After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

An orc scout who was lurking outside the city climbed up the rope ladder thrown from the wall and knelt in front of Urdek.

"The Imperial Army, the Imperial Army in front of the city has already formed up, and it looks like they're coming for us!"

The scout's voice was trembling.

Urdek's heart immediately sank after hearing this report, and he closed his eyes almost subconsciously.

They chose to attack the city.

The most terrifying episode for orcs.

But being afraid is useless after all.

Urdek slapped himself hard, then opened his eyes forcefully:

"Tell the little ones that the Empire's bean sprouts are coming. Start defending according to the plan! Don't be afraid. There are friendly troops everywhere outside the city. They don't have time to prepare. They are the ones to be afraid of. The advantage lies outside!"

"Yes!"×N

The messengers scattered in all directions, and the orc army in the city immediately began to get busy.

Urdek gripped his battle axe tightly and cast his gaze into the distance again.

Under the black sky, in the dim mist, accompanied by the uniform footsteps like an earthquake, the Imperial Army's iconic shield array appeared in the field of vision.

They advanced towards the city in an orderly and unbreakable manner.

In such a situation, coupled with the previous psychological trauma, even the sense of security given by the city wall below could only barely support it from escaping.

The command just now to "don't be afraid" was actually more for myself.

In short, the battle began.

The magic city defense turrets deployed on Lilbas, after absorbing the power of the magic stones filled in them, began to attack together with the few remaining orc shamans.

Dozens of lights of different colors rose up in unison in the darkness, drew arcs, and smashed towards the front line with a roar that made the air tremble, and then hit the invisible wall and exploded in the air.

Magic shields are defensive shields deployed by the imperial combat magicians mixed in the array or following the shield wall.

Its properties are similar to those used by the Kingdom Magic Association during the previous riot in the royal capital. Although it is far from indestructible, it can block a large number of offensive spells or flying props such as bows, crossbows and arrows.

It can be said that they are extremely compatible with the Imperial Army, which gave up mobility and pursued an iron bucket formation.

As soon as the battle started, it naturally turned into a pure exchange of mana between the two sides.

Amidst the flames exploding all over the sky, Urdek couldn't help but start to wonder how the brave Aize was going to fight this battle.

This siege was forced to start early under the heavy pressure of the Undead Army, and the Imperial Army was not well prepared at all.

Even the siege camp was not fully established, and other necessary facilities such as ladders, siege towers or artillery batteries did not exist at all.

How can you attack a city with just your two legs?

All Urdek could think of was to mobilize all his forces to attack the city gate.

And the fact seemed to be just as he expected - not far in front of the imperial army's advancing formation was the main city gate of Lierbas.

However, past experience has told him time and again that every time you try to figure out the thoughts of the brave Aize and think you have successfully predicted his actions, you will probably start to suffer.

That is, your prediction will always be predicted by the opponent.

This feeling is so unpleasant that it even erodes the will to fight.

Urdek shook his head, trying to stop himself from thinking too much, focusing on the battle in front of him, and trusting in the extremely solid city wall under his feet.

After all, it is a human creation.

Although orcs were far superior to humans in strength, he had to admit that the things made by humans, whether armor or weapons, or city walls and turrets, were all decent.

Although he had heard that the dwarves' stuff was more exciting, Urdek had never seen it, so he decided not to mention it.

Take the city under our feet for example. When they attacked it, they really exhausted all their strength.

A lot of people died and it took two months to finally break in.

Now, it's its turn to give itself a sense of security.

This is the confidence that the trophy brings to the chief...

boom! ! !

Here, Urdek was still racking his brains to divert his attention and calm down.

Over there, a fireball suddenly came crashing down and hit the city wall directly.

Then came the second shot, the third shot, the fourth shot...

The overwhelming array of offensive spells covered the sky and poured down onto the city walls continuously. Fire, cold air, lightning and wind pressure almost overlapped together.

In an instant, an artillery position and many orc crossbowmen stationed on the city wall were either blown into pieces on the spot or blown away, falling off the city wall with screams.

The Imperial Army's absolute advantage in the number and quality of magicians allowed them to launch this fierce fire suppression while maintaining the shield.

This is the gap caused by the unequal strength between the two sides.

However, the situation did not change.

It was impossible for them to break through the city wall in a short period of time with this little skill, and the same went for the city gate.

When the Imperial Army's intimidating but useless formation arrives at the city, they will be forced to stop like a flood in front of a dam, scratching their heads and being helpless.

In this way, when the army of the undead surrounds them, these guys in iron sheets, and of course the terrifying brave Aize, will all be killed without a burial place.

Thinking of this, Urdek's nerves, which were stretched to the point of breaking at any moment, relaxed a lot.

And when I relaxed, I felt my feet were a little light.

