The mercenaries left happily with what they had gained in Sal City.

The tasks they received in the mercenary union were all related to material collection, and in the material shop in Sal City, the mercenaries found all the required mission items, and the price was absolutely cheap, plus the discount promised by Leon, it was just like taking it for nothing!

The mercenaries only hated that they had too little money on them, otherwise they would definitely buy out the whole shop.

Leon personally sent them away, believing that after these mercenaries returned, the news about Sal Ling would quickly spread throughout the Gelley region, and Thrall City would definitely become lively at that time.

Just when Leon was full of ambition and preparing to make a big move, a bad news came - a large number of traces of swamp water demons have been discovered in the west of Salling, and a higher-level demon clan has appeared!

Upon receiving the news, Leon immediately withdrew all the hunting parties and convened an emergency military meeting, with all the important figures of the Thrall Territory present, including the Ug tribe.

"There are a lot of them, and there are only three swamp crocodiles found by our sentinels in the river!" said Ironhide with a solemn expression, "and a few Naga banshees!"

The Naga Banshees are a rare race among the demon clans, and like the black elves, the entire tribe is full of female surnames, half human and half snake bodies, and they are natural ice water mages.

If you encounter a Naga Banshee in the water, then ten Iron Skins will not be able to defeat one of them, and the Naga are also the overlords of the Western Everglades.

Of course, the Naga banshees are not without their weaknesses, and their abilities will be much weakened if they leave the water.

This time, the enemy invasion was detected in advance, thanks to the hippopotamus warriors of the Uge tribe.

Although the current Uger tribe is still in the forest by the waterfall, it has a very close relationship with the city of Thall, and at the request of Leon, sentinels have been placed in the main forest channels.

Since Leon and the others helped the Uger tribe repel the sneak attack of the swamp water demon more than two months ago, the enemy has not died down, frequently using the rivers crisscrossing the forest to launch attacks, and even posed a threat to Salling's hunting party.

It can be said that the swamp water demon is the biggest enemy that Salling is currently facing, and now there is an even more powerful Naga banshee.

"Since the swamp water monsters are nocturnal and afraid of the sun, the Naga Banshee can't do without water..."Concordia said in a deep voice, "Why don't we stick to Sal City at night and look for opportunities to fight back during the day." ”

Concordia's idea makes a lot of sense, such a tactic can make full use of the defensive advantages of Sal City, and it is impossible for the swamp water monsters to jump on the walls, as long as they are closely defended, there is no gap to drill, and sooner or later they will have to return with a feather.

Leon nodded and said: "It is very beneficial for us to defend Sal City, but we have thousands of acres of wheat fields outside the city, if they attack unfavorably and destroy the wheat fields to vent their anger, then the hardships of our farm in the past two months will be in vain, and the food source in the second half of the year will become a big problem." ”

At present, Saarling's grain storage is close to the bottom line, and it is all made up for by hunting from the forest and fishing in the Nucang River.

The rye planted in the reclaimed wheat fields has less than a month to mature, which can be said to be the hope of the entire tribe in the next half a year.

"That's a real problem, the Collingworth Territory's trade blockade against us continues, and hunting and fishing alone can't meet the needs of our territory. Elder Munstein said with a frown.

"So my idea is to take the initiative, the enemy's actions are inseparable from the river, then we will intercept them on the river!" Leon slammed his fist on the table: "Only by maiming and beating them will they know that we are not easy to mess with!"

"Concordia, Rock Hammer, gather the camp and the guards at once, and prepare for battle!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Concordia and Rock Hammer immediately stood up and said loudly.

Woo!

For the first time, the battle horn sounded in Sal City, and all the warriors of the Thunder Beast War Camp urgently gathered and set out for the outside of the city, with only about a hundred warriors remaining in Thrall City.

This time, Sal Ling can be said to have done his best, the Leon war camp dispatched the main force of 700 warriors, all the 100 soldiers of the Leon Lord Guard's team participated, and the shaman elder Munstan and the mage Akran went out with the army!

This battle was the first real war that had broken out since the establishment of the Sal Territory, and although the scale was not large, it was related to the future and fate of this new territory!

......... The Heishui River, like the Nucang River, originates in the Everglades, but the river first flows northeast into the mountains, then winds its way to the southeast, winding half of the Saar Territory and joining the Nucang River.

The Heishui River is an important river in the Saar Territory, and its two branches lead to the Tielubao area of the Western Xinjiang Province and the Southwest Province respectively, and are connected with more than a dozen large and small streams and small rivers, forming a huge water network in the entire western part of the Saar Territory.

It is through this river that the swamp water demon enters the Thrall Territory and threatens Thrall City in the east.

