Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 466: Phoenix King
Although Badao Wuqing appeared calm and confident on the surface, he was actually a little panicked deep down in his heart. He was not a great chief before, but only a clan chief, and he did not feel any pressure.
Now that he has become the chief of the tribe, he finds that being a chief is not that easy.
This time, when the Third Orc War was launched, more than 500,000 troops were mobilized and various extraordinary arms were assembled. It was impossible to accumulate such a powerful army in just half a year by natural accumulation alone. It was completely created by spending money.
Add to that the food for the men and horses, the huge amount of war supplies and the cost of maintaining the army, and tens of millions of dollars were spent in just half a month. If this war cannot be won, these tens of millions of dollars will be completely wasted.
At this point, the outcome of the war is no longer just a matter of gaming experience, but a matter of life and death, and the rise and fall of the company.
That absolutely cannot fail.
Moreover, Badao Wuqing knew very well that although Silvermoon City was isolated and seemed easy to bully, both the Alliance and the Dark Night were probably paying attention to it. If they stayed at the gates of the city for a long time, they might be attacked from both inside and outside. The tribal army was isolated overseas, and if their retreat was cut off, they would be at risk of being wiped out.
So he had already made a plan. He had to capture Silvermoon City as quickly as possible, the sooner the better. This battle must not be delayed. The longer it was delayed, the more likely it was that something unexpected would happen.
This is also the reason why he readily gave Xueying Chonglou 10 million to buy him to destroy the rune barrier.
Now that the rune barrier has been broken, this time, he is determined to take over Silvermoon City in one fell swoop.
As long as they can capture this city, the investment previously made can be earned back with interest.
Now that things have come to this, it’s time to fight to the death!
Hundreds of thousands of troops, tens of millions of investments, success or failure depends on this battle.
Thinking of this, Badao Wuqing suddenly felt heroic. He kicked his mount off his hips and rode the Hell Boar onto a rune boulder that had lost its energy.
The eyes of the surrounding orcs immediately looked over.
Facing the countless tribal warriors around him, Badao Wuqing began a passionate speech.
Heroic feat - 'Will of the Tribe' activated!
The Sword of Ruthlessness (Warchief of the Horde): "Warriors of the Horde, orcs, warriors from Draenor, I am your Warchief, the Sword of Ruthlessness.
We stand here today to win victory and glory.
We must win this battle. We suffered a miserable defeat before. Two great chiefs, Blackhand the Destroyer and Orgrim, were killed in succession. The warriors of the tribe shed countless blood, and we had to retreat back to the Dark Portal.
Those scumbags of the Alliance looked down on us and called us trash.
But the tribe is definitely not useless. Tell me, orcs, are you useless?
No! You are fearless warriors, iron-blooded fighters, invincible conquerors, and ruthless killers. Today, let those weak elves see the power of orcs and the glory of the tribe!
Go to fight, my warriors, tear our enemies apart with steel and blades, and let the tribe regain glory with blood and victory! "
This passionate speech successfully boosted the morale of the orcs.
“Roar, roar, roar!”
"For the tribe!"
"Lokta Oga!"
"Victory or death!"
Amid the deafening roar, the morale of the orcs rose to a certain point at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ba Dao Wu Qing's speech made his blood boil. He swung his battle axe and shouted, "Attack!"
Following this order, hundreds of thousands of tribal troops took action at the same time. Completely different from the previous blind attacks of those small cannon fodders, the tribal army launched attacks from three directions simultaneously with strict formations and good training.
The first wave of attack was the Wolf Cavalry. They formed a scattered formation and galloped past the city wall in a show of force, attracting the first wave of bombardment from the magic towers.
Because the formation was dispersed, not too many units were lost. While the magic tower was charging, hundreds of catapults and dozens of Hellfire chariots were pushed to a distance of several hundred meters away from the city wall.
Following the command from the orc commander, hellfire and burning flaming boulders rose into the air and blasted towards the magic tower.
Trails of fire streaked across the sky.
The Sunfury Tower and the Moonfury Tower became the first targets of concentrated fire. These two magic towers are located on both sides of the main gate of Silvermoon City and are important fortresses guarding the city gate.
Boom boom boom boom!
Explosions sounded one after another, and the firepower was extremely fierce, but the mages in the magic tower had already activated the magic tower's defenses, and this saturation attack was successfully resisted by the energy shield.
However, this was just the beginning. The catapults were still firing continuously. Then, several Hellfire demons slowly crawled out of the craters under the tower and began to smash the outer wall of the magic tower.
Ba Dao Wu Qing (Great Chieftain of the Horde): "Infantry attack!"
Nearly 20,000 orc warriors from four regiments immediately rushed towards the city wall. Siege vehicles, ladders, and goblin engineers launched the attack in a huge crowd.
