Becoming a wet nurse is not the end of the story.

This can hardly be considered comforting. Looking at Orichalcos, who was seriously thinking he was comforting her, Lin Xueyin shook her head innocently. This was clearly a threat to her.

"Battle is where we make our mark; this is our battlefield. Only here can our blood and fighting spirit truly shine."

Covering her head, watching the lizardman warriors shout wildly to her side, Lin Xueyin looked utterly hopeless. "Do you really want to die that badly? This is a battlefield, not some child's play."

Thinking back to those comrades who were laughing and talking in the morning at Sunset Pass, only to become cold corpses by nightfall, who can understand the heartache I felt?

Suddenly, looking at Olihirs and Yu Liuli to the side, Lin Xueyin let out a long sigh.

"Sister Liuli, perhaps tomorrow we will be fighting alongside the dwarf warriors. Are you all ready?"

"Hahaha, isn't that a must? We exist for war, we are the strongest mercenaries, the strongest warriors."

The leader of the lizard warriors of the Fire Phoenix Mercenary Group shouted loudly, completely unaware that Lin Xueyin was covering her face again, looking disgusted.

Of course, just because he couldn't see it didn't mean others couldn't. After noticing Lin Xueyin's utter despair, Yu Liuli kicked the lizardman to the ground.

"Purple-skinned Gale, either listen to Xueyin before you speak, or you go feed the horses. The choice is yours."

Sitting upright, not letting me fight? How could I not fight at a time like this? Purple-skinned Gale, the leader of the Fire Phoenix Mercenary Group, was so frightened that he covered his mouth with both hands, afraid that he would make the slightest sound and disturb the girl who was about to speak.

"Sister Liuli, I will give you some things, and I hope they can help you in some way."

"Eh? Yukine, you've already been a great help to us by being here." Besides, you're still so young, what could you possibly do to help us? Of course, Yu Liuli didn't say the rest aloud, because she had already seen Yukine pulling out potions from somewhere as if she were pulling out a treasure chest.

Dragon Power Potion - two bottles.

Divine Protection Potion – Three bottles.

Treatment potion – 21 bottles.

Five bottles of antidote.

Divine Healing Potion – Two bottles.

There were also other miscellaneous medicines, and although it wasn't possible to provide one to everyone, they still relieved the combat pressure on the Fire Phoenix Mercenary Group.

I always thought of myself as a top-ranked mercenary group, a group that had seen the world. But when faced with this little girl, my brain seemed a bit out of its depth.

Is this something a young girl like you should be able to produce? Even a tycoon wouldn't be this extravagant...

A silent scream rose in his heart, and when he looked around, everyone was stunned by the girl's appearance, completely at a loss for words to say to her.

This situation was completely beyond the comprehension of my brain cells. The value of these medicines was such that even powerful families would find it difficult to collect so many, let alone a young girl.

Woman, stop! This is medicine, precious medicine, not some cabbage on the street that you can just pull out like a radish. Do you think your mother knows how extravagant you are?

Putting aside the ordinary healing potions, these antidotes alone were already making my heart race, and there were even more powerful holy healing potions to come.

This is supposedly a super potion that can instantly restore health as long as you don't die. If the Holy Healing Potion can prevent death, then the Holy Guardian Potion can't harm you. It is said that no matter what kind of attack it is, even dragon breath, you can be completely immune for a limited time after drinking the Holy Guardian Potion.

As for the Dragon Power potion, seeing Purple-skinned Gale drooling and clutching it to his chest, not letting anyone see it, you could tell how precious it was.

The ability to grant warriors the power of a mighty dragon, and even the defensive capabilities of a dragon for a limited time, is a true blessing for warriors. Unfortunately, the difficulty in concocting this potion has left many alchemists in awe.

Watching Lin Xueyin continue to rummage through her belongings like she was searching for something on Taobao, Yu Liuli realized that her heart condition made it very difficult to continue.

Grabbing the girl's hand as she tried to take more things out, Yu Liuli said to her, "Xueyin, this is a life-saving medicine your family gave you. Don't take it all out. Besides, we don't have the money to buy more."

"Huh? Who said I wanted your money? I was planning to give it to you. You'll need a lot of potions for tomorrow's big battle. If I didn't lack the materials, I would have made them for you."

He scratched his head, completely unaware of how terrifying his innocent gaze and bewildered tone revealed the words he uttered.

"You mean you can concoct potions?"

"Yes, of course I can prepare the medicine."

