As Stitchers and Lich are slain one by one, the chain of command of the undead army is completely disintegrated. The undead army, which had been neatly arrayed, immediately became chaotic.

Necromancy, with complete autonomous consciousness, is an indispensable presence in the army of the undead. If there are necromancy, then the skeletons will be able to wield a combat power comparable to that of the elite army of humans. If not, then the undead are nothing more than a bunch of strange beings who only follow their instincts.

The undead do not have a complete autonomous consciousness, and without an order from outside, they will only wander aimlessly, looking for anything to "eat" until the soul fire is extinguished. Born of their hatred of the living, they have an unusual attachment to flesh and blood, and they frantically attack living creatures that come into their "vision", whether it is a rat coming out of a hole in search of food, a rabbit grazing, or a human with a weapon, or an elf with a bow and arrow.

The chaotic queue gave the cavalry troops an opportunity. Led by three paladins, the cavalry force, led by the Knights of the Misty Sunset, scattered and cut the undead army, and then used fiery glue to reduce the encircled undead to ashes.

However, the number of undead still has an absolute advantage, and even without the command of the necromancer, they are still not to be underestimated. Moreover, the human army also suffered heavy losses, leaving no less than fifty corpses on the ground.

Most of the corpses belonged to the militia that formed the phalanx of spears, and the scattered militia fled in all directions, and even many guys rushed to the undead in a panic, and their fate can be imagined. The few remaining corpses belonged to several cavalrymen who were fighting on the front line, and they were grazed by a long, heavy butcher's knife while confronting the Stitch Monster head-on, and then ...... Then it became two stages, and I couldn't die anymore.

After the undead become two stages, most of them can still jump a few times, and even some of the "tenacious vitality" can continue to climb as if nothing happened. However, if the living person turns into two knots at once, it must be dead, and at most a few more breaths.

With the seven-seven-eighty-eight used for the blazing glue carried, the entire valley was dyed red by the firelight. The undead Chinese army without a commander suffered heavy losses. However, Nornwei also reached the end of the crossbow and had to start retreating.

As the commander of Nuoenwei, Fang Qiuling expressed satisfaction with the results achieved so far.

Wound the Necronomion Commander, the vampire who fled for his life. Kill multiple necromantic commanders, mainly lich and stitchers, of twelve that can be directly confirmed, seven indirectly confirmed, and six that cannot be determined. The most elite vanguard of the undead army was wiped out, the largest number of Chinese troops were devastated, and the rear army retreated voluntarily after receiving a limited blow.

Strategic Objective: Hold off the army of the undead on the south shore of Lake Mist and buy time for the retreat of the Lake of Mist Lords - done!

Tactical Objective: Kill or kill the commander of the Lingnan Road army - done!

Both strategic and tactical goals have been accomplished, so what's not to be satisfied with?

However, several other people who participated in the war, especially the clergy who served the God of Wind, mainly paladins, were not satisfied.

- The undead who are full of wilderness have not yet completed their purification, and at this moment the horn of retreat is actually sounding! Say! Is it that you nobles have made some kind of agreement with the evil undead!

The paladin's jealousy and hatred and strong belligerence undoubtedly made Fang Qiu feel gratified. However, they insisted that as long as they had a lot of blood, they could push down the army of the undead and win the final victory, which also made Fang Qiu feel distressed.

- Viscount Norn, the acting lord, is not like those nobles with fat brains, he is trustworthy!

As the representative of the Temple of Notos, Lady Mogre obeys the oracle of the God of Wind, and expresses her unconditional support for the order of the Autumn.

Marlowe is also a member of the Temple of Notos, but he has reservations about the Fang Qiu Ling. However, he was on the front line of the battle, and he knew that continuing to fight would do more harm than good. Your own hole cards have been exhausted, and the undead side does not know if there are hole cards, but with the number of undead still standing on the scene, it is likely that you will not be able to eat and walk around. So he was equally in favor of retreat.

With the support of the two veteran paladins, there was a lot less opposition. The cavalry units began to regroup, gathered the defeated militia and then withdrew from the battlefield in an orderly manner. The elven and mountain archers who provided long-range support moved more quickly, and they disappeared directly into the forest.

The ambush battle won a clean victory, but Fang Qiuling still didn't dare to take it lightly, and sent griffons to conduct aerial reconnaissance as soon as dawn.

On the one hand, it is to confirm the current weaving of the undead army, and on the other hand, it is also to ensure that the undead army does not come to a "return gun".

While confirming the traces of the undead army, Fang Qiuling also obtained the casualty statistics of his own troops.

The cavalry unit totaled one hundred and thirty men, of which one hundred and seventeen survived, a third of whom were wounded. The shooter unit numbered ninety-two, all of whom survived, and few were wounded. Of the 358 militia troops, 230 survived, almost all of whom were wounded.

