Under Yang Ling's command, the barbarians and elves quickly retreated. However, many were still hit by the dense fireballs, their hair and eyebrows burned away in disarray.

  The vanguard retreated, but the demon army showed off its might. The pursuing earth elementals were killed by the evil eyes and spider troops, leaving no survivors. The rest of them were killed by the hornet beasts and stone statue ghosts.

  No hard armor, no sharp crossbow arrows, the goblins were completely unable to stop the swift and agile horned beast. After a dense wave of poisonous stings, a large group of numb goblins lay on the ground.

  The cornered beast unleashed its divine might, and the stone statue did not disappoint Yang Ling. With a loud "whoosh" as it descended from the sky, it either crushed the goblin's skull or grasped it like an eagle snatching a chick, tearing its prey in two in mid-air.

  Caught off guard, the earth spirits were thrown into chaos. Some hid in all directions, wishing they had two more legs; some were stunned and motionless, as if frightened silly; others gritted their teeth and counterattacked, vainly waving the weapons in their hands, only to be swarmed by the hornet beasts or stone statue ghosts and torn to pieces.

  Under the protection of his tribe, the earth mage counterattacked swiftly. Unlike last time, this time they acted separately and individually, not even needing to chant spells as they instantly released a barrage of fireballs. Although their power was not great, they excelled in speed, releasing a string of fireballs in the blink of an eye.

  The earth elemental mage exerted himself to counterattack, but unfortunately, whether it was the hornet beast or the stone statue, they were all as fast as lightning. A few emergency stops or tail swings easily dodged them, and then launched a new round of fierce attacks.

  Facing the unstoppable and inescapable Golems and Stone Gargoyles, facing their sharp attacks, the Earth Elementals quickly lost all will to fight. They ran as fast as they could, one after another.

  But they soon discovered that everything was in vain. In the face of the swift Velociraptor and the stone statue, the faster you run, the faster you die.

  White flowers blooming in the brain. Scarlet blood, convulsing corpse...

  Looking at the demon-like enemy, the surviving goblins thoroughly collapsed! One by one, they wisely stopped and surrendered, loudly begging for mercy, even those few strange wizards were no exception.

  After the war, a statistic showed that more than 800 goblins were left with only over 500 people. In just an instant, they suffered heavy casualties. If it weren't for Yang Ling's timely order, I'm afraid the attacking goblins wouldn't have lasted half an hour and would have died at the hands of the hornet beasts or stone statue ghosts one after another.

  "Spare my life, sir! Spare my life!" The earth spirit elder knelt down with a 'thud' and begged for mercy as he looked at Yang Ling riding on the unicorn, filled with regret. He was so angry that he wanted to slap himself in the face several times.

  If he had known it was a trap, if he had known the other side had such terrifying magical beasts, if he had retreated with his tribe in time, then... how would his tribe have ended up like this?

  If he had known earlier, he would rather starve to death than fall into the other party's trap. The other party's strength was really too terrifying, with flying magic beasts covering the sky and densely packed together. There were also murderous warriors, as well as eerie eyes and a spider army that made one's scalp feel numb at just one glance...

  For decades, when hunger was unbearable, the earth spirit elder had ambushed heavily guarded merchant caravans, attacked bloodthirsty cannibals, and even hunted down large packs of wind wolves with his tribesmen. However, he had never seen such a terrifying beast army, nor had he ever seen demons coordinate so tacitly, forming squads to attack the earth spirit!

  "I am the lord of Weisen town. If you can tell me what use you are, serve me, and I might spare your lives. Otherwise, either pay a ransom to atone for your past mistakes, or else..."

  Looking at the short and weak gnomes, Yang Ling shook his head. With their height and physical strength, let alone mining and logging, they might not even be qualified to be farmers. Except for those few somewhat strange mages, the rest were no different from trash-like waste.

  Viscount of Weissenburg?

  After an unexpected moment, the earth spirit elder Oimiya swallowed hard, never thinking that he would be so unlucky, and fell into the trap of the so-called beast lord in Visen Town.

  During this time, the reputation of Visen Town's lord spread throughout the entire Ladakh mountain range, and almost all tribes knew that Visen Town had a lord who was not to be trifled with.

  A lord who crushed tens of thousands of Bantu armies, a lord who can summon large groups of demons to fight on the battlefield, a lord who kills without blinking... The news from Visen Town spread like a cold wind throughout the entire Ladakh mountain range. Not to mention the weak races such as goblins, even the powerful and ferocious trolls and the numerous orcs were all in danger.

  "My lord, we can help you make some useful tools, please accept us!" The earth spirit elder's heart moved as he looked at Yang Ling high above, and he loudly begged.

