Chapter 118: Section 119: Emergency Preparations


    “It’s the Demon Beast Army of the Blue Dog Fox Wolf!”


    Zhenjin transformed into a bat monkey and had to use ultrasonic detection when flying in the dark.


    The ultrasonic detection range of the silver bat monkey stretched up to two thousand meters. Right now, Zhenjin hovered on the edge of this two-thousand-meter range, discovering large numbers of bat monkeys and Flying Squirrels.


    He continued his surveillance and soon spotted Magic Beasts like the Monkey-tailed Brown Bear and the Crocodile Head Hammer Tail Boa intruding into his detection range.


    “They are coming!”


    Zhenjin had been expecting this moment, but when it actually occurred, he still couldn’t help feeling a sinking sensation in his heart.


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    What truly jarred Zhenjin was that the Demon Beast Army’s marching route was incredibly straightforward, with their target clearly being the camp where they were stationed!


    “Can I disguise myself, get close to the Blue Dog Fox Wolf, and kill them?”


    This thought had barely surfaced in Zhenjin’s mind when an alarm bell rang within him.


    This was the intuition of an excellent warrior, and Zhenjin had always trusted it. Since his awakening on the island, his intuition had never been wrong.


    Zhenjin recalled the wailing and howling of the Blue Dog Fox Wolf he had killed before its death.


    “It seems this creature relayed a lot of crucial information, not just about my trick of luring and beheading it in an ambush, but also about the location of our camp.”


    Zhenjin hurriedly returned to a crucial point, put on his clothes and equipment, and rushed back to the camp with rapid speed.


    Arriving at the forest by the camp gate, he slowed his pace, emerging cautiously to avoid being mistakenly shot by the guards.


    “Lord Zhenjin!”


    “Lord Zhenjin has returned.”


    The guards spotted Zhenjin, shouting out and saluting one by one.


    But the next moment, they heard Zhenjin’s command, “Quick, fire three signal arrows, rally everyone–we are about to face a major battle!”


    A few breaths later, the sharp sound of the signal arrows tore through the night.


    Most people were jolted awake from their sleep.


    “What was that sound?”


    “It sounded like signal arrows…”


    Then, they heard another shriek of a signal arrow.


    Rapidly they left their beds, donned their gear, and emerged from the tents or wooden huts.


    At this moment, they heard a third signal arrow.


    “Three signal arrows signify the most critical moment has arrived.”


    “Where are the enemies?”


    The camp’s shipwrights were clamorously stirring, while former members of the Mercenary Group around Zong Ge were much quieter and more orderly.


    Zong Ge stepped out of his tent, struggling a bit due to his heavy steel armor: “What’s happening?”


    Sanda quickly approached him and explained, “Lord Zhenjin returned from his night patrol with important military intelligence. Soon, the Demon Beast Army will attack the camp. Lord Zhenjin has ordered us to join the camp and abandon this site. We have about ten minutes.”


    Zong Ge suppressed his confusion, aware that Zhenjin wasn’t joking.


    The imposing Half-Beast surveyed his surroundings and loudly ordered, “Immediately grab all the food, water, and your equipment, leave all the tents, and follow me to the camp!”


    Zong Ge, trained in the military, understood very well the critical value of rapid response. sea??h thё N??elFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Ten minutes was indeed very short. Because Zong Ge and his men still needed to enter the camp and coordinate defenses with the shipwrights.


    When Zong Ge and Sanda hurriedly arrived at the camp, they saw Zhenjin in the open ground behind the camp gate, examining a map alongside Xi Suo, Hei Juan, Zi Di, and Cang Xu.


    Seeing Zong Ge arrive, Zhenjin nodded at him and voluntarily explained, “During my night patrol, I received a divine revelation from my lord. He told me that various types of wild beasts gathering together form a significant threat coming from the northeast direction.”


    “I think apart from the Blue Dog Fox Wolf’s Demon Beast Army, there can’t be any other possibility.”


    Zong Ge had no doubts, “If it’s divine guidance, then it must be absolutely certain.”


    “How large is the scale of the Demon Beast Army?” Zong Ge continued to ask.


    “The divine instruction only goes so far. I’m not sure,” Zhenjin shook his head, frowning, “but I guess, since the Demon Beast Army is heading straight for the camp, the dying howl of the Blue Dog Fox Wolf must have left sufficient information. Given the intelligence of the Blue Dog Fox Wolf, they would not decide to attack alone. Most likely, we face not just one, but two Blue Dog Fox Wolves, along with a vast Demon Beast Army.”


    Indeed, Zhenjin hadn’t investigated thoroughly. After spotting the Demon Beast Army, he immediately flew across the forest at full speed to report back to the camp.


    At the camp, Zhenjin had been busy and hadn’t had the chance to check again.


    Zong Ge and the others nodded their heads, accepting Zhenjin’s assumption without doubt.


    After all, divine instructions are often vague and even metaphorical. That Zhenjin had received such a clear oracle was already quite rare.


    Zi Di saw the heavy atmosphere and said, “Fortunately, we had already studied how to defend against the attack of the Demon Beast Army and had several rehearsals over these days.”


    Indeed, when Zong Ge and the others arrived, the camp guards immediately opened the gates instead of reporting and wasting a lot of precious time. Meanwhile, Zong Ge and the crew joined forces in garrisoning, which went very smoothly and skillfully.


