The story of the black silk female knight

However, during the pursuit, two of the remaining three skeleton crows were shot down by wind magic, leaving only one skeleton crow alive.

Now the wild beasts shouldn't be able to intercept us anymore, right?

Valensa gave Princess Jing an inquiring look, but Princess Jing simply shrugged, indicating that Valensa could continue watching.

At an altitude of approximately 15,000 meters, the skeletal crows were indeed not attacked again and successfully penetrated deep into the core area of ​​the beast-controlled zone.

Valensa quickly focused her attention on the big screen, wanting to see what the beasts, who had concentrated their power, were up to.

Unexpectedly, nothing could be seen... A massive sandstorm constantly shrouded the ground, like a yellowish-brown cloth covering the territory controlled by the wild beasts, preventing the skeletal crows high in the sky from seeing anything, only the general terrain, and knowing nothing of the details.

When Princess Yu was controlling the skeletal raven to try to cross the sandstorm, the screen suddenly went black and the connection was interrupted... It must have been that some kind of flying beast was on guard in the sandstorm and killed the skeletal raven that entered the sandstorm's range.

"Well, that's the situation."

After demonstrating with the skeletal ravens and skeleton soldiers, Princess Wand seemed a little tired, so she pulled out Frostmourne, put it away, and shrugged at Valensa:

"We can't gather much detailed information from either the air or the ground... at least not with just my undead. As you can see, the beasts are very wary of all kinds of undead and have made various targeted arrangements."

"After all, they suffered heavy losses at the hands of the undead army before, so this is normal."

Valensa rubbed her chin slightly and pondered:

"Should we try taking out the patrolmen on the outermost edge of the beast-controlled area?"

"I tried it, but it didn't work."

Princess Yu shrugged:

"You saw when I used the crow to scout earlier, right? Those patrolmen on the outskirts of the beast-controlled area aren't just regular soldiers; they're elite warriors... Ordinary skeletons and zombies simply can't beat them."

To eliminate them, we must either deploy the same elite forces or send out a massive sea of ​​undead to engulf them.

I don't have any elite warriors, so I can't try it. I tried it twice before with zombies and skeletons carrying automatic rifles... It did kill some of the patrolling beasts, but the remaining patrolling beasts would immediately retreat and observe from a distance.

If my zombies and skeletons only sweep the outer perimeter and then retreat, the wild beasts will pretend nothing happened and ignore them. But if I go too deep, the powerful beasts at the Radiant Rank will immediately strike and wipe out my zombies and skeletons with lightning speed.

Moreover, those powerful beasts of the Radiant Rank were very cautious. They mostly used wide-range attacks from a distance to wipe out my skeletons and zombies, never approaching easily, let alone entering the isolation zone.

"Before you and Tia were here, I didn't dare to start a large-scale battle with the wild beasts, so I stopped after testing the waters twice."

"That's it..."

Valensa pondered for a moment and realized that it seemed really difficult to gather any further information by relying solely on the undead legion.

She waved to Princess Yu:

"Alright, Your Highness, you can continue to maintain your usual vigilance. I plan to personally go and take a look around the area controlled by the wild beasts... Even if I might not be able to defeat the chieftain of the wild beasts, I can still escape."

"Oh ho? So they're finally going to take action against the wild beasts and wipe them out completely?"

After all, she was a Francan, and a member of the Francan royal family. Even though she had been a good-for-nothing before, Princess Yu was still very excited about the extinction of wild beasts.

"Is there anything I need to prepare? Should we still rely on the undead army as the main force? Should I start gathering the undead now? Or should we mass-produce a certain type of undead? My integration with Frostmourne has improved recently, so I should be able to control at least another 20 undead soldiers."

"Your Highness, please don't be anxious."

Valensa waved her hand, amused.

“We do intend to take action against the wild beasts, but not so soon… At least we’ll wait until I get detailed information and give it to Tia. As for how to arrange the undead legion, Your Highness, just listen to Tia… For now, let’s continue as usual, otherwise it might make the wild beasts more alert.”

"it is good."

Princess Yi readily nodded.

She was very self-aware; she knew that in matters of great importance like war, she had to listen to Valensa and Tia. She was content as long as she could enjoy a life of luxury with beautiful women by her side, and following Valensa and Tia to gain some extra prestige was just icing on the cake.

Valensa quickly packed her things and then infiltrated the area controlled by the wild beasts.

She didn't break through from the air, but instead walked on the ground like the skeleton soldier. However, unlike the skeleton soldier, she didn't hide when she encountered the patrol of wild beasts, but instead charged straight up and killed them.

Those were patrol squads of wild beasts, mostly composed of elite warriors of the Lighthouse and Pearl levels. They were quite troublesome for the undead infiltrators, but they were no match for Valensa.

Valensa wiped out more than 20 Wild Beast patrolmen from three squads as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, and she also went more than 10 kilometers deeper into the Wild Beast-controlled area.

