Chapter 541: All Sacrifices

The infernal vampire orcs are no match for the White King Borlan.

But as an orc close to the king, he did cause some trouble to Boran. When he was so close to the king, it was not easy to kill him.

Far inferior to the Blue King Rommel.

However, the White King's ice spear is unlikely to hit easily, and even if it hits, it is unlikely to cause fatal injuries. Borlan's ice wall will be broken, and the cold air formed by the cold weather controlled by Borlan to a certain extent will also be difficult to cause damage to orcs of this level.

Normal attacks are basically ineffective. Of course, if Borlan really uses his full strength, then this orc probably won't be able to survive for too long in Borlan's hands. Even if you think highly of him, he can only survive for half a day at most in Borlan's hands when he uses his full strength.

And with Rand's assistance, this hellish vampire orc would probably die even faster.

Rand doesn't need to be too stingy with his control ability now. After becoming a superior professional, the [Stranger] characteristic can allow him to ignore the cooldown to a certain extent. This certainly cannot allow him to release it indefinitely. If he can do this, even the White King Bolan will be played around by him. However, it is still possible to release the control three or four times in a short period of time.

Now Bolan is gradually increasing his strength. The reason he doesn't use his full strength right away is to guard against other possible means that the enemy may have.

The Infernal Vampire Orc managed to contain the White King to a certain extent, but he also knew that he was no match for the real king, so he decisively retreated after fighting for a while.

The White King found the right moment to fire an ice spear.

The ice spikes pierced through the body of the hellish vampire orc, exposing the meridians, muscles, and blood flowing like magma inside, and then froze them.

But this is not a fatal injury. The distortion of the orc's body by purgatory and vampirism has made it completely alienated. The serious injuries that would be a serious injury to a normal creature are nothing to it.

However, compared with Rand's rapid recovery, this vitality is still several levels lower.

The war continued until night, and the orcs left a trail of corpses and withdrew to a place where the defensive offensive of this line of defense was difficult to attack.

The North's defense line was very long, and the shouts of killing in other places had not yet stopped. Rand rode on a flying ox-horse and patrolled the defense line with Ellie and Bolan.

Not all sections of the defense line were as smooth as this one. In some places, the city walls were even captured for a short period of time, but were quickly recaptured.

As for the more distant sections of the defense line, they were coordinated by generals from other kingdoms, and Rand simply did not have time to rush over.

The North's defense line is a very complex long-distance defense line. It is not a city wall, but a combination of defenses.

It might take a week to walk along the defense line, and even if you ride a flying ox or horse, it would take a day and a night to complete the patrol.

All Rand could do was to determine the main attack direction of the orcs and then deploy the most defensive forces in that direction, nothing more.

The orcs' offensive was not fierce, but it was persistent.

This went on for several days.

This puts a lot of pressure on humans, but if the intensity is maintained and the pressure continues to be consumed, humans will obviously be the winners.

The humans already have more people, and they have the help of powerful men like the White King. If the orcs continue to use this method of attack...

The orcs are now theoretically fighting to the death, but this way of fighting is not rational at all.

"If the orcs continue to attack with this force today, then we can start to fight back. Theoretically, we can defeat them." Rand rubbed his temple. "This is too weird. This way of attack is just like..."

"Delivering food." Ellie gave the answer for Rand.

"Yes, I don't know why the orcs did this, but we have already made all the necessary preparations. There is no need to delay any longer." Rand thought, "The opponent's attack is indeed strange. A normal general would not use such a stupid attack method to attack a heavily defended line of defense, but since the opponent has given us the opportunity, we should seize it and defeat it."

Rand no longer hesitated: "We should attack now, don't wait any longer."

There are indeed many doubts now, and because of these doubts, Rand has arranged many defenses and backup measures, but Rand, the White King, and Ellie are not people who are too cautious.

Now that you are prepared, there is no time to hesitate.

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The people of the Northern Alliance, especially the soldiers, knights, nobles and generals, were accustomed to guarding the defense line.

