The dark power completely concealed the wood soldiers.
Entering the spatial cluster did not cause even a single ripple.
Standing upon the shattered, lifeless earth, the wood soldiers felt an instinctive discomfort.
As plant-based monsters, they were naturally ill-suited to an environment so devoid of life.
But this was the Lord's mission!
The wood soldiers quickly dispersed according to the reconnaissance plan, scouting the entire spatial cluster.
Above the wood soldiers, an eye slowly opened, scanning the surroundings.
Outside, Tongmu projected a map shrouded in mist.
Centered on a single point, the map continuously cleared the mist to reveal the surrounding terrain.
Indeed, by relying on the guardian Tongmu and the wood soldier scouting team, he was able to quickly secure vision of the unfamiliar environment.
At the same time, every wood soldier carried a clone of Tongmu.
Although these clones lacked the powerful vision of the original Tongmu, they could still detect danger in advance, allowing the wood soldiers to avoid hazardous areas.
Furthermore, the wood soldiers were doing more than just confirming the terrain.
Information on a monster was captured by a wood soldier and transmitted back to the Well of Eternal Imprisonment.
[Name] earth-sky wolf
[Level] Lv. 12
[Skills] Burrow Lv. 4, Sharpness Lv. 3, Keen Edge Lv. 3, Death Breath Lv. 2, Spatial Fangs Lv. 2, Petrifying Gaze Lv. 2, Spatial Perception Lv. 2, Stealth Lv. 1
[Description] A monster from a broken dungeon that uses spatial abilities to travel rapidly underground for sneak attacks. Its attacks carry a breath of death that weakens vitality.
The first monster's information had been collected!
As expected, the interior of this spatial cluster was a fragment of a dungeon.
Since dungeons were born from chaotic space, a broken dungeon would drift back into it, turning into this kind of spatial cluster.
Dungeons could die.
Some ancient dungeons would wither and die under the constant exploitation of humans, eventually vanishing from the living world and falling into chaotic space.
"No wonder it was swallowed by the floors of the Well of Eternal Imprisonment."
Dalun Li began to understand.
Everything in chaotic space was no match for the expansion of Earth Vein Power.
However, if it were a fragment of a dungeon, it would not be affected by the Earth Vein Power and would quietly become a foreign object integrated into the dungeon.
The wood soldiers continued their reconnaissance, not daring to disturb the monsters within, solely focused on gathering intelligence.
If a monster were to discover a wood soldier by chance, the wood soldier would quickly self-destruct, leaving no trace behind.
The terrain data grew richer, and information on various monsters was constantly sent back.
[Name] man-bodied eagle
[Level] Lv. 14
[Skills] ...
[Description] A giant eagle with a humanoid body capable of short-range spatial movement during high-speed flight to dodge damage or launch attacks.
[Name] eight-eyed troll
[Level] Lv. 16
[Skills] ...
[Description] A massive four-meter-tall monster with immense strength. It possesses eight eyes that can lock onto a specific area of space to imprison several enemies.
[Name] man-bodied spider
[Level] Lv. 15
[Skills] ...
[Description] A giant spider with a humanoid body that can fire silk and venom. Using its legs, it can cling to space itself and move briefly through the air. It possesses high intelligence.
[Name] rock vine
[Level] Lv. 14
[Skills] ...
[Description] A vine as hard as stone with no vitality. It can stretch for thousands of meters underground. Its activity is low and it can only move once in a short period, but it possesses great strength and control.
[Name] spatial dwarf
[Level] Lv. 10
[Skills] ...
[Description] A small humanoid monster that can ride earth-sky wolves. It is skilled in schemes and sneak attacks, secreting toxins to coat its weapons. It uses spears, bows, and shields as weapons and can be specialized.
These were the primary monsters found within the spatial cluster.
As Dalun Li had expected, most of them possessed spatial characteristics.
This was a spatial cluster formed after a certain dungeon's spatial floor had shattered.
Of course, these were not necessarily all the monsters inside the spatial cluster.
There might still be some hidden elite monsters.
The wood soldiers had only scouted about eighty percent of the area. In some places, the monsters were too densely packed for the wood soldiers to infiltrate and gather more intelligence, even with Tongmu's help to hide their presence.
The entire spatial cluster was nearly twice the size of the fifteenth floor.
Dalun Li suspected that the world inside the cluster was not formed from a single floor, but was a small world created from the aggregation of multiple floor fragments.
The geographical environment inside had many fractured areas.
The levels and characteristics of the monsters were also quite chaotic.
However, the number of monsters discovered so far was far lower than Dalun Li's monster army.
Furthermore, no elite monsters had been found yet, and the only intelligent monsters were the man-bodied spiders and the low-intelligence spatial dwarfs.
This was a winnable fight.
Dalun Li did not want such a crisis to continue lurking within his own body.
He had to take it down!
"Zeno, Tongmu, begin. Follow the plan."
Dalun Li issued his command.
"Yes, my Lord."
Zeno bowed respectfully toward the air, and Tongmu nodded its large eyeball.
Immediately, the wood soldiers performing reconnaissance stopped at their selected locations.
They began to take root and grow.
The eyeballs growing from their heads became larger, constantly scanning the surroundings.
They were establishing vision!
These Tongmu clones occupied various regions of the spatial cluster as they grew.
They blanketed the entire world within the cluster with their gaze, ensuring that every movement of the enemy had nowhere to hide!
But a gaze was a sensitive thing; once the entire cluster was watched, the beings inside would quickly notice.
Therefore...
The invasion began immediately!
The monster army vanished from the hidden floor and was transferred into the spatial cluster!
In the broken and desolate spatial world, wave after wave of monsters from the Well of Eternal Imprisonment descended upon the shattered earth!
Like visitors from beyond, they let out ear-splitting roars the moment they arrived!
The shattered rocky ground was crushed under their weight, and dust billowed into the air.
"Fight for our Lord!"
The first to charge were the gargoyles and the undead lizardmen.
These were not just ordinary gargoyles; many were lava gargoyles.
Charging alongside the undead lizardman heavy warriors, they instantly crushed any stray monsters in their path.
They became the sharpest ramming horn of the legion, slamming deep into the spatial world.
However, the spatial world was no fool.
Ever since Dalun Li had torn away a corner of it, the monsters within the spatial cluster had been prepared for battle at any moment.
Facing the sudden onslaught of the monster army, the monsters of the spatial world quickly began to assemble.
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