Under the cover of night, Lin Zhan, along with the Thunderclap Legion's Thunder Special Operations Brigade, Great Saber Unit, Heavy Crossbowmen, and Sharpshooters, totaling 300,000 men, departed silently.
After three hours of forced march, guided by the Skylarks, they finally rendezvoused with the vanguard Water Ghost troops in the mid-region of the Great Swamp, ten kilometers from Blackwater Lake.
Xiao Hanyi and Bai Zhanlong accompanied Lin Zhan, leading two thousand diamond-tier masters from Lou Wai Lou and the God of Slaughter Army.
As young lords of two top factions, they had been hunted, and their subordinates who covered their escape had all perished.
Upon their return to the human front lines, Xiao Hanyi and Bai Zhanlong immediately contacted their families, who urgently dispatched these masters to prepare for revenge and avenge their fallen brothers.
Lin Xiang, Lin Hai, Lin Shan, Xiao Baifa, and Bai Zhentian, a total of five quasi-kings who were only one step away from advancing to kingship.
Under the cover of night, they led over 3,000 masters skilled in covert assassination from the Lin, Bai, and Lou Wai Lou families, stealthily approaching the lizardmen's fortress by Blackwater Lake.
Liu Che, Liu Xiu, and Lin Wufa, along with more than thirty Huaxia Kings, suppressed their auras and hid among the diamond-tier masters.
On the other side, the five Tie brothers, known as the Five Bears, concealed their auras and transformed into tiny forms, hiding within the scales of the revealed Yamata no Orochi. They charged towards the lizardmen's fortress from another direction, intending to lure out the lizardmen's Emperor-level experts.
Lin Zhan grinned sinisterly and said:
"Heh heh, a dark night for killing, a strong wind for arson, t"
"You're still boasting when death is at your doorstep. I'll chop off your heads one by one later, then let's see if you can still talk so much nonsense."
As soon as the words fell, he raised his long spear, ready to surround and kill the Yamata no Orochi.
"Hold on a moment, three great lords. I have a question for you. It's not too late to fight after I've asked."
Seeing that they were truly about to attack, the Yamata no Orochi quickly employed a technique passed down from his elder uncle, Lin Dashao – "bluffing like hell."
The three lizardmen emperors were immediately stunned, staring at the little "long worm" with eight heads before them... well, nine. Perhaps one head had been severed due to excessive insolence, leaving only a neck.
"Ask away. After you're done, you can peacefully meet your end. My clansmen are waiting to feast on you."
The Yamata no Orochi smiled and asked the three lizardmen cordially:
"Three great lords, do you know about Huaxia's national treasures?"
The three lizardmen blinked, then looked bewildered and said, "Huaxia's what treasure? What is that thing?"
The Yamata no Orochi curled his lips in disdain and said:
"You don't even know Huaxia's national treasures? Then tmd, I called you great lords just now, and you three shameless bastards dared to accept? With your three pathetic selves, stop being great lords and just be great idiots."