Surprisingly, Camillas simply said "Oh," and then withdrew her terrifying aura, appearing quite obedient. This made everyone wonder about the relationship between Lu Ming and Camillas.

“The old man of the Azkra tribe is currently marching through Death Valley with his golem army and a small squad of mages. They are expected to arrive tonight. We must now prepare for a surprise attack on the elven camp to crush this elven army in one fell swoop! To this end, I had Kemias bring us a map of the vicinity of the elven army's camp and the activity range of our scouts, so that we can succeed.” After the atmosphere in the meeting room had eased a bit, Lu Ming spoke to the others, tapping his fingers on a map on the table.

At this moment, the beast-eared officer who had helped shoot the mountain giant with the dragon-hunting bow earlier raised his hand and asked Lu Ming, "Viscount, how can you be sure that the map and the scouts' activity range brought by Miss Camias are accurate?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming paused for a moment, but quickly said, "I'm sorry I can't tell you why, but I swear on my integrity that this map is genuine!"

Such an answer was naturally unconvincing, but since Lu Ming had already said so, questioning Kemiyas was tantamount to questioning Lu Ming's character, and it would be a miracle if Lu Ming didn't kill them.

Before Lu Ming could continue, Kemias raised her hand and said, "I have some special news to report. My father had someone from the Church of the Deep create a monster similar to Eldridge using Holy Spirit Stones. When I left the camp, I happened to hear soldiers shouting that some kind of mud was eating them. According to that person from the Church of the Deep, that monster is stronger than your Kea God's kin!"

Upon hearing this, the commanders were thrown into turmoil and panicked.

Seeing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but sigh and rub his forehead, thinking to himself how he had ended up with such an unreliable bunch. If every commander could be like Winslant, able to remain calm and collected in the face of danger... um...

He had just looked up at Winslant when he noticed that although she appeared calm on the surface, the cold sweat on her neck betrayed her.

Seeing this, what could Lu Ming say? He could only slam his hand on the table and shout, "Enough!"

Everyone, including Camillas and Winsland, was startled and turned to look at Lu Ming.

Lu Ming said angrily, "Look at you all now! You're not like army commanders at all! You're just mud monsters with strength comparable to a clan! What's so bad about you?! Back in the day, I even captured the Dark Elf's messenger alive!"

"..." The commanders were speechless for a moment, internally screaming, "How can we compare to a freak like you?!"

Of course, they only swore in their hearts; if they were asked to yell at Lu Ming face to face, they would never dare to do so!

After all, Lu Ming is capable of anything when he gets angry. If things go wrong, he might just capture them and feed them to some kind of mud monster!

So they all immediately sat back down in their seats, sitting upright and motionless.

Seeing this, Lu Ming understood their thoughts perfectly. He sighed helplessly and said, "You only need to deal with those elves. We, Yugsotus, will handle those mud monsters!"

Upon hearing this, Ramanlas was startled and hurriedly looked at Lu Ming, wanting to question him and deflect the question. However, seeing that Lu Ming showed no worry whatsoever, as if he wasn't worried about the mud monster that devoured JL and might even eat people, she felt relieved and decided not to question her husband in front of everyone.

At this moment, out of friendship, Winsland asked Lu Ming in a silly way, "Wouldn't having just Yggdrasil be a bit insufficient? Should I bring two thousand knights to help you?"

"Okay!"

"......" "......" "......"

Lu Ming's answer was so straightforward that it was unimaginable, leaving Winslant and the other commanders stunned.

A single, brief reply instantly brought joy to some and sorrow to others in the conference room. The commanders were joyful, for they had almost uttered the same words, while Earl Winsland was sorrowful, for she had used those very words.

"Alright everyone, now that we know the enemy has this mud monster, and we also know the activity range of the enemy scouts, we should now begin to discuss the details of the operation!"

"Oh......"

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Riding on his warhorse, Tumacas Mirag, the captain of the mage squad and the magic advisor to the Grand Duke of Tartarus, watched as the miasma and poisonous fog around them lessened. He turned to the old man beside him, who was wearing a gas mask and dressed in a very nomadic style, and said, "Grandpa, we are now close to the exit of Death Valley. We will be able to leave here soon."

