Chapter 1097: Chapter 1097

According to their usual practice, without any signs of an ambush, the Sandpeople would not linger, continuing to push forward towards the front, as this place was not suitable for rest.

Following their old routine, after crossing the mountain pass, they used to rest at an oasis ahead.

But now, the oasis had been occupied by Du You and turned into Border City. Therefore, they needed to pass through, eradicate Border City first, then occupy the oasis and rest at its location.

In their eyes, a newly established kingdom could at most possess one or two fifth tier warriors. Although they were the Vanguard Team this time, they had ten fifth-tier warriors with them. Even without any priests, the Quicksand soldiers were not weak.

Just an oasis, they didn’t believe there would be many strong opponents, so they practically ignored its potential threat.

Perhaps, by the time they arrived, that city would turn into a ghost town. The more they thought so, the more carefree they became, walking forward with high spirits.

"Look quickly, their vanguard has already arrived," Lin Yushi whispered from the shadows, observing the front.

With a faint smile, Du You said, "A very arrogant team, even better, perhaps we could wipe them out in one fell swoop."

The reason Du You had set up an ambush here was not due to a lack of strength, but rather to fully annihilate the enemy. It was preferable to not reveal too much of his own strength, so as not to alert the main enemy force.

His fifth-tier soldiers were numerous, and more arrived monthly. However, being in an accumulation phase, Du You did not wish for too many fifth-tier soldiers to suffer casualties. It was better to preserve as many as possible.

The more he won battles through various techniques and traps, the more he could lower the enemy’s estimation of his actual strength.

"Good, they are coming, they are coming," Du You watched intently, while carefully adjusting the position of his Hellfire Spiders. A group of them was moving towards the very center.

The Sandpeople’s vanguard mostly walked on the ground, unaware of any problems underfoot.

Those few who shifted through the sand just brushed the surface, not going deep enough. So the Hellfire Spiders burrowed even deeper were undetected. Otherwise, accidentally bumping into the Hellfire Spiders would likely expose them. Seeing that no Sandpeople detected anything unusual, Du You breathed a sigh of relief.

The Destruction Flames he was ready to deploy were also paused, and he continued to watch.

"They are coming, their main force has come, great, they have deeply entered into the center of the trap."

Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi held their long bows, ready to attack. The Sand Snakes and Sand Wolves had entered the trap area, followed by the regular army. Finally, the regular troops delved deep into the interior.

What they didn’t realize was that beneath their feet was a dense cluster of Hellfire Spiders. When Du You saw these people reach the designated position, he issued a mental command, detonating all the Hellfire Spiders in the center. "Detonate the central Hellfire Spiders, others to explode upon contact with any creature." The distance was not very far, and Du You’s command was executed excellently.

In an instant, the sounds of explosions erupted, and the unsuspecting Sandpeople experienced a fierce eruption of black flames along with explosions beneath their feet.

Several fifth-tiers sensed something was off and immediately either wrapped themselves in quicksand for defense or leaped into the air. Yet, some fifth-tiers were still unlucky enough to be enveloped by the flames.

The power of this batch of Hellfire Spiders was not very strong, but their numbers were excessive. All the third-tier and lower Sandpeople were either turned into dried corpses by flames immediately or killed outright by the explosive impact.

And those fourth-tier Sandpeople in the center, due to the overwhelming number of exploding Hellfire Spiders, also turned into dried corpses one by one. Those further from the center were either injured or had yet to step on a mine.

The unluckiest was a fifth-tier Sandperson who was injured in this attack.

"What exactly is going on? What are those flames?" Several fifth-tier Sandpeople looked extremely disturbed. The explosion just now, although none of their fifth-tier elites had died, having some injured was a disgrace. Moreover, almost all the elite troops they had brought were wiped out—these were the Sandpeople’s future upper class.

As for those civilians, they didn’t care about them; their deaths didn’t matter, although the losses were not insignificant.

At this moment, the civilian Sandpeople were running around in panic, even the Wild Wolves were scattering. Explosions intermittently erupted from underneath, killing both Sandpeople and Wild Wolves on the surface.

Sometimes, by luck, elite Sand Snakes and Sand Wolves also died in some numbers, throwing the entire battlefield into complete chaos.

Just then, a dragon roar thundered through the sky, and Dragon Might erupted as a dark dragon dove from above. The Sand Sculptures and Sand Sculpture Knights in the air felt a chill, and one by one, they started falling.

Only two were able to resist, the only two fifth-tier Sand Sculpture Knights among the group. However, they were in grave danger under the combined assault of Xiaozi and the Black Jade Griffin King, and when the Ghost Pattern Crow unfolded its Weakening Aura, their deaths were imminent.

Seeing the sudden attack from the sky, the faces of the group turned extremely ugly. However, the assault did not stop. An arrow flew in, instantly penetrating a fifth-tier Sandperson, followed by a Highly Toxic Explosion that enveloped the surrounding Sandpeople.

Sandpeople have high resistance to poison, yet the toxicity of the Explosive Poison Snipe was strong enough to significantly weaken them still.

Following that, Lin Yushi unleashed a Demon-breaking Scattering over a wide area, enveloping all the fifth-tier Sandpeople.

When Du You arrived, only two fifth-tier Sandpeople were left on the ground, both injured. The combat power of these Quicksand soldiers really wasn’t up to par, mediocre even among their own tier.

Before Du You could engage in combat, Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi had already dealt with them with a Spiral Snipe and a Thunderstorm Arrow.

Looking up at the sky, the bodies of two fifth-tier Quicksand soldiers were just falling down, this time without Du You lifting a finger. The rest, left scrambling around, couldn’t escape due to being in their own minefield.

"Dispose of them," Du You commanded, waving his hand as a vast array of Dark Flame Arrows were released, and the sisters started using wide-area attacks to annihilate these foes. Facing these ordinary Sandpeople, everyone used their skills at reduced strength. Utilizing wider ranges and weaker powers made the slaughter all the more convenient.

The entire fight had been long in the preparation, but from the moment of detonation to its conclusion, it lasted less than twenty minutes. The majority of this time was still spent on exterminating ordinary Sandpeople and creatures like Wild Wolves. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