The first to recover was the Hunting Chief Lizardman. He had already realized that he had completely misjudged the opponent's strength, but the current situation left no time for a new deployment.
Seeing the human not far away, already exposed before him,
the Hunting Chief Lizardman's eyes turned red. Not only did his running speed not decrease, but it increased again as he continued to charge towards Lyle.
The opponent's summon was still in the sky, and that direwolf monster was also not by his side. Now was the best opportunity!
As long as he could eliminate this human, the opponent's powerful summon would disappear on its own.
"Die, outsider!"
"This Great Wetland will be your graveyard!"
The Hunting Chief Lizardman roared, gripping the axe in his hand.
In just a few breaths,
the Hunting Chief Lizardman had already charged in front of Lyle.
"You must be their leader, right? I've waited for you for a long time, my friend." Lyle chuckled, facing the murderous Hunting Chief Lizardman.
Friend?
What a joke, was the opponent scared silly?
This thought flashed through the Hunting Chief Lizardman's mind, but the movements of his hands showed no hesitation. He forcefully raised his axe, preparing to swing it down.
"All-Species Charm."
Lyle spoke indifferently.
The Hunting Chief Lizardman's axe-swinging motion paused, stiffly stopping in place.
"Help me deal with your companions. Remember to leave them with a breath." Lyle waved his hand at the Hunting Chief Lizardman.
The Hunting Chief Lizardman nodded, turned around, picked up his axe again, and charged towards the other lizardmen who had not yet reacted.
Shouts of confusion and anger, and wails of agony, came from under the Hunting Chief Lizardman's ceaselessly swinging axe.
Swoosh!
The figure of the Flame Archangel descended from the sky again, hovering beside Lyle.
"Are there only these lizardmen?"
Lyle glanced at the Flame Archangel. He had sent him into the sky earlier not just to kill those few lizardmen by dropping them.
It was also to observe the surroundings for any other lizardmen, or any sub-humans or monsters secretly lurking.
"Roar."
The low growl of the Direwolf came from the shore. Its bone chains dragged three lizardmen, barely breathing, back to Lyle's side.
"Mew."
The Direwolf, in a fawning manner, placed the three lizardmen in front of Lyle.
After such a long period of interaction, the Direwolf had clearly understood some of Lyle's preferences.
"Well done."
Lyle praised him. A magic greatsword appeared in his palm, and with a casual swing, the blade sliced across the throats of the three lizardmen.
Blood spurted out!
"Gained 321 experience."
"Gained 309 experience."
"Gained 315 experience."
"Their strength is similar to ogres, huh? As expected of sub-humans." Lyle was a little surprised.
On the other side,
the Hunting Chief Lizardman, with even greater strength, chopped down the ordinary lizardmen one by one, dragging all of them in front of Lyle.
"What are you doing, ah! Boss!"
"You betrayed the tribe."
"Hunting Chief, wake up!"
"It's all because of you, human––" What are you doing?"
Screams of pain and angry curses continuously came from the mouths of these severely wounded lizardmen.
Lyle, expressionless, swung his magic greatsword.
A total of 16 lizardmen. Apart from the Hunting Chief Lizardman, the remaining 15 were all killed, yielding 4680 experience points.
[Experience Slot: 137405 / 70000]
"You've worked hard. Now, could you tell me about your lizardmen's four great treasures?" Lyle looked at the Hunting Chief Lizardman and asked curiously.
He was most interested in these four magical items.
Especially the treasure stolen by the twin witches from the depths of the Great Swamp, which was not mentioned in either the anime or the light novel.
However!
The Hunting Chief Lizardman's answer greatly disappointed Lyle. He didn't know much, only able to mention a name, completely unaware of their specific abilities.
Let alone the lost lizardman treasure, even for the other three treasures, this Hunting Chief Lizardman didn't know much.
He even knew less than Lyle himself.
Considering that these lizardmen were inherently xenophobic and conservative,
not to mention foreign races, even communication between other tribes was extremely rare, Lyle understood somewhat.
"Never mind. Tell me about the specific situation of your tribe." Lyle shook his head and asked again.
Soon,
Lyle learned about the tribe's situation from the Hunting Chief Lizardman.
They were from the "Smallfang Tribe." The entire tribe had 65 lizardman warriors, one priest, 111 male lizardmen with combat ability, and 94 female lizardmen with combat ability. Adding some elderly, young, women, and children without combat ability, there were a total of over 320 lizardmen.
Of course, this also included the 16 members of the hunting party.
"Weaker than the average estimate." Lyle raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this information.
With the physical advantages of sub-humans like lizardmen, their average level after adulthood was at least above eight. Compared to human soldiers, they were indeed the elite of the elites.
However, the total number of their race was too small, and those who could be called strong were pitifully few.