    However, Zong Ge still seemed deeply worried, “Our drills were based on old intelligence. If the Demon Beast Army adds new beasts that we have never seen, I’m afraid these new species might lead to the total collapse of our battle strategy.”


    Zhenjin knew Zong Ge had a point, and he thought to himself, “It seems like the previous reconnaissance didn’t reveal any new types of beasts. However, I still need to secretly try ultrasonic detection when no one is paying attention.”


    Xi Suo, hearing Zong Ge’s words, scoffed, “In warfare, who can know the enemy’s complete intelligence? We should be very grateful to Lord Zhenjin for our preparations, which are already very impressive. Are you still not satisfied?”


    Hei Juan chimed in, “The way we’ve set up our defense is already great. Don’t forget, we even have a reserve force. If things really go south, we can break through according to the original plan. Abandoning the camp is also an option.”


    Zong Ge frowned slightly but said nothing.


    Abandoning the camp was a last resort for everyone.


    Building the camp had taken a tremendous amount of time and labor, not to mention the high cost of clearing the surrounding beast herds. Yet, the time to reap the benefits had not yet come.


    Most of their collected wood had been used for building the camp and making crossbows. They still needed a lot of wood to build ships!


    The current camp, after considerable transformation and construction by everyone, looked very different from when Zhenjin first saw it.


    The original wooden fence had completely disappeared, replaced by a wooden wall.


    This wall was constructed entirely of tree trunks, starting with selecting similarly sized trunks, stripping the bark, charring the roots with fire, and then inserting them deep into the soil. The exposed trunks were closely aligned with each other and secured with hemp ropes and other materials, forming towering wooden walls.


    Behind the wooden walls, two rows were built with planks between them to create walkways. Large wooden ladders behind the walls allowed many people to move up and down while also supporting the walls.


    The biggest contributor to building the wooden walls was the shipwright’s foster son—the Big Guy.


    His giant lineage endowed him with great strength, and his towering stature made him a natural crane and pile driver, the largest labor force in the camp.


    Even the traps and trenches outside the wooden walls were mainly dug by him.


    More and more fires were being lit. The stacks of dry wood had been prepared early to prevent night battles.


    The blazing fires illuminated the surroundings of the camp as if it were daylight. Many animals could see at night, but normally, human eyes could not.


    Zhenjin stood at the very front of the wooden wall, slightly opened his mouth, and quietly emitted ultrasonic waves.


    In terms of practicality, ultrasonic waves were even better than a lizard’s eyes.


    Because human ears can’t hear ultrasound, but lizard eyes can be seen by human eyes.


    Of course, this also involved Zhenjin’s intense training.


    Human anatomy does not naturally produce ultrasound.


    Zhenjin secretly used the Heart Core to transform his lungs, trachea, and vocal cords into those of a silver bat monkey, not neglecting even the interior of his nasal cavity.


    Yet on the surface, he still appeared human.


    Just like before, when he mutated into the form of a Lizard Head and bat monkey body and bullied the Monkey-tailed Brown Bear to death. The real challenge of this multiple mutation was actually internal—Zhenjin had mutated the acid sac of the green lizard, placing it in the chest cavity of the bat monkey.


    Originally, the bat monkey’s chest cavity contained a pair of strong and powerful lungs. To accommodate the poison sac, Zhenjin scrapped one lung, thus gaining enough space. Anyway, against the Monkey-tailed Brown Bear, sound wave attacks were ineffective, so one bat monkey lung was sufficient.


    The results of the reconnaissance were quickly communicated to Zhenjin’s mind.


    The scale of the Demon Beast Army was vast—more than twice the size of that blue Dog Fox Wolf that had died before.


    Zhenjin also spotted the familiar Strong Life White Rhinoceros.


    What truly startled him was that there were not many bat monkeys in the Demon Beast Army.


    “If we use common sense, bat monkeys are the most commonly seen beasts in this forest. However, these two Blue Dog Fox Wolves did not integrate these beasts but chose other species.”


    “Could it be that the last words of the Blue Dog Fox Wolves revealed that we possessed the ability to counteract the thick smoke effective against bat monkeys?”


    With this development, the practical value of the smoke rapidly decreased.


    Part of Zi Di’s preparations had also been thwarted.


    Zhenjin also noticed that there were many Flying Squirrels among the invading Demon Beast Army, and they formed the largest group.


    This was troublesome.


    Flying Squirrels were small and quick, making them hard to target. Demon Beast-level Flying Squirrels could also emit electricity, posing a significant threat once they got close.


    Monkey-tailed Brown Bears and Hammer-tailed boas were appearing more frequently, and there were as many as three Strong Life White Rhinoceroses.


    Zhenjin continued his reconnaissance, his brows furrowing ever deeper.


    “Wait, they’ve actually split their forces.” The next moment, Zhenjin’s heart trembled as he noticed crucial military information.


    The Demon Beast Army had divided into two groups, each led by a Blue Dog Fox Wolf. The larger group was still heading straight for the camp gates. The smaller group, though less numerous, consisted mostly of Flying Squirrels. Without the encumbrance of large beasts like the Monkey-tailed Brown Bears, this small troop of the Demon Beast Army moved quickly and quietly, swiftly becoming an infiltrating force.


    “The camp’s defenses must be adjusted quickly.” Before the battle had even begun, Zhenjin felt sweat on his forehead.