Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 471 - 464: Displaying Military Power

Chapter 471: Chapter 464: Displaying Military Power

Nina was left speechless by the sight of these weapons and the explanations from Tangmo and Baiyue. Back in the valley, Luo Chuan had discussed with her the different types of weapons and their uses, an explanation which she still vividly remembers.

But what she hadn’t expected was that in just over two decades, the people of Earth had made rapid progress in weaponry. She still vaguely recalls the frustration of Earth’s weapons when faced with rune armor and the magician’s shield thirty years ago.

And now, the people of Earth have developed various weapons against the rune armor and shields. Ilanadale, on the other hand, was still using short swords and bows as their weapons. This disparity was telling.

"Erm, mother, can I, can I help too?" Luo-ya, who had been neglected to one side for a long time, slowly walked over and stammered.

"No!" Nina flatly rejected her suggestion.

"Why?" Luo-ya sounded anxious.

"You’ll remain here to look after Luo’er!" Nina replied curtly, obviously still upset.

"But, aren’t the two of them here?" Luo-ya spoke with a sense of injustice, pointing towards the Olavia sisters.

"Is Luo’er their brother, or your brother?" Nina glared at her, expressing her anger.

"I also want to do my part to rescue Luo’er sooner!" Luo-ya murmured, twiddling her fingers in grievance.

"Alright, alright. Auntie is worried that you might get hurt, that’s why she doesn’t want you to go," Tangmo, seeing the conflict, immediately jumped in. He walked over to Luo-ya and gently consoled her.

Baiyue, who lost the initiative, stood beside Nina, gently patting her back to sooth her anger.

"Luo-ya, you are now part of the advance team. I, as the captain, order you to stay here until we return," Cheng Ziang stepped up and stated authoritative.

"When did I become part of your group?" Luo-ya questioned.

"Your aunt has handed you over to us as part of the team. Or what did you think your role was here?" Cheng Ziang shrugged nonchalantly in response.

Luo-ya was permitted to accompany them to Divine Wood Down because she was labeled as part of the headquarters team. If her status was changed to simply Nina’s daughter, she would be chased out by the guards in the next moment.

"I don’t want to be part of your group!" Luo-ya stubbornly retorted.

"Luo-ya!" Nina raised her voice at this. Hearing her mother’s holler, Luo-ya shivered, pouted her lips, and moved her gaze away.

"Our opponents are warriors clad in rune armor and magicians wielding magic wands. What weapon do you plan to use against them?" Cheng Ziang questioned.

On their journey here, he had learned from Nina that these hunting teams generally wore rune armor, but where they sourced it from was still unclear. Of course, they wouldn’t be able to afford to cover their entire bodies like the knights, protecting just their torso was already a significant achievement.

Kedal metallic weapons were ineffective against such armor, and what more these men were equipped with firearms. Although the battle was in the jungle, their weapons could still suppress the elf soldiers effectively.

"Of course I’ll use my bow and arrows!" Luo-ya confidently said, still reveling in her pride from her previous victories using her bow and arrows. But unbeknownst to her, the reason she wasn’t qualified to participate in Theron’s ambush on the Judgement Legion was precisely because she couldn’t use firearms.

Those who survived the hail of gunfire of the advance team knew well that when Theron ambushed the Judgement Legion, he didn’t use any cold weapons at all, almost all the weapons were guns from Earth. Even so, it was still difficult for them to pierce the Judgement Knights’ defenses.

Hearing her response, Cheng Ziang helplessly shook his head and at the end, warned: "Stay here and don’t go anywhere else!"

"Why?" Luoya asked loudly, unwilling to comply.

"Why? You deal with those elf soldiers downstairs first!" Cheng Ziang shrugged and then walked away.

The advance team was now ready to launch an attack. Since Luo’er could not fight, Nina took his place, using his weapons. On the way to the gathering place, Tangmo and Baiyue tirelessly explained the precautions of squad combat to her.

In fact, this was not a big deal, the two of them just wanted to chat more with Nina. But Nina seemed to be quite receptive to their approach and listened patiently to their explanations, nodding from time to time.

On the altar square, Elf soldiers were assembling, geared up and ready to go. According to Nina’s statement, such a situation was not common. Hunting teams usually roamed around the periphery of Ilanadale, rarely venturing deep, or even near Divine Wood Down. This time, the situation was indeed strange. It was estimated that these people must have some good equipment, which was why they dared to venture so boldly.

Under the queen’s arrangement, horse carts were prepared as transportation for the advance team. According to intelligence, the hunting team was about a hundred kilometres north of Divine Wood Down, which was the border between Ilanadale and Lene.

The main body of Lene were Copperbeard Dwarves, a branch of the elves who never participated in hunting actions against the elves and even drove away hunting teams. So, the fact these people made it here indicated they were well prepared.

Fortunately, Ilanadale’s communication was far more advanced, providing timely warnings about these people. The villages near the hunting teams had already been evacuated, and various teams were moving closer to them, striving to eliminate this gang within Ilanadale.

However, considering Ilanadale’s military power, Cheng Ziang doubted their plan. The hunting team had been dealing with Ilanadale for a long time, knowing their strength very well. This time, they seemed well prepared. Although they may have pounced up empty-handed, they couldn’t be kept if they wanted to stay.

Cheng Ziang planned to use the advance team to give these people a bit of a taste of their strength and let the queen witness the strength of the advance team.

The horse carts traveled along the relatively flat cobblestone road. After a day and a night, they arrived at the front-line village. At this time, the place was deserted, with plenty of elven soldiers stationed. Cheng Ziang noted that most of these soldiers were male, obviously, they were also worried about the soldiers being captured by the hunting team.

According to Cheng Ziang’s thoughts, with only four people in the advance team, and Nina barely counted as the fifth, they couldn’t form a large team, so they could only attack quickly and force the enemy to retreat in a hurry before they could react.

In many battles where few fought against many, the advance team always used this method to deal with large armies. As long as their firepower was used properly, they could force the enemy to mistake them for a force larger than theirs, forcing them to retreat.

Therefore, according to Cheng Ziang’s idea, ambushing in the village was the best option. Using the terrain advantage and firearms to ambush these people. The Kedal metal of the elf race might not be able to do anything to them, but the bullets of the advance team that break the magic and shield were not vegetarian.

There was originally a commander in the village, but after Nina arrived, she directly took over the army. Of course, this was not because Nina was a princess, but because she had participated in the Otherworld War and was considered an experienced officer. Hence, she was qualified to take over the army.

Under Nina’s arrangement, the elf soldiers ambushed in the nearby jungle, waiting to ambush the fleeing hunting team members. The advance team used the terrain and tunnels to ambush the hunting team.

In order to attract the hunting team’s attention to this village, Nina arranged for some female elf soldiers to pretend to be village women in the village. In order to set an example, she also put on a long robe as a disguise in the village, waiting for the arrival of the hunting team.

It seemed that since Nina participated in the Otherworld War, and after meeting Luo Chuan and having a pair of children, she was no longer the innocent Elf Princess of the past. Now, Nina was tainted with the air of the world, losing the ethereal airs of the Elf Race from the past.

However, for her, such a price was not worth mentioning. Her whole mind was filled with her husband and children, without any time to care for anything else. For Luo’er, she could do anything, even if it meant giving up her life.