Chapter Summaries

Roland struggled to defend Flowing City from the Orc siege while Valfay and Yun Feng confronted Uvasar in the void. Valfay returned badly wounded, but Yun Feng later emerged after fighting Uvasar to a draw, and Uvasar ordered the Orcs to withdraw for the day.

• Roland ordered Ladyl and the defenders to stop the armored Giant Ogres, but the city's fighters were tied down and the Rangers' arrows could barely pierce their armor.
• Valfay and Yun Feng sensed Uvasar, left Roland to hold the city, and entered the void to fight him.
• Valfay was badly injured by Uvasar's spatial attacks and returned to Roland, who healed him with Holy Power.
• Yun Feng reappeared and said he had fought Uvasar to a draw, while explaining that Valfay had nearly fallen in the void.
• Uvasar returned to the Orcs with a hole in his abdomen and ordered the troops to withdraw and rest for the day.

After Yun Feng and Uwasa injured each other, the battle stalled as the Orcs camped outside Flowing City instead of attacking. Roland learned that reinforcements had gathered nearby and prepared to drive the Orcs away, while Yun Feng proposed disrupting their formation with a sneak attack.

• Yun Feng and Uwasa injured each other in their soul-level clash, forcing both sixth-tier fighters to withdraw from the battle.
• Roland and Marcus watched the Orcs hold their position outside Flowing City, and Roland decided to wait rather than risk another attack.
• After a week, Roland discovered the Orcs were still camped outside the city, while Lavien had led troops behind them and reinforcements were assembling across the Swift River.
• Marcus reported that fourteen hundred combat units were available outside the city, and Roland chose to let the weary troops rest before fighting.
• Yun Feng, still recovering from his soul injury, urged Roland and Marcus to use a sneak attack to disrupt the Orc formation.

Omsk led the Knight Order toward Lulong Fortress after clearing scattered Orcs, while the exhausted defenders braced for an Orc assault planned to break the fortress the next day. As the siege intensified, a Lagrange force appeared southeast of the Orc army.

• Omsk’s Knight Order destroyed scattered Orc units and Warg Riders, then rode toward Lulong Fortress to reinforce the main battlefield.
• Reno and the Four Giants of Lulong worried that no reinforcements had arrived, but Reno urged them to keep the soldiers calm and defend the fortress.
• Akhorn and Adunnaphi concluded that Lulong’s defenders had no sixth-tier fighters and ordered the Orcs to attack without pause to exhaust them before a final assault the next day.
• Reno sent the defenders to their assigned sectors and reminded them to fall back to the inner city if they could no longer hold their walls.
• The defenders unleashed arrows and Crossbow Bolts against the advancing Orcs as Akhorn and Adunnaphi watched from the Orc formations.
• A force bearing the Lagrange Dragon Banner appeared southeast of the Orc army.

Caslo left the northern allied forces to join Roland’s effort to clear the Orcs from his territory and resume farming. As the allies reconsidered their weakened air support, an Orc chief prepared to lead his warriors out for revenge.

• Holyn told Caslo that Flowing City was safe but Lulong Fortress was under threat, then relayed Roland’s plan to clear the Orcs and resume production.
• Caslo summoned Caldo, spoke with Holyn about the Undead’s battlefield corruption, and departed for Roland’s forces.
• An Orc chief swore revenge and agreed to send his tribe’s warriors out after receiving a gift from a mysterious emissary.
• Bard, Thranduil, and Thorin discussed Caslo’s departure and concluded that Dragon Hawk Knights were too vulnerable to abominations to support the allied army reliably.

Thorin, Thranduil, and their allies decided to strike the Undead before the Necromancer could react to the Dragon Knight’s disappearance, as armies across the Northern Territory prepared to counterattack. Bai Yi’s force began crossing the Swift River to support Flowing City while Lavien’s cavalry moved behind the Orcs, and the conflict spread into a region-wide war.

• Thorin and Thranduil urged an early attack on the Undead, and Bard and Dáin joined their preparations.
• Ruhl met Bai Yi, whose army brought five hundred infantrymen and two hundred cavalrymen to the campaign.
• A Griffon Knight reported that Caslo would return soon and that Lavien was clearing Orc scouts behind the enemy lines.
• Lavien’s forces found that the Orcs and Nazgûl had misunderstood their opponents’ positions, while the allied army had already assembled at Lulong Fortress.
• The first full-scale Northern Territory war began, with battles spreading from the Grey Mountains to Dol Guldur and across the region.
• Bai Yi led his soldiers toward Flowing City, where Ruhl and Fengye Zi organized their crossing on the few remaining Galen ships.

