"If you, my lord, could clear the forest of the beastmen a bit earlier, it would indeed be a blessing for the domain."
"Alright, Old Chong Liu, thank you for your information, it's very important for the territory's development. Continue with your work." Lin Rui bid farewell to the farmer in front of him, elevating his perception of the world's danger level yet again.
Beastmen devour flesh and consume it rapidly after a prolonged period of rain, breeding swiftly and transforming into savage warriors within a month. No wonder they can dominate the forest alongside the green skins that grow through photosynthesis.
However, Lin Rui did not fear, for humanity's strength is also astonishing.
The six Extraordinary in the territory, each capable of moving dozens of meters per second, are powerful figures. One moment you see them thirty meters away, the next moment, they can appear right in front of their opponent, delivering a punch to the abdomen and sending the opponent flying into the sky. Wielding a warhammer, they could even knock their opponent's head sideways.
"Onward to the forest!" Lin Rui waved his hand, as all the knights left the territory and headed toward the forest beside it.
The trees in the forest grew extremely tall, and their dense canopies obscured the sun, creating a very dim environment within the forest.
The Golden Pansy Territory had been in decline for nearly a month, allowing a plethora of ruthless and terrifying beastmen to proliferate in the forest.
Hardly had Lin Rui and his group entered the forest two to three miles when Roger pointed to a slope and whispered, "My lord, it's a beastmen warband."
Lin Rui immediately looked over, and indeed, amidst the trees, there was a small camp made with tents constructed from unknown gray beast pelts, surrounded by simple fences crafted from branches. To the south, there was a gate made from sharp wooden stakes, extremely pointed at both ends like protruding spears. Terrifyingly, atop the gate frame was a giant gray beast skull, resembling neither a sheep nor a tiger, with a protruding nasal bone and two upward-facing fangs that were sharp and long.
In the center of the camp were humanoid beasts, which were upright, four-limbed primate animals. But their legs were bovine-shaped, with brown fur and large, sturdy hooves. They wielded wooden spears with their muscular, clawed arms, and their heads were grotesque and rugged, with two horns extending forward.
[Gor Beast Group: Ordinary Level Beast]
[Level: 8]
[Physique: 17]
[Intelligence: 3]
[Charm: 0]
[Will: 3]
[Commander: 0]
[Soul: 0]
[Luck: 0]
[Life Value: 200]
[Spiritual Energy: 0]
[Trait: Blood-Eating Beast, devours flesh to make their bodies stronger, Life Value +30.]
[Skill: Forest Slaughter lv3: Fighting in the woods grants them enhanced combat instincts, Attack Speed +5%, Damage +5%]
Besides these ordinary beasts, there were beastmen in the camp wielding battle axes. Their bodies were more robust, with bulging muscles and prominent veins. Bare-chested, they wielded short-handled large axes in each hand, capable of crushing a person with a single strike.
[Gor Warrior: Ordinary Level Beast]
[Level: 10]
[Physique: 20]
[Intelligence: 3]
[Charm: 0]
[Will: 5]
[Commander: 0]
[Soul: 0]
[Luck: 0]
[Life Value: 300]
[Spiritual Energy: 30]
[Trait: Blood-Eating Beast, devours flesh to make their bodies stronger, Life Value +100]
[Skill: Forest Slaughter lv5: Fighting in the woods grants them enhanced combat instincts, Attack Speed +5%, Damage +10%]
[Throwing Battle Axe lv2: Enraged Gor Warrior will fully throw their axe, sacrificing 20 Life Value to deal 20+20 Physical Damage, can be evaded.]
A mighty warrior with 20 points of Physique, breaking through one more point, and they will step into Tier One Extraordinary!
In this camp, there were more than twenty such strong warriors, with five or six dozen Gor beasts. This single beastmen warband had nearly eighty to ninety beastmen warriors.
Lin Rui was astonished, the formation alone was intimidating, so what hope was there for those foolhardy explorers in the communication window?
All five knights unsheathed their weapons, standing ready.
Lin Rui took out the item "Fishman Slave Whip" from his backpack.
[Fishman Slave Whip: A whip used by the Fishman Lord to enslave Fishmen. Consumes 10+n Spiritual Power to summon 20+(1+0.38)*n Fork-Holding Little Fishmen, lasting 300s, with a cooldown of 5h. Show them what a true army is!]
The description of this item seemed impressive, as Lin Rui could summon 144 Fork-Holding Little Fishmen with only 100 points of Spiritual Power, letting the opponents experience a true human wave tactic.
But in truth, it was worthless, as the combat prowess of the Fork-Holding Little Fishmen was a total eyesore. A Gor beast could kick them several meters away; two or three might barely hold their own against one Gor beast for a moment, but against a Gor Warrior, it was one swing, one gone.
With 100 points of Spiritual Power, Lin Rui could cast Ice Needle ten times, healing a knight for over six hundred Life Value. More than six hundred, exceeding the Life Value Limit of an Elite Knight like Roger.
So Lin Rui expended only 20 points of Spiritual Power to summon 34 Little Fishmen to distract the Gor Beast Group.
As soon as the thirty-four Little Fishmen appeared, their profanities and clamors immediately caught the attention of the beastmen warband, countless beasts mindlessly howling and charging forward.
Lin Rui stood in front of the crowd, waved his right arm, and pointed his sword forward, commanding, "All forces, charge! Crush them!"
The next moment, a tidal wave of people surged forward from beside him, and the densely wielded weapons targeted the beastmen.
The battle officially commenced!