Reinforcements

Facing the countless Orc Warriors charging toward them, Chen Feng and the elite warriors held their position on the bridge, hacking away without letting a single one cross the line.

Chen Feng guessed that the roar from earlier had come from an Orc Commander. What puzzled him was that their enemy had easily broken through the city gate, so why hadn't they pressed their advantage and taken the city?

What Chen Feng didn't know was that the Orc Commanders had lived for over five hundred years, and every one of them was extremely protective of their own lives. Until they knew for certain whether anything in Baqi City could threaten them, they wouldn't risk showing themselves or joining the fight.

Besides, orcs reproduced rapidly. Even if every Orc Warrior in the Orc Army they had brought with them died, the commanders wouldn't care. In just a few decades, their numbers would recover. Compared to their long lives, that was no time at all.

Before long, Chen Feng and the elite warriors had fallen into an unspoken rhythm. They took their cues from him: when he attacked, a few of them would take the opportunity to rest.

When Chen Feng dragged back an Orc Warrior and began absorbing its energy, they would take his place.

That was how Chen Feng fought to grow stronger. His strength didn't diminish; it kept increasing. Whenever he had enough Reincarnation Points, he upgraded his skills. After all, nobody knew whether they would make it back alive this time.

Nobody had expected Chen Feng and the others to hold the northeastern gate for a full day and night. The entire moat had turned red with blood, and the bridge was littered with Orc Warrior corpses.

The endless slaughter had made even the powerful Orc Warriors afraid. They no longer dared step onto the bridge, and each one hesitated at the edge.

"Haha, look! They're scared!" Seeing this, Chen Feng turned to the elite warriors and laughed.

"Look out! Get out of the way!" Suddenly, someone from among the elite warriors shouted behind Chen Feng.

Chen Feng sensed the danger, too. Not far away, a huge Orc Commander aimed at him and hurled the axe in its hand.

The giant axe spun through the air, cleaving every Orc Warrior hesitating in its path in two. Then, without losing any force, it continued flying toward Chen Feng.

Clearly, Chen Feng's stubborn resistance and the Orc Warriors' fear had infuriated the Orc Commanders. One of them had finally made a move.

He couldn't dodge. If he did, the people behind him would be doomed, and the city gate would fall.

Chen Feng looked at the exhausted elite warriors behind him and gritted his teeth. Just before the giant axe reached him, he leaned back to avoid it, then swung his Zhanmadao fiercely upward.

When the Zhanmadao struck the giant axe, the tremendous impact shattered it at once. The elite warriors behind Chen Feng were already exhausted, and the shock knocked them unconscious.

The giant axe's force hadn't diminished, either. It traveled along the shaft of the blade and spread through Chen Feng's entire body.

Chen Feng felt as though every muscle in his body had torn apart. The pain was unbearable, but his strike hadn't been in vain. The force he'd applied knocked the axe off course, sending it upward to strike the watchtower above the gate and bring it crashing down.

Chen Feng had actually blocked that attack, contrary to everyone's expectations. The one most surprised was the Orc Commander. Another commander stood behind him, laughing at him for it.

Furious, the Orc Commander snatched the axe from its companion and charged forward. It recognized Chen Feng. This man had escaped its grasp twice, a humiliation it couldn't bear.

Seeing the Orc Commander charging toward him, Chen Feng could do nothing. The previous attack had left him covered in injuries, and simply managing to stand was already a miracle.

The elite warriors behind him waited anxiously. The only person in Baqi City who could take on an Orc Commander was the general who had led them there to establish a colony. He had remained hidden to conserve his strength and face the enemy commanders.

But they didn't know that after Chen Feng had held off the Orc Warriors at the northeastern gate, the Orc Commander at the northwestern gate had also joined the fight. The general was still locked in a fierce battle with that commander, and no one could come to their aid.

The Orc Commander charged up to Chen Feng with its giant axe in hand, then swept it toward his legs.

It had no intention of letting Chen Feng die easily. After the city fell, it planned to turn him into a delicious roast itself. First, it would chop off his legs and have the other orcs keep watch over him, so he couldn't escape.

He was done for.

Chen Feng looked at the axe swinging toward him and closed his eyes in despair.

Just as the Orc Commander's axe was about to strike Chen Feng, a figure suddenly appeared between them.

"Ha!" A crisp, forceful shout rang out as a fiery red ring of flame surged from the newcomer and shoved the Orc Commander back more than a dozen steps.

Hearing the voice, Chen Feng opened his eyes. A beauty with fiery red hair had appeared in front of him.

She wore a bright red outfit that left the fair skin of her abdomen, thighs, and arms exposed. Yet she didn't look revealing at all. Instead, the outfit showcased her perfect figure to the fullest.

"Not bad, kid." The beauty smiled at Chen Feng, then turned to face the Orc Commander she had pushed back with Resist Fire Ring. She raised the white bone staff in her hand, and a mysterious magic circle appeared beneath her feet.

The temperature in the air plummeted. Frost suddenly burst into existence all around the Orc Commander, and before long, it had been frozen into a block of ice.

The Bone Jade Scepter! Ice Roar! And that was the Nishang Yuyi, right?!

It wasn't over yet. Another Orc Commander nearby saw its companion easily restrained and was about to rush over to help when a shout rang out from behind it.

"Your opponent is me!" A bald man in gold and black armor charged over from a distance and slammed straight into the Orc Commander.

The Orc Commander tried to resist the impact, but a tremendous force struck it. Its body was shoved backward by the bald man, leaving a deep furrow in the ground.

Before the Orc Commander could recover from the violent collision, the bald man raised the enormous Iron Whip in his hands and brought it crashing down.

The instant the Iron Whip came down, a massive blaze surged from the weapon and struck the Orc Commander in the head, triggering a tremendous explosion.

Judgment! Savage Charge! Blazing Fire Sword Skill! And the Heavenly Demon God Armor, too!

Seeing an Orc Commander that had withstood his attack get easily dealt with by these sudden arrivals, Chen Feng knew the mission was secure. With such powerful fighters on their side, the Orc Army would retreat soon.