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"Fire spirits, heed my call, transform into a sturdy wall to protect us! Fire Wall! x3"
The three mages chanted the same incantation together, and then runes appeared in front of them, eventually merging together to form a powerful fusion spell.
"Huhuhu..."
The once cool Stormy Plains suddenly melted its ice and snow, followed by a sudden burst of scorching heat. Not far from the adventurers' party, a 3-meter-high crimson wall of fire stood between them and the orcs.
"Hmph, as long as they dare to recklessly charge at this wall of fire, they will surely be engulfed in flames. Even if they are not burned to a crisp, they will be covered in wounds. We just need to beat them when they are down!"
The leading Ruby-level mage flicked his bangs and said confidently.
"call--"
But soon things took a turn for the worse. Both the green-skinned and black-skinned orcs fearlessly broke through the massive wall of fire in front of them.
They had burn marks on their bodies, but they were not serious.
On the contrary, they looked even more excited!
"Prepare to die! Prey! Hand over your head!"
A green-skinned orc charging at the front let out an excited battle cry, brandishing his battle axe at the flamboyant Ruby-level mage in front of him, ready to take a good look at what his skull looked like.
"Clang!" "Hey, stop spacing out! Fire Wall won't stop the orcs, you spellcasters better get back to the back of the line!"
The female knight gripped her pure steel, gold-inlaid, kite-shaped shield, blocking the orc's battle axe, and turned to shout at the Ruby-level mage.
"Roar, a woman?! Never mind, just hand over your head!"
The green-skinned orc, whose attack was blocked by the female knight, was furious. He then swung his battle axe and slashed fiercely at the gold-inlaid steel shield.
"Buzz!" Sensing the power emanating from the great shield, the female knight felt a slight numbness in her arm.
"Heh, these orcs are indeed very strong! But as a silver-ranked individual, I'm no pushover!"
The female knight smiled slightly, then deflected the green-skinned orc's battle axe with a shield bash, and her gilded hand-and-half sword followed closely behind, stabbing towards one of the orc's unprotected arms.
"puff"
The gilded hand-and-half sword pierced the green-skinned orc's arm with almost no resistance, creating two holes with one strike, and thick blood dripped down instantly.
"Ugh!"
The green-skinned orc let out a roar, instantly switching from holding the battle axe with both hands to holding it with one hand, but still maintaining its momentum as it swung it down towards the female knight's helmetless head.
"Whoosh-"
The female knight quickly dodged, narrowly avoiding the axe blow, but a section of her beautiful long golden hair was cut off.
"bang bang bang"
After turning the head away, the female knight pulled out the gilded half-sword stuck in the green-skinned orc's hand, gripped her shield tightly in her left hand, and smashed it hard at the green-skinned orc's head.
"puff……"
After being smashed on the head several times, the green-skinned orc was instantly covered in blood and forced to distance himself.
"Supreme punishment!"
After creating distance from the green-skinned orcs, the female knight knelt down and performed a miracle.
In the blink of an eye, a giant hammer phantom appeared on the green-skinned orc's head and slammed down.
"boom"
After the giant hammer phantom fell, there was a deafening sound. Where the green-skinned orc had been, there was nothing but a blob of tomato sauce and a deep pit.
“Lok'tarogar!”
"Waaagh!"
But the battle was far from over. Before the female knight could even catch her breath, more orcs broke through the wall of fire and charged toward her.
"Hey, you're not already weak all over after just taking down one orc, are you?"
The heavy warrior rushed over, stood in front of the female knight, and teased her.
"Hmph, how could that be? Let alone one orc, I could easily handle ten orcs."
The female knight scoffed dismissively and gripped her sword and shield tightly once more.
"Hey, stop flirting at a time like this! They're coming! Don't forget about our match!"
The spearman shouted angrily, then gripped his steel spear tightly and thrust it toward the nearest green-skinned orc.
