Heroes of Might and Magic: Knight Chapter 452: Promotions and Trends
"Roar!"
The setting sun has half-hidden the horizon, and the noise during the day seems to have gradually returned to calm as the setting sun sets in the west.
The giant dragon roared in mid-air, but no orcs were panicked anymore. The originally densely populated orc town had now completely turned into ruins, and the corpses of orcs were piled up at the two exits. The hills, where the blood was not soaked into the soil, converged into streams. From time to time, Crusaders wearing iron boots would trample through the stream of blood, turning over the corpses of the orcs to see if any fish had slipped through the net.
There are also streams of black smoke rising from the ruins, which can be clearly seen from dozens of miles away.
It’s just that besides the royal capital, there are large armies stationed nearby, and the garrisons in other cities are also very weak. Even if they find out that the town is in trouble, they don’t dare to rescue them. Instead, they are in danger, for fear that the next target of this human army will be them. , especially the orcs in some villages and towns, those who reacted quickly have begun to move to the royal capital for refuge.
Richard's arrival brought the greatest terror to the Orc King's Capital Plain in a century.
"Lord Richard, all the orcs have been wiped out."
Ron came to Richard's side and returned to life. At this time, Ron was covered in blood. Half of the silver plate armor was stained with blood. There were several obvious marks on the armor, which were obviously stained by something. The weapon was hit. When the orcs who escaped from the town were blocked by Ron and others, their ferocious energy was still aroused. Even if they were not serious soldiers, they still had some strength. Some people He was still carrying weapons, and when there were more people, he was forced into a corner. Resistance would still cause some trouble, but this trouble was insignificant to Ron who led his troops to intercept them.
"Crusader Hero: Ron
Level: 18
Strength: 25
Agility: 22
Physique: 29
Specialty: Crusader
Skills:..."
This hero who was the first to follow Richard successfully kept up with his level after months of fighting. During the battle in the northern dense forest, his level improved a lot. His strength kept up with the large army and reached the level of the Earth Knight. At this level, in this orc town with ten thousand people, the strongest people are just a few orc warriors, so naturally it is difficult to pose any substantial threat to Ron.
Although Ron was covered in blood, his armor was not too damaged. Richard was not worried about his injuries, but was worried about the other side.
Ron and Elena are the same kind of people.
"Don't you feel good about killing so many civilians just now?"
The people Ron killed outside the town just now were only a few orc soldiers, almost all of them were orc civilians, and many of them were women and children. Ron was somewhat psychologically pressured to attack these people.
But Ron still managed to cheer up and replied:
"In a racial war, there is no room for mercy from subordinates."
"Just understand. Don't look at the killings we are causing now. If the orcs break the Dragon Breathing Pass, they will only be more cruel than us. How do you think there are so many orcs in the west and north?"
"Yes"
Ron nodded in agreement and stood next to Richard. As his status and strength became higher and higher, the majesty on Richard's body became more and more serious. Even Ron began to feel pressure when talking to Richard.
Richard, who was wearing a dark red Dragon King's power, looked at the burning orc village with a calm expression. If it had been when he had just traveled through time, he might not have been able to issue such a spicy military order.
But now he has lived in this world for nearly twenty years, and some of the rules in his previous life have long been blurred. In this world, fighting between different races is the norm, and the conflict between humans and orcs is the living space. The competition for him is almost uncontrollable and cannot tolerate his mercy.
Richard doesn't care how much blood is on his hands, but now he cares more about improving his level.
In more than a month from the beginning of the northern jungle to now, the number of orcs who have died directly or indirectly at his hands is probably no less than 300,000. He has slaughtered two small towns and more than a dozen villages and towns, and gained His experience has exceeded the experience gained from fighting the snow giant during the Snowy War. Even though he has many system heroes' profit-sharing experience, Richard's level has been upgraded by two levels in a row, and the next upgrade is not far away.
Name: Richard Hunter
Level: 24
Strength: 47.8
Physique: 46.1
Agility: 44.5
Spirit: 24.5
Talent: Dominance
Skills: Beast Breathing Technique (Grandmaster - cannot be upgraded), Burning Sun Air Entrainment Technique (intermediate level), Offensive Technique (Advanced), Defense Technique (Advanced), Logistics Technique (Elementary), Magic Power (Elementary).
Available skill points: 5
Richard's current level and attributes are basically at the top of the sky level. In terms of comparison, he is already a monster on the same level as Natalie. In particular, his physical attributes are terrifying, and his absolute power is even comparable to that of an ancient beast. The dragon is quite powerful. If he uses the Giant's Ring in his hand again, Richard's strength is enough to pin an ancient dragon to the ground and beat it to death with his fists.
"It's a pity, it's still a little bit worse."
Li Cha took a look at his attribute template, and finally focused on the experience bar. The experience provided by tens of thousands of orcs in a town was still not enough. If he wanted to upgrade such a town, he would have to destroy another one. That's enough.
At this time, the sun was about to set, and the system soldiers, under the command of Elena, had basically finished resting and eating. Logically speaking, when night fell, it should be time to prepare to set up camp and rest.
But for this system army, the dark night has never been an obstacle to their actions. Instead, it is an excellent opportunity for action.
In addition to the trouble with eyesight, night battles also test the army's organizational ability and fighting will, because night battles are prone to chaos. During the day, officers can see their troops clearly at a glance, and the effect of command and supervision will be much better. However, Many times in night battles, after the commander issues an order, it all depends on the soldiers' consciousness. The more chaos there is, the higher the probability of a rout. After all, survival is instinct, and an army that can maintain its formation and fighting will in a night battle will basically They are all armies that can be used as trump cards.
