Bullets struck the tower shield, scattering sparks like fireworks, and the crackling impacts were as dense and piercing as raindrops on a rainy day.
Enduring the increasing number of bullet holes in his body, the orc captain used his tower shield to protect his vitals, letting the blood on his body slowly flow down to the ground, gathering into a blood-red path behind him.
"May the Dragon God protect us!" With the support of his companions, the orc captain struggled to steady himself and moved forward step by step.
One meter, two meters, five meters, ten meters...
The orc captain, covered in blood, led six equally wounded members of his tribe to within twenty meters of the bunker. They were just a few meters away from jumping into the trench ahead.
A flash of white light appeared through the trapezoidal opening on the front of the bunker, followed by a deafening explosion that shook the entire battlefield.
The enemy lit the fuse of the shotgun, and countless iron fragments fired from the muzzle, like a storm of steel, instantly swept across the entire space within twenty meters in front of the bunker.
The metal shard, carrying immense kinetic energy, whistled through the air, piercing the tower shield and, with its momentum undiminished, stabbing directly into the orc captain's head.
The latter tried to pull the iron plate off his head, but the intense pain in his brain made him unable to hold on any longer. The tower shield and flail slipped to the ground, and he collapsed like a small mountain.
The six orcs who had lost cover behind him tried to grab their weapons and rush into the bunker, but were shot dead on the spot by a burst of musket fire.
Such tragedies have occurred time and again on the battlefield, and the orc army has suffered losses of almost half its men.
Looking at the orc corpses scattered in front of the bunker, Cumberland slowly lowered the visor on his helmet, used his shield to protect his face and chest, took a deep breath, and used the Hive to command all the knights: "Twilight Knights, attack!"
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