The victory of a religion in another world is so easy?

But soon, the opposing commander understood why their combat strength had increased.

Isn't it just because there are fewer people holding us back?

Then, the opposing commander would inevitably think, "If we reduce the number of people in the 5th Army, wouldn't the 5th Army's combat strength also increase?"

They would have been outmatched if their numbers were equal, but now that their numbers have decreased, they can win. If the 5th Legion's numbers also decrease, wouldn't they be outmatched again?

The opposing side was quite wary of the 5th Legion's strength, and once they understood this, their offensive immediately slowed down.

The two armies began to confront each other, but the actual frontal offensive completely stalled.

Rand was naturally happy to do so. He had brought the people of Crescent Moon Territory into this war in order to gain merit on the side of the Second Prince's faction, hoping to get some benefits after the war.

But now, it has far exceeded expectations. He has become the adjutant of a legion and has actually commanded the legion's infantry. As long as he doesn't make any major mistakes or suffer a crushing defeat, his resume will be remarkable after the war.

At least wherever he goes, people will know, "Ah, this man was once the commander of an infantry corps and won a victory in the civil war of the Frostmoon Kingdom."

Land has already won a victory, although he considers it a minor one, but the fact is that the opposing 2nd Legion has actually lost a third of its men.

Even if you didn't know the details, you would still think this record is very impressive.

That's enough; such a record is enough for Crescent Moon Territory to gain sufficient benefits after the war.

Therefore, the Third Prince's 2nd Legion and the 5th Legion on the opposite side were locked in a stalemate, with both sides holding back their troops.

Of course, this is only the main force.

The battles between scouts are even bloodier than before. The prerequisite for the standoff is not to be surrounded. In other words, intelligence is now even more important.

If an opposing legion were to circle around behind the 5th Legion and launch a pincer attack, the current 5th Legion would definitely be completely annihilated.

……

Elsa then took on the role of captain of the scout squad. Since the standoff began, Rand had explained the importance of intelligence to Earl Black Brown and then borrowed many cavalrymen to serve as scouts.

Elsa, with her overwhelming strength, secured the position of captain of the scout squad.

She was riding her horse through the woods at that moment.

Beside him was a girl dressed as a thief, also riding a horse.

She recognized the girl; she had worked with her adventurer party on the second level of the ruins to capture a centaur.

The reason she's here now is probably because she accepted Rand's recruitment offer from the adventurer community.

Rand needed some adventurers with relatively high individual strength to complete some special missions, so he hired some adventurers at high prices before participating in the civil war.

However, the girl had lost her former chatter and innocence, and her eyes now appeared somewhat lifeless.

Scouts are probably the strongest type of unit in terms of individual strength. In modern Rand, reconnaissance soldiers would also be the strongest type of unit.

The battles between scouts for intelligence control can be quite bloody.

However, for Elsa, such bloodshed and cruelty were all too familiar.

He deftly shot the throat of an enemy scout spotted in the distance with a crossbow, then stood on his horse, leaped up, and jumped onto the back of another enemy scout who was turning around and trying to escape, before slitting their throats.

Then Elsa's other scout teammates followed up, capturing the enemy scouts they could and killing those they couldn't.

Today's task is complete; I've lived another day.

It was already evening when we got back to camp.

After Elsa finished reporting the situation to Rand, the thief girl who had been waiting stepped forward and walked alongside Elsa, asking, "How can I become as strong as you?"

This was the second time she had asked. The answer she received the last time was that one could only become stronger through trials of life and death.

But now she has experienced many life-or-death situations, and many of the adventurer teammates who were originally recruited with her have died or been injured. Even so, she still hasn't reached the elite level.

Elsa gave a rare, gentle smile, because she was actually in a very inconvenient situation right now, as her kleptomania had just kicked in again.

In her eyes, Lysa was always unfathomable. Although her relationship with Rand was strange and she seemed to have strange hobbies, it did not affect her unfathomable nature in Elsa's eyes.

Ryza is mostly a loner, and when she does appear, it's very abrupt, as if she teleports. Although she sometimes interacts with her colleagues.

Despite the friendly tone, one could still sense a sense of distance and superiority.

This undoubtedly aroused Elsa's desire to steal.

Elsa's kleptomania is almost impossible to control with reason. She might be able to restrain herself in a life-or-death situation, but it's clearly not that bad right now.

When I went to report to Rand's camp just now, I noticed that Lysa's expression was a bit strange. It seemed that something she valued was nearby and needed to be protected from being known by others.

Elsa then unhesitatingly unleashed her all-powerful hands to steal randomly.

Hmm, I touched something sticky.

Chapter 85 Lysa and Elsa

Rand was processing military reports. It wasn't just that the 5th Legion was clashing with the enemy; the Frostmoon Kingdom wasn't large, and the starting point for the army's assembly, Blackbrown Territory, was very close to the territory of the Third Prince's faction.

Therefore, it did not take long before they arrived at what could be called the front line, the battle zone.

The Fifth Legion's current location is already considered the territory of the nobles of the Third Prince's faction. Therefore, the other side has the advantage of being familiar with the terrain. It is already quite remarkable that the Fifth Legion has been able to hold out.

The other legions of the second prince's faction have advantages and disadvantages, and some have been completely scattered. It is estimated that the countryside in this war zone is now full of deserted conscripts.

It seems everyone's in a bad state, which undoubtedly put Rand's mind at ease.

However, this does not mean that the actual strength of both sides is weak.

Because unless Rand can train his infantry regiment into an iron army, the outcome will still depend on the mage regiment and the cavalry regiment.