The old man from the Azkra tribe nodded slightly and said to Tumekas, who was also wearing a gas mask, "According to the intelligence that Earl Winsland Mil gave us, once we leave Death Valley, we will be facing the Elven army camp. So we need to be careful now, otherwise it will be bad if something goes wrong."

“You’re right, old man.” Tumacas, who also knew this information, turned around and ordered the mages in his squad, “Increase the speed of the golems and let them charge ahead. The old man and I only need to snipe the elven officers!”

"Yes!" Immediately, several mages wearing the same gas masks as the old man and Tumekas adjusted the marching speed of the golems, bringing them quickly to their front to protect them.

After walking for nearly half an hour, they arrived at the exit of Death Valley and saw the Elven army camp.

At this moment, it seemed that the elves were gathering their troops. Almost all the elves took up arms, and even the cooks who tended the fires picked up spears, preparing to attack Slanlot Castle.

Upon seeing this, the old man of the Azkra tribe and Tumekas, the captain of the mage squad, both changed their expressions and hurriedly ordered the others to send out the golems to attack the elven army.

"Quickly send the golems to attack! We absolutely cannot let these elves attack Slanlot Castle!!"

"Yes!!" Upon hearing the order, the mages quickly commanded the golems to charge.

With perfectly mechanical yet orderly steps, the golems charged towards the elven army. Caught off guard, the golems rained blows upon the elven soldiers, beating them to death before they even knew what was happening!

"A golem!!" "It's a golem!!" "The Miracaesar people can control the golems now!!"

The shouts of the elven soldiers rose and fell as the golems stormed in, attracting the attention of General Roas, who had bound the fused elves with special chains.

"What happened? Why is there shouting over there?!" He ordered his guards to grab a soldier running from the direction of the shouting and angrily questioned the poor soldier.

"Reporting to the general, tens of thousands of golems have suddenly appeared from Death Valley and are attacking our troops!" Fortunately, the soldier had come to request reinforcements, so he quickly informed General Roas of what had happened.

Upon hearing this, General Roas was furious and led his soldiers toward the golems, intending to destroy them before attacking Slanlot Castle.

Chapter 42 - The Encirclement Battle (Part 1)

Seeing the chaos in his camp, General Roas was furious. His elven soldiers, clueless about how to deal with the golems, were being slaughtered and scattered. If this were any other elven army, it wouldn't be so bad, but this was his army. The scene was like a slap in the face, fueling his rage.

"All soldiers, concentrate your attack on the writing on the golems!!" Out of anger, General Roas did not hesitate to reveal the golems' weaknesses, which the elven high command had tried their best to conceal, so that the soldiers could effectively deal with the golems.

Upon hearing Roas's order, a few of the bolder elves, on a whim, took their weapons and charged at several golems that had separated from the golem army.

"Ah~!" the elven soldiers yelled, frantically attacking the golem with their weapons.

At first, their attacks were ineffective, and they even got punched twice by the golem. But soon, by sheer accident, they struck the golem's forehead with their swords, instantly turning one of the elves' most powerful weapons into a large rock, rendering it immobile and unable to attack.

The elven army was instantly in an uproar, for they had found a way to deal with these golems.

In an instant, almost all the elven soldiers swarmed forward, attacking the golems. Due to their insufficient numbers, even if the golems could fight two or three at a time, they couldn't withstand ten at a time, so the golems were quickly driven back in defeat.

However, Tumekas and the old man from the Azkla tribe weren't tasked with single-handedly eliminating the elven army; their mission was merely to hold them off. Therefore, they weren't concerned about the destruction of many golems, as mages in the Galna territory were already researching golems, and soon they would be able to create golems even more powerful than these!

"Why are Viscount Lu Ming and the others so slow? They should have arrived by now!" Tumacas said, looking around with some confusion.

According to the established plan, the garrison of Slanlot Castle should have attacked from the other side of the Elven army by now, instead of failing to appear!

However, at that moment, a squadron of sonic dragons suddenly flew in from afar, unleashing a torrent of scorching flames that crashed into the elven army, burning the elven soldiers to ashes before they could even scream.

"What...?" Before General Roas could react, several knights wearing specially made leather armor and a warrior whose armor was completely different from the other knights' armor and was definitely not native to Miracaisar were thrown down from the sky by a sonic dragon and crashed into the elven army with a loud bang.

