Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 351 The Deterrence Brought by Top Scouts
"These nuns are really cunning. It's as if they knew we would come. No, something's not right!"

Li Yue whispered, unable to hide her shock. Indeed, she had just thought about it a bit more out of habit, but she didn't think there were any reinforcements on the other side, or even if there were, their numbers wouldn't be too large.

It now seems that the enemy on the other side had anticipated everything about them.

"Something is not right, but it's not that they predicted us; rather, it's that they are determined to build a bridge fortress on the south side of the bridge."

"It's just that over the past month, they have needed to mobilize resources, investigate our background, and figure out our manpower and overall strength, which is why they have not yet built the bridge and fortress."

"Now, with the help of that Neanderthal scout from yesterday, the enemy has almost completely grasped our situation, which is why we have started the construction of the bridge fortress."

“I guess this is the truth. It has nothing to do with the death of the Neanderthal scout last night, nor was it created to ambush us. We just happened to stumble upon it. However, if we rashly activate the first plan, the consequences are truly unpredictable. Even if we win by chance, we cannot stop the other side from building the bridge fortress, because there should also be spellcasters in their ranks.”

“I even think this is Duke Frost’s plan. Blocking the bridge and building a fortress is a strategic move that was probably decided a month ago. Based on that, I bet there might be an expansion territory south of the bridge, in the southeast direction, and it could very well be Zhao Kewu!”

At this moment, the image of the Plague Witch Alice flashed through Li Wei's mind. That's right, if it weren't for that, Zhao Kewu would have gone to great lengths to send the Plague Witch to cause trouble.

Li Yue remained silent; she hadn't experienced these things herself, so she had no way to interject.

At this moment, Li Wei continued:
“In fact, I think the next six months are very likely the time when Duke Hanbing will mobilize a large force to besiege Zhao Kewu. We think he is building a bridge and fortress to cut off and blockade us, but little do we know that this may be cutting off and blocking Zhao Kewu’s last escape route.”

So, what are your plans?

Li Yue turned her head and glanced at him quickly, full of admiration. She felt that even at her peak, she was only at this level.

For a scout, merely being able to detect the enemy's location and troop strength is not enough; the most valuable skill is to analyze the enemy's military intentions as quickly as possible.

Often, scouts are the commander's eyes and hands, and half of his brain.

Li Wei hesitated for a moment, then decisively shook her head.

“Zhao Kewu will not cooperate with me; he's doomed unless that plague witch Alice is willing to stay and serve as his advisor, and the territory's magic mines have a reserve of 100 units of magic…”

"So this is our chance, our only chance."

Li Wei had a high opinion of Zhao Kewu; he was just a bit unlucky.

"However, we have to fight a battle, right north of the bridge, a head-on battle. Perhaps we will not be able to stop them from building the bridge fortress in the end, but we must make them feel bad, make them cry, and make them dare not be too arrogant. Otherwise, I am worried that Zhao Xuanxuan and her troops' large-scale military training will be a desperate nightmare."

"In addition, after this battle, Aunt Yue will have to trouble you a bit more. You will go and take charge of the riverside fortress. I plan to transfer Javier, Sith, Paul, and Jocelyn to the eastern front. Zhao Xuanxuan and the others need a strong enough knight squad, otherwise they may not have a chance to train their troops at all, and their deployment will be disrupted, which will affect the northern fortress."

"Ok!"

Li Yue nodded, offering no further comment.

Even Li Wei looked at her with surprise.

"Aunt Yue, is there anything else you'd like to add?"

Li Yue smiled and said, "No, I think you've made a good arrangement. We do need to fight a battle now, to make them cry. It's really hard for us to stop the construction of the bridge fortress because we have limited manpower. Our current focus is on developing the riverside fortress, so we can't possibly take care of this side. If we disrupt our own plans and rhythm because of the enemy's objectives, we will be in a very passive position."

"it is good!"

Li Wei nodded and called out to Ah Dai, "Brother Dai, please go outside and show off your beautiful feathers and melodious singing voice. Then head north and inform Zhao Xuanxuan to prepare to meet us."

Ah Dai tilted his head and looked at Li Wei as if he were an idiot. Then he flapped his wings and took off, stirring up a gust of wind. Now he was a big bird with a wingspan of more than six meters, which made quite a commotion.

Almost immediately after they took flight, they were spotted by the superhuman legion from the south. Instantly, horns sounded, and large siege weapons, resembling crossbows, were pushed out of the valley, emitting an eerie red light.

"That's an enchanted siege crossbow. It's very powerful; a single enchanted bolt can blast Thomas's stone golem to pieces. That Ice Duke really knows magic. However, this thing moves slowly and consumes a lot of energy, so it's not very cost-effective. But if our territory doesn't have magic mines and spellcasters to guard it, encountering this thing will inevitably lead to our defeat."

Li Yue explained calmly.

At this moment, Ah Dai obviously realized the danger and immediately increased his altitude, rising to 1,500 meters in one go. Then, he circled twice perfunctorily and headed straight north.

