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

Lister sighed inwardly when he saw a large number of soldiers in the outer city who surrendered without even daring to fight.

The decay had long since seeped into its very bones.

If soldiers no longer need to endure hardship and risk their lives, how can an army have combat effectiveness?

After thinking it over, Lister regrouped and looked at the newly appeared enemy.

"You must be the leader of the Dark Court in the Perloren region."

The rabbit-eared orc Kohert tilted his neck.

"Leader? Yes, I've been the leader since yesterday."

Tsk!

He knew that recruiting people through the Dark Court would definitely cause problems.

The energy intensity of the rabbit-eared man, Kohert, is only slightly weaker than that of the zombie man, Etman, but it is still very strong.

He had just used illusion magic to partially deceive the zombie man's senses, preparing to use all his strength to quickly eliminate the enemy who hadn't reacted yet, but unexpectedly, a new enemy appeared.

One against two...

No, his goal is not to kill the enemy; he cannot afford to be entangled!

There's also the unknown orc army; he must go back and prepare as soon as possible!

"Kohert, don't be careless. He can use two powers, and his strength is at least at the level of a one-star Hall Knight!"

"We just need to carefully restrain him, and then the adults will take care of him."

"understood."

Lister immediately frowned.

We can't dawdle any longer!

"Binding Technique #21: Crimson Smoke Escape!"

A huge red smoke screen quickly enveloped the three of them.

"Damn it! Quickly sense his presence, don't let him get away!"

With his eyes closed, Etman sensed the life force of the living. Suddenly, the life force representing Lister multiplied into six.

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Shadow Magic: Another Dimension!

At this moment, the rabbit-eared man, Kohert, opened his arms and sucked the surrounding red smoke into the shadowy space between his palms.

When the smoke cleared, six Liszts appeared in the same spot.

"A mirror image clone?!"

Meanwhile, the real Lister had already teleported to the front courtyard of the manor.

Muzan saw him return and tried to speak, but was interrupted by the other party.

"Sister, how are the survivors?"

Melf quickly answered.

"All the survivors of the Eller family are here, along with nobles who have come from other manors."

Lister glanced at the chaotic crowd.

Besides the servants of the Eller family, there were also ordinary nobles who swore allegiance to the Eller family, carrying a large amount of wealth.

Lister frowned when he saw their large bags of valuables.

"You think you have time to take these things with you when you're running for your lives?"

"Throw it all aside! Don't make me say it twice!"

The slightly overweight nobleman with a mustache immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Young Master! No! Baron! This is all my possessions! I really can't lose it!"

"Don't you know teleportation magic? Have mercy! Our family has served the Eller family for over three hundred years!"

"We can't let ourselves be destitute!"

Lister's expression darkened.

"No miserability!"

The next second, the mustachioed nobleman's hands suddenly broke off, blood gushed out, and the treasure he was holding fell to the ground.

"Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhh! What are you doing?!"

"You freak! This! This is against the Code! You can expect to be punished by the Holy Land!"

Liszt, no longer interested in these misers, spoke in the simplest terms.

"We are now heading to a territory located inside the Frostwinter Mountains."

"There's nothing there but food and beautiful scenery!"

"Your treasures are useless there; only labor can earn you basic necessities!"

Upon hearing this, many nobles immediately changed color.

Just then, Etman's voice rang out from the sky.

"Surrender without killing!"

"If you keep Lister Eller, we promise to give the Eller family one-fifth of their wealth!"

Lister looked up and saw that he only had three wooden clones left. In another ten seconds or so, Aitman and Kohert would be able to free up their hands to hold him back.

When Lister lowered his head, he found countless eyes focused on him.

Desire appeared in the eyes of many people.

"Catch him! Catch that freak!"

"If we can catch him, we can still... pfft!"

The mustachioed nobleman, whose hands had been cut off, had half his body blown apart by Muzan's punch.

The next second, she transformed into a bloody shadow, instantly killing almost two-thirds of the people in the arena. Only about a hundred people remained alive, including Lister's parents and sister, who had just drawn their swords...

"They want to kill you."

Muzan looked at Lister's face and explained calmly.

"……I know."

Lister looked at the corpses on the ground without feeling sorrow or joy.

“I’ll ask again. Red Maple Territory has almost nothing. You can’t become a nobleman if you go there.”

"Those who don't want to go can stay."

Some people swallowed hard, their faces filled with fear as they watched Muzan quietly retreat outside the Flying Thunder God Formation. Others, such as Melf and Lister's parents, looked at Lister with unwavering resolve, their eyes already filled with resignation.

"...Okay, let's go now."

Lister lowered his head and placed his hand on the Flying Thunder God Formation.

The next second, they vanished from the spot...

Seconds later, Etman and Kohert appeared, and the nobles who remained there immediately knelt down and begged for their lives.

However, with a casual flick of his wand, these people were struck by the instant-death beam and turned into grayish-white dust.

"He still managed to get away..."

"Never mind, I'll just have to trouble the bear clan's general to take care of it."

"I'll go prepare the communication magic circle. You continue to purge the nobles."

Kocher nodded, then turned and left.

Etman looked at the other person's back and finally spoke.

"If we're going to cooperate, let's be sincere. Don't wait until I call on you to take action."

Kohert stopped.

"If the Holy Land weren't so powerful, who would want to cooperate with you corpses?"

"...We're all in the same boat; the living are also an eyesore to us."

"Let's at least remain friendly until the Holy Land is completely weakened."

The two stopped talking and went about their own business.

Chapter 59 An Open Heart (4K)

At midnight, when Lister used the Flying Thunder God Formation to bring more than a hundred people back to Red Maple Territory, his energy was almost completely depleted.

Upon arrival, he immediately ordered the maids to use Wood Release to build a wooden house, Cortini registered everyone's identities, and Chris assigned squads to the combat personnel...

In just over ten minutes, the destination of more than a hundred people was decided.

To save time, Liszt held the meeting directly in an open space by moonlight.

The three recruiters, Madara, Yuri, and Muzan, and the two people from another world, Yahiko and Konan;

Ten guards including Cortini, Lena, and Nadia;

Morag and Chris, two Red Maple Knights officers;

Melv, Norman, and Cecilia are Lister's family members and combat personnel who can also serve as commanders;

And two unofficial personnel: Archie, who is under mind control, and Pauline, who is captured.

The crowd looked at Lister, whose expression was somewhat haggard, and listened as he explained and analyzed the current situation.

In short, it is—

Red Maple Territory is in its most dangerous moment, as the orc forces from the Arctic are likely to attack it soon.

But don't worry, Red Maple has the strength and confidence to overcome this difficulty!