The wrong transmigrator assigned by the system

But the instant Lu Ming approached the flying Ricard, Ricard suddenly glared at Lu Ming with his snake-like eyes, instantly interrupting Lu Ming's lightning speed. Moreover, Lu Ming felt a tingling numbness throughout his body, making it impossible for him to launch attacks or make any other movements effectively.

"The giant snake glares? Damn it!" Lu Ming, paralyzed, barely managed to dodge a sneak attack from a divine tree-transformed elven soldier. He then looked at Ricard, who had fallen heavily to the ground and was only able to get up after a long while, and glared at him angrily.

"Hahahahahaha~!!!" Seeing Lu Ming's movements become very uncoordinated and electric currents flashing across his body from time to time, Likater knew that he had been rendered helpless by his giant snake's glare. He couldn't help but laugh loudly, saying arrogantly and smugly, "You didn't expect this, did you! I still have this trump card!"

"Damn it!" Struggling to dodge the attacks of the elven soldiers, Lu Ming's ability to counterattack became increasingly weak, and he was soon knocked away by an elven soldier.

As the Blue Flame Sword fell from mid-air and stuck in the ground, Ricard, holding the Ulster Spear, walked step by step toward Lu Ming.

"Back then, you narrowly defeated me in the arena, causing Sham Hattu to abandon me and ruining my plan to become the King of Miracaiser. Now, I have won, and you will die by my gun!" Stopping not far from Lu Ming and watching him being besieged by the elven soldiers who had been transformed into sacred trees, Ricard declared his victory.

But in that instant, he suddenly saw the corners of Lu Ming's mouth turn up slightly, and he immediately knew he had been tricked!

But before he could run away, Lu Ming threw a bottle of yellow powder onto the ground near him, and instantly a cloud of yellow smoke enveloped Licat.

When Licard emerged from the smoke, he was also in a mabi state, his movements became very uncoordinated, and every movement was extremely difficult. Even if he wanted to attack Lu Ming, he could not do it in one go.

Lu Ming, relying on the black flames on the Farron Greatsword, forcibly burned the divine wood elves to ashes.

"Honestly, you're sorely mistaken if you think you can use Mabi to block my attack and evasion abilities. You know, my first Pokémon was Vileplume! Every spring and summer, it releases a lot of pollen, which contains Mabi powder that can paralyze people. So, having to take care of it, I'm already used to Mabi! So now, you can die! Ricardo Wendersland!" Although he couldn't get close to Ricardo quickly, Lu Ming's speed wasn't slow either. He walked towards Ricardo step by step, causing Ricardo to retreat step by step.

"Don't think you can kill me! I'm immortal!" Licard roared, his face contorted with rage, as he was forced back step by step. "Even if you kill me now, I'll come back and kill you!"

Licat was telling the truth, and Lu Ming knew it too, so he didn't intend to kill him, but rather to completely annihilate him.

So Lu Ming planted the Farron Greatsword in the ground, used black flames to burn the surrounding elven soldiers to ashes, and then used a single sword strike to disperse Likat's desperate attack of qi.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!!" As Likat watched Lu Ming get closer and closer, he suddenly went berserk, desperately unleashing his own inner energy and concentrating it on his Ulster Spear, preparing to use this final strike to fight his way out.

Upon seeing this, Lu Ming immediately stopped and burned the black flames to their most intense intensity!

"Die, Lu Ming! Crimson Pierce!" Likat roared, unleashing his strongest attack.

A massive spear of qi shot out from the tip of the Ulster Spear, accompanied by a series of sonic booms, and hurtled towards Lu Ming!

Lu Ming gripped the hilt of the Farron Greatsword with both hands, raised it, and slashed it heavily at Licat!

Instantly, a powerful wave of black flames erupted from the Fran Greatsword, directly colliding with Ricard's qi attack.

The next moment, the black flames and qi attack exploded there, engulfing Lu Ming and Likat!

"Lu Ming!!" Seeing this scene, Ramanlas, who had beaten Medivh Ams into a runaway state, couldn't help but shout.

Soon, she saw Lu Ming, covered in wounds, shatter Likat's protection the moment the black flames died down, and grab Likat's neck!

"Eat him, Leila!"

