Swamp Lord: I have an intelligence system.

After the goddess of misfortune agreed to Lear, she went alone to the digging site of the god of slaughter.

Lear thought about it and took control of the other two temples.

However, this time the feeling was not as strong as before, it was just that the divine power in the body was more condensed.

After doing all this, the number of temples under his control increased to 15.

However, there is still a long way to go before we can control hundreds of temples.

After finishing the work here, we also came to the place where the God of Slaughter fell.

At this moment, the cavemen are still digging hard.

The Goddess of Mirth was standing on the top of a mountain not far away, looking out. When she saw him coming, she looked in the direction of the swamp banshee with great interest.

"Your subordinates are very interesting."

Lear nodded.

"Thanks to them, my territory has developed so quickly. How many do you want?"

"No need, it's just a little special, but not enough for me to collect."

Li Er understood, and didn't waste time on this topic. He looked at the dark red soil and said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, do you know what is buried underground?"

The goddess of misfortune shook her head.

"I can't sense much. The mud condensed from the blood of the God of Slaughter is blocking everything."

"But I don't think it's something bad."

He said and waved his hand.

"You go and deal with the Centaur army. I'll keep an eye on this for you."

She doesn't have such a low-level 15 army.

In the original plane, Lear couldn't be given much help.

Lear nodded without hesitation and immediately summoned the army.

Only the Ancient Treeman Guardians, Swamp Banshees and Troggs were left behind, and the rest of the army retreated to Catanaro.

With Bubblemon here, the troops can be transported very quickly.

After returning to this holy swamp city, he took stock.

At this time, Catanaro's flying army consisted of a legion of 1 Crowned Hippogryph Knights and three battalions of Night Elves.

The ground forces consist of a legion of 1 cold-blooded cavalry, 3 battalions of ancient treeman warriors, and 5 battalions of ancient treeman guardians.

The total military strength has reached 3 legions!
There is also a whole squadron of Wetland Angels as the finale.

If we take into account the two thousand level 15 grave guards and tens of thousands of level 12 scarlet wasps, the power will be even stronger.

This army represents the hard work of the City of Weilu, and there is no problem in describing it as powerful.

But now one thing is that there are not many.

An old god like the Centaur God can easily mobilize an army of 200,000.

He only has three legions, and although they are strong, they are still far behind in comparison.

If we use force, even if we win, there will be huge losses.

This was the scene he least wanted to see.

If we allow the enemy to attack Catanaro, the temple in the Longthorn Mountains will become a target.

Except for the temple whose defenses have been activated, the rest are unguarded.

If the Centaurs divided their forces and tens of thousands of them attacked a temple, the military strength in his hands would be directly reduced.

Although the Wetland Angels can go to provide support, the number of hundreds of them, when distributed among the various temples, seems insufficient.

We must find a way to kill a wave of Centaurs, or at least reduce their number to a tolerable level.

While thinking, he came to the city hall in the center, called Ishani, and spread out the newly drawn map of the Longthorn Mountains with her.

After reading the whole thing, he spoke slowly.

"The Longthorn Mountains have a rugged terrain, perfect for ambushes."

As a heavy cavalry, the Cold-Blooded Cavalry wears 4-star heavy rock armor, which has exaggerated defense. It can cause extremely terrible damage when charging down from a high place.

It is paired with a 25-meter-tall ancient treeman guardian that can hurl boulders.

If it finds a suitable place, terrible damage can erupt in an instant.

But now the question is, where is the right place, where can he hide his army without being discovered?

After Li Er raised the question, Isani thought for a moment and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, a simple ambush is not feasible. The target is too big."

"But... we can hide beneath the surface."

"The Ancient Treeman Guardian is a treeman, and trees take root."

"As long as we hollow out the ground to create enough space for an ambush, we can suddenly attack the enemy when they arrive!"

"And I also have a secret technique in my hands that can temporarily restore the tree man to an ordinary tree. When needed, he can wake up immediately and become a tree man again. The combination of the two will have a good effect."

Lear's eyes lit up.

This plan is highly feasible.

Although the overall design is simple, it is destined not to be a very sophisticated design in such a large-scale military operation.

The number of people meant that it was impossible to just find a stone to hide behind.

While thinking, his eyes scanned the map. After a moment, his mind moved slightly and he pointed to a corner of the map.

