When the first light of dawn shone, the pale sky in the east gradually appeared, the empty plain returned to its original brown color, and the sound of wind blowing through weeds and gravel was lonely and desolate.
All members of the Sixth and Eighth Legions marched in a steady and orderly manner. Leit, Ledros, Hesentu and Baru, who were at the front of the team, carefully scanned the surrounding environment. After being attacked by orcs in the valley a few days ago, they finally won the victory, but their legion also lost half of its men, so they were more cautious on the way forward.
Soon, in the sight of several people, a vague black spot appeared on the distant horizon ahead, and a faint smell of war and gunpowder was in the air.
"All troops, listen up. The battlefield is just ahead. The orcs there are wailing. They are vulnerable. Charge forward and kill them all!" Heisentu drew out the golden swift sword from his waist and yelled at the top of his lungs, with a hint of fighting spirit in his eyes! "Charge! Kill all the orcs!"
Baru's chest swelled slightly as if his blood was boiling, and his chest muscles expanded as he let out a huge roar.
At this time, Lei Te was at the back of the team. He called up the family panel and glanced at the column [Destiny Value: 15013]. His mood fluctuated slightly. He was getting closer and closer to the Holy Land. He hoped that this war could help him achieve his dream! Taking a deep breath, Lei Te pulled out the magic wand behind him. The wizard robe on his body fluttered in the wind. He looked ahead with cold eyes. His voice spread rapidly over a large area through the wind element: "Kill all the orcs, leaving no one alive!"
Door, door, door, door...
The rapid footsteps sounded like thousands of war horses galloping, charging quickly towards the battlefield ahead! At this moment, the front battlefield was also in a fierce battle. Overall, the battlefield line extended for several kilometers in both the east and west directions. The blood turned the brown land scarlet, especially the area where human blood and orc blood were mixed, which was extremely weird.
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"Annabelle, don't worry about me. Prince Hogus is charging too deep and will be easily surrounded. Go and support him!"
A one-armed sky knight holding a standard longsword split a seriously injured high-level orc in half with one sword. Then, his whole body was bathed in holy light, and he struggled to speak to the white-robed woman who was casting healing magic.
The woman in white robe was wearing a white cloak with a hood of gray fur on her head. She lowered her head and concentrated on casting magic. Looking at the injured one-armed sky knight in front of her, there was a hint of heartache in her deep blue eyes.
"Aruna, you have already lost an arm. If you are seriously injured again, even if you survive, you will have to say goodbye to the cold current defense line." Annabella, who was wearing a white robe, raised her head and said with her full chest after casting the spell.
"Annabella, don't worry, I'm fine. The battle situation is urgent now, you should go and support Prince Hogus!" The one-armed sky knight looked at the bloodthirsty orcs in front of him. After his injuries healed, he immediately charged towards the most densely populated area. The long sword in his hand burst out with endless flames, burning all the orcs who blocked his way!
The flames faded away. Annabella looked at the figure that quickly disappeared from her sight. Her beautiful eyes were filled with sorrow. She sighed, but soon she moved to the side of the battlefield.
However, just after walking two kilometers in the flank direction, Annabelle suddenly raised her head and seemed to see a large number of legions rushing towards her through the crowd. A hint of joy appeared in her eyes, and she murmured: "It's the breath of Ledros. He brought the Sixth Legion to support us!"
But at this moment, a foul smell came from the air. A seventh-level night owl was nimbly moving through the dense crowd. Looking at the great magician wrapped in white holy light, murderous intent filled its mind. As a harvesting machine on the battlefield, it liked to attack dangerous but fragile magicians!
The night owl approached Annabelle in a few flashes. His green eyes were eerie and his mouth was wide open, emitting a fishy smell. His saliva dripped from the corners of his mouth onto his black hair. He swung his claws at Annabelle's white cheek! Faced with the sudden attack, Annabelle quickly regained her composure after the panic. Her smooth hands held a white magic wand, and a beam of light more than two meters wide shot out like a laser cannon.
"Pillar of Light!"
With a bang, half of the Night Owl Man's body was hit and penetrated directly. Although there was no bloody injury, when the light disappeared, half of his body lost its vitality like a dried sponge and quickly turned into a shriveled dead tree stump.
