Chapter 351
“Report to me via the communication device on your ear if you’re unsure.”
Sarah nodded slightly, her head masked.
“Understood.”
With that, she vanished into the night.
This Dark Elf assassin’s stealth techniques were truly exceptional.
Cao Xing couldn’t even see her footprints in the snow.
With Sarah paving the way ahead, the group continued their advance.
A few minutes later.
Cao Xing heard a system prompt.
[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance has killed the Hunter Guard lv17, gaining Experience Value: 170]
[Combat personnel gained Experience Value: 85]
…
At this moment, Sarah’s voice sounded in his ear.
“Found a disguised Hunter Guard, but I’ve taken care of it.”
Cao Xing praised, “Well done, Sarah.”
“Continue scouting.”
The distance to that large camp was less than ten kilometers.
To prevent exposure, the Hunters would send out some guards to patrol nearby.
If a Knight Order or regular army happened by, they would retreat without hesitation.
The Light Church was like rats in the dark; they knew that their current strength couldn’t contend with a kingdom head-on, so they could only develop in the shadows.
Meanwhile, the mammoths trod evenly through the ankle-deep snow.
Their current pace wasn’t fast.
About ten kilometers per hour.
This was to prevent making too much noise during their march, alerting the Hunters in advance.
Actually, that Great Rift Valley was seven kilometers from Cao Xing’s camp.
Following that Great Rift Valley for twelve kilometers would lead to the large Hunter Camp.
However, Cao Xing did not plan to attack head-on from below the Great Rift Valley.
Instead, he intended to first survey from above.
When they were four kilometers from the camp.
Sarah’s voice came through, “Upon reaching here, there will be some Hunter Guards patrolling nearby.”
“I will try to eliminate all the guards; my Lord, please be careful.”
The few hours of daytime reconnaissance had given Sarah a grasp of the camp’s surrounding defenses.
“Okay, I understand.”
At this point, Cao Xing’s gaze swept around.
The surroundings were all a vast expanse of white.
Two days of continuous snowfall had buried many things.
He ordered, “Everyone, observe your surroundings carefully; report any anomaly immediately.”
Upon hearing the command, everyone heightened their vigilance.
Especially Renice.
Her sharp eagle eyes began scanning every inch of the surrounding snow.
The group continued forward.
And at this time, Cao Xing suddenly noticed that some things hadn’t been buried by the snow.
These were some giant stones about two to three meters tall.
An idea flashed through Cao Xing’s mind.
“Since the camp is below the Great Rift Valley, could we use the terrain advantage to drop a few large stones down?”
“Cause some casualties to the Hunters below, then launch our attack?”
This idea seemed feasible.
As long as they could eliminate the Hunter Guards above the Great Rift Valley without being spotted.
So, he looked to the three elite soldiers from the Training Camp and ordered, “You lead the Ascalon Soldiers and use the Ejection Hooks to drag some giant stones behind the team.”
Hearing this, the three elite soldiers simultaneously obeyed.
Then, they led eight Ascalon soldiers. Aiming at four giant stones in the snow, they fired the Ejection Hooks.
“Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!”
The hooks firmly gripped the crevices of the giant stones.
Then, in pairs, they began dragging the one to two-meter-tall giant stones forward in the snow.
Rustle… rustle…
Due to the snow, the sound of the giant stones dragging along the ground wasn’t loud.
…
Meanwhile, Sarah was paving the way ahead, using her terrifying attack power to kill Hunter Guards one by one.
Because the Light Church was widely detested, they didn’t dare to be too ostentatious.
Even most of the guards outside the camp were disguised as ordinary people.
So, once these guards were targeted by Sarah, it was basically a dead end.
Along the way, whenever Cao Xing saw stones that caught his eye, he had the Ascalon Soldiers drag them along.
Soon, they had dragged sixteen giant stones behind the team.
A moment later, news came from Sarah’s side, “The Hunter Guards above the canyon have been completely cleared.”
Hearing this, Cao Xing praised her once more.
“As expected of my top General, this efficiency is top-notch.”
They also gradually quickened their pace.
As they neared the edge of the Great Rift Valley, a shadow appeared ahead.
It was Sarah, who had been waiting here.
Seeing Cao Xing approach, Sarah bowed slightly.
Then, she pointed downward, “My Lord, it’s here.”
“Down below is the Hunters’ stronghold.”
Cao Xing leapt from the mammoth’s back and looked in the direction she pointed.
Sure enough, at the bottom of the Great Rift Valley, there were clusters of faint red light; those were the camp bonfires.
The Great Rift Valley at this spot seemed even deeper.
From here to the bottom, it was at least a hundred meters deep.
If one were to jump down, only a Fourth-rank Leader existence might survive the fall.
And Cao Xing wasn’t certain if the Holy Shield could withstand such fall damage.
Even if it could, the scene of over a hundred people jumping off a cliff would surely create quite a commotion.
After surveying the surrounding terrain, Cao Xing had already formed a plan in his mind.
“Assam, you and Kanter, Kandar, and Renice.”