Chapter 542: Black-haired Demon, Orcs’ Natural Enemy Rand
If you ask a nobleman what it takes to become a general, his answer will most likely be of noble blood.
For a general, noble blood may indeed be indispensable.
And if you ask Rand, there are many things that Rand thinks need to be mentioned.
Bring confidence to the soldiers, calmness in judgment, a thorough knowledge of warfare, and... a little spirituality.
Rand believes that a qualified general needs many qualities, but these are not the main points. The most important thing is naturally... to bring victory.
As long as it can bring you success, your flaws and shortcomings can be tolerated.
The same is true in reverse. No matter how many qualified qualities you have, if you keep losing, you cannot be considered truly qualified.
Rand always brings victory.
Many forces hostile to Rand are clearly aware of the trouble Rand brings.
And every time I meet Rand, this feeling deepens.
The orcs already knew who was the general of the knight group they encountered after the landing battle in the Gaomu Kingdom.
Black hair is not too common in this world, and Rand's appearance is still recognizable, so when Rand roared to warn, the orcs still discovered Rand.
"That Rand has really come." sighed the old but still strong orc leader.
The orcs were originally a tribal system, but due to the failure in the war against humans, they have now been forced to integrate together.
Rand is more terrifying to the orcs than the demons of Purgatory or the ancient vampire Grand Duke Vladimir.
During the Purgatory Period, the orcs gained terrible power and thought they could destroy the Northern Alliance, causing a change in the power between orcs and humans, so that they could rule humans to produce food and other supplies for them.
Then reality hit them hard.
The originally planned perfect landing battle failed. Tens of thousands of infernal orcs were blocked by a knight group of a few thousand people. In the end, the orc hero who had the hope of becoming king also died in that battle.
Now, the orcs had carried out an almost perfect plan, but the altars were destroyed by ice spears falling from the sky before they were sent to the front line. The few altars that could be transported to the front line to play a role in this northern defense line were also exposed within just a few days.
The orcs made great efforts to defeat humans, but unfortunately they did not get the due reward for the huge sacrifices they made.
Due to the scarcity of altars, the progress of this sacrifice became slow, and within a few days, the human side launched a real general offensive without hesitation.
The orc leader was almost certain that Rand was behind the humans' quick reaction.
Rand's observation ability was so sharp that on such a chaotic battlefield, he was able to notice the edge of the altar that was exposed when a siege vehicle overturned, and then made such a decisive judgment.
If there hadn't been a traitor on the human side, the orcs' desperate fight might have really failed.
"Try to kill Rand." The orc leader sighed, "This is not an order."
In the eyes of the orcs, Rand is undoubtedly a strong man. They don’t know why Rand almost never fights in person, but Rand’s achievements are obvious to all.
The orcs knew that Rand, wearing steel armor, defeated the infernal orc hero.
He was an orc hero who was about to become king, and even such an orc hero could not defeat Rand.
It is obvious that Rand is either close to being a king or is already a king.
The king is not invincible, but with the current strength of the orcs, it is actually very difficult to kill Rand, who is protected by layers of protection. In the eyes of the orcs, the only thing about Rand that deserves to be criticized is his cowardice.
Although he has the strength close to that of a king or equal to that of a king, he still hides behind the crowd and does not fight in person.
At this time, the infernal vampire orc, who already had obvious signs of frostbite on his body, pointed his giant hammer at Rand and roared, "Coward, come down and fight."
Rand chuckled disdainfully: "You are worthy?"
In orcish custom, a duel in this situation might not be refused, but Rand was not affected anyway.
Rand didn't mind fighting with the soldiers personally, but at this time, Rand chose to continue observing the enemy's flaws on the city wall, which was obviously the more correct choice.
No one would think that Rand was a coward for not dueling with this infernal vampire orc who had strength close to that of a king.
Rand's voice was not loud, and the hellish vampire orc could not hear it across such a long distance on the battlefield. However, with his excellent eyesight as a near-king, he could still see Rand's disdain.
He grabbed the spear beside him and shot it straight at Rand.