At this time, the magic tower had been fully charged. However, facing the double threat of the catapult in the distance and the gradually approaching orc infantry, the magic tower decisively chose to fire at the catapult.
This choice is generally wise. There are still a large number of defenders on the city wall, so we can just leave these orc infantry to them.
These elven mages also began to pour out their firepower.
The biggest advantage of Silvermoon City is that it has enough mages. Other kingdoms have archers on their walls, but only Silvermoon City can use mages as regular ranged troops.
Dense fireballs and lightning blasted towards the bottom of the city wall, and the saturated magic attack forcibly blocked the attacking orc army outside a line fifty meters outside the city wall.
Ba Dao Wu Qing (Horde Chieftain): "Dragon Riders, attack and clear the airspace above the city. Troll Bat Riders, prepare to attack the city walls!"
Thousands of dragon riders flew towards the top of the city in an overwhelming manner. The Dragon Eagle Knights in Silvermoon City immediately took off into the air to fight. The dragon riders and dragon eagle riders fought each other without giving in. Units that were killed kept falling from the sky.
Corpses and blood rained down.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the air forces were entangled with each other, the troll bats immediately entered the battlefield and began to throw incendiary bombs on the city walls unscrupulously.
The Troll Bats' air combat capabilities are worrying, but their bomb-throwing skills are really amazing. As groups of bombs exploded on the city walls, the mages suffered heavy casualties.
The Sun King looked solemn. The tribe's extraordinary troops were even stronger than he had expected , and the number of air force troops far exceeded that of Silvermoon City.
It must be countered, otherwise the city wall will be in danger.
Anasterian (Sun King): "Warriors of Quel'Thalas, do not retreat. Our home is behind us! My children, it is time to show the majesty of the Sun King! Come to me, and together we will summon the Phoenix!"
Soon, a dozen princes and princesses who had not been assigned any tasks were gathered together by Anasteria. Dozens of elementals were also gathered in the open space in Silvermoon City. Under Anasteria 's command, every six people cooperated with a member of the royal family to form a summoning circle.
Prepare to begin collective summoning.
What they want to summon is a powerful elemental creature from the plane of fire - the Phoenix!
Thousands of years ago, during the study of elemental magic, the former king of the Sun Chaser family successfully summoned the Phoenix King and signed a contract with the Phoenix clan, gaining the ability to summon the Phoenix in exchange for powerful magic power and precious materials.
However, the Phoenix, a peculiar life form, has a characteristic: they are not life forms in the usual sense and cannot stay in the material plane for a long time. Therefore, they can only be summoned in times of war.
Furthermore, only the Sun Royal Family is qualified to summon the Phoenix, so over the past thousands of years, it has been very rare for the Phoenix to participate in battles.
But at this critical moment, this ancient contract will naturally come in handy.
Anasteriotia was the first to summon, holding up his staff, gathering magic power, and chanting the ancient spell loudly.
[An ancient being from the plane of fire element. ]
[Red feathers, flaming body, and the elemental life of nirvana. ]
[I sacrifice to you with the essence of fire, I summon you with magical energy, and I bind you with an eternal oath.]
[In the name of the ancient covenant between my ancestors and you. ]
【I summon you to this world! 】
On the ground, a huge magic circle outlined by flames slowly emerged. A scarlet phoenix made a piercing cry and soared into the sky from the flames. Its wings, which were over a hundred meters long, were made entirely of flames. The scarlet flames almost burned the sky.
Phoenix King——Oh!
The scorching heat made the elementalists sweat on their foreheads and the air was distorted.
Looking at the gorgeous and passionate huge firebird circling freely in the sky, the Sun King suddenly felt excited. How could the tiny orcs resist such a powerful force?
This is just the first bird.
Historically, only the Sun Royal Family could summon the Phoenix. Since the Sun Chaser family was small and only had one descendant, usually only one or two Phoenixes could be summoned in each war.
Fortunately, this generation of the Sun Royal Family is quite populous, with more than a dozen great elementals alone. At this moment, with loud chanting, more than a dozen phoenixes were summoned out.
Although it is much smaller than the other phoenixes of the Phoenix King, it is enough to kill the tribe's dragon riders in seconds.
These phoenixes are not only powerful, but also have splash damage. Their power is even more terrifying when they attack in groups. The flames they release can burn hundreds of dragon riders to death at a glance. The rest of the dragon riders also retreated. Unfortunately, the phoenixes are immune to fire damage, and it is useless for the troll bat rider to rush up and self-destruct.
The air battle scene suddenly became one-sided.
Badao Wuqing was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Silvermoon City had so many phoenixes. He thought only Kael'thas could summon them.
Fortunately, the tribe also has a trump card that it has not used.
Ba Dao Wu Qing (Horde Chieftain): "Dragon Rider - Attack!"
