Chapter 80: Return

As for Liches, if you encountered one, you had to pray for your own luck. After a Wizard transformed into a Lich, every successful Lich was at least a Legendary Tier powerhouse. Moreover, they mastered various spells and could be said to be one of the most dangerous creatures in this world.

What was more troublesome was that even if a Lich died, it would revive again through its Phylactery. So as long as the Phylactery was not destroyed, the Lich would not truly die.

Among all professions, the Warrior profession could be said to be the most miserable. Low-level Warriors were completely cannon fodder. Only when they reached a high level would things get better, but they still could not compare to Wizards of the same level.

If high-level Warriors could not advance to Legendary, their physical strength would begin to decline. After about fifty years old, a Warrior’s physical condition would enter a decline. If they had not advanced to Legendary before the age of sixty, then they basically had no chance in this lifetime.

Of course, after advancing to Legendary, a Warrior’s lifespan would double, and their physical strength would no longer decline. Their peak period could last until the last ten years of their life. But even after doubling, a human Warrior’s lifespan was only two hundred years, which was far too little compared to Wizards.

This did not mean that Legendary Tier Warriors were not strong. On the contrary, their melee combat ability was very powerful. But if they encountered a Spellcaster, they could easily be toyed with and killed by the Spellcaster’s spells.

Pure Warriors had no spell abilities, so they were constrained in every way when facing Spellcasters. Later, some Warriors also took up other professions.

Those Barbarian Great Axe Berserkers had now reached the top of their profession. As top-tier units, they had also awakened more powerful abilities. Among them, their signature skill, Berserk, had become Advanced Berserk. Compared to Berserk, Advanced Berserk increased their strength even more after activation, and its duration was also enhanced.

Moreover, besides that, the Barbarian Great Axe Berserkers also gained Intuitive Dodge. This skill greatly improved their evasion ability. It could be said that a fully armed Barbarian Great Axe Berserker had now reached the level of a Knight Captain.

Among all the Barbarian Warriors now, besides the two Heroes, ten other Barbarians had reached this level. The rest were all Barbarian Champions and Barbarian Greataxe Warriors.

Chris also leveled up, but although her strength improved, she was still far from reaching Legendary. It was not easy for a Succubus to advance.

The next day, when he woke up, it was almost noon.

After destroying the Ogre Tribe, Su Lun was very happy last night, so he celebrated with Chris. As a result, he got carried away without noticing and woke up a bit late.

“Master, you are awake. Here, wash your face.” Chris walked to the bedside on her long legs. She first helped him wash with clean water, then carefully wiped his face.

Chris was now serving him in a way that made him completely lazy. Su Lun did not even need to lift a hand when getting up; she would help him with everything.

After washing up, Su Lun turned over and got out of bed. Chris gently helped him put on his clothes.

But they had to return to the Territory today, so Chris quickly dressed him. After a simple breakfast, the team was ready to leave.

The weather kindly cleared up. The land, which had been a bit damp from yesterday’s rain, quickly dried. Su Lun led the Barbarians, escorting the captives, and left the Ogre’s Territory. The spoils of war were very plentiful. Fortunately, the Ogres here had also tamed several Pack Beasts.

These Pack Beasts looked very much like rhinoceroses and had bad tempers. They also had astonishing appetites. Although they were strong and could pull heavy loads, they were not popular in the human world. Only the powerful Ogres liked them. Besides transporting supplies, these Pack Beasts also served as food reserves for the Ogres.

Ogres were carnivorous. Besides various humanoid creatures, they also ate other animals, but they had a preference for humanoid creatures. These Pack Beasts were probably the Ogre Tribe’s reserve food.

Although these Pack Beasts were difficult to tame and control for ordinary people, Su Lun now had a group of Barbarian Warriors whose strength was no less than that of Ogres. Suppressing these Pack Beasts was still achievable.

More than ten Pack Beasts pulled the spoils of war as they departed. The slaves they captured also left with them. The Ogre camp was set on fire as they left.

If they did not completely destroy the camp, it would be occupied by other Wilderness tribes within a couple of days. This place was indeed easy to defend and hard to attack. If Su Lun were not short on manpower, he would have considered occupying this camp. Before destroying the camp, all the various supplies left by the Ogre Tribe fell into Su Lun’s hands.

Besides iron ore, the Ogre Tribe had the most of various furs. However, the Ogres were not very skilled in leatherworking. Many of these animal hides were already damaged and rotten. They loaded the still intact ones onto the carts and set the rest on fire.

He summoned Crimson Flame to ignite the camp. The camp quickly became a sea of flames.

Although the return journey carried many spoils of war, the speed increased quite a bit. The strong Pack Beasts were much more powerful than horses. The Wilderness had lots of wild grass, and there were no roads. Often, cart wheels would get tangled in the grass. Horses could not pull them free, but this was not a problem at all for the Pack Beasts.

The convoy of more than ten Pack Beasts carved out a rough path in the Wilderness. Of course, such a path would not last more than a few days in the Wasteland; it would soon be covered by weeds again.

Because the Pack Beasts were huge, the boats built in the Territory could not carry them. So Su Lun and the others did not return by boat but traveled along the river.

After returning to Northguard Keep, Northguard Keep was still on alert. When he saw Su Lun returning with the team, Jushi finally relaxed. Although he knew yesterday that the army had defeated the Ogre Tribe, anything could happen in the Wilderness. He did not dare let his guard down until the team returned.

“Boss, the welcome ceremony is ready,” Jushi said ingratiatingly.

“Welcome ceremony?” Su Lun was somewhat surprised.

“Yes, Boss. Let’s enter the town now.”

Entering the town, the army received cheers and welcomes. Crowds of people lined both sides of the road. The Serfs excitedly looked at the Ogre corpses, exclaiming in amazement from time to time. Some fiery Barbarian girls even boldly blew kisses at the team.

“Jushi, keep this welcome ceremony for the future.”

“Boss, as you say.”