#2373 - Show your strength
Fang Heng asked, "For example? What is the specific goal of the mission?"
"There are several small countries adjacent to and constantly at odds with the Hols Kingdom. They are all lackeys of the Holy Court, and their entire countries are controlled by the Holy Court's faith. The ruler of the Hols Kingdom has been tolerating them for a long time. He hopes we can demonstrate our strength and teach them a good lesson."
As he spoke, game prompts appeared on Fang Heng's retina.
[Hint: Player triggered mission - Demonstrate Strength].
Mission Name: Demonstrate Strength.
Mission Description: As a newcomer, the young ruler has not heard of your name and does not believe in your abilities. It's time to show everyone your strength.
Mission Requirements: Inflict damage on several neighboring countries hostile to the Hols Kingdom to obtain corresponding contribution points, until the accumulated contribution points reach 200,000.
Mission Rewards: Hols Kingdom Favorability, Hols Kingdom Resource Support.
Fang Heng looked at the game prompts and asked, "Are these countries very strong?"
"They are just small countries. Their overall strength is considered very weak among all the countries on the continent, but..."
Laine paused, then continued, "However, even if the country is small, it still has a high-level knight legion belonging to the country. In addition, these countries all believe in the Holy Court, so most cities have Holy Court crusader garrisons. Dealing with them is very difficult, and if they discover traces of the undead, it will cause a lot of trouble."
"I understand."
As they spoke, the three walked out of the cave.
The cave was located at the highest point of a mountain range.
Fang Heng looked towards the mountains below in the distance and asked, "You just said this is the border of the empire. Beyond here are the hostile neighboring countries?"
Lait pointed to the distance and nodded, "Yes, ahead is the White Bamboo Principality, once a leading large empire on the continent. Now it has completely declined, but there is still an elderly Imperial Sword Saint guarding the empire, so it has been able to hold on until now without being destroyed."
"Okay, then let's choose them!"
Fang Heng immediately chose the White Bamboo Principality as his target.
He knew very well that the pursuers from the Divine Realm were right behind him, and he only had 24 hours left.
If the Holy Court found out and the news spread, the time for the Divine Realm to pursue him would be even shorter.
So, either he wouldn't act, or when he did, he would be swift and decisive, striving to resolve the trouble in the shortest amount of time!
"This..."
Lait and Laine exchanged glances.
Was it that casual?
In their opinion, choosing the White Bamboo Principality as the mission target was not a good choice.
The White Bamboo Principality had a Sword Saint guarding it, and natural barriers as defenses along the border.
More importantly, the White Bamboo Principality only had a few small cities in total, and each of them had Holy Court garrisons.
However, it seemed that Fang Heng had already made a decision.
Well, let's see how strong Fang Heng really is, and then make the next plan.
......
White Bamboo Principality border, the setting sun gradually descended.
On the watchtower, several imperial guards leaned against the wooden railing, chatting and joking.
Life as a border guard was indeed a bit monotonous.
A huge canyon mountain range separated the two countries, perfectly dividing the two small countries into two sides.
Any party attempting to take the initiative to attack would be at a huge disadvantage.
So in the past, even when the two countries formally started fighting, they would never be affected.
What are those things?
They saw red dots emerging from the mountains.
It looked like some kind of creature was quickly climbing on the mountains?
The deputy captain of the guard couldn't help but pick up the binoculars at hand and look towards the mountains.
"What are those monsters?"
After careful observation, the deputy captain of the guard suddenly felt a tingling scalp.
A group of life forms with red bodies quickly emerged from the top of the distant mountains, and the group of life forms were quickly climbing with their limbs attached to the ground and rock walls!
There were a lot of them!
The deputy captain of the imperial guard was shocked and immediately realized, "Not good, it's an enemy attack! Quick! Sound the alarm!"
The guards also immediately reacted.
They had been guarding this area for so many years. When had they ever seen monsters like this in the mountains?
And so many of them suddenly appeared!?
It must be related to the enemy!
Immediately, the alarm sounded in the camp.
Within half a minute, the Licker swarm filled the entire mountain range!
The imperial guards standing on the watchtower saw monsters like a flood rushing down from the mountains in the distance.
The target was their imperial border defense line set up in the border area!
The guards couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle.
"Prepare, aim!"
The magic crystal cannons deployed at high-altitude positions around the watchtower defense line were activated one after another, aiming their muzzles at the Licker swarm that was attacking the mountains.
"Fire!"
"Boom! Boom boom!"
The large magic crystal cannons were activated, and magical beams blasted towards them, accompanied by a violent earth-shattering explosion!
The artillery fire exploded, and the entire cliff in the distance was blasted out with huge pits by the magic crystal cannons. Most of the mountain range was shrouded in a layer of smoke and dust caused by the explosion.
When the smoke and dust dissipated a little, the faces of the imperial guards turned even paler.
What?!
How is that possible!
The guards never expected that when the smoke and dust dissipated, the Lickers actually emerged from the craters blasted by the cannons!
What kind of monsters were those!
Even magic crystal cannons couldn't kill them!
The captain of the guard team was completely panicked and shouted, "Quick, use magic! Where are the mage groups! Quick, use magic, don't let them get close to the defense line!"
The mage groups in the team immediately condensed and cast spells, blasting towards the Licker swarm in the distance.
However, it was still ineffective!
Colorful ice cones and fireballs exploded in the Licker swarm, looking like they had great light and shadow effects, but in reality, they didn't ignite a single spark.
These damages couldn't hurt the Lickers at all!
The captain of the guard team even watched a monster being hit head-on by more than a dozen spells, flying out, then somersaulting in the air, and after a beautiful flip, the injuries on its body instantly recovered as before, and it continued to rush towards their defense line.
What kind of monsters are those!
Whether it's physical attack or magic attack, it's completely ineffective against them!
Even more terrifying was their movement speed!
It was too fast!
The Licker swarm quickly shuttled through the mountains, completely unaffected by the terrain, and in a short while, they crossed the cliffs and approached their camp defense line.
No! This can't go on!
The captain of the imperial camp guard was covered in cold sweat, his brain running fast.
According to the movement speed of the Lickers, even if they retreated now, they would definitely be caught up on the way and then be devoured.