Rand was calm and unafraid. The last time he faced an orc who was close to being a king, he was nailed to the wall of the country. Indeed, that was not a pleasant experience.
But this time...
The spear flew only a short distance before it was covered by the cold frost, and then shattered like beautiful snowflakes.
It's so funny, my brother-in-law is still here, and he still wants to kill me?
Rand is fearless.
And fight back.
【God Takes It】
The infernal vampire orc hero throwing the spear fell into a brief and strange stagnation.
And this amount of time was enough for Bolan to inflict another heavy blow.
The orc hero's body is already covered with frost-colored cracks, and such injuries have made it difficult for him to fight for a long time.
Bolan's icy blue eyes were cold, the battle was about to end.
But soon, the huge hammer in the orc's hand emitted a dazzling flash.
Bolan didn't care.
When you reach the level of the highest-level professionals, you will have some trump cards, and when you are close to the level of a king, it is normal to have some magical weapons.
It is natural that Bolan did not grow to her current level overnight. She has seen many powerful people and many methods, but so what?
She just had to destroy.
The giant hammer stirred the air like a whirlpool on the bottom of the sea. Countless dust, broken weapons and the warring parties were all stirred into the air.
Then, it stopped.
A beautiful ice flower, completely out of the same dimension as the blood and stench of the battlefield, bloomed from the body of the hellish vampire orc.
Then it was over.
There are all kinds of strange abilities in this world, but for the White King Bolan, the only truly effective one is Rand's strange ability.
Or is it that Rand is the only one who can use his strange powers on her and escape unscathed?
Bolan stared at the battlefield. As humans launched a general offensive, the orcs were already losing ground even though they were able to transform into hell.
Bolan returned to the wall and looked at Rand: "It looks like it's over. Do you want to chase him?"
"I thought the orcs would fight to the death." Rand crossed his arms. In his impression, the orcs were indeed brave and good at fighting, but they didn't choose to fight to the death. "Let's arrange some knights to hunt them down, and then we will take a group of people to the Wisteria Kingdom."
The orcs retreated too easily.
Normally, it is normal to withdraw troops given the current intensity of the war, but now it is not normal.
Now it is a life-and-death battle for the orcs.
Rand had always seen it clearly.
Since it is a battle of life and death, the orcs are well aware that even if they retreat, humans will not let them go.
So it would seem a bit fake to retreat and defeat with such a small loss now.
Maintaining a calm judgment on the battlefield can easily analyze many things.
Rand, on the other hand, can remain calm, at least when the people around him are not threatened.
And Rand certainly had not forgotten the Wisteria Kingdom, and he was sure that something must be happening there.
After giving some instructions, the White King Bolan set off for the Wisteria Kingdom with Ellie and Rand.
At least for now, Rand's judgment is the judgment of the White King, Boran.
Rand also gave instructions for some tasks, especially asking the guards to keep an eye on the thirteenth son of the Marquis of Black and Brown to make sure nothing happened. The Marquis of Black and Brown finally had a decent heir, and nothing could happen to him.
…
The orc leader had a gloomy look at this time.
They were considered a failure, but it was delayed for a period of time. If the Wisteria Kingdom completed the plan, then it would not be a complete failure overall.
But the orc leader frowned at the thought that Rand might have seen something.
Orcs and humans are mortal enemies, enemies that will never stop fighting until one of them dies.
Orcs don't like farming, and if they defeat humans, they will enslave them. However, it seems that humans will not accept the orcs' surrender at the moment.
Humans only hope that orcs will die out.
The orc leader thought that his side's strategy and determination were perfect, but the humans on the opposite side were so calm and sharp... it was disgusting.
"What should we do next?" Chieftains of several orc tribes rode giant wolves to the orc leader. "The warriors are no longer able to fight. The White King did not pursue, but many human knights are chasing us."
The White King did not chase after him, most likely he went to look for something on the other side.
The orc leader sighed, and then gave an order: "Not all human defenses are as hard to break as here. Gather some warriors to stop the Wisteria Kingdom. If we fail, the history of the orcs may really end here."
"Yes." The tribal chiefs riding on giant wolves obeyed the order.
