"The orcs are summoning Infernals!" the elf acting commander said.
"Do we have any Incendiary Bombs left?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk turned to ask the Gryphon Bodyguard beside him.
"Fifty!" the Gryphon Bodyguard said.
"Good! That should be enough." Yu Lin Bloodhawk nodded. "Let's see how many Infernals and other demons the orcs summon first."
There were two kinds of Incendiary Bombs. One was the magical Elemental Incendiary Bomb manufactured by the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, also called the Arcane Incendiary Bomb, supplied exclusively to the Dragonhawk Riders of Quel'Thalas. Its effects were similar to fire magic, with an additional searing burn effect. It was lighter and somewhat more powerful, but it was also very expensive.
The other kind was a high-tech product manufactured by goblins or gnomes, made from gunpowder and a substance with properties similar to gasoline. It was not particularly powerful, and its area of effect was somewhat smaller. However, it had one small advantage: when it struck and exploded, burning oil splashed everywhere. That oil flowed like water and could keep burning for a long time.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk had no way of obtaining the Arcane Magic Incendiary Bombs produced in Quel'Thalas. Even if he could get them, he would never bring himself to buy them. They were too expensive! All he had were goblin-made Incendiary Bombs purchased from Booty Bay and gnome-made Incendiary Bombs supplied by Proudmoore's Quartermaster's Office. He intended to use these alongside Aerial Bombs to deal with the orcs' sixteen iron shield fortresses.
Damn you, your shields might block fire, but can they really keep out every drop? Once burning oil flows through the gaps between them, let's see what you do! I refuse to believe you won't leave a single opening.
More than a dozen Infernals trailing green fel fire grew larger and