The words of the Incarnation instantly snapped Qi Lin back to his senses.
Yes, Lord Abilities are varied and complex.
Although he hadn’t studied them in detail, it wasn’t unreasonable to think some could control other creatures as auxiliaries.
“So it really wasn’t a coincidence. Looks like we’ve been targeted.”
As Qi Lin spoke, the Incarnation also felt his sleepiness vanish.
“The last time must have been just a probe. Only after realizing our troop type was Farmers did he decide to kill. This time, clearly, it’s a signal for attack.”
“I’ll go bring the Undead Incarnation.”
The Dragon Incarnation said, then immediately left the Lord’s Hall.
Though proud, when faced with an unknown enemy that threatened everyone’s life, it was only prudent to give his all.
After all, Qi Lin’s own personality was the main driving force behind all his Incarnations.
If he tried to face the enemy alone, it wouldn’t be pride anymore—it would be arrogance.
They still knew too little about this world to afford such mistakes.
—
On the other side, the man was not angry to see his “eyes” killed.
“Discovered, huh.”
“So wary, but what a pity—your troop type is Farmer.”
He hadn’t expected his two probes would alert the enemy, but it didn’t matter.
He had already seen everything he wanted.
The Undead Incarnation was far outside the territory, fighting monsters in the opposite direction from the man.
Unless she crossed Qi Lin’s territory, she wouldn’t discover them.
And coincidentally, all the Farmers were gathered together for lunch.
“So quickly up to a hundred people, and even some buildings in the territory I’ve never seen before.”
The thought that the other side was developing so fast while he was still standing still—and that their troop type would soon become his—filled him with excitement.
“Speed up!”
—
Elsewhere, the Undead Incarnation had just led her undead to a goblin cave, ready to test their strength and launch an attack.
But the news from the Dragon Incarnation made her realize the gravity of the situation.
She immediately abandoned the assault.
She then led nearly two hundred undead back toward the territory.
However, she wasn’t foolish enough to have the undead all crowd into the territory to defend against the attack.
If someone dared to attack her, she would make sure they paid a price.
—
Afternoon.
No one knew the exact time.
The sky had grown dark, clouds blocking out the sun, plunging the land into shadow.
“Is it going to rain?”
Qi Lin looked up at the sky, muttering.
He was about to open the terminal to check if the weather had changed for other Lords, to confirm his suspicions.
But the moment he stepped into the Lord’s Hall, the terminal sounded an alarm.
[Warning! Unknown lifeforms are approaching the territory!]
[Number of lifeforms: 38]
“They’re here.”
Qi Lin opened the terminal to check their location.
The two Incarnations were already prepared, and he had recalled all the Farmers to avoid unnecessary casualties.
All life near the territory had long been cleared out by the undead.
This was the first time since the Warning Device was built that it had sounded an alarm.
Facing another Lord for the first time, a trace of unease rose in Qi Lin’s heart.
How strong were the other Lords?
Would his own strength rank among the top?
Now, it was time to test the results of three days’ development.
—
Outside the territory, the man brought his own people.
The distance between the two wasn’t far, but that was only for birds—after all, they could fly.
He had set out with his troop type in the morning.
Otherwise, the battle might have dragged into the night, which would have been unfavorable for him.
But the closer he got to the enemy territory, the more he felt something was off.
What was it? The surroundings looked no different from his own territory.
Until a decayed skeleton appeared in his sight.
“This is… human bone?”
He was puzzled but paid it no mind.
Maybe the other Lord’s territory was just a mass grave—he just hadn’t noticed before.
As he went deeper, more and more skeletons appeared, lying motionless on the ground, scattered around the territory.
But the man didn’t notice that these skeletons showed no signs of being dug up, and their bones were unnaturally clean.
At this moment, he had only one thought—to capture these Farmers for himself!
“Wait,”
He slapped his forehead, noticing something odd.
“How come we haven’t seen a single living creature along the way?”
“Because we killed them all.”
A melodious female voice rang out.
The Undead Incarnation stood with her hands behind her back, head tilted, a gentle smile on her face as she looked at him.
“Who are you?!”
The man instantly tensed, glaring at the girl before him.
This was the Battlefield of All Races—everyone risked their lives here.
No matter how beautiful she was, if she was an enemy, he would kill without hesitation.
“Eh? You’re so strange. You came into my territory and now you’re asking who I am?”
The girl’s smile grew.
The moment he entered her territory, both Incarnations had already determined he was no match for them, so there was little to worry about.
“Nonsense. The owner of this territory is clearly a Farmland Lord. I wouldn’t mistake that loser for anyone else.”
The man sneered.
His army was behind him—could he possibly fear a little girl?
“Is that so.”
The girl narrowed her eyes, still tilting her head with a smile, but her furrowed brow showed she was getting angry.
Splash!
A raindrop fell from the sky.
Soon, more and more rain began to pour down.
It was raining.
Raindrops struck the man’s face, and a trace of killing intent flickered in his eyes.
“Kill!”
He roared.
No matter who the girl was, he wouldn’t waste any more time.
But for a moment, there was no sound from behind him.
The Hedgehogs seemed not to hear his command at all.
“You stupid pigs—”
He was about to turn and curse, but his words stopped short, face twisting in horror.
Skeletons were rising from the ground.
Blue flames burned in their hollow eye sockets.
They had come fully alive.
Not only human forms, but giant snake and wolf skeletons as well!
The Hedgehogs, though fierce, lost their fighting spirit before these terrifying foes, curling into balls and trying to protect themselves with their spines.
“Wh-what is this?”
The man’s face went pale.
There was only one explanation—the Farmland Lord had already been overtaken by another Lord!
“You stupid pigs! Move! They’re just bones—what are you afraid of?”
“Did you really think they were scared of these skeletons?”
A deep, magnetic male voice came from behind.
He stood with one hand in his pocket, the other pressing down the brim of his hat, a cold smile on his lips.
“Who the hell are you this time?”