This sounds terrifying; Lanling is to face three thousand airborne knights alone.
But with the speed of the three-headed Chimera Beast, it can never be caught. Moreover, Lanling’s archery skills are almost against the natural order, and with the crystal arrows offered by Sisi, facing three thousand enemies alone is entirely doable. Not to mention, the three-headed Chimera can breathe fire, poison, and use ultrasonic attacks.
One could say, a single three-headed Chimera Beast is enough to turn the tide of the entire battle.
Otherwise, Lanling would have been helpless against those three thousand Gryphon Knights and hundreds of Dragonhawk Knights.
When the real battle breaks out, these three thousand airborne forces will deliver a devastating blow to the Flame Demon Tribe.
Thirty thousand Centaur Army against a million-strong ground army of the Black Demon Banner.
Lanling rides the three-headed Chimera Beast to battle the three thousand Gryphon Knights of the Black Demon Banner.
The next key element is Nai Shu’s secret weapon unit, but no information has yet come from Sisi.
"Master, if I’m not mistaken, the secret weapon unit Nai Shu seeks is the Mammoth Army," said the Mirror Demon King.
"Mammoth Army?" Lanling asked, "Are they elephants?"
"Not exactly elephants," the Mirror Demon King replied. "The Mammoth Tribe is, in a way, indigenous Barbarian Tribes of the Southern Barbaric Lands. They are not mounts but individual warriors."
Lanling asked, "So, can they be described as Mammoth People?"
"Yes, they have their own intelligence," the Mirror Demon King said. "The Mammoth Tribe is very simple and stubborn and they’ve always been at peace with the world. Long ago, they owed a significant favor to the Black Demon Banner, and they always repay their debts!"
Lanling then asked, "How strong are the Mammoth Warriors?"
The Mirror Demon King said, "Extremely powerful, each Mammoth Warrior stands over ten meters high, fifteen meters long, and weighs more than 100,000 jin! Having constantly battled with trees, the earth, and cliffs, their bodies are hard as iron, resistant to swords and spears."
Lanling asked, "What about their eyes? I could shoot their eyes through with an arrow, right into their brain."
The Mirror Demon King said, "They are aware that eyes are their only weakness, so each Mammoth Warrior has inlaid a crystal stone in their eye sockets, impenetrable by swords or spears. Also, powerful Mammoth Warriors can sense their surroundings with their trunks. Master, if you ask the Centaur Warriors, you’ll know just how formidable the Mammoth Warriors are." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel•fire.net
Lanling immediately asked, "Xie Li, Chiyen, do you know about the Mammoth Warriors?"
Both Xie Li and Chiyen looked stunned and said, "Of course we know, we Centaurs greatly admire their strength and nobility."
The Centaur Tribe looks down on everyone, yet the Mammoth Tribe can make two Khans express admiration—impressive.
Lanling asked, "In terms of combat power alone, how do you compare to the Mammoth Warriors?"
After a moment of silence, Khan Xie Li said, "When the Centaur Army charges, it is like blazing fire, like an unstoppable sharp blade. But when the Mammoth Warriors charge, it is like a roaring tsunami, like heaven and earth collapsing!"
Hearing this, Lanling understood.
The Mammoth Tribe is very conservative, gentle in nature, and at peace with the world.
However, their combat power is nearly unbeatable.
Lanling asked, "How many Mammoth Warriors are there in the entire Black Demon Banner Territory?"
The Mirror Demon King said, "They are herbivorous and love massive bananas, various fruits, sweet potatoes, and even leaves the most."
Hearing this, Lanling understood!
Being herbivorous means a huge tribe, since they are basically never short of food.
Monstrous beasts like the gigantic Demonic Fang Tiger are very rare because they need meat, and even a few dozen miles might not provide enough to sustain one.
The Mirror Demon King said, "According to my estimates, there should be over a thousand Mammoth Warriors in the Black Demon Banner Territory."
Lanling’s scalp went numb immediately.
A thousand Mammoth Warriors?
