Awooo—
A loud wolf howl makes no difference to a human's ears, but within Werewolves pack, it represents countless messages of excitement, fervor, awe, and piety.
The Werewolves stood up, flames burning on his body. As the flames gradually subsided, the thick fur that had protected him from the cold winds and snows of the Northlands and protected him from human metal weapons disappeared. In its place grew bone, covering his body like armor, yet it seemed to be grown into his flesh.
The Werewolves, following the will of the Great Being, launched an attack on the surrounding Orcs. The knight was puzzled by this scene, but instinctively understood that it was the Baron's help to him.
"What immense power this is!"
The knight said in shock, his eyes filled with even greater awe. He didn't dare look up at the sky, for such a gaze would be a desecration.
On the battlefield, more and more Werewolves were ignited with the flames in their hearts, flames fueled by the human blood they devoured. Following the final call, the blood responded to Ryan's power, becoming the medium that transformed the Werewolves into Twilight Cultists.
This is the Werewolves's fatal weakness; they are powerful because of blood, but they are also controlled by Ryan because of blood.
" Count William's Legions of Vampires must... be in a similar manner."
Ryan felt an unparalleled calmness in his emotions, as if this state of mind had stripped him of all human feelings, allowing him to see everything around him with pure vision and wisdom.
The anger and resentment he felt earlier had vanished. Ryan even forgot that everything he had done was to protect the territory of the Frozen Earth Territory. He was enjoying the state and power he felt in this moment.
The arrival of divinity did not make Ryan a Legendary; it had nothing to do with strength or weakness, but rather this power allowed him to dominate the entire world.
The only remaining sanity Ryan retained was that his Spirituality Panel had isolated him from all the unfavorable factors of the Twilight Origin, allowing him to retain even the simplest form of human rationality.
He stands on the side of humanity, on the side of the Frozen Earth Territory.
"This can't go on any longer."
The feeling of dominating the world and turning everything into flames is addictive and intoxicating. Fortunately, Ryan's final rationality led him to make a choice.
With a final manipulation of his "own" followers, the Twilight flames on Ryan's body gradually died down. He hovered in the sky, teetering on the brink of collapse. Even after being Sky Knight for so long, he still hadn't fully mastered the power of this realm.
Upon landing, the Stag Legion remained on guard, but the Knight Retainer were visibly under less pressure.
Ryan looked around and his vision, which had been obscured by flames, returned to normal. He was somewhat shocked as he watched the war raging in the mountains, Mountain Forest, and valleys.
He had been in control of Twilight for an unknown amount of time, but the war here had changed, completely changed.
Thousands upon thousands of Werewolves covered in bone armor charged madly at the surrounding Orcs. They were already powerful enough, but now they were equipped with even more powerful bone armor. And most importantly, the other Werewolves were trying to call them back to their senses in the face of these suddenly defected comrades.
This resulted in many Werewolves being killed without resistance, and the Orc Army of over Dovan was thrown into utter chaos in that instant.
Looking at the Spirituality Panel, the word "Twilight " was no longer in the "divine" section; only the Giant Mammoth remained, all alone.
One hundred and fifty portions of the Twilight Origin of the Taisu gave Ryan tens of thousands more Orc Army. They defected and indiscriminately killed other Orcs.
"So, it seems that Surtr's power when he descended upon the Andara Kingdom was less than mine?"
Ryan blinked. Surtr, who had been reborn from the flames, seemed a little weak.
However, he didn't know if he could use his method to calculate it, since the Twilight Origin he used was limited, while Surtr's power was, strictly speaking, limitless. Deities himself might not need to be so direct in controlling his own power.
"What exactly happened?"
On the Legendary battlefield, the two Legendary Werewolves leaders of the Earl Clan and Draco Clan looked at the suddenly changed battlefield with some confusion. They had just felt the arrival of an inexplicably great will, and the instinctive fear in their blood made them dare not look at it, because when you see such power, it sees you.
In this world, apart from Ryan, all other living beings' reverence for the Deities stems from instinct.
So by the time they realized what was happening, the war had already changed. Thousands of Orcs had defected, becoming savage and powerful, uncontrollably using every means at their disposal to kill other Orcs. At this moment, the Twilight Kin, even more powerful than in the war in the Andara Kingdom, caused the Orcs army to gradually collapse.
Knight Mulan was also incredibly shocked. After being invited here, he had learned about the war here and originally thought that he was the most crucial trump card of the Frozen Earth Territory. However, he did not expect that Baron Ryan would have Divine Grace that he could use at any time.
I couldn't help but feel a sense of awe towards Baron Ryan.
"Counterattack!"
Clad in Mithril Armor, Ryan drew his Amber Longsword, and in an instant, a surge of flames swept across dozens of meters away. The Stag Legion gathered around him and charged forward.
Before the Legendary Knight's longsword, these ordinary Orcs were no match for his attacks. As the Orcs fell one after another, the Stag Legion charged and pierced through the Orcs army, finally seeing the rows of blood-red city walls ahead.
