Continue along the winding swamp path.
Before long, the thin mist began to dissipate.
As you venture deeper into the swamp, towering trees begin to appear. Though sparse, they spread endlessly, blocking the view along with the tall grass, reducing visibility to only a couple hundred meters.
The muddy pools emitted a faint, rotten stench, and fish tails occasionally slapped the surface of the murky water, creating ripples.
The swamp is teeming with mosquitoes and snakes, even more dangerous than swamp monsters, that are ubiquitous, venomous, and vicious.
Because of the dragon's droppings, they had already fled in panic, so it didn't have much of an impact on them.
After traveling for about twenty minutes, a long howl suddenly came from ahead.
It's Haggs' voice!
Warning of enemy attack!
Lear's pupils contracted sharply, and he waved his hand to order the troops to halt.
Send five squads of wetland lizardmen warriors to guard the area, and then send the rest of the army forward.
After turning two corners, the view opened up.
On a low-lying, open wetland, murky water half-submerged the short grass. A few large trees stood alone in the middle of the wetland, their green foliage hazy.
The level 7 hero, Hagus, was leading five squads of wetland lizardmen, roaring as they fought against the monsters that kept pouring out from a small, grassy hill about ten meters high behind them.
He is about 1.2 meters tall, like a half-grown child.
It has a pointed snout, two sharp teeth protruding from its lips, and four long whiskers that almost meander to the back of its head.
Huge ears and a crazy look in his eyes.
Its body resembles an enlarged version of a rat, but it walks upright.
The claws were as sharp as daggers, reflecting a chilling light in the morning sun.
Keld Ratman
[Level]: 3
[Potential]: 1 star
[Racial Talent]: Death Plague. Carries a deadly pathogen and infects enemies with the plague after damaging them.
[Skill]: Bite (1 star) Use sharp teeth to bite the enemy, causing piercing damage.
[Comment]: These are creatures from the earth; don't let their sharp teeth hurt you.
Level 3 monster.
Lear's gaze narrowed slightly.
The level isn't high, but there are just too many of them!
Their nests appear to be located in the small hills behind.
In that short time, the number of people gathered outside had exceeded four squadrons, and more were still pouring out.
A huge, dark mass.
Even though the swamp lizardmen were far more powerful than their opponents, their sheer numbers made them seem like rocks being battered by the sea.
It could be destroyed at any time.
Lear immediately gave the order.
"Charge in and rendezvous with Haggs!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the wetland lizardman warrior gripped his steel blade and roared as he charged into the dense horde of Keld rats.
The steel knife swung, *thud*
The ratmen, who had no armor for protection, were immediately torn apart and chopped into pieces.
Blood gushed out.
However, the ferocious ratmen showed no sign of retreating. The smell of blood only fueled their brutality, and they split into two groups, each charging towards one of the two groups of people.
It pounced on me, grabbed me, and started biting me wildly.
The sharp teeth were like daggers, piercing through the armor and tearing apart the scales!
The number of ratmen was so overwhelming that even a line of steel blades could not completely block them.
The first dozen or so wetland lizardmen were the first to be attacked, with crazed ratmen clinging to them and biting hard into the gaps in their armor.
Click~
You can hear a crisp sound of bones breaking.
The enraged swung his steel blade, and with a splat, severed the opponent's head.
What's chilling is that even after their heads were severed, the hideous rat heads still clung tightly to their bodies.
The intensity is even increasing!
The terrifying bite force caused the arms of many soldiers in front to be bitten through.
But after being injured, the wetland lizardman went berserk, his amber eyes turning crimson.
They roared and charged into the fray.
The car overturned and a large group of ratmen appeared ahead, where they joined up with Hagus.
At this moment, there are 15 squads of wetland lizardman warriors on the battlefield.
However, the number of Keld Ratmen increased from 4 squadrons to 7 squadrons.
A sea of rats has formed in the swamp.
Moreover, new ratmen kept emerging from the overgrown hills behind them.
The opponent was only 1.2 meters tall, had average strength, and almost no defense.
But what makes it so monstrous is its sharp, fanged teeth, which are extremely lethal.
