In this crossover anime, many ruthless and powerful figures reside in my territory.

Madara Uchiha glanced at the timid beast-eared maids.

"No...they are all half-orcs...children born from the mating of orcs and humans..."

Kotini's voice grew softer and softer, and you could clearly hear the inferiority in her tone.

Madara Uchiha didn't ask any questions, he just said calmly.

"I'm going to the battlefield."

Ugh?

Before Kotini could react, a hand grabbed the back of her collar.

The next second, she was pulled into the air like a flag.

Even in his old age, Madara Uchiha could carry a person with one hand and move forward at an extremely fast speed.

……

"Morag! Are all the soldiers assembled?!"

In the main square of Red Maple Town, a middle-aged human man, clad in full armor and also mounted on horseback, raised his hand in salute to Lister.

"Sir, all the soldiers have already gone to the sentry post!"

"Okay! Let's get there as soon as possible!"

Lister immediately led his guards and knights towards the sentry post.

Red Maple Town is a small town of only six hundred people, half of whom are orcs and half are humans. Knight Commander Morag is the commander of the army that Lister's father prepared for his son.

The humans in this world are very strong, and the fields produce more food, but people also eat a lot.

Red Maple Town, which had just gotten on track, managed to scrape together fifty soldiers who could take time off from their jobs.

Fortunately, with the financial support of Lister's father, all fifty soldiers were able to wear light armor.

As for the guards personally selected by Lister and officers like Morag, they were naturally all wearing full armor.

They are also the main fighting force against the invaders.

At this moment, Lister and his companions rode their horses at full speed on the simple, hard dirt road.

Ten minutes later they caught up with the main force, and five minutes later Lister and his guards arrived at the sentry post.

The outpost was a makeshift camp made of wood, where ten orc soldiers were waiting for reinforcements.

When they saw Lister arrive, one of the soldiers immediately ran over and knelt down on one knee.

"How's it going?"

Lister and his guards dismounted.

"Report! The number of gnolls... is about six hundred!"

???

Lister immediately frowned.

"How can there be so many? There used to be only one or two hundred at most..."

The number has increased several times over.

Wait! Could it be?!

Lister immediately understood that the gnolls probably saw a large number of soldiers leaving Red Maple Town and therefore thought now was a good time to plunder.

Tsk!

He had never been afraid of these gnolls who only wore loincloths and were armed with crude clubs, when his father sent a knightly order.

This quantity...

Lister subconsciously bit his lip.

He could easily handle twenty gnolls by himself, and his five-man guard could handle fifty or sixty gnolls with the same ease.

As for Knight Commander Morag, he was an experienced knight who could easily kill thirty or forty ordinary gnolls.

After all, those gnolls couldn't even break through their armor.

But other ordinary soldiers can't do that.

The soldiers wore only light armor covering their vital organs, while the gnolls were stronger than ordinary humans and orcs, with thick skin and tough flesh, making it difficult to pull a spear out once it was inserted.

Soldiers have a hard time winning one-on-one against gnolls; they need to rely on spear formations to fight back.

If he had two hundred soldiers, he could easily deal with these gnolls.

But there were only fifty...

This 10-to-10 gap might be bridged by his individual strength as a knight and his equipment advantage, but the 600 gnolls in the army are not just ordinary gnolls.

Liszt frowned deeply.

He feared that if he stayed at the outpost, the gnolls would bypass the area and run to Red Maple Town, which had no walls at all.

It seems... people are really going to die in this field battle.

Chapter 4 Hidden danger

A dark shadow streaked across the sky.

The elderly Uchiha Madara, carrying the half-elf housekeeper, rapidly ascended the rock face and finally stopped on a high platform.

Kotini was casually put down by him, and she fell to the ground, trembling.

About 100 meters away is the sentry post that stretches across the valley entrance.

The crimson Sharingan swirled, taking in the surrounding terrain.

Red Maple Town is situated in a huge valley, surrounded by horseshoe-shaped mountains, leaving only a small gap of two or three hundred meters.

Setting up sentry posts here is definitely the right thing to do.

The surrounding trees had been cleared, and with the view wide open, no movement could escape the sentry's eyes.

However, it seems that the lord set up simpler watchtowers further ahead to receive the news so much earlier.

Madara Uchiha could clearly see the jackal army in the forest three kilometers away through his Sharingan.

These jackal-men are generally 1.8 meters tall, with brown fur. Although they have limbs like humans, their heads are clearly those of animals.

They wore only loincloths and carried crudely polished weapons.

Under the Sharingan, energy flows within the bodies of these jackal-men, but it is so scarce that one might not even notice it.

However, some of the taller individuals, which are over two meters tall, possess even more energy.

"Kortini, what is the energy within your bodies called?"

The half-elf housekeeper stood up, her legs trembling.

"It's...it's magic."

"All living beings possess magic, but most possess very little magic and cannot use it."

"Magic is the manifestation of a living being's life and spirit; one cannot invoke their own magic without a special method."

Madara Uchiha nodded slightly.

It sounds very similar to chakra, but this energy called "magic" is much stronger than chakra, and... it seems to be related to natural energy as well.

Madara Uchiha came to the battlefield to observe the war in this world.

The unknown world must contain unknown ways to become stronger, and perhaps one can profit from them.

Unfortunately, both sides were too weak.

Understanding the nature of magic may be the biggest gain from this trip.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Lister stood on the high platform, with Captain Reina and Knight Commander Morag flanking him.

"Everyone!"

Fifty soldiers looked up at their lord.

Among these soldiers were orcs with animal ears and tails, as well as ordinary humans.

They were all dressed in light armor, carrying long spears and iron swords at their waists, and their eyes showed no fear.

"Now those lowly, filthy gnolls are trying to invade our territory again!"

"They want to slit our throats, plunder our property, and destroy our homes. How can we allow that?!"

"No!!!"

All the soldiers raised their rifles and shouted in response, their voices deafening.

"That's right! We can't agree to that!"

Lister clenched his right fist and pounded his chest, shouting in a high-pitched voice.

"No one can invade the territory we have painstakingly conquered!"

"Not to mention those despicable gnolls!"

He paused, glancing around at the soldiers below.

"This battle will be more severe than ever before."

"We can only rely on our own strength, and the enemy is far more numerous than before. It is very likely that some people will sacrifice their lives on the battlefield this time..."

"But can we compromise because of this?!"

Liszt's voice changed as he drew the sword from his waist.

"cannot!"

"I cannot guarantee that everyone will survive this battle, but I can guarantee that I will stand at the forefront and that no enemy will be able to make me retreat a single step!"

"I will be the first rock to block the flood, and the banner for all of you!"

"Tell me! Can I entrust my back to you without worry?!"