Praise the Orc! Chapter 121:
Chapter 121 – Secondary Round (1)
The battle began with the appearance of siege weapons .
“That…!”
It was the weight displacement catapults using the principles of levers, the trebuchets . The dark elves were shaken by the appearance of the siege weapons . The chieftain, who normally would’ve run directly at the gate, was staring at it with his arms folded .
“Counter measures!”
“Unfold the shields!”
“Use the magic!”
“We can’t allow it to hit!”
Opinions differed . Several orc soldiers were loading tremendous rocks onto the trebuchets . Once the bar holding down the launcher was removed, the weight caused the levers to rotate and the rock to be thrown . Dozens of these weapons were lined up on the plain, all ready to immediately fire towards the walls .
Crockta looked at the troops . There weren’t any countermeasures for the siege weapons . In addition, they were out of reach of the arrows . If this was the case, the walls would be one-sidedly hit .
“Orcs are moderately smart dot . ”
Tiyo muttered to himself .
The rocks flew and the dark elves bent down .
Kwaaaang!
Kwaang!
Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
There was the sound of the impact as the walls shook violently . The dark elves couldn’t balance themselves and sat down . Crockta leaned over and stared at a distant place .
Calmahart, the great chieftain, was laughing . Then he raised a hand .
The orcs once again rolled rocks and loaded them on the trebuchets . Thanks to the unique strength of the orcs, the huge rocks were lifted and continued to fly, like an exaggerated war scene from a medieval movie .
Kwaaaang!
Crocka endured the shock and glared at Calmahart . His eyes passed by Calmahart towards the shaman standing behind him . The shaman was the cause of all of this . At the moment, he seemed to meet the shaman’s eyes . However, the rocks hit the wall and shook his balance again . Crockta grabbed onto the wall .
“Ballista!”
The dark elves hurriedly loaded a large crossbow . They put a big arrow as large as a spear into it and lit it on fire . The fire arrows were aimed at a trebuchet . Dozens of fire arrows and rocks crossed in the air .
The gate shook and several trebuchets were burned . Nevertheless, the rocks continued to fly .
“Kuheeok!”
A rock was aimed at the railing on the wall . The whole area was overwhelmed and the dark elves standing there died instantly . As the dust from the rocks continued to rise, the morale of the dark elves fell .
Crockta peered through the dust that blurred his vision . The orcs had started their march .
“Attack!”
“The enemy is advancing!”
“Fire!”
The commanders called out . The dark elves pulled back their bows in unison but were unable to maintain their positions, due to the subsequent bombardment . The orcs were repeatedly aiming at the wall railings .
Hwiiiing!
“Cough!”
One rock flew next to Crockta . The dark elf who couldn’t avoid it had his head burst appear, then the rock continued and slammed into the interior of the city . A building collapsed .
“Dammit . ” Crockta bit his lip . He hadn’t imagined this . The orcs, who Crockta believed would rush indiscriminately, were attacking Spinoa in a calm manner .
“Why didn’t they do this until now?”
Crockta smiled as he saw orcs rushing while carrying huge ladders . It felt like the genre of the game had suddenly changed . But no matter what the scene was, he had one job .
He picked up Ogre Slayer . Between the successive shocks and arrows, the sound of the ladders couldn’t be heard properly . The commanders shouted until their voices were hoarse but were buried by the other loud sounds .
The orcs started climbing one by one . Crockta looked down the wall . Many orcs were stuck like ants . Their mad eyes were only filled with the obsession of completely breaking down the city . There were no signs of fear .
The chieftain’s madness was contagious . However, the dark elves weren’t quiet . They poured boiling water, oil, and logs down the ladders, knocking down the orcs . They were all brutal weapons prepared in advance . Orcs were unable to climb the walls and fell in terrible ways .
“Vicious **** . ”
The orcs stepped on the bodies of their companions and used them as a ladder . Crockta wielded Ogre Slayer at those climbing the walls . The orc near the railings had his neck cut and fell to the ground . Several orcs underneath were caught up and also fell .
Crockta grabbed the ladder .
“Huaaat!”
Then he pushed with all his strength . His tattoos burned hot and the tendons on his neck pulsed .
“Kuaaah!”
The ladder started tilting . The orcs hanging on the ladder fell off and the ladder went in the opposite direction .
“Those who have forgotten their honor──────!”
Crockta’s battle cry covered all noise on the battlefield . His roar rang in the orcs’ ears .
“I will kill you directly──────!”
The Orcheim warriors raised their weapons following Crockta’s cry .
“Bul’tarrrr!”
Crockta wielded his weapon . The body of the orc on the railing was chopped in half and flew through the air . Blood spilled from his head and fell on the head of the orcs . Then he kicked an orc grabbing the handrail .
The greatsword was swung and another ladder was broken . A stone from a trebuchet headed towards Crockta, who didn’t avoid it . Rather, he wielded the greatsword . Ogre Slayer smashed against it . The huge rock shattered in the air and fell on top of the orcs . Some were hit on the head by the debris .
His sword was aimed at the orcs . His sword was aimed at the rocks .
The morale of the dark elves on Crockta’s area of the wall rose .
