The distance was short, and the two sides quickly clashed. Because Liu Nian had three formations, the orcs were forced to split into three groups to attack Liu Nian's halberd formation, skeleton formation, and ghoul legion formation.
The orc army of over seventy men was forced to split into equal forces and attack in three routes. Steelclaw led the elite orcs into the central skeleton formation.
This was a wise choice, and it was also Liu Nian's intention. Otherwise, if one of the formations went around to the rear, it would have created a pincer attack.
As expected of a fighting expert, he didn't give Liu Nian that chance. However, as long as he could separate the orcs, his goal would be achieved.
The ghoul army includes a tall and imposing large ghoul—yes, not medium, but large.
Last time, Liu Nian bought an upgrade card in the market, which upgraded the ghoul from a medium-sized ghoul to a large ghoul. Not only did it improve all attributes, it also gained a devouring skill.
See, this is where it comes in handy.
An orc berserker who got close to the large ghoul was swallowed whole by it.
Knowing that orcs have a health pool of up to two thousand, the fact that a large ghoul could devour them at full health gave Liu Nian a new understanding of them.
Liu Nian felt that the improvement he gained by spending two upgrade cards was well worth it.
To prevent any mishaps to the large ghouls, the cunning Liu Nian quickly ordered them to retreat back to the rear of the formation.
This Devour skill should be similar to the ghouls we've encountered before. If a large ghoul is killed, the devoured unit will burst out of its body.
Seeing that the large ghoul was about to escape safely, an orc roared in desperation and unleashed a powerful sweeping attack with his wooden club, which whistled through the air. The surrounding ghouls fell to the ground in response.
Before it fell to the ground, the ghoul bravely scratched several bloody marks on its body, and the orc, ignoring the scratches on its body, rushed forward to stop it.
However, it seemed to have become separated from the main force. Going deep into enemy territory alone was very dangerous. The ghouls around it were driven back, leaving it directly exposed to the Abomination's sight.
Just as it was about to successfully intercept, a pair of arms suddenly attacked from the side. Its tough skin was as fragile as paper and was easily pierced by those giant hands.
Ignoring its prey's struggles, the Abomination pulled it back behind the ghoul army.
Even though all the orcs are tall, they still appear much smaller than the abominations.
Seeing the orc still struggling despite having both shoulders pierced, Abomination howled and bit down on the orc berserker's neck, green blood splattering.
Strike while the iron is hot. While the berserker is bound by the abomination, the units guarding Liu Nian should quickly finish him off. Once the dismemberment period is over, this orc will have the honor of meeting Brother Gao and Brother Mao.
However, these are just minor highlights on the battlefield, and they cannot affect the overall situation.
The orcs are stronger overall than Liu Nian, a difference that individual strength cannot compensate for.
Apart from the halberd formation and the orcs fighting back and forth, the other formations were easily defeated by the orcs.
As the two of them secured the first kill, the entire skeleton army was wiped out first. Led by Steelclaw, the elite orcs cleared out the remaining skeletons and roared as they charged toward Liu Nian's command post.
Liu Nian's base was located not far behind the Skeleton Legion, where he could oversee the entire situation and command various summoned creatures for offense and defense.
Seeing the orcs rushing towards them, Liu Nian remained calm. The flag bearer waved the banner, drawing a signal in the air: "Flying units, attack!"
The Queen smiled casually, but in the end she still had to lead the team onto the field herself. She thought she could rest for a while, but oh dear, what a hassle!
As the flag signal was given, the vampires beside him instantly transformed into a swarm of bats and charged towards the orcs. The wraiths were not to be outdone, and relying on their numerical advantage, the flying force managed to hold off this powerful wave of orcs in front of Liu Nian.
Steelclaw received special treatment, with the Queen and Abomination joining forces to fight it.
Liu Nian and Tiffany unleashed all the debuffs they could on it. Seeing the three locked in a fierce battle, Liu Nian looked away.
Here, he is the commander-in-chief; his job is to have a comprehensive view of the overall situation.
The ghoul legion on the right flank has now lost more than half its men. Relying on the burrowing demons to hold them off and the wear and tear on the mixed troops, they can still fight the orcs on the other side for another round.
Liu Nian understood immediately and quickly cast the Skeleton Resurrection spell. Once the spell was completed, the orcs who crossed the skeleton warriors' defenses would be sitting ducks.
As long as he could withstand this wave of attacks, victory would eventually belong to Liu Nian; he firmly believed this.
Without any interference, the spell was quickly completed, and the scattered bones on the ground seemed to come alive, beginning to be pieced back together.
After the entire skeleton warrior legion took shape, it glanced around in confusion before heading towards the elite orc troops who were engaged in fierce combat.
After the skeleton warriors were resurrected, the orcs, who were still entangled with the vampires, discovered that they were being attacked from behind. They had no choice but to send some of their orcs to deal with the group of skeleton warriors.
With the addition of the skeleton warriors, the orcs, who previously only had to face two vampires, now faced three, thus disrupting the previously delicate situation.
Some orc berserkers couldn't hold on and fell to the ground first, which further shrank the orcs' territory, freeing up the vampires to attack the surrounding orcs.
The elite orcs were forced to drift further and further away from their comrades as they were attacked from all sides by wraiths, vampires, and skeleton warriors.
Steel Claw watched anxiously as everything unfolded, but he was powerless to stop it. His two opponents were extremely experienced in combat; they were incredibly difficult to deal with, one was very agile, and the other was incredibly resilient. Even his full-force attack couldn't make them retreat an inch.
Originally, being injured would have allowed him to passively go berserk and increase his attack power, but the cunning one-eyed dragon saw through this and used sorcery to suppress his berserk state.
Looking at the dismembered orc army, Liu Nian thought, "They're doomed."
Once the snowball of the undead starts rolling, it's unstoppable!
But it's not time to be careless yet; he still needs to summon ghouls to make up for the number of ghouls.
If the large ghouls weren't so meaty, they would have been routed along the way. Zombies and clay golems were like lumps of mud in front of orcs; they could be easily crushed with a few rubs.
After summoning them back one by one, Liu Nian could only place the stone demons as mascots at the back of the formation.
Leave the fighting to the professional ghosts; you can just stay cool wherever you want.
One side grew smaller with each battle, while the other side grew larger. With this ebb and flow, without any setbacks, the orcs, divided into three groups, were slowly worn down on this battlefield.
Steel Claw was eventually killed by the Abomination. Liu Nian, with his sharp eyes, noticed that it was trying to devour Steel Claw's body and hurriedly stopped it.
Hey bald guy, put that corpse down!
Where did your composure go? Where did your elegance go?
The undead units stared in disbelief as their commander ran toward the abomination like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
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