Steering Arrows by Will, War Magic

"They're finally here!" Lin Xu's heart tightened.

The Spirit Realm is not absolutely safe; in addition to the large groups of monsters that spawn within the territory, the fog outside the territory is even more dangerous.

Over the past month, the territory has been attacked by monster hordes or evil creatures several times a day, though the scale is small, mostly consisting of only a dozen or twenty monsters.

Such a scale wouldn't even need to alarm the militia or Daoist soldiers; a few Mind Shock Blast the Evil Eye patrolling the sky would easily annihilate them.

This situation is clearly different; at least it's making things difficult for the Evil Eye.

It was an army of green-skinned orcs, ranging from tiny, baby-sized Gretchin Ork Boyz, and then to giant green-skinned men two or three meters tall, with an orc warlord nearly four meters tall at the head.

"It's Orkoids!" Lin Xu frowned slightly. He noticed a special energy field in this green-skinned army, which was converging on the leading Orc warlord.

Unlike traditional Western fantasy orcs, Orkoids are a special genetic creation whose life form is similar to fungi, and they can survive and reproduce as long as there is sunlight.

At this moment, the massive Orkoids army was steadily approaching the territory, and it would only take a dozen minutes for them to set foot on it.

"Perfect, let the army see some blood—" Lin Xu thought for a moment and then decided on his strategy.

With a thought, the five knights and six squires training on the cavalry training ground, along with 35 Great Qin Heavy Crossbowman had just changed into their new uniforms, received the order and quickly left the training ground to join the troops training there, slowly marching towards the orc army.

"Too slow!"

Lin Xu frowned slightly as he watched the territory's army, clad in full armor, slowly advance.

Infantry move slowly, especially when they are wearing armor.

He thought for a moment, and his consciousness merged with the Dungeon Heart.

As countless pieces of information flowed by, Lin Xu slowly raised his hand.

Jiang Hanyan, standing behind her, subconsciously raised her head. She sensed an invisible tide of Spiritual Qi surging in the sky above their territory.

A hint of awe and admiration flashed in her eyes. This was the power of a lord; he could mobilize immense energy with a mere gesture on his territory, comparable to a god.

In the sky, the originally invisible Spiritual Qi rapidly gathered and transformed into a tornado.

"War Spell: Light Body Technique!"

An invisible breeze swept down, enveloping the entire army.

The originally heavy armor suddenly became light, the infantrymen's bodies felt as light as a feather, and their movement speed increased dramatically.

"The marching speed reached eight kilometers per hour, not bad—" Lin Xu nodded in satisfaction.

This is the power of a lord. Normally, based on the marching speed of infantry, this army of cold weapons could cover 5 kilometers per hour.

Kilometers is already quite good.

The lordship allows him to easily cast strategic spells—spells that would normally only affect dozens or hundreds of people can now cover thousands at once on his territory!

A dozen minutes later, the two armies faced each other at the edge of their territories.

Standing on a cloud, Lin Xu gazed at the distant battlefield. "Perfect, let's try out this brand-new command and combat mode!"

Within his territory, he can easily amplify the effects of his original adventure spells, transforming them into strategic spells that can influence the entire course of the battle.

Just like now, Lin Xu is trying to command his troops in battle from a high altitude about 5 miles away from the battlefield.

Mind magic organizes armies into groups of one hundred, with each group of one hundred forming a "song" and a designated song length.

Lin Xu pulled the thirteen commanders, the Captain in charge of the heavy crossbowmen, and several knights into a temporary mental network, weaving it into an extraordinary command network encompassing the entire thousand-strong army.

"Archers, long-range projectile fire, ten shots in quick succession!"

At a distance of 300 meters, which is beyond the range of an ordinary archer, Lin Xu still gave the order without hesitation.

"Long-range projectile fire, ten shots in a row!" the three archers commanded.

With the rapid vibration of the bowstring, arrows soared into the air.

These archers only possessed basic archery skills; even with the enhancement of spirit-enhanced equipment, their arrows could only reach a range of 200 meters.

Rice.

"War Spell: Arrow Shooting Technique!"

The invisible wind transformed into ribbons, lifting up each arrow and turning it into a propellant force that cut through the air.

Suddenly, the arrow's speed increased, and the distance of its parabolic trajectory subtly expanded.

At this moment, the Orkoids were still advancing blindly. When they saw the army that suddenly appeared in front of them, these fanatical warmongers shouted "waaagh~" and charged forward.

Under the special waaah force field, even the timid Gretchin became warriors, wielding "Tetanus Blades" and launching a charge towards the army.

Lin Xu calmly directed the troops to prepare for a collision, and still had the energy to fine-tune the trajectory of the arrows.

The Arrow Shooting Technique was imbued into the bow and arrow; with his conscious control, he subtly adjusted the angle of the fletching, guiding the arrow to fall rapidly towards the target.

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A true guided arrow!

"Whoosh~"

The arrows pierced the air, striking the running orcs with pinpoint accuracy.

"Burst!"

As soon as Lin Xu had a thought, the wind magic that had been enveloping the arrow burst forth the instant it fell.

The arrows suddenly doubled in speed, tearing open the orc's chest and leaving holes as big as eggs.

Even the physically strong green-skinned orcs couldn't hold on, collapsing to the ground and groaning in pain.

A single volley of fire felled nearly a fifth of the charging orcs!

"Based on the trajectory of the arrows, without my guidance, the hit rate of these arrows would be at most 10%, and the damage would be greatly reduced."

Lin Xu calmly calculated the results. "Overall assessment shows that the accuracy of my guided arrows has increased nearly tenfold, the lethality has increased approximately threefold, and the combat effectiveness has increased by about thirtyfold!"

Even he himself was taken aback by this number. "Even war magic couldn't provide such a huge boost!"

In fact, orthodox war magic is only considered passable if it can double combat effectiveness!

"Waaaagh~"

Wiping away the flying arrow with his battle axe, the orc warlord realized the heavy losses on his side and flew into a rage, triggering the waaagh...

Force field.

A phantom green giant rose into the air and collided with the second wave of falling arrows.

"Buzz~"

The faint magical power attached to the arrow was instantly dispelled by waaagh's attack, and the arrow, losing its precise aim, fell listlessly into the orc horde.

Lin Xu frowned slightly. "The greenskins' Waaagh Field is comparable to a strategic spell!"

Fortunately, even the Waaagh Field must follow basic laws. After a brief burst, the force field weakened rapidly, and even the charging greenskins visibly weakened.

The timid Gretchin seemed to sense the uneasy atmosphere, and their charge suddenly became hesitant.

At this point, the two sides were within 100 meters of each other.

"Heavy crossbowmen, aim and fire!" Lin Xu gave the order directly to the crossbowmen Captain.

"Raise the crossbow, aim, fire!" the heavy crossbow Captain ordered.

The Great Qin Heavy Crossbowman were at the forefront of the formation, aiming at a heavy crossbow with spirit patterns as tall as a person.

"Bang!"

The bowstring vibrated, and heavy crossbow bolts, each as thick as a thumb and about a meter long, streaked along straight trajectories with a sharp whistle.

Without the aid of magic, the arrow pierced the air at astonishing speed, traveled a hundred meters, and aimed at the most conspicuous big guys in the orc horde.

"Clang~"

Lin Xu saw the orc leader, who was running, suddenly shudder. His thick iron armor was pierced by a heavy crossbow bolt, and his entire body flew back two or three meters, crushing two unlucky Gretchin to death.