Quadruple split.

Chapter 2834 Planting the Flag
Game time: 05:35 AM
Blood Barbarian Region, southern part of the Steelmane Tribal Kingdom, near the large settlement of [Heroic Thorn].

"sleepy……"

Centurion Kaku Hatch rubbed his sleepy eyes, sighed heavily, took a strip of smoked meat from the pouch at his waist, and stuffed it into his mouth, trying to perk himself up by chewing slowly.

Unfortunately, while the energizing effect of eating is at its highest level for most boarmen, this does not include the centurions. In fact, these boarmen men and women, whose individual combat abilities are comparable to gray lizard hunters and whose strength is generally at the mature and high level, have never gone hungry since receiving their centurion appointments.

Despite the large population of the Boarmen, their potential is limited, and most Boarmen under the rule of the Steelmane Tribe are barely above average. There aren't many truly capable centurions. Once a centurion becomes one, being well-clothed, well-fed, or even well-fed is no longer a problem. After all, it's rare to find a centurion among a thousand Boarmen, and if each of the thousand Boarmen ate less than half a mouthful of food, the centurion would be stuffed to death every meal.

In addition, a centurion would never lack female companionship, since the thousands of warriors under his command would almost all obey him. Considering that the boar people not only have a balanced male-to-female ratio but also a very balanced combat strength between men and women, both male and female centurions could live very comfortably in this dog-eat-dog environment.

For example, Kaku lived a very comfortable life. Under normal circumstances, he could not get up until almost noon every day, eat three portions of food at a time, be picky about food, and date multiple beautiful boar-man girls at the same time without having to take responsibility. In fact, apart from the 10,000-man commander who always bullied him, he did not need to take responsibility for anyone.

However, at this moment, not to mention Kaku himself, even the commander of ten thousand who he thought should die sooner or later had to obediently get out of bed, pick up his weapon, and leave the settlement in the coldest wind before dawn to search for those 'infiltrators' who might not even exist in the mountains and fields.

Not only them, but even the commanders of the 100,000 troops who were usually rarely seen and the pampered princes dared not be negligent in the slightest before the king's order, for fear of displeasing Qatar in the slightest and thus incurring their deaths.

After all, very few people know that the king was not actually a tyrant.

"call--"

Kaku slapped his cheeks a few times, barely managing to stay awake. He took a deep breath of the cold air, covering his large nose where the wind was constantly blowing in, and yelled at his subordinates, "Get the hell out of here! The tribal kingdom may have been infiltrated by the enemy. For the sake of the king and the princes, we have to dig three feet into the ground and find those scum who may be there!"

"Yes! Your lord!"

The centurions surrounding him and the deputies further away immediately echoed his sentiments, all appearing excited and enthusiastic.

However, it is worth mentioning that this was not because they were particularly enthusiastic about the mission, but rather because of the implied meaning of Kaku's impassioned instructions.

Because his last sentence was "even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find out the scum that may exist" instead of "even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find out the scum", the smart men who could sit in the position of centurion and many equally smart demurres immediately understood his subtext.

"The enemy may not even exist, but we need to make a show of force. So, let's take a stroll. There's no need to search too diligently; it's normal not to find anything. If we actually find something, it might cause trouble."

This is what everyone heard and remembered.

From this, we can see that the boar people are not actually stupid. They are just not very smart and are naturally lazy. They often get misunderstood because they like to act on instinct (the boar half-orcs also occasionally suffer such unfair misunderstandings). In fact, the boar people are no less cunning than other intelligent races, and they can even learn to cheat and sly without being taught.

In short, the group set off in a tacit and grand manner, following the route of their usual patrol area. However, this patrol was mostly a matter of the highest-ranking officer slacking off first, and then everyone else taking a break. When it was almost time, they would line up and head back. Unless they were extremely unlucky and the commander was in a bad mood (which was fine even if he was in a good mood), they were almost never punished.

The main reason is that the large settlement [Haoci] is located too close to the Holy Land in the tribal kingdom, so the gray dwarves from Headless Cliff, Bloodfeather Plateau, and Gray Plains have no interest in coming here to cause trouble. As a relatively leisurely area, most of the boarmen who can serve here have some strength or background, or they are warriors who have just been rotated from the border and are finally able to enjoy their lives. Therefore, no one will make things difficult for each other.

However, today, we must complete the normal patrol procedures no matter what, otherwise, if we return before the corps commander...

Kaku shuddered, stopped thinking about it, and instead hung the flag on his back and ran to the front of the group. He moved forward at a pace that wouldn't cause any extra strain on the group, but would leave them behind if they weren't careful. The others followed suit, preparing to complete this patrol, which was most likely just for show, in a 'slow' and 'meticulous' manner.

As for the remaining 10% to 20% probability, no one was willing to think about it in detail, so they didn't dwell on it much.

"Speaking of which..."

While chewing on jerky, Kaku lazily turned to his adjutant, Centurion Zongtu, who, despite his lack of strength, was adept at navigating social situations and gathering all sorts of inside information, and asked, "I heard that this order for a nationwide search was His Highness David's doing?"

"I only heard about it."

Zongtu, who was definitely on the thinner side among the boar people and had unusually large eyes, nodded and whispered, "It seems that our supply line to Eagle Claw Gorge was intercepted by those charlatans. His Highness the Prince was furious and said he would wipe out all those ants who dared to challenge the dignity of the tribal nation."

Kaku sniffed and then asked, "So, those guys who intercepted our supplies might have already escaped into the tribal kingdom? Aren't they afraid of dying?"

"Well, what you say makes sense, sir. But as you know, those charlatans are quite fierce when they fight. Putting aside everything else, at least they're not afraid of death. For that damn faith, they'd dare to keep charging forward even if a knife came at them, so they're probably not too afraid of dying."

