He discovered a flock of Scavenger Eagles in the forest, and upon being startled, they soared into the sky, occasionally swooping down to ambush Rosen's army.
The damage was unexpectedly high, even after Rosen's defensive measures, there was still fifteen points of damage.
Soon enough, a Beastman Soldier was left with critical health.
Faced with attacks from above, Rosen couldn't assign other Beastman Soldiers to protect the injured ones, as the attacks came from overhead.
Fortunately, the Beastman Wizard timely cast healing magic to save the critically injured soldier, preventing any losses.
However, a Beastman Archer was still killed in action in a short time.
The remaining four archers continuously drew their bows and shot arrows, only managing to kill two Scavenger Eagles, while a large flock still circled in the sky, occasionally swooping down for sneak attacks.
For units focused on short-range attacks, they were powerless against them.
This was quite troubling.
Luckily, Rosen could transform, immediately cancelling the transformation of the Beastman Cavalry, and in a flash, transformed into a Beastman Archer.
Drawing the bow and releasing the arrow, an arrow struck a Scavenger Eagle, killing it instantly as it plummeted from the sky.
His Beastman Archer didn't have such high damage, requiring on average five arrow shots to kill a single Scavenger Eagle.
But for Rosen, it was a one-hit kill.
After all, the Beastman Archer Rosen transformed into had heroic attributes, with formidable attack power evident.
And his awakened state was a rare hero template, even at C-level, surpassing A-level hero attack power.
After transforming into a Beastman Archer, he naturally gained the well-trained archery skills of an archer, almost never missing a shot.
With Rosen's addition, the Scavenger Eagles in the sky were quickly shot down, reducing their numbers significantly.
Seeing the tide turn, the remaining ten or so Scavenger Eagles immediately flew away to escape the battlefield.
Rosen chose not to pursue, as there could be other threats in the forest, and the fallen items on the ground needed timely collection.
This fight with the Scavenger Eagles contributed a total of 35 Gold Coins and 26 Lord Coins to him, and he also found a [Fine Woodcutting Axe].
It could be equipped by Beastman Laborers to increase wood gathering efficiency by 50%.
Leading the remaining Beastman Legion deeper into the forest, soon they heard the dense sound of woodcutting and trees falling.
What they saw ahead was a group of Undead Laborers, pallid and shriveled, with heavy dark circles under their eyes, looking like vampires or like internet café enthusiasts staying up late cultivating immortality.
Their numbers were around 15.
Wild creatures definitely wouldn't be organized to carry out woodcutting activities, indicating a vast territory behind these Undead Laborers.
Approaching further might alert the enemy territory, so Rosen planned to shoot the Undead Laborers from a distance, causing some destruction and slowing down the enemy territory's development.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
He shot arrows at the Undead Laborers in front while the four Beastman Archers behind him responded by releasing arrows.
Rosen then commanded the Beastman Soldiers to prevent them from charging at the Undead Laborers.
Three Undead Laborers met their death, the wood they carried on their shoulders scattered on the ground, while the remaining twelve altogether dropped their tasks and charged at Rosen in pursuit.
The laborers had some attack power, but it was very weak.
This seemed to trigger the enemy faction's laborer assault signal.
Rosen didn't mind, casually shooting them down one by one.
But suddenly from the forest's rear, a large number of the Undead Legion poured in!
Rosen became genuinely alarmed.
A group of bloated figures, dragging intestines behind them, exuding a dark green poisonous mist, were Butchers.
A group grabbing their faces with both hands, with their faces bloodied and mutilated, constantly emitting resentful screams, were Abominators.
Three machines engraved with Ghost King emblems, shrouded in ghastly energy, were Soul-Throwing Machines, projecting vengeful spirits causing continuous blood loss to targets.
And a hulking black Demon with an elusive visage!
This lineup utterly dumbfounded Rosen.
Without another word, he led the Beastman Legion in a hasty escape from the forest.
The enemy camp had even unlocked long-range throwing equipment, suggesting their territory had upgraded to a level two barrack.
This progress surpassed Rosen by far too much.
Having witnessed the Undead Territory's advanced development speed, he no longer held himself in high regard.
At least in territory development, he was not on par with the strategic capabilities of the Lord's Realm AI.
"The Lord's Realm is just for hero training, it shouldn't be able to allow these Undead to attack in the short term, right?" Rosen felt anxious.
He realized that the prior assault by twenty Undead Archers was merely an appetizer.
After surviving the pursuit by the Undead, Rosen immediately contacted a schoolmate.
That classmate previously mentioned they activated a Magic Beast Territory.
"Hey classmate, I'm also in Magic Beast Territory. In the past month since activating your territory, have you encountered any major dangers?" Rosen quickly asked.
He wanted to ascertain whether the Undead Territory beyond the forest would launch an attack on the Lord's territory within a month.
After waiting a few minutes, Rosen received a response: "Brother, you're also in World of Warcraft territory, right? Maybe we can be friends and share some intelligence."
Fortunately, the other person's attitude was humble, and Rosen didn't meet any resistance.
"What should I call you, brother?" the schoolmate asked Rosen.
Rosen certainly couldn't reveal his real name; otherwise, the other person might directly block him, so he said, "Just call me Xiaozhang."
After giving a random alias, the other person also revealed his surname, letting Rosen call him Xiaoye.
After chatting for a few minutes, Rosen roughly learned what the Magic Beast Territory had experienced within a month.
In brief, in the first two days, they occasionally faced random invasions by Dog-headed Demons and Minotaurs in varying numbers. From the second day, Undead Archers began invading more frequently, almost every three days, each time consisting of twenty Undead Archers.
Up until now, Xiaoye had just cleared a wave of Undead Archers.
This meant that within a month, the Undead Territory wouldn't send a large powerful force to attack!
Having acquired this information, Rosen intended to share the situation he discovered beyond the forest with the other person.
After all, reciprocity ensures a sense of sincerity.
A voice echoed in his mind again: "Host, please do not disclose information about the Undead Territory, and receive a reward of [Hero Resurrection Scroll]!"
The sudden system prompt made Rosen delete the message he was halfway through typing and chose to remain silent.
A Hero Resurrection Scroll!
It was equivalent to an extra life for Rosen!
Even if an accident befell him, he wouldn't be utterly defeated!
Rosen could only choose to disappoint Xiaoye.
After closing the chat window, Rosen indeed received the system's reward.
A scroll with a golden glow appeared in the Lord's Storage Realm, automatically activating if Rosen faced a mortal threat in the future.
"The reward has been given, what would happen if I now regretted it and informed Xiaoye about the Undead Territory?"
Rosen suddenly had the desire to test the system's capabilities, mainly because he wasn't sure if the system could monitor his actions.
He then reopened the chat window and shared the information about the Undead Territory with Xiaoye.
The latter was astonished, surprised he hadn't noticed another territory beyond the forest!
He sincerely thanked Rosen for the forewarning and promised to share any Magic Beast Territory news with him in the future.
After waiting some time, Rosen heard no further system messages.
The Hero Resurrection Scroll in the storage realm wasn't reclaimed either.
This implied that once rewards were distributed, there was no possibility of retraction for any reason.
"This rocks, the system can actually be fooled!" Rosen thought with delight.