Free Web NovelChapter 84: Monster’s Lair!
So far, Long Chen has accumulated quite a few outstanding military commanders, but unfortunately, he only has one strategist, Xi Zhicai.
"Ding! Congratulations! You have recruited 5 four-star or higher generals (including five-star), earning the Elite Generals Integration Award!"
"Congratulations! You have obtained the [Super Elite General Experience Card]."
[Super Elite General Experience Card]: Temporarily increases your own martial strength to the maximum value for fifteen minutes!
Huh?
Long Chen was astonished. What kind of divine reward was this!? It meant he could elevate his martial strength to the maximum level, reaching an extraordinary height of 105, even if only for fifteen minutes. Though a short duration, fifteen minutes were enough to accomplish many things.
Long Chen nervously placed this shiny red card into his backpack!
The following days were filled with a series of military training plans. The newly recruited soldiers, as well as those who had recently surrendered, had generally low levels. Therefore, Long Chen initiated a plan to train a formidable army. He assigned generals like Xu Chu and Zhou Tai to eliminate bandits or suppress the local mountain rebels every few days, following a batch-by-batch plan.
Xu Chu, being reckless in nature, was assigned to a group with Long Chen himself.
Ling Cao and Jiang Qin formed another group, fostering coordination and enhancing cooperation. They mainly targeted river pirates in the river basins, a field Jiang Qin was familiar with, having been a former pirate leader.
Zhou Tai was paired with the military advisor Xi Zhicai.
In total, there were three groups, each leading over ten thousand soldiers to mountains to eliminate bandits!
Their experience was gradually increasing!
On this day, it was Long Chen and Xu Chu’s turn to level up in the mountains!
After Long Chen and Xu Chu had dealt with the bandits in one stronghold, the task of collecting bounty heads naturally fell to Long Chen. ƒrēewebnovel.com
"Ding! Kill the elite mountain bandit, +200 experience."
"Ding! Kill the common mountain bandit, +100 experience."
Suddenly, a roar resembling a tiger’s echoed in Long Chen’s ears. "My lord, this is the leader of these bandits! I’ve suppressed him for you!"
Long Chen turned around and checked the attribute panel.
He found that the skinny man kneeling on the ground, already bound hand and foot by Zhong Kang, had a level of 81!
In his heart, Long Chen thought, no wonder he could gather tens of thousands of bandits in the Five Wind Ridges; he indeed had some strength!
But this was a huge chunk of experience! He couldn’t let it go to waste!
The skinny man groveled on the ground, terrified under Long Chen’s cold gaze, hastily begging for mercy.
"General, spare my life! I have elderly parents and young children to support. Spare my life, and I’m willing to work like an ox or horse for you!"
"So much nonsense!"
Long Chen directly thrust his Horned Spear into the chest of the bandit leader. Blood gushed out like a fountain.
Without a trace of emotion, Long Chen didn’t even frown. After countless battles, he had taken the lives of nearly a thousand people!
Like an executioner, cold-blooded and indifferent.
"Ding! Kill level 81 bandit leader, +8000 experience."
"Ding! 2000 experience points needed to level up to 68!"
Not bad; after so much bandit suppression, Long Chen was just one step away from the next level!
"Report!"
Suddenly, a scout urgently dismounted and knelt down, holding his arm.
"Reporting to the Lord, we found a suspected monster’s lair about fifty miles to the southeast! Hundreds of our men went in but haven’t come out."
A monster’s lair!?
Upon hearing this, Long Chen’s eyebrows raised, and his calm gaze rippled subtly like the surface of a lake.
According to official information released by the game, it was explicitly mentioned that in some sparsely populated areas, there existed races different from humans. Moreover, not just one such race but numerous, the exact count unknown even to the game developers due to the game’s unpredictability and uncertainties, which players were particularly fond of.
Upon hearing about the discovery of a monster’s lair, while there was some concern, Long Chen was more intrigued by the desire to explore the unknown.
"Zhong Kang, come with me to check it out," said Long Chen.
"Yes, my lord!" Xu Chu responded, saluting.
His tiger-like eyes sparked with excitement. He had heard of a giant in Chenliu County named Dian Wei, who once crossed a river by intimidating a tiger.
It wasn’t an ordinary tiger that Dian Wei had driven away; it was a kind of monster belonging to the tiger species!
It was rumored to be a mature third-tier monster!
The strength of a terrifying third-tier monster could rival that of a top-notch or even a super top-notch general!
From this, one could understand how terrifying Dian Wei’s strength was.
Today, hearing that they had encountered a monster’s lair, Xu Chu wanted to make a name for himself, much like Dian Wei. When he accomplished it, the whole world would hear about his greatness!
Hehehe!
Just as Xu Chu was fantasizing, Long Chen glanced at him and said, "What are you thinking? You’re drooling all over!"
"Oh, yes, sorry, my lord! I just can’t wait to see that monster’s lair!" Xu Chu grinned.
Due to following Long Chen for a long time, Xu Chu could occasionally use some modern terms he heard from his lord.
But saying sorry was a bit too much...
Long Chen sighed and shook his head.
Arriving at the reported monster’s lair, Long Chen was instantly amazed by the vastness of the cavern before him!
Though called a lair, it was actually a cave hundreds of yards high. The dense trees and dark colors around made it hard to spot from a distance.
Fortunately, Long Chen’s scouts had keen observation skills, enabling them to identify it from afar.
Pointing at the cave, Long Chen asked, "Did several hundred men just go in there and haven’t come out yet?"
The scout nodded and said, "Yes, my lord, this is the place!"
Xu Chu flexed his muscles and said, "My lord, let me be your guide!"
Seeing Xu Chu’s eagerness for battle, Long Chen pondered for a moment and then agreed.
Following closely behind Xu Chu, just as they were about to enter the cave, a loud voice echoed from afar.
"You scoundrels! Why have you entered the monster’s lair that I had my eyes on!?"
Long Chen’s gaze shifted towards the sound.
In the distance, a troop of men on horseback (white horses) was rushing over, armed with blades, exuding an imposing aura and an overwhelming killing intent! freewebnovel.cσ๓
After a quick count, Long Chen estimated there were about five to six thousand men, all generally at levels around twenty or thirty!
This level of strength is undoubtedly powerful within the group of outsiders!
But when placed before Long Chen, it can only be described in two words, "Oh, please..."
Long Chen remained calm and, after stopping Xu Chu, casually asked, "So, just because you like it, does that mean it has to be yours?"
