Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.

Just as Luo Xuan, along with Azathoth and Lilith, began clearing the scattered skeletons in the wilderness once again, Shi Qing, who had previously met with Luo Xuan, had already led a large group of people out of Falling Moon Canyon.

"Shi Qing, how much longer until we arrive?"

The leader was a young centurion wearing armor, whose imposing presence was far greater than that of Shi Qing. He looked around at the surroundings and asked with high spirits.

"Reporting back to Zhou Qianchang, we are still about an hour away from our destination."

Shi Changshi Qing immediately replied respectfully.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qianchang nodded and then ordered, "Order the troops to rest in place for twenty minutes."

The order was quickly relayed, and the troops began to rest and recuperate in an orderly manner.

Zhou Qianchang looked at the flat wilderness ahead and recalled General Wang's instructions to him before he set off.

"Zhou Fa, be careful and cautious on this mission. Take it one step at a time. It doesn't matter if we don't destroy the undead stronghold for the time being. Your own safety is the most important thing."

Although General Wang instructed him to proceed cautiously, Zhou Fa, having a rare opportunity to lead troops into battle, was certainly eager to achieve a resounding victory.

Therefore, he called Shi Qing over again and asked him in detail about the undead stronghold.

Shi Qing came as summoned and answered several questions from Zhou Fa.

"You mean you didn't know anything at first, and were only alerted by a chosen lord nearby?"

Although he had heard it once before, Zhou Fa still frowned a little.

"Where is he? Is it possible to find him?" Zhou Fa asked.

Although Zhou Fa was eager to make a name for himself, he was not reckless and therefore wanted Shi Qing to bring Luo Xuan over.

"I'm afraid that will be difficult. I don't know the exact location of his territory," Shi Qing replied.

"However, he is definitely a lord from the surrounding area, and he may come to clear away the undead. We might still run into him."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Fa nodded.

He wasn't an ordinary soldier; he was sent to Falling Moon Canyon by his family for training, so he knew a lot of information.

Zhou Fa knew that this undead incident was not limited to the area around Falling Moon Canyon; the garrison within the Tianyu Empire had all received orders to clear out the undead.

This is at least a major event that sweeps across the country, and may even affect the entire continent.

After some time, Zhou Fa led his troops forward and soon arrived at an open field.

"Is it over there?"

Accompanied by Shi Qing and several centurions, Zhou Fa went to the location of the bushes to observe.

"That's right, that's the spot. As soon as you get close, a large number of skeletons will appear."

Shi Qing replied.

"Zhou Qianchang, I am willing to lead my troops to raze this stronghold to the ground."

Upon hearing this, a centurion behind Zhou Fa immediately stepped forward to volunteer for the battle.

"Don't rush, now is not the time to be reckless and impulsive," Zhou Fa said.

"We brought enough supplies to last at least half a month. Let's observe for now."

"Pass down the order: first clear out the wild monsters in the wilderness, then set up camp on the spot."

"Yes!" The crowd behind him responded in unison.

. . . . . .

When Luo Xuan brought Azathoth and Lilith back to the wilderness to clear out the monsters, all they saw was a long stretch of military camps and guards patrolling everywhere.

Luo Xuan's appearance was quickly discovered, and Shi Qing, who had met him once before, personally led a group to invite Luo Xuan.

"This time, our centurion Zhou Fa has led the team here to wipe out this undead camp, so we would like to ask you to come and give us a brief introduction."

Shi Qing spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuan was somewhat reluctant, but he knew that the situation was beyond his control and he couldn't refuse.

Following Shi Qing to the military camp, Luo Xuan met Zhou Fa, the centurion.

The opponent was already a Tier 3 hero at a young age, and a centurion, far surpassing Shi Qing.

"I have met Chief Zhou." Shi Qing had already given a brief explanation on the way, so Luo Xuan followed local custom and addressed him as Chief Zhou.

"Hmm." Zhou Fa nodded, while also observing Luo Xuan.

"Luo Xuan, right? I've already heard Shi Qing briefly mention you. I heard you were the one who discovered this undead stronghold first? What are your thoughts on that?"

Although Zhou Fa wanted to achieve great things, he was not the kind of arrogant fool who wouldn't listen to advice.

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuan breathed a slight sigh of relief; the other party didn't seem too difficult to get along with.

Afterwards, Luo Xuan composed himself and briefly recounted the events leading up to his discovery of the stronghold.

"The strongest undead I've encountered here so far is a Tier 3 purple Skeleton Warrior."

Upon hearing the name of the third-tier skeletal warrior, Zhou Fa's expression instantly turned serious.

Tier 3 units have barely escaped the lower ranks and are considered the backbone of the Imperial Army.

"Looks like I've run into a big fish this time," Zhou Fa mused.

Originally, Zhou Fa thought it was just a small outpost and didn't pay much attention to it. He even brought a lot of low-ranking recruits to train them.

"I should have brought the Silver Scale Guards with me."

The Silver Scale Guards were Zhou Fa's personal guards, trained by himself. He cultivated two hundred-man squads through military selection and resources provided by his family.

Although the number of them is small, each of them has reached the third rank.

Zhou Fa didn't take this trip too seriously, and only brought three guards with him.

"What did you mean by 'big fish' just now, Zhou Qianchang?"

Just as Zhou Fa was feeling a bit regretful, Luo Xuan's voice pulled him back from his thoughts.

Upon hearing Luo Xuan's answer, Zhou Fa did not hide anything and explained.

"This isn't the first time I've dealt with undead strongholds. Some ordinary strongholds are like large monster spawn points; there's no need to worry, they can be easily wiped out."

"However, some important strongholds are different; they will have a large number of elite troops."

"One of the criteria for determining whether a place is an important stronghold is whether it has Tier 3 units. Tier 3 units will never appear in ordinary undead strongholds."

After learning that Zhou Fa was going to lead troops to wipe out the undead stronghold, his family also put in a lot of effort, finding him a lot of relevant intelligence information.

Luo Xuan understood, but then a new problem arose.

"Since this undead stronghold is an important location, there must be a reason, right? It couldn't have been randomly generated, could it?"

Such a large-scale wave of undead, if it were said that no one was manipulating or supporting it behind the scenes, Luo Xuan felt it was like a fantasy.

The moment Luo Xuan asked the question, he suddenly realized something, stood up, and looked in the direction of Falling Moon Canyon.

Seeing this, Zhou Fa also looked towards the direction of Falling Moon Canyon, "That's right, it seems you've already understood."

"Was the enemy's target Moonfall Canyon from the very beginning?" Luo Xuan asked in shock.

"Yes and no," Zhou Fa corrected. "To be precise, their target should be the ancient battlefield in Falling Moon Canyon."