Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 390 Assassin's Creed
The goshawk streaked across the sky, as if echoing the Wyvern hovering above the Blood Temple.

Ezio Petrie slightly raised his head under the hood, watching the goshawk disappear into the clouds.

Although the idea seemed absurd for a tall and heavy orc, Ezio Petrie always wanted to be a goshawk soaring in the sky - darting across the sky tirelessly. The sky, through day and night, overlooks every city on the mainland until it finds the target, swoops down like a sharp knife, kills with one blow, and then rises again to return to its own high-altitude throne.

Because he was an Assassin, an Orc Assassin of "Masyaf Squad".

"Beastman" and "Assassin" seem to be completely irrelevant concepts to ordinary mainland residents, because with the huge physique of the orc family, it seems wishful thinking to carry out any secret operations.

But 2000 years ago, people thought that "the Great Elf Empire would collapse" was wishful thinking.

But 1000 years ago, it was wishful thinking that "all tribes of orcs would unite under one banner".

And just a few decades ago, people even thought that "the federation would break through the bloody front of the human empire" was wishful thinking...

Turning "wishful thinking" into reality, isn't that what a hero does?

In the eyes of Ezio Petrie, their "Masyaf Squad" is a team of heroes.

In order to make up for the stealthy action capabilities that the Glorious Federation has always lacked, and to retaliate against the unscrupulous assassins beheaded by the human empire, 30 years ago, the then chief of the Federation spent a lot of money to hire instructors from the Demon Race, just to train a group of people belonging to the Federation. Orc Assassin.

In order to overcome the huge size and clumsy movements of the orcs, these federation assassins raised from childhood not only received personal teaching from the top fighters of the demons, but even learned some superficial shadow magic to cover their bodies when necessary.

Of course, the debate about the "Masyaf Squad" has never ceased among the high-level members of the Glorious Federation—some orcs believe that the orcs have no talent to become assassins at all, and some orcs believe that it is wrong to give up dignified combat and engage in assassination. A betrayal of faith and honor.

However, when the curtain of the sixth war officially opened, the "Masyaf Squad" proudly responded to all doubts with solid results:
On the bloody front that has been guarded by the human empire for decades, in addition to the ice demon mammoth showing its might on the frontal battlefield and attacking the city, the orc assassins of the "Masyaf Squad" are also killing on the hidden front: The Ice Demon Mammoth broke through unexpectedly, and the Imperial Eastern Army retreated in a hurry. In the most chaotic season, they couldn't even sort out their own team formation, let alone pay attention to a group of orc assassins lurking in the shadows!

During those dozens of days of glory, the members of the "Masyaf Squad" descended from the shadows in front of senior human officers and noble lords almost without warning, and then used their iconic swords Smashing good heads one after another—the slender fist sword with the color of the demons, it seems a bit funny to put it on a group of big and three thick orcs at first glance, but the victims of the "Masyaf Squad" know that the fist What a great horror the dark cold light of the sword signifies.

After that, the "Masyaf Squad" even made persistent efforts to assist a group of elite orc soldiers to go deep into the empire's borders and set up an ambush with the cooperation of the empire's internal staff, thus creating the "Kemal Manor Tragedy" that shocked the mainland—although The assassins of the team have already withdrawn, and the subsequent development of the incident is also a bit strange, but the "Masyaf team" can still proudly wear the medal of honor of "assassinating the imperial court mage Mephisto" on their chests!

Now, after returning to the mainland of the Federation and resting for a while, what the Glorious Federation handed over to the "Masyaf Squad" was a task that seemed very relaxing:
Assassinate a traitor orc necromancer named "Master Ner'zhul" to help the "Pride of the God of War" division in Bloodthorn City take back the Blood Temple!

To be honest, like most of the teammates of the "Masyaf Squad", Ezio Petrui's belief in God of War is not as deep as that of ordinary orcs due to his long-term practice of shadow magic and training with demons;
However, as the person in charge of this operation and the newly appointed deputy captain of the "Masyaf Squad", Ezio Petrie is still happy to add a magician's head to the loot cabinet in his home !
At this moment, seeing that the sky was getting dark, Ezio Petrie had already led seven Assassin team members to sneak into the flanking corner of the Blood Temple through the sewer.

