The forest was not all that large, after all. However slowly the Orcs moved, they had covered three quarters of the distance after four days.
The Allied Command believed the Elven Expeditionary Burning Legion had single-handedly withstood the fierce attacks of three Orc infantry legions for four full days, and everyone was deeply impressed. To humans, holding off three Orc legions with a single Elven legion for so long in such a small area was almost unimaginable.
The Elves were even more awestruck by the City Lord's seemingly divine command of warfare. See that? Even without a fight, the Orcs dared not launch any reckless attacks!
On the fourth evening, the Orcs began making camp again. By now, they expected the Elves to harass them that night, and they had made their preparations.
But where were the Elves? Well... they were already aboard their ships, at least ten nautical miles away.
Looking at the dark mass of Jungle in the distance, Yu Lin Bloodhawk thought of the barbecue gathering again. After a moment's consideration, he decided he could not let them off this time! Burn the whole Jungle down. Kill as many as the flames could take, and if the fire did not kill them, at least smoke them out and make them miserable.
Who told you to be such fickle flirts? Who told you to switch your affections? Why couldn't you just keep slugging it out with the main Allied Army? What did you come here for? None of that would have been wrong in itself! But why did you have to fall for the High Elves? We'd already hidden ourselves in the valley, and you still chased us?
So Yu Lin Bloodhawk abruptly ordered the fleet to stop. The Elves were all wondering why the City Lord had