The three female elves, Leviathan, on the city tower raised their staffs in unison, and a dazzling light emanated from the gems on their staffs, making them exceptionally eye-catching.
Then, the dazzling light faded, but the arrows of the guards on the city wall emitted a faint golden light, which was equally novel.
"They've imbued the archers' arrows with magic!"
Cameron said excitedly.
rustling...
Another volley of arrows fell, but this time, when the arrows touched the dark cloud, they did not turn to ashes. Instead, they passed directly through the cloud and landed on the orcs below.
"ah!"
"ah!"
"..."
Caught off guard, the group of orcs were shot and cried out in pain.
Seeing this, the other orcs raised their shields to block the arrows falling from above.
The sorcerer hidden among the tribe's army put away his staff, and the dark cloud vanished instantly.
"I never expected the elves to get involved too!"
A warlock chuckled with amusement, seemingly expressing more disdain than surprise at the sudden appearance of the elves.
The warlock's staff, which he had just put down, glowed with a blinding green light again, and at that moment, a dark cloud instantly gathered in the sky in front of Ashforge City's gates. Then, a dark green "meteorite" flew out of the cloud and crashed straight down on Ashforge City.
"Hellfire!"
Joey was shocked. He had personally experienced this in Linhai Town. This "meteorite" was only the first form; it would turn into a giant later!
Cameron wasn't that surprised. The scouts had mentioned in their report that the warlock might be in the tribe's ranks, so he wasn't surprised to actually see him now.
He stared at the falling "meteorite," which was getting closer and closer to Ashfurnace City.
"Bang!"
A transparent light shield appeared above Ashfurnace City, enveloping the city, and the hellfire crashed into the shield and fell straight down.
"A shield? Such a large shield! It seems the mages in Ashforge City were well-prepared!"
When Cameron saw that the Hellfire had not broken through the shield, the solemn expression on his face eased somewhat.
Levia and the other two simply watched the hellfire fall to the ground in silence, indicating that the shield was not something they had created.
That must be Meld. A powerful archmage can indeed be a huge asset to the entire battle.
The falling hellfire created a large crater in the ground, and then a humanoid monster emitting green flames appeared.
The arrows, originally aimed at the orc formation, were redirected towards Hellfire. However, Hellfire made no defensive move, simply letting the arrows hit it without causing any damage.
"Hellfire is immune to magical attacks; these arrows are too weak in physical attack!"
Medes couldn't help but speak up at this moment. Years of fighting against the tribe had given him a good understanding of these hellfires.
Lacking the obstruction of arrows from the city walls, the orc army quickened its pace and charged toward the city gate. The city wall defenders, realizing what was happening, once again aimed their longbows at the orc legion, but by then they had already brought them close to the city gate.
"Archers, keep firing! Get the catapults out! The rest of you, prepare for the orc siege!"
A familiar figure appeared on the city wall at that moment; it was Puff.
With his command, the guards on the city wall finally stopped being flustered and began to launch a counterattack in an orderly manner.
"Puff is way too late!"
Joey muttered something.
Several more hellfires fell from the sky, but they still crashed onto the shield before falling to the ground outside the city.
The hellfire rushed to the city gate and began climbing up the city wall.
"General Cameron, the heavy firepower on Chenglou Mountain isn't ready yet. Shouldn't we lend them a hand?"
Joey saw that the Hellfire had reached the city wall, and some orcs, under the cover of the Hellfire, had also approached the city wall. However, the catapults on the city wall were not yet ready, so he proposed to attack.
"Okay, let's go around from the back!"
Cameron naturally understood that they had to launch an attack at this point, otherwise, if the city gates were breached, things would be even more difficult for them.
Clang!
Joey drew his steel sword from his waist and pointed it at the orc army outside Ashfurnace.
"For the Alliance!"
He yanked the reins hard, slapping his legs against the horse's belly with all his might, making his voice even more penetrating.
"For the Alliance!"
Upon hearing this slogan, the Alliance soldiers behind them immediately echoed it, following Joey and Cameron as they charged out of the woods and towards the rear of the Horde army.
"Joey Brown?"
Seeing the army rushing out of the woods, Puff on the city wall immediately looked over. At the forefront was Joey, but the sudden appearance of the army surprised Puff as well.
"There are allied troops behind us!"
The tribesmen reacted immediately, and the rear guard turned around, pointing their shields and giant axes at the army led by Joey charging towards them.
"Fire arrows! Fire arrows!"
Within the tribe's army, a group of trolls hiding behind the infantry began to draw their bows and fire arrows, thousands of arrows hurtling towards Joey and his companions.
"Cavalry, keep going! Break through their defenses!"
At this point, Joey couldn't care less about Cameron's mindset. Seeing the trolls' rain of arrows coming, he immediately issued an order.
He swung his sword, cutting off the arrows in front of him, and spurred his warhorse to continue charging forward.
Seeing their commander's bravery, the cavalry behind him were no longer afraid. They tucked their spears under their arms and continued their charge.
Although some cavalrymen were hit by the flying arrows, those who could still move did not stop. Instead, their anger towards the tribe intensified, and the murderous intent in their eyes grew even stronger.
"Bang bang bang..."
Although the orcs were tall, under the charge of the Alliance cavalry, most of the shields of the orcs in the front row were lost, and the Alliance cavalry's spears pierced the orcs' bodies.
The orcs who were still able to move continued to swing their battle axes, cutting down some of the cavalrymen.
After unleashing their final volley of arrows, the trolls chose to venture deeper into the enemy ranks, as close-quarters combat was not their forte.
After Joey killed an approaching orc with his sword, he saw a warlock looking at him.
"Am I being targeted by a warlock?"
Joey's heart tightened. This was not what he had expected. Although he was charging ahead, he felt that this melee cavalryman was no match for this ranged sorcerer when facing a sorcerer alone.
He reined in his horse and tried to escape in another direction, but the warhorse beneath him seemed to be suddenly startled and became very panicked, shaking its hooves incessantly on the spot.
Joey looked down at the ground beneath his warhorse and saw that the spot where he stood had somehow turned into a "swamp" glowing with green will-o'-the-wisps!
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