Tony began to act, deploying quite a few of his men, a group of over a dozen individuals, heading towards Zhou Yan's territory. However, all of this was being captured by the intelligent reconnaissance drones.
This news was immediately relayed to Zhang Liang. Upon hearing it, Zhang Liang thought, "Only a dozen or so people?"
With just these dozen or so individuals, posing a threat to the territory was absolutely impossible. Still, Zhang Liang instructed Ren to keep tracking these people, to see what they were up to.
When these dozen or so people reached about a hundred kilometers from the territory, they finally began to make a move. They actually took out modern drones and started heading towards the territory.
Seeing this, Zhang Liang immediately knew what these people intended to do.
"Then let's play along," Zhang Liang told Zhou Yan about the matter.
After listening, Zhou Yan said, "It seems these people came prepared. They are likely from Canglan Continent, and possibly lords themselves. How about this, dispatch a hundred-strong Wyvern Legion."
"That was my intention. However, I think it would be best to destroy their drones first, so they can't see our Wyvern Legion," Zhang Liang suggested.
"The Wyvern Legion is currently in its training phase. Then let's conduct full-scale reconnaissance of the aerial domain. Any flying creatures or drones found will be annihilated," Zhou Yan gave the order.
Thus, Bai Qi dispatched teams of the Wyvern Legion to the outskirts of the territory. On one hand, they were training, and on the other, they were eliminating any flying creatures that passed by.
Many flying creatures in the Lord Continent possessed reconnaissance functions and could serve as scouting tools for many people, which was why Zhou Yan issued the command to eliminate all passing flying creatures.
Regarding reconnaissance drones as small as mosquitoes, Zhou Yan wouldn't dare to say there weren't any on the entire Lord Continent. It was better to proceed with caution.
Zhou Yan's side had discovered Tony and the others' movements long ago and had already dispatched people to deal with them. Meanwhile, Tony and his group thought they had arrived near Zhou Yan's territory without anyone noticing.
They were indeed very cautious and did not act rashly. Instead, they took out drones to scout ahead, confirm safety, and then proceed.
Unfortunately, they didn't know that all their actions were within the surveillance range of Zhou Yan's territory.
Not long after, a wyvern passed by in the air and destroyed Tony's drone with its sharp claws.
Seeing the drone destroyed, Tony quickly said, "Wait, guys, our drone has been destroyed."
"Was it done by a flying magical beast nearby?" asked team member Jason.
"I don't know. I didn't see any trace of the enemy. It was likely destroyed from high up. Perhaps it mistook our drone for prey," Tony guessed after reviewing the footage and finding no signs of human interference.
"Then let's be more careful. Let's send out two more drones for reconnaissance. This way, we can avoid these flying magical beasts in advance," Jason suggested.
"Let's do that," Tony then instructed his subordinates to release two drones to fly at high altitude.
At this moment, they quickly saw a huge wyvern heading towards the drones.
"Damn it, is this an ancient dragon?" Tony was astonished, not expecting such a monster to appear here.
"How could such a monster appear here? Oh no, it's heading towards our drones again."
"Quick, fly the drones into the forest. Then it won't be able to destroy them."
But unfortunately, the drones' speed was no match for the wyvern. Soon, they were again destroyed by sharp claws, reduced to scrap metal.
"What do we do now? With that wyvern around, no matter how many drones we send out, they're likely to be mistaken for prey!" Jason looked at Tony.
"Then let's deal with that wyvern. We can't attack without understanding our enemy. We need to remain vigilant at all times."
"That scoundrel Ao Si thought I didn't know he deployed hundreds of thousands of troops to deal with them, only to be completely wiped out. I won't be as foolish as him to launch a direct attack."
When Tony accepted the mission, he had already learned about Ao Si's previous attempt to deal with Zhou Yan's territory. Otherwise, why would he have invited them to act? It was precisely because they couldn't defeat Zhou Yan themselves that he sought their help.
Of course, if they could handle matters on their own, they wouldn't hire others. They were a group of mercenary lords, specializing in solving troubles that other lords couldn't.
Naturally, those who hired them had to pay a considerable price. This price wasn't just about money. For people like Tony, wealth wasn't the most important thing; they also required extremely precious materials.
Those materials were difficult to find and hard to acquire, which was the true cost they demanded.
Tony and his group had made a name for themselves on the Lord Continent, which naturally meant they possessed powerful methods. The first step was always to thoroughly investigate the enemy's approximate strength before taking action.
They wouldn't act recklessly. If they did, they would surely be a group of novice mercenaries.
Tony and his group's thinking was sound. Unfortunately, they were unaware that they had already been under surveillance, and the one doing the monitoring was merely an inconspicuous little mosquito.
Of course, the reconnaissance drones dared not approach the powerful individuals like Tony and his group, only observing their every move from a distance.
Tony and his group released another drone. They intended to use this drone as bait to lure out and eliminate the wyvern.
They were confident in their abilities and had laid out their ambush perfectly.
Regrettably, their every action was within the range of the reconnaissance drones. Zhang Liang sensed that these people were very strong and likely difficult to deal with. A hundred-strong Wyvern Legion might not be enough to handle them.
Therefore, Zhang Liang immediately ordered Huo Qubing to lead the [Great Han Cavalry] and Wei Qing to lead the [Tiger Leopard Cavalry] to head there, and also instructed Wei Xiaoxiao's Shadow Wyverns to rush to the location.
Although the opposing side numbered only over a dozen people, Zhang Liang felt they were not as simple as they appeared and it was best to proceed cautiously.
Furthermore, Zhang Liang ordered other legions to assemble, ready to provide support at any moment.
Tony waited for a long time, but the wyvern did not appear.
"Is it possible that the wyvern has already flown away?" Jason asked.
"I have a strange feeling about this wyvern's appearance. I suspect the enemy has already discovered us, and that wyvern was sent by the enemy."
Tony pondered for a moment and quickly arrived at a surprising conclusion.
"No way! We've been extremely careful all the way. How could the other side have discovered us?" Jason and the others were greatly astonished, not expecting this opponent to possess such capabilities.