The green-skinned orc he targeted was initially able to raise his battle axe and barely defend himself, but before long, his leather armor was torn with several large holes, and he even suffered several stab wounds on his body.
"Ah, of course I remember! Hey! Orcs, your opponent is me!"
The heavy warrior watched the spearman's battle, responded, and then joined the spearman in fighting the orc.
He even arrogantly mocked the orcs, attracting the attention of several dark-skinned orcs.
"Waaagh!" Seeing the arrogant human in front of them, the five dark-skinned orcs roared and charged at him with their axes, machetes, and iron bars.
"Hahaha, well done!"
Seeing the five dark-skinned orcs charging towards him, the heavy warrior showed no fear whatsoever, and met them head-on with his steel greatsword in both hands.
Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Sword Saint Makes His Move! [Two Chapters Combined]
"Wow, that's strong! No wonder they're Silver-ranked adventurers! In that case, we can't afford to lose!"
"That's right. After observing the battle of the silver-rank adventurers, I feel that my martial arts skills have improved a lot. Maybe after this quest is over, I can try to level up!"
After witnessing the spearman, the heavy warrior, and the female knight—the three leading silver-ranked adventurers—playing a pivotal role, the morale of the remaining mid-level adventurers immediately surged!
They instantly forgot that their side was outnumbered and surrounded. The melee adventurers picked up their weapons and charged forward with great enthusiasm.
Ranged adventurers took up bows and crossbows to harass and guerrilla, while priests and mages were ready to rescue the wounded.
"Great! In that case, I can't afford to lose! Chain Lightning!"
Seeing the adventurers' morale soaring, the witch smiled alluringly, and then her staff emitted blue lightning that shot towards the orc in the farthest distance.
"what……"
The green-skinned orc struck by lightning was reduced to ashes before he could even utter a complete scream.
The instant he was struck, lightning burst forth from his body again, shooting towards the nearest dark-skinned orc.
“Uooohhh—”
The dark-skinned orc instantly let out a shrill scream as if struck by lightning, then exhaled a breath of black gas. Its entire body was charred black, and it collapsed to the ground, its fate unknown.
Lightning then chained four more orcs, but they were in much better condition.
The third orc was only electrocuted and lay on the ground, still able to move.
As for the sixth orc, it was as if it had been given electrotherapy. Not only was it unharmed, but it also picked up its greatsword and slashed at the nearest half-elf warrior, who had to exert all his strength to barely avoid being knocked down.
"Oh dear, perhaps we shouldn't have used the chain lightning!"
Looking at the half-elf warrior who had almost been cut down, the witch gently scratched her beautiful face and said apologetically.
"It's okay, I... I can still manage!"
The half-elf warrior didn't want to lose face in front of the beautiful woman, so while gritting his teeth and resisting the terrifying power of the green-skinned orc, he gave the witch an ugly smile.
Under the leadership of these four silver-ranked adventurers, the orcs, who had the numerical advantage, were actually starting to lose ground.
But before the adventurers noticed, the orc swordsman who had been sharpening his greatsword outside the wall of fire had vanished!
"Muda, muda, muda! You orcs are no match for me at all in warming up!"
The heavy warrior wielded his steel greatsword like a tornado. Of the five orcs that had initially approached him, two had their fur armor ripped open, leaving deep sword wounds on their chests, forcing them to retreat from the encirclement.
"Haha, leave your head behind!"
The heavy warrior seized the moment, gripped his greatsword, and prepared to deliver a leaping slash to the orc at the front!
"Pfft!"
Just as the heavy warrior was about to jump, a figure arrived first, and the heavy warrior looked down at his chest in disbelief.
There was a greatsword there, a greatsword full of nicks, yet gleaming brightly, its tip studded with fragments of armor and hot blood.
"How...how is this possible! Pfft..."
The heavy warrior glanced at the owner of the greatsword behind him, who was none other than the old orc who had been sharpening the sword at the beginning.
