At that time, the Grand Elder had thirty squads under his command in Blood War Valley. Each squad was led by an elder, and the other members were all Six-Star Fiend. Ten thousand years later, due to the heavy loss of elders, when Linley came to Blood War Valley Blood War Valley, only twenty squads remained.
After bidding farewell to the Grand Elder, Andrew followed a warrior eastward. In Blood War Valley, a stone-paved road connects all directions. On both sides of the stone road, various buildings stand side by side, which are the resting places for the warriors of Blood War Valley.
After walking for about ten minutes, the two came to a stone pillar with the number 23 engraved on it. Just then, a black-haired female warrior walked out from the side. The warrior who led the way showed her the Grand Elder's token and then left.
The female warrior sized Andrew up and down, her phoenix eyes icy cold.
"You want to come with us?" The female warrior's attitude was very cold, even tinged with disdain.
Andrew was stunned. Since he became the lord of the Bloodflame Prefecture, no one had ever dared to speak to him like that. He was very curious about what the warrior and the female warrior had just said to each other.
Andrew wasn't petty, and casually replied, "That's right, if you're the team responsible for assassinating the Ashcroft Clan."
The female warrior gave a light snort, "The battle with the Eight Great Clans is extremely dangerous. You'd better be prepared, or we won't be able to protect you." With that, she turned and pointed to a courtyard, "This is where you rest. Don't disturb us unless it's absolutely necessary!"
Watching the female warrior's departing figure, Andrew understood; she had clearly underestimated him. Andrew shook his head and walked into the courtyard next door.
"Am I playing dumb to fool others? But then again, she only has the strength of Six-Star Fiend, so naturally she can't sense my aura."
Deity-level expert usually judges an opponent's strength by sensing their aura. A powerful figure like Andrew, once he conceals his aura with his soul power, is completely undetectable to those with insufficient soul power. This is precisely why the female warrior acted this way.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The 23rd squad assembled in front of the stone pillar, and Andrew then walked out of the courtyard and stood to the side.
The leader of the 23rd squad was an elderly blond man Furhan, whom Andrew had inquired about beforehand. Upon hearing the name, Andrew knew that this man must be the Grand Elder's son, the mastermind behind Linley's framing in the original story. Andrew found it difficult to have a good impression of such a person.
Furhan was filled with murderous intent; his armor was so worn that its original color was unrecognizable, but it reeked of blood, clearly indicating that he had been through a long and fierce battle.
"Our mission this time is to ambush and kill the Ashcroft Clan's group. Everyone must be careful. Alright, let's move out now!"
After a brief remark, everyone followed Furhan onto a Metallic Lifeform, and Andrew found an inconspicuous corner to sit down. Furhan didn't even look at him, piloting the Metallic Lifeform to fly into Blood War Valley.
No one spoke along the way; everyone was conserving their energy, preparing for the upcoming battle.
Furhan closed his eyes slightly, his face was very serious, and his heart was also very unsettled.
When he first received the mission, the Grand Elder had arranged for two other squads to fight alongside him. However, for some reason, half a month ago, he received another order that the other two squads would not participate in this battle.
" The Ashcroft Clan has been quite aggressive lately. Three elders in the southeast region alone are plotting attacks. Sending a small team to deal with such an enemy... Why would Mother do this? Could it be that the person she assigned is a master?"
Furhan's gaze involuntarily fell on Andrew, and after a while, he shook his head.
"This person's aura of the Azure Dragon is very faint, and his presence is only at the level of Six-Star Fiend. It seems we can only hope for good luck this time and avoid encountering a large enemy force."
Because Andrew's rise to power was too short, only a little over a hundred years, while Furhan had been fighting in Blood War Valley for nearly a thousand years and had never seen Andrew in battle, coupled with the Floating Shadow that the Grand Elder's explanation was too brief and did not mention Andrew's identity, Furhan did not know Andrew at all, nor did he know his strength.
The Metallic Lifeform quickly left the Skyrite Mountains. To conceal their movements, Furhan piloted the Metallic Lifeform to fly close to the ground.
"This is the enemy's route. Judging by the time, they'll be here soon. Everyone, hide and prepare for battle." Furhan sheathed his Metallic Lifeform and gave the order. The others, unfazed, found their fighting positions.
Hey, aren't you coming over here?!
Andrew was stunned for a moment when a figure pulled him aside; it was the female soldier who had greeted him before.
"Let me tell you, the battle is about to begin. If you get distracted again, you won't even know how you died!" the female warrior said sternly.