Under the gazes of both Tumekas's side and the elves of the elven army, the warrior wearing the terrifying inverted triangular helmet was the first to slowly stand up. His eyes, radiating a scarlet light, swept over the surrounding elven soldiers. Then, he suddenly swung his greatsword, using terrifying black flames to drive back all the surrounding elven soldiers, and then adopted the Undead Legion's salute.

"Such a high-profile entrance, only Viscount Lu Ming can pull it off. None of those commanders have gotten up yet; I hope they didn't fall to their deaths." Looking at Lu Ming, who was displaying the immortal squad's salute on the battlefield, Tumacas glanced at the spot where the others had landed, shook his head with a smile, and said to the old man beside him.

"That's true. Only he likes to use such a high-profile entry into the battlefield and can do it without getting hurt. The others probably have broken legs by now, right? But if I could do it, I'd be willing to break my leg." The old man joked with a smile, then took the hunting straight sword that Earl Winsland had given him before he left Slanlot Castle and forged by the (hunter) organization, mounted his horse, and charged into the battlefield, using terrifyingly powerful qi attacks to tear the elven soldiers to pieces.

As the old man charged into the battlefield, Lu Ming also began his slaughter of the elven soldiers. The heavy Farron greatsword and sharp dagger in Lu Ming's hands swiftly reaped the lives of the elves, like the Grim Reaper, howling past, leaving only a field of corpses.

"Damn humans!!" Seeing Lu Ming and the old man's powerful offensive, General Roas cursed and ordered his dozen or so dragon slayers to kill Lu Ming and the old man.

But honestly, he's overthinking it.

These dragon slayers might be able to gang up on either Lu Ming or the old man, or even wear down either of them to death, but they are dealing with two people, which makes all the difference.

Seeing that General Roas had sent more than a dozen dragon slayers to attack his side, Lu Ming immediately replaced the dagger in his left hand with the Bell of Hope, and used the Oath of Gold and Stone to enhance many people nearby and himself.

"Come, elves. I will show you what true terror is." Watching the dozen or so dragon slayers approach step by step, Lu Ming unleashed the full power of his body. He amplified the power of wolf blood, the blood of the Old Gods, the blood of the white dragon Seath, the dragon blood of Fal'Selsl, and the power of the Abyss. Finally, even the power of the Flame was activated, causing his armor to burst into flames, and the Farron Greatsword in his hand to transform into a blazing sword.

Upon seeing this, the elven dragon slayers stopped in their tracks.

They were the strongest of the elves, but they were still no match for the Lord of Cinder, who had ignited the Flame of Fire.

It was only Lu Ming in their possession; if it were Yom or Eldridge, they would have been dead long ago.

They might not know what a Lord of Cinder was, but they certainly knew how powerful Eldridge was. After all, as subordinates of Roas Svlokosky, one of the most powerful nobles in the Afar Empire and a general, they were naturally able to attend some of the interest-related meetings that Eldridge would also attend.

Now, Lu Ming's aura is about the same as Eldridge's, but Lu Ming's aura is not as terrifying as that man-eating demon king Eldridge. Instead, it has a bright and hot feeling like flames.

The problem is that even so, Eldridge's terror has already been deeply etched into their minds, making them mistakenly believe that Lu Ming is someone similar to Eldridge, which makes them somewhat timid.

"What are you waiting for?! Attack now!!" General Roas suddenly noticed their fear and roared angrily.

Hearing General Roas's roar, the dozen or so elves took a deep breath and charged toward Lu Ming.

Compared to Lu Ming, they were more afraid of General Roas, a dragon-blooded warrior like the old man on Miracaissa's side. So they chose to charge, launching wave after wave of qi attacks at Lu Ming.

"Swift as lightning!" With a soft shout, Lu Ming transformed into a streak of fire, easily dodging the attacks of the dragon slayers and then attacking them with the Farron Greatsword.

The dragon slayers were slightly taken aback when they saw Lu Ming unleash his divine speed, as no one had ever been able to move so fast. But they quickly realized that as long as they anticipated the attack and used their inner energy to block it, Lu Ming couldn't harm them. They couldn't help but think that Lu Ming, who looked similar to Eldridge, was just a guy with mediocre strength.

Because of this misconception, they gradually began to despise Lu Ming, and even used words to ridicule him.

However, underestimating anyone on the battlefield is a grave mistake, for even a small child can kill a man or an elf with a spear. Therefore, pride comes before a fall!

