From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 176 Spell Tracking and Counter-Tracking

In the south, a few trolls who were angry at the obstruction of roads by field ridges directly poured large amounts of flammable grease to start fires, burning large areas of crops that had just sprouted.

The fire starters were caught in the flames. They ignored their clothes being burned by the fire and roared to vent their irritable emotions due to everything going wrong.

This trend seemed to be contagious and soon spread to the rest of the army, which was originally relatively stable.

Especially the trolls who were born in the militia, they have not experienced the special training of "anti-irritability" like soldiers;

During the long collective march, because they were accustomed to the relaxed atmosphere of small-scale hunting, and because of the drag on the transportation speed of large machinery, their emotions at this time were as dangerous as a powder keg that could explode at a moment's notice.

Neither the witch doctors nor the officers with military background seemed to think that this was a big deal. Anyway, the fields belonged to the enemy, so if they were burned, they would be burned.

So under their indulgence, more and more militiamen joined in this 'carnival', and the crops that Hornhoof had worked so hard to grow suddenly suffered bad luck.

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Altar high point

Looking at the figures of the crazy cathartic trolls in the water curtain, who were in the flames but felt no pain, the shamans' expressions became a little more solemn.

"Chief Priest! My father asked what was going on with the black smoke? The sentry has retreated, who is lighting the beacon fire? Tell me, is that a beacon fire? It must be a beacon fire, right?"

From under the altar, the chief's three sons hurried up and asked loudly before they could reach him.

"It's the trolls destroying the fields. Come and see for yourself."

"What can we do?" The chief's third son looked at the scene on the water curtain, and his expression turned bitter after his worries came true. "This is the crown wheat that we have worked hard to grow. It will be our food for the coming year."

"No! I want to ask my father to go to war. I can't let these barbarians get closer!"

But the latter seems relatively useless at the moment.

Because the enemy they have to face this time does not have a good nose worthy of using the 'Breathe Gatherer' totem.

During this process, the messenger did not stop the operation of the totem, and his ears were always paying attention to the speed of the horn-hoofed species' turning, so he came to a preliminary conclusion at this time.

Cui Wenli, one of the leaders of the Far Travelers, immediately nodded in response,

While running, the three team members kept stuffing pieces of finger-sized fat into their mouths to replenish as much energy as possible.

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At this time, the Far Travelers had surrounded the city of Toulon from all directions, and any major movement in the city could be quickly known to them.

"You lead the Expeditionary Force Cavalry Corps and set off immediately to cover the retreat of the Far Travelers!"

As the former chief of the Tooth Tribe, even today, Big Tooth is still the most powerful warrior after excluding the witch doctors. Moreover, he also has rich combat experience and a long standing among the old-school trolls.

High reputation.

When the other shamans present also chanted this sentence, the two priests who had been named by the old shaman also turned around and left in a hurry after bowing.

So, when the shaman led 20 ancestral spirit warriors, plus 600 Earthshakers led by the chief's children, the Far Travelers reported the situation back in time, but they themselves became the ones being pursued.

The target of the search.

Immediately afterwards, the panic turned into anger against the upper-level rulers. The people believed that their previous actions, which were equivalent to giving up their fields, directly led to the current evil consequences.

However, the temporary supreme military command of the expeditionary force was given to Big Tooth, one of the three array commanders, before departure.

The pressure caused by the destruction of fields began to be vented upwards step by step from the people, and finally reached the level of clan leaders and chiefs.

Therefore, in this camp, as long as the seven "Military W Representatives" are not unanimously opposed, Juya's order is the highest standard.

At this time, Big Tusk tapped his huge fangs, thinking about the difference between 'hunting' and 'war'

After a while, he still failed to give the order decisively, and instead asked cautiously,

"Cui Wenli, what do you mean?"

"I've asked, but the witch doctors haven't even figured out the principles of their magic yet. If it weren't for the intelligence from the front line, they wouldn't even have noticed that we were being watched." Big Tusk shook his huge head,

He gave a negative answer, "The magic power of the Black Forest started too late. Even these short horned hoof species have more knowledge than us."

