The remaining guards were under heavy attack; most of their companions were killed and taken away by other orcs.
These guards were merely struggling, knowing in their hearts that this could only delay their death at best, as the orcs on the other side were far stronger than them.
It was their desire to live that unleashed their final potential.
Just as they were sinking into despair, a clear, cold voice came from behind them: "Loose the arrows! Loose the arrows!"
Fire arrows? Reinforcements!!
Apart from one orc throwing javelins, the rest of the opponents were melee units.
Upon hearing this, the guard's spirits lifted. He shielded himself with his weapon and leaned as close to the carriage as possible to avoid being exposed to ranged units.
As soon as he finished speaking, a dense rain of arrows fell upon the battle zone.
Liu Nian had his reasons for making this plan: the guards would rely on vehicles for support, while the orcs would be exposed in the open terrain.
Without gathering any information, Liu Nian couldn't rashly engage in close combat, so he had to implement Plan B.
When poor, use tactical infiltration; when rich, use overwhelming firepower!
With so many remote units, how can we not make use of them?
A volley of arrows mixed with various energy projectiles struck, causing even the tough-skinned orcs to howl in pain.
Suddenly, one of the orcs found himself feeling cold all over and unable to muster any strength.
Looking down, a ghost is passing through its body; that's where the cold sensation comes from.
Are you surprised? Unexpected? Exciting?
A dozen or so orcs were surrounded by the Shadow Legion that flew over first.
They were horrified to find that not only had their attack speed decreased, but their attacks were also unable to harm the enemy; their weapons passed straight through the bodies of the wraiths.
They couldn't hit them at all; they were completely caught in a vortex of self-doubt.
Alright, these invisible enemies are troublesome, but their damage isn't that great. I can withstand their attacks and take down those terrified human guards, right?
Unfortunately, at Liu Nian's signal, the human guards had already moved out of their attack range.
Just as the beastmen were trying to close the distance, they found that they were a beat too slow, as Liu Nian's group slow spell was cast on them first.
They couldn't hit him, and they couldn't run away.
If the beastmen could speak human language, they would definitely curse Liu Nian for being shameless.
The guards ran towards Liu Nian with all their might, not daring to look back at all.
Once Liu Nian saw that they had moved to a safe distance, he stopped caring about their lives and focused on dealing with the orcs.
With no guards in the way, Liu Nian could confidently unleash the Death Ripple.
With the Slowing Spell buff, Liu Nian used the Evil Song to further weaken their defenses. This spell weakened them indiscriminately, and even the fleeing guards were affected after the chant was finished.
It has nothing to do with distance; any living unit will be affected. Liu Nian remembered this.
The ghosts withdrew from the battle, replaced by a horde of skeleton warriors who surrounded them.
Just kidding, ghosts can't revive themselves now. Every one that dies is one less. It's better to leave such risky tasks to ghosts.
Cave demons are particularly effective against these simple-minded orcs, binding them one by one. Spider webs cover the orcs from above, and then skeleton warriors slowly divide the battlefield.
The orcs were gradually separated by the skeleton warriors, and the cave demons only needed to trap a few orcs and slowly wear them down.
The vampires clearly didn't want to come up empty-handed; the three vampires easily dealt with the three orcs, not to mention the skeleton warriors assisting them.
Although these green-skinned barbarians could cut down a skeleton warrior with a single blow, there were simply too many skeletons, and they could easily summon a whole horde at a time.
With the situation under control, none of these orc youths will be able to escape.
As the orcs fell one by one, the system did not notify that any experience points had been gained, but the spirit shrine did receive soul power.
Is this green-skinned person even considered a person?
Liu Nian looked at the soul power in the spirit shrine with some confusion.
Before he could figure it out, the last orc was killed by the elegant vampire Lilith.
However, Liu Nian gained nothing except for soul power.
The guard looked at the man surrounded by the undead with reverence and was about to come over to thank him when a majestic voice suddenly rang out from the sky.