Lavien and Badel rallied Lagrange’s knights and the centaurs to join the battle against the Orcs, while Roland’s allies prepared a coordinated assault. The attack began with Bai Yi and Ruhl leading their forces as a pillar of cyan-green light struck the Orc camp.

• Lavien learned the war had never truly ended and rallied Lagrange’s cavalry and knights to fight for the Queen and their homeland.
• Badel urged the centaurs to help relieve Flowing City and protect the peaceful lives they had gained under Roland.
• Holyn told Lavien and Badel that the White Wing King and Lord Ruhl were in position, and that Caslo had already set out.
• Lavien heard the signal to attack and realized what it meant.
• Bai Yi ordered the assault, and Ruhl led the charge toward the Orc camp as cyan-green light crashed down from the sky.

Caslo’s surprise attack devastated the Orcs, but Uwasa banished his spell and hid in a spatial rift rather than confront the Dragon Knight. Lavien and Badel’s forces reached the Orc formation, where Badel prepared to unleash the centaurs’ Running Shot.

• Lavien ordered the soldiers to charge as Caslo’s Dragon Knight attack began, while Badel’s centaurs and the Kadan Cavalry advanced.
• Lance led Roland’s Royal Guards into battle and ordered them to break through the Orcs without getting bogged down.
• Caslo’s Azure Flame Tornado tore through nearly a thousand Orcs, leaving two magical shields and revealing two Liches.
• Caslo and Caldo spotted the allied forces, but Uwasa banished the Draconic Magic and hid inside a spatial rift.
• Lavien and Badel’s forces engaged the Orcs, and Badel called on the centaurs to use Running Shot.

Centaurs and Kadan Light Cavalry devastated the Orcs with volleys of arrows and upgraded javelins. Meanwhile, Angerimel urged his heir Adrahil to cultivate ties with the rising Northern kingdom as a potential ally for the House of Amroth.

• The centaurs unleashed a Centaur Meteor Shower of steel arrows, killing thousands of Orcs and many siege-trolls.
• Badel ordered his forces to go around the Orcs, while Lavien followed the centaurs with the heavy cavalry.
• Fengye Zi led the Kadan Light Cavalry in a harassment attack, then used upgraded javelins to kill pursuing Orc Warg Riders.
• Angerimel asked Adrahil what the House of Amroth should do about the rising human kingdom in the Northern Territory.
• Adrahil proposed befriending the kingdom, and Angerimel explained that he wanted it as a powerful ally for the House of Amroth amid Gondor's troubles and growing Orc infiltration.

The Orcs’ Black Arrows and Uvasar’s spatial magic brought down Caldo during the battle, but Caslo and the wounded dragon escaped. Caslo warned that Uvasar would require several sixth-tier experts to defeat and vowed to deal with the Orcs’ Black Arrow crews.

• The Kadan Light Cavalry and Centaurs attacked the Orcs as Caslo and Caldo approached the battlefield.
• Uvasar used a spatial portal to redirect a Black Arrow into Caldo’s flight path, severely wounding the dragon.
• Caslo struck Uvasar and drove him to his knees, but the Ninth Ringwraith disappeared before Caslo could finish him.
• Caldo carried Caslo out of the battle despite his wound, and they flew to safety to treat it.
• Caslo told Roland that defeating Uvasar would require four or five sixth-tier experts and called for the destruction of the Orcs’ Black Arrow crews.

Caslo and Caldo recovered from the Black Arrow wound and joined the battle against the Orcs, while Uwasa confronted the Dragon Knight. As Yun Feng and Caslo and Caldo attacked together, Uwasa unleashed a spatial slash that threatened Lavien's cavalry.

• Caslo pulled the Black Arrow from Caldo's chest, and Caldo's wound began to heal.
• Uwasa decided to attack Caslo and Caldo personally, while Lavien ordered the Knights of the Crimson Lily and centaurs to destroy the Orcs' ballistae.
• Caslo and Caldo charged into battle and encountered Uvasar, the Ninth Ringwraith, whom Caslo had been searching for.
• Uwasa deflected Caslo's attack, but Yun Feng arrived and struck at him with soul chains as Caslo and Caldo prepared a forbidden spell.
• Uwasa used Void Great Split Slash, and Yun Feng warned Lavien to withdraw the cavalry from the collapsing space.