However, the mages in this world weren't very good in the previous expansions. Their group spellcasting seemed to be only at the level of a mortar—it was powerful, but that was all.

However, on the other hand, in this era, having the power of a mortar is already quite impressive. If Rand were to use it, he could create amazing effects. Unfortunately, the only mages that the hideout can recruit are those half-baked adventurer mages.

Special operations can still be creative, but for group operations, archery is probably the better option.

Rand guessed that the Second Prince had a cavalry regiment that could decide the outcome of the battle, and this cavalry regiment must be stronger than the enemy's, otherwise the situation would not be that the Second Prince sent the offensive and the Third Prince sent the defensive.

Unfortunately, although Rand has now gained the trust of the Second Prince's faction, the secret weapon that will determine the outcome is probably only known to the top echelons. It is already quite remarkable that Rand can guess some of it from the military reports.

Lysa had been standing next to Rand, acting as his bodyguard. Her use of elven techniques would expose her identity, but if Rand were to be assassinated, then so be it; she could simply kill all the witnesses.

Rand was initially disappointed that she had stopped using the switch since the start of the war, but it was a good opportunity to clean the little toy. After cleaning it today, she habitually put the little toy back on.

But now it's gone.

So far, among all the people coming and going, only one person has been able to do this, and also has a motive for doing so.

Lysa hadn't forgotten her mission; for her, Rand's safety was still the top priority. It wasn't until Olena came over with a stack of documents that she finally spoke, saying, "Excuse me for a moment."

Rand nodded.

Lysa then left the tent and disappeared into the night.

Because she was being harassed by the thief girl, Elsa didn't immediately run far. In fact, she had nowhere to hide. It was too dangerous outside the military camp, and there wasn't much space inside the camp.

From the moment she made up her mind to follow her heart and steal, she was prepared to be beaten.

But it's not without a chance. Ryza is definitely someone who knows what's important, and if someone comes to fight her, they certainly won't use any elf techniques so as not to expose her identity.

Recently, Elsa, having briefly escaped the pressure of being hunted by her family, has been itching to get her hands dirty.

She always felt that she was only one step away from the top, but she could never figure out the key to her promotion.

Now is the perfect time to see how far I am from becoming a true master.

No, it's definitely not because of kleptomania.

Furthermore, if Ryza didn't use her spirit skills because she didn't want to reveal her identity, she might still have a chance to win.

Having figured it out, she stopped rushing and explained to the little thief beside her, "To advance to the elite level, you generally only need a little talent, a little luck, and a little experience. Most veteran adventurers are at this level."

In fact, this thief girl is about to advance to the elite level. Even with the experience of being on the brink of death, her talent is already quite remarkable for her age.

Of course, she is incomparable to a genius like Elsa.

“When a professional truly masters a skill,” Elsa suddenly stopped, then lightly jumped, appearing on the other side of the thief girl. Her movements were fluid and graceful, completing the change of location in an instant. “Then you’ve entered the realm of skill, like my Instant Step just now.”

"When a professional masters all the key skills of their profession, a qualitative change occurs, and they are promoted to the elite level."

Elsa became an elite assassin at a very young age. In fact, her seemingly fair and smooth skin was covered with countless scars.

If you don't do well in assassination lessons, you'll be whipped; if you don't practice your skills well, you'll be whipped; if you don't complete the mission you're assigned, you'll be whipped.

The whip left a bloody welt when it struck.

Perhaps one day, she will become like her father, a cold-blooded killer without any emotion, but at some point in her life, she felt she had had enough.

She escaped from the place that had wounded her, taking with her a family treasure.

"When you discover that you possess a certain trait, and then bring out the effect of that trait far beyond your original professional skills, you can become a superior professional."

Elsa chuckled softly, the cold night wind cutting through her dark purple leather armor like a knife.

Elsa crossed her hands, which were wrapped in hard leather arm guards, in front of her, and vanished the moment the bright moon in the sky was obscured by clouds.

This is completely different from the previous Instant Step. Even though Elsa was right next to her, and the thief girl had been focusing her attention on her, it was only in the moment when the moonlight dimmed that the Instant Step happened.

Elsa vanished without a sound, as if she had never existed.

Where Elsa had been standing, a wooden arrow appeared. The arrow bounced a few times before landing on the ground.

Because there was no arrowhead and the force used to draw the bow was not great, the wooden arrow was deflected by the stones on the ground instead of penetrating the bow.

The thief girl looked up and saw a graceful figure, completely hooded, standing on the watchtower of the military camp.

From the thief girl's perspective, the figure appears right in the center of the moon in the sky. Due to the bright moonlight, the figure's shadow is cast directly onto the thief girl, making her appear very dark, just a black shadow.

Elsa disappeared in the instant when the moonlight was obscured by clouds and all was silent.

Lysa's arrow appeared at the moment the bright moon reappeared and the clouds parted to reveal the moon.

They walked one after the other, as if they had made a prior arrangement.

The first arrow wasn't meant to cause injury, but rather to declare war, which is why Lysa waited a moment. However, Elsa was still quite surprised that she was able to discover her in advance.

Elsa, in the shadows, and Lysa, in the moonlight, stood facing each other. They both knew that this would be a fight that might end quickly, but would definitely be mixed with personal grudges.

The thief girl, unaware of what had happened, was left standing there somewhat bewildered.

The thief girl had seen Lysa at the tavern, but at that moment, Lysa was wearing a hood and was in the center of the bright moonlight, so she couldn't see her at all.

But this did not prevent her from clearly knowing that the figure standing quietly on the watchtower, seemingly indifferent to everything in the world, was a powerful figure whom she could hardly emulate.