Although Valensa was confident that the beast patrolmen had no chance to send any signals when she killed them, the beasts' entire patrol system clearly had some mechanism in place that had already detected Valensa's actions.

After taking down the third patrol, Valensa traveled another 50 kilometers without encountering another beast patrol... those patrols must have received the news and avoided her in advance.

So next, the Radiant-Rank powerhouses of the Wild Beasts are coming, right?

With this in mind, Valensa became even more vigilant and alert.

She's not afraid of ordinary Star-level players anymore, but if multiple Star-level players set up traps to ambush her, there's still a chance she'll be defeated, so caution is necessary.

Of course, if the number of powerful beastmen of the Radiant Rank who come is small or their strength is weak, Valensa would not mind launching a counterattack to try and make the position of chief of the beast tribe more vacant.

However, after cautiously venturing nearly a hundred kilometers further, Valensa still did not encounter any enemies... Neither the expected powerful beasts of the Radiant Rank, nor the teams led by beast shamans or beast sorcerers she had encountered before.

What's going on? Are they luring you into a trap?

Valensa became more vigilant, but she didn't give up easily. Instead, she continued to venture deeper to see what the wild beasts were up to.

Valensa frowned and stopped after venturing nearly 400 kilometers into the territory controlled by the wild beasts... She finally came across the first large settlement of wild beasts.

Just like when I looked down from high above through the skeletal crows, this settlement of wild beasts was completely enveloped by a sandstorm.

This sandstorm was clearly not formed naturally, but rather some kind of special magical barrier... Even though Valensa had enhanced her eyes with divine magic, she couldn't see what was inside, and could only vaguely sense a large number of life signals within.

There are roughly 200 million... This is definitely a large settlement of wild beasts.

What made Valencia stop and frown was not simply the sandstorm, but a sudden feeling she had.

It's hard to describe the feeling... If I had to, it's probably similar to a big red dot suddenly appearing on the minimap when playing a game.

The large red dot seemed to sense Valensa's presence as well, releasing a message without making a sound... if Valensa gets any closer, the large red dot will attack.

This was a feeling Valensa was experiencing for the first time, but it wasn't unfamiliar to her.

Moon-level powerhouses can sense each other when they get close enough... Two Moon-level peak powerhouses can even clash in aura from thousands of kilometers apart.

Saintess Velenkasa often sensed the Great Chieftain of the Wild Beasts in the underground ruins, and this was also the reason why Fairy Dragon Dreigan almost caused a riot when she first went to the capital of Fran.

Strictly speaking, Valensa's true form is not yet a Moon-level powerhouse, but she seems to have begun to possess some of the special characteristics of a Moon-level powerhouse... For example, right now, she should have entered the sensing zone of a Moon-level powerhouse and discovered each other.

Who exactly is that big red dot?

Is he the chieftain of the wild beasts? Or some other ancient wild beast whose information is unknown?

Valencia gazed at the sandstorm barrier in the distance, her expression complex.

She understood why she hadn't encountered any obstacles along the way... The strongest of the wild beasts was actually at the forefront, and this first large settlement was guarded by a Moon-level being.

So what to do now?

Should they obediently return the way they came under the pressure of the Moonlit Powerhouse, or rush into the sandstorm barrier to check the situation of the large settlement before running away?

Valensa was a little undecided.

Then let's ask Tia.

In this situation, it is somewhat dangerous to sink one's consciousness into the depths of one's mind, so Valensa took out a magic card that Tia had given her earlier.

The magic card's effect is equivalent to the communication scrolls commonly used in the military; it allows for remote, targeted communication, but it can only send text messages and cannot be used for face-to-face communication via projection.

After all, Valensa is not a spellcaster, and she needs to use a communication magic circle to project communications; scrolls and magic cards alone are not enough.

She briefly summarized the situation and sent it to Tia.

Tia replied very quickly:

[Do not rashly engage in combat. Return the way you came, and it would be best to feign being terrified by the Moonlit expert... If someone chases after you, act as if you are in a sorry state, and avoid using your Noble Phantasm or divine magic unless absolutely necessary.]

This……

Seeing Tia's reply, Valensa's expression became even more helpless.

However, Tia is indeed quite excellent in terms of specific tactical deployment. Since Tia already has a plan, let's follow her lead.

After a brief hesitation, Valensa finally made up her mind and turned to run.

Her overly spontaneous behavior seemed to have aroused the contempt of the wild beasts... A streak of light quickly emerged from the sandstorm barrier and approached Valensa.

Chapter 30 Trojan Horse Tactics

Fortunately, the streak of light was not the large red dot on the minimap that Valensa perceived. Instead, it was a wild beast with a goat's head, a human body, and chicken wings, wielding a long spear and flying very fast.

In Valensa's perception, this ram-headed, chicken-winged beast wasn't particularly strong. With a sneak attack using her domain and Nana joining the attack, they could most likely take it down in one fell swoop.

However, in order not to ruin Tia's plan, Valensa refrained from making a move and pretended to be very panicked as she continued to flee.

