There was actually a Legendary Warlock among these Orcs Forces, one whom even Shidewa had never detected during previous reconnaissance. If not for Uther's attacks, they probably would never have discovered him. Those attacks had also finally exposed the nearly two hundred Death Knights the Orcs Forces had kept hidden among their ranks.
Shidewa, Xingluoge, and the other officers of the Army General Staff therefore adjusted their plans again. Shidewa and Xinluoge, the two near-Legendary Rangers who were the strongest fighters in the Hinterlands' Eastern Burning Legion, selected a full hundred high-ranking elite soldiers from their troops to form a powerful Raid Team.
This Raid Team included Rangers, Troll Warriors, Troll Warlocks, and Elf Mages. It had been assembled specifically to deal with the Orcs' Legendary Warlock. As for the Death Knights, Shidewa and Xingluoge had no solution for them and could only leave them to Uther.
At last, just as the sun set, Shidewa, Xingluoge, and the others spotted Uther in the distance, galloping toward them with fewer than two hundred Silver Hand Paladins.
They could also dimly make out the Orc pursuers trailing far behind the Silver Hand Paladins: nearly two hundred powerful Death Knights.
Shidewa and Xinluoge exchanged smiles. Uther really knew how to choose his moment. The sun had only just set, and the fading light favored their ambush.
Uther had definitely timed this deliberately. The nearly week-long effort they had spent leading the Orcs around the surrounding area had not been wasted. When too few Orcs pursued him, Uther simply turned his men around and wiped them out. When too many pursued him, he led his men away, leaving the Orcs unable to catch them.
Uther had kept his Silver Hand Paladins roaming near that Orc force. The Orcs had tremendous strength but suffered heavy