Because they still didn't fully understand the situation, Lin Yun and the young lady were sent to investigate the surrounding area.
Lin Yun flew at a speed of 22 meters per second, while the young lady transformed into a medium-sized Wind Elemental. That way, she wouldn't attract too much attention—though Wind Elementals were hard to make out anyway.
Of course, even though they were only scouting, whenever Lin Yun spotted a troop in need of rescue below, he would swoop down and cut through the enemies if the situation wasn't too complicated and there were only a bunch of rank-and-file soldiers. The young lady, however, wouldn't know what to do.
At the same time, these troops gave Lin Yun a chance to get a better grasp of the situation.
It was obvious that ever since one of them had disappeared, the Skaven forces had continued attacking, but they seemed to have lost much of their vigor.
Thanks to that, even after three hours of fighting, the troops had just barely managed to hold on.
That brought a faint, relieved smile to Lin Yun's face.
As for the Skaven Warlord, Lin Yun didn't need to worry about him.
The Skaven Warlord had been running back and forth, darting in and out. He was probably having a rough time of it.
And with the Female Rat dead, the Rotting Clan's morale would be shaken.
That would make the battle much easier.
After making a full circuit, Lin Yun found no one of Legendary rank. Nor was there anyone who looked like a Skaven Warlord.
They had probably gone underground or fled.
What Lin Yun didn't know was that the situation was even worse than he'd imagined.
The ones in the nest hadn't just been a few Stormvermin. There had also been plenty