"Why the hell did I drink so much before the battle?"

The acting chief covered his forehead and shook it vigorously.

Then he realized that it was not his legs that were weak, but the city wall was really shaking.

“Wh…what’s wrong? Why is it…Aa ...

Before he could understand what was happening, the originally stable wall suddenly began to tilt violently. Caught off guard, Urdek fell to the ground and slid down directly.

Its huge, armored body slammed heavily onto the ground inside the city.

"What...what is this!?"

"Monsters—there are monsters—"

"Help—help me, brother! I'm going to fall!"

……

"Um, what's wrong? What happened!?"

The dizzy Urdek heard the confusion and exclamations of his subordinates in a trance.

He struggled to get up, opened his eyes, and looked carefully, only to find that a huge gap had appeared in the city wall that he regarded as a protector.

And above that gap stood a huge black shadow.

It is over ten meters tall, human-shaped, with no visible facial features, and its skin is stone-gray.

This is... the kind of thing witches often make. What's it called?

Yes, puppet.

Did it destroy the city wall?

But why are there golems in a place like this? When did humans become able to control golems?

In the confusion, his mind went blank, but it was the other orcs on the city wall who reacted faster.

boom! boom! boom!

Several artillery pieces that had just been charged immediately changed direction, and the powerful balls of magic easily hit the huge target.

In the violent explosion, the giant shadow disintegrated and fell to the ground in the blink of an eye, turning into countless pieces and collapsing in all directions.

Urdek subconsciously picked up some of the fragments.

It's a very ordinary stone, but of good quality, so it should be good to use as stone material.

"……This is!?"

Suddenly realizing something, Urdek raised his head and looked at the huge gap.

It was not the puppet that destroyed the city wall, but a part of the city wall was directly converted into the puppet.

Even among witches, there are only a handful of people who can achieve this kind of transformation on the battlefield.

What exactly is this——

What the facts are no longer important.

Because through this gap, Urdek clearly saw that the Empire's array was approaching.

Not far away, another puppet had completed its transformation and was rising from the ground.

Chapter 86 Speed ​​Run (2)

The outcome of this battle was already decided the moment the attack officially began. The only remaining suspense was how much time it would take and how many hidden objectives could be accomplished.

Therefore, Aize himself actually wants to lead the team directly and further speed up through micro-manipulation.

After all, he was once a brave man, and he had led the team to charge many times before. If you have to say it, it’s actually no big deal.

As a result, he was ruthlessly rejected by Villian and Lysander.

"Just wait here and watch my performance. If you go along, I'm afraid my hands will start shaking from nervousness and my performance will suffer."

"You hold His Highness Adrian's token, and at this moment you are exercising the imperial majesty on His Highness' behalf. I apologize, but I cannot allow you to take such a risk. Please wait here."

So, I could only watch from behind.

An hour after the battle started, when the overall situation had been basically determined, he finally met Lysander at the gap in the city wall under the protection of a group of people.

To be honest, Aize felt that this was a bit of an overreaction, but there was nothing he could do.

Compared to before the battle, the latter's armor and weapons were now covered in blood, and had countless scratches of varying sizes.

He held an orc's head in his hand, knelt on one knee respectfully, and presented it:

"According to your plan, we have completely broken through the orcish defenses around the city walls. The orcish commander here, Acting Chieftain Urdek, has also been killed."

Aize himself didn't know the chief named Urdek. He took a look and waved his hand, signaling him to take it away.

He asked again:

"How's the follow-up going? Is it going according to plan?"

"Yes, everything is as you planned. Inside the city, we've already captured the granary and armory, and are currently separating the orc and human settlements along the main streets. We've already encircled the orc forces, and we'll be able to encircle the remaining ones as well. The battle will be over before dawn."

"Don't forget to rescue those outside."

"Of course, according to the arrangement, the support force has been organized and will be dispatched in a few minutes."

Although the plan was formulated by Aize himself, there are probably no more than three armies in the world that can execute it so quickly and cleanly.

I can only say that he is worthy of being the ace among the empire's aces.

He nodded with satisfaction:

"How is Wei'er? Is she hurt?"

"No, Lady Villian is currently assisting us in the final annihilation battle. The Royal Guards will ensure that she doesn't suffer even a scratch. But..."

The tall man had a troubled look on his face:

"Master Aize, this Villian, is it really... that Villian?"

"Yes, it's the Great Witch Villian, one of the Thirteen Leaders."

At this point, Aize no longer intends to hide it.

It can even be said that this is a good opportunity.

Villian's identity will be known to all humans sooner or later, the difference lies in how it is known.

If she could do the empire a big favor in this operation, those who were eager to seek revenge for past grudges would have less to say.

It would also be safer for Weil.