??<strong>CASTLE SIEGE </strong>


    The Desert of Death does not have abundant resources.


    However, the daily provisions required to mobilized 30,000 army were quite substantial.


    Therefore, for this expedition, Lionheart King Imsh nearly emptied out his coffers, having used up almost all the savings he had acquired from decades of piging the kingdom of Aries.


    However, as long as the Orcs can defeat the Elves, their long-standing problems will be solved.


    Imsh believed that the Elven Forest had abundance of resources simply lying around, and he could sustain his 30,000 troops by scavenging around the forest.


    In the past, due to their fear of humans, the Orcs didn’t dare to extend their influence deep into the Elven Forest, even though they had nominal sovereignty over the Elven territory.


    Yet, this war of faith held the potential to change everything…


    If they emerged victorious and their Divine Father’s strength increased, then the standings of the Half-Orcs would be elevated.


    The battles between true gods were essentially thepetition amongst the major sentient races in Saigües and Wars of Faith were just an extension of the rivalry between gods.


    And as for this attack, Lionheart King Imsh had a certain degree of confidence.


    As an old rival of the Elvenkind, the Orcs had a good understanding of the Elves. Even though they had lost contact with the Elven Forest for thest six months, Imsh could still assess the Elves’ capabilities based upon his past experience.


    He had also studied the Caverock Tribe’s downfall, and Imsh believed that the main reason for the Caverock’s demise was the ck dragon and the Elves’ Godwarden, rather than the mere one thousand Elves with lowbat capabilities.


    Even if these Elves could somehow resurrect themselves, it’s all pointless if they couldn’t withstand his 30,000-strong army.


    As for the ck dragon and Elven Godwarden, the Chief Shaman had long prepared ns to deal with them.


    In this war of faith, the elite battalion of the Royal Orc court came out in full force, seizing every advantage they could get.


    Imsh believed they could win as long as they constantly advance forward.


    The only thing to worry about was the mysterious new elven god, who might disregard the Covenant and directly attack the Orc army in a fit of anger. But that was a battle at the level of true gods, beyond Imsh’s consideration.


    Nheless, he was sure their Divine Father would intervene should that worst case scenario ever happened…


    With the Lionheart King’smand, the Orc Army rested at their current location.


    They had already camped in the Dark Mountains for a night before, and the army still had plenty of stamina left. He could haveunched an attack at that moment but chose to let his scouts gather enough information instead just to be sure.


    In any case, three hours of rest and recuperation were adequate enough.


    The Orc army ceased its advance, positioning itself beyond the maximum range of ck Dragon Castle.


    King Imsh also specially ordered the army to expand their formation to show his strength to the elves hiding within the castle!


    He wanted to strike a blow to the morale of the elves inside the castle and let them see the true scale of the adversaries they’re about to face.


    His 30,000-strong army was far more intimidating and nothing like the mere 3,000 Caverock Orcs they fought before.


    “Look, you puny Elves…this is my might, the army that would destroy you all!”


    Unbeknownst to the Orc King, despite the awe-inspiring sight of his massive army, the yers felt more excitement than fear.


    The Orc King’s intentions hadn’t dampened their spirits at all. On the contrary, seeing the Orc army stop in ce made them impatient instead.


    “Why have they stopped?”


    “When are they going to attack?”


    “We’ve already waited all night! these Orcs better not be camping for fucks sake.”


    “Hey, its almost dawn at real life…I have to go to work at nine o’clock.”


    Seeing the impatience of the Chosen Ones and listening to theirints, Alice, along with some of the indigenous elves who had volunteered to provide logistical support, wore expressions of disbelief.


    The ck Dragon Castle had teleportation arrays in ce, so besieging them posed no real threat to the Elves.


    On the contrary, a prolonged siege would increasingly benefit the Elves instead. In this situation, it would be the Orcs, who had traveled from distantnds, who would ultimately suffer in a war of attrition.


    Yet,pared to the invading Orcs, it seems the Chosen Ones were actually the ones far more eager and seeking battle.


    Not only that, but their morale was also so high that it was almost bubbling, as if what was about toe was not a fierce battle, but a carnival instead!


    The natives couldn’t understand why the Chosen Ones were so eager for warfare.


    After all, they were the defenders in this war.


    Alice had no doubt in her mind that if Lord Zero hadn’t issued a castle lockdown, then some of the Chosen Ones would have already tried to take matters into their own hands and venture out of the castle to attack the Orcs!


    From a psychological standpoint, these people were practically war maniacs!


    In fact, this is exactly the case.


    Currently, no yer ever believed they would fail.


    In their perspective, the only thing that matters in this war against the Orcs was who could y more enemies during battle.


    This rxed and festive atmosphere, along with their inexplicably high morale, helped ease the tension of the natives who hade to offer their support.


    A single night of waiting had not made the yers anxious at all.


    However, the yers grew increasingly restless after waiting for three hours in a standoff following the arrival of the Orc army.


    Restlessness became palpable across the castle walls as yers eagerly awaits the Orcs’ assault.


    “Why haven’t they attacked yet?”


    Suchints echoed repeatedly along the castle walls.


    Those three hours proved the longest time the yers had ever experienced.


    After a period of rest and preparation, the Orcs stood fully ready tounch their assault after the Orc scouts finally returned to the camp.


    “Your Liege, this castle is isted! We didn’t find any other Elves structures nearby, but… we discovered many traces of monster migration in the direction of the Elven Forest.”


    “Traces of monster migration?”


    Lionheart King Imsh furrowed his brow.


