New and dark light years

Chapter 369 With the help of others, Li Lin's wish came true.

Gui Yalei has indeed climbed his way up from a low-ranking soldier to his current position, and his judgment on the battlefield is very accurate.

"Commander-in-Chief, the enemy numbers at least four thousand," Gui Yalei hurriedly said. "If we leave the city, we will be at a disadvantage."

“What I mean is, set it on fire!” Li Lin said with a smile. “The wind has been blowing from the north for a while now, from north to south. The enemy is in the south, so setting it on fire would be to our advantage.”

Li Lin now enjoys setting people on fire.

After setting fire to repel the black insect swarm last time, he fell in love with this simple yet powerful tactic.

Gui Yalei thought for a moment, then looked at the surrounding terrain and said, "But even after autumn, our southern border is still lush and green, so it's hard for a fire to start."

Li Lin looked at the nearby mountains and forests and said with some regret, "It's a pity there are no pine forests here."

Gui Yalei looked at Li Lin, feeling a sense of fear.

He felt that as a soldier, he already had a strong desire to kill.

But this chief military commander was even more ruthless.

He wanted to wipe out the enemy all at once, burn them alive, and leave no one alive.

Everyone says that intellectuals are gentle, what a load of rubbish... their murderous intent is beyond measure!

Li Lin stayed on the city wall for a while, then went down.

There was no sign of the enemy making a move, so there was little point in him staying up there.

Moreover, they are outnumbered, so they can only rely on maintaining the status quo to cope with any changes.

After dinner, Li Lin went to the city wall and scattered some paper figures down.

The paper doll cannot stray too far from him, therefore it cannot be used to scout out the movements of distant enemies.

However, placing them around the city walls to monitor the situation here was also extremely useful.

Night fell quickly. With the addition of 500 local militia members to assist in the defense, the soldiers in the town were able to rest, and their morale improved significantly.

Li Lin walked around the military town to digest his food.

The dry rations could fill his stomach, but they seemed a bit hard to digest, making his stomach feel bloated.

The moon is shining brightly tonight, and visibility is excellent.

As Li Lin was walking, he saw a 'figure' appear on the altar ahead.

It's just a giant owl!

It was immediately obvious that he was the local guardian deity.

"Greetings, True Lord." Li Lin cupped his hands in greeting.

"A Spirit Hunter?" The owl had a pair of large, beautiful eyes.

Its voice is feminine and very gentle.

Li Lin nodded.

“I don’t like daytime… so I didn’t come out to greet you last time you came, please don’t be offended.” The True Lord flew down in front of Li Lin and folded his wings.

"It's alright." Li Lin waved his hand and asked with some curiosity, "Are the Demon Extermination Division very demanding of you?"

This owl was not a local "monster" of Jin County, but was dispatched by the Demon Extermination Bureau, since Jin County did not have any more True Lords to serve as envoys at that time.

Li Lin could tell that this True Lord was somewhat weak.

The owl's face is covered in feathers, making it almost impossible to see its expression, but its large blue eyes reveal a sense of helplessness.

“Weak and weak creatures like us have never been valued by the Demon Extermination Bureau. They usually just give us enough blood and energy to keep us alive.”

Li Lin nodded: "Then, are you absorbing enough blood essence here?"

"Not bad!" The owl's voice was cheerful. "Although there are only about five hundred people in a military town, it's enough to supply me. Now that I can eat my fill, my strength has recovered quite a bit."

A hundred or so people are enough to support a normal monster. For example, the Tree Fairy Goddess used to be able to survive on a small village of a hundred or so people.

More than 500 people are stationed here year-round, which is much better than a small village.

"That's good. But if you have any reasonable needs, you can tell me."

"You seem to be a high-ranking official?"

"Commander-in-Chief of Jin County... Local Garrison Commander. In Jin County, apart from the Prefect, I should be the highest-ranking official."

“Well, I do have a request,” the owl leaned closer and said, “If you’re going to kill people here in the future, could you behead them at night?”

"Will it be useful to you?"

"Their dissipated essence is also food for me," the owl laughed. "The stronger I become, the more monsters I can help you drive away."

"I will speak to the garrison commander here about this."

"Thank you," the owl said happily.

Li Lin cupped his hands in greeting: "Then I won't disturb you any longer, True Lord. I'll go back and rest now..."

"Wait a minute," the owl suddenly called to Li Lin.

Li Lin turned around and looked at it curiously.

“I overheard you talking during the day,” the owl whispered. “You said you wanted to kill all the enemies outside the military town, to annihilate them!”

Li Lin nodded: "Yes."

Then Li Lin looked at the direction of the city wall, and then at the altar. It could hear it even from so far away; it was truly amazing.

However, it seems that owls have very good hearing.

“I can help you!” The owl looked at Li Lin with eyes full of expectation.

At this moment, Li Lin frowned slightly and asked, "May I ask your name, True Lord?"

"You can call me Horned Owl."

“True Lord Horned Owl, as far as I know, once you enter the altar, you cannot kill people at will, otherwise you will suffer a backlash and easily go mad.”