Chapter Twenty-Three - Support

Slumped in a chair in the conference room, Lu Ming, covered in burns, chugs bottle after bottle of elemental vials to heal his injuries, while Lothric beside him uses Greater Healing Spells to treat his wounds.

This surprise attack, launched while the Elves were internally harassed by the Dark Ones, resulted in the annihilation of over 2 elves by the Erebus Duchy's army. Combined with the 12 elves killed previously due to various events, the Erebus Duchy no longer needs to worry about further elven attacks. The elven army that attacked Erebus was almost entirely defeated by the Dark Ones; even if the Elves wanted to continue their offensive, they would have to eliminate the Dark Ones first. Otherwise, their continued interference would be difficult even for the wealthy and powerful Aifa Empire to withstand.

However, whether it was the royal family and nobles of the Aifa Empire who killed Yousui, or Yousui who enslaved them, is something no one can say for sure.

After drinking the last bottle of elemental vials and casually putting the empty vials into his phone, Lu Ming slumped in his chair with a look of utter despair. He watched as the seriously injured Losrick healed himself and then began treating the others.

"The Aifa Empire is truly useless! It has lost miserably three times because of Yousui's meddling! It doesn't have the strength of a powerful empire at all!" Sitting in his seat, Tures, who had returned in time to support Miral and the others, complained to Lu Ming and the others about the incompetence of the Aifa Empire's army, looking unsatisfied.

However, Lu Ming and Lothric, who were not good at marching, deploying troops, or leading soldiers, had the best understanding of whether the army of the Aifa Empire was strong or not.

So when Lu Ming heard Tures's complaint, he sat up straight and said angrily, "If it weren't for the Darkness messing with Aifa's army, we would have been routed by now! Besides, you didn't fight Ricard and Taftier, do you know how ruthless they are? Lothric and I almost died at their hands!"

"What! You make it sound so serious, but you two still won in the end!" Hearing Lu Ming's words, Tures turned his head away and muttered softly.

"..." Whether it was intentional or not, when Tures spoke, his voice was just loud enough for Lu Ming, Lothric, and the others to hear, which made Lu Ming and Lothric furious.

However, before they could say anything, a soldier rushed over and told Lu Ming and the others that Duke Rael had brought half of the army from the third line of defense to Mordred Fortress, and they had already arrived at this moment.

"These reinforcements are really slow!" With a slight sigh, Lu Ming, supported by Ramanlas, stood up from his chair and, together with the others, went to greet Duke Raels.

But just as Lu Ming said, the reinforcements from Duke Rael were far too slow. If Lu Ming hadn't sent Tures and Edsor back to support Miral and the others, Duke Rael might not have come to support Lu Ming and the others, but instead to attack Mordred Fortress!

Moreover, such slow reinforcements are of no use to Lu Ming and the others, offering no psychological comfort whatsoever!

Therefore, when welcoming Grand Duke Rael, Lu Ming and Lothric did not give the Grand Duke a warm welcome, even though he was their superior!

Seeing Lu Ming and Lothric's unhappy expressions, Reyles felt somewhat embarrassed. But how could a nobleman and lord with a name and title manage the entire duchy without thick skin? Therefore, after realizing that Lu Ming and Lothric were both dissatisfied with his lateness, Reyles immediately chose not to talk to them and invite trouble. Instead, he threw all his questions about Mordred Fortress onto his sister, Tures.

This made Toures feel like he was living a life worse than death.

Because Rells' questions stumped her in just a few moments.

Tures hadn't paid any attention to things like the comparison of combat strength between the two sides, the difference in the quality of weapons and equipment, or the difference in the ability of commanders. Naturally, when Raels asked him about it, he knew nothing.

This infuriated Rael, who almost put Torres in solitary confinement. Fortunately, Torres's adjutant, Haimir, provided some answers to the questions, otherwise Torres would have been doomed!

After an hour or two of agonizing waiting, Grand Duke Raeles finally released Torres. Once the officers and commanders in the conference room, who were largely ignorant of data and only knew how to lead troops, had left, Raeles turned his attention to Lu Ming and Lothric.

Then, under Toures's incredulous gaze, the two of them handed a report to Reys.

After glancing briefly at the report, Tures grabbed Lu Ming and Lothric by the collar and angrily asked, "Since you two had a detailed report, why didn't you show it to us sooner?!"