Even these elites are not as good as the system soldiers under Richard. They have absolute organizational strength and constant fighting will. They do not have night blindness, and they are definitely more terrifying in night battles.
"Huh?"
Richard, who was considering the next course of action, suddenly discovered something unusual through the sight of the royal griffon.
The reconnaissance ability of the Royal Griffin has always been one of the most buggy abilities given by the system. During non-war times, hundreds of Royal Griffins can see all the movements of the army within a radius of 300 miles. This is why Richard dared to One of the reasons for causing trouble in the heart of the orcs is that he can use the royal griffon to control the movements of the surrounding orc army and avoid being surrounded.
There are now royal griffins roaming in the air around the orc capital, but the abnormality at this time is not in the direction of the orc capital, but to the south of the army, which is behind his army and in the direction of Barren Stone City. An army of orcs appeared on the ground, which was the retreat for Richard's army.
The Royal Griffin discovered that an orc army was camping next to a ruins and preparing to spend the night. They were still two hundred miles away from Richard's army. It would take at least three days to catch up with Richard, but they passed on A very dangerous signal was raised.
"They actually dared to leave Huangshi City and come to pursue them?"
Richard frowned, and immediately controlled more Royal Griffins to begin a blanket search to the south of the army. Sure enough, he soon discovered the orc army on three routes to the south.
The orc army in Huangshi City actually divided into four groups, forming a semi-arc shape and surrounding Richard's army. Each of the four army groups took control of the main road and completely blocked Richard's retreat.
Of course, Richard is not afraid of these four legions alone. Let alone their division of troops, even if they have 100,000 soldiers united in one place, Richard would still dare to fight hard. The dragons and angels in the sky, plus The heroes on the ground, outstanding swordsmen, and other high-level units are his source of confidence.
It’s just that the defenders of Wasteland City, who had been a little timid before, suddenly became so bold. They obviously have confidence. Judging from the tasks they took on in the Congress of Stone Castle, the White Dragon from the orcs is probably coming. .
A hundred thousand troops blocked the retreat, coupled with an unknown number of white dragons and reinforcements that would inevitably come from the orc capital, even Richard was a little unsure.
Fortunately, the orc army in Huangshi City underestimated the strength and speed of action of Richard's troops and dared to divide their troops to surround them.
"More than two hundred miles away, it's totally possible."
"General Mrak!"
"My lord!"
"Assemble the team and head south! We must reach the orc army's station before dawn."
"Yes, sir, I promise to complete the mission!"
At this time, it was almost completely dark, and there should be about ten hours before dawn. If others heard this order, they would definitely think that Richard was crazy.
In this era of marching on two legs, marching two hundred miles in ten hours is like a dream, let alone an armed march. However, Sir Mrak accepted the order very decisively, without hesitation at all. To say that this kind of marching speed is as normal as drinking water...
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Late night, Muer Town
This orc town is located on a plain more than a hundred miles northeast of Huangshi City. There is a stream flowing nearby. The town is surrounded by crops. It can be regarded as the town with the best geographical conditions in the orc kingdom.
The town has a permanent population of more than 5,000 people. Like other orc towns, the surrounding walls are built with stones and logs more than three meters high, and there are some simple defensive tools. It can be seen from these towns that The orcs have been preparing for war. Almost every settlement has considered defense issues. In comparison, human villages and towns are much worse.
It is lucky to come to Muer Town. Richard led his army all the way north. A wealthy town like this must be within the scope of his destruction, especially the green rice fields surrounding the town, which will be destroyed in the future. I wrote it on my head.
However, the luck of Mu'er Town is that it is not on Richard's march route northward, and is slightly closer to Huangshi City. When Richard led his army northward, he defeated another one dozens of miles away. A small town, but did not take a detour back to attack the town of Muir.
At that time, the townspeople of Muer Town were in panic for two days when they saw the black smoke dozens of miles away. A legion of regular troops arrived near the town of Muer in the afternoon. The number of troops was five times that of the civilians in the town. The town's defense had never been so high.
Given the size of the town of Muer, it is natural that it cannot accommodate so many people. Only a small number of troops entered the town, but the army set up a simple camp around the town. With the army stationed, the people of Muer Town The orc civilians all had a good night's sleep.
Honatan is the commander of this orc army, a junior orc master on earth. He led a flag regiment of his own headquarters to settle in the town. The mayor of the town vacated his house to Honatan serves as a command post.
At night, after taking a few officers on a tour, Honatan returned to the house to rest and fell into a deep sleep.
It must be said that Honatan was a little slack. When setting up camp, he actually divided the army into two camps due to the small size of the town. One was the First Flag Regiment that he personally led and followed him to live in the town. The other The four flag regiments camped around the town. If a battle broke out, the troops would probably be disconnected.
The camp was set up casually, with some simple barriers and fences. To save trouble, no deep trenches were dug. However, the sentry layout was quite reasonable and looked a bit like a regular army.
This cannot be blamed on Honatan and the orcs for slacking off. In fact, in their eyes, the town of Muer is indeed a very safe place, and there is no need to waste energy on useless work. After all, according to intelligence, the human army There are still more than two hundred miles away from here. Unless they can fly, how can they get here? They are the pursuing party, not the defensive party.
Except for the orc soldiers standing guard and patrolling, most of the orcs slept very deeply tonight. After all, they were a little tired after two days of traveling, and even the well-trained elites were a little overwhelmed.
But the sleeping orcs did not notice that in mid-air, some huge creatures were approaching quickly under the cover of the night.
"Roar!"
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