"The valley 120 kilometers northwest of Catanaro seems to be a good place. Send someone to explore it immediately. If it is feasible, take action immediately."

This is not a must-go route, but with a little manipulation, you can lure the Centaur over.

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, Isani acted quickly and immediately left the territory with a team of Crowned Griffon Knights.

More than an hour later, the night elf leader completed his investigation and returned to report.

The tone was somewhat excited.

"Your Majesty, the terrain of that valley is extremely favorable. The mountain walls on both sides are not too steep, and the soil is soft, allowing large trees to take root easily."

"The valley floor is about three hundred meters wide, large enough to accommodate a large army of centaurs."

"Send all the Ancient Tree Guardians to dig. It is expected to be completed by noon on the 5th."

Lear nodded and made a decision immediately.

"In that case, let's speed up and send all the Ancient Tree Guardians and Cold-Blooded Cavalry to ambush in the valley immediately."

"A group of Crowned Hippogriff Knights will hide in the distance and take off to join the battlefield once the battle begins."

"At the same time, send some people to harass the centaurs along the way to paralyze their nerves. Don't let them have so much free time to explore around."

"Once the ambush is formed, wait for the centaurs to approach and lure them over immediately."

Centaurs are good at archery and have a very long range. Although the Crowned Hippogriff Knights are flying soldiers, they dare not get too close and can be easily attacked.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Catanaro's army, under Lear's will, began to move quickly.

One by one, the ancient tree guardians rose from the ground and set up an ambush in the mountains.

At the same time, the cold-blooded cavalry army also came out in full force.

After a forced march of hundreds of kilometers, they arrived at the ambush site four hours later.

The ancient treeman guardians slowly climbed up the gentle slopes more than 200 meters high on both sides of the valley.

The roots dug the soil, creating deep pits. At the same time, the root system grew rapidly, creating a space underground.

The cold-blooded cavalry entered smoothly.

Four legions of ancient tree guardians dug at the same time, at an extremely fast speed.

It didn't take long for tens of thousands of cold-blooded cavalrymen to hide underground.

Then, Ishani performed the secret technique herself, and rays of green light spilled out from her hands and covered the tree man.

The light faded, and the ancient tree-man guardians instantly "withered", transforming into inconspicuous dead trees, taking root in the ground and blending into the surrounding natural environment.

Even if the Centaur scouts approached, they would find it difficult to detect anything unusual.

Even if Lear were to sense it, he could only sense a faint breath after getting close.

One has to admire the ingenuity of the night elves' methods.

However, the traces left by digging the ground are also very obvious.

Ishani thought about it and waved to call the Crowned Eaglehorn Knight.

Let this army flap its wings wildly in the valley.

Large amounts of dirt and dust flew up, creating a sandstorm-like scene.

Directly covered all traces.

There was only thick dust blowing in the face. Even the ancient treeman guardians that had just taken root had turned gray and completely blended into the surrounding terrain. There was nothing unusual to see.

When all this was done, it was already noon on the 5th.

At this time, the Centaur army had already arrived at the first temple he controlled in the north.
But unexpectedly, these Centaur armies did not launch an attack on the temple.

Instead, he quietly left behind an army of thousands of people to garrison around the area and continued to move forward.

This made Lear's eyes look more serious.

The other party indeed knew that the ultimate troops recruited by the temple could support each other.

In the tense atmosphere, the Centaur army crossed three temples in succession.

Five battalions of troops were left at each temple, and no attack or occupation was chosen.

As expected, their troops were heading straight for Catanaro. It seemed that the enemy already knew everything about the Longthorn Mountains.

Li Er was in full control of the situation through the soul mark. His eyes were calm and deep, and he kept deducing the upcoming battle in his mind.

Fortunately, we set up an ambush in advance and took the initiative to attack, otherwise we would have to wait here and wait for the enemy to divide their forces before attacking the temple at the same time.

Then he will be busy all the time and too passive.

20 elite Centaurs came like a dark cloud, covering the sky and the sun. They were wearing rough animal skin armor, holding spears and huge bows, with wild light flashing in their eyes.

He has a ferocious and wild aura, and one can tell at first glance that he is an elite soldier who has been on the battlefield for a long time.

