The night wind is bleak, insects are chirping and katydids are jumping around.
Lei Xiao stood motionless on a thick tree trunk, holding one hand on the trunk of the tree and the other on the Moon Blade at his waist.
Next to Lei Xiao stood a tall tiger stick. The latter was seen protecting Lei Xiao with his body, and there was a faint invisible energy attached to his body, completely hiding the aura of the two of them.
As for Nan Xing and Nan Yue, they were lurking in other surrounding trees, responsible for peripheral security, and quietly clearing away any monsters that might appear in the surrounding area at any time to ensure Lei Xiao's safety.
"Lord, they are coming."
Not long after, the deep sound of Japanese knotweed sounded in Lei Xiao's ears.
Lei Xiao nodded and found that the leaves and branches in front of him suddenly began to tremble.
This is the result of the earth shaking.
Boom, boom, boom.
Not long after, a dull and strange sound, like the thunder of war drums, came from far to near, and was the first to tremble in Lei Xiao's heart.
Listening to the soul-stirring rhythm, Lei Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then realized that it was the sound of uniform and heavy footsteps.
Just when Lei Xiao suddenly understood, densely packed figures began to appear on a beast road in the distance that was naturally formed due to long-term trampling by monsters.
Noticing something strange in the distance, Lei Xiao, who was condescending, concentrated his mind, leaned forward slightly, and narrowed his eyes.
Due to the night vision function of [The Blessing of the Southern Cross], Lei Xiao quickly had a panoramic view of this unexpected army.
It was accompanied by a mixture of crisp and cold sounds of armor clashing and heavy footsteps.
The first thing to appear were rows of heavy infantry in neat steps.
These soldiers, the burliest in stature, wore heavy black armor and fully enclosed black battle helmets. They held a large shield in one hand and a short sword in the other.
Under the cold moon, the broad blade surface of the blade reflected cold light from time to time, stinging people's eyes for a while.
Behind the heavy infantry were light armored infantry holding spears.
Under the reflection of the moonlight, only the thin shadows of metal spears were projected on the ground, which complemented each other with the tall and strong soldiers, making people feel awe-inspiring.
Further back, there are archers also wearing light armor.
Although these soldiers were protected in the middle of the entire team.
But the extremely sharp arrows in their quiver left no one doubting that they were the most terrifying force in the entire team.
For a moment, this army was like a deadly python coming out of its cave at night, silent but exuding a huge sense of oppression, as if it could instantly crush everything in front of it.
"Is this the real army from another world? It's so exciting."
Looking at the cold light constantly reflected on the pieces of mottled armor, goosebumps appeared all over Lei Xiao's body.
While a biting chill arose in his heart, Lei Xiao felt more of an uncontrollable excitement.
"I wonder when I'll be able to command an army of this size?"
At this moment, Lei Xiao's mind couldn't help but think of Caesar's classic saying.
This kind of man's romance makes Lei Xiao full of expectations for the future of himself and his territory.
"Lord, the commander of this force is about to appear."
Just when Lei Xiao's heart was shaking, Huzhang bowed slightly and whispered a reminder.
Nodding towards the knotweed, Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath and continued to observe.
To be able to command such an impressive force, the commander must be an unusual person. Perhaps the word "dangerous" would be more appropriate.
Sure enough, behind the archer team, another more powerful phalanx appeared.
There were about fifty or sixty soldiers in this group, all wearing special brown heavy armor. They were surrounded by a man in black robes who was riding a horse and wearing a hood.
"Lord, according to the speculation of my subordinates, the man in black robe is the commander of this unit. It is now confirmed that he is a third-level magic powerhouse."
"Those brown armored soldiers are the commander's personal guards, all at the second level. As for the total number of this unit, it is 2,500."
Huzhang nodded respectfully to Lei Xiao and whispered the report.
"I understand, let me take a closer look at what the other party wants to do so late at night."
Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, focused his gaze on the man in black robe, and began to look up and down.
The opponent's entire body was shrouded in a black hood, making him look extremely mysterious.
After the commander's square of the center army passed by, the rear army was still a mixed formation composed of archers, pikemen and heavy infantry.
Finally, this huge and impressive team stopped neatly next to a large open space in the middle of the forest.
This position is just tens of meters directly below Lei Xiao, so Lei Xiao can clearly observe every move of the opponent.
Under the command of the black-robed man's gestures, the army quickly began to change its formation.
Heavy infantry, pikemen, and archers still surrounded the empty open space in order, and began to slowly shrink inward, as if something invisible was trapped in the middle.
"What exactly are they trying to do? Do they really want to open that mysterious enchantment area?"
A hint of curiosity appeared in Lei Xiao's eyes, and he continued to watch intently.
Through communication with his subordinates, Lei Xiao clearly understood that the barrier area of this other world is, to put it bluntly, an independent and special space, with a unique cave in it.
Only high-level space magic experts have the ability to open up such a magical area.
Under normal circumstances, the entrances and exits of the barrier area will be carefully hidden, making it impossible for most powerful people to detect them.
But this is not absolute. It may also be detected by some magicians with keen senses and break in by force.
In the open space filled with murderous intent, this huge team stopped again after further shrinking the surrounding formation.
I saw the black-robed commander who had dismounted, slowly coming to the center of the open space surrounded by his guards.
Under the cold moon, the commander took off his black hood and raised the wooden staff that exuded a strange light.
At this time, Lei Xiao, who was only a few dozen meters away from the commander in a straight line, discovered that the opponent was not a human at all, but a half-orc with a rough and ferocious face!
Reflected by the cold moonlight, the rough, dark and ugly face was full of ferocity and forlornness, which made people shudder.
"Lord, it seems that this angry commander is a third-level half-orc shaman."
Huzhang's eyes narrowed slightly and he reported to Lei Xiao in a low voice.
"So, this is not a human army at all?"
Lei Xiao tried his best to suppress the panic in his heart, with a look of surprise on his face.
Since all the soldiers in this army wear fully enclosed combat helmets, it is obviously impossible to tell them apart from their appearance alone.
"Back to the lord, this is a well-trained orc army."
Huzhang nodded and responded softly: "The overall momentum exuded by this army is obviously stronger than that of the human army of the same class. This is also reasonable."
"Good fellow, after a long time of trouble, I, the lord, was kept in the dark."
Lei Xiao shook his head helplessly, curled his lips and continued to observe.