Zhou Yan continued to hunt the monsters he encountered. He was lucky to find a leader-quality Mid-Autumn Rabbit. These rabbits were very sensitive to danger; as soon as something felt wrong, they would flee, and their speed was not slow. However, Zhou Yan's speed was dozens of times faster than theirs.
Holding a bolt of lightning in his hand, Zhou Yan killed the Mid-Autumn Rabbit, earning 4 points.
The leaderboard was not yet visible; it was estimated to be revealed at the end. To be among the top million out of tens of billions of lords and receive additional rewards, Zhou Yan had to kill more Mid-Autumn Rabbits.
"My Lord, enemies are attacking us."
Just then, Zhou Yan received a message from a centurion of a squad, which surprised him.
Zhou Yan replied, "Then beat them back fiercely. Send me their location. I will not only annihilate those people but also their territory."
"My Lord, there are only five hundred of them; we should be able to handle them," the centurion replied quickly upon hearing his Lord's words.
"Be careful and don't be careless. There are many strong individuals in the Lord's world, so it's not unusual for us to encounter armies stronger than ours," Zhou Yan reminded him.
"Yes, My Lord," the centurion replied quickly.
Afterward, Zhou Yan sent a message to Yin Lihua: "Check the direction those enemies are coming from, and find their territory. If they dare to attack us proactively, they don't deserve to exist."
"Understood," Yin Lihua immediately dispatched nearby reconnaissance drones to scout in the direction the enemies were coming from.
"Do you know who those people are? Should we go and help?" Cai Yan inquired.
"No need. From the visuals, their strength does not seem to match that of our soldiers. We'll just wait for the news," Zhou Yan replied.
While waiting for news, Zhou Yan continued to hunt monsters. Twenty minutes later, the centurion sent Zhou Yan a message: "Reporting to My Lord, the enemies have been eliminated. Two were injured."
"Good, await my orders." Zhou Yan was satisfied with the result, but the fact that his soldiers were injured suggested the opponent had some strength.
As the range expanded, Yin Lihua and her team deployed another thousand intelligent reconnaissance drones, widening the scouting area to ensure every squad could accurately obtain information about their surroundings.
For this purpose, Zhang Liang mobilized several hundred more people to assist. The drones were easy to operate; as long as enemies or monsters were detected, nearby soldiers were contacted.
As the territory moved, it occasionally launched attacks, engaging any monsters encountered along the way. The entire territory was like a giant mobile fortress, against which no monster could stand.
After a while, Yin Lihua detected more armies. These armies had the appearance of foreign soldiers. Yin Lihua sent Zhou Yan their precise locations.
Zhou Yan chuckled and said, "Since it's still a foreign territory and they dare to attack my soldiers, if I don't let them taste my might, they won't know I'm not to be trifled with."
Zhou Yan sent the locations of the nearby armies to the adjacent generals, ordering them to annihilate all those soldiers.
Upon hearing their Lord's command, the generals excitedly marched towards the enemy positions.
About half an hour later, one squad engaged the enemy, followed by many more squads encountering and battling the enemy.
The battles ended quickly. The opponent had only five hundred people, with generals of B and A grade, but none above S grade. With such strength, they were no match for Zhou Yan's forces.
However, their levels were quite high, all above level 80, and their army training was commendable. Even when facing an attack, they didn't collapse immediately but instead offered continuous resistance.
This was likely a territory with considerable strength, as leveling up all these soldiers to level 80 was not something any ordinary lord could achieve.
But since they had made a move, they had no right to exist. After all, this event also had an element of conquest to it.
Zhou Yan also led his troops towards an army of a thousand strong. His subordinates had hovercraft, which were very fast. In just ten minutes, they spotted the army.
These troops were also dispersed, not concentrated, as they were all hunting monsters.
Each group consisted of fifty men, separated by about fifty meters, searching for monsters in a straight line.
Zhou Yan also saw that the generals of this thousand-strong army had foreign appearances and were of good quality, reaching S grade.
Zhou Yan said to his soldiers, "Charge with me!"
"Yes!" The soldiers were already proficient with the hovercraft. Seated on them, they charged forward at the fastest speed.
Cai Yan also began to cast various buffs on everyone, further enhancing their strength.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yan ascended into the sky and began to unleash the highly destructive Meteor Fire Rain.
Sensing the immense energy from the sky, the soldiers immediately detected the danger and began to gather their forces.
These troops were indeed good and quickly began to assemble. However, they were too far apart. Before the soldiers in the distance could fully assemble, they were hit by Zhou Yan's powerful attack.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Many soldiers were killed by Zhou Yan's skill, leaving only scattered remnants to join the assembled ranks.
The assembled army also detected Zhou Yan. They did not let him go and launched an attack with arrows filling the sky.
"However, the combat power of this army is quite interesting."
Zhou Yan laughed heartily at the volley of arrows. His powerful Yin-Yang energy began to surge, filling the entire sky with a potent force.
After learning the Heaven and Earth Great Shift, Zhou Yan combined it with his Star Shifting skill. The two seemed to share common characteristics. He merged these two skills and unleashed a brand-new technique.
The arrows filling the sky froze in mid-air, as if time had stopped. The enemies below watched in dumbfounded shock, completely unaware of what was happening.
Then, with the rotation of Zhou Yan's hands, these arrows were redirected, their tips turning towards the enemies below, and they were shot back with even greater speed.
"Defense! Defense!"
The general below reacted swiftly, quickly ordering his soldiers to raise their shields overhead, hiding themselves beneath them.
They thought this would ensure their safety, but they had underestimated Zhou Yan's attack power. His immense strength, coupled with the attack and spiritual power buffs from numerous structures, gave the terrifying arrow rain immense penetrating power. It pierced through their supposedly strong shields and impaled them into the ground.
"How is this possible!" the general exclaimed in shock. Before he could say anything more, several arrows pierced his body, and he turned into light, dying instantly.
When all the arrows had flown, only about three hundred soldiers remained below.
They did not rout but automatically regrouped and charged towards Zhou Yan's centurion soldiers.
From the quality of the soldiers alone, it was evident that this was a very good army. Unfortunately, they had encountered the superior Zhou Yan and were destined for destruction.