In the valley, everything was blurred due to the light emitted by the light pillar refracting in the clouds and mist.
"If you stay in such an environment for a long time, your eyesight will suffer irreversible damage."
But Toji Hisami gave the order anyway.
He saw the shield guards immediately pulling down the inner edge of their helmets.
A pair of sunglasses made of polished black crystal fell down, blocking the shield guards from the excessive light.
As a person who had time-traveled, Toji Hisami had already considered everything when he asked someone to build the armor.
Just sunglasses, no problem.
If there weren’t enough mages in the territory, he would have even planned to engrave magic circles on the sunglasses.
Get some automatic aiming devices, combat effectiveness analysis devices, and the like.
If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.
After the shield guards put on the sunglasses, the impact of the light was greatly weakened.
Everyone walked along the mountain road, and after climbing over several low hills, they saw the spacious valley ahead.
There were also pillars of light rising into the sky in the valley.
The size of this light beam was more than twice as large as the previous A-level light beam.
[S-level light beam, worth 500 points, including territory upgrade token, which can be upgraded by one level]
As soon as Toji Hisami sensed the light beam, he was startled by the information transmitted back.
It was actually a item that directly upgraded the territory!
After the first assessment started, the restrictions on territory upgrades were also lifted.
At that time, Toji Hisami was still waiting for the conditions required for subsequent upgrades to appear, but he did not expect that the result would turn out this way.
No wonder few territories above level five had passed previous lord trials.
This kind of S-class light beam had to be extremely scarce during the entire trial process.
In this case, whether for points or the territory, Toji Hisami could not let it go.
The shield guards began to speed up, spreading out and surrounding the light pillar.
The A-level light beams were guarded by a guardian beast tribe, and for the S-level light beams, no one had any idea what kind of enemy was present.
"There are others coming from the other direction," Lyra suddenly warned Toji Hisami.
This valley was very large and had many entrances, so it was not surprising that other people came here.
The size of his existing army was not enough to blockade the valley.
However, the protective power possessed by this S-class light beam was definitely not weak, so Toji Hisami had to remain cautious.
If anyone else came, it was likely to be in vain.
But it was impossible for him to notify or stop others at this time.
Just ten minutes after Lyra issued the warning, groups of soldiers appeared one after another on the hills around the valley.
Toji Hisami asked his shield guards to gather together and assume a defensive posture.
The soldiers’ equipment looked uniform, and they obviously did not come from ordinary territories.
After appearing, they did not take offense and launch an attack. Instead, they began to reorganize and assemble on the spot, with a clear division of labor.
Then, lords riding tall horses appeared in sight.
When they saw Toji Hisami’s unfurled Jiuzhou flag, the expressions on their faces couldn’t help but change.
There were a total of eight lords on the coalition side here, but the army had over a thousand soldiers, obviously more than eight territories.
It seemed that the opponent had adopted a strategy of partly staying behind and partly attacking.
Because there were many people, it was naturally easier to move.
"Is that Lord Toji Hisami in front?"
"We are from the Eastern Conference. I didn’t expect to meet you here."
"This S-class light pillar looks very powerful. Maybe we need to join forces."
One of the tall lords on the opposite side stood up and shouted toward Toji Hisami.
Everyone made a tacit agreement not to enter the valley, so as not to stimulate the guardian force of the light pillar.
The lords who were able to form such an alliance in the early stages were not foolhardy and proposed the alliance right away.
At this time, in order to increase their own power, the lords of the alliance asked their heroic souls to stand up.
Among them, those soldiers who were not led by lords were also led by their heroic souls.
After they all appeared, they were quite impressive.
At a glance, there were both mage and warrior professions, as well as strange beasts.
"I am responsible for this direction, and the other three directions are left to you," Toji Hisami looked at the valley and said to the alliance.
Since everyone wanted to unite, it was natural to divide the areas well to avoid wrangling later.
But his proposal was rejected by the alliance.
"Lord Toji Hisami, you are number one on the gold list and have extraordinary strength."
"We suggest that the valley be centered on the light pillar, and divided into left and right sides. We will attack the left side together, and you will be responsible for the right side."
The four-divided valley suggested by Toji Hisami was changed to half-divided.
It seemed like the other party’s words were high-sounding, but they were putting more pressure on Toji Hisami.
After all, Toji Hisami’s previous performance had dissatisfied the alliance.
They not only wanted to test Toji Hisami’s capabilities, but also wanted to use the power of the light beam to whittle down Toji Hisami’s forces.
Toji Hisami knew this very well.
At this time, new lords entered the valley with their troops.
But after seeing Toji Hisami and the alliance, they decisively chose to leave.
At the same time, the matter of the S-class light beam appearing in the East District was also spread on the public channel.
Someone with good intentions even directly reported the coordinates, which immediately attracted the attention of other people on the public channel.
Those who were nearby also put aside what they were doing and wanted to come and get a share of the pie.
People on the alliance side looked at Toji Hisami, wanting to know how Toji Hisami would respond.
But Toji Hisami was just looking at the light beam at this time.
"Those who plant flags and cross the line will be shot without mercy."