All the countries in the Northern Alliance, including the southernmost Frostmoon Kingdom, have the important task of guarding the defense line. The nobles of the Northern Alliance have also come to the North to fight against the orcs to some extent.

Even though he was arranged here to be gilded, he had felt the atmosphere of fighting against the orcs.

At this time, humans are more united and experienced.

The infernal orcs are indeed much stronger than ordinary orcs, but they can still be hurt by swords. Although it is difficult to hold the defense line, it can be done.

Another dawn is coming.

A young knight and an older knight are cleaning their weapons.

"Orcs are such terrible opponents." The young knight smacked his lips. It was his first time coming to the northern defense line, and he encountered the hellish orcs.

"It wasn't so powerful before. You're just unlucky." The older knight sighed. In the past, orcs didn't have the ability to transform into hell. Although the orcs at that time were already difficult to deal with, they were not as troublesome as they are now.

The Infernal Orcs are so powerful that three or five ordinary soldiers cannot get close to them. Their sense of pain is also weakened, making them extremely violent on the battlefield. Even a fully armed knight may be beaten into a twisted corpse by the Infernal Orcs if he is not careful.

"Can we win?" The young knight looked at his still brand new armor and the somewhat dilapidated city walls.

The city walls in the north are repaired every year, but they still cannot withstand the fierce fighting between the two sides.

Especially since there were orcs close to the king level on the enemy side, the damage to the city walls was very severe.

"Then we can definitely win." The older knight knocked on his knight's shield with the small hammer he carried with him, flattening the bulge, and then continued, "So your luck is not that bad. The great White King will lead us in battle... and this is it."

The elderly knight stretched his neck, his eyes from under the mask fixed on the high platform in the distance. Then he said with a click of the tongue: "Oh, I'm lucky today. Look over there."

The young knight looked in the direction the older knight pointed, and saw several elderly generals and several young men and women.

Old generals surrounded young men and women.

"Did you see that young, dark-haired man?" the older knight said. "You should have heard of him. He is Rand Nicholas."

The young knight nodded. "I know he married the White King's sister, Ellie."

The older knight frowned. "That's all you know about this kind of news, right?"

They are not knights from the White Kingdom. It seems that this young knight must have once been thinking about Prince Ellie from another country.

The young knight smiled awkwardly.

As a knight, his intelligence is definitely not as well-informed as that of the nobles.

Although knights are considered the lowest level of nobility, even nobles like barons or viscounts may not know much about international affairs, let alone knights like them.

The older knight continued to explain: "It was he who led the Knights to annihilate the orcs of the Takagi Kingdom. Now you can call him the Duke of the Moon Phase."

"So powerful, and... so young?" The young knight had good eyesight. Although he could not see the specific details of Rand's face, he could still tell that Rand was very young.

The young knight was very envious, but he didn't admire him too much.

Becoming a duke at such a young age was obviously a glory for his ancestors. The fate of such a naturally noble person was different from that of ordinary knights like them.

No wonder Rand could marry Ellie, the pearl of the White Kingdom.

The older knight was very clear about Rand's experience. He knew what an exaggerated ability it was to be able to stop the orcs from landing in the Takagi Kingdom during the first invasion after the orcs gained the ability to purgatory.

He even heard that Rand was not even a noble ten years ago, but the older knight didn't quite believe this.

The older knight looked at the envious younger knight, coughed lightly and said, "The orcs are about to attack, be prepared."

The young knight came to his senses in an instant and checked his weapons and armor again.

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At this time, Rand was listening to the advice of the old generals in front of him.

These old generals are the backbone of the defense line who have been guarding the line for many years.

"Duke Rand, we actually think that we can wait until the orcs have consumed some of their strength before we attack them, and strive to defeat and annihilate the orcs in one go, leaving them no chance to develop again."

"That's wise advice for the state, but I don't think it's appropriate now." Rand praised him and then explained, "It's not just a pure war now. There's also a war between the Overworld and Purgatory, and between humans and Grand Duke Vladimir."