After saying these words, the messenger adjusted the totem's wave frequency, changing it from 'receiving natural sounds' to 'sending special wave frequencies', and began to transmit his findings back to the base.

"You, and you, you also go out together, beware of the other party's spellcasters and reduce the losses of the legion as much as possible. Alas" the old shaman closed his eyes tiredly, and after sighing, he prayed, "May the ancestors

The spirit bless us”

After that, the situation developed exactly as the old shaman expected.

The black smoke rising from the horizon could not be concealed. After all, the troll's behavior of destroying fields was not limited to the ears of the upper class. After being spread from one to ten, and from ten to ten, panic began to spread in the city;

After hearing what the messenger said, their expressions returned to normal, and they once again adopted a protective posture full of fighting spirit.

"Stop negotiating blindly, let me take the cavalry and set off!"

Faced with this situation, whether it is because of 'righteousness' or 'people's support', the shamans can no longer consider such trivial matters as 'preserving strength'.

Therefore, the Ancestral Altar immediately dispatched twenty ancestral spirit warriors that had been prepared. They would go out of the city to fight under the leadership of three shamans.

There are a total of 180 Far Walkers outside the city. After learning the lessons from the war with the wolves, there have been some changes in the composition of their investigation team;

Among them, the member responsible for covering has changed from one member at the beginning to two now, and they are responsible for turning on each other's covering totems in turn;

"clear!"

"Don't be like this. It's a good thing to be able to maintain more physical strength. If we are really caught up later, brothers, I will have to rely on your protection."

One of them led the way, while Kunna was on guard at the rear, always protecting the 'messenger' in the center along the way.

Therefore, as soon as the horn-hoofed species from the two legions left the city, they began to divide their forces to pursue them.

The No. 04 Far Traveler reconnaissance team located in the south of Toulon City was keenly aware of the enemy's move towards their position;

After discovering that there was a discrepancy, they immediately sent the relevant information back to the new base and immediately began to move their location.

Therefore, during the period after the horn-hoofed species left the city, all kinds of corresponding information were sent to the communications team at the base.

He swallowed two more pieces of fat and took a breath before saying,

"There is no need to turn on the polarizer, their tracking method has nothing to do with vision, and there is no obvious change in transition delay."

The bad side is that the 'totem position' was wasted out of thin air, leaving them without more choices in combat and investigation.

The two screeners stopped the operation of the Polarizer Totem as instructed, and began to move again;

"May the spirits of the ancestors bless you"

"No, the key point is to defend the city. But when the crops are burned like this, the chief must make a corresponding gesture. Therefore, although it is not advisable to fight in the field, sending elites to fight against the enemy's scouts is the least we must do at this time to show the people

The attitude of going and seeing.”

"First, hang them and run in a circle, and then wait for the order from the base. You two stop the totem operation first, and I will see if it will affect their pursuit speed."

"Hey! I'm leaving now."

"Ah, where is our witch doctor? Is there no way to counter it?" Daba scratched his head and confirmed with some reluctance.

Therefore, what the old shaman said about ‘sweeping out the scouts outside the city’ became the only option at this time.

Due to both internal balance and combat power considerations, the task of sending troops was partially assigned to the Ancestral Altar.

The rulers did not want to let the situation continue to develop, but at the same time they had no confidence in their own field strength;

At a time when the Yabu has not yet perfected the military rank system, strictly speaking, the trolls in the account are all of the same level;

In the sequence of full-time combat soldiers, they are all "captain"-level senior officers of different military services. Even the two Farstrider officers whose establishments are one size smaller have different positions in the tribe because of the special nature of the troops under their command.

The actual status is not lower than that of other commanders in large establishments;

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Basically, the 'messengers' in all Farstrider reconnaissance teams are relatively smart trolls;

This situation has both good and bad aspects. The good aspect is that after losing a totem that must be used, their physical energy consumption rate plummets;

With these words in his mouth, Daba picked up two big axes and left the tent. Just a moment later, his majestic laughter and words resounded throughout the camp.

