Three days later.
A plain spanning hundreds of kilometers,
the sky was dim, and one could see the starry sky by looking up; a thin membrane propped up the entire plane.
The ground was blood-red; no grass grew here, only a type of red vine.
At the border of the plain, a teleportation gate, ten meters high and a hundred meters wide, stood tall.
First, a dark shadow flew out from the teleportation gate, circled above the firmament, and surveyed everything on the ground.
Infantry soldiers clad in black heavy armor quickly and orderly emerged from the teleportation gate, forming ranks and guarding the area around it.
“Is this another plane? The Spiritual Energy here is so thin; it must be difficult to cultivate into a Transcendent Warrior here!” Ye Zhan felt the surrounding Spiritual Energy and shook his head.
“It’s so much worse than our Tribe. Speaking of which, do living beings even exist here? I feel like this place isn’t very suitable for humans to live in,” said the lieutenant beside him.
“There are definitely enemies.”
Before Ye Zhan could finish speaking, a soldier on horseback galloped over. Ye Zhan waved his hand, allowing his Personal Guard to let the soldier in. As soon as the soldier dismounted, he hurriedly reported, “Reporting to you, General, a group of green monsters is attacking us from the front, numbering nearly ten thousand.”
“Green-skinned monsters? They must be the Goblins the Clan Leader told me about before.”
Ye Zhan pondered for a moment and then instructed those beside him, “Have the warriors prepare for battle; our enemies have arrived.”
“Yes, General.”
For this exploration, the Night Tribe dispatched thirty thousand troops, all of whom were Transcendent Warriors. However, only six thousand were actual Veterans, and they were dispersed among the various Legions.
Within the current Night Tribe, Transcendent Warriors had become commonplace; the minimum standard for enlistment was to be a Transcendent Warrior.
To be honest, with the Night Tribe’s unlimited supply of resources, if one had the talent, they could become a Transcendent Warrior in about three months.
And if they lacked talent, it was better not to join the army.
Many factors determine an army’s combat effectiveness, including soldier quality, fighting will, equipment, and organizational coordination.
A Tier 1 Transcendent Warrior might not be much stronger than a Normal Warrior, but with each one being slightly stronger, a whole Legion of Transcendent Warriors would absolutely crush a Normal Legion in battle.
Therefore, Su Xingyu’s standard for selecting soldiers primarily focused on their physical fitness, that is, their strength.
Fighting will can be honed, combat skills can be trained, and organizational coordination can also be practiced. Even equipment and weapons can be obtained from outside; only strength must come from oneself, depending on talent.
Cultivation heavily relies on talent and aptitude. Without the necessary aptitude, one must exert multiple times the effort and expend multiple times the resources to become a Transcendent Warrior.
Su Xingyu did not know if any of the people he selected would have hidden potential and mature late, but even if they did, he would not regret his decision.
He had limited energy and couldn't look after everyone. Perhaps there would be a solution in the future, but for now, this was the only way to select them.
Soon, the figures of a group of green-skinned monsters appeared in the distance, surging forward like a green tide.
“They’re just charging straight ahead; do these guys have no brains?”
Watching the Goblins foolishly charge forward, Ye Zhan couldn't help but scoff.
But when it came to action, he wouldn't hold back at all.
“Archers, prepare.”
Before the Goblins attacked, Ye Zhan had already fully prepared the army: Sword and Shield Soldiers in the front, Archers in the rear, and Cavalry on the flanks, forming a semicircle.
As the Goblins drew closer, the warriors at the very front could clearly see the enemy’s appearance.
They were a group of strangely shaped, short monsters.
Their appearance resembled humans, with pointed ears and red eyes, gaunt and skinny, like humans who had been starving for a long time.
“Gawa wa wa wa!”
As they got closer, seeing the “food” not far away, the Goblins let out sharp roars, seemingly trying to intimidate the enemy.
“Fire!”
The response was a sky full of arrows flying towards them.
With no armor, most of them only wearing a few leaves for protection, the Goblins were instantly turned into porcupines.
Green blood splattered onto the Earth; the entire Goblin legion fell silent in an instant. They didn't even have time to understand what had happened before their companions were dead.
However, the arrow rain was not over. With a command from the officer, a sky full of arrows rained down again.
Goblins with defense that was practically nonexistent were basically declared dead upon being hit.
Their bodies were too fragile to withstand such an assault.
“Gaa!!!”
After two volleys of arrows, nearly two thousand Goblins were lost. Moreover, Goblins tend to bully the weak and fear the strong.
Therefore, they did not hesitate and immediately turned to flee, scattering in all directions.
“This…” Ye Zhan’s face showed some surprise.
He had fought in countless battles over the years and seen all sorts of situations, but today he was truly seeing something new.
Charging halfway, retreating after taking two volleys of arrows – what kind of tactic was this?
A suicide strategy!
The lieutenant was also stunned for a moment, then asked, “General, should we pursue?”
“Pursue. Have Guo Li chase after them; kill as many as possible.”
Ye Zhan snapped back to reality and immediately dispatched four thousand of his cavalry.
Since the enemy had practically offered their heads on a platter, not striking would be looking down on them.
Four thousand cavalry leaped forward, chasing the fleeing Goblins.
The outcome was, as expected, unsurvivable. How could two legs outrun six? They were caught up in no time.
Furthermore, because they fled so chaotically, they lacked the ability to organize a counterattack.
Long Sabers continuously reaped Goblin lives, like the scythe of death; with every swing, someone perished.
Interestingly, when these Goblins realized they couldn't win and couldn't escape, they surrendered very readily.
The warriors of the Night Tribe couldn't understand the Goblins’ language, but the gesture of dropping their weapons and kneeling in submission was universal.
However, Guo Li did not accept their surrender because his orders were to kill as many as possible, with no instruction to accept surrender.
After more than an hour of slaughter, all the Goblins within sight had perished.
The red ground was now soaked in green blood, with Goblin corpses scattered everywhere.
“These guys, why do they feel so fragile?” Looking at the cavalry unit that had suffered almost no damage, and then at the Goblin corpses on the ground, Ye Zhan muttered to himself.
He had come out specifically for a battle; if the opponents were too weak, it would have been a wasted trip.
Therefore, Ye Zhan was somewhat dissatisfied with the Goblins' weakness.
“They are indeed a bit fragile,” the captain of his Personal Guard agreed, nodding.
After fighting so many enemies, this was the first time they had encountered such weak opponents.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that if the warriors of their Night Tribe, even just a youth legion, were formed and trained for a few days, they could easily defeat these monsters.
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