The opinions of these old generals are actually very reasonable. If it weren't for the demons of Purgatory and Grand Duke Vladimir who are eyeing them covetously, allowing the orcs to constantly wear down their strength in this way of fighting would be the way of war with the least sacrifice and the greatest results.

But unfortunately, this war is not pure.

With the prestige of the White King, he could actually ignore the opinions of these old generals and launch an attack directly, but if he could convince these old generals, then it would definitely be a good thing to unite more forces. Moreover, these old generals made such a judgment out of consideration for the interests of the human side.

So Rand, Bolan, and Ellie were all very patient in persuading these old generals.

The old generals exchanged views with Rand and later reached a consensus that it would be inappropriate to delay the issue for too long if there were still issues concerning Purgatory and Grand Duke Vladimir.

In fact, the old generals are very clear about how powerful Rand is. After years of training, Rand's military literacy has improved. He also has the powerful high-altitude perspective of Crow Coke, which allows Rand to make many accurate judgments without having to use his brain too much.

Of course, Ellie and the White King knew that Rand had the crow's vision, but these old generals did not know. They could only admire Rand's extraordinary accuracy and judgment.

In their eyes, Rand was truly a young hero.

If they also knew Rand's wonderful dialect, they might even be able to praise him by saying "There is no false reputation under a great name."

Soon, the order was given to launch a general attack on the orcs at dawn today.

When the sky begins to brighten, the clouds stretch out into translucent gauze along the folds of the wind.

The snow stopped today, but beneath the beautiful sky is a battlefield filled with the smell of blood.

The young and older knights, who had been preparing for a long time, were somewhat surprised when they received the order to launch a general attack today.

However, loyal knights will not question the orders of their commanders. They only need to use the heads of their enemies to prove their honor.

The knights and soldiers launched a general attack on the orcs without hesitation.

Rand continued to watch the battlefield and ponder over the doubts he had encountered in recent days.

The infernal vampire orcs appeared on the battlefield again, and the White King Boran had already attacked with all his strength.

And in the aftermath of the battle, Rand finally discovered the reason why the orcs adopted this kind of delivery-style attack.

From Crow Coke's perspective, a siege catapult was overturned due to the aftermath of the battle between the White King and the Infernal Vampire Orcs.

Then Rand noticed that on the chassis of the catapult there was an altar deeply rooted in the earth.

The orcs actually used siege equipment to cover up the transportation of the altar.

What a smart decision.

The reason for transporting the altar to the battlefield is obvious.

Sacrifice.

Whether human or orc, they were all sacrificed when they died.

Indeed, the sacrificial victim must be alive and incapable of resisting.

But don’t seriously injured and dying soldiers meet the requirements?

Even if he suffered a fatal injury, he would not die immediately. In this short period of time, he met the conditions for sacrifice.

On the chaotic battlefield, some "corpses" that were constantly trampled disappeared because of sacrifice. Even Rand, who had the perspective of a crow, could hardly find them, let alone other human generals.

The orcs are very careful, and the amount of sacrifice is not large. If they keep up this pace, they will probably be able to achieve their goal slowly.

But unfortunately, Rand's decisive decision, the huge aftermath of the battle between the king and those close to the king, and Rand's crow perspective still allowed Rand to discover the orcs' plan.

During the battle between the two sides, many enemy siege engines were destroyed, but not all siege engines hid the altar. The destroyed siege engines would become ruins, naturally concealing the existence of the altar.

The problem won't be too big.

It can only be said that fortunately, the Borlan plane and Ellie plane had destroyed a large number of altars before. Even if the altars are well concealed this time, it is estimated that not too many altars will be transported to the front line. In order to avoid being discovered, the orcs will not offer many sacrifices.

"Destroy all large targets of the enemy. There may be altars at the bottom." Rand immediately gave the order after observing the results.

And Rand's roar could also be heard by the White King, Boran.

In an instant, the morning light under the clear sky turned into a freezing cold and snowy day again.

(End of this chapter)