They dawn crude garments made from animal hides adorned with various teeth decorations across their chests and noses, wielding massive bones as weapons.
The orcs, brimming with excitement, launch an offensive in a singular direction.
Several miles beyond the orc's advancing path lies a vast lake.
Beside which stand two imposing castles.
This group of orcs has come with the intent to assault these two lords.
Currently within one of the castles, the two lords, one male and one female, are seated together with a hint of irritation etched upon the man's face.
This relentless horde of orcs.
Reports from their troops reveal that the orcs have launched yet another attack.
Since the orcs discover their presence, they have been incessantly harassing them.
The Orc tribe is not particularly close, and their assaults are not overly formidable.
Yet, what troubles the man most is the orc's relentless persistence, returning to attack every few days.
As the frequency of these assaults increases, so too does their collective strength.
and the man fears that one day they may not be able to withstand the orcs onslaught.
If they could resolve this issue, perhaps they could consider relocating.
As it stands, they have no time to develop.
The girl, wearing a worried expression, interjects, "They're almost upon us.
We must prepare for battle.
" The man's gaze hardens with resolve as he helps the girl, who is seated on the ground, to her feet, and they head outside.
Both are prominent lords within the first tier.
Though they do not rival the top tier lords, they consider themselves to be among the upper echelon.
Each possesses an impressive level seven commanding prowess, and with the unique characteristics of their troops, their potential is considerable, daring not to claim dominion over the myriad of races.
At the very least, self-preservation seemed assured.
Yet upon encountering this foolish orc tribe, a mere midsized faction among the Orsqin, despite their incessant failures and assault, they remained undeterred.
On average, they launched an attack every 3 days, escalating from a handful of ordinary warriors to now thousands of orcs and an indeterminate number of commanding leaders.
In the heavens above, a spectre trailed the Orcish charge, catching sight of a distant lake and castle.
Initially, while contemplating whether to report the presence of other racial specters, the sighting of a lord confirmed its suspicions.
The spectre promptly reversed its course.
On the return journey, it encountered another orc battalion, distinctly adorned and moving at a lethargic pace, clearly indicating that they belong to a different tribe.
The spectre possessed a fundamental capacity for discernment and was not lacking in intelligence, which was precisely why Bayou favored employing it as a scout.
Chapter 224.
Light and darkness.
Upon receiving the report from Spectre, Xiao Yini pondered the implications of two newly discovered lords.
The distance from the castle to their location surpassed that of the journey to Aman City.
As for the orcs, she had never encountered them and possessed little knowledge about them.
I shall venture there personally to gather intelligence on the orcs and those two lords.
She resolved after a moment's contemplation.
There were merely two lords.
Such trivial matters need not be communicated by you.
She decided to report back after acquiring the necessary information.
To extract intelligence from the orc tribe and the lords, one must possess formidable strength.
The spectre was ills suited for this task.
While Xiaoa herself may not be fully capable, the necromancers within the castle were certainly not to be underestimated.
They could manage the task effectively.
As a lord, had more resources at her disposal to elicit further details.
Whereas sending a necromancer alone would likely result in capturing a living specimen.
There was no need for such complications.
Upon gathering the information, she could simply eliminate them on the spot.
Xiaoin had command over the necromancers and swiftly mounted her griffin accompanied by a necromancer heading towards the southern expanse of the Bayan mountains.
With no royal level adversaries present, she had little cause for concern if there had been a royal level opponent.
The spectre would have been discovered long ago.
Among the lords, few possessed royal level combat prowess, and Xiaoi was skeptical that the two lords she might encounter would be of such caliber.
Since there were none, the royal level necromancer was invincible.
Meanwhile, at a lake beyond the southern foothills of the Bayen Mountains, a man named Chunfo commanded an exceedingly rare elemental creature.
This was a significant reason for his position within the first tier, instilling him with a degree of confidence.
His troops were known as light phoenixes.