"It's not that easy. The enemy seems to have real-time monitoring capabilities. I think you need to be known to them as soon as you step onto the battlefield. Maybe they will find out as soon as you step out of the camp."

"But there are only 33 members left in the legion. If it damages our shaman status too much."

"Then what should we do?"

In this combination, the former can still play a certain role and can interfere with the horned hoof species that detect enemies through vision;

"Haha, don't worry, take a rest first and wait for me to send back the new information."

After a while, the group that confirmed that the message was sent started the transfer again;

Before he finished speaking, he left in a hurry. From the looks of it, he seemed to be heading towards the chief's tent.

"The Ancestral Spirit Legion is ready to go to war," the chief priest said after he left.

The scolded shaman responded, bowed and walked backwards, heading to mobilize the 'legion' directly under the shaman.

"I understand, I'll make arrangements right away."

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"It seems to be useless. Although there is a delay in their direction adjustment, they can definitely grasp our location in a short time."

This stupid guy who was deceived by the witch doctor of his tribe into challenging Nesta had already become a senior officer of the Teeth Division, and he was very confident in what he said.

The extremely tired new base communications team promptly compiled this information and sent it to senior military officers.

After arriving here, the travelers quickly discovered this.

"exist!"

"I agree with Daba's opinion. The Far Walkers under my command are too scattered, and the number of enemies cannot be underestimated. After all, there are too many wolves to kill the Troll Cavalry, so the Troll Cavalry should go immediately for reinforcements."

This time, due to the loss of the consumption of opening the totem, Kunna and the other screener began to take turns carrying the messenger forward;

With the help of monitoring, a group of three trolls kept the pursuer behind from a distance, and played hide-and-seek in the fields.

One of the two 'coverers' in Group 04 is Ms. Kunna, whom we are familiar with. She is still a trainee far traveler at this time and is acting as a 'trainee coverer' in this group.

The team members in charge of the investigation tilted their ears and used totems to assist their already sensitive hearing. They detected the direction in which the enemy was turning several times.

"What nonsense are you talking about! Is now the time to worry about these things!?" The old shaman, who had always seemed very calm, suddenly got angry. "If the tribe is gone, then the ancestors' spirits will be gone too. Then we will be able to maintain the shamans."

What’s the use of being a full priest? Ah? Tell me! What’s the use?!”

"Alright, let's go quickly. Our subordinates have suffered the largest attrition rate in several consecutive battles. You should be more careful." While speaking, the deputy commander of the Farstriders, Zolnetes, urged on the side.

"Aren't you waiting to defend the city?"

After many sharp turns, they stopped again after fifteen minutes.

However, the pertinence of the totems engraved on them still continued the original strategy of dealing with the wolves, maintaining the dual combination of polarizer + breath gatherer for cover.

In the command tent, looking at the intelligence sent from the front line, Daba waved the giant ax in his hand and said eagerly,

The three shamans who left the city each held a crystal ball in their hands. The enemy's traces within a certain distance were clearly reflected in their eyes, and the hidden positions of the far travelers were naturally within this range.

Upon hearing this conclusion, the two screeners were somewhat frustrated, thinking that they seemed to have failed to make much difference.

"Understood!" According to military tradition, Daba asked again after standing up and accepting the order, "Just covering the retreat? Don't you want to fight?"

Moreover, the spirit of the ancestors does not rely solely on vision to detect enemies. The far travelers who use the 'Polarizer' totem can still be accurately captured although their figures are somewhat blurry in the crystal ball.

"That's alright, Daba!"

Compared with them, the horn-hoofed species actually has better 'intelligence control'.

Not only can they learn more clearly about the dynamics of both sides in real time through the water curtain on the ancestor altar, but the three shamans who left the city also have corresponding investigative methods in their hands.

"Hahaha!!! Uncle Daba is going to fight! Little ones, get on the moose!!"

"Oh oh oh!!!"

The shouts of hundreds of trolls rang out again, and soon after, the sound of moose running was heard outside the tent.

It’s so hard to write about war, my brain is about to explode!!

(End of chapter)