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    ## Chapter 80: Infiltration

    Night had fallen.

    Thick clouds obscured the silver moon in the night sky.

    The moonlight was faint, like a soft, hazy ink wash in the pitch-black night, appearing and disappearing.

    About five to six hundred meters outside the south gate of Firefly Castle, in a dug-out trench, three scouts were lying in wait, observing the movement of the distant city gate.

    “This Firefly Castle is like a turtle shell. We’ve been attacking for so many days and still haven’t taken it down. It’s really frustrating.”

    “Sigh, ultimately it’s the Blackrock Beasts. Those monsters are too tricky. I heard they’re Puppet Creatures made by a Wizard.”

    “Tsk tsk, a Wizard huh? I heard it’s because of the Wizard in Shining Light Territory that the Marquis sent two Earls together to make such a big fuss.”

    “Are Wizards really as powerful as they say?”

    The scout lying on the leftmost side said half-heartedly, but after a while, he noticed his two companions were not responding. He turned his head in confusion, only to find they had collapsed on the ground, motionless.

    “No good!”

    He felt a pang of anxiety in his heart, immediately realizing something was wrong. He was about to spring to his feet, but the next second, he felt a sharp pain in his neck and his consciousness fell into eternal darkness.

    Su Nan slowly retracted his palm, his face calm and devoid of any ripple.

    With his current physical fitness, which rivaled that of a peak Knight, even without using magic, silently eliminating three scouts who weren’t even Knights was effortless.

    Carefully examining the appearance and physique of the corpses, Su Nan then whispered a spell.

    In the moonlight, his shape and appearance rapidly changed, in the blink of an eye becoming identical to the deceased scout.

    Even the clothes and weapons on his body were exactly the same.

    【Magical Disguise】!

    This spell could alter the caster’s appearance, including clothing and equipment.

    It’s somewhat similar to 【Transformation】.

    The difference is that 【Magical Disguise】 can only change the external form, and even if transformed into a creature, it can’t gain the abilities of that creature. Р

    Furthermore, human spellcasters can only become human-like, humanoid creatures, or other bipedal creatures that resemble humans, and cannot transform into other species.

    Once the disguise was complete, Su Nan woke up the other two scouts and used 【Enchant Humans】 to control them.

    Then, he used 【Silent Phantom】 to transform himself into an injured state.

    By this time, all the preparations were complete.

    Su Nan ordered the two scouts to carry him, rushing back to the Storm Army camp.

    The Storm Army camp was brightly lit.

    The dazzling light extended hundreds of meters outside the camp. Anyone approaching would immediately be noticed.

    He understood that he had asked a stupid question.

    Angry, he said, “This won’t work, that won’t work, you guys just give me a solution!”

    Everyone looked at each other, their faces filled with helplessness.

    After a long time, an older general finally suggested, “My Lord, actually, we don’t need to rush. Time is on our side. As long as we wait for Earl Frost to capture Chi Lin City and join us, then we can combine the forces of both armies and take down Firefly Castle easily.”

    Earl Storm’s face turned black.

    How could he not understand this logic?

    But if he really did that, the credit for conquering Shining Light Territory would be mostly taken by Earl Frost.

    He was not willing to be a stepping stone for Earl Frost!

    Thinking of this, Earl Storm, with a dark face, rejected the proposal. “No, we must take down Firefly Castle before Earl Frost arrives!”

    The generals exchanged glances, their faces showing a common look of helplessness.

    Just then, a commotion came from outside.

    Earl Storm was already in a bad mood, and hearing this, he was furious. He slammed his fist on the table and roared, “Who dares to break camp discipline and make noise in the middle of the night? Drag him out and hang him!”

    “My Lord, something’s wrong!”

    The general who had spoken earlier suddenly jumped up, before Earl Storm could respond, he rushed out of the tent with a solemn expression.

    The others also reacted and rushed out of the tent.

    Once they left the tent, the sound became much clearer.

    Everyone could hear the intermittent screams coming from the distance.

    “That direction... is the infirmary!” The general’s face changed dramatically.

    At this moment, a messenger ran over in a panic, knelt on one knee and said urgently, “My Lord, there are monsters appearing in the infirmary!”

    “Monsters? What kind of monsters?” Earl Storm was full of disbelief.

    But soon he didn’t need to wonder any longer.

    With a deafening roar, a tent hundreds of meters away was blown into the sky. The wind scattered the smoke and dust, revealing a human-shaped creature behind, four to five meters tall, entirely made of rock.

    With a casual punch, it smashed several soldiers, armor and all, into a pulp. A huge pit instantly appeared on the ground.

    The terrifying force made the hair of many generals stand on end.

    Further away, many identical rock monsters were wreaking havoc, slaughtering the panicked soldiers.

    “What... what’s going on?”

    Earl Storm’s eyes widened in horror as he stared at the monsters.

    This was the core of the camp, heavily guarded by tens of thousands of troops. How did these monsters get in here?