The sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of crimson.
The Wolf Head Tribe's encampment sprawled for dozens of miles, its settlements arranged in concentric circles.
Normally, the entire settlement would be filled with revelry and the sounds of joyous slaughter. Today, however, it echoed with piercing screams.
Two thousand humans, clad in full armor of various colors and wielding an assortment of weapons, moved through the Wolf Head Tribe's territory.
They were utterly ruthless, silent, and showed no mercy to any Wolf Head Tribe member they encountered.
Wolf Head tribesmen fell one after another at the hands of the humans. Where they passed, only corpses remained on the ground.
Once the Wolf Head Tribe members in a settlement were annihilated, they would depart, flying towards the next.
As they left, fireballs rained from the sky, reducing everything to ashes, leaving no trace behind.
They moved like reapers of life, advancing, slaughtering.
Suddenly, the sky darkened abruptly. Lin Yu felt a slight jolt of alarm and looked up, only to see tens of thousands of Wolf Head Tribe members, all of seventh tier or higher, returning from the battlefield.
Leading the charge was the largest Wolf Head Tribe member, their chieftain, Lang Feng.
He surveyed the scene below, his eyes falling upon his clansmen being slaughtered with impunity, the ground littered with corpses, and the distant plumes of flame and smoke. He was consumed by rage.
They had left their encampment to retaliate at the human base. In a mere two hours, the enemy had raided their homeland, devastating dozens of their camps and, by rough estimates, claiming the lives of a hundred thousand clansmen.
His fury burned, his anger intensifying with every thought.
Gazing down at the humans below, who, upon seeing their return, had utterly ignored them and continued their relentless killing, the Wolf Head tribesmen could no longer suppress their wrath.
"Chieftain, I request to descend personally and slay these enemies!"
"I too request to take vengeance with my own hands and avenge our clansmen!"
"Indeed, they must not be spared. They are only seventh tier. Even with two thousand of them, I can easily handle them and kill them all!"
These Wolf Head Tribe warriors were elites, the upper echelon of their people, generally possessing eighth-tier strength. Thus, their eagerness to fight was palpable.
They saw this as an easy victory, a gift of merit. After all, they were mere seventh-tier humans. What threat could two thousand of them pose?
He could easily lead a few hundred warriors and cut through these enemies, then, once they were terrified, he could indulge in a thorough slaughter and exact his revenge!
Alas, they were destined to underestimate their foe.
Lang Feng's expression turned grim. He pointed downwards and declared, "Lang Nu, Lang Xi, Lang Zheng, Lang Gan!"
"We are here!"
"Each of you, take three thousand elites and surround them. Do not let a single enemy escape! I wish to see who these individuals are, daring to attack our encampment time and time again!"
"Your subordinates obey!"
The four high-ranking Wolf Head Tribe members received their orders and departed. Shortly thereafter, they led three thousand seventh-tier Wolf Head Tribe elites, spreading out and gradually forming a surrounding encirclement.
Meanwhile.
Within this Wolf Head Tribe encampment.
The remaining several thousand Wolf Head Tribe members were overjoyed to see reinforcements arriving.
"The Chieftain is back, the humans are finished!"
"Everyone, do not give up the fight. The humans are doomed."
"Look, the Four Great Generals have arrived. They will soon complete the encirclement, and then it will be the humans' end."
The Wolf Head Tribe members shouted excitedly. They had finally received aid and would no longer face certain death.
However, their faces froze the next moment as they realized the humans had not retreated at all, nor did they seem surprised. They continued their slaughter.
No!
I don't want to die!
This was the lingering obsession of many Wolf Head Tribe members before their demise.
They were on the verge of tears, their faces contorted in despair. You are about to be surrounded, and you still don't attempt to break through. Are you truly not afraid of death?
Afraid of death?
What is there to fear when one is a clone?
Lin Yu certainly did not issue an order to break through. Instead, he instructed the clones to continue their assault.
"Keep killing! Don't mind them!"
This was Lin Yu's strategy. After all, for clones, there was no need for complex tactics; a direct charge would suffice.
Sword energy!
Boom!
Long swords materialized from thin air, converging in the sky, so dense that one could see nothing but swords.
Myriad Swords Return to Origin!
Lin Yu shouted internally.
The next second, countless streaks of sword energy shot towards the Wolf Head Tribe members who were fiercely resisting in the encampment.
Rumble!!!
The sword energy raged, falling like a torrent of rain.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"I don't want to die! Ah~"
The screams of dying creatures were chilling, even causing Lin Yu to fall silent for a moment.
The next instant, a slight thought crossed his mind, transforming into a sense of accomplishment.
"Ding, you have killed a Wolf Head Tribe member (Fourth Tier), gaining 1200 upgrade points!"
"Ding, you have killed a Wolf Head Tribe member (Fifth Tier), gaining 5000 upgrade points!"
"Ding, you have killed..."
A series of system notifications came through, instantly dispelling his nascent sense of pity.
Those not of our kind harbor different intentions. Rather than wait for them to kill us, it is better to strike first.
The slaughter continued. After the wave of sword rain subsided, few enemies remained on the ground.
At this moment, the elite Wolf Head Tribe members who had been surrounding them could no longer restrain themselves, revealing their sharp fangs.
"Roar! Humans, I will kill you all."
"Everyone, attack together and avenge our brethren!"
"Kill!"
A dark, surging mass of Wolf Head Tribe members charged from the four directions.
Lin Yu surveyed the scene and silently uttered, "Combine!"
Instantly, cocoons of light appeared where the clones stood. Each cocoon contained one hundred clones, resulting in twenty cocoons, meaning twenty combined clones.
The Wolf Head Tribe members approached.
One hundred meters!
Fifty meters!
Thirty meters!
Suddenly, they attacked!
Whirlwinds materialized from nowhere, carrying violent power with a resolute will to obliterate everything, and surged towards the clones.
Suddenly, the cocoons of light shattered.
A colossal golden Buddha hand reached out and grasped the incoming gusts of wind. The winds, intangible, were held in place by the palm, unable to advance even an inch.
The next moment, the cocoons of light broke apart, and monstrous, peculiar Buddha statues appeared before the Wolf Head Tribe members.
These Buddha statues varied in form: some possessed a hundred arms, some bore golden wheels on their backs, some had extremely long arms, some had massive palms, and some sat upon dragons and tigers.
Each great Buddha exuded an aura of majestic power, appearing benevolent yet emanating a sharp edge.
This sight caused Lang Feng's pupils to constrict.
"What skill is this?"
The Wolf Head Tribe members on either side shook their heads, having never witnessed such a technique.
Meanwhile, in a human settlement thirty miles away, someone was using a skill to project the events unfolding in the Wolf Head Tribe's encampment as an image.
If he had attempted this before, his skill would have been useless, as the Wolf Head Tribe had countermeasures that could neutralize it. However, with the drastic changes occurring in the Wolf Head Tribe's encampment, his skill could now be employed.
Everyone turned their gaze to the image displayed before them.
Instantly, gasps of astonishment filled the air.
"Who is this? How can they transform into a great Buddha?"
"We do not know this technique, having never seen it!"
"If this is one of our humans, and they can achieve such a feat, they must be a pillar of our race. We must ensure their safety."
"Dispatch the army immediately to escort them, and ensure they return alive!"
"Understood!"
Someone went to lead the army out, but a few individuals wore expressions of doubt.
The image of a single person flickered in these individuals' minds, but they quickly shook their heads.
It couldn't be him. How old is he? How could he possess such a powerful technique, let alone wield such combat prowess?