Lu Qiao now only hopes to avoid being discovered too soon; he still needs to rely on this bird clone to gather more intelligence.

After flying a certain distance forward, Lu Qiao discovered some traces.

There were sunken pits on the ground, and in some places, the bushes appeared unnaturally collapsed.

These were obvious signs of battle.

However, there was not a trace of blood on the ground nearby, likely cleaned up by someone.

This further confirmed to Lu Qiao that there might be Wizards present here.

From these battle traces, it indicated that the few hundred people who entered the Lime Mountain Range were likely dead.

Even if they were alive, they were probably in the state of slaves or prisoners.

To take down hundreds of people without leaving a drop of blood behind.

Clearly, this wasn't something one or two people could accomplish; it must have been done by an organized multi-person team.

After seeing these traces, Lu Qiao had a rough idea in his mind.

He continued flying forward, observing carefully along the way.

Lu Qiao is an Elf, having grown up in the forest.

He is very familiar with the growth conditions and forms of various plants.

With just a glance, he could tell which areas were frequently traversed by people.

Those unnatural walking traces were as apparent to him as the sun in the sky.

Lu Qiao quickly flew over vast areas, clearly remembering all the traces in his mind.

"These are patrol tracks!"

When he connected all the traces and recognized them in his mind, he realized they were definitely patrol tracks.

Lu Qiao is the Guard Captain, very familiar with the intricacies of patrols.

He stopped on a tree, observed the collected traces, and quickly calculated the target location.

These patrol tracks were all centered around a core location.

All patrol routes were designed to provide a security effect for this place.

After determining the approximate location, Lu Qiao thought for a moment and took flight again.

At this time, a flock of birds happened to fly by, and Lu Qiao directly mingled into the flock.

The surrounding birds glanced at him, seemingly feeling that this unexpected guest was somewhat different from them.

Following the flock, Lu Qiao flew to the target area.

He looked down and didn't find anything unusual.

After circling a few times in the sky, he noted that the area below consisted of ordinary woodland.

However, he did notice one unusual aspect.

That was the concentration of Energy Particles.

The Elf Race is born with very high magic talent and is very sensitive to Energy Particles.

Lu Qiao flew several laps in this area without noticing anything strange, but discovered that the Energy Particles below were highly concentrated.

This was an unreasonably high concentration.

Generally, Energy Particles are constantly moving.

In a natural environment, Energy Particles flow from high-concentration areas to low-concentration areas.

But the anomaly with this area was that Energy Particles from all around were converging here.

Once inside, they did not leave, circulating within this area.

A very distinct boundary formed around the area, with low Energy Particle concentration outside and high concentration within.

This was quite intriguing.

It indicated that something here had been artificially altered, causing this phenomenon.

Lu Qiao had always lived under the World Tree, where the concentration of Energy Particles was also high.

But even there, the Energy Particle distribution was natural and not as bizarre as this place.

Lu Qiao circled a few more times but couldn't detect any anomalies.

He quietly remembered the boundary of Energy Particle concentration.

After taking a general look, the area covered was quite extensive.

This area was precisely within the patrol range.

This explained everything.

"Wait, something is strange. From the patrol traces, people often patrol here, but why haven't I seen anyone today?"

Lu Qiao sensed something was amiss at this thought.

This was a very unusual place.

Not a single patrol person was seen below.

Could it be that the patrol didn't happen today?

This was impossible.

The only possibility was that he had been discovered.

Realizing that, he began to fly back.

But as soon as he flew out a bit, still within the area below,

a black Energy Arrow pierced through the bird's body.

The bird instantly turned into a piece of wood and drifted into the woodland below.

On the other side, Lu Qiao opened his eyes, having lost contact with the bird.

The Clone Technique had ended.

"I've been discovered," Lu Qiao said in a deep voice.

"Discovered? Do we need to evacuate quickly?" Sifler asked.

Tyrion's reaction was, "Discovered by whom?"

He still didn't understand the Plane War situation, nor the existence of Wizards, or what was happening in the Lime Mountain Range.

Lu Qiao shook his head, "No need, they don't seem to be coming out yet. It's fine; I've already obtained the information I wanted."

This reconnaissance, Lu Qiao had gained greatly.

Although he had been discovered, he had already determined the location of the Wizard Base and the patrol routes.

Of course, the patrol routes would likely change, but not drastically.

The base was right there; it couldn't run away.

"Let's go; there's no point in staying here. I need to return immediately to inform the chieftain and the other tribes. I can confirm that the Wizard Base exists inside."

"The three of you stay here and adapt to any situation. Wait for my return. Don't initiate attacks; those Wizards are extremely dangerous," Lu Qiao instructed the other three Elves.

The three nodded without any objections.

"Wizards?" Tyrion heard this term for the first time.

Sifler patted his shoulder, "I'll explain it to you in detail once we get back."

Lu Qiao felt heavy-hearted now; he realized from observing the Wizard Base that it seemed quite mature.

He already knew that the Wizard Base had many Witch Arrays for protection, making a frontal attack extremely difficult.

The only way to deal with them was to wait for them to come out.

Now, if those Wizards decided to remain inside and continue building the base, there wasn't much they could do.

The only fortunate thing was that those Wizards hadn't emerged to commit mass slaughter; the nearby civilians were temporarily safe.

Lu Qiao thought for a moment and said to Tyrion, "You might need to start planning the dispersal of civilians in Oberstein."

"Dispersal?" Tyrion's eyes widened, not expecting the situation to be so severe.

Lu Qiao nodded, "Inside... well, you could say there are very powerful Demons. Once they emerge, they will cause massive harm to the surrounding beings. So, you must start considering relevant plans."

In previous Wizard invasion incidents, many such events had occurred.

Wizards had blood-sacrificed many beings to perform powerful Magic, causing massive devastation.

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