Ya La'er picked up the Alchemy Potion, and without any hesitation, drank it all in one gulp. She believed that the human powerhouse who had appeared before them would not harm them.
With the other party's strength, killing them would be too easy.
"What is this... my injuries are recovering?"
As soon as Ya La'er finished drinking, she felt a gentle power emerge within her body, surging throughout her, filled with a warm sensation.
The fatigue from the battle was gradually dissipating, and even some of the wounds on her body were healing quickly.
Incredible! "This, this is too precious!" Ya La'er looked at the Alchemy Potion in her hand, which she had just finished drinking in one go, her silver pupils filled with heartache and shock: "Is this the 'Magic' that Grandpa mentioned?"
Such a thing that could restore injuries could easily be exchanged for ten people's food for a month in the valley.
"This is just an Alchemy Potion, but you can also understand it as a kind of Magic." Tang Zheng shook his head and explained softly.
In the previous exchange, he already knew that the silver-haired girl in front of him was the granddaughter of the deceased human Hero he had heard about in the information he had extracted from the Gray Dwarf.
The 50 or so humans behind him also noticed this scene, and exclaimed in surprise. The hesitant crowd immediately followed suit.
They were afraid that Tang Zheng would take back the five bottles of Alchemy Potion he had given them.
"That... that..."
After realizing the value of the Alchemy Potion, Ya La'er was a little at a loss. She wanted to ask her companions to return the potion, but she was worried about their injuries.
For a moment, even her speech became a little stuttering.
"It's not something of high value to me."
Tang Zheng casually waved his hand, signaling Ya La'er not to be nervous, and then said, "The reason I gave you one bottle and let your companions divide five bottles is because your strength far exceeds theirs, and your life level is higher."
"And their life level is weaker, so the diluted Alchemy Potion is enough for your companions."
"Thank you so much!" Ya La'er didn't seem to be good at expressing herself, and bowed deeply to Tang Zheng again.
"Now is not the time to talk about this, how many of you are there?" Tang Zheng asked.
"There are still more than 5,000 people." Ya La'er bit her lip.
"How many troops did the Gray Dwarf send out?"
"About 5,000 people. The troop that you just eliminated, sir, was the vanguard." Ya La'er said.
She originally wanted to take the initiative to attack and create some traps along the way, but she happened to encounter the other party's vanguard.
"The troop strength is about 1:1, but your weapons are too poor."
Tang Zheng nodded and glanced at the weapons used by everyone. They were basically weapons from the Gray Dwarf.
However, the size difference between the Gray Dwarf and humans was obvious, and the weapons that could be used by the Gray Dwarf were not so easy to use in the hands of humans.
Experience Bar: 181062/120000
Tang Zheng glanced at the attribute panel. Killing so many Gray Dwarf soldiers had increased his Experience Points by nearly 70,000 in one go.
He silently calculated that an average Dwarf soldier gave about 150 Experience Points.
"That, sir." Ya La'er's hoarse voice sounded softly.
"Hmm?" Tang Zheng looked at her.
"What I said just now was not the troop strength, it's that we humans only have 5,000 people." Ya La'er lowered her head, and after saying that, she quickly thought of something and quickly said, "Don't worry, sir, all of us can fight."
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes.
A race with only 5,000 people was not much different from being on the verge of extinction. This was still because humans themselves had a relatively strong reproductive ability.
How many young adults could a group of 5,000 people pull out? Seeing Tang Zheng's silence, Ya La'er felt a little flustered. The powerful sir in front of her was already their only hope.
After witnessing Tang Zheng's strength, Ya La'er vaguely realized that the other party was likely to have the strength of the "Hero" Domain, just like her grandfather.
However.
Even a powerhouse like her grandfather, could he really fight against such a huge Gray Dwarf army with his own strength? Ya La'er was still a little confused. She only knew that people who stepped into that Domain were very strong, but she had never really seen how strong they were.
Her grandfather had not taken action for a long time before his death. In her grandfather's words, as long as he was still alive, other races would not dare to invade them.
Ya La'er clenched her fists, and the humans behind her also remained silent.
They seemed powerless to do anything.
"Lead the way, any later and your people will be in danger." Tang Zheng dusted off his clothes and spoke calmly.
Ya La'er was stunned.
"According to your description, this dwarf force shouldn't be the vanguard, but rather specifically meant to intercept you."
"Which means, the real Gray Dwarf army shouldn't have taken this route," Tang Zheng said.
Ya La'er's pupils shrank, and she suddenly realized, her face turning pale.
Nearby! More than 50 human soldiers had recovered from their injuries. Hearing this conversation, they couldn't even mourn their dead comrades, and all stood up in an uproar.
"Ya La'er! The Gray Dwarfs are attacking the Oasis from another route!"
"We need to return quickly, or everyone will be in danger!"
Noisy voices rose from all directions.
"We'll leave now!"
