Seeing Will's serious expression, and since no one in the group was willing to talk to Joey at this moment, he had no choice but to take it seriously as well.
He has to act serious on the surface, otherwise what will he do if these people stop playing with him?
"Lower your 'shield' a bit. If you hold it up like that, your legs will be completely exposed."
"And you, you should raise your 'shield' higher. Half your body is sticking out. Are you worried you won't die fast enough?"
"Hey, hey, hey, can you crouch down a bit? When the orcs charge, you guys have to hold them off from behind and make sure they don't break up your formation!"
"..."
While the orcs were still waiting for the orcs to arrive, Will urged everyone to get into formation. The shields he mentioned were just a few thick wooden planks, and they already had many axe marks on them.
But at this point, there's no time to worry about that; we have to make good use of all the tools around us.
Now the number of orcs they face has increased. Including the four orcs chasing Joey, there are now twelve orcs charging towards this formation.
Although Joey's side now has twenty-six people, before Joey arrived, these twenty-five people could barely resist the attack of eight orcs. Now, with the addition of Joey, the opposing orcs have four more.
The difference in combat power was quite large, so it's no wonder that when Joey ran over, the group looked at him with disdain and no one wanted to talk to him.
"They're coming! Front row, hold them off!"
Will shouted, and the people standing in the front row with him stood up on their planks, supporting themselves with their arms behind the planks and taking a lunge stance, while the people in the back row braced themselves against the people in the front row with one hand and held pickaxes with the other.
"Bang—"
"Snap—"
With a loud crash, Joey felt a powerful force coming from the hand that was holding the person in front of him. His feet slid back several meters, and he barely managed to stabilize his formation because of the layer of soil that was pushed off his feet.
The situation is even worse for those directly facing the impact.
The orc's giant axe cleaved directly into the wooden planks, injuring the arms of those in the front row. Some planks couldn't withstand the force of the axe and cracked open.
Fortunately, those standing in the back row saw the wooden plank crack and quickly raised their iron pickaxes, forcing the orcs in front of them back.
"This teamwork is good, but it's a bit passive!"
Looking at the situation before him, Joey was also quickly thinking about how to break the deadlock.
"retreat!"
At Will's command, the formation quickly retreated four or five meters.
The people in the back row handed their pickaxes to the people in the front row, picked up the scattered planks on the ground, and quickly switched places with them.
Seeing this, Joey followed suit and stood in the front row as well.
"Will, although you're doing a good job commanding, if we keep dragging this out, we're doomed!"
Joey, who was in the front row, was already imagining that his arm was about to be cut off. He turned his head and shouted at Will.
"We were defending perfectly fine. If you hadn't drawn four of them in, we could have held on completely!"
Will said to Joey in an annoyed tone, and only then did Joey notice that Will had a rather deep wound on his arm, which was bleeding profusely.
“If they kill me, they will naturally come looking for you. I just moved the time forward a little. Besides, I was originally sleeping soundly in the workers' shed and could have just left. It was only because I felt guilty and cared about you fellow workers that I came to help you!”
Although Joey felt he had done something wrong, he was still unwilling to lose this verbal battle.
After listening to Joey, Will remained silent for a while, seemingly agreeing with what he said.
"Don't you think I'm right, dear Will?"
Joey's lips curled up, still maintaining his somewhat unserious demeanor.
"What time is it? You're so carefree!"
Will wasn't as relaxed as Joey; he just wanted to escape as soon as possible so he wouldn't actually die under the giant axes of these orcs.
"It's not that I'm carefree; I just understand one thing: the best way to overcome fear is to defeat it. Instead of frowning, it's better to smile more!"
After Joey finished speaking, he raised the plank and stood it in front of him, his eyes fixed on the orcs who were continuing to charge forward.
However, his words did not put his coworkers at ease. Only Will pondered for a moment before regaining his tense expression.
"Those in the back, stop holding off the front. When the orcs pounce, the front row pushes forward, and you guys just charge out and take them down!"
Joey didn't turn around, but his words clearly reached everyone's ears.
His coworkers didn't respond to him; they all looked at Will, waiting for him to make a decision.
"Do as he says!"
After a moment's thought, Will made up his mind and agreed to Joey's new tactic.
"Bang—"
"Snap—"
The second collision occurred, and the orc's giant axe cleaved several planks in two once more.
However, in that instant, the pickaxe, which was originally intended to force them back, went too far and struck them directly.
"ah……"
The delightful screams rang out again, but this time there were twelve, not two, rising and falling like a chaotic piano piece.
"We defeated the orcs!"
Someone shouted this, and the previously well-organized formation immediately collapsed, with the workers starting to celebrate.
"Get into formation, but we're not done yet!"
Upon seeing this, Joey and Will shouted at the same time.
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