Clatter!
Clatter! Clatter!
The arrows that had been speeding through the sky suddenly dropped straight to the ground at the snow monster leader's roar, making crackling sounds.
Seeing this, the snow monster leader grew even more smug.
Until…
BOOM!
Under Hunter Five's planned shot, a fire arrow deliberately veered away from the range of the snow monster leader's roar and flew straight toward the rear.
Then it landed right in the middle of a tornado.
"BOOM!"
Fire rides the wind, wind fuels the fire.
Hunter Five's arrow was like a spark thrown into a pile of dry grass. The tornado instantly spread the flames everywhere.
And those snow monsters already had extremely flammable thick fur. With this… the fire tornado swept past them. It didn't even need to hit them directly. As long as even a tiny spark touched them, they would ignite immediately.
"ROAR!"
"AOOO!"
In an instant, before the real battle had even begun, countless snow monsters were already rolling on the ground in pain.
But Hunter Five didn't stop. He continued shouting, "What are you standing there for? Switch to split arrows!"
"Herb Three, keep covering me!"
"No problem!"
Wave after wave of arrows rained down like a storm from the sky onto the snow monster army.
Although the snow monster leader was furious, it couldn't keep using sonic attacks nonstop.
After all, that skill consumed a lot of mana.
It wasn't like Ethan, a total cheat who could refill anytime. The leader had limited reserves and could only desperately protect the small patch of ground behind it.
As for the other snow monsters, even if it wanted to help, there was nothing it could do.
And if… the earlier wind and fire arrow combo creating the fire tornado was just an appetizer, then the following split arrows could only be described as a snow monster harvesting machine.
Aside from the thick skinned snow monster leader and a few quick reacting snow monsters, most of the others were either killed outright or severely injured by the split arrows.
After this wave, the two sides hadn't even truly clashed yet.
But the snow monster army had already lost two thirds of its numbers. The remaining third were mostly wounded stragglers.
Just as Hunter Five was about to launch another wave of arrows, Wood Eight immediately stepped forward, holding his dragon bone sword across Hunter Five's path, and cursed, "Hunter Five, you brute! If you keep shooting, there won't be any snow monsters left for us to fight!"
"Hey! In war, whoever has the skill kills more," Hunter Five shot back, "What, you want me to save a few for you?"
"Don't act all badass just because you've got good gear and can fight long range!"
Wood Eight snapped, "If my big blade could attack from afar too, you think I'd let you talk like that? I'd kill even more than you!"
"Bah! Out of all things to do, you had to go mess with beasts?"
"You…"
"Alright, alright!", Ethan stopped the two, "Hunter Five, leave the rest of the snow monsters for the others to practice. Otherwise this round will just be archer training."
"Yes, Lord."
Only after Ethan spoke did Hunter Five step aside.
Then Ethan waved his hand and ordered, "Axemen, fearless warriors, scouts, prepare for close combat! Archers use normal arrows and provide support!"
"Yes, Lord!"
Wood Eight and the others had long been itching to fight.
Hearing the command, they couldn't hold back their frustration from losing face to the archers and charged straight at the snow monsters.
The snow monsters were already at the end of their strength. Seeing a group of armed people rushing at them, they scattered like frightened birds.
"ROAR!"
The snow monster leader was enraged.
But no matter how it roared now, it had no deterrent effect on the snow monsters whose courage had already been shattered by the fire tornado and split arrows.
At once, some ran, and those who couldn't escape were cut down by Wood Eight and the others with their dragon bone swords…
One sword, one monster!
One sword, one head!
It was practically a race for last hits.
As for the strongest snow monster leader, Ethan had originally planned to handle it himself. But after thinking for a moment, he ordered, "Wood Eight, Stone Six, Hunter Three, surround and attack together!"
"Support units chant spells and assist the squad leaders!"
"Hunter Five cover the rear!"
"Yes, Lord!"
Facing the combined assault of the strongest squad leaders, the snow monster leader was simply outmatched. Two fists couldn't beat four hands. It couldn't defend against so many attackers at once!
And with Hunter Five occasionally shooting arrows from behind to sneak attack it, it didn't take long.
Before long, the snow monster leader was taken down by the squad leaders.
[Lord Mission Completion Notice: Led your citizens to participate in at least one real battle, completed.]
[System Notice: Lord Command Power has risen to Level 1]
[Lord Command Power: Makes your citizens more loyal. Under your command, the army will be more united. (Lord Command Power Level 1: Gain the Lord's Blessing. Blessed troops receive a 10% increase to all abilities.)]
[PS: When Lord Command Power reaches Level 10, you will gain the opportunity to summon a hero.] [T/N: WHOA! I vote for Miku]
"Huh? It upgraded!"
Ethan hadn't expected the Level Two Lord upgrade to fail, but this Lord Command Power upgraded instead.
And according to the prompt, once it reaches Level 10, he can summon a hero.
Who knows what kind of hero he'll be able to summon.
But no matter what kind of hero it is… Ethan was now full of expectations for this Lord Command Power.
"We won!"
"Long live Lord Ethan!!"
"Lord Ethan is invincible!"
After killing the last snow monster, all the citizens cheered with joy.
Ethan glanced at the time. Including travel time, this battle had taken forty five minutes. It would take another half hour to reach the Land of Treasure.
Fortunately, today's exploration time was a full eight hours.
It was probably the last carnival before the extreme cold night arrived.
Even so, Ethan still had to cherish the time. He waved his hand and ordered, "Hunter Five, Wood Eight, Herb Three, Stone Six, listen!"
"Yes, Lord."
"After cleaning up the battlefield, Hunter Five will continue scouting the ice field and hunt lone snow monsters."
"Wood Eight will return to the outer edge of the Mist Forest to chop wood, but absolutely do not go deep! There's a Demon King Spider inside. You're not its match yet!"
"As for Herb Three, follow Hunter Five to explore the ice field and search for usable herbs and materials."
"Stone Six will lead a team back to the Gray Ore Mine. Today's main goal is to collect advanced stones."
"As for the support girls, one goes with each team."
"Arrange it yourselves!"
"Understood?"
After listening carefully, everyone knelt on one knee and accepted their assignments, "Understood, Lord!"
"Good, dismissed!"
———
Ethan waved his hand, mounted his bone horse, stopped by the villa to pick up Daji, the white eagle, and the scarecrow, then headed straight toward the Land of Treasure.
Along the way, Ethan rode while shaving off his hair bit by bit with the Dragon Slaying Saber… shaving it all clean.
But to prevent the stone man from seeing through him at a glance, Ethan deliberately used the red yellow green color changing spell to turn his bald head black, then put on the red goblin's hat.
Of course, that hat had also been changed to black by him.
With four layers of disguise… Ethan refused to believe that the stone man could still guess the correct answer.
'Hahaha!'
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