Ya La'er also understood the seriousness of the situation, and picked up the Silver Spear stuck in the ground.
"Wait, the weapons on the ground." A human companion reminded.
The death of five hundred Gray Dwarfs naturally left behind a large number of weapons, which was a very important way for the weapon-lacking humans to obtain arms.
"Ya La'er, send some people to stay and collect the weapons, the rest of us will leave immediately."
Tang Zheng said to Ya La'er, then patted the Evil Spirit Dog on his shoulder, which had transformed into a Hawk: "Xiao Hei, you stay here to protect them."
"Scree!"
The Evil Spirit Dog let out a Hawk's cry and nodded.
Ya La'er left five people behind, and immediately led Tang Zheng and the rest of the group back to the human-inhabited Oasis.
...
Lifeless, desolate desert.
In a flat stretch of desert, a touch of green suddenly appeared, like a green sail embedded in the sea of sand.
Although this desert valley was called "Despair Valley" by everyone, there was still real life, which was the Oasis born with the help of underground springs.
A large amount of vegetation grew on the Oasis, with shady green trees, and some wild animals could be seen faintly. At the edge of the Oasis, artificially cultivated land and planted crops could be clearly seen.
This Oasis was only the size of a small town, but it was already one of the three largest Oases in this vast desert area.
However, at this moment! A chilling aura filled the entire Oasis.
A Gray Dwarf army of about 5,000 had arrived in front of the Oasis. All the dwarf soldiers looked at the lush vegetation and shady green trees in front of them, with greedy and eager expressions on their faces.
This Oasis would be their territory from now on!
And blocking their way was just a group of weak humans.
The Gray Dwarf Commander stood on the shoulders of two Gray Dwarf soldiers, raised his hand to his forehead, blocking the scorching sunlight, and looked towards the Oasis in the distance.
He only saw groups of humans wearing tattered clothes, without even decent weapons.
"Capture this place today, and everyone can drink in this Oasis tonight!"
"For His Highness!"
"For the revival of the Gray Dwarf race!"
"Brave Warriors, kill!"
The Gray Dwarf Commander shouted loudly.
All the Gray Dwarfs' eyes lit up when they heard "alcohol," and their saliva secreted.
"Alcohol" was their favorite, but there were too few things that could be used to brew alcohol in Despair Valley. "Alcohol" had long been a luxury among luxuries in the eyes of most dwarves.
"For His Highness!"
"For the revival of the Gray Dwarf race!"
"For His Highness!"
"For the revival of the Gray Dwarf clan!"
All the Gray Dwarves shouted in unison, rushing towards the human Oasis en masse.
No tactics were needed, nor desired! With the strength of their Gray Dwarf clan, they didn't need such technicalities to deal with these weak humans.
Moreover, no Gray Dwarf believed they could lose.
...
On the other side.
The humans had mobilized completely. Except for the old and infirm, and newborn infants, everyone stood in front of the Oasis.
Those without weapons grabbed stones or branches! Everyone looked at the Gray Dwarf soldiers surging like a tide, and an aura of despair permeated the crowd.
No one thought of running.
Because in this desert, away from the Oasis, the humans simply had no way to survive.
Standing at the very front of the humans.
Was a middle-aged man with silver-white hair, his face full of fatigue and scars, a dirt-gray scarf wrapped around his neck.
He was the current chief of the human tribe.
Pa! "Is humanity going to perish in my hands?" The middle-aged chief's face was full of bitterness as he raised his hand and slapped himself hard.
He was pained by his own lack of ability, and by the fact that so many of his people were dying before his eyes.
"Chief, what are you doing!"
"Chief!"
"It's all our fault, we're dragging you and Ya La'er down."
Seeing this scene, everyone's faces turned red, and some of the women even started to cry.
"Shut up!" The middle-aged chief shouted loudly, turning his head to scan the crowd. "Even if humanity is truly wiped out, we must not let them have an easy time!"
"You want to exterminate us? Then come on!!"
The crying stopped.
A terrifying, ferocious look appeared on the faces of all the humans as they looked at the surging Gray Dwarf army and shouted in unison, "Then come on!!!"
The middle-aged chief took the lead, charging out and fighting with the Gray Dwarf soldiers at the front.
The two groups collided instantly. For a time, screams and wails echoed throughout the battlefield. Faced with the powerful Gray Dwarf army, the humans only held on for a moment before beginning to retreat steadily.
Despair surged again!
"Ah—"
"What is that!"
"Ah!!!"
"There are humans in the rear, kill them all!"
"So strong... Ah!!"
Suddenly, a huge commotion erupted in the rear of the Gray Dwarves.
For a moment, the retreating humans were able to catch their breath. All the humans had a blank look on their faces, clearly not knowing what had happened.
"Chief, look, it's Ya La'er!" A cry of joy rang out.
The middle-aged chief, panting for breath, quickly raised his head and looked towards the distant, most chaotic part of the Gray Dwarf army.
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