Now, the group from Dragon City has entered a relatively core area of the Giant Clan, but they have yet to see any scouting teams like those in other racial territories.
This is understandable. Although the Giant Clan is a major race in the divine realm alongside the Divine Clan and the Demon Clan, their reproduction is much more difficult compared to other races. This means that after each major battle, it takes a long time for them to recover to their peak strength. Even when they do recover, their population is very limited, making it impossible for them to maintain vigilance like other races.
For Wang Long and his companions, this presents both an opportunity and a challenge.
They cannot rely on the Giant Clan's density of vigilance to locate their main forces.
"The Giant Clan exists in tribes along the edges of the Northern Qian Mountain Range and the Heavenly Pool Mountain Range. Although they have a unified Giant Spirit Lord, they do not concentrate all their main forces around the Giant Spirit God during peacetime. While this means there is no possibility of directly defeating them with a powerful raid, it is beneficial for us given our current lack of strength. It gives us a chance to strike one of their tribes and significantly weaken the Giant Clan's power!"
Song Shuping has extensive experience in dealing with the Giant Clan and understands their characteristics well.
"Alright, let's not set our sights too high this time. Our goal will be to strike one of their tribes with full force. Shunshen, do you know how strong one of the Giant Clan's tribes is?"
"Generally, a large giant tribe has around ten thousand members, while medium and small tribes only have three to five thousand people. Very few have less than three thousand or between five thousand and ten thousand; those are either recently heavily damaged or in a rapid development phase but haven't reached the size of a large tribe yet. However, despite their smaller numbers, every member is a soldier—both the elderly and women possess great strength, so we must not be careless."
The faces of those from Dragon City grew serious.
Previously, they had encountered powerful figures from the Giant Clan and had some understanding of their strength. If they were truly up against a large tribe with over ten thousand members, they would have to pay a significant price.
Fortunately, Song Shuping is also in the army. With him coordinating with any top elder-level expert, they can move freely within the Giant Clan's defenses—they almost never set up traps or formations!
While the Giant Clan may be complacent, Wang Long and his group cannot afford to be. The various tribes of the Giant Clan have migratory habits; if they are not careful, they might wake up one day to find a group of energized giants rushing towards their camp.
"This particular Giant Clan tribe is very suitable for us to launch a surprise attack." As Song Shuping transformed their reconnaissance data into a new overall map, allowing Wang Long and his companions to see more intuitively the camps of the Giant Clan and the surrounding environment, he continued, "First of all, there are no other Giant Clan tribes nearby; this is extremely important. Although there are significant conflicts between giant tribes and they are competitive by nature, when faced with external enemies, they become more united than ever. Moreover, this tribe has five thousand members; this strength is just within our controllable range while also delivering a considerable blow to the already small population of the Giant Clan."
Wang Long nodded in agreement, "That's right. Moreover, they have a natural barrier on our side. In other words, this place will definitely become a key location for the Giant Clan. As long as we can successfully sneak through this gorge, we can catch the Giant Clan off guard. What do you all think?"
"No objections!" The people of Dragon City were eager for a big battle. After experiencing consecutive wars, their fear of the divine realm had long since dissipated.
"Good, now let's discuss the route for the attack and the distribution of tasks."
Within the large thicket of the Giant Clan, it was easier for them to remain hidden. The gorge on the left was home to the only patrol team of giants. However, at such a close distance, they could not see Ying Sang and the others.
Wang Long, Song Shuping, Jiang Xue, and other top experts had already infiltrated ahead of them. Now, the Army was being led by Princess Liling. Ying Sang, Li Zhanzheng, and Liu Heng, three newly promoted experts from Dragon City, led an elite team specifically tasked with dealing with the Giant Clan's patrol teams.
Years of peaceful times had made the Giant Clan less vigilant. Fortunately for them, internal strife within the Giant Clan kept them aware enough to maintain some level of alertness, but that was about it.
Initially, Ying Sang and her team thought it would be impossible to reach their designated position so easily and had prepared some Illusion arrays. However, it seemed they would not need to use them after all.
"Everyone focus on your targets; act directly without hesitation and eliminate them!" Although Ying Sang had entered Dragon City later than Liu Heng and Li Zhanzheng, everyone had come to respect her intelligence and strength through several joint operations. Thus, she was now in charge of giving orders.
"Kill!"
Ying Sang had already chosen her target: a giant lazily basking in the sun among the others.
Although this giant appeared harmless, in their strict primitive tribe hierarchy, if this individual did not hold a higher status than others, how could he afford to sleep while everyone else remained alert?
As they launched their attack, the Giant Warriors quickly reacted, cursing as they charged towards Ying Sang and her team.
"Earth Elemental Formation!"
Having already completed the setup, Ying Sang formed a hand seal and activated it, instantly granting all their warriors a boost from the wind element, doubling their speed. Seizing the opportunity while the giants were caught off guard, Ying Sang charged directly in front of the target giant and thrust her sword.
At the same time, a stone formation rose from the ground, climbing up the giant's leg and making movement extremely difficult for him. Even attempting to evade Ying Sang's strike was not an easy task.
A chorus of battle cries erupted as all team members engaged with the Giant Clan.
Although they had the advantage of surprise, the people of Dragon City had rarely fought against enemies as large and agile as these giants. Thus, despite having a clear upper hand, they still struggled to defeat them.
Ying Sang knew that it was up to her as the captain to break the deadlock. She unleashed her Sword Momentum and employed the Dragon Arts she had learned from Wang Long.
Waves of Earth Elemental Power, resembling the heat waves of Flowing Fire in the Great Gobi, enveloped the giant who was struggling to move.
The powerful Earth Elemental Power significantly weakened the giant's tough defenses, allowing Ying Sang to pierce through his shoulder with her sword.
After landing her hit, Ying Sang continued to strike rapidly, her Sword Momentum surging forth. The flames seemed limitless, transforming the area into a searing heat akin to molten lava, capable of incinerating everything around.
Finally, the giant Leader could no longer withstand her assault and fell to the ground in defeat, unable to unleash his full power and filled with resentment.
In an organization as simplistic as the Giant Clan, even among relatively simple divine races, the role of their Leader was significant.
With the death of their Leader, their morale shattered instantly. A few warriors fought back fiercely out of desperation, but most of the Giant Warriors quickly scattered in disarray.
The purpose of Ying Sang and the others was naturally not just to defeat them.
They had to completely annihilate all the Giant Warriors, allowing the Army behind them to successfully launch a surprise attack on the Giant Clan's main camp.
Li Zhanxing leaped in front of all the giants, his arms suddenly spreading wide. Spiritual Essence centered around him, forming a Wall of Wind Elements that perfectly merged with an Earth Elemental Formation. Meanwhile, the other two experts struck the ground with their hands, taking advantage of the fact that the Giant Clan was slow to react and all standing on the ground, causing countless spikes of earth to suddenly erupt!
Moreover, the Earth Elemental Power in this canyon would not be weakened by Spiritual Essence, allowing the Earth Elemental Formation to unleash its strongest power, directly piercing through their formidable defenses!
Now that they were injured underfoot, their escape became even slower. Although it still caused some commotion, they successfully annihilated the entire Giant Clan.
Ying Sang had just drawn his spirit sword when Princess Liling arrived with the main force.
"Are there no fish that escaped the net here?"
"Mission accomplished; there are no survivors left."
"Good, then let's not waste any time. You all join the vanguard directly. Although those Giant Clan members are aware of something happening, they probably still don't know what exactly is going on here. Let's catch them off guard!"
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