Elemental beings formed from light energy, taking the shape of magnificent golden aven creatures.
Each light phoenix bore a tail adorned with elongated golden feathers of light, soaring through the sky and unleashing attacks akin to lasers, which detonated upon impact with the ground, decimating the orc horde.
Evidently, the orcs had come prepared this time.
Their shamans summoned vast clouds of green mist, contaminating any light phoenix that came into contact with it, ultimately leading to their demise at the hands of the orcs.
Even elemental beings are not impervious to destruction.
Shun Fong conjured a sword of light from the elemental energy, transforming himself into a radiant spectre as he plunged into the orc ranks.
This assault was more ferocious than before, and both he and his companion felt a growing concern.
Realizing that they were now compelled to engage directly, their forces would dwindle if this continued.
While the orc onslaught showed no signs of abading, the girl fighting alongside him commanded a troop that was the antithesis of Chunfangs.
Her elemental beings were composed of dark energy, known as dark serpents.
These serpents danced through the sky like black dragons, exhaling flames of darkness that could consume a target's very soul, impervious to conventional means of extinguishment.
Her dark magic mirrored by use in principle while dark magic manipulated dark elements.
The dark serpents were directly formed from those very elements.
According to common logic, beings of dark elements and beings of light elements should be sworn enemies incapable of uniting, let alone collaborating.
However, the girl named Chinua is the twin sister of Chinfong.
Both of them possess extraordinary fortune, having acquired the most elite combat units among elemental beings.
Ranking the top tier by a twist of fate, they found themselves together.
The duo has been steadily developing their strengths and seeking a space for survival in the magical continent.
Yet, ever since they were discovered by the orcs, troubles have been incessant.
Initially, they thought it was a blessing, as these orcs were too weak, merely providing them with experience.
However, they soon realized their mistake.
This orc tribe was akin to a bothersome fly, vowing not to relent until defeated.
This time, the orc assault comprised thousands with hundreds of leaders, nearing the limits of what the two could withstand.
The dark serpents and light phoenixes danced through the sky.
Their gold and black forms relentlessly attacking the orcs below.
The orcs were not without their countermeasures against the dark serpents.
Each warrior was equipped with a container capable of storing light elements which they used to retaliate against the dark serpents through the light phoenixes.
These containers could not absorb dark elements as they would be damaged.
Thus, only the orc sorcerers could utilize magic to taint the light phoenix's to achieve kills.
Chinfong and Chon exchanged no words, cold and composed as they dispatched the orcs amidst their ranks.
While elemental beings are unrestrained by stamina, Chunfong and Chinua are not.
The orcs with their towering stature proved to be immensely challenging to defeat, even with their elemental powers.
Time passed unmeasured, and the orc forces across from them had suffered significant casualties.
Yet, the light phoenix's and dark serpents had also incurred substantial losses.
The two were now somewhat fatigued, their elemental powers draining both their physical and mental reserves.
In the sky, Xiaoa arrived, riding a griffin, hovering at a distance.
As reported by the Spectre, this group of orcs had indeed engaged the two lords in combat.
By the time Xiao Linshu arrived, the battle was nearing its conclusion.
Meanwhile, a hidden contingent of orcs had stealthily followed the first group, and with the front lines decimated, the rear orc forces were likely to track them here, potentially uncovering the traces of the two lords.
This subsequent contingent was evidently stronger and better trained than the preceding Orc forces.
Should these two lords encounter them in their current state, their demise would be inevitable.
What kind of combat units are those? In the air, Xiao Liua, having closed the distance, discerned the nature of the two units, black dragons and golden phoenixes, beings of light and dark elements.
With proximity, the necromancer, as a king- level mage, though unfamiliar with the specific units, could sense the surrounding elemental fluctuations.
These two units were formed from an exceptionally dense concentration of elements.
It was clear they were elemental beings, light and dark elemental beings.