“Kill the invaders!” In the east, Caska was commanding the archers . She used her distinctive manner of talking while continuously flying arrows . “Kill those **** who want to trample on our home!”
Arrows flew over the heads of the orcs . They had to blow with weapons or die . The death cries of the orcs resounded . Crockta killed the orcs trying to climb onto the walls and looked around .
The orcs were still advancing .
“It will be a long day . ”
He could see Tiyo playing in the distance . Using the characteristics of General’s high-speed shooting, he swept at the orcs approaching the walls . Each time the colorful energy swept over the ladders, a great number of orcs fell .
It was a tremendous play, but Crockta felt a strange flow in the atmosphere . His skill Introduction to Magic and Heart and Soul Penetration were activated, and he started to feel the flow of magic power . Then Tiyo pointed at something .
“That…”
Crockta hurriedly looked around the battlefield . In the back of the army, the orc shamans were gathering together . There were five of them and energy was rising from their bodies . The magic power was swirling in the sky like a whirlwind . Magic power rushed up to the clouds in the air . It became a huge sphere .
It looked like the sun . The blinding light coming from it disturbed his eyesight .
Meteor!
It wasn’t a real meteorite, but one that fell down like a giant meteor . The blazing magic power started to slowly approach the wall . Manifestation magic .
The dark elves were confused and stopped attacking . Even Crockta also didn’t know what to do . This would cause tremendous damage and the walls would completely collapse .
At that moment, a magic power barrier was unfolded . It was a translucent net in the sky . It infinitely expanded . A new net was weaved and then another new one . It doubled and quadrupled until a huge wall covered the entire sky above Spinoa .
A magnificent voice cried out, “The net of heaven might look thin, but it will never miss anything . ”
The magician of Nameragon, Jamero . He raised his staff and shouted .
“None of you will ever see the world tree or Spinoa!”
A blue light emerged from his staff . At the same time, the barrier of magic power spread in the sky started to vibrate . It glowed as the meteor fell on it . The two magic powers clashed .
A loud sound emerged .
“……!”
Crockta frowned at the tremendous light . The terrible explosive sound seemed to shatter the whole area . Flames exploded and light scattered . He became deaf and confused . It was like he was witnessing the end of the world .
The two magic powers kept bumping back and forth against each other . But Jamero’s magic net kept expanding and pushing back the meteor . The heat gradually faded . The magic power of the shamans broke in a flash of white .
The meteor turned into white ash in the air . It was destroyed . It was Jamero’s victory . But he had consumed a lot of power and had to sit down . The dark elves cheered . As morale rose again, their arrows flew through the air . Orcs fell down .
The march of the orcs started to stall . There were orcs on the walls, but they failed to enter due to the dark elves’ desperate resistance and died . They poured oil on the orcs and burned the ladders . Dark smoke rose .
However, Crockta couldn’t feel relieved . Crockta felt a huge presence and looked up . He was coming .
Ogre Slayer was raised . A huge shadow covered him . It looked like a rock from the trebuchet, but Crockta knew it was actually an orc .
Kwaang!
The huge orc landed on the wall . He got up . His appearance looked like a giant mountain on the wall . Crockta stepped back and all the dark elves escaped from the area at once . The mad great chieftain, Calmahart . The region of wall where they were standing contained only Crockta and Calmahart .
“I said I would see you again, Crockta . ”
The red eyes glared at Crockta .
Crockta grinned as he replied, “Likewise . You look handsome, Calmahart . ”
There was a scar on his face due to the wound caused by Crockta . Calmahart looked down at him and laughed . It was uglier than before .
“You only bite with your mouth . Kuhuhu . ”
Crockta and Calmahart raised their weapons . Suddenly, Crockta looked around .
“Where is your nanny?”
“What do you mean?”
“The shaman who tells you what to do, just like a nanny looking after a kid . ”
Calmahart’s face stiffened . Crockta smiled and provoked Calmahart again, “Back then, you looked like a well-behaved kid as you backed away with your nanny . Now you’re allowed to charge in here?”
Flames surged in Calmahart’s eyes .
“Shut up──────!”
He swung his double edged axe . Crockta avoided it . The bottom of the wall collapsed . Crockta gripped Ogre Slayer tightly .
Things didn’t look good . Orcs were climbing up the walls . With the emergence of Calmahart, the walls became useless . No one could stop the ladders around him so a few orcs started to climb the walls . The orcs ran to the other side and attacked the dark elves . The dark elves resisted, but they were no match against the orcs in close combat . The dark elves were starting to collapse . Their bodies fell down the walls . The orcs cheered .
“……!”
Crockta’s body trembled . He wanted to help them but the great chieftain was blocking him .
“Where are you looking?” Calmahart headed towards Crockta with an emotionless face . Crockta stepped back .
Calmahart spat out in a rough voice, “Keep talking . ”
A red haze appeared around his body . It was different from their confrontation in Juora . There was a fierce aura as always, but his eyes were calm . He was stronger and cooler . If so, the provocation was useless .
“I apologize,” Crockta replied politely .
Derision appeared on Calmahart’s face . “Kuhuhu, already frightened…”
Crockta interrupted his words . “That guy, he wasn’t your nanny, but your mother . Is your mother healthy? Are you still depressed?”
Calmahart’s face changed .
“This trash─────!”