The night owl looked at Annabelle with hatred, and it was obvious that this blow was extremely painful for it. Fortunately, this blow did not take its life. It seized the opportunity, rushed in front of Annabelle, and its claws fell again.
The sharp claws created a whistling sound, blowing on Annabella's frightened and pale cheek. At this moment, a thorn broke through the ground and pierced the night owl's right claw with lightning speed.
The next moment, at the point where the spikes and claws touched, it was as if an invisible abyss opened its huge mouth to swallow up its entire body, disintegrating it inch by inch, and quickly annihilating it, returning it to nothingness...
No matter how focused the human soldiers and orcs were on fighting each other, they could still notice an orc disappearing out of thin air. Almost everyone was affected by such a strange scene. They looked at the open space where the Night Owl Man had been with their peripheral vision and felt a chill down their spines.
There is no doubt that the orcs were the most frightened. Their fighting spirit was even destroyed in their panic, and they were beaten back step by the powerful human soldiers around them.
Although the human soldiers were also puzzled by this phenomenon, they could at least determine that it was their own forces that were attacking. As for who it was, it was not that important on the battlefield...
"Annabelle, are you okay?" Ledros led the team in and looked at his sister with concern. Just now, after Leiter reminded him that a seventh-level female light magician was attacked, the first person he thought of was Annabella, and he rushed over to support her.
"Brother, I, I'm fine!" Annabelle opened her beautiful eyes slightly and said in surprise, "You finally came. Before the battle, I heard that you were supporting from the flank, but I haven't seen you for such a long time, and I was worried that something happened to you!"
“Haha, you are worthy of being my good sister.” Ledros smiled heartily in front of his sister, casually wielded his sword to kill several miscellaneous orcs around him. His smile gradually faded, and he said with lingering fear: “Haha, but the situation just now was too dangerous. Fortunately, I arrived in time. If it weren’t for Leiter’s help, I’m afraid I would have seen your corpse.”
"Is it Rhett? I will thank you in person after the war!" Annabelle's beautiful eyes were surprised, and then she said anxiously: "Prince Hogus and Aluna just rushed to the front and went deep into the orc group. Can you go and help?"
“What? Aruna, I know that I rushed to the front just now, but why can’t I sense the breath of Prince Hogus? Has he broken through to the Sky Knight?” Ledros was shocked, then frowned, exhaled nervously, and said, “Forget it, I get it, you stay at the back and protect yourself, don’t rush into the fight. Treating the wounded is also a contribution, I will go to support Prince Hogus first!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ledros bent his knees, jumped up, and paused briefly at a height of several dozen meters. He looked around, searching for the figures of Prince Hogus and Aruna.
He first spotted Leiter and Hesentu, who had just broken through from the edge of the flank, one of them clearing the way in front, and the other following closely behind. According to the plan, Ledros should also guard Leiter, but at this time, supporting Prince Hogus was the top priority.
It is not easy to find someone in a densely packed battlefield, especially when Prince Hogus's aura becomes obscure, which adds to the difficulty. Ledros glanced left and right, trying to find Prince Hogus through the fluctuations of fighting spirit or mysterious fluctuations.
Suddenly, a scream came from a thousand meters ahead. The voice seemed familiar. Ledros's face changed drastically after hearing it. He saw a figure shrouded in black and purple mist rushing out from somewhere on the battlefield, holding a slender figure in his hand.
Just then, an ice-blue sword fell from mid-air. Ledros' pupils shrank suddenly as he recognized the sword. It was Prince Hogus's exclusive weapon.
"Looking for death! Ice Wheel Slash!"
Ledros looked anxious, and he used his fighting spirit to perform advanced fighting skills. The infinite water fighting spirit turned into ice crystals to wrap the sword. Then he threw the giant sword with both hands, spinning it in the air at high speed, drawing a round trajectory. Countless ice crystals fell, freezing the weak orcs and human soldiers. At this time, he didn't even care about accidental injuries, and strived for efficiency first! If Prince Hogus was captured, the consequences would be extremely serious!
But at this moment, a spike pierced into the shadow tiger man bouncing in the air, just like a needle piercing a balloon, and the complete person instantly disintegrated and disappeared in the air.