The owl nodded: "Of course I know."

"Then you still..."

A mad True Lord is not easy to deal with.

"Don't be nervous, please listen to me," the owl patiently explained. "I can't kill people at will, but you can. Humans love killing humans, don't they?"

"and then?"

"You said you wanted to set people on fire, and I'll help you." "How?"

"I have a technique that can extract the essence of plants in a short time and over a large area, but this technique is not very effective on myself, since I am not a vegetarian."

Li Lin looked at her, full of confusion: "Since you don't eat vegetarian food, why do you know this kind of magic?"

“That’s not important,” the owl whispered. “What is important is that the plants that have had their essence drained will wither.”

Li Lin immediately understood what the other party meant: "How large is the area?"

"About a mile in radius!"

"enough."

Li Lin looked up at the flags on the city wall, which were fluttering in the north wind.

In these mountain forests... the wind is much stronger at night than in the plains.

“The wind is strong enough.” Li Lin thought for a moment and said, “So, what benefits will you get?”

“Those people are dead, and their essence is mine.”

"Aren't you afraid of the backlash?"

“I didn’t kill them.” The owl’s blue eyes were filled with a smile. “I’m so hungry I’m practically a vegetarian. Killing is none of my business. You’ll be the ones who set the fire, and you’ll be the ones who kill. I just saw some dissipated energy and didn’t want to waste it.”

Li Lin couldn't help but clap softly: "True Lord Horned Owl is truly intelligent."

"Haha, no problem, no problem." The owl looked at Li Lin: "Want to do it or not?"

"Of course!"

There are more than four thousand enemy troops outside. Killing these people will indeed enrage the Tang family army, but it will also deter them.

Now that the Tang family army has already extended its reach, Li Lin sees no need to give them any more face.

"Then I shall perform the ritual again at midnight?" the owl asked.

"Okay." Li Lin nodded.

“In that case, I will return to the altar to rest first,” said the Horned Owl True Lord. “I will come out again at midnight.”

After speaking, it transformed into a beam of red light and disappeared into the altar.

Li Lin glanced at the altar, then turned and walked towards the city wall.

He discovered that... ever since the appearance of the red mist, the True Lords' 'intelligence' has been slowly increasing.

Although the True Lord in the past had the ability to communicate, he always gave people a dull and dazed feeling.

Apart from the True Lords in large cities and counties who have a large supply of incense offerings, the True Lords in other towns and villages all seem rather simple-minded, or even slow-witted.

But now, Li Lin has keenly noticed that these True Lords are becoming increasingly ambitious.

He went up to the city wall, found Gui Yalei, and said, "Now organize an archer team immediately, the more the better, and put fire arrows on them, and make sure there is oil."

Gui Yalei paused for a moment, then said, "Even with kerosene, it's not easy to start a fire."

"Don't worry, I have a solution."

Gui Yalei wanted to say something, but seeing Li Lin's confident look, he accepted the order and went to do it.

After all... Li Lin is the superior, and whatever he says goes.

Soon, archers were summoned, and even an extra hundred archers were brought out, with some gunners temporarily converted into archers.

Then, the large amount of kerosene was moved to the city wall.

The other soldiers helped wrap strips of cloth around the arrows and then dip them in kerosene.

Soon, a large number of oil arrows were produced.

"Chief Commander, should we turn all the arrows into fire arrows?"

"No need, three waves of arrows should be enough."

“We’ve gone a bit too far. I’ll have them stop immediately.”

Li Lin nodded and said, "Have them prepare themselves and wait for my orders."

"Yes."

Gui Yalei immediately went to relay the order.

A few chairs were brought over by his personal guards. After Li Lin sat down, he asked Gui Yalei and several captains to sit down as well.

Several people sat side by side, chatting casually.

Of course... Li Lin spoke in a relaxed and natural manner, while most of the others were somewhat nervous.

The soldiers around him waited patiently, glancing at Li Lin from time to time.

When the oil arrows were being made, many people had already guessed Li Lin's idea, but they felt that... even with oil, it would still be difficult to ignite such a lush forest.

However, they are willing to do it anyway.

After all, a commander who is willing to actively find ways to kill the enemy is better than a coward who only knows how to defend.

Time passed slowly as the group chatted idly.

It was midnight.

Li Lin stood up, because he also sensed a yin energy rising inside the military town.

This is a sign that Lord Horned Owl is about to perform a spell.

At this moment, Li Lin turned around and saw a huge owl with its whole body radiating green light circling and taking off in the military town.

At this moment, only Li Lin could see the giant owl; the others could only feel various obstructions.

The owl flew into the air, its size nearly doubling, and then asked, "Are you ready, Chief Inspector Li?"

Li Lin nodded slightly.

The Horned Owl True Lord flew out of Bobai Military Town and circled not far from the enemy lines.

Its commotion naturally attracted the attention of the other side.

Soon, a red light rose up a mile away, followed by a human True Monarch standing in mid-air.

His image was over ten zhang tall.

"You wretched creature, as a True Lord, how dare you kill someone?"

(End of this chapter)