Thanks to the well-connected sewer system of Bloodthorn City and the shadow magic that "Masyaf Squad" is proud of, those zombie shamans on the roof terrace of the temple obviously didn't realize that there were already eight green Pi Zhuanzhu approached the temple.

But Ezio Petrie was not in a hurry to enter the temple and look for the hunted target of this mission.

Because his most respected demon assassin instructor, Master Altaïr, who drowned in the last assassination, once taught every orc disciple of his own:

Patience is the most important virtue of an assassin.

Therefore, Ezio Petrie just led seven team members, leaning against the wall of the temple under the cover of the Tomb of Shadows, watching the situation on the street in front of the temple with his eyes under the hood.

There, the "Pride of the God of War" is preparing to launch another round of offensive against the Blood Temple.

According to the plan drawn up in advance, the frontal attack of "Pride of God of War" is just a cover-up to attract attention. When the "Scillades of Scourge" occupying the temple are busy dealing with the frontal battlefield, the assassins of the "Masyaf Squad" will beheaded. Master Ao Zu's true killing move.

But Ezio Petrie knew the temperament of those federal soldiers very well:

For the "Pride of the God of War" division, which advocates blood and glory, it has never mattered whether it is a "fake attack" or not - as long as it is on the battlefield, it is a life-and-death fight, and it is to go all out!
Ezio Petrie had no doubts that the group of pig-brained officers of the "Pride of War" division might have a little bit of a mind to compete with the "Masyaf Squad"—these officers probably wanted to snatch In front of the orc assassins, attack the Blood Temple from the front to prove their ridiculous "glory of the god of war".

The subsequent development on Temple Street also basically verified Ezio Petrie's judgment:

As the war drums sounded and the horns blared, the infantrymen of the "Pride of the God of War" division lined up neatly, also wearing the "Unicorn Shield" with super high magic resistance, headed towards the blood saint under the cover of the shaman's war song. The front gate of the temple was pushed forward;
Just looking at these orc warriors with fanatical, determined eyes, never hitting the south wall and never looking back, Ezio Petrie really didn't see where the "feint" was.

Therefore, the process of fighting is also very real.

The orc infantry phalanx of "Pride of the God of War" advanced half way along the Temple Street, and finally entered the shooting range of the zombie shamans in the Blood Temple, so the dense "Saiyatis Thunder and Lightning Magic Chant" once again It opened hotly, and the dazzling arc of lightning accompanied by harsh cracking sounds filled the sky. Even Ezio Petrie, who was far away at the end of the street, could smell the smell of ozone produced after the air was ionized by lightning.

However, even though the Zombie Shaman's "Saiyatis Thunder and Lightning Chant" is astonishingly powerful, the preparations of the "Pride of the God of War" division were not in vain. When it hit the unicorn shield in the hands of the orc infantry, the originally violent elemental lightning would calm down like a beast being tamed, and finally turned into a few innocuous arcs on the metal surface of the shield.

According to common sense, after the zombie shaman's "Thunder and Lightning Demon Chant" loses its power, the "Pride of the God of War" division should be able to drive straight along the Temple Street and enter the Blood Temple.

However, immediately after, there was a reserve team unexpected by all orcs, which suddenly rushed into the arena of war:

With a toothache grinding sound, the magnificent stone gate of the Blood Temple was slowly opened from the inside. However, what came from behind the opened gate was not the friendly singing of "God of War welcomes you", but It is the sharp screams, roars, moans, and the majestic footsteps like billowing waves!