"Wait." said the orc leader.
The chiefs looked to their leader again.
"I'll lead the team myself this time."
"Yes." The orc tribal chiefs answered again.
…
The young and old knights who had talked about Rand in the defense line also participated in the pursuit.
The young knight asked, "Should we kill all the orcs?"
"Of course, we have to kill all the orcs." The older knight said as a matter of course.
"Oh." The young knight replied.
"Why, do you think that killing all the weak is not in line with the honor of a knight?" The older knight jokingly asked as he rode his horse and observed the direction in which the orcs retreated.
"Yes." The young knight admitted that his thoughts were guessed by the older knight.
For knights, integrity and loyalty are considered moral standards. In theory, not swinging a sword at the unarmed weak is also a moral standard. Of course, this does not apply during robbery, and villagers are not considered human beings.
Of course, there are still some young knights who often read knight novels, and there will be some morals that are difficult for old knights to understand.
These morals might not necessarily be a bad thing at certain times, and the young knight had no intention of disobeying military orders, which made the older knight willing to explain: "If you have experienced orcs killing your relatives, looting your property, or even witnessing children being devoured, you will not have any degree of sympathy for orcs."
"You should be thankful that the general who commands us has such a good vision and can accurately discover the main attack direction of the orcs and make deployments every time. Otherwise, you would have experienced despair in many things." The older knight explained.
The young knight swung his sword and beheaded an orc who had caught up with him. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Is it because of that Duke Land?"
While the young knight was fighting, he heard Rand roaring and reminding the orcs of the hidden location of the altar.
He didn't know how Rand, who was far away on the city wall, was able to keenly discover the altar hidden under the siege equipment, but it was true that if Lord Rand had not discovered it, the orcs' conspiracy would most likely have succeeded.
This battle was also easier than other wars the young knight had encountered before. In the past, it was very difficult to face weaker enemies, but this time, facing the powerful Infernal Orcs, the pressure of the battle was less than he had imagined.
It seems that the Duke of Land is indeed a very powerful general.
This made the young knight admire and jealous. As for why he was jealous, it was naturally because he was still obsessed with the pearl of the White Kingdom, or in fact, many knights and young nobles of the Northern Alliance had thoughts about Ellie Carrant.
…
Rand, who had already set out for the Wisteria Kingdom, naturally had no idea that his wife Ellie had so many admirers. The challengers he met in the White Kingdom were all Rand understood.
Ellie is very beautiful. If she has a cold face, she will have some of the cold temperament of her sister Berlan. However, because she has always lived a good life with Rand, the baby fat on her face makes her look cute.
It's not that Rand couldn't feel how beautiful Ellie was, but they had been married for nearly ten years, and Rand had long been accustomed to Ellie's beauty.
In fact, if Ms. Bolan revealed her true appearance and presented herself as a woman, she might have more admirers, but Bolan was not willing to do so.
"Maybe you can add another title to yours." Ellie, riding on the flying bull-horse in land mode, joked to Rand, "For example, Orc Exterminator."
"Then I look forward to the great White King awarding me this title." Rand joked with the serious Bolan beside him.
Bolan was a little helpless. She really didn't have the sense of humor like Ellie and Rand, but she didn't mind Rand's occasional local dialect and jokes. "If you want a title, wait until the war is over."
Rand scratched his forehead, then thought about how to explain that he didn't really want the title.
To be honest, when I saw the enemy, the first thing they introduced themselves was Wind Chaser or Orc Exterminator, which felt weird.
Just as a group of people were heading towards the Wisteria Kingdom with a large number of knights from the White Kingdom, a magic carrier pigeon came to the White King Bolan.
Bolan took the letter from the magic pigeon, and after quickly scanning it, his face darkened.
"It seems that our guess was correct." Bolan said, "The Wisteria Kingdom has begun to completely turn to Purgatory and Grand Duke Vladimir. A large number of Purgatory humans have appeared on the border of the Wisteria Kingdom."
"What a country that defies nature," Rand commented.
"What is against heaven?" asked Bolan.
"It's just that his brain is not normal." Rand explained.
(End of this chapter)
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