A mysterious resource point discovered!

"Huh?"

Xia Wanyin stopped in her tracks and asked in confusion, "Gideon isn't an ordinary lord. He reached level 9 long ago, and he has several elite three-star troop types under his command."

"It's fine. I left a few things in the territory." Shen Xing's tone was calm. "Come on, let's go back and have a look."

With that, he picked up the lantern and led the group back toward the territory at a leisurely pace.

Meanwhile, the werewolf legion led by the brown-haired young man Gideon had returned to the thick fog.

Compared to their high spirits when they had launched the attack, they now looked utterly miserable.

Everyone was covered in bloody wounds and limping, leaving blood all over the ground.

Even the red-haired woman's mage robe had been torn in several places, exposing her fair skin.

"Shift! Shift!!"

Gideon stomped his feet hard several times and cursed, "Damn it! What kind of freak is that guy? Is there something wrong with his brain?"

He couldn't understand what kind of lord would spend so many resources making so many bear traps this early on!

He had just ordered all the werewolves to transform, preparing to crush the orcs in one fell swoop.

But as soon as they reached the village entrance, several werewolves stepped into bear traps, and sharp iron teeth pierced straight through their ankles.

At first, Gideon hadn't cared. They were just a few bear traps.

He had encountered similar situations when raiding other newcomers' territories before, but had ruthlessly crushed all resistance with overwhelming strength.

So he ordered the werewolf legion to continue the attack.

To his surprise, the closer they got to the village, the more bear traps there were.

Almost every step triggered two or three traps.

In the blink of an eye, every werewolf was covered in wounds from the traps.

Taking advantage of the moment, the skeleton archers fired a volley at the injured werewolves, making their injuries even worse.

On top of that, two level 2 arrow towers caught them in a crossfire, pinning them down so they couldn't advance at all.

Gideon wasn't stupid. Seeing that they couldn't break through head-on, he recalled his troops and prepared to attack from another direction.

But they had barely made it around to the flank, before they could even launch their attack, when they stepped into several more bear traps!

He was so frustrated and angry that he nearly spat blood.

He then led the werewolf legion to attack from yet another direction.

But no matter which direction he chose, they stepped into a bunch of bear traps.

What frustrated him even more was that a red-skinned orc from the other side's territory took advantage of the werewolf legion's setback.

Shouting "Waaaahg!" he charged out like a mad dog and cut down four or five werewolves in an instant!

The other orcs followed him, kicking the enemy while they were down and cutting them all down.

Even Gideon himself had nearly had his head split open by a thrown axe from the elite orc wielding twin axes. He had been so frightened that a couple of drops of pee leaked out.

In desperation, Gideon could only order the fire mage in his group to cast a wall of fire, temporarily forcing the orcs back so they could flee into the fog.

But that also meant their raid had failed.

"This newcomer lord... may have anticipated that you would attack his territory and prepared in advance," the red-haired woman said gravely.

"Damn it, that blind woman must have told him!"

Gideon cursed, a venomous look appearing on his face. "Just you wait. You think a few bear traps can stop me?"

"I was just careless this time. Next time, I'll make every preparation and raze your territory to the ground!"

After casting one last vicious glance at the distant village, he led the wounded werewolf legion away and vanished into the thick fog.

Chapter 41: A mysterious resource point discovered!

By the time Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin hurried back to the territory, the battle was already over.

All that remained near the village were triggered large bear traps scattered across the ground, along with torn fur and blood.

The orcs were cleaning up the battlefield, their faces bright with the joy of victory.

"Boss, you're back!"

Seeing the figure at the village entrance, Gorehowl immediately reported excitedly, "A pack of blind little wolf pups just tried to ambush us, but we beat the crap out of them!"

Da Hou also raised his twin axes and exclaimed, "Haha! You really thought of everything, boss, setting up so many bear traps around the territory!"

"Those guys ran around with their hands over their heads after getting caught. They stepped in traps on the left, then on the right, and finally ran away with their tails between their legs!"

Shen Xing smiled and nodded, relieved.

Although he had taken a precaution before leaving, he hadn't been confident at first.

From the looks of it, the bear traps had worked even better than he had imagined.

"Wow! Spark, did you know all along that Gideon would come and launch a sneak attack?" Xia Wanyin asked in surprise. "That's amazing!"

