## Chapter 22: Attacking the Tribe

    The Red Horn Wilderness is a desolate wasteland located over two hundred kilometers north of Black Stone City.

    Plants are sparse, and water sources are hard to find in the wilderness, only many jagged rocks resembling red horns can be found, hence the name Red Horn Wilderness.

    Due to the harsh environment, except for the Black Scale Lizardfolk tribe, no other intelligent species reside in the Red Horn Wilderness.

    It is also because of the difficulty in finding enough food in the Red Horn Wilderness that every winter, the Black Scale Lizardfolk invade Black Stone City’s territory, plundering enough food to survive the winter and, along the way, reducing the excessive population of their tribe.

    Black Stone City, from top to bottom, has always hated this plundering tribe that brings disaster every year.

    Therefore, when Kei issued an order to raid the Black Scale Lizardfolk tribe, it immediately received enthusiastic responses from the knights.

    “I’ve been disgusted with those lizard bandits for a long time! Today, we must wipe them out!”

    Jorton, riding a Blackrock Beast, had a face full of excitement.

    The surrounding knights also had a look of eagerness.

    Due to the importance of this war, Kei, besides dispatching the newly formed cavalry regiment, also drafted five hundred soldiers.

    With the support of ample gold coins, Black Stone City’s current army has expanded to a thousand people.

    This doesn’t include the militia.

    Military strength, compared to last year, has increased by several times.

    The cavalry regiment led the way, with infantry in the rear, a long queue of more than five hundred people marched orderly in the wilderness.

    Kei and Su Nan were in the middle of the line, both riding Blackrock Beasts.

    However, compared to the Blackrock Beasts of the cavalry regiment, the Blackrock Beasts that the two rode looked more robust and towering, with a more profound body sheen.

    **[Blackrock Beast (Puppet/High-Rank Knight Level), a puppet creature made from Black Stone Iron, with a body harder than Black Stone Iron, possessing the ability to lurk in the Black Stone Iron veins, and can replenish energy and heal injuries by consuming Black Stone Iron.]**

    This is a refined Blackrock Beast that Su Nan synthesized using seven Blackrock Beasts.

    Each one has the fighting ability of a High-Rank Knight, and their bodies are even harder, even weapons made from Black Stone Iron can only leave a shallow mark on them.

    Kei was fond of this refined Blackrock Beast, it was evident that he was satisfied with his mount.

    As they went deeper into the Red Horn Wilderness, the surrounding environment became increasingly desolate.

    After another half-hour journey, the scout in charge of reconnaissance returned, shouting, “Sir, the Black Scale Lizardfolk tribe is about two kilometers ahead.” ?

    “Good.”

    Kei’s spirit lifted, and he ordered in a deep voice.

    “Everyone, accelerate, prepare for battle!”

    As the order was issued, the speed of the team immediately increased.

    The open space in front of the tribe instantly turned into a bloody battlefield!

    Since their formation, the cavalry regiment riding Blackrock Beasts had their first real taste of battle.

    The combat effectiveness they displayed did not disappoint.

    Even though the Black Scale Lizardfolk could withstand the weapons swung by the cavalry, they were quickly torn open in the chest and abdomen by the sharp claws of the Blackrock Beasts.

    They were no longer facing individual cavalrymen but a joint attack of cavalry and Blackrock Beasts.

    This was completely different from the cavalry armies they had faced in the past.

    The information gap, which appeared initially, unexpectedly resulted in heavy losses for the Black Scale Lizardfolk.

    Su Nan stood in the rear, watching the battlefield, and nodded secretly.

    This world seemed to have never had the example of taming strange beasts as mounts.

    At least, there had never been any in the Starsea Duchy.

    Therefore, this unprecedented troop type of Blackrock Beast cavalry, when facing them for the first time, easily made wrong responses.

    And in the ever-changing battlefield, wrong responses often meant death.

    The number of Blackrock Beast cavalry is still quite small, but when this army expands into a truly full-fledged cavalry regiment, it is expected to bring great “surprises” to Black Stone City’s enemies.

    Su Nan withdrew his gaze, glanced at Bred who was guarding nearby, and sighed slightly.

    He still needs to be promoted to Second-Rank Wizard Apprentice as soon as possible, otherwise, he will always be a fragile mage, and he will need someone to protect him on the battlefield.

    Shaking his head, Su Nan gathered his thoughts, muttered strange syllables, and a basketball-sized ball of acid quickly condensed in front of him. As his finger extended, it shot towards a Knight-level Black Scale Lizardfolk like an arrow.

    Master’s Hand is not long enough to be used on the current battlefield.

    Therefore, Su Nan chose to use Acid Splash.

    Sizzle!

    The Black Scale Lizardfolk didn’t expect an attack to come from afar, and he was caught off guard, hit by the acid on his face.

    In just an instant, the acid corroded a large hole on the Black Scale Lizardfolk’s face, all five senses were corroded, leaving only a pitch-black cavity, even the bones inside were corroded quite a bit.

    The Black Scale Lizardfolk twitched and fell to the ground, it was clear that he was dead.

    The terrifying power of the Acid Splash made the surrounding Black Scale Lizardfolk’s scalp tingle.

    For a while, the Black Scale Lizardfolk all looked at Su Nan with deep fear in their eyes.

    They weren’t afraid of human blades and fists, but this strange and terrifying attack was beyond their understanding.

    What kind of power is this?