Yu Liuli gave her a deep look after those words, seemingly lost in thought. Meanwhile, the others, especially the vice-captain Andrek, were practically begging to kneel at her feet and beg her to give them a bottle of Magic Torrent Potion.

This potion can grant a mage unlimited magic power for one minute. After the effect ends, it also grants the mage a magic immunity for half an hour. In other words, as long as the magic power is sufficient, the mage can use any magic they can use without any cooldown time.

As for the Dragon Power Potion, it was already in Purple-skinned Gale's arms, about to spark.

Although Orichils didn't say anything, he looked at Lin Xueyin with some anticipation, hoping to see a potion that he could use in her hands. Of course, this expectation was not disappointed, because the next second Lin Xueyin took out several bottles of potions that neither she nor Yu Liuli could refuse: Eagle Vision Potion and Wind Swiftness Potion.

Before Lin Xueyin could say anything, they had already grabbed the two bottles of potion and were looking at them with great interest, admiring the potion that would greatly enhance their abilities.

Volume 5: The Feathered Ones and the Dwarves: Chapter 17 The Ratmen's All-Out Attack (Two chapters published together)

Previously, the dwarven prince had already visited the Fire Phoenix Mercenary Group's camp to express his apologies and his hope for their assistance. Of course, this would come with a reward.

Therefore, with Lin Xueyin's help, the Fire Phoenix Mercenary Group received a supply of medicine, which boosted their confidence and gave them the courage to go against the tide.

However, for several days, the ratmen did not launch an attack, but instead remained locked in a stalemate with the dwarves at the defensive line. There was artillery bombardment on one side and catapult launches on the other, and the two sides were engaged in a long-range firepower suppression.

Of course, as the superior race, the dwarves had a significant advantage in this long-range battle. Although their attacks were repeatedly repelled by the ratmen's swarm tactics, they still inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.

As Lin Xueyin watched the repeated attacks in the distance, leaving countless ratmen corpses, a sense of unease lingered in her heart. It seemed that there was something the other side was doing that she needed to pay attention to, but she didn't know what it was.

"Xueyin, what do you think? I think if things continue like this, we won't even need the help of the Fire Phoenix anymore. They can handle it themselves."

Sitting atop a high hill, Yu Liuli, observing the battle from afar with a large group of mercenaries, took a sip of juice from her water pouch and handed it to Lin Xueyin beside her.

Since she shared her potions with them, the Fire Phoenix Mercenary Group members have become much closer to her. That's right, unlike the people she had met before who were always reserved or respectful; instead, they took the initiative to be friendly towards her.

Especially Olihils, after apologizing again, actually wanted me to stay here indefinitely, which Lin Xueyin refused without hesitation. After all, her goal had always been to find Nana, and if she stayed in the mercenary group, how could she go out and search for her?

He had already made up his mind that once this matter was settled, he would hurry to the other human territories to search for his runaway wife, but there was still no news of her.

Once I find Nana, I'll definitely throw her on the bed and then...hehehe. Of course, punishment is essential. Hmm, how about locking her in a dark room? Or maybe I should try something like those anime series?

The girl, caught between training and pure love, was completely unaware that Orichalcos was asking her a question.

"Yukine, Yukine..."

"Huh? W-what, what's wrong?" Finally, Yu Liuli couldn't stand it anymore and had to grab her ear and shout loudly before she finally came to her senses. She looked at her, somewhat bewildered.

“They even asked us what was wrong. Orichalcos asked you if you needed something to eat, and you didn’t say a word.”

"Huh? Yes, sorry, I was thinking about something, so..."

"It's alright, it's me who's bothering you."

Orichalcos placed the unique underground fruit he had bought from the dwarves in front of Lin Xueyin. Orichalcos, somewhat embarrassed, picked up a clean fruit and handed it to her himself.

"Mmm, thank you. Mmm, it's delicious."

I took a big bite of a clean, freshly washed piece of fruit, though I felt quite uncomfortable. But being able to take a break amidst this war, this blood and fire, was something to truly cherish.

"If you like it, that's fine."

The temporary cessation of hostilities is merely gathering strength for the next brutal conflict. No one knows what will happen next, and no one can predict the final outcome of the war.

Victory and defeat are easy to talk about, and winning and losing seem simple, but how many people have shed their blood on the battlefield, and how many innocent people have shed tears in their hearts?

The devastation on the ground seemed to tell the story of the fierce battle, and also seemed to condemn the cruelty and brutality of both sides.

