After understanding the whole situation, Linde immediately issued military orders.
"Have Eric increase the number of patrols in his territory, and form two more outer patrol teams to try to find out the location and number of these barbarians."
"Jelly, go find Old Man Edmund and tell the people not to venture into the forest area for the next few days."
"Aster, summon all the bronze warriors in the territory to the camp."
"Act immediately!"
The crowd shouted in unison:
"yes!"
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Before long, the entire territory sprang into action at Lind's command, with a visible crowd of people.
Soon, almost all the bronze warriors in the territory had arrived.
Looking at the nearly one hundred men in front of him, Lin De thought to himself, "At least my efforts weren't in vain. These 100 bronze warriors are a rare sight even among viscounts."
"You should have heard that our exploration team was attacked by an organized barbarian force, resulting in heavy casualties."
The soldiers below remained silent, some even clenching their fists, their anger evident in their expressions.
"Moreover, these barbarians have their eyes on an iron mine that we discovered not long ago."
"We cannot let these barbarians run rampant any longer. We must slaughter them all and reclaim the iron ore."
"Kill them all and take back the iron ore!"
Linde was very satisfied with the loud shouts of the bronze warriors below.
"Prepare three days' worth of rations, set off immediately, and make sure to annihilate these barbarians!"
"yes!"
To reach the forests in the northwest as quickly as possible, Linde equipped each soldier with a dhow horse, in order to save energy and time.
However, considering that the battle might take place in a dense forest, Linde decided to leave some soldiers outside the forest to guard the horses and provide support when needed.
So Lind, along with Aster and 100 bronze warriors on horseback, marched in a grand procession toward the forest to the northwest.
"So many soldiers..."
"What happened?"
"Stop looking, hurry home and hide..."
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They rode at full speed and arrived at the edge of the forest around noon.
"Stop here, let's rest for a bit, and continue after we finish eating."
"yes!"
Soon, the soldiers started a fire to cook, and everyone quickly ate lunch.
Just as everyone was preparing to set off, Linde's aura of activation suddenly reacted, and a considerable number of organisms were rushing towards them.
Lind shouted:
"Enemy attack from the woods! All personnel, prepare for battle!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers quickly grabbed their weapons and lined up in formation.
A short while later, a group of short, menacing-looking goblins rushed out of the woods.
Armed with crude yet sharp weapons, they charged at the soldiers, howling as they went.
Linde stood at the front of the group, calmly directing the troops:
"Front row, javelin throw!"
These javelins were a batch of experimental pieces commissioned by Linde and forged by the blacksmith Volkan. The quantity was not large, and they had not yet been enchanted.
Although it's not an enchanted javelin like Linde's, it's a well-weighted throwing weapon with considerable destructive power.
A hail of iron spears rained down on the goblins, but because the goblins were standing very loosely, only a few of them were hit in the first volley.
The goblins that were hit fell silent on the spot, and some were even pinned to the ground.
The remaining goblins did not back down; instead, they charged at the soldiers with even greater frenzy.
Aster brandished his longsword and shouted:
"Melee soldiers, charge forward!"
The bronze warriors charged forward with shouts, engaging the goblins in fierce close combat.
For a moment, shouts of battle and the clash of weapons echoed at the edge of the forest.
Lind noticed several exceptionally tall, luminous figures hiding at the edge of the woods; he guessed they were the trolls who commanded these goblins.
No wonder these goblins are so fearless; they were overtaken.
"Aster, there are still a few trolls in the forest. I'm leaving them to you."
"Yes, sir."
Astaire drew his longsword and charged menacingly into the forest.
The reason for sending Astaire was to help him relieve some pressure.
The man he had his eye on, Weeks, was seriously injured outside, and Astaire must have felt a lot of self-blame and anger.
Soon, several heavy knocking sounds and the sound of trees being smashed and falling were heard, which stopped after a while.
Astaire emerged from the forest, carrying a massive troll head and covered in blood.
The horrifying scene made the goblins' legs tremble. One of the clever goblins shouted, signaling his companions to run away quickly.
"Gaga..."
Just as it finished shouting, the troll's head flew over and smashed into it.
This powerful blow knocked the goblin to the ground, its body bounced twice, and it was instantly killed.
Seeing that the goblins in front of him were trying to escape, Lind immediately gave the order:
"Leave no one alive, kill them all!"
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The battle ended quickly. With Aster and Lind, two warriors far stronger than bronze-level warriors, not a single one was spared, and the entire barbarian squad was completely annihilated.
The battlefield was cleaned up a bit. The goblins and trolls were using homemade bone weapons, and a few were using farm tools that had been obtained from who-knows-where and were so broken that they were unrecognizable.
The only information available was a tattered flag carried by the troll, the patterns of which were not much different from the one in the castle.
"All the belongings were thrown away, and the body was burned on the spot."
“Leave 20 people to handle these, and the rest of you move on.”
"yes."
After selecting the soldiers to stay, the rest of the men followed Lind into the forest.
With the help of Linde's activating aura, everything in this forest can be seen clearly.
Whether it's startled animals or swaying plants, everything is clearly visible in Linde's activated vision.
Linde and his group continued their journey toward the iron mine without stopping. According to the map left by Weeks, they would arrive at the iron mine before nightfall.
"My lord, aren't we advancing too quickly? I'm afraid we might be ambushed by these barbarians."
Aster was unaware of Lind's aura, so Lind could only lie to him, saying:
"Don't worry, I've cast a sensory spell that can detect the creatures around me, there won't be any problems."
"I see, Your Excellency is wise."
Shortly after the group continued their journey, as they approached the iron mine, Linde's aura of activation suddenly sensed a large number of living beings moving not far ahead.
He felt a chill run down his spine, but remained outwardly calm, signaling everyone to stop and take cover.
"There's an ambush ahead, everyone be careful."
He said softly.
The group immediately dispersed and hid behind the trees.
Before long, a group of tall trolls appeared from the dense forest ahead, their eyes fierce.
Unlike the previous trolls, these trolls wielded simple iron weapons, and their physique was completely different from the previous ones. The leader of the trolls even carried a huge metal battle axe that gleamed with a cold light.
Lind observed the orcs' actions, quickly calculating a countermeasure in his mind.
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