Chapter 80: Infiltration

As night fell, thick clouds obscured the silver moon in the sky.

The moonlight was faint, like a delicate ink wash painting in the dark night, barely visible.

About five or six hundred meters from the southern gate of Firefly City, three scouts lay in a dug trench, watching the movements at the city gate.

"This Firefly City is like a tortoise shell. We've been attacking for so many days and still can't break through. It's really exhausting."

"Sigh, ultimately, it's the Blackstone Leopards. Those creatures are too troublesome. I heard they were made by a wizard."

"Tsk tsk, a wizard, huh? I've heard that it's because there's a wizard on the side of the Shimmering Territory that the Marquis sent two barons over here to create such a big commotion."

"Is a wizard really as powerful as the legends say?"

The scout on the far left spoke half-believingly, but after a while, he noticed his two companions had not responded. He turned in confusion and was shocked to find them lying still on the ground, unmoving.

"Not good!"

His heart tightened as he immediately sensed something was wrong. Just as he was about to spring up, he felt a sharp pain in his neck, and his consciousness quickly plunged into eternal darkness.

Sunan slowly retracted his hand, his face calm and devoid of any emotion.

With his current physical prowess rivaling that of a peak knight, silently dispatching three scouts who weren't even knights was effortless.

After carefully examining the faces and bodies of the corpses, Sunan softly uttered an incantation.

Under the moonlight, his figure and appearance swiftly transformed, and in the blink of an eye, he looked exactly like the fallen scout.

Even his clothes and weapons were identical.

**[Magic Disguise]**!

This spell allowed the caster to alter their appearance, including attire and equipment.

It was somewhat similar to **[Transmutation]**.

The difference was that **[Magic Disguise]** could only change one's appearance; even if transformed into a creature, the caster would not gain any abilities of that creature.

Additionally, human spellcasters could only transform into human forms, humanoid creatures, or other bipedal beings resembling humans, but not into creatures of other races.

Once the disguise was complete, Sunan woke the other two scouts and cast **[Charm Human]** to control them.

With everything prepared, Sunan instructed the two scouts to carry him as they hurried back to the camp of Baron Storm's army.

The camp of Baron Storm was brightly lit.

The bright lights extended a hundred meters beyond the camp, making it easy for anyone approaching to be detected.

"Halt!"

The guards immediately spotted the approaching trio and commanded them to stop.

"We were attacked by the enemy, and one of our brothers is injured!" 

The captain of the guards signaled for everyone to be on alert and stepped forward to inspect. He quickly recognized the three scouts as the ones sent out to monitor the city gate. Seeing the bloodied wound on the injured man, his doubts eased a little.

"Did the enemy leave the city?"

"No, Firefly City hasn't opened its gates. The ones who attacked us must have been enemy scouts."

Hearing this, the captain relaxed, glad that the enemy had not sent out troops.

However, as a precaution, he instructed one of his subordinates, "Hamm, go report this to Lord Thomas."

"Yes, Captain!" A soldier nodded and hurried off.

The captain turned back to the three scouts and waved his hand. "You can go in now. Take the injured one to the medical area."

The two scouts thanked him and rushed into the depths of the camp, carrying their 'injured comrade' to the infirmary.

The captain couldn't help but inwardly admire the camaraderie among these three.

In the center of the camp, a command tent.

Inside the spacious tent, a group of people sat around together.

Baron Storm sat at the head of the table, his expression dark and silent.

The other commanders below observed with detached expressions, remaining equally silent.

After a long while, Baron Storm finally broke the silence with a hoarse voice.

"It has been five days. Despite our significant numerical advantage, why have you not yet captured Firefly City? Give me a reasonable explanation!"

Several older commanders twitched at the corners of their eyes, unable to suppress their inner thoughts.

Numerical advantage, indeed.

While their forces outnumbered those of Firefly City, they were still facing the Blackstone Cavalry, an elite unit.

Not to mention, those five hundred Blackstone Leopards were more effective for defending the city than ten thousand soldiers.

If it weren't for the fact that they had numerous knights on their side, they might have been forced to retreat long ago.

For Baron Storm to say such a thing indicated that his military capabilities were lacking compared to his brothers.

However, the truth was, if he were not so mediocre and easily controlled, the Marquis of Golden Rock would never have supported him to take this position.

Sensing that he had lost his temper, Baron Storm took a deep breath to calm his anger and coldly said, "That coward Key is holed up inside the city, refusing to engage us in a frontal battle. Can we bypass Firefly City and directly attack the Shimmering Territory, forcing him to come out?"

At this suggestion, the expressions of the assembled commanders twitched even more.

One commander finally couldn't hold back and spoke up, "My lord, if we don't take Firefly City first, what if they send troops from there to attack us while we're assaulting the Shimmering Territory? The consequences would be disastrous!"

Baron Storm's expression froze as he realized he had asked a foolish question. He angrily retorted, "Then what do you suggest we do?!"

The commanders exchanged glances, unsure of how to respond.

After a long pause, an older commander finally suggested, "My lord, we don't need to rush. Time is on our side. We just need to wait until Baron Winter Frost captures Qilin City and joins forces with us. With both armies combined, breaking through Firefly City will be much easier."

Baron Storm's expression darkened.

He understood this logic all too well.

However, if they did that, the credit for the assault on the Shimmering Territory would largely go to Baron Winter Frost.

He was not willing to be a pawn for Baron Winter Frost!

Realizing this, Baron Storm firmly rejected, "No, we must capture Firefly City before Baron Winter Frost arrives!"

The other commanders exchanged glances, their faces revealing their helplessness.

Just then, commotion erupted outside.

Baron Storm, already frustrated, slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Who dares to violate camp discipline and make noise in the middle of the night? Drag them out and execute them!"

"My lord, something's wrong!"

The commander who had spoken earlier suddenly stood up and, without waiting for Baron Storm's response, rushed out of the tent with a serious expression.

The others quickly followed, rushing outside the tent.

Once outside, the sounds became much clearer.

They could hear distant, eerie screams.

"That direction... it's the infirmary!" the commander exclaimed, his face changing dramatically.

At that moment, a messenger rushed over, panic evident on his face as he knelt down and urgently said, "My lord, there are monsters appearing in the infirmary!"

"Monsters? What kind of monsters?" Baron Storm looked bewildered.

But he wouldn't have to wonder for long.

With a thunderous crash, a tent a hundred meters away was suddenly sent flying into the air, and a gust of wind blew away the dust, revealing a towering, humanoid figure made entirely of rock.

With a single punch, it smashed down, crushing several soldiers along with their armor into a bloody pulp and leaving a massive crater in the ground.

The terrifying power made many commanders' scalps tingle.

In the distance, more identical rock creatures were rampaging, slaughtering the panicking soldiers.

"What... what is happening?" 

Baron Storm stared in horror at the monsters.

This was the core of their camp, heavily guarded by thousands of troops. How had these monsters appeared here?

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