That night, a few starlight rays pierced through the crimson curtain spread by the twin flowers and fell upon Upper Dallas.

Groups of mercenaries gathered on the south side of Upper Dallas, quietly destroying the barricades used to defend against the Imperial Knights, and covering the pits on the main road with planks.

In just one hour, the defenses of Upper Dalles were completely breached, and the torches that had been lit drifted all the way to the castle of the Upper Dalles nobles before suddenly going out at a corner.

"how's it going?"

A head peeked out from around the corner.

"Everything is ready. We just need to wait for them to send someone in so we can make our move."

"Where's the shrike?"

"On the north side of the castle."

"Okay, once we've attracted the giant insect, we'll send out the signal."

"good!"

After discussing their plan, the two disappeared back into the darkness and climbed onto a nearby rooftop, looking out at the area facing the twin flowers.

Several tiny black dots began to roll in the forest, which was reflected in the red light. The mercenaries who were on guard duty on the outskirts had disappeared from the watchtowers at some point, leaving the black dots to approach the town from a distance.

As the black dot grew larger, the sparse crawling sounds gradually attracted the attention of people on the edge of town.

"What is that...?"

"They look like swamp bugs..."

"Damn it, the bugs have broken through to the outskirts of the town!"

"Run!!!"

Shouts spread from the edge of town outwards, but before people could react, bursts of flame, driven by the giant insects, spread wildly toward the town's center.

Snap!

A firework exploded in the sky, and a heavy, rumbling sound echoed across the earth. The tremors caused even greater chaos, waking every mercenary who had been drunk in a corner of the town.

"Run! The Imperial army has invaded!"

"Run!"

"We can't hold on anymore! We can't hold on anymore!!"

Panic was like a plague, affecting every ordinary person living here. Meanwhile, the mercenaries who took the opportunity to cause trouble climbed onto the rooftops one by one, turning their attention to the giant insect that was about to approach the castle, and the figure standing on the castle, drawing a bow and shooting an arrow—the shrike Maddie Gox!

An arrow flew through the air, its trajectory swirling with light beneath the red night sky, producing a piercing shriek that drowned out the commotion below the castle, and pierced the giant worm's head.

Maddie's figure spun around, her illusory shadows flickering to her left and right, as if breaking down the barrier between illusion and reality. As she drew her bow again, she fired two more deadly arrows.

The cry rose again, and the falling arrows transformed into a sparrowhawk, easily annihilating the two giant insects beneath the castle.

"She...is so strong." Mar, who was lying on the roof, swallowed hard. He lowered his head involuntarily when he saw the other person's gaze out of the corner of his eye. In that instant, he felt that he was being watched as well.

Lin Feng, who was also lying on the roof, also avoided looking at the remaining giant insects.

Simply put, the phantoms behind her were all dragged from the Sea of ​​Thought. To put it more broadly, it's like one person has two fused bodies, which means their attack power is more than double that of others.

There are still people down there.

Lin Feng gestured downwards, and Ma Er immediately looked over, discovering a tall, motionless figure standing in the darkness.

"The orcs of the Hyena Mercenary Group, could they be the war beast Apata Falogos?"

With its long-handled giant axe, bear-head shawl, and blue stripes on its face, this is the war beast Apata Falogos, the vanguard of the Hyena Mercenary Group and their most reassuring support.

"he..."

Mar swallowed hard. Just one glance was enough to instill fear in his orc bloodline. An innate sense kept telling him to submit or flee.

"Don't worry, there are only two people. There should be others who brought them here." Lin Feng stepped back a distance from the rooftop. His spiritual eye pierced through the darkness and saw the elf standing on the castle rooftop in the distance. He carefully read the information provided by the Nightmare Space.

"Hyena Mercenary Group: Skyhunter Farja Criban"

One person guards the sky, one snipes, one defends—operating on three fronts simultaneously—and with a group of fearless decaying soldiers joining the fray, they can...

Looking around, the imperial cavalry had already broken into the city, followed closely by a dense array of Pegasus Knights, and behind them was a whole column of Golden Legends.

This doesn't even include the scattered legendary officers within the knightly ranks.

Overall, at this moment alone, more than three thousand master-level beings, more than sixty ordinary legends, and five immersionists appeared in Upper Dales.

"Withdraw..." Without thinking, Lin Feng turned around, stepped onto the roof, and ignored Ma Er's slight hesitation, ran hundreds of meters away.

"Wait, they..." Just as Mar caught up, the cry of a shrike behind him sent a chill down his spine, and he almost fell to the ground.

An arrow pierced the reddish air, tearing a hole in the night and striking the rear of the imperial army.

Who is it?

"Stop looking, that's not something we can get involved in." Lin Feng found a slightly higher spot, plopped down, and began to ponder the unfolding battle ahead.

The battle can be recorded by Ironclad 99, but will he just miss this battle?

Because of his ovoviviparous nature, there must be a rift between him and the protagonist's mercenary group; the assassin who died at his hands also proves that too much contact with the Empire poses an unknown threat.

Although both sides have hidden dangers, if more information about the invasiveness can be obtained from them, it is feasible to temporarily favor one side.

"boom!"

An explosion rang out from inside the castle, and countless mercenaries who were thrown out failed to land. A figure soared into the air and swiftly cut them down several times.

The Empire's footsteps drew near, and the charging knights crashed into a heavy shield. The war beast Apata, burning with blood-red flames, hoisted the shield and slammed it into the ground, creating waves comparable to a small earthquake.

Lin Feng turned his gaze to the Empire. Knights scattered around the castle, and several legendary knights, who had been sent out in formation, replaced the vanguard and came to the front of the war beast Apata.

Where to begin...?

Just then, two figures wearing golden masks appeared on either side of him, their familiar twin swords mercilessly stabbing towards his chest, ignoring Mar beside him.

In the nick of time, Lin Feng raised his Ominous Gauntlets to block a sharp blade, when Hong Linggui appeared beside him, slashing horizontally with a hidden gun.

"Marr, go to the perimeter of the prison. If there is no riot inside, do not go in."

A sharp, cold wind blew over Ma'er's head. One assassin was slashed to the ground, while another was tightly grabbed by Lin Feng's increasingly large hand and slammed to the ground as well.

Bang!

Sludge and sewage splattered everywhere. Before the imperial soldiers who heard the noise could investigate, the demonic blade pierced the chest of the assassin beneath his feet, and the dragon claws that followed tore out a soul.

"God of Wisdom!"

Please accept my sincerest offering!

The moment one assassin was killed, another assassin forcefully infiltrated the body without hesitation.

His body, under the activation and distortion of all matter, donned a helmet resembling a scorpion, his hands transformed into two green triangles with barbs, and the armor between his chest and abdomen became a carapace-like substance similar to a scorpion's exoskeleton.

"Immersion - Poisonous Spear Scorpion"