The unconscious Prince Hogus was covered in blood and fell in free fall. The orcs below were still trying to find the right moment to kill the human prince, and they jumped up like fish out of water. But Heisentu rushed forward with a cold face, and swept his sword. A crescent-shaped light instantly slashed away, and the area within a hundred meters was crossed by the dazzling sword light. This was a densely populated area of orcs, and they were basically all affected, turning into pieces of corpses falling to the ground.
Prince Hogus regained some consciousness at this time. He opened his eyes and saw himself falling into Haisentu's arms. He woke up instantly. He looked pale and said weakly: "I, I went to support my second brother just now and was attacked on the way. Did you save me?!"
After saying this, Prince Hogus twisted his neck and looked around, only to find that the shadow tiger man had disappeared. A surge of anger almost exploded in his chest, and he said angrily, "Where is the orc?"
"The orcs who attacked you have been dealt with by Deputy Commander Leiter." Haisentu swung his sword to fight back against the seemingly endless orcs around him, and said, "Prince Hogus, it's too dangerous here. How can you go deep into the enemy territory alone? You should go back to the rear and receive treatment first."
"Rhett?" Hogus stared in shock, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and asked: "Isn't he only a seventh-level great mage? Can he kill an eighth-level shadow tiger in seconds?"
"Hmm? A seventh-level Grand Mage?" Heisentu keenly caught the unusual information, his pupils shrank suddenly, as if he realized something incredible, and said in a deep voice: "Just a few days ago, he was promoted to a ninth-level Grand Mage."
"How is this possible!" Prince Hogus cried out in surprise. Because his roar was so loud, his chest heaved and he coughed up a pool of blood.
"Ahem." Hogus realized that he had lost his composure, so he let out a breath, lowered his voice, and said, "What on earth happened to him..."
Haisentu remained silent, not deliberately concealing something, because this was also what he was curious about. But this was obviously not the time to explore this issue. Any doubts could only be resolved after the war was over...
“Who knows…” Ledros said casually with his eyes flashing.
He looked around, and heard the roars of tens of thousands of orcs. A few hundred meters away from him was exactly where Rhett was standing. After bringing Hogus to Annabella and giving her a few instructions, Ledros rushed towards Rhett again.
Cone Rain! Lei Te spread his hands, as if calling to the sky, but in fact he completely released his mental strength and cast the Cone Rain magic with the ultimate power! If the Mystery of Disintegration can be attached to it, this Cone Rain magic will be the power of the world-destroying level. Anyone who comes into contact with it will quickly disintegrate and be unable to resist the destruction of the world's original power.
But unfortunately, it is only the initial understanding of the mystery, and being able to attach to the tips of cones or ground spikes is already the limit. If you want to cover every corner of all magic at will, there is still a long way to go.
Fortunately, he had no intention of destroying all the orcs. Would he let Tucker harvest the air later if he had to deal with them all himself?
In order to save mental energy, he even didn't use the profound meaning of the Cone Rain Technique.
A brilliant yellow cloud of light gathered in the air, and spikes of thorns containing sharp murderous intent fell down.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
A wailing sounded on the battlefield. The spikes either pierced through the waist and abdomen or destroyed the hands and feet, causing serious injuries and severely reducing their combat effectiveness, but almost no one shot killed them! "Such a vast cone rain magic, it seems that Rhett has really been promoted to a ninth-level great magician... Even Mr. Zelos can't compare to him..." Prince Hogus was bathed in Annabella's healing magic, and the scars on his body were gradually disappearing, but he looked at Rhett not far away with bright eyes, feeling the overwhelming cone rain magic in front of him, and sighed. His personal guard Zelos was also a ninth-level great magician, but compared with the power caused by Rhett, he was also slightly inferior...
Hogus narrowed his eyes slightly, and secretly decided in his heart that after this war, he must find out the secret of Lei Te's rapid advancement...
"All high-level orcs, listen up. Focus on Leiter first, at all costs! He is a ninth-level great magician among humans, and possesses the three mysteries of dispersion, condensation, and disintegration. Whoever kills him will be rewarded greatly by the tribe!"
Suddenly, a huge roar spread throughout the battlefield and reached the ears of every orc. Taili, a top shadow tiger, appeared from the rear of the orcs, flashing from far to near, and quickly rushed to a hundred meters away from Rhett, holding in his hand a man wearing golden armor, with his body mutilated and covered in blood.