He couldn't understand why the old orc had suddenly and silently circled around behind him and pierced through his armor with a single sword strike.
Although his armor wasn't enchanted, it did contain mithril in the heart area!
The old orc behind him not only silently infiltrated his back, but also pierced his armor with a single sword strike, striking his heart.
If Liu Tianyu were here, he would definitely be shocked. This sword saint could stealthily move without a sound and directly pierce through the armor of a heavy warrior. It was clearly the effect of breaking stealth with the Wind Step and then delivering a fatal blow!
"First!"
The orc swordsman couldn't understand the heavy warrior's words, but he knew what the heavy warrior wanted to say from his expression. However, he didn't answer him, but simply recorded a sound in orcish.
"Hey! Heavy Warrior!"
Seeing the orc swordsman suddenly appear and the heavy warrior who had been stabbed in the heart and fell to the ground, the spearman who had been watching closely immediately shouted.
He immediately withdrew the steel spear that had pierced the green-skinned orc's throat, wanting to rush over to provide support.
"buzz"
The orc swordsman, who had his back to the spearman, suddenly swayed, and in the blink of an eye, he went from one orc swordsman to three!
This is amazing! It can even create mirror images, and it even created two mirror images!
Although the mirror image has the weakness of disappearing if it is fatally wounded, apart from being dull, the mirror image is almost no different in strength from the original body!
"what?!"
Seeing the orc swordsman split into three, seemingly indistinguishable from one another, the spearman's eyes widened. He quickly gripped his steel spear, daring not to approach any further.
"We'll be your opponents! X3"
The three orc sword saints spoke in unison.
"Damn it, I don't care what tricks you're using, but if you dare to hurt my old rival, I'll make you pay in blood!"
The spearman said with a solemn expression, "Judging from his sudden and instantaneous killing of the heavy warrior, the orc swordsman's strength is definitely not to be underestimated. He has probably reached the level of a gold-rank adventurer! But he absolutely cannot back down!"
"Heavy Warrior!"
A shrill scream came from afar. The female knight shook off her orc opponent and ran over fully armed. When she saw the heavy warrior lying on the ground, her big blue eyes immediately turned red.
"Female knight, you come with me to deal with this strange orc. After we take him down, we'll immediately go and assist the heavy warrior!"
With a helper arriving, the spearman breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still kept a close eye on the three orc sword saints.
"Of course! I will make him pay for his crimes in blood!"
The female knight gritted her teeth and, without thinking, grabbed her gold-inlaid steel shield and charged towards the three orc swordsmen.
"clang"
An orc swordsman charged forward expressionlessly, drawing his sword. After the scabbard collided with the gold-inlaid steel shield, the lightly armed orc swordsman did not retreat an inch.
On the contrary, the fully armed female knight's shield bash caused her to stagger back three steps after the sword and shield clashed, and a deep sword mark was even cut into her gold-inlaid steel shield!
"how is this possible?"
Looking at the sword mark on her gold-plated steel shield, the female knight could hardly believe it. Even the troll's claws could only leave a shallow mark on her shield!
"Don't be impulsive!"
Seeing the shocked female knight, the spearman quickly reminded her, then brandished his steel spear and followed, aiming it at the throat of the orc swordsman on the right.
"ding dong"
Faced with the spearman's lightning-fast thrust, the orc swordsman merely raised his slashed greatsword and narrowly blocked the spearman's seemingly inevitable attack.
"You've got some skill, no wonder you were able to launch a sneak attack! So, how about this?"
The spearman was not surprised that his sure-fire attack had been blocked by the orc swordsman. He changed his thrust into a sweep, and fiercely swept it toward the orc swordsman's chest.
The orc swordsman didn't try to stop the spearman's sweeping attack; instead, he swung his greatsword fiercely at the spearman's unprotected head, engaging in a fight where he risked injury for the spearman's life.