Uwasa’s Spatial Great Cleave devastated the battlefield, killing Roland’s heavy cavalry and badly wounding the centaurs and the Knights of the Crimson Lily. Roland tried to join the fight, but Adilai and Marcus stopped him as Lance led the Royal Guard into the disorganized Orcs.

• Uwasa’s Spatial Great Cleave tore through the Orcs while Caslo attacked Uwasa with his dragon lance.
• Yun Feng used Mental Barrier to weaken the spatial attack, but the barrier shattered and Yun Feng spat blood.
• Badel and the centaurs endured the weakened attack with severe wounds, while Lavien and the Knights of the Crimson Lily survived; the fleeing heavy cavalry were killed.
• Roland saw his cavalry die and tried to charge into battle, but Marcus grabbed his leg and Adilai restrained him.
• Lance led the Royal Guard into the Orc formation, which broke under their charge.

Uwasa fled when he sensed what he believed were additional powerful reinforcements, and the allied forces routed the leaderless Orcs. Roland mourned the heavy cavalry losses, blamed himself for the avoidable deaths, and ordered a bounty on Uwasa before acknowledging the battle as a pyrrhic victory.

• Uwasa mistook the dragon aura and pressure of powerful fighters for fresh reinforcements, then escaped through space rather than face Caslo and the allied forces.
• The Royal Guard, the White Wing King, Ruhl, and the allied troops pursued and slaughtered the fleeing Orcs, while the Kadan Light Cavalry chased down survivors and the army set fire to the Orc camp.
• Roland grieved over the heavy cavalry corpses and admitted to himself that his decisions had contributed to their deaths.
• Roland ordered a Marquis's Territory offered as a bounty for Uwasa and had the fallen warriors' remains collected.
• Bai Yi thanked Roland's forces for their alliance and tried to lift the mood, while Roland called their victory pyrrhic.

After Flowing City’s costly victory, Roland mourned the dead and struggled to manage his scattered forces while realizing Lulong Fortress was still under threat. He sent Caslo to reinforce the fortress, where a large Orc army gathered outside.

• Roland reviewed the casualties and damage in Flowing City, then joined Nyx in mourning the fallen cavalrymen.
• Nyx made Roland promise to protect himself, and Roland agreed before returning to his duties.
• Roland ordered the Griffon Knights to search for the missing Knight Order and Omsk, then allowed Caslo to visit Ajax in Mirkwood.
• Yun Feng reminded Roland that Lulong Fortress was still fighting and that Orcs were crossing the river to join forces, prompting Roland to cough blood.
• Roland ordered the Griffon Knights to notify Caslo to go to Lulong Fortress after seeing Ajax, while a vast Orc army gathered outside the fortress.

Reno and the defenders of Lulong Fortress prepared for an all-out Orc assault as enemy forces gathered from every direction. The Orcs launched their attack, and the fortress answered with its shields, ballistae, and catapults as the attackers began filling the moat with their dead.

• Merk Leopold, Luke Leopold, and Lafitte Antony joined Reno after bringing troops from other defensive sectors as the Orcs gathered for a frontal assault.
• Reno and the other commanders rallied their soldiers, concentrated the garrison on the south wall, and readied the fortress's weapons and supplies.
• The Orcs advanced with stones and charging infantry, while the defenders used ballistae and catapults to cut through their ranks.
• Hundreds of Orcs fell beside the moat, and Reno realized the attackers meant to fill it with their corpses.

Reno led Lulong Fortress’s defenders against the Orc assault, but their numbers strained the outer wall’s defenses. When Grond arrived and withstood the Dragon Slaying Towers’ attacks, Reno isolated the outer city and ended the futile bombardment.

• Reno directed the archers and soldiers as Orcs filled part of the moat and raised ladders against Lulong Fortress’s southern wall.
• The defenders shot down Orc climbers and cut ladders apart, but the growing attack overwhelmed their limited numbers and injured Swift River Infantry.
• Lafitte Antony warned Reno that the outer wall was doomed, and Reno saw Grond approaching the fortress.
• Reno ordered the passages from the outer city sealed and the Dragon Slaying Towers to fire on Grond.
• Grond’s molten shield blocked the magical arrows, and Reno called off the ineffective attack.