The city wall writhed, and only when it slapped down did it realize it was a human. It withdrew its bear paw and instead tore at the Orcs next to it.
Beneath the bear's jaws, the Orcs's body instantly split open, blood splattering onto the Armored Bear's fur and dripping down to the ground, merging with the liquid in the blood pit.
Ryan pushed aside the Armored Bear and saw Borgeld on the battlefield, his eyes cold and ruthless as he killed every Werewolves who approached.
This battle-hardened and warlike girl was at the forefront of the battlefield from the very first second the battle broke out, and she is still standing here now.
The once lively girl was now silent, only letting out a low roar when the Orcs approached, piercing Orcs hearts with her weapon.
On the surrounding battlefield, the corpses of Orcs had already submerged the Thorn Thicket. The flowing blood was slowly being swallowed by the roots of the thorns, but they could not absorb such a massive amount of blood.
As the Stag Legion pierced through the Orcs army, many Orcs on the periphery began to lose morale and began to flee in all directions where there were no enemies. On the main battlefield, the Twilight Kin's Werewolves army was also frantically hunting down other Werewolves. Ryan's last will was to make them kill the Orcs to the death.
The Orcs army began to collapse; it had no choice but to collapse. They had lost many in the war with humans, and now the appearance of the Twilight Kin made the Orc Army's casualties even more tragic. In particular, when tens of thousands of Werewolves Twilight Kin defected, more than 10,000 Werewolves died in an instant when they were completely unprepared.
The human army broke out of the fortress. The biggest difference between the fleeing Orcs and the human army was that the Orcs would only be caught up and killed, but would not organize themselves to retreat in an orderly manner or defend and counterattack.
This is a characteristic of Orcs; when disaster strikes, they flee for their lives, which allows humans to take more heads during the pursuit.
"Mortals cannot fight against Deities; only Psionic Power fight against Deities."
Looking at the shattered war, Ryan felt a pang of emotion. More Dovan Orcs had invaded his territory—what a massive force and what an aggressive Orc Army!
As a result, the Orcs suffered a crushing defeat in the face of the power of the Deities.
It's important to understand that even with tens of thousands of Werewolves who have become Twilight Kin, the overall strength of the Orcs is still superior to that of Ryan's side. At worst, the two sides are evenly matched.
But the war is one-sided. Numbers and combat power cannot describe such a war. Only the bloodshed, tragedy and death that appear before our eyes at this moment can bear witness to what this war is like.
"If my opponent is also a Deities, then this war will continue until the last life is lost."
Why is it that in the Pan-Planar War between the Deities, mortals never return? Once they go to the battlefield, not one of them comes back alive.
It was because of their faith that the Deities, with their great power, turned the soldiers into their followers, who burned their lives to the last moment for the glory of the Deities.
Whether the war is lost or won, no one will survive.
The scene of one side fleeing like this would never happen; it would be a desecration of the dignity of the Deities, if the Deities have any dignity at all.
The soldiers of the Frozen Earth Territory no longer pursued the Orcs, but the Twilight Kin did not give up. In their final moments before death, they would fight the Orcs. If there were any losses, from this moment on, the Orcs would truly suffer the greatest loss in this war.
The relentless Twilight Kin will leave behind even more Orcs lives. These Twilight Kin will inevitably fall one day, but before that, how many Orcs lives will they take?
Ryan wanted everything, but that was clearly impossible. Moreover, as time went on, the battle on the Legendary battlefield was no longer so intense. The two Legendary Werewolves wanted to leave as soon as possible to save their already dwindling clan bloodline.
"Those two guys..."
Ryan, watching the Legendary Werewolves trying to retreat, shouted loudly at Knight Mulan:
"Leave them!"
Upon hearing this, Knight Mulan did not hesitate and immediately chased after the two Werewolves, hoping to delay the Legendary Werewolves's rescue of the Werewolves pack.
Several powerful superhumans appeared beside Ryan. Their battle had ended, but they all looked rather disheveled.
Mages Grand Mage Macken's robes were disheveled as he looked at Ryan in shock and confusion. He understood what question Ryan had asked him earlier, and the next moment, something that Mages had been researching for hundreds of years had failed to achieve occurred.
He kept his doubts to himself, and Ryan didn't explain anything. Instead, he looked at the violent commotion in the distance and said:
"These two Werewolf Clan leaders haven't been at the Legendary level for long, and what made them Legendary was a drop of blood."
"The blood of the Deities."
Werewolves Bloodlust; this is the source of their power and the reason they become even stronger. Consuming the blood of powerful beings can enhance Werewolves strength, which can be considered a unique extraordinary path for them.
During Ryan's previous Twilight state, he naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to try turning them into Twilight Kin, but it was impossible. Not to mention Legendary, even those Werewolves comparable to Sky Knight wouldn't work.
Being extraordinary is a way to confront the Deities.
This is understandable. When the superhumans rose to prominence on a large scale and the nobles of the empire gained control of powerful Extraordinary Legion, the balance of power in the struggle between divine authority and Royal Authority began to gradually shift.
