War Begins

Nearly a thousand magical beasts! What kind of concept was that?!

Even a magical beast expert like Huang Long felt his scalp go numb!

Damn!

Huang Long cursed inwardly, then carefully stationed the 0 Level 1 Archers who had been protecting the Ancient Tree of Life throughout every corner of the forest before making his preparations.

"Still, although this is dangerous, every benefit comes with danger, and every dangerous undertaking brings profit."

"Besides, we might not lose. Using Level 1 and even lower-level magical beasts as the vanguard may be the greatest miscalculation those Level 7 magical beasts have made!" Huang Long smiled coldly. If those Level 7 magical beasts had sent all their Level 5 and Level 6 magical beasts together with them from the start, Huang Long would have fled without a second word. There was basically no chance of success. Huang Long liked to gamble, but he would never gamble on certain death.

Even if Huang Long lost this clash, he would still have the Warcraft Elf System. Though all the elves would wither away with the death of the Ancient Tree of Life, he still had the infinitely promising Demon Hunter Yudian, the Archer Captain Ina, forty utterly loyal Archers, and those marvelous Warcraft skills. So even if things truly went wrong, it would not matter much.

As for dominating the world, Huang Long did not care much about that either. At worst, he could start cultivating again. Ten years would be enough for him to carve out a territory of his own.

And now, Huang Long had clearly placed the right bet. All his previous plans could be discarded.

Perfect. It was far better for these beasts to come seeking death themselves than for him to kill them one by one.

The Great Golden Roc was likely the most threatening of the three Level 7 magical beasts. Nearly all avian magical beasts fell under its command. In other words, he had to remain constantly on guard against attacks from the sky. Otherwise, just a few rounds of aerial assaults would be enough to wipe out more than half his forces.

As for the Level 6 magical beasts, they already possessed considerable intelligence. Though they could not compare with humans, they were far smarter than Level 5 and lower magical beasts. They were also the most important force in this battle. As for the Level 7 magical beasts, their intelligence was likely no less than that of humans. They might refrain from acting personally to preserve their status, but they would definitely send all their Level 6 magical beasts to attack. If even the Level 6 magical beasts could not break through, they would surely take the field themselves.

Therefore, a battle with them was unavoidable.

"What a pity. Beasts are still beasts. No matter how intelligent they are, they do not know how to make use of it. Just to show how different they are, they chose this method of attack!" Huang Long shook his head with a cold smile and sighed inwardly.

So this war was certain to be mine!

A trace of confidence flashed through Huang Long's heart. It was the tactical confidence of a magical beast expert. Before him floated a virtual screen that clearly displayed everything the Night Elves could see. He could even control them through it. Huang Long had only discovered this function not long ago.

"Rumble!"

Heavy footsteps thundered from all around. Huang Long's expression changed as roars of beasts surged toward the Ancient Tree of Life from every direction.

Kill all the weaker magical beasts first! Huang Long quickly made his calculations and immediately operated the control panel. Sharp arrows shot out one after another, each one claiming a life.

Huang Long watched the magical beasts indifferently, with no emotion in his eyes. Over the past three days, he had spent nearly twenty hours each day hunting prey. He had long since seen enough blood.

Besides, these magical beasts were enemies. If they broke in, they would undoubtedly tear him to pieces without hesitation. Since that was the case, better them than me. If someone had to die, it would be them.

"Yudian, it is fortunate that you were here. You had the Tree of Life and the Ancient of War pile huge boulders around the area while leaving two openings. That reduces the number of magical beasts we have to face directly without forcing them to climb over the rocks!" Huang Long looked at the Demon Hunter Yudian with a smile, praising him inwardly.

Huang Long was, after all, only a modern man. He had never experienced a war like this. Even in the game Warcraft, things were nowhere near as realistic as they were in reality, and many strategies simply could not be carried out.

Therefore, Huang Long had always treated the Demon Hunter Yudian as he would an elder brother.

"Chieftain, I can feel my blood boiling. Let me go into battle too!" Demon Hunter Yudian said excitedly as he looked at Huang Long.

Although the Night Elf faction was a peace-loving race, most elves who possessed the Demon Hunter class were exceptionally fond of battle.

Ever since he had summoned Demon Hunter Yudian and explained everything to him, Yudian had never called Huang Long master. He only addressed him as Chieftain.

Fortunately, Huang Long was not a vain person, so he did not mind Demon Hunter Yudian's form of address.

"All right. Since you want to go, Yudian, then go." Huang Long smiled. The magical beasts arriving now were only low-level ones and posed no threat to them. Misha the Great Gray Bear alone held one entrance, blocking most of the magical beasts. The few that slipped through were shot into porcupines by the Third and Fourth Archer Squads.

The other opening was guarded by two Level 5 Troll Berserkers. Of course, they were not as powerful as Misha the Great Gray Bear and could only block less than half the magical beasts. Fortunately, they had the care of the even stronger Archer Captain Ina, along with the First and Second elite Archer Squads, making things even easier than at the other entrance.

Judging by the situation, if things continued at this pace, the scales of victory would definitely tilt toward them. That was what Huang Long thought.

But would those Level 7 magical beasts really wait until they had killed every low-level magical beast that came here before attacking? Such a possibility was clearly impossible! This island was their territory, not their leisure ground. They would still need those low-level magical beasts to provide them with food in the future. Moreover, their target was the Ancient Tree of Life, so they would never simply watch Huang Long slaughter them all.

For now, all he could do was rely on speed and kill as many as possible! Huang Long watched Demon Hunter Yudian charge forward excitedly as he quietly pondered.