In the outer area of ​​the Dragon Scorpion forces, a vanguard of a dwarf army is advancing.

"kill!"

When the advancing dwarf troops saw the dragon scorpion emerging, some of the dwarves immediately rushed forward with roars.

“Roar~~~~!”

Although there are a large number of dragon scorpions, there are even more dwarf soldiers.

Moreover, there are very few high-level dragon scorpions in the outer areas.

The dwarf soldiers quickly cleared out the dragon scorpions they encountered.

Along the way, dragon scorpions appeared from time to time.

But the army continued to advance in an orderly manner.

As Owen followed the team, he kept receiving reports of victory from his subordinates.

However, his brows were always furrowed.

Until the aerial reconnaissance team received intelligence.

"Many dragon scorpions are beginning to retreat in the direction of Sagunto!"

Ou En listened to the information sent by An Nuo, and his brows relaxed instead. He murmured: "It seems that our actions of mobilizing troops and preparing for war during this period have been watched by the Dragon Scorpion God.

Now that it has seen our troops, it has also begun to gather its forces!"

The high-ranking dwarf next to Owen immediately asked, "Sir, should we speed up our march and try to kill more dragon scorpions as soon as possible to prevent them from gathering near Sagunto?"

There is an elite cavalry unit in the army.

The cavalry units are very fast and should be able to catch up with quite a number of retreating dragon scorpions.

"no!"

City Lord Owen shook his head without hesitation and said, “The individual strength of the dragon scorpion is very strong, and cavalry does not have much advantage against large monsters.

Without the cooperation of heavy armored troops and ranged troops, the cavalry would not be able to kill too many dragon scorpions in a short period of time.

On the contrary, the cavalry team that rushes forward alone will be at risk of being surrounded."

Owen paused for a moment and said, "We should proceed as planned. The best option is for the troops from four directions to arrive at Sagunto at the same time."

"yes!"

After hearing Owen's order, the dwarf next to him immediately rode away on the whirlwind sheep and passed on the order.

Owen looked at the map in his hand, thinking hard.

As the lord of Saguntum, Owen is very familiar with the terrain around the city.

He knows which surrounding areas are dangerous, which areas are rich in resources, which areas have relatively wealthy people, and which mountainous areas have a hard life for people.

He also knew that if the troops continued to advance, they would pass by a place where they were likely to be ambushed.

It was a hilly area between Sagunto and Ironburg.

Hills are mostly low hills, ranging in height from tens of meters to more than two hundred meters.

Due to the abundant rainfall, there are also a large number of towering trees and plants here.

If the enemy ambushes the dwarven army in this area, the dwarves will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

“Although the possibility of this happening to a monster is extremely small.

But after all, there is a god-level dragon scorpion on the other side, and there is no guarantee that they have really set up an ambush here."

Owen didn't dare to bet on the intelligence of the dragon scorpion on this matter. He immediately issued a task to the mercenaries and adventurers following behind the team - to explore the specific situation of Longka Hill before the troops advanced to Longka Hill!

After the mercenaries received the mission, many leaders immediately rushed forward with their men.

On the adventurer's side, Xue Feibai conducted an on-site evaluation of the commission and determined that the level was the sixth-order Mithril grade.

If you really encounter an ambush, the commission level will be upgraded from Mithril level to seventh-level heroic level!

In principle, adventurers below level six are not recommended to accept commissions.

The adventurers of the Iron Fort knew that the purpose of the rating was to protect them, so they wisely did not accept the commission.

Only the sixth-level person who came with An Nuo accepted the commission.

Owen's people knew the style of the Adventurer's Guild and paid the deposit readily.

Anno himself followed Owen and did not participate.

Although he has the ability to survey intelligence.

But if he has to do everything, then Annuo doesn't need to bother training other people.

Xue Feibai led a group of sixth-level adventurers on war horses, accelerated to the front of the troops, and rushed to Longka Hills from a different direction from the mercenaries.

When they encountered dragon scorpions on the road, the group didn't even bother to look at them even if they were blocking their way.

Because a battle might take place in Longka Hill, everyone needs to save their physical strength and magic power.

It is not worth wasting your energy on minor characters.

Moving at full speed, Xue Feibai and his men arrived at Longka Hills in less than half a day.

Although I got the surrounding terrain map from Owen before leaving.

But when everyone really arrived here, they discovered the difficulty.

There is actually an official road built by the dwarves between the hills.

The width is about ten meters. Although it is not very flat, it is much better than climbing the hills on both sides.

Moreover, this width is more than enough for the merchants or convoys passing by.

But for an army of tens of thousands, the entire force needs to be stretched into a long dragon.

If the dragon scorpions launched a sneak attack from the hills at this time, the dwarf troops would suffer great losses.

Xue Feibai jumped off his horse and turned around to say, "Meng Xin, Wang Zixuan, you two should lead the others to explore the way ahead!"

When An Nuo was not around, the battles were basically commanded by Xue Feibai or Lu Zhishang.

"yes!"

The two women responded and waved their hands towards the back, and half of the thieves and hunters in the team followed.

"The rest of you, tie up your horses and follow me in to explore!"

"clear!"

When everything was ready, Xue Feibai looked at the dense forests in the surrounding rolling hills and led his men in.

The official road winds through these hills.

As long as the surrounding forests are checked, the safety of the army's march can be ensured!

Huh~!

A breeze blew by, and the leaves of an evergreen tree swayed slightly. The amplitude was so small that if you didn't pay attention, you couldn't even feel the change.

Then Meng Xin's figure changed from invisible and transparent state to visible, and appeared on the thick branches of the giant tree.

She squinted her eyes and looked at the official road below.

At this time, she had reached the other end of the official road and did not find any trace of a dragon scorpion.

whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Dark shadows appeared on the branches around Meng Xin, their eyes scanning the surrounding situation.

“Gu~Gu~~!”

The sound of a pigeon calling came from not far away.

This was the sound coming from Wang Zixuan's throat, telling Meng Xin that everything was safe.

"It seems that there is no problem in this area, but the lack of problems is the biggest problem!"

Meng Xin stood up with the help of a tree, thinking to herself: Considering the resources in this area of ​​hills, it doesn't make sense that there isn't a single dragon scorpion.

Either all the dragon scorpions have retreated, or there are dragon scorpions hiding in places that have not yet been checked!

Meng Xin waved her hand and ordered the surrounding thieves: "Continue to search other areas!"

"yes!"

A dozen thieves immediately turned around and disappeared.

whoosh!

Just as Meng Xin was about to leave, her ears suddenly moved.

“This sound…”

A dagger with a cold glow instantly appeared in Meng Xin's hand, and her body turned into a combat state. She turned around and glanced around, thinking: This voice is so familiar, as if I have heard it somewhere before!

Just when this thought came to my mind, a row of familiar things fell from the sky and landed precisely on the smooth official road!

Boom boom boom~!

In the woods, Xue Feibai and others who were searching separately felt the ground tremble and immediately froze.

Lu Zhishang immediately leaned on the ground with his ear tilted to feel the direction of the vibration.

"Over here, follow me!"

After Lu Zhishang stood up, he quickly ran towards the place where the explosion occurred.

Halfway through the journey, they met Meng Xin who was returning.

Lu Yan asked in confusion: "What happened? Did you find the dragon scorpion?"

Meng Xin nodded and said, "Found it! But these dragon scorpions were driven to Longka Hills from outside.

And they immediately used the [Tail Cannon] to blow up a section of the road, and they are still continuing to blow up the road!

Zixuan has already brought people to stop them!"