The wide river, the deep water, and the black aquatic plants in the river became the biggest help for the water demons, and thousands of swamp water demons, led by a few Naga, descended the river and approached the hinterland of the Sal Territory.

Unlike the swamp water monsters, who are afraid of the sun, the Naga Banshee is able to use spells to create a mist barrier outside of her body to keep her body moist.

This layer of mist is also like their armor, covering the vital parts of their bodies.

Each of the Naga banshees had beautiful features, perhaps because of their long immersion in the water, their faces were pale blue, their elongated blue eyes shimmered with a gloomy light, and their blood-red lips were flanked with sharp fangs, as if they were ready to be devoured at any moment.

The most peculiar thing is the snake body and snake tail on the lower half of their body entrenched in the shuttle boat, and the black scale armor covering the surface appears and disappears in the mist, which makes people shudder.

The banshees still hold gray staffs in their hands, and their natural spell-casting ability makes every Naga a natural mage, and it is also an existence that cannot be taken lightly among the demon clan.

As the sky darkened, the sun could not penetrate the dense canopy above the forest, and could only barely cast dappled light and shadow.

The speed of the shuttle slowed down, and a swamp water demon emerged from under the water, and the entire river was black, and among them was the terrifying figure of the swamp giant crocodile.

A naga screamed, and the uncontrolled shuttle slowly turned closer to the riverbank, and the swamp water monsters began to land.

At this moment, a Naga who was still on the boat looked moved, as if she had noticed something, and turned her head to look at the woods on the side of the riverbank, her blue eyes flashing with fierce light.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Suddenly, countless feathered arrows and crossbow arrows flew out of the woods dozens of meters away, forming a rain of arrows that fell on the swamp water monsters who landed on the shore.

Hiss!~ Clusters of blood flowers burst open, and the swamp water demon who was caught off guard suddenly fell in a large area.

Many of the arrows came straight at the three Nagas, but they were bounced away by the mist that shrouded them, and two of the Nagas screamed and waved their staffs rapidly.

I saw the torrent surging on the originally gentle river, and the silver-white water arrows shot from the water to the woods, and the sound was extremely amazing!

The ambusher's rain of arrows was immediately and greatly frustrated, and many of the arrows were shot down directly in the air, and they could no longer pose a threat to the swamp water monsters that landed on the shore.

In the woods, two hundred warriors with large shields were exposed, and they raised their shields to provide timely cover for the archers behind them.

Quite a few water arrows hit their shields, making a dull sound of "poof" and "poof", and the force was quite strong.

These warriors hiding in the woods were, of course, the Thunderbeast Warcamp led by Leon.

The Thunder Beast War Camp was able to set up an ambush here in advance, of course, not because Leon had the ability to be an unpredictable prophet, but because the banks of the river in this place were the closest to Thrall City, and the swamp water demons had attacked the Uger tribe through here several times.

As soon as this information was in Leon's hands, he immediately used it.

"The archers shoot back, and the thunderbeasts throw their guns!"

Leon swung his sword to block a water arrow flying towards him, and immediately issued a new order.

All the crossbowmen completed the last wave of their attacks as fast as they could, and immediately retreated deeper into the woods, while three hundred warriors took their place, struggling to throw their pike guns.

The large trees in the forest greatly affected the projection, but also provided them with the best protection, and the Thunderbeast warriors did not need to aim accurately, just threw the shuttle gun into the river to complete the task.

Those swamp water demons who had just paid for the water immediately fell into bad luck, these shuttle guns all have sharp metal spear heads, and they are extremely powerful and penetrating, even if they are not hit, they are seriously injured if they are shot.

Dozens of water demons sank to the bottom in an instant, screaming one after another, and their blood polluted the entire surface of the river.

The three Naga banshees' eyes turned green with anger, and they roared in anger, and the water arrows counterattacked more and more fiercely.

One of the Naga raised a high wall of water on the surface of the river and pushed straight up the riverbank, providing a solid barrier for the swamp water demon.

"Retreat!"

Leon did not hesitate to order, more and more swamp water demons successfully landed, and the two swamp giant crocodiles also had to climb ashore, under the cover of the three Naga banshees on the other side, it would definitely not be a wise choice for the thunder beast camp to have a decisive battle with them here.

His ambush this time was to test the opponent's strength, and to dampen the opponent's spirit.

Now that these two goals have been achieved, there is no need to go head-to-head with the other party right away.

With Leon's command, the Thunder Beast warriors disappeared from the woods on the bank of the river as fast as they could.

By the time the thousands of swamp water monsters had landed, they could no longer find a single enemy in the dark woods.

The Naga Banshee's face turned iron-blue.

(To be continued)