116: Chapter 116 One Shot Kills

"Have you noticed that the wind is getting stronger?"

The Human Race army was advancing rapidly through the forest.

Soon, someone noticed something unusual.

"Isn't it normal for the wind to be strong in the forest?"

However, not many people took it seriously. It wasn't because they were careless, but rather that while the wind in the forest was strong, it hadn't reached a level that warranted their alarm.

"Wind."

Upon hearing this, Roger's expression changed.

Could it be that...

He immediately gave the order for the Pegasus Knights in the air to fly forward.

It didn't take long for the Pegasus Knights to return and report that the further forward they went, the more violent the wind became, with even small tornadoes starting to form.

"Not good, this is a trap."

Roger felt a chill shoot straight to his head.

Clearly, the opponent was preparing a heaven-shaking, large-scale wind magic. Once successfully cast, it would be enough to instantly wipe out their entire army.

Trying to stop it was simply unrealistic.

In such a large forest, hiding an army was easy; it was impossible to find them before they launched the attack.

There was only one solution now.

"Retreat."

"Get out of the forest immediately."

Roger suddenly let out a roar, unleashing immense power, and took the lead in sprinting out of the forest.

The other Human Race Troop Types hurriedly followed.

Given their speed, they managed to withdraw from the forest quickly, not even abandoning their two siege engines.

"It's fortunate that we discovered it early, or we would have been trapped in a desperate situation."

Seeing his side safely withdrawn, Roger felt more than a little relieved; if they had been just a moment later, the opponent's large-scale wind magic would have been successfully cast.

This direction was no longer an option.

He immediately made the decision to detour to the plains on the east side and continue the advance.

Under Roger's lead, this invading army arrived at the plains on the east side of the territory.

This place was unobstructed, with no dangerous terrain.

Even so, Roger dared not be careless. What if what they were seeing was actually some large-scale illusion? Therefore, he still proceeded with caution.

Thick rock layers appeared before them.

Further ahead stood a massive steel fortress, standing tall on the ground.

That was also the destination of Roger's trip.

The center of the territory was definitely the focus of the opponent's defense, and with his limited manpower, he might not be able to cause much damage.

Therefore, his strategy was to first destroy these four giant structures around the territory, and incidentally, use this to probe the true strength of this territory.

"Gravity, or Earth Spirit Power?"

After stepping onto the rock layers, Roger immediately felt his body sink, as if he were carrying a mountain on his back.

"The source is that steel fortress."

His gaze fell upon the distant Rock Fortress.

This time, without the tall forest obscuring his vision, Roger did not misjudge.

The Human Race army approached rapidly.

The closer they got to the Rock Fortress, the greater the impact they suffered, and the mountain they carried on their backs became heavier and heavier.

Roger quickly called a halt to the troop.

The heavy Earth Spirit Power, while not enough to endanger their lives, would be extremely dangerous if they were attacked by the enemy at this moment.

Roger was a perfect-grade hero; his strength was far greater than the others, so he approached alone.

"This seems to be a barracks."

As the distance closed, Roger gradually realized that this steel fortress should be a barracks.

The barracks was not a defensive structure, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next moment, his expression changed.

What quality would a barracks that could affect such a large area be?

"Epic Grade, this is an Epic Grade barracks."

Roger's expression changed wildly.

Immediately after, he recalled his encounter in the forest. He wasn't stupid; reacting now, he realized that it was also an Epic Grade barracks.

There were already two Epic Grade barracks; what about the giant structures in the other two directions?

Could it be that they are all Epic Grade barracks?

Roger's expression at this moment was extremely ugly.

Since there were Epic Grade barracks, it meant that the territory definitely had Epic Grade Troop Types, and the number wouldn't be small.

So, had they accidentally stumbled into the territory of a top-tier lord?

"Not good."

Roger dared not advance any further; he now had only one thought, which was to retreat to the edge of the territory as quickly as possible.

Fighting? He definitely couldn't win.

He only hoped to last until the spatial fluctuation ended and the Lord recalled them.

...

Lin Xiao couldn't watch anymore.

The commander of this invading army was too cautious.

Seeing the opponent turn around and flee, he no longer had the mood to continue playing.

"earth meteor cannon."

Lin Xiao's mind stirred, and he began to control the earth meteor cannon.

He saw that terrifying giant cannon in the central area, its barrel slowly rising, adjusting its direction and angle.

With the vision provided by the Eye of Truth, Lin Xiao could accurately determine the landing point of the earth meteor cannon, maximizing its lethality.

Terrifying heat energy spread from the base to the barrel. In the blink of an eye, the hundred-meter-long barrel turned a glowing red, and terrifying air waves surged in all directions.

Incredibly astonishing power was crazily condensing at the cannon's muzzle.

"Fire."

Lin Xiao gave the order.

"Boom~"

The entire ground shook slightly, and a huge, glowing red fireball shot out from the muzzle, like a falling Meteorite, blasting towards the enemies near the Rock Fortress.

In an instant, it crossed a region of more than twenty kilometers.

"What is that?"

Roger and the others fleeing for their lives noticed the rapidly approaching glowing red fireball.

"It's the opponent's attack, not good."

They wanted to escape the attack range of the earth meteor cannon, but it was too late.

"Boom~"

The glowing red fireball slammed hard into the rock layers, as if a small sun had risen on the earth. The terrifying flames and air waves instantly flattened everything around it. Even the Pegasus Knights flying in the air could not escape the disaster; they were swept into the high-temperature pillar of fire rising from the ground and were instantly reduced to ashes.

A huge deep crater appeared on the thick rock layers.

The invading army was turned into dust, but the Rock Fortress not far away suffered no damage.

Apparently, destroying an Epic Grade building was not that easy.

"It lives up to being an Epic Grade offensive building."

Seeing the power of this strike from the earth meteor cannon, Lin Xiao couldn't help but sigh.

The power of this shot was undoubtedly far above the Burning Sky Flame Dragon's Summon Meteor. Although the destruction range was not much larger, the power was more concentrated, the lethality was stronger, and it was harder to resist.

Roger and the others had been reduced to ashes, but this invasion battle was not yet over.

According to Roger's arrangements, the invisible assassins did not accompany them. He did this just in case; if the opponent's strength was too powerful, these assassins could bring the intelligence back.

This was also the reason why Lin Xiao dared to fire directly.

He didn't have to worry about ending it all with one shot.

He didn't want to end this invasion battle so quickly; dragging it out was more beneficial to him.

Those dozen or so assassins were soon knocked unconscious by Qian Ying one by one and became prisoners.

She was also the only unit used by Lin Xiao's side in this invasion battle...