In the anime, the five tribal chiefs of the lizardmen, along with a group of lizardman members, only managed to defeat the Death Archmage, who was below level 30.
"Take me to your tribe."
Lyle stopped wasting words and spoke to the Hunting Chief Lizardman.
The "Smallfang Tribe" was surprisingly less than five kilometers from their current location.
Near the lake,
dozens of houses built entirely of wood appeared in their sight.
The appearance of the Hunting Chief Lizardman immediately attracted the attention of the two lizardman warriors guarding the gate.
"Guli, you're back. Did you catch that human—"
One of the lizardmen guarding the gate, seeing the Hunting Chief Lizardman, his eyes lit up, and he quickly asked.
After all, the entire hunting party being dispatched to capture a human had already spread within the tribe, and everyone wanted to see what the mysterious human looked like.
However!
Just as he spoke half of that sentence,
this lizardman warrior saw Lyle, the Direwolf, and the conspicuous Flame Archangel behind the Hunting Chief Lizardman.
Their obviously different appearances
made the two lizardman warriors immediately confirm that the opponent was human, but the current situation left them somewhat bewildered.
"Where are the other members of the hunting party? Guli?"
The other lizardman warrior asked in confusion.
The hunting party had gone to capture a human, but the human's current state, no matter how one looked at it, did not seem like he had been captured.
Bang! The Hunting Chief Lizardman, who had been walking normally, suddenly stomped on the ground and charged forward fiercely.
One of the lizardman warriors hadn't even reacted before he was cut down by the axe in the Hunting Chief Lizardman's hand.
"What are you doing? Guli!" The other lizardman warrior cried out in disbelief.
Swoosh!
The Flame Archangel's figure swooped in, his flame sword swung down, instantly splitting this lizardman warrior in half.
The entire "Smallfang Tribe" was not large to begin with, and the sudden changes immediately attracted the attention of many, followed by screams.
In a short moment,
the entire tribe descended into chaos.
Lizardman warriors, armed with weapons, gathered from within the tribe.
"Guli!!"
"You actually killed your own companion!"
"What happened?"
"Where are the other members of the hunting party?"
The noisy voices merged into a cacophony. All the lizardmen were bewildered by the sudden situation.
Lyle, with the Direwolf, arrived outside the gate. Seeing the lizardman warriors gradually gathering inside, he expressionlessly waved his arm: "Act."
Swoosh!
The bright yellow wings on the Flame Archangel's back flapped. He raised the flame sword in his hand and charged directly into the crowd of lizardman warriors.
Each swing of the flame sword easily took the life of a lizardman warrior!
It looked like a massacre.
A Flame Archangel, level 21, facing lizardman warriors with an average level of only around ten, it was indeed a massacre.
Screams and wails instantly merged into a continuous sound!
The chief of the "Smallfang Tribe," Sukui Zhuzhu, and the only priest lizardman also rushed out of their rooms at this time.
Seeing the bloody scene that met their eyes,
"Damn bastards!!"
Sukui Zhuzhu's eyes were bloodshot. He grabbed the slingshot hanging at his waist, ready to charge forward.
The priest lizardman, however, stopped Sukui Zhuzhu immediately.
"Don't be reckless!"
The priest lizardman trembled slightly, his voice old as he spoke: "This strange creature, completely covered in armor with wings, is an angel."
Angel?
Sukui Zhuzhu reacted, his heart sinking. The hunting party he sent out was to capture the human who could summon angels.
And with this angel appearing in the tribe, the situation of the hunting party was imaginable—
"This is a monster that can only be summoned by third-tier magic. Tell the tribesmen to seek refuge!"
The priest lizardman slammed his staff on the ground, his old and hoarse voice bringing Sukui Zhuzhu back to his senses:
"I can hold it off for a while, but not for long."
"We must find that human. Only by killing him can we deal with this powerful summoned monster."
"Understood!"
Sukui Zhuzhu, having heard the words of the Priest Elder, calmed down again. He swiftly rushed into the chaotic crowd of lizardmen, first arranging for some lizardman warriors to evacuate the women and children.
The priest lizardman took a deep breath, holding the magical item in his hand that resembled both a staff and a magic wand. He strode forward, raising the staff high: "Lesser · Mass Calm!"
A layer of pale green magical light quickly spread and surged into the chaotic crowd. All the lizardman warriors within the range immediately calmed down.
The chaotic situation paused.
"Everyone, keep your distance from this angel monster and use long-range attacks."
The priest lizardman's old voice rang out, loudly reminding them.
At these words!
All the lizardman warriors, as if having a pillar of strength, began to quickly spread out.
Those with bows and arrows or slingshots, long-range weapons, began to unleash attacks on the Flame Archangel. Lizardman warriors without long-range attack methods tried their best to throw any throwable objects around them.