"Second brother! Virkin!" Prince Hogus couldn't help but shout loudly when he saw the corpse in the hands of the peak shadow tiger man. His body trembled slightly. He stared at the peak shadow tiger man Taili. He couldn't suppress the boiling and roaring blood and fighting spirit. He swung the sword. The mystery of the dimension wrapped every inch of the arc of the sword. The air was rippling with violent waves, breaking through all obstacles and slashing towards Taili.
"Hmm?" Taili frowned, sensing the terrifying wave coming at him at a very fast speed. The sharp cutting force made it feel fearful. It twisted its body to avoid the arc of the sword. It glanced at Hogus and sneered disdainfully.
Originally, his second target was Hogus. After all, he was a sky knight who had comprehended the mysteries, and he would be taken down sooner or later.
But Rhett showed up unexpectedly and changed his plan. Not only did he wipe out all his subordinates, but his amazing talent also made people fearful.
It was not just Leiter's idea to deal with him. No orc would allow such a superhuman to grow smoothly! "Roar!"
“Meow!”
“.”
With Taili's arrival, roars of orcs were heard one after another from all over the battlefield. The next moment, several ugly, ferocious and fierce figures rushed out from all over the place, and after a few leaps, they came to the side of Taili, the peak shadow tiger man.
At the same time, the other high-level extraordinary people in the various legions and the cold current camp were not idle. While leading the team to deal with the orcs, they quietly moved towards the direction where Lei Te was. Although they did not know Lei Te deeply, they would definitely do their best to protect anyone who was targeted by the orcs.
The generals of the humans and orcs quickly issued orders, and the soldiers surrounding the gathered high-level extraordinary and high-level orcs retreated one after another. Once a battle of this level is set off, the aftermath of the battle will inevitably affect both enemies and friends. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, both sides wisely left a gap. This is the tacit understanding formed on the battlefield of the cold current defense line since the hundred years of war.
Rhett looked straight ahead and saw more than thirty high-level orcs gradually approaching, each of them looking ferocious and hideous. The knights behind Rhett were all wearing armor, their fighting spirit shining brightly. There were also more than forty high-level extraordinary beings, staring at the orcs in front of them, not wanting to be outdone.
"Tali! Did Fili and the legion you led all die at his hands?"
A dull voice sounded, and a minotaur with diamond-colored horns on his head, about four meters tall, pointed at Rhett with a huge axe in his hand, and turned to look at Taili.
"Hmm... Be careful of his Disintegration Mystery, its power is unpredictable. I didn't expect that a Mystery that hasn't appeared in thousands of years would be mastered by a great mage! We can't let it continue to grow... We must get rid of him today!"
Taili's voice was full of fear, his tiger eyes narrowed slightly, and he bent his claws to accumulate strength, as if he could deliver a fatal blow at any time.
"Meow, then kill them quickly!"
A night cat shouted sharply, its claws fiddling with the air, its green pupils staring at Rhett. Just now, its comrade-in-arms was killed by Rhett. After seeing that scene with its own eyes, it was filled with endless hatred.
"What are you waiting for... Come on, tear them to pieces!" An eighth-level dragon man rubbed his hands and said violently.
It was also full of hatred for humans. Even if we put aside the genocidal poison, there were only four top-level Argonians in their Argonian race, all of whom were potential candidates for the Holy Land. Half of them were killed in the cold current defense line alone. With such losses, they would definitely be denounced when they returned! Therefore, the only chance to save them now was to win a great victory and avenge their hatred! "Ledros, why are there so many fewer high-ranking orcs? It seems that there are more than a dozen less than the forty we estimated." A knight in black armor and holding a broadsword said calmly. His helmet completely covered his hair, but his white beard showed that he had been through a lot.
“We killed them on the way here.” Ledros replied: “To be exact, most of the high-level orcs were dealt with by Leit alone... They invested a lot of manpower in blocking the flank troops this time. If it weren’t for Leit’s prowess, I’m afraid that the ones coming from the side this time would not be us, but the orc army...”
As soon as he finished speaking, the pupils of more than thirty high-level extraordinary people shrank slightly, and they fell silent. However, this was not the time to make friends and chat, so they remained on high alert, staring intently at the orcs' every move.
At this time, a voice sounded from the back of the crowd, and Annabelle said in a clear and soft voice: "Rhett, what do you think we should do?"