Each one weighing between eighty to a hundred thousand jin, essentially a moving fortress.
To pit his twenty to thirty thousand Centaur Army against the Mammoth Warriors, even if they won, they would face casualties of nearly half, and such a loss is unbearable for Lanling.
It seems that Nai Shu’s secret weapon unit is far stronger than imagined.
Lanling asked, "Do these Mammoth Tribe Warriors have any natural enemies?"
After a moment of thought, the Mirror Demon King said, "It seems not, even airborne forces find it difficult to cause them harm."
Lanling thought of the dinosaurs of the Jurassic era; their natural enemies were their ecological environment.
Of course, these Mammoth Tribe members are not as gigantic as dinosaurs, but within the Black Demon Banner Territory, they have no natural enemies.
Khan Chiyen said, "Master, we Centaurs are willing to fight to the death against the Mammoth Tribe, even at the cost of seven to eight thousand deaths."
Lanling shook his head; although Khan Xie Li and Khan Chiyen were willing to sacrifice so many Centaurs, Lanling couldn’t bear it.
They are his invincible cavalry; to lose so many on a single Black Demon Banner battlefield, Lanling simply couldn’t stand it.
Moreover, with such heavy casualties among the Centaur Army, how would they battle against Nai Shu’s million-strong army?
Even the Mirror Demon King can’t deal with the Mammoth Army, which is indeed a rather difficult problem to solve.
At this moment, Yin Ji raised her hand.
Immediately, all eyes turned toward her.
Her exquisitely beautiful face flushed slightly as she said, "I have a method, but I can’t guarantee it!"
Lanling was pleasantly surprised, "Tell me!"
Yin Ji said, "When I was in the Human Kingdom, I spent a long time studying at the Yanjing Divine Dragon Sanctuary. The Dragon Temple has a Demonic Laboratory dedicated to researching the Barbaric Wilderness’s Barbarians and Demon Races. Ordinarily, with my rank, I wouldn’t have had access to the high-level secrets of the Demonic Laboratory. However, my fiancé once took me inside the Demonic Laboratory to please me, as I was very curious about the Barbaric Wilderness; there, I accidentally saw some information about the Mammoth Warriors."
Yin Ji’s fiancé was probably the Crown Prince of the Xiliang Kingdom, and compared to her, his position in the Dragon Temple was indeed higher, on par with Zhi Li.
"Continue," Lanling urged.
Yin Ji said, "I don’t need to mention the strength of the Mammoth Warriors. Through the research at the Demonic Laboratory, there is something that has a lethal effect on the Mammoth Warriors. No matter how powerful the Mammoth Warrior, once it comes into contact with the juice of this thing, it will immediately fall into a deep sleep."
"What is it?" Lanling asked.
Yin Ji widened her eyes and looked at Lanling, saying, "I’ll tell you, but only if you agree to one condition!"
At this, Lanling was speechless.
This is a woman, a simple-minded and innocent woman.
No mature politician would be so naïve.
At this scene, Suo Mo, Khan Chiyen, and Khan Xie Li all looked awkward.
"Chieftain, I will take my leave first."
Then all three withdrew, leaving just Lanling and Yin Ji in the room!
Lanling’s face was cold and sullen!
He disliked being thus coerced.
Furthermore, it was childish of Yin Ji to use such a matter, critical to the tribe’s survival, to make demands.
Yin Ji’s behavior disappointed him greatly.
Seeing Lanling’s icy expression, Yin Ji was not afraid.
She stared into Lanling’s eyes with her wide, beautiful eyes, her exquisite and lovely face filled with stubbornness, saying, "You promise me my condition, and I will tell you what can defeat the mighty Mammoth Army."
"What is your condition?" Lanling asked.
"Sit there and listen quietly as I play a song," Yin Ji said.
Lanling was taken aback; this... this is a condition?
But soon, he understood. This was Yin Ji’s way of taking a firm stand. Aren’t you, Lanling, so great? Aren’t you refusing to date me? Then I will force you to date me.
This is truly an individualistic and imaginative cute girl!
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