Zongtu shook his head, looking worried, and said, "So... if we send people in the name of some god, the charlatans of the Holy Church Alliance might actually dare to come."

"It's ok."

The more knowledgeable centurion shook his head and said nonchalantly, "Even if those people dare to invade the tribal kingdom, it has nothing to do with us. Don't forget, both the supply lines and Eagle Claw Gorge are on the other side. Even if those charlatans come, we have no chance of running into them."

Zongtu nodded first, then nervously continued, "What if they sneak in?"

"Sneak in?"

Kaku chuckled and waved his hand dismissively, saying, "If they have enough people, they won't be able to get to this place smoothly by crossing so many settlements. If their numbers are limited, they'll be killed if they encounter us. If their numbers are limited, they might even be able to wipe out all one thousand of us..." "Then what should we do?!"

The zongzi, its face pale with fright, asked a question with trepidation.

"Then why would they go through all this trouble to come here? If they want to go back to the Holy Land, they just need to give the word, and the [Tonglu] Fortress will let them through."

Kaku shrugged and laughed, "As for causing trouble, wouldn't it be better to find some more worthwhile targets? Even if they can't break into the royal court, we can at least take down a few of those princes with a sneak attack, without them being locked on and surrounded. ... Hmm."

Immediately guessing that the unspoken words were probably "Your Highness," Zongtu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. Then—

"grown ups!"

Suddenly widening his eyes, Zongtu pointed sharply to the distance ahead and exclaimed, "Someone's there!"

"Someone?"

Kaku frowned and turned to look in the direction the other person was pointing: "I remember this route should only have our branch... Hmm?"

Upon discovering that there were only about ten people in the distance, Kaku did not continue speaking. Instead, he abruptly raised his hand to stop the soldiers behind him, squinted, and focused intently on the figures who had no formation and seemed to be simply enjoying a spring outing.

"Without wings, it is not a harpy; without lizards, it is not a black lizard hunter."

Kaku licked his lips and continued, "I'm not wearing Holy Church Alliance equipment, nor am I a charlatan..."

"Could it be Skolsk?"

Zongtu, tense again, swallowed hard and instinctively raised the shield in his left hand.

"Not like."

Kaku shook his head, then took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Form up defensive formation!"

"Yes!"

The boar warriors behind him immediately responded in a chaotic murmur, then raised their standard shields and short spears, forming an oval battle formation at a pace that was neither very efficient nor slow. Although their positions were haphazard and quite scattered due to a lack of training, under the centurions' angry rebukes and death threats, they still managed to complete a defensive formation that could theoretically be considered up to standard.

This defensive formation is truly remarkable. Even if Mo Tan, Theresa, or Ramorok were present, they would certainly give great credit to the person who invented this battle formation. The reason is simple: this formation not only has a very low barrier to entry, even those who have only undergone a few training sessions can barely form it, but it also fully utilizes the boar people's greatest strength, namely, their numerical advantage.

As everyone knows, the boarmen, who have no distinctive racial characteristics, talents, potential, personality, or instincts, and are even considered somewhat 'inferior', are able to establish themselves in the Blood Savage Territory because they are prolific, not picky eaters, and easy to raise. As a result, the numbers of lizardmen, harpies, and gray dwarves are not even in the same league as the boarmen. In most cases, even if the latter were to trade ten for one, they would still suffer a loss.

This battle formation is the kind of structure that becomes more effective the more people it has. Although it lacks offensive capabilities, it is a bizarre structure that is as thorny and difficult to deal with as a defensive formation. Its core principle is very simple: to remain unchanged in the face of all changes and drag the opponent into a war of attrition. Moreover, the more people in the formation, the stronger its attrition capability.

This tactic is certainly not as good as Mo Tan's "Nightmare Formation", but the problem is that the former's battle formation, which has an almost ridiculously high upper limit, is powerful and comprehensive enough, but it also has ridiculously high requirements for the commander. On the other hand, the defensive formation formed by the boar warriors under the rule of the Steelmane Tribe does not need a commander at all.

Each person only needs to keep attacking, switching positions, attacking, and switching positions to fully utilize the lower limit of this formation, which is proportional to the number of people.

Admittedly, if the numbers of the two sides are not much different, these boarmen will most likely be defeated in a head-on battle in a short time. However, as long as they can establish a numerical advantage, it will be very difficult for the other side to make any progress. They may even be pinned down and beaten down while they are stuck in the quagmire, and eventually be worn down to death.

Moreover, this defensive formation can effectively neutralize the differences between low-tier, mid-tier, and high-tier formations, so Kaku believes that the opponent must—

boom!!!
With a deafening explosion, a slender and graceful figure shot into the front of the defensive formation like a meteor, completing a beautiful triple kill.

"Yaho!"

She shattered the internal organs of a boar-man by stepping on his shield, and at the same time swung her giant battle blade, cleaving the heads off two enemies nearby. The girl with waist-length red hair let out an excited howl and shouted, "I'm here to kill!!"

Then she did what she said she would do, and her whole body moved like a ghost through the battle formation of boarmen, which had almost no room to stand. And it was not the kind of light and graceful breeze, but a magnificent, violent hurricane that left only a mess in its wake!

The giant blade, estimated to weigh at least a hundred pounds, was wielded by the girl as if it were a piece of paper, flying up and down with astonishing efficiency, constantly creating limbs, severed arms, and corpses. Countless shattered short spears and shields were shredded into pieces, turning into cold nourishment along with their owners, staining the ground the same color as the girl's long hair.

Two minutes!
In just two minutes, Bloodstained had achieved more than a hundred kills, single-handedly breaking into the center of the enemy's battle formation through a frenzied barrage of attacks.

then……

He randomly picked a direction and charged out again, laughing loudly!
Chapter 2825: The End