

As for the direction, it is northeast, and it is currently marching towards us."

Looking around and confirming that there are no other subordinates, after noticing the movement here, Tiger Stick said again with a serious expression.

Undoubtedly, with his strength as a fifth-level strongman, even if he confronts this level of army head-on, he can retreat unscathed, or simply kill the other side and make them lose their armor.

However, the current situation is completely different.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the situation is treacherous. Moreover, our base camp is here.

If the opponent sends a surprise force to attack during the battle, the consequences will undoubtedly be disastrous.

After all, the protective shield only lasts for one day, and then the entire territory will be completely exposed to the enemy.

As a fifth-level berserker, coupled with the fifth-level dragon-slaying sword awarded by the lord, if he is given a certain amount of time, it is not impossible to completely destroy this force.

But what if this is just the enemy's vanguard or bait force?

Before accepting the call, Tiger Stick, who had been in the army for a period of time, clearly understood.

War is different from a one-on-one duel with someone, but it requires facing thousands of well-organized and terrible opponents at the same time.

A well-trained and high-spirited army can often exert several times or even dozens of times the terrifying power of an individual!

It can be seen from this that among the thousands of troops, no matter how strong the individual is, it is just a drop in the ocean, and at most it can influence the local area, but it is difficult to affect the overall situation.

An experienced commander has too many means to disperse the enemy's combat power, and then go straight to Huanglong and break through the enemy's base camp in one fell swoop.

Although he is good at fighting, he is only one person after all. He can still do his best to protect the lord to break through or take other actions.

But once the enemy attacks the territory from all directions, the situation will be very critical.

"2000-3000 people, northeast direction..."

On the other side, Raymond, who forcibly suppressed his inner throbbing and felt that his hair stood up, calmed down and tried his best to think calmly.

According to the intelligence obtained before, there is a continuous mountain range to the north of the territory.

The two human kingdoms closest to the territory are not in that direction.

So, the question is.

Where did this sudden force come from?

The most important thing is that it has only been two days since I crossed here.

The location of the territory has never been exposed.

How could it be possible to attract such a large number of enemies?

Furthermore, let's take a step back.

Even if the location of the territory was accidentally exposed when encountering the kelp during the day.

But the merchant and the mercenary had already left by boat from the west, and this direction did not match at all...

In summary, based on the current intelligence, the only possibility is obviously only one.

"Could it be that... the other party's target is not actually my territory?"

Realizing this, Raymond, who was a little relieved, began to think again.

"Then, what else is there in this forest that can attract the other party to march here in the middle of the night with such a large force?"

Thinking of this, Raymond was startled, and then he had the answer in his mind.

"Lord, what should we do next?"

On the other side, feeling the other party's breath getting closer and closer, Nanxing's delicate little face was almost completely covered with anxiety, and Nanyue on the side also showed the same expression.

I saw two pairs of identical autumn water eyes, looking at each other, and both saw obvious uneasiness in each other's eyes.

"Don't worry, if I'm right, the other party's target is not us."

Raymond smiled and touched Nanxing Nanyue's head one by one, indicating that the two women don't need to be nervous.

"Lord, do you mean that the other party has other intentions?" On the other side, looking at Raymond's calm expression, Tiger Stick couldn't help but wonder.

"That's right."

Nodding slightly, Raymond took a bite of the meat skewer in his hand, which was already a little cold, and answered confidently: "I think, since it is a forced march, then the other party should change its route soon."

Sure enough, when Raymond finished the big skewer in his hand.

Almost at the same time, Tiger Stick, Nanxing Nanyue and the other two felt that the army did not continue to approach the direction of the territory, but turned around and began to go south.

Realizing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, especially Tiger Stick, who looked at Raymond with an irrepressible respect.

Without a doubt, if the only person who can determine the outcome of the entire battle in a battlefield full of corpses is the commander of the army who is above all the troops!

An excellent commander, even if a large army is approaching and facing the surging waves, can remain calm and act after careful planning, and make plans in a blink of an eye to make the enemy bleed thousands of miles away.

And through the incident just now, it can be clearly seen that the lord in front of him undoubtedly has such characteristics!

Thinking of this, Yuji's heart can't help but surge.

It seems that being able to sign a contract with such a lord is really his luck, and it is also the most correct choice he has made in his life!