The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

Gu Xu pushed open the car door and got out of the command vehicle.

He stood on the high ground, his gaze passing over the rolling green forest in front of him and landing on a magnificent city in the far distance.

The city was built on a high ground.

The city walls shimmered with a silvery-green light, and under the glow of the sunset, they truly appeared ancient and mysterious.

Outside the city walls, there was a vast, almost seamless sea of ​​trees, which acted as a natural barrier, firmly protecting the city behind it.

Without a doubt, that was Falling Cloud City, the gateway for the Elven race in the northwest.

"Commander, the forest barrier is just ahead."

Jiang Shu walked over to Gu Xu with her tablet, her expression becoming slightly more serious: "According to intelligence, this sea of ​​trees is not ordinary vegetation."

"They are interconnected, their roots deeply embedded in the earth, capable of absorbing magical attacks!"

"After extensive speculation, the General Staff concluded that its sturdiness is comparable to the Great Barrier of the Imperial Capital in Japan."

However, Gu Xu clearly did not heed Jiang Shu's words.

He first scratched his ear, then blew on it to remove the earwax, before slowly saying, "Absorbing magical attacks? Analogous to the Divine Capital's Great Barrier?"

He paused, then turned to the deputy legion commander not far away: "Brothers, this thing sounds pretty intimidating, doesn't it? Can it break this turtle shell?"

Li Tiezhu grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and slammed his massive shield on the ground: "Commander, aren't you being a bit disrespectful?"

"It absorbs magic? It didn't say it absorbs physical attacks! My attacks, Old Li's attacks, aren't magical attacks!"

"Commander, just you wait and see!"

Su Qiong was even more direct, slinging the still-dripping crimson greatsword over her shoulder and raising an eyebrow: "Who cares what it absorbs, just chop down the tree and the people!"

"Perfect timing, my sword hasn't had enough blood yet."

Lin Yuan floated over at some point, his eyes flashing slightly: "My necromancers love this thing the most! They can turn any place into a dead zone at any time."

"Especially the dragon's breath, which can burn all these trees to ashes in an instant."

Listening to the increasingly violent speeches of these deputy legion commanders, Gu Xu nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, since everyone has ideas, let's not stand on ceremony."

Having said that, he turned around to face the vast and imposing army of tens of thousands of Shenxia soldiers behind him: "All hands on deck! Ahead lies Luoyun City, the last hurdle for the Elven race!"

"Level this entire sea of ​​trees!"

"If that team can be the first to break through this tortoise shell, they'll be promoted three ranks when they get back!"

As Gu Xu made that promise of a "three-rank promotion," the eyes of all the soldiers in the Divine Summer Calamity Legion turned red.

Are you kidding me?

That's a promotion of three ranks!

In the Shenxia military headquarters, normally it would take several years to accumulate military merits to get promoted, but now, as long as you are the first to break through that green turtle shell, you can directly avoid taking ten years of detours.

Who can stand this?

In an instant, the previously orderly military formation erupted into chaos, their faces filled with eager excitement.

"Get out of my way, all of you!"

"I deserve the credit!"

Li Tiezhu shouted loudly, no longer lifting the giant shield the size of a door, but carrying it directly on his back.

Two thick thighs swung up like whirlwind wheels.

As he ran, he turned back and roared at his men, "You bastards from the heavy armored battalion, if any of you dare to run ahead of me and steal the credit, I'll shove you in a cannon and shoot you into the sky when we get back!"

However, his soldiers were not buying it at all.

"Deputy Commander, what you're saying is unreasonable! The Commander said it's all about skill. You're too short to outrun us, so don't blame us for being unsportsmanlike!"

A burly man, two meters tall, ran wildly while shouting, his body radiating a bright blue light.

It's clear that they learned movement skills related to agility.

His speed was actually half a body length faster than Li Tiezhu's.

"You son of a bitch!"

Enraged, Li Tiezhu cursed loudly, and a golden light flashed around him as he activated the "Eternal Fortress" domain.

This time, however, his domain was no longer for defense.

Instead, he transformed directly into a golden, imposing figure, forcefully carving a path through the crowd.

"Oh, with your speed, you think you can get the first credit?"

However, just when Li Tiezhu thought he had gained the upper hand with his speed advantage, a slightly mocking female voice came from mid-air.

Li Tiezhu looked up and saw that Su Qiong had somehow leaped into the air.

A crimson aura churned around her, and the hundreds-of-meters-tall crimson Asura phantom rose from the ground once more.

At the same time, each of the six arms of the Asura phantom held a giant weapon formed from blood energy, complete with swords, spears, halberds, and blades.

Su Qiong stood on the shoulders of the Asura phantom, looking down at him with a slight smile on her red lips.

"Su Qiong, you crazy woman, you cheated! You're flying!"

Upon seeing this, Li Tiezhu's face fell, and he immediately roared indignantly.

"Being able to fly is a skill in itself. Why don't you grow wings and try it yourself?"

Facing Li Tiezhu's taunts, Su Qiong scoffed, pointing her blood-red greatsword forward sharply: "Little Jiang, give me the buff, let me have some fun!"

However, just as the two were locked in a fierce struggle, a dark blue shadow silently swept past overhead.

Those were enormous bone dragons, their bodies so large they blotted out the sky, their wingspans surpassing even Su Qiong and Li Tiezhu.

Heading straight for the distant forest barrier.

On the back of the bone dragon at the very front, Lin Yuan stood with his hands in his pockets, staring blankly ahead, not even sparing a glance for his two shouting colleagues below.

"Lin Yuan, you son of a bitch! You're cheating too?"

Li Tiezhu was so angry that his face turned green.

"All warfare is based on deception."

However, Lin Yuan replied with four words and then ignored the two people behind him.

Now, the three deputy legion commanders are truly locked in a fierce battle.

Led by the three of them, the entire Shenxia Legion roared like a black mudslide towards the silvery-green forest barrier.

……

Meanwhile, inside the barrier of the forest.

Elven soldiers hid among the intertwined tree roots and vines, peering through the barrier at the apocalyptic scene outside.

The elf captain leading the team was named El, a veteran who had participated in several border conflicts.

At this moment, he was trying to remain calm and giving his soldiers a pep talk.

"Don't panic! Hold your weapons firmly!"

He subconsciously raised his voice, trying to drown out the loud noises coming from outside.

Unfortunately, it's not very useful.

The hands of the elven soldiers gripping their weapons trembled like leaves.

One of the soldiers, his voice trembling with tears, cried out, "Captain, they're charging! Those humans look like monsters, can we really stop them?"