Chapter 429: Chapter 202: Worthless Foes, Four Clans Bow Down (Part 2)

From the initial shock, Xiang Liang had become numb.

“Worried that we can’t defeat the four Northern Mountain camps…”

Xu An didn’t wait for Xiang Liang to speak. After a brief pause, he proudly continued, “With a basic strength of 17,000 jin, one wouldn’t even qualify to create a Hunting Team in our Great Xia Camp. Forget about your four camps teaming up; even if forty or a hundred of you came together, to Great Xia, you’d be no more than a bunch of weaklings extinguishable with a wave of the hand!”

If this had been said earlier, Xiang Liang would not have believed it.

But at this moment, looking at these 150 fully armed, heavily armored soldiers before him, even though Xu An’s words seemed incredible, Xiang Liang couldn’t help but believe it.

Just then, Xu Ning came over with Lin Kai and Lu Yang, arriving in front of the 150 men.

Previously, in the cave hall, only Xu Ning and Lin Kai wore golden armor, while Lu Yang was in casual clothes. Now, he also donned golden armor, with a slender long sword in hand.

Xu Ning stood in front of the central phalanx, glanced back at Lu Yang and Lin Kai, and upon seeing them slightly shrug in acknowledgment, he nodded, turned to face everyone below, and grinned a few times.

“Hehehe…”

Xu Ning’s right eye was blind, and his grin actually looked quite ferocious.

But everyone below clearly knew what they were about to do. Seeing him grin broadly, they also burst into laughter.

“Hahaha, sir, you’re grinning so much your mouth is split open.”

“More than five thousand people, and just in Contribution Value, there’s major profit to be made.”

“And so many in the Earth-digging Realm, they’re the ones who chose to fight us, we’re not bullying them. Over a hundred prisoners in the Earth-digging Realm can help me mine for a long time.”

“Don’t fight me for them, I just need to capture one.”

“You’ve got some wishful thinking there; with our 150 people, plus the lord and two captains, even combining the Earth-digging Realm folks from the four Northern Mountain camps, they wouldn’t be enough for each of us. Whether you can capture one depends on your ability.”

“Think I’m weaker than you? I’ll bet 100 Contribution Value that I’ll capture at least one, dare you bet?”

“100 is hardly a bet; at least 500.”

“500? I won’t bet; if my wife finds out, I’ll bet so high, she’ll chew me out.”

“Hahahahaha…”

…….

The atmosphere instantly turned joyous amid everyone’s banter.

Seeing them finish joking around, Xu Ning smiled and continued:

“Ahem, all right, I know you’re excited right now, but all of you, shut up and listen to my instructions…”

As the Defense Envoy of Great Xia’s Wuyuan, Xu Ning naturally carried a certain level of prestige. As soon as he spoke, everyone immediately stopped joking, standing at attention with solemn expressions, looking up at him.

“It’s still unclear if Wang Lie has gathered all the Earth-digging Realm members from the three camps together. Tomorrow is the New Year, and time is tight. To not delay everyone’s return home, I won’t bother sending scouts first. Our three teams will split up to tackle each camp…”

Pausing here, Xu Ning continued, “I’ll take the Black Arrow Team to Flying Tiger Camp, Lin Kai, you lead the Qingjiao Team to Yang Ping, and Lu Yang, you lead the East Sun Team to Moon Howl. Quickly take care of the three camps, then bring everyone to gather at Hefeng Camp, and finally relocate everyone here.

I’ve already arranged for the path back to Middle Ape Peak through North Slope to be cleared of snow obstacles, so the return journey should be much faster.

There are about four more hours till midnight; let’s aim to finish before dawn and bring these over 5,000 people back to the base by tomorrow night!”

Upon hearing they’d return to the base for the New Year, everyone’s expressions slightly trembled.

“Yes, sir!”

Lin Kai and Lu Yang were the first to bow and nod. Though they were both captains of intermediate teams, during formal discussions, they naturally needed to show respect to Xu Ning, the Defense Envoy of Wuyuan.

“We obey!”

All 150 members of the three teams below nodded and shouted in unison.

Instantly, the sound shook the sky, causing the entire log cabin to shake incessantly.

“Move out!”

With a deep shout from Xu Ning, the 150 men moved by command, turning in order and heading toward the front door of the log cabin.

At the cave entrance on the north side of the log cabin, watching Xu Ning arrange everything with just a few words and leave directly with 150 men towards the North Slope,

Xiang Liang couldn’t react for a long time.

They’re… setting off just like that?

No pre-battle reconnaissance; no focus on gathering superior forces to strike a point; no pre-battle mobilization at all; no time allowed for preparation from the moment they learned the news until now…

This means they truly don’t consider the four Northern Mountain camps as a threat.

“All right, you go back and wait,” Xu An said. “As long as your father hasn’t fallen victim to Wang Lie, before dawn, the three lords should bring him and everyone from your Hefeng Camp here.”

Hearing Xu An’s words, Xiang Liang’s face showed a hint of concern.

Logically, since Wang Lie planned to coerce Hefeng Camp to join them in attacking the Great Xia Camp, he shouldn’t harm his father, Xiang Ping.

But such matters are uncertain; if his father refused to act friendly and insisted on not allying with the three camps, it’s possible that Wang Lie might act ruthlessly.

Worried sick with these thoughts, Xiang Liang waited for three hours. Sensing only an hour left before dawn, he couldn’t contain his anxiety and stepped out of the cave to wait outside the log cabin.

Coming out of the log cabin, he realized that the people inside didn’t seem to worry at all about the more than a hundred people who had just left. Many were intently focused on their tasks, seemingly unconcerned.