My stats are higher than yours!

"The situation on the main battlefield isn't good either..."

"If there are no reinforcements, at least give us some food. Without reinforcements and food, how are we supposed to defend Wolf Fang Fortress? With our lives?"

A burly man in his forties with a full beard slammed his hand on the table and roared angrily.

From the head seat, a man draped in a wolf-skin cloak shouted, "That's right! We'll defend it with our lives!"

"Do you think war is child's play? That you need to be fully prepared before you can fight? Does that mean you shouldn't fight if you're not prepared? We should be thinking about how to defend Wolf Fang Fortress now, instead of complaining here."

"But we already had enough food!"

The burly man leaned back, his face contorted in pain. He grabbed his hair and growled, "That bastard Alm! He took most of our grain from Wolf Fang Fortress just because his father is the chieftain. If it weren't for him, would we be under siege now? That bastard!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the others in the meeting room also turned ugly. Everyone couldn't help but show their disgust at the mention of Alm.

That was a vain and ambitious scoundrel who, relying on his father being a chieftain, demanded things within the territory. He led an army of over 20,000 men and marched all the way to the White Deer tribe, only to be killed in a trap.

It doesn't matter that he died. The soldiers and food he forcibly conscripted weakened many places in the Canglang tribe, such as Langya Fortress. The terrain there is treacherous and easy to defend, and it is difficult to fall as long as there is enough food and manpower.

Seeing that there was plenty of grain stored here, that bastard forcibly took away most of it, causing a shortage in the grain reserves of Wolf Fang Fortress. The people of the Gray Rock Tribe, seeing this, were like sharks smelling blood, and immediately surrounded them.

They are not afraid of spoiled rich kids or incompetent slackers, but they are afraid of those who have some ability but not much. These kinds of guys are the biggest destabilizing factors in the tribe.

If he were completely incapable, he would never have been able to command such a large supply of food and soldiers, and the tribal chief would not have given him this opportunity.

The problem is that he just happens to have a little bit of ability and has won quite a few battles.

This is very embarrassing.

"Report!!!"

Suddenly, an urgent message came from outside the door.

Everyone inside immediately stood up, their expressions turning serious. The burly man asked directly, "Have the Gray Rock People launched another night raid?"

No...it's not...

The messenger had run very fast and was now completely out of breath.

"Could it be an internal rebellion?"

The burly man continued to ask questions, his eyes turning fierce.

During this period of siege, many people felt that they could not hold the city and had already considered abandoning it and surrendering. It was not impossible for an internal rebellion to occur.

"Neither...nor..."

The messenger replied.

"It's neither this nor that, what news is so urgent?!"

"The Gray Rock Division's camp has been attacked. A fire dragon more than 20 meters long landed on the camp, detonating explosives and kerosene. Now the outside is ablaze with flames and explosions are happening one after another. The situation is very chaotic!" the messenger said.

The group exchanged glances.

They thought reinforcements might have arrived, but the problem was, where would the Canglang tribe get reinforcements at this time? They were preoccupied with their own main battlefield and the situation on the secondary battlefield was also bad; where would they find someone to help them?

Could they be trying to trick us into leaving the city?

But is it really necessary to be so deceitful?

The leader of Wolf Fang Fortress narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's go out and check the situation first."

...

山崖

Hundreds of warriors from the Gray Rock Tribe charged up the mountain in succession, their goal being to kill the powerful figure casting spells at the cliff top.

If Bai Shuodong hadn't blown up the Gray Rock tribe's camp, detonating the explosives and oil, the force attacking now wouldn't be a few hundred people, but an army of tens of thousands.

The soldiers of the grain transport team were fighting fiercely, and inspired by the battle flag of the blue wolf, they were fearless in the face of death.

but...

There are too many enemies!

They can't possibly finish them off!

They could only fight and retreat upwards, but even so, they couldn't stop everyone.

Fortunately, these men were not in high spirits, and their hands were trembling as they held their weapons. After all, their camp had just been bombed, and the grain transport team they were facing was strong and in high spirits, so it was normal for them to be afraid.

