The knight who answered Liu Nian's summons was a black-armored knight on a black horse, wielding a blood-red two-handed saber.
The knight was clad in full plate armor and rode a nightmare horse with a black saddle. His entire body was plain and unadorned in black, but he exuded an invisible power just by standing there.
As Liu Nian gave the order to attack, the knight began to adjust the direction of his horse's head.
As he turned his horse around, the Dread Knight's crimson eyes peered through his rusty black iron helmet at the orc warrior opposite him, and he spurred his warhorse forward at breakneck speed.
The nightmare accelerated relentlessly, covering a distance of a dozen steps in the blink of an eye.
【Dread Knight】(Champion Unit)
Attack power: 150-300
Defense: 68-88
Health Points: 3000
Skills: Fatal Strike, Curse, Charge.
Fatal Strike: Each attack has a chance to deal four times the damage.
Curse: Each attack has a chance to inflict a curse effect on an enemy unit, minimizing the enemy's attack power.
Charge: The further the distance, the higher the damage dealt.
Note: "There is no enemy but me, and no one but me!"
This is the stats panel of the Dread Knight, and it's also Liu Nian's strongest trump card.
It was summoned after defeating the orc warlord, and was originally intended to be a trump card. However, given the perilous nature of this mission, Liu Nian had no choice but to release it ahead of time.
Liu Nian will soon realize that this is a wise choice.
As the black-armored knight suddenly approached, the three orc warriors swung their two-handed axes and double-headed flails at him. Judging from the sound of the weapons cutting through the air, if Liu Nian were hit, he would be killed instantly.
The Dread Knight ignored the weapon hurtling towards him, spurring his horse straight through the orc warriors' defenses, his blood-red saber tracing an arc through the air.
Taking advantage of the horse's unparalleled mobility, the saber struck first, easily blocking the weapons of the orcs on both sides, while the orc in the middle was not so lucky.
It was first knocked off balance by the Nightmare Horse, then a red light appeared first, and just as the horse-slaying sword was about to touch the orc warrior, a miniature horse-slaying sword appeared above the orc warrior's head and cleaved down.
This... triggered a fatal blow?
Liu Nian stared intently at the terrifying knight's dashing figure, secretly delighted.
As expected, the saber swept across the orc warrior's neck, and the orc warrior was killed instantly by the Dread Knight's attack.
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the orc warrior and gaining 1,500 experience points.]
A system notification sounded in Liu Nian's mind, announcing the death of the orc warrior.
The Dread Knight was still in the air when Nightmare charged straight into the spear-throwing positions behind him.
With the addition of the Dread Knight as a powerful ally, the flying units, working together, caused chaos and confusion among the ranged orc forces.
A disturbance broke out at the remote position, leaving the two orc warriors who remained behind somewhat hesitant.
On the one hand, they wanted to rescue people, and on the other hand, they had to stay here to prevent Liu Nian's other troops from passing through.
Liu Nian wasn't focused on the commotion caused by the orc ranged units; these two orc warriors were what he needed to pay attention to. He didn't have any troops he could muster to fight the orc warriors right now.
Meanwhile, the orc warriors on both sides looked at the headless corpse lying in the center and suddenly felt no longer waaaagh. It seemed that the terrifying knight had had quite a shock on them.
Taking advantage of his weakness, Liu Nian, seeing the orc warrior cowering, decisively organized the demons and black warriors to charge forward.
The spearmen's position was thrown into chaos, and the vampire's companions began to resurrect the dead vampires, who then charged at the orc warriors.
As Liu Nian watched his summoned creatures and orcs engage in a chaotic battle, he continuously cast spells to weaken them and protect his summoned creatures.
As the long-range positions were harassed, Liu Nian's side gradually gained the upper hand.
After the spearmen in the back row were successively defeated, the Dread Knights launched a charge into the front row of orc warriors. Surprisingly, the two of them, surrounded by demons, were still alive.
Summoned creatures in the charge route should retreat decisively to make room for the Dread Knight.
Under the combined attack, the orc warriors in the front row were quickly defeated by Liu Nian's summoned creatures.
While it was still broad daylight, Liu Nian used the Spirit Gathering Technique to revive the fallen summoned creatures and continued to advance.
With the Dread Knights leading the charge, the orc berserkers along the way were no match for Liu Nian, and he quickly made it to the mountainside.
The path ended right in front of him, and Liu Nian pushed through the throng of summoned creatures to go ahead and check it out.
Liu Nian, peeking out from the path, looked at the green tide covering the mountains and plains. The vegetation on the entire mountainside had been trampled by them. This sight made even the battle-hardened Liu Nian feel a little scared.
Fortunately, I didn't rush in, otherwise, with my current forces, I would have been overwhelmed.
What to do? The portal is only fifty meters ahead, but it's difficult to get there.
Just as Liu Nian was at his wit's end, something even worse happened: a new orc army began to march towards the path, and the two sides would soon meet.
Liu Nian couldn't come up with a good solution, at least not yet.
Looks like the only option is to go all in without thinking!
The passageway at the entrance is still narrow; defenses can be deployed here.
Soon, the green-skinned soldiers who came to garrison the area discovered Liu Nian's troops, and a deafening chorus of "waaaaagh" rushed towards them.
They are very waaaaagh, that's right, but Liu Nian is under a lot of pressure at this moment.
At the end of the path, all that could be seen were green-skinned creatures charging at the Dread Knights and Black Knights in front.
Those with high defenses pushed forward, and the narrow entrance served as Liu Nian's camouflage.
After a period of fighting, Liu Nian found that the pressure he had imagined did not come. He discovered that these orcs did not wear armor like orc warriors, but their combat strength was about the same as that of the orc youth.
Don't be surprised by Liu Nian's surprise; all the orcs in his field of vision looked the same, and he couldn't distinguish their combat abilities at all.
Although they were numerous, their pressure was not as oppressive as that of the orc warriors. This discovery gave Liu Nian a glimmer of hope for a counterattack.
Looking at the piles of corpses ahead, Liu Nian had an idea.
The corpse explosion occurred in the center of the orc youths' gathering, instantly killing one of them and creating a momentary vacuum of troops on the mountainside.
Taking advantage of the power vacuum created by the corpse explosion, Liu Nian decisively ordered the Terror Knights to launch a charge and seize space.
The demons followed the path cleared by the terrifying knight, expanding to both sides and leaving a passage that could only be passed by one person at a time.
With nowhere to land, Plague Ramasu could only hover in mid-air before landing in areas teeming with orcs, using its size to attract their attention.
Liu Nian strode forward toward the passage left by the evil spirit.
Under this risk, he got closer and closer to the portal.
Run a little faster and we'll be there!
Liu Nian, clutching the suppressor, was incredibly excited.
The feat of closing a portal amidst a massive army is something that happens only once in a lifetime; it's something he can brag about for the rest of his life.
Just as he was five meters away from the portal, a huge figure blocked the Dread Knight's path, halting his attack.
Upon seeing the person's appearance, Liu Nian's heart tightened.
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