"Men 25.000 orcs are following us, but don't worry, if we did as Mr Leo asked, we will be victorious."
i said as i said try to make my men gain some morale to what we are going to do next
"""""""""""""""Yes,sir.william""""""""""""
It's true,that I was trying to raise their morale but it was already high to begin with; with these preparation and plan, if we still lost, we might as well die.
Leo's plan was as simple as it could be, and to be honest, I've seen a lot of generals make more complicated and better plans than him, but what distinguishes him is his perspective on mages that i found was unique .
Earth mages are usually the least needed in battle since they lack fighting power, they are only good at building but it doesn't usually help much in normal situations, and they themselves don't like using their magic for building as they consider it a shame, if it weren't for the disaster now they wouldn't even agree to Leo's requests.
As we approached the end of the canyon, I straightened my back on the horse and asked the soldiers to slow down a little "Ilias, please lead the way."
As I told the young man in front of me, he took the lead of the army since then we never moved in a straight line; instead, we moved in a zigzag line, sometimes right, sometimes left, until we were about 500 metres from the canyon's end; only then did we move in a straight line.
Looking back, we saw orcs who had fallen into the holes that were made by earth magic in the ground .
as that happened to many of orcs , their comrades did not mind that as they used them as footholds to leap forward.
"Hmm, about three to four thousand had died, let's go."
As I said that , we moved forward at a slow pace to allow the orcs to follow us. After another two kilometres, we came across some men dressed in grey and red robes, indicating that they were earth and fire mages, respectively.
About 500 earth mages were kneeling down in a straight line horizontally, each with a hand in the ground in front of them.
their hands showed signs of their magical circuit being activated.,While the fire mages were behind them.
As we approached them, I said,
"Good work for you all, earth mages, don't move until I give you a sign, while you fire mages, please ride those horses that the soldiers I brought with me."
then we waited for the orcs to appear in our sight as I saw the fire mage getting on the horses' backs.
"Earth mages, get ready, you are not allowed to move until I tell you to."
The orcs then begin to approach us.
100m .....
70...
30.....
10....
5....3m.
When they were 3 metres apart, the mages were already drenched in cold sweat from nervousness only then did i say
"Stop supplying your mana."
After hearing me as if they had heard the sweetest voice they had ever heard, their face brightened as they removed their hand from the ground, only to be interrupted by a grandor sound that nearly broke their ear.
That sound came from twenty-one thousand and something orcs that had fallen into a huge hole that was about 400 m in width.
this also the reason why the earth mages were supplying their mana to earth through their hands as they were strengthening the surface earth that was less than 10 cm in width as everything blow that is hollowed for about 15 metres.
if it wasn't for that spell that hardens the earth .
that weak surface wouldn't have been able to hold against the weight of 21.000+ of orcs even a second.
if that happened theb the orc that had not fallen into the gap at that time would have realised that its a trap as i said before they are stupid but not completely unintelligent , so they would retreat even with their stupid minds.
Even though our ears were damaged by the previous noise, we only shook our heads a little and, without waiting for my orders, the fire mage who were riding on horses circled the hole, with 3 to 4 warriors flanking each fire mage.
Even though they couldn't hear anything right now, the fire mages all held their hands in front of them and said loudly.
[combining (fire wall) magic: fire circle]
Then, in front of each fire mage, a three-meter-high, five-meter-wide wall of fire appeared, with some firewalls stucked together and others with small gaps between them that is guarded by the warriors who had been doing nothing previously.
Even though the orcs fell from that huge hole since they used their comrades to lessen the shock of the falll. about half of them survive, albeit injured.
Such a fall would not have been able to kill those orcs if their comrades had not fallen over them ,instead of saying they had died from falling ,It would be better to say that their death was caused by the weight of their comrades, or perhaps they should curse gravity.
So they stood up again a few moments later, trying to walk out of the hole.
as they approached the hole's edges, they could only be burned.
so they have two choices moving forward or staying back until the fire was out, but no matter how much they waited for the fire to case its burning, it never went out.
it seems to them that the fire is everlasting, so they could do nothing but move forward.
Some were burned directly, while others fought their way out of the fire only to be stabbed in the head by a spear before they could even sign in relife.
Some of the cleverest of them found gaps between the fire, but their fate was the same as the others before them, as they were also stabbed by spears before they knew it, and in less than an hour 21.000+ orcs had vanished beneath the ground.
"OK, guys, you did great ,although i would like to praise you more since this is the first time for most of you in a battle even though this can't really be called a battle ,but more of slaughterhouse because of the plan of Mr.leo , now we need to move on to the next mountain and take rest then move after that in hurry to meet Dalziel,we can't be late do you understand guys ?."
"""""""""Oooooooooohhhhhhh!!!!!""""""
I could only hear their war cry, which brought a smile to my face, "Then lets go!!"
Dalziel pov
"Since those orcs have already entered the canyon, we no longer need to wait for them, there is only one way after that, but just to make sure no mistakes happen, I will leave here a hundred of you who will lead them to us, so let's hurry you guys."
"""""""Yes sir"""""""""
After deciding who will lead the orcs.
all the other soldiers behind me sped up, leaving only their shadows to be seen for orcs, and even that shadow is gradually disappearing.
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A massive dust storm appeared at the front gate of Oakenburn City as an aftermath of Daizel's army's arrival.
As Daizel slowed his horse, he shouted loudly,
"Guards, open the door!!!."
Before his words were finished, the gate began to slowly open.
Then Daisel and his soldiers begin to march slowly inside the city as only the sound of the horses' steps could be heard in the entire city since it was deserted from the inside
"Did they all gone?"(daizel)
"Yes, sir, they left this morning for the next town."
"That's good; are the preparations finished?"(daizel)
"Nearly everything Mr. Leo requested had been completed."
"Good"(daizel)
As I said, I looked at the city where I had spent my entire life, I had never seen it as deserted as it is now.
Thinking about what would happen to it in a few hours later, I couldn't help but feel heartache for all the memories I had made here.
"Sigh!"
As I sighed, I went above the city wall, which was filled with men wearing silver robes that revealed their identity as wind magicians.
They are now gathered around boulders, some smaller than them in hight, some as tall as they were, and some even taller than the mages themselves.
then I heard some horse steps outside the wall. I couldn't help but notice that it was Rock and his soldiers who had arrived.
a smile came to my face as i said loudly, "so you succeeded rock??"(daizel)
"Passed with flying colours" (rock)
"Well done, brat." (daizel)
"There is almost nothing difficult in what I have done;so I don't deserve such praise for what I have done; if there is anything to praise, it would be master Leo."(rock)
"There is that but you also have done well"(daizel)
As they were talking Dalziel heard the familiar sound of the horse's steps again as they talked.
he didn't even need to ask who had arrived since that is as clear as the day
"Oii Mr william welcome back"(daizel)
"I am back, Mr Dalziel, you have come before me, rock well done."(william)
"Ya, please don't praise me too much or I'll get embarced ahhhhh"(rock)
As rock said that he scratched the back of his hand with his fingers, William and i who saw him couldn't help but laugh at his gestures
"Ahahahahahahahahaa"(daizel)
"hahahahaha"(william)
As i look at the sky i found the sun is about to set so i said to them
"Its about the time for the sunset let's finish our preparation before it became night there is still a lot to do "(daisel)
"That's right mr.dalziel i also have a lot of think to do so if you will excuse me then"(william)
"Then i should also go and do what i have to do mr.dalziel see you later"(rock)
"See you later then"(daizel)
As i watch them go i said to the men that i lead
"men gather here we have a mission to do!"