    “Your Liege, this is normal! Ever since those weird Elves appeared in the Elven Forest, the creatures living within it have begun to dwindle. Rumors even spread around that the Elves have started eating meat! These Elves… they are no longer the nature-loving race they used to be!”


    This was said by one of the Caverock Tribe survivors.


    “Eating meat!?”


    Lionheart King Imsh widened his eyes in surprise.


    He then exchanged a nce with the Chief Shaman and sneered, “It seems… this mysterious Heretical god really has some abilities. Not only did it changed the Elves’ faith but also their behavior too!”


    “Well, this new god after all stole the Divinity of Life. We really should be wary of this entity…” the Chief Shaman remarked.


    Hearing the Chief Shaman’s words, Lionheart King Imsh grinned and said, “Heh! We’ll just wipe out the Elves then, everything afterwards should belong to our Divine Father and to us Half-Orcs!”


    He then raised his sword high andmanded,


    “Spread the word, we’ll attack the castle!”


    A series of deep sounding horns suddenly pierced the solemn ashen skies as the ominous noise echoed throughout the southern expanse.


    At longst, the Orc army roused from its stillness.


    The Orcs seemed tocked cavalry, appearing entirelyposed of foot soldiers.


    Of the 30,000 strong army, 20,000 remained as a reserve at their original positions, while 10,000 Orcs at the forefront advanced along with five ferocious Behemoths as they moved towards ck Dragon Castle in an orderly formation.


    Upon hearing the horns and observing the Orcs’ movements, the yers, who had grown impatient while waiting on the castle walls, finally erupted in shouts of excitement.


    “Guys look, they’reing! they’re finallying!”


    “Prepare for battle! Get ready!”


    The entire ck Dragon Castle began to operate like a massive war machine once again.


    Armed with shields and weapons, the vanguardposed of 10,000 Orcs charged relentlessly alongside five colossal beasts, heading straight for ck Dragon Castle on the hillside like an unstoppable tidal wave.


    Meanwhile, ranged yers positioned themselves on the castle walls, raising their bows and arrows, before taking aim at the advancing Orcs.


    The individuals possessing the Archer jobss boasted the most longest attack range, with Iron-ranked archers having an effective range of about 300 meters, nearly ten times greater than mages of the same level.


    Li Mu stood on the castle wall, watching the slowly approaching Orc army with a solemn expression.


    And when the Orc vanguard finally reached the 300-meter range, he raised his staff and shouted in the Raid voice channel,


    “Release the arrows!”


    Upon hismand, arrows imbued with skill effects created a spectacr disy, descending from the castle like a shimmering rain of death upon the Orcs below.


    Witnessing the iing arrows, Lionheart King Imsh bellowed, “Raise your shields!”


    Instantly, the Orcs hoisted their shields in unison.


    Nearly a thousand arrowsnded in an instant, showering the Orc formation like a torrential downpour.


    However, the majority of arrows were thwarted by the raised shields.


    Nheless, nearly a hundred unfortunate Orcs sumbed to stray arrows, with each pierced in some vital areas of their bodies, before falling to the ground screaming in agony.


    The Behemoths paid no heed to the arrows, allowing them to strike their massive frames. The five beasts became pincushions, yet their ampleyers of fat rendered them impervious to pain.


    The loss of a hundred warriors was a mere drop in the bucket for the Orc army.


    Soon, the Orcsunched their own counterattack.


    Lionheart King Imsh shouted,


    “Hurl the spears!”


    As hismand resounded, nearly a thousand Orcs from the rear extracted two-meter-long spears and, following Imsh’s order,unched them toward ck Dragon Castle.


    The five Behemoths also raised their formidable half-meter-thick spears and flung them in the direction of the castle.


    The Orcs possessed immense strength, and under their throws, the two-meter-long war spears demonstrated menacing piercing power as they hurtled towards the castle.


    On the other hand, the Behemoth’s colossal spears resembled artillery shells, whistling through the air.


    “Take cover! Watch out!”


    Seeing the barrage of spears hurtling toward them, the yers exhibited expressions of shock and hastily sought cover.


    ck Dragon Castle’s defensive core had already been activated, emitting a subtle magical aura after some spears struck it.


    However, it caused no harm to the castle. Nevertheless, many yers who couldn’t evade in time were pierced through their bodies by the flying spears, resulting in instant deaths.


    The Behemoth’s spears, on the other hand, easily pierced the castle’s defensive magic, prating its walls…


    If not for the reinforced defensive enchantments, these humongous spears likely would have gouged sizable breaches upon the walls.


    Furthermore, one spear impaled a tower, shattering it and obliterating two yers within it in the process.


    Blood rained down, and for a moment, the yers on the castle wall were thrown into chaos. Most of them are third-beta yers and hadn’t experienced this kind of gruesome warfare beforehand…


    War was brutal and terrifying.


    Although they had initially harbored lofty aspirations, once the conflict began, these neers began to grasp the true brutality of this remarkably realistic war…


    Nevertheless, their morale remained unbroken.


    Despite being initially shocked by the gruesome scene, the yers still saw the game for what it was.


    Ultimately, it was still just a game.


    With no real threat of death, this was just an exciting form of entertainment for the yers.


    After the initial panic, under Li Mu and Ji Gang’smand, the ranged yers continued to shoot arrows at the advancing Orc army.


    And among the orcs, there are also some archers who returned fire as a means of counterattack.


    For a moment, the entire battlefield brimmed with arrows soaring in every direction…


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