However, Ah Dai's perfunctory reconnaissance had a huge impact on the superhuman legion below.

This puts immense pressure, especially on the commander of this legion.

They now know who Ah Dai is and who Li Wei is. Does Ah Dai's ability to find them accurately mean that he is Li Wei's scout, or that Li Wei has already arrived here?

No one dares to ignore a skilled scout.

This is not just about intelligence gathering; when necessary, burning your supplies, equipment, and materials is also a piece of cake.

If there were no top-tier scouts to rival them. At this moment, Li Wei and Li Yue exchanged a glance. Without saying a word, Li Yue tacitly and quickly left, appearing a few thousand meters away from the direction of the valley. She swaggered and summoned a four-star warhorse, galloping north as fast as possible, trying to get as close as possible to Li Wei's firing range.

Immediately, fifty centaur cavalrymen emerged from the valley to give chase.

The remaining superhumans were on high alert and began to break camp, preparing to depart.

Li Wei watched silently, slowly moving to a suitable sniping position, until the fifty centaur cavalrymen, full of murderous intent, chased after him and passed by more than two hundred meters away.

He suddenly drew his bow and fired a full twenty-two arrows in ten seconds!
Like a rain of arrows, ten centaur cavalrymen were killed in an instant. These level four centaur cavalrymen all had dual life cores, and if one arrow was not enough to kill them, another arrow would be needed to finish them off.

Almost simultaneously, Li Yue, who was charging ahead, also turned around and began to fire arrows. She shot three arrows in a row, killing the leading level 5 centaur cavalryman. The next moment, instead of moving, she turned her horse around and returned. She kept firing her enchanted bow, killing half of the centaur every two arrows.

With +6 perception, a second-tier Dark Knight would naturally find it easy to deal with these level 4 and 5 ability users.

Although the remaining centaur cavalry also fought back with bows and arrows, their counterattacks were in vain.

Because of the insufficient range, Li Yue drew her bow and fired rapidly from more than 300 meters away. Moreover, her horse's speed hardly decreased. She controlled the horse purely with her legs, and the arrow shot out like a meteor, as if a whirlwind had swept by.

This showed these centaurs what top-level mounted archery really is!

Moreover, Li Wei was constantly firing shots from the dense forest on the mountain. Although he was closer, he had trees and rocks to shield him.

In particular, he didn't need to aim at all, or even need the resonance of the four life elements. Two arrows were enough to kill one person, and in a short time, he stunned all fifty centaur cavalrymen.

Some wanted to chase after Li Yue, some wanted to retaliate against Li Wei, some wanted to retreat, and some even wanted to retrieve the gold card dropped by their fallen companion.

It was a complete mess.

But the price is death!
On average, one centaur cavalryman is shot down every second. In particular, Li Wei and Li Yue have excellent teamwork. Often, he shoots an arrow and destroys a life core, and Li Yue immediately finishes off the second life core.

Two top-tier scouts with +6 Perception are bullying a child at this moment.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

In the distance, horns sounded again from the alien legion's camp, and more centaur cavalry charged out, but this was too late to help them in the immediate crisis.

Li Wei and Li Yue calmly shot back and forth, slaughtering forty-five centaur cavalrymen in a short time. The remaining five centaurs were so terrified that they fled in panic.

At this point, Li Yue quickly stepped forward, picked up all forty-five universal gold cards, and rode away.

Li Wei, however, never showed up. Instead, he ran wildly northward through the mountains and forests.

If you're so capable, then go ahead and chase after them!

Ultimately, the hundreds of centaur cavalrymen were forcibly recalled after pursuing them for several miles.

They could continue the pursuit, but did they still want the large amount of supplies and equipment left in the camp?
Standing at a distance, Li Wei watched this scene, sneered, and without further delay, summoned his four-star warhorse, charged down the hill, and joined up with Li Yue. Even so, the superhuman legion behind them did not dare to make any rash moves, or even accelerate their advance, with ensuring the safety of supplies being their top priority.

That's a good boy!

"Of the forty-five universal gold cards, I made the decision to sell twenty for you, and exchange the rest for black iron tokens."

After they reunited, Li Yue spoke casually and naturally.

"can."

Li Wei smiled slightly, and the two of them rode straight towards the bridge. There was no need to hide anymore. Soon, on the north bank of the bridge, Zhao Xuanxuan, who had been waiting there, also received a message from Adai and was ready to provide assistance at any time.

As for the team of over fifty superhumans, they lit up their warning fireworks to call for help.

"Oh!"

Blood-red smoke drifted thousands of meters into the air.

"Hold on! We have reinforcements. They're trying to attack us from both sides, so now it's our turn to attack them from both sides!"

The centaur count roared and patted the Neanderthal cross-borderer approvingly, "Truly a strategist, so insightful!"
However, they failed to notice the hint of panic in the eyes of the nun crossing the border.

Because he had realized that his companion, that top scout, was likely dead.

(End of this chapter)