"Well... Rhett, you are the strongest here. How do you want us to cooperate with you to deal with these guys in front?" Hogus also took two steps forward at this time. The sword in his hand was glowing with green light, and the invisible force seemed to be cutting the surrounding space all the time.
Rhett's eyes were fixed on the orc in front of him, but he shook his head.
"Hmm?" The people around cast doubtful glances. What does that mean? Could it be that they can't come up with a good plan? At this time, they were all communicating in code, not worried that the orcs would hear them. Similarly, what the orcs said sounded like random shouting to them, and they couldn't understand it.
"All of you spread out, surround them, and don't let them escape, that's all..."
Rhett spoke calmly.
"Hmm? Are you sure you want to do this?" Hogus frowned. Although he knew that Rhett had mastered the mysteries of dispersion and there was no need to worry about his safety, wasn't it too arrogant for him to take on more than thirty high-level orcs alone?
"Trust him."
The beard of the commander of the First Legion trembled slightly as he spoke. He looked at Leiter deeply. His hundreds of years of battlefield experience told him that he should trust this comrade. Of course, the most important thing was that he had just witnessed the power of the Cone Rain Technique with his own eyes and was conquered by its strength.
"Thank you!" Lei Te looked at the commander of the First Legion. He knew his name - Mordi, a veteran who had been on many battlefields. After nodding his head in thanks, Lei Te said quickly, "There is no time to lose. Disperse as soon as possible to avoid accidental injuries."
This time, everyone stopped talking and followed Lei Te's instructions very tacitly. From a distance, they formed a wide circle that covered several kilometers. While they dealt with the blind orcs around them, they closely observed the situation of the high-level orcs and Lei Te, ready to provide support or intercept at any time.
"Rhett... a deputy legion commander who has become famous recently, but is he really that strong..." The commander of the Third Legion, who had been transferred to the cold current defense line not long ago, stepped back and looked at Rhett with some doubt in his eyes.
"I am praying for you in my heart, Rhett. Victory in this battle will definitely belong to you." Annabella crossed her hands together, placed them in front of her chest, and whispered softly.
The other high-level extraordinary people also had doubts in their eyes. They admitted that Lei Te was very powerful, but as a qualified general, they did not agree with showing individualism on the battlefield...
On the other side, after a brief exchange, more than 30 orcs also discussed a battle plan. The Tauren and the Dragonmen charged in the front, while the Night Owls and Shadow Tigers bypassed from the left and right wings, ready to block from the rear, and they cooperated with each other very tacitly.
But in the next moment, the terrain suddenly changed, and a piece of quicksand suddenly appeared. The peak dragon man next to him dodged in time and luckily escaped the coverage of the quicksand spell. But the minotaur was more reckless. With the strength of the ninth level, he thought that his charge would be as successful as before and crushed Leiter into pieces, but he was entangled by the crazy attraction.
"Be careful!" The Peak Shadow Tiger cursed inwardly. Did the Minotaur's brain swap with the Pig-headed Man? The details he had just been told were forgotten in the blink of an eye.
"Moo!"
The Minotaur with diamond horns changed his expression slightly, breathing thick white air through his nostrils, and used all his strength to slowly move in this quicksand. His eyes were red, and he roared madly. Half a second, just give him another half a second, and he would be able to break free!
But in the next moment, an ordinary spike gathered at the bottom of the quicksand, like the insidious water grass at the bottom of the lake, and drilled out from an extremely tricky angle, piercing the broad and hard hoof of the bull. The diamond giant-horned minotaur felt the piercing pain and subconsciously wanted to kneel on the ground.
But before it could bend its knees, it was horrified to find that its lower body was empty. It looked down and saw the disintegrating force spreading rapidly, disintegrating every inch of its flesh and blood. It didn't even have time to let out a desperate roar before the whole person disappeared into nothingness...
With the disappearance of the ninth-level minotaur, the scene became extremely quiet for a moment.
Rhett's indifferent eyes put heavy psychological pressure on all the orcs.
"Here we go again, the same trick again!"
The Peak Shadow Tiger swallowed his saliva. Although it was the second time he saw it, he was still terrified. But his determination to get rid of Lei Te had reached an unprecedented peak. He gnashed his teeth and roared loudly:
"Attack together! Don't give him the chance to defeat us one by one!"
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