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"Ivanir is finished." Carlos narrowed his eyes slightly, "I can't be buried with those idiots."

Carol rolled his eyes and flattered, "Don't worry, sir. Your territory is on the border. Even if something happens to Avanir, it won't affect you. When the orcs' attack is over, you will still be the king of Romulus' territory."

"Haha! That's right. I don't give a shit about Avanir's life or death!"

Carlos laughed.

The special thing about border territories is that they are least restricted by royal power, especially in turbulent times like Avanir. There are many people who would declare themselves king if given a chance.

The countries of the Rhea continent have always been united and divided, and divided and united. Nobles like Carlos have a clear mind.

The only thing that made me unhappy was that I was ordered around by a tiny follower this time.

After leaving Romulus City, he and Carol immediately gathered a thousand soldiers and stationed them here according to Ash's orders, ready to ambush the orcs at any time.

Carlos was disdainful in his heart. With just such a small number of people, they wanted to ambush the orcs?

You guys just defend the city first!

However, he did not refuse Ash's order. Firstly, he did it for Vine's sake. Secondly, the current situation was just right for him to put all the blame on Ivan and Vine. Even if Romulus City was eventually lost, it would not be blamed on him.

Not only that, he could even use this as an excuse to demand compensation from the royal family of Avanir.

As long as there is money, more soldiers can be recruited at any time.

By then, the royal family of Avanir will have no choice but to agree, because if they dare to refuse, he will instigate the nobles of the major territories within the principality to rebel together. See, this is the result of obeying the royal orders!

Carlos was very happy.

Go ahead and fight, it’s better if everyone dies.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran in hurriedly -

"Lord Carlos!"

The voice startled Carlos, who was in his reverie. His eyes turned cold and he said, "Who let you in, you bastard?"

The soldier knelt on the ground trembling, and said hurriedly: "Report to Lord Carlos, there is a battle report from the front line, the orcs were defeated in Roda Valley and are fleeing, Prince Ivan ordered us to pursue them immediately!"

"How can it be!?"

Carlos and Carol were both startled.

"This is impossible! How could three thousand orcs be defeated by them, outside the city at that?" Carol shook his head frantically. He was Carlos' confidant and Romulus's legion commander. He knew how terrifying the orcs who stole food in the winter were. They were an existence that they could never defeat!

Carlos said in a deep voice: "What's going on?"

"Reporting to Lord Carlos, according to the intelligence from the front, the orcs were ambushed by His Highness Ivan and his men in Roda Valley, and the exit of the valley was blocked by Lord Ash and his men. The specific situation is unknown, but someone has released a magic scroll that looks very powerful."

"Huh! That makes sense." Carol nodded. "Lord Carlos, it seems that Princess Venetian must have used the precious magic scroll to reverse the situation. I was wondering, how could a mere follower's scheme defeat the orcs? He is so confident because he has Princess Venetian backing him up."

Carlos frowned: "A magic scroll can win?"

Carol explained, "This is normal. The skills of the Kingdom of Benicia in making magic scrolls are top-notch on the continent. Their court magicians can even make seventh-level magic scrolls. For Princess Vene, getting a precious scroll is nothing."

"Too."

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He also didn't believe that the few people guarding the city could defeat the orcs head-on.

Carol suddenly sneered and said, "Prince Ivan's words sound nice, but he actually has no intention of really defending the city. Otherwise, with so many roads to go, he led everyone to guard the Roda Mountains. What if the orcs don't leave? Isn't he planning to retreat immediately?"

"Do you think that guy is really stupid? At the very least, he is the next king." Carlos nodded slightly, "Carol, what do you think? Should we give chase? What if the orcs turn around and attack us?"

He had seen how terrifying orcs were.

"I think it is necessary." Carol analyzed, "This order must have been given by Ash. According to the previous plan, the purpose of your stationing here is to ambush, and now is the time. Lord Carlos, they have worked hard to defeat the orcs. We will pick up a ready-made victory and give an explanation to the people of Romulus at that time."

"If the orcs are still capable of fighting, we can just retreat immediately. We have our own legs anyway."

Carlos laughed: "Okay! Carol, give the order immediately, and we will go hunt down the orcs!"

......

The fire burned away the orcs' offensive momentum. If the jackals were counted, the orc army suffered at least seven hundred casualties.

The casualties were heavy.

However, most of them are jackals, and the orcs' main fighting force still exists.

But the most important thing is to destroy the orcs' invincible momentum, while the soldiers of Avanir are full of momentum.

Just when everyone thought that Ash was going to lead his men in pursuit, he ordered the entire army to retreat.

"Aren't we going to chase them anymore?"

Vene finally recovered from her discomfort and looked at the army that was beginning to evacuate towards the city of Romulus, feeling curious.

The Battle of the Roda Mountains is a classic. Although there may have been a decisive element of luck, history often only looks at the results. As long as the result is a victory, they will be heroes in the eyes of future generations.

Now that the orcs are defeated, their main force is still there, and they have Carlos's men to support them. Why did they retreat?

Ash raised his head and looked into the distance, saying, "Because there is wind."

"Is there wind?"

Wei Nei was stunned.

"And then?" Her Royal Highness the Princess tilted her head.

What's wrong with the wind?

Ash smiled faintly.

The wind that blows through the forest is the north wind.

It blew along the Atephis grassland into the forest, which was the opposite direction of the orcs' retreat.

At this moment, a griffin flew in from the sky and landed not far from the two of them.

A heroic armored woman jumped off the griffin. She strode over and said to Ash, "All the magicians are ready, but when I came here just now, I saw a group of people entering the forest from the west... They seem to be Lord Carlos's men. If the fire starts, they may not have time to evacuate. Should we continue with the plan?"