Lu Ming and Lothric didn't speak, but simply pointed slightly behind Torres. When Torres turned around, she saw Grand Duke Raels staring coldly at her. She was immediately frightened and released Lu Ming and Lothric, obediently standing behind Ramanlas, hoping to use Ramanlas as a shield to get Raels to let her go.

However, Rael only glanced at her briefly and did not intend to punish her.

"Now our duchy no longer needs to worry about the Aifa Empire continuing its attacks, and it's about time to start supporting Tartarus." After casually flipping through the report, Grand Duke Raelus put it aside and turned to Lu Ming and Lothric, saying, "Furthermore, our plan needs to be put into action!"

"Because they diverted too many troops to attack our Erebus, the Aifa Empire's forces attacking Tartarus were simply unable to completely defeat Tartarus's army. Our arrival to provide support now is just in time to launch our planned counter-offensive after defeating the Aifa Empire's army. Furthermore, the desert terrain of Ampu will perfectly tie down the elven army, which cannot operate at full strength in the desert, giving us the opportunity to capture several of our planned locations before the Aifa Empire chooses to withdraw!" Sitting down, Lu Ming nodded slightly and said.

"What plan?" Tures couldn't help but ask after hearing Lu Ming and Rael's conversation.

But no one paid any attention to her.

“According to our plan, we will launch a counterattack after stabilizing the situation in Tartarus. However, we don’t know if the armies of the other duchies will be able to arrive in time,” Lothric said after a moment’s thought.

What are you talking about?

"Judging from the timing, Stix's army should arrive first, about half a month to a month later, and the rest of the army will take about a month and a half to arrive. Until then, all we need to do is prevent the army of the Aifa Empire from causing major damage to Tartarus!"

“Alright. I understand. We, the Eugsotus, will depart for Tartarus in three days.”

"Enough! What are you talking about?!" Tures suddenly shouted, startling Lu Ming and his companions who had been ignored by them.

Then Toures suddenly remembered that he didn't have much status or power among the three of them, and immediately became somewhat timid and hid behind Ramanlas again...

"..." Looking at his older sister with a bit of a headache, Raeles waved his hand in a slightly annoyed silence, then said to Lu Ming, "Deucalion will also be going to support Tartarus this time, so you'll be in charge of teaching her."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming was slightly startled. He turned his head and glanced at the female general, Tures, who was taller than him. He couldn't help but sigh and say, "I understand. I'll find a way to teach her some manners."

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three days later.

Sitting in Lu Ming's carriage, Miral held a noble appointment letter issued by the Earl of Lothric and complained somewhat unhappily, "What is this! Why did they only give me the title of baron!?"

Hearing this, Lu Ming, lying opposite her with his head resting on Ramanlas's lap, said irritably, "What, you think a baron title is too small? You should know that this title is not just an honorary one; it's a real noble title that comes with a territory!"

But Miral on the other side almost burst into tears, saying sadly, "But isn't this territory just a baronial territory in Odysseus's domain that hasn't been assigned a baron yet? I've worked so hard, and all I got in return was a minor noble title and territory that you'd give me if I asked! I'm really not reconciled!!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming smiled slightly and said, "If you want the title of viscount and the territory, it depends on how well your puppet soldiers perform in Tartarus this time!"

Miral was slightly pleased upon hearing this, though inwardly she still resented Torres's unreliability. He had clearly promised to propose to the Grand Duke that Miral be made a viscount in exchange for two magic cannons! In the end, Torres took the benefits but didn't say a single word in her defense!

'That damned Torres! He took my things but didn't do any work for me! I despise you from the bottom of my heart!!'

Just as Miral was inwardly despising Toures, Toures, who was in another carriage, suddenly sneezed for some reason, making Haimir, who was sitting next to her, a little worried.

"Why are you sneezing all of a sudden? Could you have caught a cold?" Haimir asked, touching Tures's forehead.

"It must be that guy Miral talking bad about me!" Taking out a handkerchief, blowing his nose, and then Tures guessed the truth with great accuracy.

However, in the end, it was Torres's own fault, so Haimir did not follow Torres's lead and could only try to change the subject and steer Torres's thoughts elsewhere.

But at that moment, the carriage suddenly stopped, and a somewhat noisy but not panicked sound came from outside.