Taking advantage of the arrogance of the elven dragon slayers, Lu Ming did something that greatly surprised both the dragon slayers and General Roas.

"Honestly, you guys are a lot weaker than that guy Rickart Wendersland, aren't you? Heh!" Lu Ming smiled slightly, swung his Farron greatsword, and slashed at one of the dragon slayers.

Lu Ming's eyes flashed with a red light, so dazzling to the dragon slayer, and his mocking smile was almost an invitation to the Grim Reaper's tea party.

Driven by fear, the dragon slayer unleashed a powerful burst of energy, attempting to block the attack from the Franz Greatsword in Lu Ming's hand—a weapon far beyond his capabilities.

However, at that very moment, something incredible happened. The greatsword of Fran, burning with raging flames, forcefully cleaved through the dragon slayer's aura attack, cleaving him in two with a single blow, leaving him stunned as death dragged him away for a drink.

"How is this possible!?" Upon seeing this scene, both the people of the Miracaisar Kingdom and the elves of the Aifa Empire were dumbfounded.

In their minds, protective energy cannot be shattered or cut; it can only be neutralized by magic or other forms of protective energy. Moreover, even if a Dragonblood Warrior's protective energy attack were to neutralize a Swordsman's protective energy attack, a significant amount of protective energy would still be lost due to the mutual neutralization, even if the Dragonblood Warrior's protective energy was dozens of times stronger than the Swordsman's!

"Is this guy a monster?! He can actually cut through the protective aura!!" Seeing Lu Ming forcefully cleave through the dragon slayer's protective aura attack with the Faran Greatsword and kill the dragon slayer, the old man of the Azkra tribe couldn't help but say in horror.

“Viscount Lu Ming likes to play with taboos that we Miracais would absolutely never dare to touch, so I wouldn’t be surprised by anything he does.” Tumacas forced himself to remain calm, pretending that he wasn’t frightened.

Upon hearing Tumacas's words, the old man wanted to say, "You were clearly startled just now too, weren't you!" but he didn't say it because of the sudden appearance of a bolt of lightning in the distance.

Golden lightning spears shot out from the distance, directly behind the elven army, and fell from above into the ranks of the elven troops. The first wave of attacks alone killed at least two thousand elven soldiers!

"This is the fighting style of the Yugsotus Cavalry. They are used to giving the enemy a 'bath' with thunderbolts before the battle, and this tactic is often very effective!"

Hearing Tumekas's explanation, the old man couldn't help but glance at Lu Ming, whose body was engulfed in flames. He knew that Yugusotus was part of Lu Ming and his wife's army, but he had never imagined that their army possessed such terrifying fighting power. After such an attack, few armies could maintain their previous morale. Once an army loses its morale, it's no different from a lamb to the slaughter!

Before the old man could recover from his shock, the second and third waves of lightning spears were unleashed by the knights of Yggdrasil!

"Damn it, my heart!"

Because of Yggdrasil's lightning spear attack, the old man's heart gradually could not withstand such a powerful attack.

At this moment, tens of thousands of cavalry suddenly charged out from the rear of the elven army, carving out a huge gap and cutting the elven army in two, separating the two parts of the Aifa Empire's army in order to crush the Aifa army in one fell swoop.

Riding their warhorses, Yogg-Sotus's army hurled a barrage of lightning spears, forcing the elven dragon slayers back from Lu Ming's side.

Just as these dragon slayers were forced to retreat by the barrage of lightning spears, Lu Ming suddenly seized the opportunity, rushed forward in one stride, beheaded one of the dragon slayers with a single sword strike, and severely injured the other two.

"You're too slow!" Taking a deep breath and extinguishing the fire in his body, Lu Ming complained to Ramanlas and Kemias, who were riding over on horseback.

"Are you saying we flew here just like you?" Kemias rolled her eyes at Lu Ming and said angrily.

"..." Lu Ming was slightly speechless, but he was on the battlefield and couldn't argue with Camias. Besides, when the dragon slayers saw the flames on Lu Ming's body go out, they assumed he had withdrawn his power and attacked him, leaving him speechless.

But they didn't know that Camillas was also a dragon slayer!

With her help, Lu Ming used the sharpness and weight of the Farron Greatsword to kill another elven dragon slayer, frightening the other dragon slayers into hastily retreating.

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