The elves were slightly surprised, but their pace never faltered as they hurried onward. The six human paladins following them, however, were utterly impressed. Bringing down an Infernal was nothing unusual. Doing it without wasting the slightest effort was.
After taking care of several Infernals in succession, the paladins learned the routine. As soon as they approached, without waiting for Yu Lin Bloodhawk or the others to speak, they opened with a Hammer of Justice to immobilize the Infernal. Then Yu Lin Bloodhawk told the rangers where to aim and how many Arcane Shots to fire. Once they finished, they moved on immediately, whether the Infernal had fallen yet or not.
Almost every Infernal they dealt with had one leg broken. The Infernals were simply too tall, and the elf mages and rangers were busy attacking the orcs pouring onto the walls like a tide. They had no time to attack the Infernals.
Only the human paladins were fighting them, but the Infernals were so enormous that the paladins could mostly reach only their legs. As a result, nearly every Infernal had its weak point in one of its legs. Two of these Infernals fell inside the city; the rest toppled outside, crushing many orcs and undead soldiers.
The elven gryphon riders kept dropping incendiary bombs from the sky, while the elf mages cast Rain of Fire on the crowds of orcs below the walls. The scattered fires and sweeping sheets of flame ignited all the combustible materials the soldiers had thrown down. Outside the walls, thick smoke billowed and fierce flames blazed.
Large numbers of orc soldiers attacking the city howled amid the flames, their entire bodies ablaze. Even the undead soldiers raised by the death knights, who felt no pain at all, staggered through the fire for only