Chapter 713: Chapter 713: Battle Again
“Don’t worry about me, go and comfort the troops and civilians,” Ye Shikai continued, “Modern warfare is not much better than close-quarters combat. Back when I led the Dragon Teeth special forces team across the south, that was a true crisis; a single bullet could claim a life.”
“Also, the wall has been breached by fire stones, we must repair it quickly; otherwise, it will be bad.” Ye Shikai picked up his longsword, pointing at the breach in the wall. Even though the Elf Clan was fully engaged and Mona commanded perfectly, after such a battle, Mili Forest has still suffered major damage. Not to mention, elves were injured and killed by fire stones and arrows by the hundred and many buildings were destroyed. Though there are ways to counter the orc troops’ mass assault tactic, it is still very difficult to completely repel them.
“Yes, we’ve sustained heavy casualties. We should take this opportunity to prepare properly,” Mona said indifferently. As the queen, overseeing the entire situation was her priority.
Ye Shikai stood alone on the wall, looking out over the battlefield where thousands of orc corpses lay scattered, blood flowing into rivers. War could only bring destruction, Ye Shikai was certain that even if these orcs really won, they would not be able to seize the Life Tree.
Ye Shikai took out his mechanical watch, according to the current season, only two hours left until dawn. Once the sunlight arrives, the energy of the Life Tree would be fully unleashed, and the elves’ power would increase. Ye Shikai would fight with his life to hold on for two more hours.
“I wonder if she managed to escape.” Ye Shikai suddenly thought of Ji Qian. After the battle, he would ask Mona to give him a few more awakening fruits just to be on the safe side. Once Su Qingyu woke up, he would definitely express his gratitude.
Ye Shikai leaned quietly against the wall, the next battle would be the deciding one.
“Lord Moon God, why have you run out here?” Outside the rainforest, Soul Destroyer and the Demoness were waiting with a large group from Netherworld Palace. Netherworld Palace’s overseas influence is significant; they had even brought armored vehicles. If not for the special magnetic field, Netherworld Palace’s helicopters and armored vehicles would have entered long ago.
“Where’s Boss? Why didn’t he come out?” Soul Destroyer’s heart suddenly jumped. According to Ye Shikai’s character, if he really faced a life-and-death crisis, he would risk his life to protect Ji Qian. Now that only one person had come out, could it be…
“Don’t worry, he’s not dead,” Ji Qian hastened to say, “But he’s in trouble now.” Ji Qian recounted the entire situation. To outsiders, elves and orcs were completely nonsensical. Fortunately, Soul Destroyer and the others were used to seeing bizarre things and did not express any doubt.
“No, I have to go in and find Boss,” Soul Destroyer said immediately upon hearing this.
“Stop, with our current situation, we simply can’t enter Mili Forest.” Ji Qian quickly intercepted Soul Destroyer. It was precisely because of Netherworld Palace’s troop movements that Ye Shikai had originally suggested the two of them infiltrate the forest. Going now would only lead to encounters with Marching Ants and the Elephant Clan.
“What should we do then?”
Ji Qian’s expression turned grave as she took out the awakening fruit from her pocket—a small fruit shining with red light. Suddenly, she felt it was incredibly heavy; it was acquired by Ye Shikai at the risk of his own life.
“Take this back, hand it to Ghost, let him treat Qingyu first,” Ji Qian placed the awakening fruit into an insulated box and solemnly handed it to Soul Destroyer.
“Lord Moon God, you…”
“You must ensure the awakening fruit’s safety and give it to Ghost. I need to go back and find him,” Ji Qian’s tone was serious, both her first and second sentences bore the weight of her resolve.
“Fire!” The second wave of orc attacks began swiftly, and Ye Shikai was about to show these orcs the power of modern technology.
Ye Shikai took a machine gun out of his Storage Ring and mounted it on the village wall. It was a pity he hadn’t turned his Storage Ring into an arsenal, or else if he could teach the elves to use guns, this would be a massacre.
“Ratatat.” A flurry of bullets rained down, felling a group in minutes, but against tens of thousands of orcs, this firepower was still far from enough.
The orcs surged up like the tide, a much more fierce onslaught than before. Without Siege Hammers, the orcs rammed the gates with their bodies. The archers above kept firing arrows, but to little effect; these orcs didn’t care about their casualties. They didn’t even bother to remove their dead, continually climbing over the bodies of their fallen comrades to press the attack.
“Your Highness the Queen, West Village is about to be breached,” a bloodstained elven general reported, approaching Mona.
“Hall Guards, follow me,” Mona commanded with a grave expression. West Village might be less crucial than East Village, but it was close to the Life Tree. Once breached, the Life Tree would be damaged, and now without sunlight, the Life Tree couldn’t unleash its full energy.
“Boom.” Along with a loud noise, the gate of West Village slowly fell, kicking up a cloud of dust. As the smoke cleared, a white light glinted in the eyes of the front row of orcs. The next second, orc heads fell to the ground, as Mona, clad in battle armor and leading a squad of guards, charged out.
“Kill!” Mona pointed her sword to the sky and shouted. The guards rushed up with their lances and forcefully pushed back the front row of orcs.
“It’s Her Highness the Queen.”
“The Queen Herself has come to command the battle.”
Since ancient times, the personal presence of royalty in battle has been an important way to boost the troops’ morale. Mona was not only seeking to inspire the soldiers but as the ruler of the elves, she too had to take up arms to repel the invasion.
“She’s a real madwoman,” Ye Shikai muttered with a laugh, setting aside the machine gun and picking up a metal longsword. With a kick, he leaped down from the village wall and drove the sword into an orc’s chest.
“You’re taking this seriously, aren’t you?” Ye Shikai and Mona stood back to back, repelling the encircling enemies. Emperors from the East seldom engaged in personal combat, but it wasn’t unusual for Western kings to lead the charge, and Ye Shikai had thought Mona was a superior strategist. He hadn’t expected her to also be a valiant warrior.
“Of course,” Mona smiled, holding a dagger in her left hand and a longsword in her right, resembling a female hero from the movies.
Ye Shikai took a Fire Element out of his Storage Ring and injected his Inner Strength into it, unleashing a blaze that devoured hundreds of orcs in flames.
“Come again!” Ye Shikai shouted, infusing the Fire Element into his metal longsword. The silver blade burst into a flaming sword, and with a fierce swing, a blaze rushed towards the orcs.