Andrew smiled sheepishly, then asked, "How did you know the other person would take this route, and that they would be here soon?"
The female warrior glanced at him as if he were a monster. "The routes and times of the Eight Great Clans' operations are always public knowledge. You don't even know that? How did you get into Blood War Valley?"
Andrew chuckled to himself; he had forgotten about that.
Seeing his dazed expression, the female warrior was even more disappointed. However, remembering that he was also of her kind, she still said, "Be careful during the battle later. If I can, I'll help you."
Andrew looked at her curiously and noticed that she wasn't as cold as she had been at the beginning.
"My name is Andrew. What's your name?" Andrew asked.
The female warrior didn't even look at him, casually saying, " Nasha." Her gaze, however, was fixed on the distance, her expression utterly focused.
Andrew didn't want to chat with others, nor did he want to be bored, so he secretly spread his divine sense. During his thirty years with the Four Divine Beasts Clan, Andrew's soul power continued to grow, and the distance his divine sense spread reached an astonishing 120,000 miles.
"They really came. However, they have two Seven-Star Fiend and more than fifty Six-Star Fiend." Two hours later, Andrew's divine sense detected the Nether Serpent Clan's team. His soul power was too strong; they couldn't detect his divine sense at all.
Looking at the heavily armed Furhan and the more than twenty Six-Star Fiend warriors, Andrew couldn't help but shake his head. It seemed that this battle would still depend on him.
" Nasha, the enemy is almost here," Andrew couldn't help but warn.
Nasha glared at him and said, "Don't joke around at a time like this. This is a matter of life and death!"
Andrew made an "uh" sound, unable to say anything.
"Attention, the enemy is coming!" After a while, Furhan shouted in a low voice, and the warriors of the Azure Dragon Clan immediately drew their weapons and stood ready for battle.
Nasha drew a cyan short sword and shouted at Andrew beside her, "The enemy is coming! Aren't you ready to fight?!"
How to prepare?
"Where's your weapon?" Nasha's pretty face puffed up with anger.
"Weapons? Do we need weapons to deal with them?" Andrew replied casually.
"You..." Nasha pointed at him, unsure what to say. In her opinion, Andrew was far too presumptuous. Before she could speak again, Furhan's gaze swept over them, and Nasha immediately shut her mouth.
"The enemy is coming! Follow me!" When the enemy's Metallic Lifeform got within a few thousand meters, Furhan immediately led his men out.
"Boom!"
Not far after rushing out, Furhan shattered the opponent's Metallic Lifeform with a sword aura.
"What? How can there be so many people?" Upon seeing the enemy among the Metallic Lifeform, Furhan's expression changed drastically. Before the mission began, the intelligence he received indicated that the enemy only had one Seven-Star Fiend... However, judging from the current situation, that intelligence was clearly wrong!
"Two Seven-Star Fiend, what should we do?" Furhan's mind raced as he quickly devised a solution.
"It's you, Furhan! Hahaha, I didn't expect you to come here to die!" Not far away, a three-meter-tall man saw Furhan charging towards him and laughed loudly.
At this moment, Furhan also got a clear look at the other person's appearance.
"It's you, Kelo. What are you doing here Barbary Clan?" Furhan recognized the other man as Kelo, an elder of the Barbary Clan. In terms of strength, Kelo was far inferior to him, but now that he had a Seven-Star Fiend as an ally, the situation was different.
"I didn't expect it to be you, Furhan! You won't escape this time!" Next to Kelo, a bald old man in a gray robe rushed up. Two small snakes were wrapped around his ears, a characteristic of the Nether Serpent Clan.
Seeing him approach, Furhan's face darkened further. He gritted his teeth and uttered a few words: " Mosli!"
A distance of several thousand meters is but a blink of an eye for the Seven-Star Fiend, and the three of them quickly became embroiled in battle.
At this moment, not only did Furhan realize the crisis on the field, but Nasha and the others also felt a chill in their hearts. More than fifty Six-Star Fiend bypassed the area where Furhan and his two companions were fighting and rushed straight over, quickly surrounding more than twenty of them.
"This is it!" many people cried out in their hearts, but their anger towards the taxi drivers did not subside; on the contrary, it intensified.
"Even if we die, we won't let them get away with this!" A young man with long eyebrows shouted beside Andrew and charged towards the enemy first. Behind him, Nasha and the others were also greatly encouraged, and they all disregarded their own lives and charged forward to meet the challenge head-on!