BXBX NOVEL Chapter 47 - 47, Victory Over Orcs l
The air was thick with the scent of blood.
The battlefield was a mess.
A dense collection of carcasses and white bones blanketed the whole battlefield.
Severed limbs and flowing blood.
Droplets of blood seeped into the soil, staining the ground black and red.
Standing on top of the city wall, Fang Hao and Eira quietly observed the sight before them.
They remained silent for a while.
Fang Hao descended from the wall, and the broken city gates swung open once again.
“Clean up the battlefield, collect all the spoils of war, and toss the bodies into the Skeleton Conversion Field,” Fang Hao stepped out and issued the order loudly.
The skeletons which had previously stood motionless once again sprang into action, stripping the bodies of all their equipment and throwing them into the Skeleton Conversion Field.
The transformation of the bodies in the field took some time.
As more and more bodies were placed inside, the conversion time kept stacking up.
Soon all the spoils of war had been collected.
The orc chieftain was also given special treatment by Fang Hao.
The skeleton soldiers stripped him bare, even prying open his mouth to check if he had any gold teeth or such items.
[Gains: 35720 orc weapons, 27420 sets of orc leather armor, 8300 sets of orc iron armor.]
Additionally,
[18867 Wriggling Spines, War Horn, Bloodthirsty Blade.]
[War Horn (Blue Tier)]
[Category: Horn]
[Attribute: When blown, boosts allied units’ morale by 5%, movement speed by 10%, and attack by 2%.]
(Description: The art of war depends on the initial momentum.)
Not bad!
The boost to morale is useless for skeleton troops.
As soldiers of the skeleton faction, they feel no emotions, they do not know fear or death, so naturally, there’s no concept of morale boosting.
But increased movement speed and attack are still very valuable attribute enhancements.
No wonder the orc army seemed to be injected with adrenaline when the horn sounded, rushing from afar.
Especially the wolf riders, their speed was incredibly high.
Other than the mobility of the cavalry, this horn also greatly improved the movement speed.
[Bloodthirsty Blade (Purple Tier)]
[Category: Giant Sword]
[Damage: Level 4 Damage]
[Set Effect: Berserker: For each enemy killed or assisted in killing, increase strength by 1% for 8 seconds. (This effect can stack up to 50 times).] (Description: The thick, fresh blood compels you to commit heinous acts.) Fang Hao was all too familiar with the Bloodthirsty set.
Previously, when he killed Kedo, he had obtained part of the Bloodthirsty armor set.
It was because the Bloodthirsty set was incomplete that Kent, a third-tier hero, couldn’t unleash his real strength.
Otherwise, relying on the damage stacked by killing skeletons, he could’ve killed his way through.
And even broken the city gate and invaded the territory.
But all of that has already been set in stone, this test was still won by Fang Hao in the end.
He has collected all pieces of the Bloodthirsty set, though he can’t wear them now.
Lastly, there were 18867 Wriggling Spines.
Compared to the orc equipment he collected, the number of spines excited Fang Hao even more.
If he wished, he could summon a massive skeleton army again, to continue fighting for him.
Self-sustaining through warfare was his best strategy.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Fang Hao began to regroup his forces again.
After the battle, there was a more important task at hand.
Scouring the opponent’s territory. Since the enemy had thrown everything they had, there probably weren’t many soldiers left in their domain, perhaps it was even an empty city now.
If Fang Hao didn’t seize the resources in the orc territory soon, other nearby lords could take advantage of it.
By then, transporting resources would become a big hassle.
“Eira, I’m going to lead troops to these people’s territories and transport back all useful resources. I’ll leave some forces with you, but don’t open the city gate for anyone other than me,” Fang Hao instructed Eira.
Fang Hao had considered using God’s Presence, possessing a skeleton to go there.
But the deployment of God’s Presence, has a distance requirement between himself and the troops.
The farther the distance, the more spiritual power it consumes, growing exponentially.
Moreover, in the recent battle, Fang Hao frequently used God’s Presence consecutively, which left him in a state of exhaustion.
He could not undertake the task of leading troops to the Orc territory.
After some consideration, he decided to go there himself.
“Ah? Oh! Okay, I understand, Master,” Eira replied in a small voice.
Her heart raced when she heard Fang Hao was leaving her alone to command a group of skeletons to guard the city.
But her obedience to her master as a slave made her grit her teeth and agree to it.
“Hmm, wait for my return,” Fang Hao patted her shoulder gently and left with his troops.
The moment Fang Hao departed with his 30,000 troops, the gates of the territory sealed immediately.
Eira stood on the city wall, watching Fang Hao and his troops disappear into the distance.
Fang Hao did not know the location of Fireblade’s territory.
But the Orc army had left obvious traces along the way as they advanced.
As long as he followed these traces, it would not be difficult to find their location.
The Undead army advanced swiftly while Fang Hao lay on a cart, not daring to recklessly consume his spiritual power through God’s Presence.
He simply opened the Book of Lords to check everyone’s battle situation.
As expected, it was not as lively as usual.
“My territory soon can’t be defended, I’ve lit the signal fire, are there any nearby brothers that can save me? I’ll give you all of my resources.”
“Brother, I see you, can you come and reinforce me, and then we can take back your territory together.”
“Damn, I’m trapped with my soldiers in a hut, how can I reinforce you.”
“Help! I’m so scared, I want to go home.”
“Red, Red! I don’t know if you are here in this world, but if you can see this, I want you to know, I love you…”
“Wang Xue, I love you, I hope you can be happy in the end.”
“Yang Mengmeng…”
What the hell!
The chat group instantly turned into a large-scale confession scene, with men and women’s names appearing one after another.
It seemed that everyone had a partner, someone they liked.
Dammit!
The battle just now did not wound him as deeply as this.
All the bloody transported here, yet he had to watch these people indirectly showing off their love.
Inwardly cursing, Fang Hao sat up and glanced around.
He did not see any signal fire, so it seemed he was still far from the others.
He had been on the move for several hours.
Fortunately, only he needed to eat, drink, and relieve himself. The skeleton soldiers did not require these, which saved time.
The Fireblade camp had exceeded the village boundary, it would be more appropriate to describe it as a small city.
The tall stone walls stood high, through the open city gates, he could see the buildings inside.
The Orc territory was not an empty city like Fang Hao imagined, as more than a dozen Orcs were left there.
“Go, take over the city directly,” Fang Hao commanded and then sounded the War Horn.
Whooo!!
The clear sound of the horn rang out, and various attribute enhancements were applied to the skeleton soldiers.
They rushed towards the territory at a fast pace.
The Orcs who remained in the city changed their faces when they heard the horn and saw the skeletons rushing towards their territory.
Closing the city gate could not stop the invasion of the skeleton army.
Like a towering formation, they stormed the city wall and seized the city.
When Fang Hao arrived from the rear, the city gate was slowly pushed open by the skeleton soldiers, welcoming his arrival.
“Collect all that can be taken,” Fang Hao issued the looting order..