A zombie army wearing iron armor and steel helmets, with sabers in their hands, surged out of the Blood Temple roaring!
If there is a post-war resumption, then the officers of the "Pride of the God of War" will definitely regret their rash actions ten days ago-their blind charge not only failed to achieve the set goal, but also generously sent nearly a thousand soldiers. Buried on the street of the temple where the blood flowed like a river like a moat!
As for death, their opponent in this battle is Master Ner'zhul, the "Scourge Legion" who is proficient in necromancy!
As early as ten days ago, the occupying army in the Blood Temple took advantage of the "Pride of the God of War" to retreat hastily, and restrained most of the remaining orc corpses on the street—and ten days later, in the second attack However, these orc soldiers, who died in battle with honor, aimed their blades at their former allies mercilessly in the form of undead!
General Durst Lone Stone and the officers of the "Pride of the God of War" had already expected that the opponent would use the undead troops made from corpses to fight back against the attack;
But after all, they still misjudged the strength of the zombies of the Scourge.

The orc soldiers of the "Pride of the God of War" were originally brave warriors whose strength was superior to that of the mainland, but after they died in battle and were resurrected as zombies, they became like tigers with wings added, losing their sense of pain, their irrational fanaticism, and their bravery and fighting spirit. Recklessness, and turned into a war machine that obeys instructions carefully——

The unified will given by the necromancer, coupled with the strong body of the elite orc soldiers, if the duration was not limited, the undead army rushing out of the temple at this moment would be the well-deserved killing champion on the Haven Continent!
Although they had been prepared for a long time, the orc infantry who were happily enjoying the anti-magic protection of the "Unicorn Shield" and rushing along the street were almost immediately hit by the zombie troops of the "Scourge Legion":

Almost as soon as the two armies came into contact, a brutal close-range firefight had already begun. Here, on the shimmering golden Temple Street of Bloodthorn City, war hammers were roaring, sabers were whirling, blood was spattering, and flesh was blooming!

But it's not a fair deal at all—

The orc soldiers of the "Pride of the God of War" division, once hit with a few knives and hammers, basically collapsed and lost their combat power immediately, but on the contrary, those zombie soldiers driven by necromantic magic can withstand countless times. With twice as many injuries as this, he continued to fight!
Cut off half of the head?

A knife was stabbed in the chest?

Half of his body was removed?
——All these horrific injuries could not break down the bodies of those zombie soldiers driven by the magic power of the ghost;

To destroy the zombies, there is only one way other than dispelling the magic power of the ghost, and that is to completely destroy their brains, or completely cut off their spines!
That's why the necromancers in history were able to infiltrate the enemy's city to create countless appalling massacres—and those notorious necromancer predecessors in history even used weak civilians to create zombies corpse;

But what the Shuangfengling Expeditionary Army got this time was the body of a warrior with a strong root!

Therefore, even if the total number of soldiers of the "Pride of God of War" far exceeds the army of zombies pouring out of the temple, on the front where the two sides directly exchange fire, it is still a unilaterally crushed and rotten defeat——Ezio With his falcon-like eyes, Petui saw that living orc soldiers were being ravaged, tortured, and slaughtered by zombies in almost every position on the battle line!

The dead seize the living!

The assassins of the "Masyaf Squad" were ordered to arrive in Bloodthorn City just two days ago, so none of them had the chance to witness the tragic attack ten days ago;
But looking at it now, Ezio Petrie can fully understand the dilemma faced by the "Pride of the God of War" division.

In the modern continent, magic and elemental power are the eternal kings of war;

And the zombie shaman of the entire temple, plus the "scourge" necromancer who seems to have inexhaustible magic power, the combination of the two, its elemental power has actually far exceeded that of an orc division normal response range.

Originally, to deal with this kind of dense cluster of elemental forces, you only need to use heavy weapons or air cavalry for targeted bombing, but the supreme holy place of war provides the best shelter for the enemy!

Ezio Petrie turned his gaze away from the frontal battlefield.

Because he has realized that on the issue of "taking back the Blood Temple", the "Pride of the God of War" division has completely lost its value. At this moment, there is only one left in the Glorious Federation in the entire Bloodthorn City. The blade that can break the game:
Its name is "Masyaf Squad".

"Let's go!" Ezio Petrie pulled up his hood and whispered to the team members behind him, "We Masyaf will do what those idiots in the army can't do—let's get rid of them Necromancer, end this absurd farce!"

(End of this chapter)