"They're elite!"

"We've indeed encountered an elite squad!"

Iwaki squinted his eyes and thought to himself.

He stood in the distance, holding a long, black spear, gazing at the battlefield ahead. His expression grew increasingly somber, and his mind raced with thoughts.

He had sensed something was wrong before. Someone who could unleash that level of magic couldn't possibly be without powerful protectors around them. He was right. Although the number of people responsible for blocking them was small, they were all elites with exceptionally high morale.

Fortunately, they outnumbered us, so we could simply overwhelm them with sheer numbers and win.

"Brothers! Charge!"

"Mages are weak in melee combat! As long as we get close to him, we'll win!"

Iwaki raised his spear, shouted, and charged forward. Countless brothers, carrying torches, charged up the cliff, illuminating the dark night.

"Oh!"

Just as he was charging forward, he suddenly heard a muffled sound from afar.

He looked up and saw a person leaping straight down from the top of the cliff, his body tracing an arc in mid-air like a cannonball launched by a catapult. Immediately afterward, he heard laughter in the distance.

The laughter was unrestrained and wild, as if it had a special penetrating power. After listening to it, his originally tense mind couldn't help but relax, and he even felt like laughing along.

wrong!

Why do I want to laugh?

In an instant, Iwagi felt a chill run down his spine. There seemed to be some kind of hidden control effect in the other party's laughter, which could interfere with the enemy's mind invisibly.

"Hey Hey!"

"Hahaha!"

"Yohohoho!!"

He looked up again and found that the elites were all smiling, their faces beaming with joy. Even their fighting became easier, as if they were possessed by some strange force, and their combat power increased significantly.

"Bang!!"

Bai Shuodong landed on the ground with a loud thud. He casually chopped down the enemy next to him with an axe, his sharp gaze piercing him, and the smile on his face grew even wider.

[Note: The Gray Rock Battle Axe weapon trait - Combo Slash has been triggered. The next attack will have an additional 30% Strength boost. If the next attack successfully kills the enemy, the Combo Slash effect will stack; if it fails to kill the enemy, the effect will disappear.]

[Note: The laughter gene within you resonates with you, enhancing your passive abilities.]

[Laughter Factor (Passive)]

Rank: First Rank

Skill Quality: Special

Skill Level: None

Skill Source: Laughing Mask

技能效果：生命基础恢复速度提升【20→30】%，体力基础恢复速度提升【20→30】%，激活狂笑因子后，每秒恢复【0.2→0.3】%最大生命值。

Advanced requirement: Resonate with the Laughter Factor.

[Note: Your laughter factor has been mildly activated due to prolonged laughter, causing a dissipation effect that will have an indiscriminate impact on surrounding units.]

"kill!"

Bai Shuodong danced among the crowd, his long-handled axe seemingly coming to life, constantly swirling and flying, slaying enemies one blow after another.

Blood splattered and dripped onto his armor. The Blood Demon Armor emitted a faint bloody light, absorbing all the blood from his body and releasing a small amount of blood mist, as if it had entered a state of excitement.

The battle has begun!

"Hey! Take this!"

Rockwood spear thrust out like a dragon, aiming straight for Bai Shuodong's vitals, but he merely swayed slightly to dodge the attack. Lion's Eye stared at him, and [Lion's Might] was activated.

[Note: Mental assessment failed, Willpower assessment failed, control effects were greatly resisted, and all Rock/Wood attributes were reduced by 5%]

"Well!"

Iwaki grunted, his hand movements paused slightly. Although the impact was not significant, it still affected his movements, slowing down his recovery speed considerably.

opportunity!

【cut】

An invisible slash erupted instantly, and a bloody gash appeared on his neck, but the gash was not deep enough to sever him completely.

"His physical defense is that strong?"

Bai Shuodong was startled. If this guy had such a level of physical defense, his strength was at least at the leader level, just like Gray Eye before him.

but...

"what!"