Even a 1-star armor could be bitten flat by it.
The scales of the wetland lizardman can be directly penetrated by it.
Although each bite costs a life, there are simply too many of them.
Trading life for injury!
These rat-men don't care about death at all.
Looking at the ferocious, fearless ratmen, Lear, standing at the center of the army formation, felt the ferocity of the swamp for the first time.
The Keld Ratman is in a frenzy, and the Divine Might skill cannot subdue a life form in this state.
He took a deep breath, his gaze turning dangerous.
If we can't subdue them, then... slaughter them all!
"kill!"
Magical power surged within him.
A pale blue light traversed space and landed inside several severely injured wetland lizardman warriors in front of them.
Their injuries were healing at a visible rate.
Swamp's Blessing (1 star, can be upgraded): Releases a life-giving energy that covers a 3x3 meter area, accelerating injury recovery and restoring up to 20% of health. The recovery effect is increased to 30% for swamp creatures.
He has no damaging skills, but he has powerful healing spells!
This is absolutely the most needed skill for the soldiers on the front lines.
After several treatments, the injured wetland lizardman warrior became ferocious again.
Fearless.
They fought each other with the utmost brutality, turning the battlefield into a meat grinder.
Steel blades slash, sharp claws slaughter.
The face-to-face battle, with each blade piercing to the bone, leaving flesh mangled and blood splattering, was a chilling sight.
But at this moment, in the atmosphere of the battlefield, no one felt fear anymore.
Everything was blurred in the bloodshed, and only one thought remained: kill!
Kill that bastard on the other side!!
The low-lying grasslands and swampy areas with rolling water plants were now a deep crimson.
The stench of rotting mud and water mingled with the stench of fresh blood, making one feel nauseous.
As a hero unit, Hagus has now unleashed unimaginable combat power.
A faint scarlet energy emanated from his body, burning like flames on his skin.
Qi and Blood!
With the addition of thousands of points of Qi and Blood, Hagus's destructive power soared.
He almost single-handedly blocked the Keld Ratmen from one direction.
One cut, one kill!
The power of heroes is best displayed at this moment.
But the ferocious and insane Keld ratmen used their timeless human wave tactics to forcefully suppress this wetland lizardman hero.
A single ant can kill an elephant.
A rough estimate suggests that there are more than a large brigade of ratmen in front of us, over a thousand!
The number of those who died, were injured, or fell to the ground is countless.
Lear did not kill a single ratman with his own hands.
But when he, with his powerful healing abilities, took charge of the central area, the rhythm of the entire battle changed.
The effectiveness of the human wave tactic, which trades lives for injuries, has been suppressed to a minimum.
The scars left on the wetland lizardman warriors by the deaths of four or five Keld ratmen were healed in the blink of an eye.
Despite the enemy's brutal sacrifices, the expected results were not achieved.
Fifteen squads, totaling 150 men, killed over three thousand Keld ratmen with extremely high efficiency!
Finally, after another attack was shattered by the steel blade, a shrill squeal of a rat echoed from the hill behind.
Five or six squadrons of Keldr ratmen retreated like a tide, disappearing into the hills behind them.
All that remained were corpses and limbs scattered everywhere.
The intense stench of blood even obscured the original color of the swamp soil.
Lear stood on the battlefield, gazing indifferently at the horrifying scene, and slowly exhaled.
The blood and severed limbs no longer made his heart tremble; iron will and slaughter were forging a lord suited for survival in the wilderness.
Before he could make a move, the intelligence system in his mind suddenly started flashing.
[You led your army to kill 3,692 Keld Ratmen, achieving a glorious victory and gaining an additional intelligence item.]
[The Swamp Godhood possesses the ability to extract the essence of life force. As long as you are in the swamp, you can use the power of the Godhood to extract the essence of the lives you have executed. Note: Life essence can promote the evolution of swamp creatures, allowing them to break through their potential limits and complete their transformation. You can currently increase the potential of your subordinates to a maximum of 2 stars. You need to control the swamp's authority to increase this limit.]
Lear's breath hitched, and his eyes suddenly burned with intensity.