216: Chapter 216 The Army Invades

Early the next morning.

After a whole night of coordination and preparation, Lin Tian stood on the terrace of the Lords Mansion, facing the rising sun and taking a deep breath of the crisp air.

He had a premonition that the Minotaur's retaliatory army would likely arrive within a day or two.

However, he was not anxious.

With five million Dragon-blooded Iron Cavalry, his mobility was incomparable to before.

Even if the enemy came suddenly, he was confident he could react and deploy quickly before they reached the city walls.

"Time to do a bit of my 'old trade' and earn some extra pocket money,"

Lin Tian muttered to himself, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

He clicked open the chat panel and found the long "list" provided by Qian Duoduo.

Taking ten thousand epic-quality platinum rank veterans with him, Lin Tian once again began "hunting time."

Under absolute strength and intelligence advantage, the names on the list were crossed off one by one.

As the sun set and Lin Tian led his army back, he had already gained 1,200 attack points today!

"Adding the 550 points left from before, I have 1,750 points now."

Lin Tian calculated, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, "I can exchange for another Law Crystal!"

Without hesitation, he immediately opened the treasure list exchange interface.

"Exchange for earth law crystal!"

A flash of light, points deducted, and an earth law crystal, bright yellow throughout and emitting a heavy, solid Aura of carrying all things, appeared in his hand.

Unlike the vitality of the Wood Crystal or the sharpness of the Gold Crystal, this crystal gave a sense of stability like the earth, an unshakeable texture.

Immediately after, the divine mirror of replication was activated, consuming the corresponding advanced spirit crystal to successfully replicate one.

"Call Lin Yan over."

Lin Tian instructed the messenger beside him.

Not long after, Lin Yan, clad in heavy armor with an Aura as steady as a mountain, strode over and bowed to Lin Tian, his eyes filled with anticipation.

He had already heard about the transformations of Lin Yin, Lin Feng, and Commander Lin Yu, and he was full of longing.

"This crystal is most compatible with you. Take it and let me see the true form of the power of the earth."

Lin Tian handed the replicated earth law crystal to Lin Yan.

"Thank you for the gift, My Lord! This general will not fail your expectations!"

Lin Yan knelt on one knee, his hands trembling slightly as he took the crystal, his voice filled with excitement.

The familiar Fusion Evolution process took place once again.

Heavy bright-yellow radiance completely enveloped Lin Yan, with faint shadows of mountain ranges appearing as the earth emitted a low resonance.

When the light dissipated, a giant man whose height seemed to have increased by several inches appeared. His armor had turned into a deep dark-gold, etched with natural patterns of mountains and earth veins, and his entire body radiated an incredibly reassuring presence.

As if integrated with the earth beneath his feet, the burly man with a heavy Aura knelt on one knee before Lin Tian.

[Earth Spirit Divine Guard - Lin Yan]

[Quality]: Mythic Intermediate

[Growth Potential]: Divine-Grade 9-Star

[New Skill]:

Earth Law Mastery: Fully master the Earth Law Origin (Heaviness, Carrying, Defense, Pulsation). Can significantly strengthen the absolute defense of oneself and designated areas, manipulate the earth to change terrain (raising rock walls, creating quicksand, or triggering seismic waves). Standing on the earth, strength and recovery are nearly infinite.

"Good! What a fine Earth Spirit Divine Guard!"

Lin Tian felt the steady power from Lin Yan, as vast as the earth, and laughed heartily.

By now, he had four mythic generals under his command, with attributes covering Wood, Gold, Wood, and Earth, making his tactical system increasingly complete.

"How do you feel?"

Lin Tian asked with a smile.

Lin Yan stood up, moved his limbs, and a smile appeared on his honest but powerful face:

"My Lord, I feel... as if I've become a mountain. Very steady, very powerful."

He tried clenching his fist, and the air was squeezed into a slight popping sound.

"Steady is good! In the future, for defending cities and opening paths, you will be our stabilizing force!"

Seeing Lin Yan successfully promoted to Mythic, with an Aura as steady as the earth, Lin Tian nodded with satisfaction.

He then ordered another million Dragon Blood Cavalry to be transferred from the alternate dimension back to Lintian City to strengthen the city's defenses for any unforeseen needs.

After arranging these, he once again led those ten thousand platinum rank veterans to continue "clearing" the list under the cover of night.

The efficiency remained astonishing; in half a night's work, he gained another six hundred and fifty points.

It wasn't until the latter half of the night that Lin Tian returned to the Lords Mansion with a faint scent of blood and fatigue to fall into a deep sleep.

However, sleep was short.

It felt like he had only closed his eyes for three or four hours. The sky outside was still a heavy ink blue, with only a sliver of distance from dawn.

The hurried and faint sounds of the Void Ranger came, directly startling Lin Tian from his light sleep.

"My Lord! Urgent report from the south!"

Outside the door, the voice of the Sky-Hunting Ranger Commander sounded, deliberately lowered but unable to hide the urgency.

"Scouts have discovered traces of a Minotaur army one thousand kilometers to the south! The scale is extremely massive, with dust clouds stretching for dozens of miles. Preliminary estimates place the troop strength between four and six million!"

"Judging by their marching formation and speed, they are not disorganized remnants, but likely the main elite force of the Minotaur Kingdom! Based on their current speed, their vanguard could reach our city walls in about ten hours!"

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All drowsiness evaporated instantly!

Lin Tian bolted upright in bed, a sharp light like electricity in his eyes.

They're here! And they've come so fast, and on such a large scale!

"Messenger!"

His voice was calm, yet carried an unquestionable decisiveness.

"Immediately notify Lin Yin, Lin Feng, Lin Yan, Commander Lin Yu, Lin Yan, and all commanding generals in the alternate dimension through the passage! The entire army must stop all actions immediately and retreat to the territory at the fastest speed!"

"Repeat, immediately, all of them!"

The order was like a stone thrown into water, the ripples instantly spreading to the entire war machine.

Next came even larger-scale mobilization.

"Except for the three hundred thousand city defense troops staying behind, all other units, including recruits, veterans, and cavalry, are to gather outside the south of the city!

"Within six hours, I want to see a complete, ten-million-strong army ready to meet the enemy!"

As orders flew out one after another, the sleeping Lintian City woke up like a suddenly shaken giant beast, erupting into a world-shaking clamor and roar.

The sound of tidal footsteps and clashing armor came from the direction of the barracks, and the neighing of Dragon horses rose to the sky.

Lord Su Wan, who was "working" in the city, was completely shocked by this sudden, earth-shattering commotion.

She pushed open the window of her temporary treehouse and saw the sky obscured by countless Dragon cavalry circling upward, while the ground was an endless, silently marching heavy armor phalanx like a black ocean.

Spears were like a forest, flags blocked the sky, and the heavy footsteps made the earth tremble slightly.

"This... is this his... full strength?"

Lord Su Wan held onto the window frame, her fingertips cold, her beautiful eyes filled with unbelievable horror. An army of over ten million!

Just the sound waves and Aura generated by the march made her feel a suffocating sense of pressure.

"We came to this world at the same time... how on earth... did he do it?"