As a result, the mutton-headed, chicken-winged beast started mocking her, chasing after her while spewing insults, which infuriated Valensa.

Several times she wanted to just unleash a burst of power and wipe it out, but Valensa held back at the last moment when she remembered Tia's white silk stockings.

Thanks to this, Valensa discovered... that the ram-headed, chicken-winged beast was indeed foul-mouthed, but it was also quite cowardly.

It followed Valensa around, spouting taunts and insults, but never actually approached her to attack. Instead, it remained tense and on high alert, looking like it was about to run away if things went wrong.

It's testing me!

Valensa immediately understood.

It's likely that the person who was previously suspected of being the Great Chief was also suspicious of Valensa's identity, so he sent out this unlucky guy with a sheep's head and chicken wings to test her.

Come to think of it, someone who can sense another Moon-level expert within a certain range is most likely also a Moon-level expert.

Sheep Head Chicken Wings is only a Star Glory level cultivator, and under normal circumstances, it would never dare to speak ill of a Moon Glory level expert. It must have done it on purpose, testing the waters.

Then we should just play along.

Having figured this out, Valensa was no longer angry at the enemy's foul language and continued to flee back, feigning a disheveled and panicked appearance.

But she didn't run too fast, afraid that the sheep's head and chicken wings wouldn't be able to catch her.

The supersonic chase between the Radiant-rank powerhouses covered nearly 200 kilometers in just a few minutes, and the large settlement of wild beasts shrouded in the sandstorm barrier was completely out of sight.

The ram-headed, chicken-winged beast suddenly stopped in mid-air, babbling a bunch of trash talk to mock them, but didn't continue the chase.

Valensa remembered that Tia had specifically told her not to use her Noble Phantasms or divine magic, probably because she didn't want her to reveal her identity.

So Valensa used the will of the evil god to forcibly manipulate the elements, conjured several large fireballs that looked impressive but were actually quite simple, and hurled them at the ram-headed, chicken-winged beast.

The taunting words from the sheep-headed chicken-wing bird got stuck in its throat. It hurriedly swung its Noble Phantasm spear, deflecting and parrying, directing several large fireballs towards the empty ground.

If there were a mage skilled in elemental magic present, they would immediately recognize that Valensa's attack was of low technical quality and most likely a feint used to conceal her identity.

Unfortunately, Lamb Head Chicken Wing was also a pure warrior. It only felt that the fireballs Valensa threw were powerful, heavy, and very hot. After being guided to the ground, they all exploded and burned everything around them, showing great power.

The opponent is a human mage who is skilled in fire magic!

The image of a sheep's head and chicken wings immediately gave Valensa that impression.

When it deflected all the large fireballs and prepared to continue its taunting, it discovered that Valensa, who had been hundreds of meters away just moments before, was gone; she must have run away after throwing the fireballs.

"You run pretty fast..."

After muttering a few words under his breath, the ram-headed, chicken-winged beast didn't give chase anymore; to be precise, it didn't dare to.

The spirits in the west have been too ferocious these past two years. Several of its old friends, some of whom it had known for hundreds of years, have been left there forever and never returned. It didn't want to become one of them.

Anyway, the Great Chieftain sent it out to confirm whether the human powerhouse was the famous Sunflower Duchess, and it has completed its mission.

She didn't use divine magic or a treasure, but instead used pure fire magic, which is very different from the Sunflower Duchess in the known information. It's definitely not her; it's most likely one of the other powerful figures in Fran.

Considering that the other party knew they had been discovered, yet still dared to venture hundreds of kilometers into our controlled territory, they are likely a rather arrogant young person.

Perhaps... it was the younger generation of other noble families in the Kingdom of Fran who, after joining the expeditionary force, were eager to make achievements and prove themselves, which led to this reckless behavior.

The ram-headed, chicken-winged beast quickly pieced together the whole story and planned to present it as the result of its reconnaissance mission to the Great Chieftain upon its return.

. . . . .

Meanwhile, after getting rid of the sheep-headed chicken-winged creature, Valensa didn't linger in the beast-controlled area and quickly returned to the underground ruins, where she contacted Tia using a communication magic circle.

During the face-to-face communication via the magical projection, Valensa first recounted in detail her investigation of the wild beasts, and then complained about how hard it was for her to endure the sheep's head and chicken wings.

"Mmm, thank you for your hard work! You did a great job."

Tia smiled and patted Valensa's head with the projection, explaining:

"After all, you're the famous Sunflower Duchess now, and you're definitely the number one target on the Wild Beasts' blacklist... Once the Wild Beasts find out that you personally conducted an in-depth investigation, they're likely to guess our plans. So your last wave of fireballs was quite good. Among all the rumors about the Sunflower Duchess, none of them have ever mentioned that you can use magic."

"Hehe, I thought so too."

Valensa puffed out her chest triumphantly, but her smugness lasted only a few seconds before her face fell again.

"However, the wild beasts are very vigilant now. Whether we had His Highness El use the undead or I did it myself, we were unable to gather any useful information."