"They're on the walls!" The militia were the first to be breached. When Orcs wrapped in Battle Qi Flame and wielding heavy battle axes appeared atop the walls, the city's fall became inevitable!
"Pfft!" A razor-sharp battle qi axe came crashing down. The militia soldier in chainmail could not withstand the devastating blow; his chest was split open by a single strike, and he fell to the ground twitching.
"Drive them back! Quickly!" The blood-soaked Nature Guardians, the only organized force of human Professional Soldiers in Baron Ismir's domain, had been scattered among the militia. These loyal and courageous warriors were desperately holding back the Orc assault!
Faced with a sea of Orcs, these unorganized swordsmen held little advantage. Their lack of skills was their fatal weakness. If they survived and passed on their knowledge, perhaps a new swordsman class branch would emerge countless years later—but for now, their skills were simply too mediocre...
The Godhead Fragment carried by Ismir had given them the aptitude to become professional soldiers, but it could not teach them the corresponding skills. Thus, these swordsmen still only possessed ordinary close-combat skills available throughout the Lagrange Kingdom, such as blocking, thrusting, and slashing. The only difference was that each of them had received a protective aura from the Nature Goddess upon becoming a professional soldier!
Now, even the Nature Goddess could no longer protect these loyal warriors! The Battle Qi, stamina, and wounds restored by the protective aura could not keep pace with the war's attrition. Nature Guardians were constantly swallowed by the "tide" of Orcs! As Nature Guardians fell one after another, the militia they led lost their footholds on the battlefield. Forced back under relentless pressure, entire squads soon began to collapse. After the Nature Guardian leading them died, the unrestrained Orc Professional