[Players have encountered a newly developed race; an expansion is coming soon.]
[Updated Expansion: The Orcish Invasion]
After the update, defeating the new Orc race will grant more experience points and a higher card drop rate than defeating monsters, as well as a brand-new points and merit system.
[The current version update introduces a new NPC: the Quartermaster, from whom you can exchange merit points for battlefield equipment and battlefield supply packs.]
[A merit ranking system will be available; unique titles will be unlocked after accumulating a certain number of merits.]
[A player has been detected who has successfully defeated the orcs. This is a server-wide announcement.]
[Player Liu Nian was the first to successfully defeat the orc, earning 1000 merit points]
[Player Liu Nian was detected as the first to successfully defeat the orc youth, earning 500 merit points]
[Player Liu Nian was the first to successfully defeat the orc, gaining 500 reputation points.]
[Player Liu Nian was the first to successfully defeat the orc, gaining experience points.]
[The player who first successfully defeated the orcs has been detected and has received a "Resisting Alien Race Gift Pack"]
[Other players should learn from him!!!]
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After this announcement, the surviving members were in an uproar, all talking about Liu Nian.
"Liu Nian? It's him again!! He was the world champion of the zombie horde before."
"It seems he was also the first to defeat the portal guardian!"
"An updated version? Is that all?"
"Holy crap, Liu Nian, do you need any underlings?!"
"As expected of him, he's famous again!"
"These young people are truly formidable!"
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Damn it, system, you've put me on the hot seat again!
At this moment, Liu Nian was anonymizing his own name on the merit list, and his 1512 merit points stood out among a bunch of zeros.
I leveled up inexplicably, but thankfully I didn't waste my soul power, otherwise I would have been devastated.
While things were still in a chaotic state here, another disturbance arose from the skeleton warriors.
It turned out that the dozen or so rescued guards were walking over with expressions of admiration, and some of them were looking up at Liu Nian's head.
They had tried their best but failed to harm the enemy in the slightest, and now Liu Nian had easily defeated them, which greatly shocked them.
Of course, they were all blocked by the skeleton warriors. Just as the skeleton warriors were about to make a move, Liu Nian quickly stopped them.
But why are they looking up at my head? Liu Nian looked up following their gaze.
Damn it, the pale yellow rank of First Class Sergeant was right above Liu Nian's forehead.
Is it updating this fast? Will it ever end?
After turning off this rank in the title panel, the whole world finally quieted down.
Liu Nian looked at the ten people in front of him with a sinister gaze, pondering whether or not to kill them to silence them.
"Boss Liu Nian, thank you so much for saving our lives." The crowd thanked Liu Nian from a distance.
"What about the rest?" Not wanting to offend someone who's all smiles, Liu Nian dismissed the dark thoughts in his mind.
"They were all taken away by the rest...orcs." Some of them awkwardly used the new word "orc."
"Shall we go back together?" There's probably no way to pursue them now; the round trip, including the battle, will take about half an hour.
"Of course, of course, it would be best if it were convenient for you!" the remaining people hurriedly replied.
With a powerful figure escorting me, I won't have to be so worried anymore.
There were many abandoned vehicles on the street. After finding two cars, the group followed Liu Nian back home.
On the way, they encountered the camp leader's convoy. Liu Nian was in a hurry to pick up Lu Jiaqi and did not greet him.
Among the convoy were acquaintances of the surviving mercenaries, and one of them got out of the car and gave a grand account of Liu Nian's exploits.
However, upon hearing that the missing hunting party had not been seen, the leader knew in his heart that there was probably no hope of finding them.
So the group returned to the camp in a grand procession.
Deep in the woods, there were many fallen trees, and a makeshift camp was being built.
Numerous orcs were moving back and forth in the camp, seemingly intending to set up camp there.
It's unclear what kind of damage they will cause to the surrounding camps.
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