Stretching out his arm, Toji Hisami was too lazy to argue with the alliance.
He had a hunch that the more people the valley attracted, the more surprises there would be.
It was best to end the battle here before others arrived.
Heaven Rewards Diligence was essentially a developmental talent.
It could not be used directly in combat.
In the final test of Moana, Toji Hisami had used a clever design.
He took advantage of Victor’s lack of understanding of him and greatly increased the round time in exchange for development time.
But it was naturally impossible to do so at the moment.
As for the alliance, several lords all had combat talents.
This was also why they were sent to lead the army to explore.
At this time, their talents were all activated, and the army under their command suddenly changed dramatically.
All the soldiers were visibly taller, and even their equipment and weapons shone brightly.
They didn’t know if the guardian forces felt their powerful momentum in the valley, but there were also changes happening.
Stone tablets emerged from the ground one after another, and the inscriptions on the stone tablets kept flashing.
Then, gargoyles appeared from the stone tablets and roared toward the surroundings.
[Star Gargoyle, LV20, dual attributes of stone and space]
[Life 2000, attack 1000, defense 3000, mana 2500]
[Skills: shock wave, form transformation, magic protection, stone claw attack]
[Monsters hatched from the astral stele. As long as the stele is immortal, the gargoyles can be resurrected continuously]
Gargoyles spread their wings and soared above the valley, almost completely blocking the sky.
And unlike last time, after the steles and gargoyles appeared, their boss also appeared.
A huge stone monument rose from the ground, and a red eye opened at the top of the stone monument.
[Star Boundary Stone Tablet General, LV40, dual attributes of stone and space]
[HP 15,000, attack 5,000, defense 10,000, mana 30,000]
[Skills: Monument Summoning, Gargoyle Summoning, Curse of the Earth, Shattering Impact, Reflective Shield]
[A high-level monster transformed from the astral stone tablet, possessing intelligence; given enough time, it can raise an army]
Under the beam of light, all the space in the valley had been occupied by gargoyles.
Toji Hisami’s shield guards were compressed into a small area.
On the contrary, the Alliance side was overwhelmingly powerful, and the thrashing gargoyles were unable to suppress them for a while.
The contrast between the two sides was so obvious that people on the alliance side felt a little complacent.
They were discussing the situation in their group channels.
"So what if he’s No. 1 on the gold list? He’s getting suppressed and beaten."
"Our strategy is correct, brothers. If the alliance unites, Toji Hisami will not be able to do anything to us."
"That’s right, it’s hard to say who gets this S-class beam of light!"
Several lords on the front line were very excited.
They had also worried about whether they would anger Toji Hisami.
But judging from the current situation, Toji Hisami could not even protect himself, so he couldn’t take care of them.
And even if Toji Hisami wanted to deal with them, several lords in the alliance were confident they could resist.
All because under the attack of the gargoyles, the performance gap between the two sides was too big.
At this time, the lords who were guarding their territories in the rear were also very envious.
"I didn’t expect that I wouldn’t be able to see such a spectacular scene."
"If they really beat Toji Hisami and get the S-level light beam reward this time, it will be a big benefit to the alliance."
In today’s East District, everyone vaguely looked up to Toji Hisami, especially the civilian lords.
This made the big families very passive. If the big family lords wanted to develop, they could not do without these civilian lords who were willing to work hard.
As long as they could defeat Toji Hisami this time, they would immediately be on an equal footing with him.
The deterrence brought by being number one on the gold list would be offset to the greatest extent.
"Everyone, work harder! Attack those stone monuments first!"
A lord raised his sword high and issued an attack order to the coalition forces.
"We were all selected from the Holy Academy, so we will not be confused about the details of the battle."
A group of archers set up an arrow formation behind them and began to suppress the gargoyles from a distance.
These gargoyles were very powerful. One-on-one, the Alliance soldiers were no match for them.
But the alliance had enough lords standing together. At this time, with the blessing of multiple talents, their strength was multiplied several times over.
On the other side, Toji Hisami had also been observing the situation of the alliance.
Toji Hisami was not surprised that the alliance soldiers’ combat effectiveness was so outstanding.
In fact, this was the power that lords should have after uniting.
When fighting against powerful foreign enemies, human lords united together, where one plus one was always greater than two.
He would definitely take this path in the end.
The reason he didn’t do this now was because he still needed to examine the character of these lords in the Eastern District.
What he wanted was a group of loyal allies, not a group of self-righteous separatists.
As for his army, it appeared to be surrounded by gargoyles.
However, the powerful defense capabilities of the shield guards ensured their safety, leaving them completely unscathed at this time.
So after Toji Hisami observed the alliance side, he turned his attention to the stone tablet general.
This was the biggest obstacle to the S-class light beam.
At this time, because of the huge momentum of the alliance, General Stone Tablet also turned his attention toward them.
The reason why Toji Hisami changed his previous attitude of making quick decisions was because he sensed something was wrong.
He possessed occult knowledge, and his sixth sense was also quite keen.
"Lyra, prepare for a surprise attack."
"Yes, my lord."
Lyra tapped her shield with her spear, and there was no fear on the iceberg beauty’s face.