At this moment, within the Southern Barbarians' army formation, although towering rainforest trees stood in front of the formation to block the view, beneath the great formation, such obstructions were no different from nonexistent.
As the commander of the main formation, Annam had the captains at his side relay orders and direct the troops below in changing formations, while he watched Chen Cheng appear at a volcanic crater dozens of miles away through the formation's sensory projection.
Within the formation's sensory projection, Chen Cheng was not depicted as an actual person, but as a humanoid shape formed from golden energy that stood out from the entire environment.
Especially Chen Cheng's eyes—the formation repeatedly sent back feedback that it was being watched.
"What a freak. He actually wants to break the great formation through human effort alone."
Annam exclaimed in amazement.
Then he turned and ordered the captain beside him:
"Go. Send the third squad on the left and have them drive him away. Don't let him die in front of the formation."
Annam did not believe Chen Cheng could break the great formation. More likely, he would exhaust his energy and drop dead before it.
"General, but the other two generals said we cannot act without authorization."
The captain beside him spoke cautiously.
At that, Annam widened his eyes.
"They only said I cannot act as I please. They never said that about you. Besides, am I not your general? This is a military order."
Upon hearing the words "military order," the messenger captain immediately stood at attention, accepted the order, and left.
Before long, a squad stationed in the third-left position broke away from the formation. Led by its captain, it marched in a grand procession toward the volcanic crater.
Naturally, Chen Cheng and Crimson Ray saw the squad's