Joey and his two companions, who had already left the city gate, suddenly stopped and looked in the southwest direction.

"Joey, there seems to be some movement over there!"

The bearded man looked at the dense forest ahead but couldn't see what was happening there.

"The horns of the tribe sound!"

Medes listened intently, and could faintly make out the sound of horns coming from the southwest.

Are you sure?

Joey looked at Medes with a serious expression, hoping he could confirm it.

"Yes, that's right, it's these stupid tribal pigs!"

Medes answered cautiously.

Should we go over and take a look?

The bearded man said somewhat uncertainly.

"If it's a bugle call, then the troops have definitely been assembled. There's no point in the three of us going there. Let's go check the southeast first. I feel that the city lord's arrangement is a bit strange!"

After a moment's thought, Joey turned back and quickened his pace towards the southeast.

Big Beard and Medes quickly followed.

The three hurried on their way, and after about ten minutes, Joey, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.

"We're almost there, be careful!"

After Joey finished speaking, he crouched down and disappeared into a clump of bushes, and the other two followed suit.

The open space in front was in a mess, but the traces of the explosion were still very obvious.

"Captain, this should be the explosion point, but there seems to be no one around!"

Medes crouched down next to Joey and said in a low voice.

The three of them had been in the bushes near the explosion site for some time, but had not found anything else.

"That is indeed a bit strange!"

Joey looked suspicious and was also somewhat puzzled by the situation.

"You two wait here, I'll go check!"

Joey said, preparing to emerge from the bushes to check first.

"Let me go!"

The bearded man used his strong arms to block Joey and rushed straight out.

In dangerous situations, the bearded man is used to being the first to rush in.

Seeing that the bearded man had already rushed out, Joey just muttered "beared man" to himself and didn't follow.

The bearded man walked to the center of the explosion, looking at the large crater, where the smell of gunpowder was still strong.

He crouched down and suddenly squinted at the center of the deep pit, where a faint white light shone through the soil.

Without further hesitation, the bearded man shoveled at the soil with both hands, clearing away all the dirt from the white light. A huge array seemed about to be awakened, hidden beneath the deep pit.

"Joey, come quick!"

The bearded man climbed out of the pit, waved towards Joey's location, and shouted loudly. By this time, he had confirmed that the place was safe.

"What's wrong?"

Without hesitation, Joey ran out of the bushes and headed towards the bearded man.

"There's a formation!"

The bearded man pointed to the deep pit.

Upon hearing about the formation, Joey quickened his pace.

"It really is a formation!"

Joey stood at the edge of the pit, not in a hurry to go down. Although the bearded man had already gone down to check that there was no danger, he felt that there was no need for him to go down.

He was already a hunter, not a mage, so he couldn't really activate the formation.

"Captain, this looks like a teleportation array!"

Medes caught up and looked at the teleportation array in the pit, which looked exactly like the mage teleportation array he had seen in the Saibanda Fortress.

"Teleportation array?"

Medes' words made Joey fall into deep thought.

The explosion occurred before the horn sounded in the southwest, where enemy tribes had been identified, yet the area was deserted.

The city lord didn't inform me beforehand and directly asked Puff to arrange for me to come, so it seems that this teleportation array was prepared for him.

(But I'm not a mage, and I don't know how to do this.)

Joey looked at the teleportation array, which was just one step away from being activated, and looked quite helpless.

"Medes, do you know how to make this?"

Joey glanced at Medes, hoping he would activate the formation.

"Me? Captain, you really think too highly of me. I don't have that kind of ability!"

Medes gave an awkward laugh.

"Too!"

Joey sighed in boredom. The three rough men really knew nothing about magic.

However, Joey still jumped into the deep pit, intending to study it more carefully.

"Buzz—"

Just as Joey jumped into the pit, the teleportation array suddenly came to life, and a beam of white light shot into his body, startling him so much that he wanted to escape immediately, but found that he could not move his body.

"Joey!"

Seeing Joey restrained, the bearded man shouted and prepared to jump down.

"Don't come any closer! I'm alright, I just can't move!"

Joey, worried that the bearded man would also be restricted in his movements if he came down, immediately reminded him not to move.

Seeing that Joey seemed to be in good spirits, the bearded man didn't actually jump down.

The changes in the teleportation array hadn't stopped. After the white light shot into Joey's body, dozens more white lights rose from the ground, wrapping around him until they completely enveloped him, making him look just like a newly made mummy.

“Captain Joey, this is the teleportation array I set up here a month ago. I suspect that the tribe’s attack this time will not only be internal, but there will definitely be some action outside the city as well. So I want you to be the commander outside the city this time, to teach these invading orcs a lesson!”

Suddenly, the voice of Archmage Melder echoed in Joey's mind; it must have been a type of magic left on this formation.

As soon as he finished speaking, the white light enveloping Joey completely entered his body, making him feel refreshed.

"I feel full of energy!"

Joey finally understood the significance of that line from the TV series; he now felt like he had inexhaustible energy.

The white light faded, and the teleportation array that had been lying on the ground stood up, revealing an army that had already been lined up inside.

"The teleportation array has been activated. Let's move out immediately!"

The soldier at the head of the column, mounted on horseback, waved his arm, and the entire army began to move toward Joey's location.