Path of Light.

Chapter 953, Section 952: The Spoils
The giant crossbow bolt shot out horizontally, and magical runes lit up on the shaft. As the runes fully illuminated, the entire arrow transformed into a stone sphere two meters in diameter in front of the warehouse door. The surface of the stone sphere was covered with scorching magma, and as the stone sphere rolled on the ground, it left a trail of burning flames in its path.

The burning stone ball crashed into the warehouse door at an extremely high speed, and the moment it hit the door, the entire stone ball shattered...

The large door on the left side of the warehouse was instantly blasted open by the burning stone ball. The door broke in two and flew inward, injuring several gray dwarf warriors who were hiding at the door.

The other half of the gate was also smashed to pieces, but the three iron hoops on the gate held the heavy wooden planks together, so the whole gate could still be held together with difficulty.

The flames at the entrance were taller than a person, forcing many shield-wielding gray dwarf warriors to retreat repeatedly.

Before the half-elf guards could fire a few more magic crossbow bolts, the Aries orc warriors rushed inside as soon as they saw the warehouse door blasted open by the magic bolts.

The Aries orc warriors who dared to charge to the front were almost all brave warriors from the orc tribes. They wore the best armor and possessed great strength...

Roy even saw the phantoms of giant argali sheep appear in front of the white sheep orc warriors. The phantoms of several argali sheep were close together and crashed into a row of gray dwarves holding chain shields inside the warehouse.

The gray dwarf warriors did not sit idly by. The gray dwarf warriors in the front row with shields squatted down, while the gray dwarf warriors behind them threw their throwing axes. These throwing axes collided with the phantom of the argali sheep and were immediately bounced away.

The next moment, the Aries orc warriors leaped into the air, spears in hand, thrusting them towards the most vulnerable part of the gray dwarf warriors' shoulder and neck armor...

The gray dwarf warriors raised their chain shields high, some spears piercing through the gaps in the shields, others embedding themselves in the shields, sparks flying.

The Aries orc warriors and the Grey dwarf warriors clashed, and immediately more than a dozen Grey dwarf warriors were pierced by spears. The Grey dwarf warriors retaliated by swinging their warhammers, which dented the thick armor of the orc warriors as if it were cardboard. The orc warriors who were hit coughed up blood from their mouths and noses.

More Aries orc warriors surged into the supply warehouse, and countless throwing axes flew out from it. Soon, both sides could only fight by stepping on corpses...

Five grey dwarf officers stood at the forefront of the column, with grey dwarf warriors forming the core to resist the orc warriors' charge.

Among the orc warriors were many brave warriors who gradually forced the gray dwarf warriors into the warehouse.

Just as the gray dwarf warriors were being forced to retreat repeatedly by the orc warriors, the gray dwarf warriors inside the supply warehouse suddenly scattered to both sides. A gray dwarf warrior covered in heavy steel armor rushed out, like a giant steel elephant, charging in front of all the gray dwarf warriors.

His black iron armor was no ordinary armor; all of it was engraved with blue magic runes. These blue magic runes lit up one by one, and spears and arrows that struck the black iron armor were simply deflected...

Even orc warriors wielding spears couldn't pierce it.

The gray dwarf led a group of gray dwarf warriors clad in heavy armor as they charged out.

The Aries orc warriors' offensive was instantly interrupted, and dozens of orc warriors were knocked to the ground by heavy hammers.

As Roy, who was watching the battle from beside the giant crossbow, glanced at Woods and Sabrina, he saw the gray dwarf, a second-tier powerhouse who was like an iron puppet, leading a group of elites out of the warehouse and almost breaking through the vanguard of the Aries orc warriors.

He planned to join forces with Woods to rush up and stop the fully armed gray dwarf warrior.

However, it's clear that Sabrina needs to be involved in this matter...

Woods clearly understood the meaning in Roy's eyes. Magical runes flowed around his body, and he continuously chanted druidic incantations. A phantom of a giant earth bear crashed directly into his body from behind. As Woods lowered his hands forward, his rapidly swelling body instantly transformed into a giant earth bear.

Roy also began chanting sacred prayers, bestowing blessings upon Woods, and colorful halos appeared at the feet of the giant bear.

The half-elf guard loaded a magic crystal arrow into its groove, aiming the crosshair at the moving black iron monster.