Another day passed, and in the early morning of June 6, the valley was shrouded in mist.

The entire army was lurking quietly, and nothing unusual could be seen.

The vanguard of the Centaur army arrived at another road first.

But they did not set off for long when the night elves who had been harassing them from the sky gave an order and rocks began to fall from all directions.

Thousands of casualties were caused.

Most importantly, the path to Catanaro was blocked!
If the Centaurs tried to climb up by force, they would easily be attacked and killed.

After thinking about it, the Centaur sent out spies to explore the surroundings.

Finally, the direction was determined and 20 Centaurs moved like a torrent to the valley chosen by Lear.

This valley is not very high, and there are no rocks on the top, only mud.

No need to worry about ambushes anymore.

At the same time, thousands of Centaurs entered the valley first and were on guard. Only after making sure it was safe did they allow the army to advance.

The Centaurs were wearing rough but tough animal skin armor, holding spears, giant bows and battle axes. Their horses' hooves trampled the earth, raising clouds of dust.

There were dozens of giant war beasts in the team - a kind of wild boar that was several times larger than the largest bull elephant, carrying slingshots on its back that were enough to crush ordinary city walls.

Leading the army is the Centaur Warlord, a powerful warrior of level 15.

It is over four meters tall, with muscular body, holding a flaming double-edged battle axe, and looks ferocious.

Behind the Centaur Warlord were thousands of the most elite cavalry, all wearing the same metal armor, which distinguished them from other armies.

"These tiny reptiles think they can escape the judgment of our God by hiding in the mountains?"

The Centaur Warlord looked at the Crowned Hippogryph Knight who was constantly harassing him in the sky and snorted coldly. His eyes swept across the mountains, his tone full of disdain.

A Centaur commander behind him said in a deep voice.

"Lord Kani, has our God really decided to send his personal guards to the main plane this time? If we perform well this time, do we have a chance?"

"Of course. Who wouldn't want to share the fat of the main plane? Wait, once we occupy the Longthorn Mountains, we will definitely have a spot."

As a few of them chatted, they slowly led the army into the valley.

The scouts are still on guard at the top of the valley, and all is safe.

Only there are more dead trees.

But it is impossible to use fire attack because they are still far away and there are not many of them.

The Centaur army did not suspect anything and poured into the valley like a tide.

The number of 20 formed a wave. The valley was long and narrow, and the troops were forced to form a thin line, with the front and rear armies several kilometers apart.

Every time the giant war beast took a step forward, the ground trembled.

The Crowned Hippogriff Knight deliberately slowed down his flying speed at high altitude, sometimes diving and sometimes rising, shooting the bow and arrow continuously, attracting the attention of the Centaur with high intensity.

The Centaur Warlord was annoyed, looked up at the sky and sneered.

"Damn bugs! I'll crush your home to pieces later and see if you can still fly!"

The vanguard of the Centaur army has already left the valley, and the most densely packed troops have arrived at the center of the valley.

Ishani stood on a hidden high point on the side of the valley and watched the situation change silently.

Seeing this scene, his eyes suddenly became cold and his tone was filled with murderous intent.

"kill!"

A low roar sounded like thunder.

Rumbling--

The dead trees on both sides of the hillside suddenly revived, and their roots suddenly grew taller.

A spacious and dark space was formed.

Looking carefully, the Lizardman Knights wearing heavy armor were looking down with cold eyes.

The moment the cracks in the ground opened up, the cold-blooded cavalry rushed out like arrows.

It shot out instantly.

Tens of thousands of cold-blooded cavalrymen were distributed on both sides.

A steel torrent formed directly on the hillside, rushing down with the momentum of a sweeping wave.

"Enemy attack!"

The Centaur General's heart tightened and he roared loudly!

They reacted extremely quickly and organized a counterattack immediately.

But the cold-blooded cavalry was too fast.

In just a few breaths, he rushed down the hillside.

It was like a guillotine that slashed fiercely into the Centaur army.

Click~
puff~
Blood exploded instantly.

The three-meter-tall centaur was like hay and was crushed directly in front of the cold-blooded cavalry wearing heavy rock armor.

The tip of the knife pierced through the animal skin armor and nailed the enemy to the ground, like a sickle harvesting wheat, leaving corpses everywhere wherever it passed.