  This time, I met Yang Ling, although the loss was severe; but if I can take the opportunity to join Weisen Town and serve Lord Master, it would be a blessing in disguise, much better than starving and freezing all day.

  "Sir, we only need a little food every day, please take us in!"

  "Adults, we can climb trees to pick wild fruits and go down to the river to catch fish..."

  Under the leadership of the elder, the earth spirits begged loudly. The tribe had no grain left, and if they couldn't plunder food from passing merchant caravans or other tribes, perhaps the entire tribe would starve to death. At this moment, Yang Ling was no longer a devil from hell in their eyes, but an angel from Cloud City.

  Climb trees to pick wild fruits, go down to the river to catch fish?

  Looking at the goblins whose legs were not as thick as his own arms, Yang Ling shook his head. What he needed was a large number of ox-like laborers, not a group of useless trash that only consumed food.

  "I'm a bit curious, how exactly did you guys produce the fireball?" After a pause, Yang Ling said coldly: "Explain it clearly, and I might consider it, otherwise..."

  ******

  "This..."

  Yang Ling directly asked about his greatest secret, and the earth spirit elder couldn't help but hesitate. This secret had been passed down through the tribe for hundreds of years; without it, the tribespeople would probably have been wiped out by the powerful cannibal demons or half-beasts nearby.

  Seeing the other's hesitation, Yang Ling gave a wink to Agu Su beside him, and the latter understood, leading the barbarians to slowly press forward step by step. The overwhelming killing intent and the cold light flashing from the giant axe immediately brought the hesitant earth spirit elder back to his senses.

  Facing the step-by-step approaching barbarians, facing the surrounding tiger-like demonic beast army, the earth elder Oimiya understood that he had no choice but to make it clear. If not explained clearly now, perhaps none of his tribe would be able to leave alive today.

  It turned out that the Earth Spirit clan was indeed born without any affinity for magic and found it difficult to cultivate internal energy, but their hands were extremely agile, and they had inherited many strange and unusual knowledge and skills from their ancestors.

  According to the records, they can heat a crystal into a cup of water, or even turn it into a ball of steam. They can also use a windmill and some hollow bamboo to transport mountain spring water from low-lying areas to high places.

  Hundreds of years ago, in the tribe where the earth spirit elder lived, there was an earth spirit named Harald who went out to travel and met a powerful magic seeker whose strength was immeasurable. After serving the magic master for many years, although he still couldn't use magic, he had a deep understanding of the principles of magic and magic arrays. In his later years, he inadvertently discovered a startling secret.

  Harald discovered that by drawing a specific magic array with the fresh essence of a magical beast, he could release the innate magic of the beast with almost no magical power. For example, using the blood of a wind wolf to draw a wind blade magic array allowed him to instantly cast low-level wind blades; using the blood of an earth bear to draw an earth-based magic array enabled him to instantly cast low-level earth spikes, and so on.

  The stronger the monster, the higher its rank, and the more powerful the magic circle it depicts. If the user has enough magical power and knows the corresponding incantation, they can even instantaneously cast some high-level magic, which is extremely formidable.

  After repeated experimentation, Harald discovered that magic arrays can be drawn on crystal stones, can be drawn on the crystal cores of magical beasts, and can even be drawn on human skin. At critical moments, they can suddenly launch a surprise attack, leaving enemies defenseless!

  Painting magic circles with Warcraft blood?

  After the unexpected event, Yang Ling's heart moved and he remembered the talisman in the ring. Also made from the blood of a magical beast, also didn't need to recite an incantation to activate it.

  Isn't the talisman just a special magic array?

  Under suspicion, Yang Ling carefully examined the fire magic array on a geomancer's back.

  Curved lines, mysterious trajectory, inexplicable fluctuations...

  The mysterious magic circle indeed has something in common with the talisman, at first glance it seems to be a large-scale talisman; but after careful consideration, it feels a bit different.

  Awesome guy, not just an ordinary awesome guy!

  After understanding the situation, Yang Ling couldn't help but admire the earth spirit named Harald. Without extraordinary talent, agile hands, rich knowledge and extraordinary patience, it would be impossible to discover such a secret. Now, he finally had some faith that the earth spirits also had a glorious civilization and history.

  No incantation, stealthy, can cast magic instantly...

  Recalling the wonders of this magic array, Yang Ling couldn't help but let his imagination run wild. If he were to draw large-scale arrays for each system of magic and assemble an army that could launch a variety of magical attacks at will, their combat strength would be unmatched.

  What if magical arrays were drawn on the bodies of demonic beasts like the Cornered Beast and Evil Eye?

  Looking around at the demonic army, Yang Ling's heart stirred, and he thought of a crazy idea.