Sabrina then patted Roy on the shoulder, signaling him to shift his gaze to the Aries orcs.

At this moment, among a group of Aries orc warriors, an orc leader took a few steps forward. He beckoned to his attendants, and two attendants took out a set of heavy armor from their packs, adding another layer of heavy armor plates over the orc leader's heavy armor.

It's hard to imagine that this Aries orc leader is wearing so many layers of armor that he looks as bulky as a ball.

He was even struggling to take a step forward, but he still took a bone spear from his attendant. The shaft was covered with intricate ancient characters, and the spearhead was actually made of dark red crystal.

His eyes were filled with fighting spirit and killing intent. He took a deep breath, and the soldiers on the entire battlefield seemed to feel it.

As soon as he stepped forward, all the eyes of the Aries orc warriors on the dock fell on him.

His aura surged, a dazzling beam of holy light descended upon the Aries leader, and a golden halo of thorns appeared beneath his feet…

This is the aura of power and blessing.

The Aries orc leader glanced at Roy, who was standing next to the giant whaling crossbow, but could not see the expression on his face, which was covered by a mask.

Roy didn't care whether you were happy or not; he just wanted to put the halo of blessing on you first...

Beams of holy light fell upon the Aries orc leader, causing his body to emit a dazzling glow...

A phantom of a ten-meter-tall ram-headed demon appeared behind the White Ram Orc leader. The phantom half-squatted behind the White Ram Orc leader, its outstretched hands gesturing as if to cradle him...

The Aries orc chieftain began to run forward, and with each step he took, the heavy drumbeats resounded in Roy's heart.

It seemed like everyone in the arena could feel the heart-pounding drumbeats...

'Thump...thump...thump...'

As the Aries orc leader began to run, he leaped high into the air in the next moment...

The phantom of the ram-headed demon immediately clasped its hands together, and the next movement seemed to lift the white ram orc leader high into the air.

The Aries orc chieftain gripped his spear tightly, raising it high above his head. His body formed a bow shape in mid-air, the dark red crystal spear tip radiating intense killing intent, drawing the energy of the entire battlefield. Then, like a black lightning bolt, he charged directly towards the gray dwarf's black iron monster...

The moment the crystal spear pierced the head of the black iron monster, the spearhead pierced directly through the hard black iron helmet.

The black iron monster's twin hammers slammed into the chest of the Aries orc leader, but the outer layer of armor shattered, and the hammers failed to break through the inner layer of armor.

The grey dwarves' counterattack came to an abrupt end after the black iron monster crashed to the ground...

The Aries orc warriors regained the upper hand and engaged in fierce combat with the gray dwarf warriors who rushed out of the supply depot.

The bloody battle continued until the afternoon before it ended.

In the end, less than a thousand Grey Dwarf warriors surrendered at the supply depot. Countless Grey Dwarf warriors lay in pools of blood, and these thousand-odd Grey Dwarf warriors were all severely wounded, most of them incapacitated. The entire cliff top of Luyun Fortress was filled with orcs from other tribes, all watching silently as the White Sheep orcs seized the spoils of war from Luyun Fortress.

No orc dared to venture out and try to get a share of the spoils at Luyun Fortress.

Everyone was even hoping that these Aries orc warriors would leave as soon as possible so that they could loot some loot from the fortress...

On the north side of the fortress, a five-meter-tall stone statue of a grey dwarf was knocked down by the Aries orcs. The Aries orcs then lit a bonfire under the statue, and all the grey dwarves, stripped of their armor, were thrown naked into the fire.

The thick black smoke from the campfire drifted all the way up to the clouds...

Several Aries shamans were performing a strange sacrificial dance in front of a campfire.

The half-elf guards returned to their three-masted ships, and all the magic airships hid above the clouds. Only about a thousand half-elf guards remained. They picked out the three-masted ships that could still be repaired from the ruins on the dock and sailed them all away from Luyun Fortress into the deep sea.

Roy's agreement with the Aries orc chieftain was that all captured ships from Luyun Fortress would belong to Roy, while Luyun Fortress would be reclaimed by the orc tribe, and all supplies within the fortress would also belong to the orcs...

The fortress was piled high with the corpses of the grey dwarves, which were all burned before they could rot and stink.

