Ryan looked over his shoulder and laughed to himself.
Mithril Armor's defense and the blessing of Shield of the Stag's combat skills allowed him to withstand the strongest tearing force of the scimitar, and his body was stronger than expected, not only after the Dragons cub bodies brought by Blaze Dragon Knight Breathing Technique and Dragon Heart, but also after he obtained so many Spirituality Blessing.
He was the first person to receive those blessings. After possessing that kind of Spirituality Blessing on Spirituality Panel, Ryan gained the power of that blessing.
A blessing that was more powerful than anyone else's. When he looked at his wound now, he saw that the bleeding had stopped, and the power of Su Itching was repairing his body.
After coming back to his senses, Ryan looked at the two scimitars on the ground and picked them up.
"It's a pity that you lost in equipment."
The long swords of Mithril Armor and Legendary have improved Ryan's combat effectiveness by more than one level, and Heroic Spirit Crown allows him to stand on the same starting point as the opponent, otherwise it would be very troublesome to kill this guy.
Orcs is still attacking. Ryan thought that the death of chief Saint Realm would make them retreat, but he didn't expect that those Black Goat Orcs would be more aggressive one by one. Crazy and bloodthirsty rushed up. Down below, at the gate of the city, five Black Goat Orcss who were comparable to Golden Knights had already broken open the gate, leading thousands of Black Goat Orcss to charge there.
Ryan did not go down because when he took a moment to take a look, the soldiers below did not retreat.
Human corpses, Orcs, were piled up at the city gate. These corpses turned out to be an obstacle to the progress of the battle between the two sides.
However, neither side paid attention. They stepped on the corpse, climbed on the corpse and slashed at each other. Maybe rushing in would be victory, or maybe Orcs would lose the strength to rush in a second time after closing the door again.
Heroic Spirit Crown had already consumed its power once in the decisive battle of the previous Kingdom War, and it was dimmed again at this moment. Ryan did not force it, and Sky Knight was strong enough to deal with the rest of the war.
The huge number of Orcs was the biggest trouble facing the fortress. Fortunately, the fortress walls could help humans alleviate it. The war lasted for six hours before a large number of Orcs began to retreat. However, they did not leave, but were unable to continue the attack because of exhaustion.
On the fortress wall, the human soldiers and knights were panting in embarrassment. Many people did not even dare to sit down. They knelt on the ground and tensed their thighs and calves, trying to regain the strength that could no longer be squeezed out of their bodies.
Ryan didn't say any passionate words and walked calmly on the fortress wall. The shining Mithril Armor was already stained with flesh and blood, and the blood seemed to be stuck on the body like it couldn't be washed away. The noble clothes inside were also soaked. I don't know whether it was blood or sweat.
At night, Orcs launched another attack.
At this time, the corpses at the city gate had not been completely removed, and humans could not close the city gate. However, those Orcs seemed to have thought that they had captured this fortress because of the night attack, so they wanted to try to recreate it.
The screams of killing in the dark night are deafening, whether they are humans or Orcs. In a dark environment, the flames cannot illuminate everything at all. They can only rely on the yelling in their mouths to tell their companions around them that they are still alive, and they can also listen to the roars of humans or Orcs to judge the news of their enemies and companions.
In the midst of the fighting, any pre-war mobilization was meaningless, because no one could remember what Ryan said. Living and killing Orcs was the only thing they could think about. Even as human soldiers, they would subconsciously attack each other if they got too close.
Will and belief are the only remaining forces that drive them to fight. When Dawn arrived and the sun pierced the darkness of the sky, many people subconsciously squinted their eyes and looked at the dim surrounding environment, feeling a little lost and paralyzed on the ground for the rest of their lives.
"I'm not dead yet, don't pull me."
"Did we survive?"
"Orcs has retreated."
An obviously rough voice responded to the soldier. The soldier opened his eyes and was surprised to see that it was Baron Ryan answering him.
"Baron Sir."
"Let's rest first."
Ryan took a look and saw that this guy was lucky and didn't have any wounds on his body, so he raised his gaze again and looked into the distance. Orcs had already fled in large numbers. They seemed to have finally fallen into a state of panic like sage mode after being violent.
Ryan guessed that without the guidance of leader Orcs, they would not attack here again.
Orcs are all people who don't care about the next meal. They don't know what operation is, nor what long-lasting history means. They sleep when they encounter difficulties, but they rush to support them when they encounter good things.
Soldier? Among Orcs, except for those Orc Warrior, the remaining Orcs are just civilians, civilians in Orcs civilization.
As for Black Goat Orc Warriors, a large number of them died during the journey south a few years ago, but there are not too many now.
"Now, it's your turn to take over."
After a day and night of attacks, even Chief Black Goat Orcs died in the battle in that fortress, and the remaining Orcs who survived did indeed fall into fear. The human fortress was not as easy as they imagined.
The tall fortress walls were the desperate defense line for most Orcss. In the battle at the city gate, countless Black Goat Orcss died. In the end, the corpses became an obstacle to their charge, and they never really stepped into the fortress.