"Of course." Ash raised his lips. This was exactly what he wanted. "Master Carlos is using his life to protect the edge of Ivanir. We can't hesitate, right?"

As he spoke, he took out a magic flare.

The fuse of the launch was lit, and hot sparks shot up into the sky in an instant.

boom! !

The flare exploded with a loud noise, and everyone looked up, staring in amazement at the brilliant colors blooming in the sky.

"Life is like fire, let the fire burn again!"

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There will be more updates starting today!

Volume 17: Chapter 17 Chapter Fire! Fire! Fire!

burn! burn! burn!

When the flare exploded, the magicians who had been waiting in the upwind area of ​​the forest according to Ash's orders immediately began to "work".

These magicians came from various mercenary groups and were fire magicians carefully selected by Ash.

Since they want to set fire, the fire magician is naturally the fastest.

Otherwise, if the fire was only started manually, the orcs would have run away by the time the fire started.

Yes, Ash is going to set fire!

But this time it wasn’t the valley that burned, it was the entire forest!

With the help of wind to ignite the flames, this fire was enough to be the funeral song of the orc army.

"A... Xiu, what's going on?" Wei Nei looked at the flames rising into the sky in the distance and couldn't help but fall into shock, "Why is the forest on fire?"

Ash didn't say anything, and the female knight next to him spoke first.

"Your Highness, this is Lord Ash's plan. Use this fire to burn the orc army."

"Burning the forest?" Wei Nei was shocked. "The whole forest is being burned?"

"That depends on how long the orcs can hold out." Ash shook his head slightly. "Normally speaking, as long as the orcs are not fools, it should be no problem for them to escape after losing most of them... Alas, it's a pity that we can't kill them all."

"This is already a great feat!" The female knight looked at Ash with a fiery look in her eyes. "This has never happened before on the border of Avanir. When everyone encounters orcs who are plundering food, the first thing they think of is to escape. If it weren't for Lord Ash's plan, Romulus City would have been captured by now!"

Her mercenary group roams the border all year round and is very familiar with the situation here.

The orcs are very strong in winter, and all forces along the border will choose to strategically avoid their attack. Some nobles will even strategically withdraw from their own territories and return after the battle is over.

Romulus had done the same thing in previous years.

She had originally planned to leave with her mercenary group, but she didn't expect that not only Prince Ivan came this year, but even Vene also stayed in Romulus City.

In the face of the orc attack, every conscientious citizen of Avanir is waiting for an opportunity.

As human beings, why should we be afraid of orcs?

But even if they wanted to fight, the nobles defending the city had fled with their soldiers, so what was the point of them staying?

Until today, until this battle!

A miracle created by Ash!

The female knight looked into the distance and saw that the flames had begun to spread. The fire was bigger than she had imagined and soon those damn guys would be engulfed in the sea of ​​fire.

"So we are going to win?" Vene was stunned, and then suddenly remembered something, "No, you said Carlos took people into the forest?"

The female knight glanced at Ash and nodded, "Yes."

"If the fire starts, won't they..."

"Hmph~ I don't think there's any problem." The female knight's face was full of anger. "Carlos has controlled Romulus for more than ten years. Every year, he does nothing except increase taxes and squeeze civilians. Every time the beastmen attack, he is the one who runs the fastest!"

Wei Nei hesitated: "But besides him, there are other soldiers..."

"Your Highness Vene, please forgive me for being too kind!" The female knight said in a deep voice, "The soldiers on the border of Ivanir are the epitome of noble power. You don't know what kind of life the people of Ivanir live here. You don't know how much we want to kill those orcs. If there is a chance, whether it is one thousand or two thousand people, we are willing to exchange for a victory!"

Wei Nei sighed softly.

She understands the truth.

I just can't bear it.

After all, there were a thousand people. Even if most of them escaped, hundreds of them were burned to death.

"Miss Knight, it's not your turn to lecture His Highness. Instead, you should take your men to guard outside. The orcs will surely scatter during their retreat, and now is a good opportunity to strike hard at their foes." Ash waved his hand.

After this fire, the orc army will surely be defeated, but the scattered orcs will still pose a great threat to Avanir. After all, all the troops around the city of Romulus have been transferred here, and the probability of survival of ordinary civilians facing orc warriors is almost zero.

So next it’s time to hunt down the scattered orcs.

The female knight bowed to Ash: "Thank you again, Sir Ash."

After saying that, she rode away on the griffin.

Wei Nei withdrew her gaze from the air and looked at the forest in the distance where the fire was spreading, feeling a little complicated.

"Ash, do you also think it is worth sacrificing the lives of Carlos and the others to win the victory over the orcs?"

Ash shook his head: "First of all, your question is wrong, Your Highness. For me, whether we win this war or not, Carlos and his men must die."

Wei Nei was startled: "Why?"

Ash asked back, "Your Highness, do you want to be the King of Benicia?"

"I want to... but no one thinks I can win the King's Choice." Venetian lowered her head. If she had been a little blindly confident before, she realized how naive and weak she was after seeing the cruelty of the battlefield. The situation in Ivanir was so complicated. How could she be capable of handling the affairs of the Kingdom of Benicia? How could she be capable of defeating Eret?

"Then we must get the support of Ivan. The Principality of Ivanir is quite powerful. Apart from being a little chaotic, there are no major problems."

"But will he support me?"

"Of course, otherwise what is the purpose of our coming here?"

Wei thought to herself, wasn’t he here to help?

"Defeating the orcs is only one thing. The more important thing is to help Ivan control the situation. I think with the victory of this war, plus Romulus as a trump card, it should be enough to deter other nobles in Ivanir."

Seeing the smile on Ash's face, Wei Nei was stunned: "What do you mean?"

"Your Highness, do you believe me?"

"Believe...what?"