"You are defending your homeland, not someone's private property!"

"Alright, that's enough of the general principles. Everyone, rest where you are, organize your equipment, and check your ammunition! When we return to Silla City, I'll give everyone a special meal. Today, everyone will have meat to eat until they're stuffed!"

As soon as Ye Feng said this, everyone present cheered.

"Chen He, Jiang Wei, go and check the casualties. See how many of us were wounded and how many died in this battle," Ye Feng said.

"Yes, Ancestor!"

Chen He and Jiang Wei immediately went to verify, while Ye Feng and Luo Lin waited there.

Chen He and Jiang Wei returned shortly afterward.

Chen He and Jiang Wei were all smiles, their mouths practically crooked from laughing.

It's obvious that the infantry corps suffered zero casualties in this battle, otherwise Chen He and Jiang Wei wouldn't be laughing like that.

Moreover, Ye Feng was not surprised at all, and did not think the result was exaggerated.

With the Blazing Rifle and Spirit Stone Grenade being so powerful, and the infantry legion having mastered these two new weapons, it's not surprising that they can unleash such combat power.

Moreover, there are also a hundred martial arts guards protecting them.

If, by sheer luck, a Crimson-Tailed Beast manages to survive the hail of bullets and reach the inner lines of defense, then these warrior guards will intervene.

At this point, they would use their martial arts skills to eliminate the small number of Crimson-tailed Beasts that had broken through the defensive line as quickly as possible.

One hundred martial arts guards and two hundred new-style infantrymen cooperated and fought together. Ye Feng, the powerful ancestor, was also watching from the side. If a super-powerful Crimson Tail Beast really appeared, he would of course take action.

With such favorable conditions, it would be truly unreasonable for the infantry corps to suffer casualties.

But the night wind guessed wrong.

Because there were not zero casualties, one of the two hundred new-style infantrymen was wounded.

"Reporting to the Ancestor, the verification is complete. Zero casualties, one wounded!" Chen He shouted.

"Is one of them injured? How did they get injured?" Ye Feng asked curiously.

Chen He laughed and said, "That silly kid was too excited. After the battle, he wanted to do a somersault to celebrate, but he bumped his head on a rock instead..."

"Are you alright?" Ye Feng chuckled.

"It's alright, Jiang Wei checked and it's just a little bleeding. He'll be fine after a rest," Chen He said with a laugh.

Night Breeze nodded, his expression one of great satisfaction.

Then Ye Feng ordered, "Let them rest here for a quarter of an hour. After that, clean up the battlefield, collect the inner cores of the Crimson-Tailed Beasts, and take away the more intact corpses of the Crimson-Tailed Beasts. Don't bother with the ones that are too broken. After all, we're not here to scavenge."

"Yes, Ancestor." Chen He nodded vigorously.

No matter what, the Crimson-tailed Beast is still a demon beast, and its corpse naturally has value, as does its inner core.

Suddenly, a dark figure appeared beside Ye Feng.

It is the Bauhinia!

Zijing's expression was very serious. As soon as she appeared, she lowered her voice and said, "Old Deng, something's happened!"

"What happened?" Ye Feng asked, frowning.

Luo Lin, Chen He, Jiang Wei, and Xu Ping'an all looked towards Zijing.

Zijing then said, "Didn't you tell me to patrol the area? Well, I've actually found other enemies."

"Other enemies?" Ye Feng frowned even more deeply.

"Not the Red-tailed Beast?" Rowling asked as well.

Zijing shook her head repeatedly and said, "They're not Crimson-tailed Beasts, they're people. They're all martial artists, wearing gray-black armor with strange patterns on it. Those patterns are very well hidden in the forest; I didn't even notice them at first."

"I observed them carefully. There weren't many of them, only thirty people, but their armor, the swords on their backs, and the shields on their arms were all the same, and they were all magical artifacts."

Zijing stopped there.

But a sense of foreboding had already settled over Ye Feng's heart.

A mysterious team of thirty people.

They were all martial artists.

Use spirit artifacts of uniform specifications.

This is clearly a well-organized army, not mercenaries or rogue cultivators!

It is also unlikely to be the private army of some city lord.

Because whether it's mercenaries, independent cultivators, or a city lord's private army, none of them can equip martial artists with spirit weapons of the same standard!

"It seems we have a new enemy..."

As Ye Feng finished speaking, his gaze turned icy and his tone became extremely sharp: "Chen He, take twenty martial arts guards and thirty new-style infantrymen and set off with me! I want to see which faction's army they are!"

"Yes, Ancestor!" Chen He replied emphatically, his smile vanishing.

In the dense forest, a small team of thirty people was gradually advancing towards Silla City.

But the explosions ahead brought them to a halt. The captain raised his right hand and ordered his men to stop.

"Number Two, Number Three, you two go scout ahead!" the squad leader ordered in a low voice.

Immediately, two team members turned around and stealthily moved towards the direction from which the explosion came.

But just then, the explosions suddenly stopped.

This is because the new infantry corps of Silla Castle has ended its battle with the Red-tailed Beast.

However, the squad did not know this, so the captain cautiously ordered, "Wait a moment, don't be reckless, go later."

"Yes, Captain."

Number Two and Number Three stopped and hid in the bushes without making any further moves, quietly waiting for the captain's next order.

Fifteen minutes passed without us even realizing it.

The squad leader felt that it was about time, so he prepared to give the order to continue the operation.

However, at that moment, a streak of light shot in from afar.

The next moment, a rain of fire filled the sky!

All the members of the team changed their expressions and hurriedly activated their protective magical artifacts, which then flashed with eggshell-like true energy shields around their bodies!

However, when faced with a barrage of explosive bullets, these shields were like eggshells, quickly shattering!

As members fell one after another, the number of members in this mysterious squad was rapidly decreasing.

"Retreat! Retreat!"

The captain, who was in charge, knew there was no need to hide anymore, so he started yelling at the top of his lungs.

"Since you're already here, why not try our spirit stone grenades before you leave?" Night Wind's voice, tinged with laughter, drifted over.

The next moment, spirit stone grenades flew through the air in graceful arcs, hurtling towards them.

Rumble!

Explosions rang out one after another, and flashes of fire appeared one after another.

The leader of the mysterious squad finally understood what had caused the explosion.

It was obvious that the deafening explosion was caused by this strange explosive artifact!