In the past, human soldiers were able to find gaps in the building to lurk in the I-shaped fortress. Orcs did not have such a brain. They had no other means except to act recklessly. After failure, Orcs would also be shocked by the terrible death he suffered before.
They rushed to Northwind Province, and then realized that it was even warmer here.
When a few hours passed, these Orcs, who were fighting Fragrant Mountain Plains not long ago, had forgotten all their fears and worries, and began to enjoy the fertile land around them and the food on it that they could eat with their mouths open.
The very nervous Orcs began to harass the surrounding human territories. Killing them would get a lot of food. Faced with such benefits, Orcs was too lazy to build Fragrant Mountain Plains's fortress.
If you are full today, you will not be hungry today. If you wake up tomorrow, we will talk about it tomorrow.
This is Orcs, but it is not a good thing for the surrounding noble territories.
Orcs did not dare to continue attacking Fragrant Mountain Plains, so they could only attack inside Northwind Province. Such a huge number was an unimaginable disaster for the nobles.
"Damn Orcs, that's my land, that's my food, my food!!!"
Standing in the castle, Master Baron looked at the Orcs that was wreaking havoc on the land and the village outside, and roared angrily, but such anger could not drive away Orcs at all.
"Master, my son, your nephew is still outside."
A woman was crying, and the sounds in the castle were chaotic. Baron wanted to send his knights to lead the soldiers to fight out, but looking at those ferocious Orcs, he was also a little scared.
"Reinforcements, why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?"
The noble asked loudly, but no one could answer his question. Only after a long time did a fragile voice sound.
"Father, the armies of the nobles are fighting against those Orcs legions. We only have two or three hundred Orcs here. They will never come."
"Are you just going to watch my food being wasted by Orcs? They are still killing my slaves, which are all my wealth!"
Baron was angry and his body was shaking.
"Sir, how about I lead the army to fight out and kill those damn Orcs!"
The knight gritted his teeth and said that he followed the knight's honor and creed and became a glorious knight. At this moment, looking at the tragic situation outside, he was also questioning his own heart crazily.
"But, but there are too many Orcs. We only have about thirty soldiers."
Baron also wanted to, but he didn't have enough soldiers.
"In order to regain your land, I believe your people have the courage to take up arms."
Baron reacted after hearing this and made a decision.
"Let those damn mud-legged people get their weapons and rush out. Damn it, how dare they stay in my castle and eat and drink for free? It's not their land and they don't feel bad, right?"
"Tell them, if they don't kill those Orcs, I will kill them!"
"Hurry up, kill those damn Orcs for my food..."
Under the power of the nobles, a large number of serfs followed the soldiers and rushed out of the castle. Looking at the humans rushing towards them, the Orcss also put down their wealth and rushed towards these humans with a ferocious roar.
I don't know what to say about the damage caused by the battle. When the war broke out, some villagers in the village also took up weapons to sneak attack Orcs. In grief and anger, there will always be someone who turns them into combat effectiveness.
In a desperate situation, there is resistance and war. The noble territories that were ravaged by Orcs could not wait for the arrival of reinforcements, so they began to resist alone in their own territories.
In this state, the nobles were finally able to step out of the castle and make their voices heard in the circle of nobles. The territories that were in a bitter battle asked nobles from far away to quickly support them.
Their voices grew louder and more numerous, and nobles continued to die, putting more and more pressure on those distant nobles.
Count Winter and Count Soron also had to send a large number of troops. Their number of soldiers was not large. Training Extraordinary Legion consumed a lot of wealth and resources. The soldiers could only be drawn from farmers and slaves who needed to work.
These temporary soldiers inevitably fell into a disadvantage when facing Orcs and were killed continuously, forcing the nobles to continue to raise their bets and let the knights lead them in the war.
In the land of the four counties, the shouts of killing between Orcs and humans can be heard every day. For their own land and for Orcs not to appear in their land, the nobles also became ruthless and took out their wealth to reward the soldiers. Of course, they made the decision because the soldiers who were hungry could not start a war with Orcs.
Of course, during the outbreak of the war, the nobles finally awakened the glorious blood in their bodies, and ferociously wanted to drive Orcs to death.
Orcs couldn't return to the North. That terrible fortress blocked all retreats, so it squeezed to the south and entered the territory of the nobles. As long as they didn't want their land to be occupied, invaded and plundered, and couldn't recover in a few years, the nobles could only fight Orcs desperately.
Fragrant Mountain Plains, the cavalry trampled on the snow, constantly killing Orcs. As more and more Orcs corpses piled up here, those Orcs who were taking chances finally understood one thing, that is, the humans in the south were much easier to bully than these Fragrant Mountain Plains humans.
They completely rushed towards the noble leaders, and the war between humans and Orcs became intense. Every human being was a member of this war. As for Orcs, they would not care so much. When they saw humans or food, they rushed over. If they died, they would die, and if they survived, they would eat.
Fragrant Mountain Plains, gradually Orcs no longer appeared in Fragrant Mountain Plains, and Ryan led his army back in the direction of Frozen Earth Territory.
Before leaving, he wrote to some nobles, asking them to send troops to support Fragrant Mountain Plains Fortress. The garrison there was now less than a thousand, and was led by Fragrant Mountain Lord, who was given by Ryan.