Reno and the defenders failed to stop Grond from breaking Lulong Fortress’s southern gate, forcing them to abandon the outer city. They withdrew behind the inner city gates, where Reno believed the Orcs could not bring Grond and the defenders could recover before the next attack.

• Reno ordered the Dragon Slaying Towers to kill the Mountain Rhinoceroses pulling Grond, but Giant Ogres kept pushing the battering ram forward.
• Grond struck Lulong Fortress’s southern gate seven times, breaking through its magical barriers and destroying the gate.
• Reno ordered the Swift River Infantry and archers to retreat while the melee Professional Soldiers protected them.
• Reno, Merk Leopold, Luke Leopold, and Lafitte Antony withdrew with the defenders and sealed the inner city passages as Orcs entered the outer city.
• Reno learned that most defenders had escaped without injury and ordered them to rest, eat, and recover while the Orcs explored the fortress.

Omsk kept his Lagrange knights hidden while the Orcs attacked Lulong Fortress, waiting for their elite forces to move into a vulnerable position. As the Orcs slowly advanced toward the fortress, Omsk led his ambush force into place behind them.

• Omsk refused to attack the Orc elites while they remained in formation and planned to strike once they began moving.
• After Lulong Fortress's outer gates fell, Omsk expected Reno to defend the middle city and ordered his knights to prepare an ambush.
• Omsk gathered one hundred second-tier Lagrange Vanguard Knights and ten first-tier Lagrange Novice Vanguard Knights in the forest.
• Bloodhammer Ghostfang held his elite Orcs back while cannon fodder attacked the fortress, then led his forces toward it at a leisurely pace.
• The Orcs suffered heavy losses from the middle city's traps and defenders as Omsk's hidden knights closed in behind them.

Omsk led the Holy Radiance Knight Order in a full-speed cavalry charge against the Orc army. His Light and Shadow Rotation attack tore open the Orc shield wall, leaving the army scattered beneath the Knights’ advance.

• Omsk rallied the Holy Radiance Knight Order and led its Monster Horse cavalry into a charge under the square banner.
• Omsk ordered the Knights to form a cavalry wall, while Bloodhammer gathered the Orcs into defensive ranks and the Nazgûl retreated behind them.
• The Knights raised overlapping shields and leveled their lances as Omsk called on them to fight for the Empire and the Emperor.
• Omsk unleashed Light and Shadow Rotation, blasting a huge gap through the newly formed Orc shield wall.
• The Holy Radiance Knight Order charged through the disordered Orc ranks, trampling, impaling, and scattering the defenders.

Omsk led the Knight Order through the Orc ranks outside Lulong Fortress, using War Stomp to tear through the packed enemy and relieve the besieged defenders. After killing a Giant Ogre, the knights broke through twenty thousand elite Orcs.

• Omsk ordered the Knight Order to activate War Stomp, whose shockwaves shattered Orcs and cleared corpses from the cavalry’s path.
• Blood Hammer Ghost Hand rallied the surviving Orcs to pursue the charging knights as they continued cutting through the enemy.
• Lafitte Antony and Reno saw the Knight Order return, and cheers from Lulong Fortress lifted the garrison’s morale.
• Omsk led the knights into the densest Orc ranks, then sliced open a Giant Ogre with a sixth-tier spear aura.
• The Knight Order tore through the last Orcs blocking their way and broke through the ranks of twenty thousand elite Orcs.

Omsk and the Alliance Knight Order charged the Orc army while Uwasa harassed them from hidden spatial cracks, and the Nazgûl avoided Omsk’s trap. The Knights scattered the Orcs and sent Bloodhammer flying, leaving the surviving Nazgûl and Orcs facing their continued assault.

• Omsk sensed Uwasa nearby, and the Ninth Ringwraith appeared while Akhorn and Adunnaphi remained with the Orcs.
• Omsk ordered the Knight Order to charge, but the Orcs scattered to evade the riders as Uwasa attacked them with Space Blades from spatial cracks.
• Omsk changed the Knights into a wedge formation, and they cut down fleeing Orcs before charging the densest group again.
• Bloodhammer charged the Knight Order and was knocked back by a Second Tier Knight, unintentionally ruining Omsk’s plan to lure out a sixth-tier opponent.
• Akhorn calmed down, Adunnaphi remained at a distance, and Uwasa disappeared into an unknown spatial crack.