"Your addition has further enhanced our team's strength, and our battle losses will be significantly reduced. Lord Evan, I thank you for your contribution."
“It’s alright, I have my reasons too. This is my home as well, and I can’t just watch a huge threat grow and thrive around us.”
[Your plan is complete. The second raid on the abandoned settlement is scheduled for two weeks from now.]
With ample time, the settlement will regularly dispatch specialized reconnaissance warriors to observe the situation in that area, whether the Dark Erosion Beasts have rebuilt their beast tide, the condition of the two leaders, and whether they are expanding outwards. These are all pieces of intelligence that need to be monitored.
During this time, you should expedite the forging of your mental weapons. As previously agreed, you would also provide Vilia with a mental weapon greatsword.
As a battle-hardened warrior, his conviction and will are beyond question. The moment he grasped the greatsword, his mental armor was initially activated.
However, unlike what you expected—a transformation forged from the will to protect, leaning towards defense and power—the greatsword crackled with blue arcs of electricity.
[You understand now, what his core will truly is.]
"Protecting is indeed a part of you, but it's not the most essential part."
Revenge, eradicating evil, dispelling darkness—this is your primary belief, and the purpose of your fight.
Destroying evil and seeking revenge against the Dark Devouring Beasts, his resolve transforms into lightning, possessing a special attack effect against individuals with the Dark attribute.
"That's my thought. This mind weapon is quite amazing. It's just a metal weapon, yet it can still see into our minds?"
"You can't say that. Mind Armor doesn't have that function. It just manifests the beliefs you've instilled in you in the form of special power."
"That's good. The existence of this weapon allows us to see many things more clearly."
Evan could tell that Vilia really liked the new weapon. On the day he received it, he went to the weapon testing area in the forge to play with it.
Looking at the ground marked with black lightning bolts and the metal target that had just been repaired but was now shattered again, the master craftsman John sighed.
"Hey... Could you guys please control your strength and be a little more careful?"
Although targets don't suffer damage, they can simply be melted down and recast.
But something this big is really difficult to restore to normal, okay?
Vilia made his escape amidst John's roars. The lightning greatsword granted him a speed boost, making it impossible for John to catch up.
Time continued to flow, and after half a month, the brand-new expedition team was ready.
According to reports from scouts, the two Dark Eclipse Beast clans in the abandoned settlement are still in a relatively violent and chaotic state due to the last operation.
The two behemoths, now leaders in their class, were no longer simply holed up in the core area, but were wandering around, and on one occasion they nearly came face-to-face with a scout team.
Good news: because the lair was destroyed, the number of Dark Erosion Beasts did not increase during this period.
Even better news: scouts have spotted the two giant beasts fighting. Be prepared, as neither has the decisive power; in the end, they'll both have to retreat.
"Such battles have been happening quite frequently lately, which means that if we time our battles well and are lucky, we might be able to pick off the weaker opponents when they are both exhausted."
"But we can't rely entirely on luck; we have to be prepared for the worst, right?"
"Even in the worst-case scenario, we are strong enough to take down those monsters."
Inside the central management meeting room, Evan and other senior officials held a meeting to discuss the start of the second campaign against the abandoned settlement.
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