Chapter 186: Chapter 186: Waiting at Ease for the Weary
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Near Wind Sigh River, smoke filled the air.
On top of the cracked and dry land, numerous half-orcs were fighting
terventlY, as tar as tne eye could see.
Shouting of soldiers, crisp sounds of weapons clashing, and resounding thuds of fallen bodies filled the air along with a heavy smell of blood. It’s like a lively symphony of death, looming over each soldier’s head.
“Leader, look! Our… our main camp is on fire!”
On the battlefield, inside the temporary command post of the Brown Demon Half-Orc army, a green-robed Half-Orc Shaman spoke frantically to a resting Half-Orc powerhouse sitting on the ground.
This Half-Orc powerhouse was significan tly stronger than other ordinary Half-Orcs, with a massive body like a small mountain and a faint aura of intense murderous intent.
From the still-wet bloodstains on his shimmering armor, it seemed that he had just returned from the front lines not long ago.
‘What?!”
Upon hearing this, the beast-like Half-Orc Leader’s eyes shot open, and he quickly stood up to look in the distance.
After a moment, he slammed his enormous fist down, turning the wooden table beside him into dust and roared, “I knew something was off when the Dark Badgers weren’t fully committed to attacking… Damn it, those bastards went to sneak attack our main camp!”
“Leader, they first captured our outposts and then set our main camp on fire. Clearly, they’ve been planning this for a long time.
Keep in mind that we have five Tier 3 Powerhouses and two elite squads of Tier 2 warriors in our reserve forces. Even the werewolves couldn’t have achieved this, let alone anyone other than the Dark Badgers!”
On the other side, the Half-Orc Shaman wore a contemplative expression: “In my humble opinion, the special unit we sent to The Demonic Shadow Forest to seize the half-elf treasure and beauty might have also fallen for the Dark Badger’s ambush!”
“You make a good point. Lately, those werewolves have been getting bolder and more aggressive. We’ve had enough fun with the captured female werewolves over the years. Originally, we planned to wipe out the foreign race completely and then deal with the Dark Badgers.
It seems the Dark Badgers are forcing my hand!”
With that, the Half-Orc Leader spat in disdain and waved his huge hand, ordering, “Send the orders to deploy all reserve forces into battle and join the front lines in a fight to the death!”
“My Lord, I didn’t expect that after their main camp was burned, the Brown Demon Half-Orcs would not only show no signs of retreat but actually become even more fierce in battle.”
On a secluded mountaintop, Taylor closely observed the battlefield up ahead while speaking to Leo Ray.
“Indeed, since the Brown Demon forces have fully committed to the battle, it’s time for the Dark Badgers to go all out as well.”
With a faint smile, Leo Ray, who had his arms crossed over his chest, nodded in agreement.
“As expected of our Lord.”
Meanwhile, Gideon Black adjusted his glasses and stepped forward, saying, “After a night-long intense battle, both sides were showing signs of exhaustion, and their morale was dwindling.
However, our second move of setting their main camp on fire acted as a powerful war catalyst, reigniting both of their fighting spirits to a new peak.”
Upon hearing this, Bianca White and the other werewolf powerhouses couldn’t help but look at Leo Ray with admiration.
They never thought that the Half-Orc Corps, which they deemed as immovable as a mountain, would be played so effortlessly by their Lord in just a snap of his finger!
As expected, not long after the Brown Demon Half-Orcs put all their forces into the front lines, the Dark Badgers did the same, unwilling to be outdone, and tully deployed their soldiers.
For a moment, the shouts and screams on the battlefield grew more intense.
Amidst the flashes of swords and blades, the number of fallen Half-Orc soldiers continued to multiply.
There was no doubt that the strength of both Half-Orc Corps was being rapidly depleted.
“Alright, let them continue their struggle for now. When they’re too worn out to fight, we’ll burn the Dark Badger’s main camp to further motivate them.”Shaking off the dust on his body, Leo Ray squinted his eyes, closely watching the battle while speaking casually.
By noon, both sides of the battle began to show signs of fatigue.
Following Leo Ray’s order, the ambushers who had already hidden near the Dark Badger Tribe’s base repeated the operation they had carried out earlier that day.
Thus, after reaping a large amount of equipment as spoils of war, the main base and nearby camps of the Dark Badger Tribe were once again engulfed in flames.
Gazing at the smoke-filled Half-Orc camps, Bianca White and the other Werewolf Tribe elites, as well as the Werewolf soldiers, couldn’t help but reveal a suppressed excitement in their eyes.
While burning down two Half-Orc bases in a row, they had also rescued several imprisoned tribesmen.
Such an event was simply unthinkable before the Lord had arrived!
After returning to the nearby battlefield, they discovered:
This time, as expected, the Dark Badger Half-Orcs attacked wildly as if they were injected with adrenaline.
In an instant, the time had reached the afternoon.
At this point, on the blood-soaked battlefield, it was apparent that the number of soldiers on both sides had been reduced by more than half.
Moreover, the defenders of the two bases and nearby camps, along with the outposts by the riverbank.
By now, the Half-Orc army, which totaled nearly 20,000 in number,
had been smoothly wiped out in large part without a fight, thanks to their actions from last night to now.
“Lord, both sides are now at their wit’s end. Excluding the 6,000 to 7,000 ordinary soldiers, not only have the Tier 3 Powerhouses been reduced to single digits, but only two Tier 4 Powerhouses are left,” Taylor reported as he carefully observed the situation on the battlefield.
“Very good, in that case, let’s begin the final step of our three-step plan, ” said Leo Ray, nodding slightly upon seeing both sides once again locked in a stalemate.
He then signaled his allies, who were near him, to advance towards the ambush site while opening a Mind Talk and saying, “Mr. Lucas Harper, you can begin. ”
“Understood! Lord!”
On the other side, the Grand Elder’s old voice of the Werewolf Tribe immediately responded.
Howl!
The next moment, a sharp and sonorous wolf howl echoed.
In a blink of an eye, one Tier 2 Elite Werewolf Warrior Squadron and five
Ordinary Werewolf Warrior Squads, led by Lucas Harper and two other Werewolf Tribe Elders, as well as middle- aged Werewolf Tribe powerhouse Owen Montgomery, began charging towards the already tired Half-Orc army.
Suddenly, more than 600 white giant wolves were seen running like an avalanche from the side of the battlefield, rolling down from the slopes.
Instantly, the Half-Orc soldiers who were at the edge of the battlefield were all pounced on and killed.
However, this time, before the other Half-Orc soldiers could react, the Werewolves backed away after just one strike, heading towards the narrow pass at full speed.
Undoubtedly, this was the final step of their three-step plan: first, provoke the hatred and lure the Half-Orcs into the ambush zone, and then completely annihilate the enemy while they were relaxed and unprepared.
“The real show is finally about to begin.”
As fast as lightning, Leo Ray, who was riding a white giant wolf, couldn’t help but form a dangerous curve at the corner of his mouth..