"No, I just make a habit of being extra prepared."

Shen Xing replied, then looked toward the village entrance, where two corpses lay.

He wheeled himself over and took a closer look.

The two corpses looked no different from ordinary people, with Western features, except that the hair on their faces was unusually thick.

"Those are werewolves. They transform in battle and have three forms in total."

Xia Wanyin's voice came from behind him, a trace of anger appearing on her pretty face. "It really was Gideon. These are his main troops."

A thoughtful look appeared in Shen Xing's eyes. "Do you know where his territory is?"

"No." Xia Wanyin shook her head. "He's probably afraid of retaliation, so he's very cautious."

"I tried looking for his territory before, but he deliberately shook me off every time."

After a pause, she asked tentatively, "Spark, are you going to deal with him?"

Shen Xing said nothing. His fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of his wheelchair, and his gaze turned a little cold.

A guy like that, who hunted other lords, was the biggest source of instability in the area.

Besides, he had already found Shen Xing's territory, and he would one hundred percent continue to attack him.

Shen Xing didn't think a batch of bear traps alone could scare him off for good.

So this problem had to be dealt with!

"Spark, if you're going to deal with him, count me in."

Xia Wanyin volunteered. "I know a little about him, and he's my enemy too. I've wanted to settle accounts with him for a long time."

Shen Xing nodded. "All right, let's join forces."

"If he attacks your territory during this time, send me a message immediately. I'll bring my people over to help."

"Mm, same goes for you." Xia Wanyin nodded solemnly.

In the face of a common enemy, their temporary alliance was now officially established.

Just then, Shen Xing noticed several orcs gathered around the campfire, silently tending to their wounds.

"Are you hurt?" Shen Xing wheeled himself over.

"Yes, boss. Those wolf pups scratched us a few times. Just minor injuries," an orc replied indifferently.

Shen Xing frowned, his expression gradually darkening.

He still hadn't been cautious enough or thought things through thoroughly enough.

Although he had made more than a hundred bear traps in advance and placed them around the village, that still hadn't been enough.

If he had made several thousand bear traps, added some pit and spike traps, and then built dozens or hundreds of arrow towers, this wouldn't have happened.

Yes, it's decided!

Once he had enough resources, he would dig more traps, make more bear traps, and develop the territory vigorously.

When the time came, no matter who dared to attack his territory, he would make sure they never made it back!

"Hellscream, fetch some water from the Moon Well and give it to the injured brothers." Shen Xing took a wooden mug from his personal inventory and handed it over.

"Yes, Lord!"

The orc took the mug and strode toward the Moon Well.

A layer of clear spring water, shimmering faintly silver, had accumulated at the bottom of the formerly dry well.

There wasn't much, but it should have been enough to give each of the injured orcs a mouthful.

Hellscream leaned over and spent a while trying to scoop water from the well. Finally, he drew up half a mug and shared it among the injured orcs.

The sweet, cold well water flowed down their throats, and a hazy glow spread through their bodies.

As everyone watched, the claw marks that were still oozing blood scabbed over at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Oh! This water works so well. We recovered faster than we would after a night's sleep!"

"That's amazing! Praise the boss!"

The orcs moved their bodies, gazing at their lord in admiration.

Shen Xing was also very pleased. The water produced by the Moon Well worked even better than he had imagined.

Next, he ordered the orcs to reset the bear traps around the territory.

Although the same tactic was unlikely to work twice against the same enemy, it could still make him wary.

At least after this failure, that guy probably wouldn't dare come back anytime soon.

"Let's continue exploring. The lantern still has a few hours left, so let's not waste it." Shen Xing put aside his thoughts and turned to Xia Wanyin.

"Okay."

Xia Wanyin answered and led her Light Spirit squad to the village entrance.

Next, they first made a circuit of the surrounding area, carefully searching everything within a few hundred meters.

Only after confirming that the guy had completely left did they continue exploring deeper into the fog.

[Successfully lit the Black Crystal Tower. Territory resource: Black Crystal production has increased...]

[Successfully lit the Afterglow Sacrificial Tower. Territory resource: Fire of the Afterglow production has increased...]

[Successfully occupied a small black iron vein...]