The orcish high priests were even collecting souls in front of campfires...

Nearly four thousand grey dwarf prisoners of war were shirtless, their hands bound behind their backs with ropes, and all of them knelt in humiliation on the rocky beach.

According to the custom of the orc tribes, they do not take prisoners; all prisoners of war are killed immediately after the war ends.

If there is a sacrificial ceremony soon, some prisoners of war will be kept until the day of the ceremony to be killed. However, there are usually not many of these prisoners of war. The orcs find it a very troublesome thing to manage them, and they might even run away.

The four thousand grey dwarf prisoners of war knelt on the beach.

As the sun sets, golden sunlight spills across the sea, creating a golden phosphorescence on the distant waters.

A large flock of seabirds landed on the surrounding beach, picking through seashells and tide crabs without any fear of the orcs.

Several orc executioners sat before the reef, sharpening their battle axes. The sound of the axes scraping against the rock reached the ears of the grey dwarf warriors, making them feel that death was imminent...

Most of the grey dwarf warriors could face it in silence, but some grey dwarves broke down in their hearts, crying and burying their heads in the sand.

The grey dwarves of Durag usually don't want to provoke the orc tribes because they love killing prisoners, unlike the elves, whose worst punishment for surrendering is spending their lives in prison. For this reason, many grey dwarves sail to the west coast of the elven continent to become bandits.

Roy stood by the dock, his feet sinking into the soft sand.

He came to bid farewell to the Aries chieftain. The battle here was over, and the mine guards would rest for three weeks in the Nantali Islands before coming back to plot with the orcs to seize the Gulf of Aden fortress.

The human priest had finished treating the wounded Aries orc warriors, who were naturally extremely grateful to the human priest and Roy...

Even now, they still stubbornly believe that Roy and these human priests are the true leaders of these half-elf people.

The orcs hate the elves, but not the humans.

Upon seeing Roy arrive at the beach, the Aries orc chieftain immediately smiled kindly and said to him:

"The Gulf of Aden fortress is too far from the Black Gold Mountains. If the White Sheep warriors travel thousands of miles there, they will likely face criticism from other orc tribes. But don't worry about not having any allies. Today's victory has made the other orc tribes realize that this is an opportunity to drive out the Gray Dwarves. When you come to Luyun Port again, many orc tribes will probably want to cooperate with you..."

"If you bring some more goods that are easy to trade, there will definitely be orc tribes eager to cooperate with you."

Regarding the fortress in the Gulf of Aden, Roy had long anticipated that the White Sheep orcs weren't particularly interested in it...

Now that the Aries orc leader has brought things up, I'm not surprised at all.

Roy extended his hand, shook hands with the Aries orc chieftain, and then said with a smile:

"Well... it's a pleasure to cooperate with you. If you need anything, don't forget to let me know. I can order most metal utensils from you."

"It's a pleasure doing business with you! Thank you to your priests for healing so many of our Aries warriors."

The Aries leader responded with great pleasure, clearly in a good mood.

Roy glanced instinctively at the crystal spear behind him. Even now, just thinking about that mind-blowing throw made the hairs on his body stand on end...

Who can stop them!

That gray dwarf legion commander died without any injustice...

Roy nodded and walked toward the three-masted sailboat moored beside the dock.

Everything on the sailboat was ready, just waiting for him to board and leave the harbor.

The harbor was littered with the ruins of sunken three-masted sailing ships, many of which had their bows, sterns, or tall masts and watchtowers protruding from the sea...

"Hey, Mr. Roy!"

The Aries orc chieftain liked this title; it made the young man before him look like a businessman.

Roy stopped and turned to look at the leader of the White Sheep orcs.

"If you need them, you can have all of these gray dwarf prisoners of war. Even if you leave them here, I'll kill them all. Not only will they wear out these axes, but their blood will also pollute this beach. If you want to take them with you, I'll give them all to you..."

The Aries orc leader spread his hands and said to Roy with an indifferent expression.

Roy paused for a moment.

At that moment, a white sheep executioner raised his axe, about to behead a gray dwarf prisoner.

Roy quickly raised his hand and said loudly:
"Well, of course... that would be perfect. I also have a blacksmith workshop in another dimension. I can select some real blacksmiths and send them there to work for me!"

(End of this chapter)