"Start now!" Upon hearing the order, the giant chief Yangkele immediately waved to the several Difeng Giants arranged in a line behind the antelope warriors. Thirteen Difeng Giants, who were left behind, each carried out a gigantic bag that was in a wrapped state from their stone houses. The bags were thrown one by one to the distance by these strong men, and each time a bag hit the ground, it would burst open with a puff of white chalk powder. In an instant, most of the valley was coated in a frost-like layer of chalk powder, especially in front of the antelope warriors standing in the front row. Moss and fern plants on the ground of the valley were all covered in a thick layer of white powder, creating clouds of irritating white dust. Coughs, from those covering their mouths, broke out.
"This thing is useful." Liu Zhenhan looked at this big fellow and was amazed. It was unexpected that such an honest Difeng Giant would also employ the tricky tactic of scattering chalk: "But wouldn’t it be better if they were to scatter it when the opponents charge over so as to blur their vision?"
"Is chalk powder really useful this way?" The giant chief was stunned.
"Of course, it’s useful. Now tell me what you plan to do by sprinkling this chalk powder on the ground?" Liu Zhenhan was curious.
"The racial ability of the Grey Dwarves is invisibility. In the past, we were often at a disadvantage when dealing with them. After Trist joined us, he taught us this trick to counter the Grey Dwarves. We only scatter this stuff to keep track of their whereabouts...uh...to see their footprints," explained Chief Yangkele, strutting his eyebrows.
"Xiao Cui is really smart." Liu Zhenhan looked at the Drow Elf, who was patrolling the frontlines with his cat, and praised appreciatively.
"If it wasn’t for Xiao Cui and those Soul Wanderers bringing the Undead Soldiers to help each year, we would have had a massive disadvantage long ago." Antelope Warrior Duncan said, while staring at the thick white powder on the ground in the valley with his bulging eyes.
"The raiders who came this year are really abundant." Yangkele, the giant chief, let out a bitter smile, "They were half as many at most last year."
"Moore has bribed the Koutao Merfolk to launch a surprise attack on you all. Given this, it’s clear the Blood Elves will not sit idly by this year," Liu Zhenhan chuckled nefariously, "I don’t know what you guys did that offended them, or maybe they had a mood swing this year."
An urgent whistle sounded among the Cow-Eagle People circling high above the Gibraltar River. Approximately half of the Cow-Eagle People parted in three directions, flying around the darkness that surrounded the Flame Mountain Valley. Although the Grey Dwarves and Cow-Eagle People hadn’t launched their attack yet, the siege-like atmosphere they crafted was already enough to shatter the morale of the slightly weaker enemies. Follow current novᴇls on novel✶fire.net
A vast number of adversaries were lurking in the unknown darkness. No one could predict from which direction these Cow-Eagle People would charge out the next moment, hurling their spears from high above. This was even more intimidating for these brave Antelope Warriors than facing a formidable foe head-on. They felt helpless and irritated. Especially the comparatively younger Antelope Warriors, whose heavy breathing grew louder under this tense pre-battle atmosphere, their iron waistband tugging the chains behind them straight.
Under the loud shouting of the experienced Antelope Warrior Duncan, all the Antelope Warriors took out their boomerangs, each observing the sky above them. As soon as a Cow-Eagle dares to show its head, the Antelope Warriors would throw out their crescent-shaped swords. ’Item’ defensive lines were formed in front of them by the Antelope Warriors and the eighty Undead Tauren Soldiers, who would be responsible for enemies attacking from the front on the ground. The thick layer of chalk dust in the valley provided the best marker for the Soul Wanderers.
Who said the Taurens are imbeciles? Liu Zhenhan was more and more convinced that one should not stereotype races, that a harsh environment could force a race to learn or comprehend things they never considered before.
Six Difeng Giants fell in line behind the Taurens’ defensive line. These kin of Hellfire Giants were sent back to Felwood by Liu Zhenhan all at once, including seven newly matured youngsters. Only these six adult Difeng Giant warriors were left behind. Only they had the ability to condense ’Meteorite Fire’ in their hands.
Liu Zhenhan noticed another funny thing, precisely because these Difeng Giants had the special ability to manipulate fire, the Taurens’ front and back lines are considerably far apart from the Giants. According to Duncan, this arrangement was to prevent them from getting burnt during the fight by the Hellfire Giant’s raging flames.
The militias of Felwood dispersed for the first time, but they continued to work in combination. The Hippo Shield Bearers, who focused on defending, prioritized protecting the Mages. Crossbows and catapults were concentrated on top of the Giant’s houses. Make-shift air defense fortifications were created from giant mushroom stems and animal hides. The Bear Goblin slaves were ready and eager, spurred on, perhaps, by the few Hippo Bards.
Three dedicated priests cast a spirit communication war song, the ’Light of Sobriety,’ making it softly shine on every Tauren whose heads were beginning to boil. This injected a little bit of tranquility, called calm, into their agitated hearts.