The centaurs behind immediately raised their longbows and shot. The sharp arrows cut through the sky, clanging~~
After hitting the cold-blooded cavalry, it was directly bounced away. There was no way to penetrate the armor.

At the same time, the ancient treeman guardian in the back suddenly raised his branch arms, and huge rocks condensed on them.

Throw out.

Hu~hu~
Thousands of ancient tree man guardians attacked at the same time, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

The densely packed boulders drew an arc in the sky and then slammed heavily into the dense Centaur army.

Bang~Puff~
Bloody and mangled, limbs exploded.

After the boulder falls to the ground, it will cause a secondary explosion, causing indiscriminate damage to all nearby enemies.

This is equivalent to thousands of bombs dropping on the ground at the same time.
A horrible flower of death blooms.

The narrow valley made it impossible for the Centaurs to deploy their formation. The front army was cut off by the tree people, and the rear army was crowded together, and chaos quickly spread.

In the sky, not long after the battle started, the Crowned Hippogriff Knight appeared.

Arrows in their hands poured down like a rainstorm. The half-elf archers were extremely accurate and specifically targeted the centaur commander and the archers in the back row.

A captain of 15 Centaur archers had just pulled the giant bow when he was shot through the throat by an arrow and fell on his back. Under the rain of arrows, the Centaur's long-range firepower was instantly silenced.

The Centaur Warlord was still roaring in resistance, swinging his battle axe, splitting several flying boulders and shouting angrily.

"Form a formation! Counterattack!"

It tried to regroup, but the ancient tree guardians continued their attack.

Seeing how ferocious he was, four or five tree people threw huge rocks at the same time and smashed them towards the Centaur Marshal.

The flaming axe was swung violently, splitting the boulder in half, but the impact of the explosion still caused the Centaur Warlord's horse to stagger back.

The cold-blooded cavalrymen took advantage of the situation to surround the Centaur General. One of them seized the opportunity and slashed the Centaur General's neck with his sword.

The Centaur Warlord roared and swept his battle axe across, colliding with the sword, sparks flying everywhere.

The force was so fierce that it directly broke the cold-blooded cavalry's weapons and hit the cold-blooded cavalry hard.

The heavy rock armor cracked, blocking the remaining power of the battle axe.

The hardness of the 4-star armor is extremely eye-catching at this moment.

The Centaur Warlord wanted to take advantage of the situation and pursue.

But the cold-blooded cavalrymen around him attacked at the same time, leaving him no chance at all.

The 4-star sword slashed across his body, leaving exaggerated bloodstains. The metal armor was completely unable to block the blade.

The battle became fierce, and the Centaur army suffered heavy losses as they were attacked from three sides.

The boulders thrown by the ancient tree guardians were like a meteorite rain. Every boulder that fell could kill dozens of centaurs, and the valley bottom was soon filled with corpses and rubble.

The cold-blooded cavalry's charge completely tore apart the Centaur formation. The front army was divided into several pieces, and the rear army was unable to provide support due to the crowding and could only passively take the beating.

The Crowned Hippogriff Knight kept diving in the air, shooting arrows accurately at the Centaur's weak points.

A centaur priest tried to summon the power of the wild to restore morale, but was shot through the chest by three arrows at the same time and fell to the ground dead.

Without command and support, the Centaurs' resistance became increasingly weak.

The Centaur Warlord was surrounded and wanted to execute the cold-blooded cavalry while swinging his flaming axe.

However, the heavy armor of the cold-blooded cavalry was like an insurmountable chasm. Until it was completely shattered, he would not suffer any harm!

This level 15 hero simply couldn't kill any cold-blooded cavalry from beginning to end, and finally became powerless in the crazy encirclement and suppression.

After a mistake, a cold-blooded cavalryman rushed out from the side, stabbed the Centaur Warlord in the back with a sharp blade, and the tip of the knife came out from his chest.

"Do not!!"

The Centaur Warlord let out an unwilling roar, grasped the tip of the knife with one hand, and tried to struggle, but the pain in his body quickly blurred his will and his eyes fell into darkness.

The huge body fell to the ground with a loud bang, and the flaming battle axe fell to the ground and went out.

Centaur Warlord, killed in action.

The highest-ranking commander was killed, and the morale of the Centaur army quickly collapsed. (End of this chapter)