Inside the military fortress, the civilians came out to clean up the battlefield; so many corpses were no easy task.
The fire burned across the valley. Ryan wanted to bury the Ash of the burned corpses, but the thought was too horrifying, so he gave up.
Two days passed in this way. During those two days, many people had not yet recovered from the shadow of war and were worried that the Orcs army would invade again at any moment.
Ryan had sent many scouts to the Northlands, and he was well aware that the Orcs probably wouldn't invade his territory from the north for a very long time to come.
Orcs aren't monsters that appear out of thin air; they also need to survive and grow. Even leeks need time to grow back after being cut, so no matter what, Orcs can't grow faster than leeks.
The final pursuit by the Twilight Kin turned the roads through the Frozen Earth Territory and the Snow Plains of the Northlands into a crimson path.
If the Legendary Werewolves leader hadn't broken free of the Knight Mulan at the last moment, all the Orcs would have died at the hands of the Twilight Kin.
"The war in the Frozen Earth Territory has been resolved, but the Fragrant Mountain Plains Fortress has fallen."
Ryan had no time to rejoice over a victory in the war; news from afar left him feeling helpless.
Quite some time had passed. When he received the news, the Fragrant Mountain Plains Fortress had already fallen two and a half days prior. The Silvermoon Royal Court's Wolf Riders had become the final straw that broke the fortress's morale.
Rosalind, the Legendary Demon Hunter the rear for the entire Fragrant Mountain Plains Fortress, managing to force the withdrawal of most of the fortress's army, and even taking away 70,000 to 80,000 civilians and slaves.
The Legendary power blocked the Fragrant Mountain Plains, preventing the Wolf Riders from continuing their pursuit. However, Rosalind was then surrounded by tens of thousands of Werewolves, including the Silvermoon Werewolf King who pinned her to the ground.
If a Legendary were to fight to the death against tens of thousands of Werewolves, the Legendary would likely win. However, if a force of equal strength were to appear, the tens of thousands of Werewolves would pose a significant threat to the Legendary.
Werewolves will drain the Legendary's stamina, and any force that strikes will come at a cost and result in losses. The Werewolves's claws are not incapable of causing trouble for the Legendary.
Rosalind was seriously injured and was able to escape only by leaving behind the Legendary Werewolves she had captured earlier.
Humanity's defenses have shifted back to Cold Mountain City County, a county that was initially ravaged by Orcs and subsequently subjected to continuous raids. The nobles of the Northwind Province are in a state of panic because both the Dragonblood Warrior Legion and the Flying Wolf Cavalry Legion have suffered heavy losses in the war to defend the Fragrant Mountain Plains Fortress.
The Werewolves continued their attack, but no noble was certain they could withstand the powerful Werewolves.
These Werewolves are different. Under the control of the Silvermoon Royal Court, they constantly invade human territory. Even if they plunder once and leave, Werewolves are different from Black Goat Orcs. Werewolves are bloodthirsty, and their food includes human blood. They will never let humans go.
After reading the battle report, Ryan was at a loss, and he was also somewhat curious.
"This Demon Hunter has actually done this much. Judging from his deeds, he is not just a Legendary who knows compassion and self-sacrifice."
Ryan was somewhat puzzled. Rosalind had done too much. As Legendary, he had personally fought against all the Orcs in the Fragrant Mountain Plains. Although he hadn't faced all the Werewolves, that wasn't his problem. Rather, it was because even if more Werewolves appeared, they could only watch from the sidelines.
Their spirit of protecting the people behind them no matter what is truly moving.
Ryan felt there must be some reason for this. Perhaps the pressure from the nobles forced him to do so, but as Legendary, the other party's status should be no less than that of a great noble.
Ryan was puzzled, and so were the others.
"Half of the Werewolves pack is located in the Frozen Earth Territory. How did Baron Ryan manage to defend it?"
Shaya was shocked and couldn't understand it at all. The fact that Werewolves had invaded the Frozen Earth Territory was something that the nobles all knew. Although they hadn't sent troops, the other nobles understood that the situation in the Frozen Earth Territory was also very serious because of the concerns of the nobles in Zero Crossing Prefecture.
If either of the two entrances, the Frozen Earth Territory and the Fragrant Mountain Plains, were to encounter problems, it would be a disaster for the Northwind Province.
The only difference lies in where the breach was opened, representing the most severe invasions suffered by noble territories in different regions.
Is it Cold Mountain County or Zero Crossing Prefecture?
Unexpectedly, the Fragrant Mountain Plains Fortress, now supported by all the nobles, has been breached, but the Frozen Earth Territory remains in the hands of Baron Ryan.
"This is the only chance I've been telling you about."
" Baron Ryan is a Legendary commander. With an army under his command, he should be able to... defeat the Orcs."
Shaya said uncertainly, which was her answer to Rosalind's question.
The Northwind Province cannot be lost; this is a situation the Mayers Family does not want to see.
"If anyone can save Northwind Province right now, it's Baron Ryan."