The main human losses were concentrated in the militia units. When the enemy vampire commander appeared, it caused a large-scale rout of the militia forces, and many panicked militiamen crashed directly into the undead array and became the undead's ghost. But more often than not, they die from falls, stampedes, ......

The battle was won, but it had nothing to do with the militia. It can even be said that the role of the militia on the battlefield is to hold back. More than a third were killed and wounded. Such a large number of casualties not only made Fang Qiuling's face ugly, but also the face of the commander of the militia force, Old Tom, was equally ugly.

The army that faces the undead is still dominated by veteran veterans. At least the veterans won't be massively dispersed by a simple intimidation. Immediately fleeing, the veteran will not crash into the undead array without a head!

Fang Qiuling and Old Tom were thinking about whether to disband this militia unit when they returned to Huquan Town......

Back in Huquan Town, before Fang Qiuling could sit down and take a sip of water, Yuna and Yuya appeared in front of him with a piece of news that could be called bad news.

- Fallen Leaf Pass has fallen!

Deciduous Pass is the gateway to the northern part of the Misty Lake region. It is an important checkpoint to block the southward movement of many orc tribes in the deciduous forest. Fallen Leaves Pass has fallen at this moment, and it is certain that there must be the handiwork of Mamo, the Dark Country! And the fall of Fallen Leaf Pass also means that Wuxi Fort has fallen into real isolation. The countdown to the fall of Fog Castle has also begun.

"How long ago was this?"

"The highest level of teleportation contact, just received."

Fang Qiuling glanced at the small note of the message, and casually handed the note to the Gallas butler beside him. The old butler immediately confirmed that there was no problem with the seal on the note, which meant that there was no doubt about the authenticity of the message.

"Who else hasn't withdrawn?"

"The last convoy had left three days ago, and now there are ...... left in the town It's just us! ”

"Then what are you waiting for, clean up now, we'll flash too!"

"There's worse news......"

"Worse news? Go ahead. What could be worse than the fall of Falling Leaf Pass! ”

As soon as these words came out, Fang Qiuling silently gave a direct mouth in his heart - no crow's mouth!

Because the news is worse than the fall of Fallen Leaf Pass, there will really be it! For example, the fall of Fog Castle.

"Northeast of Huquan Town, within half a day's journey. There are traces of orcs. ”

"What!"

"The number of orcs that can be confirmed is over a hundred, and most of them are wearing armor and look extremely elite. There are a large number of goblins and gnolls accompanying them, as well as ogres and bear monsters. According to preliminary estimates, the total is more than six hundred. Presently...... The number is still increasing, and the main road to the Fracture Fortress has been cut off by them. ”

If the first bad news was still in Fang Qiuling's expectations, then the second bad news was completely unexpected.

The First Kuroshio War was a confrontation between the undead and humans, and there was no orc scene at all. Now there is a group of greenskins blocking the main road to the Fracture Fortress......

"Those orcs ......" Fang Qiuling was silent for a moment, then asked, "What are the characteristics?" ”

"Features?"

Sister Yuya was a little puzzled.

- "Orc", isn't that word enough to describe?

Fang Qiuling had to add, "I mean, their physical characteristics. There are still considerable differences in the physical appearance of orcs in different regions. For example, the color of the hair, the color of the skin, the color of the eyes, ......"

"Oh...... That's it. ”

Sister Yuya snapped her fingers, and the image reflected in the air immediately popped out, like a virtual condensation screen that suddenly jumped out.

- Illusion? You've learned new spells again!

Fang Qiuling expressed surprise at the twins' ability to learn, and the orc image displayed by the illusion made him frown even more.

- A large area of red skin was exposed under the armor of the one-shouldered body, a large black iron ring that passed through the middle of the nose, and the fangs that came out of the lips from top to bottom.

The orcs that appear in the illusion image have a physique that far exceeds that of ordinary orcs. Their arms are extremely muscular, and most of their weapons are two-handed knives. This made Fang Qiuling immediately confirm the belonging of these orcs.

"Flame Blade Clan!"

Without waiting for Fang Qiuling to speak, the Gallas butler on the side also recognized the orc in the image for the first time.

"So many!" Paladin Marlowe's voice carried irrepressible consternation, "How is this possible! They ......"

Human society has long entered civilization, and there has been a relatively clear social division of labor a long time ago. For example, a farmer who farms the land, a fisherman who fishes, and a weaver girl who spins and weaves. The civilization process of orc society is still in a very primitive stage, and the social division of labor is not as clear as that of human society.

Orcs are martial, or brutal, and it's not a big problem. Therefore, in the unclear social division of labor in orc society, "warrior" is a very honorable social profession, enjoying a social status second only to orc spellcasters. Orcs with great strength also tend to take pride in their warrior status, which in turn earns titles such as "warrior", "warrior", "overseer", etc.

And the Fireblade Clan is the warrior clan among the orcs. Its most powerful warriors are known as the "Sword Saints"!