Orcs There is a high probability that the fortress will not be attacked on a large scale again, but troops will still be sent to support it just in case. As for how the nobles will choose... Ryan feels that if they do not want to face the situation at this moment again, the nobles will not remain indifferent.
The nobles who have suffered suffering and plunder will take this matter seriously. If there is a second time, Ryan feels that it is not impossible for Frozen Earth Territory's territory to expand towards the south.
When he came, many nobles knew that Ryan was coming, but when he left, no nobles could detect his cavalry team.
Zero Crossing City.
The atmosphere here is also very tense. The nobles have begun to dispatch the three thousand soldiers stationed here to the west to support the invading Orcs, but only half of them were moved under the will of Ryan.
The team of the Chamber of Commerce stayed here in large numbers. They did not dare to return to South because the matter was not completed, and they did not dare to enter the two kingdoms to the east. There was also an invasion of Orcs there, not to mention that where Northwind Avenue was located, Orcs might also appear.
It doesn't take much, just the appearance of a small stock of Rhino Orcs is enough to cause these chambers of commerce to suffer heavy losses.
They were waiting for the end of the war, but Ryan summoned some chamber of commerce representatives in Zero Crossing City to tell them one thing, the war with Orcs might not end soon.
"Two options, either you write to the big nobles behind you and tell them that the situation here requires sending soldiers to protect the caravan, or you recruit guards from here. I think there will be people who are willing to take up arms, as long as you pay them enough."
The Chamber of Commerce followed Ryan's suggestion, but the decision-making power was not in their hands, so they wrote to South to inquire about the choice of the nobles behind the Chamber of Commerce.
Zero Crossing Prefecture The soldiers in the hands of the nobles, Ryan did not let them support the nobles in the western counties.
"Those nobles are also nobles, and I am also a noble. Instead of supporting them, it is better to support my Frozen Earth Territory."
Ryan said this. The nobles hesitated, and finally sent a small army to Frozen Earth Territory for support.
The nobles on both sides always have an excuse to deal with the other side. If they support one side, they will not be able to support the other side. This reason is understandable. Their relationship with Ryan makes them not want to get too entangled in this kind of thing.
He led the army back to Frozen Earth Territory. During this period of time, Frozen Earth Territory had no message to Ryan who was at Fragrant Mountain Plains Fortress, indicating that the matter was not serious.
But things are not easy either.
Werewolves was madly attacking humans in Mountain Forest. Those watchtowers, especially the watchtowers on the northern periphery, had been occupied by Werewolves. When Borgeld sent Armored Bear with soldiers to take it back, they were all attacked.
"The construction of the military fortress continues slowly. Mr. Roth and Alchemist are personally involved, but even so, Berserk War Bear Legion's patrol is needed to be safe."
"Those people of Fenrir are very powerful. They hunted Werewolves during the construction of the fortress, but the losses were also great. If you kill a Werewolves, a hunter will also die."
"Those Werewolves seem to have become more violent recently. They attacked Winter City again at night, and a group of one or two thousand Werewolves appeared around Rhino Horn Mountain. Master Brandt killed most of them and the remaining Werewolves hid. Master Brandt said they did not leave."
"Master Brock took some craftsmen to Winter City. He said that transporting materials from here is too long."
After hearing the news from the female officer, Ryan also came to his senses. Compared with Fragrant Mountain Plains Fortress's troubles, Frozen Earth Territory's problems were the real difficulties.
The city wall of Winter City has stopped because of Fortress Defense Line. It is not a complete city wall. It is difficult to effectively block Werewolves. Fortress Defense Line is even more useless. In the initial stage, it is necessary to build a fortress while defending Werewolves at the same time. It is a huge pressure for all parties. Werewolves is very smart and knows what humans are going to do, so it is hunting and blocking it like crazy.
Moreover, it can be seen from the news coming from the north that the number of Werewolves... is increasing.
Among Northern Lands, more Werewolves are led by the "Gagg" clan and are invading this Mountain Forest.
Ryan found the housekeeper.
"Do we have enough food?"
Bilder hesitated and nodded.
"We can survive this winter."
Even when Orcs invaded, Frozen Earth Territory did not forget to open up terraces. However, compared to the scale of Frozen Earth Territory's population increase, these terraces were obviously a drop in the bucket.
Moreover, the time required for food cannot be rushed out.
"Place orders with those chambers of commerce. Over at the Northern Territory Merchant Guild, our people are also doing their best to buy food back. As much as we need, as long as we can eat enough, we will buy it."
Ryan needs a lot of food, because after giving the order, he has already got up and gone to Winter City, ready to give it to Fenrir's people Spirituality Blessing.
"In those warehouses, send people to buy from the nobles of Northwind Province and increase the price."
"In addition, someone has to go hunting. The world of Gam and Fenrir is about to die. The beasts inside are just a good source of meat."
A warrior who has been blessed to become Apprentice Knight will have an extreme need for food supplements in the first half month. Once a large number of blessings are given, Ryan cannot imagine the speed at which food is consumed.