Do not laugh at me, drunk and lying on the battlefield; how many have returned from ancient battles? Although the battlefield is where soldiers can make their mark, what mountains of corpses and seas of blood lie behind these achievements, what countless bones have turned to dust.

With a long sigh, after experiencing the great battle between humans and beasts at Sunset Pass and the great battle between dwarves and ratmen, Lin Xueyin realized that she was really not suited for this kind of war.

At first, I thought it would be like being in a game, on the battlefield, facing life and death. But it was all just my imagination. Reality, in the end, can only be reality.

Only when all our imaginations are brought back to reality will we realize that the world does not conform to our expectations.

After eating the last fruit, Lin Xueyin stood up and looked at the battle in the distance. It seemed that both sides had some kind of tacit understanding and were restraining themselves, neither of them continuing to attack.

Just when Lin Xueyin thought that everything would be the same as the previous two days and there would be no change, the ratman army made other moves.

A large number of slave rats were brought to the front lines of the battlefield. They made sounds unique to ratmen. At this moment, a gray, short, small ratman emerged from a passage where the slave rats had consciously parted.

"Descendants of the Iron Curtain King, do you really want to take this final step? If you surrender, we can show leniency and cease our attacks."

The sound was deep and resonant, yet it reached every corner of the battlefield, followed by the mournful cries of the ratmen, which sounded like battle horns.

"If you really resist to the end, you can already see what fate awaits you."

"Squeak, squeak..."

She wanted to laugh, but the squeaks of countless rats made it impossible for Lin Xueyin to laugh. Having come to the front line with Yu Liuli and the others, she looked at the gray rat in front of her, and her unease grew again.

"Some rats dare to spout such nonsense. Don't they know they're nothing but fish on a chopping board?"

For some reason, before the dwarf prince could speak, I inexplicably uttered those words, which drew the attention of the gray ratman to me.

With his remaining eye, the ratman prophet stared intently at the familiar figure, but did not utter the words he had intended to say.

"Woman, this is a dialogue between our five ancient races. What are you humans? Back then, our five races were the greatest rulers of this continent."

"The five ancient races?"

Lin Xueyin was a little confused. How could the ratmen be considered one of the five major races? By the way, which five races were they? Why weren't they mentioned in the book?

When the dwarf prince saw that Lin Xueyin had been rebuffed and noticed the confusion on her face, he spoke up.

"The five ancient races were the five main races that fought against the demon god: the beastmen, elves, demons, dwarves, and lizardmen. Of course, there are also dragons, but since most of the dragons live on Dragon Island overseas, they are generally referred to as the five ancient races."

"Wait a minute, there were rat people who participated back then, why isn't there any record of that?"

Lin Xueyin asked curiously, but saw the other party shake his head with a wry smile, indicating that he was not sure either. However, now that the ratmen were talking to her as one of the five major races, it was indeed none of the humans' business.

With a cold snort, Lin Xueyin turned her head to the side, displeased, without uttering her complaints.

After helping Lin Xueyin resolve her doubts, the dwarf prince rode a mechanical warhorse developed by the dwarfs themselves, brandishing his long-handled battle axe and shouting loudly throughout the defensive line.

"Warriors of Macanath, follow me! The scum of the land of despair has come. They want to destroy us. But will the lion be driven to the brink by these rats? Will the warriors tremble before the weak?"

"No, of course not. Cheer up and let them come at us. We'll use our weapons to show them once again that the cowardly race of yesteryear is still a coward. This will be their graveyard, and this will be our hall of glory. This will be the ultimate battlefield for our Black Iron Clan."

"Fight to the death! Fight to the death! For the sake of our Black Iron Clan! Fight to the death! Fear no darkness! Warriors of the Black Iron Clan, cut off their heads, shatter their bones! Today's battle will stain the battlefield with blood, until dawn..."

The dwarf prince slammed his battle axe against the shield on his left arm, letting out his final roar before battle.

"Attack, attack, towards the end of the world, attack, attack, towards the future, attack, attack, until death do us part..."

"Drink, drink... until death do us part..."

"Until death do us part..."

Even the mercenary groups who had been merely observing roared, "Fight to the death! Fight to the bitter end!"

The girl, regaining her senses, gripped her staff tightly. Although she couldn't wield weapons and fight on the battlefield like those warriors, she had her own place to stand firm in.

"Squeak, squeak... The enemy is right before us, the rats of the Land of Despair. Let us crush them, drink the blood of the rebels, trample their bones, and destroy this mountain."

"Squeak..."