Lord Era: I, The Strongest Lord Of The Abyss!

#496 - Chapter 496 The Second Battlefield

After a series of chaotic actions by Yang Xusheng and Zhao Yuyang, Wu Wei successfully confirmed a basic piece of information through the Night King's personal guards who had been teleported: the individuals with the most lethal animosity towards him were likely the two commanders themselves.

Just as he had originally suspected, if Prince Shi Renjun could find him and make him, a commander, his 'frontman,' then the other princes who were enemies of Prince Shi Renjun could also find other commanders to serve their interests.

After all, regardless, among the princes and princesses of the Human Empire, there might be differences in inheritance priority, but in terms of overall strength, they should all be relatively equal.

Therefore, Wu Wei had always suspected that his opponents were the other commanders, but he simply didn't have direct evidence.

"This situation is really quite tricky."

Wu Wei rubbed his forehead helplessly, saying with some resignation.

"If I were to command alone, Zhou Li would probably have been torn to pieces by now."

"But unfortunately, Han Xuan, that old stubborn man, consistently disagrees."

"However, there's no point in saying all this now."

"Instead of considering so-called possibilities, it's better to focus on the things in front of me..."

Although Wu Wei said this, in reality, he didn't quite prioritize the battlefield in front of him.

Because in all his planes, the situation in one plane was becoming increasingly dire, and that was the world called [Beast Ancestor's Backyard].

The reason why the situation on this plane's battlefield was deteriorating was solely due to one thing: the Gu family.

This family had officially intervened in the conflict between the Beast Ancestor and Wu Wei, but the goals of the two sides were somewhat different.

The Beast Ancestor's goal was to defeat Wu Wei and drive him out of this world.

The Gu family's goal, however, was to defeat Wu Wei's army and then, following his teleportation coordinates, invade the Abyss and bring the culprit who 'killed' Gu Changqing to justice!

Although the goals of these two parties diverged, in the early stages, their objectives were the same: to defeat Wu Wei's army in the Beast Ancestor's Backyard world!

This was also the real reason why Wu Wei was distracted during previous commands.

At this moment, Wu Wei was splitting his mind and body between two battlefields....

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"Damn it, that Su family brat! He really does have some tricks up his sleeve."

"At first, I heard he was both vicious and cruel, and I didn't believe it at all, but now..."

*Shua!*

Gu Yiyun, who was over fifty years old, cursed as he pulled out a poisoned arrow that had pierced through his armor and entered deep into his flesh.

"Now, I really believe it."

"To be able to manipulate his army so skillfully and act so decisively and ruthlessly, he's the only one among the younger generation."

As the arrowhead was pulled out, a large piece of blackened, foul-smelling flesh was directly torn from Gu Yiyun's body.

Although Gu Yiyun had already prepared himself mentally, he groaned in pain the moment he pulled out the arrow.

"Ptooey!"

After seeing the blood and flesh on the arrowhead, Gu Yiyun spat a mouthful of bloody phlegm onto the ground.

It was only then that he was surprised to discover that the poison on this arrow was so potent that even the bloody phlegm he had just spat out contained traces of black...

"Lord Gu Yiyun, isn't this unavoidable?"

Wang Wen, who had been waiting on the side, handed Gu Yiyun the antidote and bandages he had prepared, helping him treat the wound on his shoulder.

"Although Wu Wei, that little bastard, doesn't have much background, he was the top performer in Linjiang City's assessment."

"Moreover, he holds the title of the top performer in the current War College assessment. These two titles combined are proof of his strength."

"Therefore, it's only natural that you encounter some difficulties when fighting his army, isn't it?"

"But you don't have to worry. With your injuries and your lord's physique, you'll recover in a few hours."

Hearing Wang Wen say this, Gu Yiyun glared at this Gu family retainer beside him.

"You fool!"

"Do you think I'm worried about myself, worried about my injuries?"

"No, what I'm really worried about is my soldiers!"

With that, Gu Yiyun pointed to the Gu family warriors lying in the field hospital in front of him, groaning incessantly.

Just as everyone's fighting style is different, the various families in the Lord Era also have different ways of using troops.

For example, the Gu family is perhaps the family that cherishes its own warriors the most....

"If I had known earlier that Wu Wei, that little bastard, possessed such vicious tactics, I would have applied to the family in advance for enough battlefield priests..."

Watching a Gu family warrior, covered in holes, his internal organs completely hollowed out by parasites, painfully take his last breath, Gu Yiyun couldn't help but sigh.

Although he had tried his best to help these soldiers, even neglecting his own injuries to save the medicine for his wounded subordinates,

the plague created by the Plaguebringer Mara was simply too powerful. Since Mara advanced to the peak of the Legendary rank, her plague had exceeded the tolerance of ordinary beings....

"Ordinary antidotes, or even ordinary to medium-level magical potions, simply cannot save their lives!"

"Only higher-level divine magic can save them..."

Hearing Gu Yiyun say this, Wang Wen was momentarily speechless.

At this moment, he finally understood why he had never been able to break into the core circles of the Gu family.

Because his brain... is normal!

What a joke.

Do these ordinary soldiers, who are supposed to die for him and for them, the lords, deserve to use high-level divine magic?

Does Gu Yiyun really not know the value of a high-level divine magic?

Simply put, the equivalent value of a high-level divine magic could almost buy several soldiers!

This is simply a muddled account beyond belief!

Thinking of this, Wang Wen couldn't help but sigh.

However, soon, his attention was drawn to what Gu Yiyun had said earlier.

"That, Lord Gu Yiyun."

"What you said earlier is incorrect."

"What?"

Gu Yiyun frowned as he applied medicine to himself.

"According to the information I've gathered privately, Wu Wei, that little bastard, is not a member of the Su family."

"Because since he became a lord, he has basically not received much assistance from the Su family."

"This is actually good news for us!"

"Because it means that Wu Wei's strength as an individual is extremely limited."

"As long as our Gu family crushes him with our strong power, regardless of casualties, he will eventually become our prey."

Unfortunately, Wang Wen hadn't finished his analysis before he noticed Gu Yiyun looking at him with disdain.

So, he also promptly shut his mouth.....

"Wang Wen, you..."

"You really are a complete fool!"

Gu Yiyun said helplessly.

"You don't think that our real purpose is just to catch Wu Wei, do you!"

Hearing this, Wang Wen was stunned.

Isn't the purpose of their Gu family to catch Wu Wei and avenge Gu Changqing?

Could it be that he guessed wrong?