Out of curiosity, Haimir and Toures opened the carriage door and stepped out. Not far away, Lu Ming also alighted from his own carriage, intending to see what had happened.

Just then, a soldier from Yggdrasil ran over from a short distance and said to Lu Ming, "Viscount, we have encountered an army of Tartarus, the army of Count Garna. They say they are currently tracking an elven army and hope we can assist them."

"The people of Karna Territory? The army within Count Valaura Herku's territory?" Upon hearing the soldier's report, Lu Ming narrowed his eyes and then said to the soldier, "Go tell the commander of that army that we would be happy to help them track down that elven army."

Upon hearing this, the soldier immediately ran off to relay the message.

Having overheard everything, Tures approached Lu Ming after the soldier left and asked, "Aren't we pressed for time? Why waste it tracking an elven army instead of supporting the places that need our help more?"

Lu Ming held up two fingers and said to Tures, “First, an army of a count's territory has about 40,000 to 50,000 men, while the army we've encountered now is definitely no less than 30,000. The army of the Aifa Empire they're tracking is no less than that number! Second, there are many ancient ruins within Tartarus, containing many ancient golems, and the elves have a way to control these golems. Therefore, the elven army they're tracking is likely an elven army searching for ancient ruins, hoping to replenish their ranks with golems. Our top priority now should be to eliminate this army before they find the ruins where the golems are located!”

“Well said!” At this moment, a female general of the beast-eared race rode over on horseback and said with a smile, “Just as Viscount Lu Ming said, the army of the Aifa Empire that we are tracking is an army of about 40,000 people, searching for an ancient ruin with a large number of golems. And our mission is to wipe out this army before they find the ruin!”

Upon hearing this, Tures was slightly taken aback, then said in surprise, "Wait a minute! You two know each other!?"

The female general of the beast-eared tribe dismounted from her warhorse and then smiled at Tures, saying, "I used to attend classes at Principal Lu Ming's magic school, so I was considered his student. Of course we know each other!"

"..." The words of the beast-eared female general left Tures speechless, but after a while, she introduced herself to the beast-eared female general: "I am Tures Hedist, the commander of the Deucalion Cavalry Regiment."

“I am Kaslan’er Mil, a viscount under Count Vala-Ula Hekku of the Karna Territory, and also the commander of the army in the territory.”

Upon hearing Caslan's self-introduction, Tures exclaimed in surprise, "Wait a minute, your surname is Mil! Could it be...?"

“That’s right, this girl is Earl Winsland Mill’s younger sister.” Seeing the surprised look on Toure’s face, Lu Ming simply and directly told her the truth.

Chapter Twenty-Four - The Golem and the Plan

"Headmaster, have your elemental summons found those elves?" After tracking the elven army for nearly three hours, Caslan found Lu Ming, who was riding a warhorse and sending out light elemental birds and shadow creatures to find the elven army's exact location, and asked about the situation.

“They haven’t found where the elves are yet. However, they have found quite a few things.” Shaking his head slightly, Lu Ming then stretched out his hand and pointed to the northwest, saying, “My elemental creatures over there discovered a ruin. Although they didn’t find any elves, there seems to be something there that frightens them. It should be a golem made by the ancient elves.”

"Did we find the ruins before them?" Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, Kaslan looked in that direction and then said to his adjutant, "Go tell the soldiers that we found the ruins before the elves. We can ambush the elven army there!"

"Yes!" The adjutant immediately relayed Caslan's idea to the soldiers under Caslan's command.

Seeing this, Torres glanced subconsciously at his adjutant, Haimir, wondering when she would become so obedient.

However, this is impossible.

After discovering the ruins, Lu Ming and his troops rushed there, intending to ambush the elven army and give them a fatal surprise.

Therefore, various preparations were naturally indispensable, such as trenches, wooden city walls, simple arrow towers, and all kinds of traps, all of which were prepared one by one thanks to the tireless efforts of the soldiers of the two duchies.

At the same time, Lu Ming and the others also began to explore the ruins.

This is a large ancient temple site. Although most of it is buried in the soil, the exposed ruins show that this ancient temple was once very solemn and majestic.

After walking for a while, Lu Ming discovered a space that hadn't been buried and led to the underground temple. It seemed to be a place where something was stored, protected by something like a magic circle, which was why it hadn't been completely buried like the other places.