Great Swordsman
Ch.81 - The Battle is Getting Closer (2)

Not long after, a sound of birds chirping sounded around them. Xu Feng and the Raging Bear who were on patrol suddenly turned their heads towards the camp spontaneously and realized that the voice was coming from there.

The tweet was a military code they had learned earlier from the chairman, meaning they should get together soon. Xu Feng looked at the big man beside him and vice versa, the two nodded at each other before speeding towards the camp.

When the two arrived, the captain and the others had already formed an emergency meeting table on an empty field in the middle of the camp. A large table was placed there and they stood around it.

The chairman glanced at the two of them and nodded, “Good, everyone is already here, let's draw up his plan.” He pointed a path on the map and continued, “There is a small lake in this place, after making a long journey, they will definitely stop by this place to rest.”

One of the Seventh Stage men pointed at the map and spoke in a doubtful voice, “Chairman, how can you ensure that they will rest in this place?”

The chairman glanced at them the man and nodded in understanding at his worries, “The enemy will never take into account there will be an ambush in his own territory so that their vigilance must be low. Also, this place is the only location in the Savage Mountains that is able to provide enough water sources for a large army.”

The chairman paused for a moment so that others could digest what he said before continuing, “Judging from the case, if you were the leader of the troops, what action would you take?”

Everyone quietly nodded at the chairman's reasonable argument. If they were the leader of that army, they would definitely decide to rest in that place. After all, the trip to the Black Stone City was still a long way away, and it was the last place one could use to fill the water.

Xu Feng also agreed with the chairman's mind, he remembered the chairman once mentioned that the troops traveled two days and two nights nonstop to reach the border as quickly as possible. Clearly, the action was done so that they could arrive at the Black Stone City before the Sky Kingdom could dispatch an army.

Even if everyone consisted of cultivators, they were still humans who could get tired. A two-day, two-night trip is unlikely to not drain their energy.

After making sure that no one else asked, the chairman then referred the map marked x, “In addition to the attacking team, a team will be formed to go to this place. There is a single path that both sides are surrounded by low rock hills, we need to destroy those hills to cover their path to Batu Hitam City.”

When he heard the chairman's plan, everyone was inevitably dumbfounded. Destroying a hill? What nonsense is that! Even if there were ten leaders here, such a feat was an impossible one.

The chairman understood their thoughts and took out a silver-colored sphere and mentioned that he had a level 4 Artifact that could help them do just that. The artifact was a rare disposable artifact, and the effect could indeed completely destroy a hill.

When hearing the explanation from the chairman about the effects of the Artifact, Xu Feng's face showed a strange expression. Isn't this another version of the dynamite bomb?

“Green Mask, form a team with two Sixth Stages and carry out this mission! ” The chairman appoints a skinny man who wears a mask made of wood roots and hands the Artifact to him.

The chairman gave it carefully while stressing that once they managed to destroy the hill, they should return as quickly as possible and gather with them.

“Remember, try avoiding their range of scouts. If you are detected, then kill, do not let anyone trace our location!” The chief gave the order seriously.

Seeing their backs getting further away, the chairman sighed and turned his attention back to everyone, “There is a logistics of weapons and light armor in the warehouse, you go and equip yourself each.”

“Ghosts, both of you, during our departure, take care of the camp. Prepare medical equipment and emergency room for possible injured and also prepare food well, I do not want to taste bad taste after returning later.”

Hearing the chairman's joke, everyone chuckled softly, they knew that it was the chairman's attempt to ease everyone's tension.

“Concuse the chairman.” Xu Feng clasped his hands together and spoke politely. Although his strength was on par with the chairman, he still respected him. The determination and will that the chairman showed was worthy of his respect.

The chairman nodded, as long as the Raging Bear who was at the Fifth Stage was there to guard the camp, he should not have to worry. The chairman turned around and was about to follow the others towards the warehouse but stopped in his tracks. Wait, why did I think Ghosts were leaders and not Bears Raging?

The chairman was silent for a moment before shaking his head and dismissing that strange thought.

On the other hand, Xu Feng and the Raging Bear also went to prepare themselves. They first continued their work to complete the traps around the camp. Due to the absence of a Formation Master in the team, they could only use a simple trap.

Xu Feng put up thin, almost translucent wires at some point as a simple alarm if the enemy triggered it while the Raging Bear dug up the ground and set up iron spikes before covering it with twigs and foliage.

Xu Feng also used various other trap sets and installed them in the corners of the tree. This was the knowledge he had gained from the internet back then, who knew that it would be useful now?

Examples such as Xu Feng piling up small pebbles or spreading twigs at some point, if a person or beast accidentally stepped on it, it would definitely produce a sound. Even if they were to install it away from the camp, they could still hear it relying on the hearing of high cultivators.

“Why can you think of it that far?” The Raging Bear looked at Xu Feng in surprise, he never imagined that simple things like this could be used as alarms as well.

“That's because you're so used to relying on strength that you forget to use the brain.”

Xu Feng's words had a point. People's understanding of how to survive in this world was only one, that of cultivating, nothing else. As long as your strength is high enough, even the footsteps of enemies a thousand miles away can be heard. That was why no one would think of the things that Xu Feng did, every single thing was basically focused on individual strength.

That is the common sense of this world! And this is also the reason why people in this world will consider strange common sense which is actually so commonplace on Earth.

Different environmental conditions will create different common sense.