"How do you feel?" Diana asked in a low voice through the throat microphone to Aurora, who was a hundred meters away on the other side and also on the treetops: "How many people are here?"

"Hmm... about 200, and it seems that they are all elite soldiers and generals." Aurora sighed softly after turning off the "Detection" magic and continued: "There are two hard problems, one is physical strengthening.

Type, looks a bit like the jackal leader Azmat mentioned before. And the other one... is a bit weird, I can't see the breath of life in the other party, but the magic power around her is indeed extraordinary, if nothing else.

He should be an 'alien' similar to you."

"Is the magic power strengthened? Reincarnated?" Diana asked doubtfully.

"I don't know, but it won't be an ordinary monster anyway." Aurora looked down at the map in her hand, then sketched it and then said to Diana: "Pay attention, they are moving forward in separate directions, and

The team on the north side is led by the jackal leader, while on the south side there is a guy who will neither die nor live."

"Really... I have to work hard on you." Diana said helplessly: "I can't use magic now, so if I do it later..."

"I know, that's why I hid so far back." After finishing speaking, Aurora dropped the map she had just sketched at her feet.

At this time, the orcs who were waiting under the tree quickly picked up the map and ran back. Aurora looked at the arrangement of the orcs behind her, adjusted her breathing rhythm, and then raised the SV-98 sniper rifle in her hand.

.

In fact, Aurora originally wanted to continue using her favorite old-fashioned PTRS-41 rifle, but due to insufficient reserves of corresponding 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine gun ammunition, she chose to switch to the SV-98 using 7.62×54mm R. As for the former

Aurora still carries her with her. After all, apart from personal interests, the powerful 14.5×114mm bullets are no worse than ordinary magic. Although Aurora has a lot of magic, she can't deal with an attack of this level.

Magic is still relatively weak, so she always keeps a PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle just to defend against strong enemies.

It was already late at night, but unfortunately, the gnolls were so honest and came to the Fang Coast to test. It was just that Aurora happened to be aware of the gnolls' quiet approach in advance when she deployed the warning magic.

, so after some discussion with Savannah, they decided to retreat to a suitable place to set up defenses to stop the Jackals.

The previous outposts on the front line of Dagger Point have almost all been exposed, and there is no point in staying there. It is better to retreat to an unfamiliar area that has not been drawn on the frontline map to respond to the unkind gnolls. Anyway, Diana and

Savannah felt that emptying Dagger Point would not scare away the gnolls. After all, they were here to find out more, and they probably wouldn't go back without encountering resistance from the orcs. However, no one was very worried about their trip.

This is a formal attack. After all, although the jackals are powerful, no matter how elite they are, a mere 200 people will not attack Zhaumo blindly and arrogantly.

Even though there is an age gap among the Zhaula orcs, it does not mean that there are no mature warriors in the entire Zhaula tribe who come out to fight. In addition, the warships of the gnolls have been to the ports outside Zhaumo to show off their power before, so

Presumably they should know something about the situation on the orc side.

Of course, the retreat defense is not limited to the initial few people. Although it is not elite, at least there are about 150 people on the orc side. But these people are the final sentry from Dagger Point.

The scouts and hunters who retreated from the station are better at reconnaissance and flanking attacks than frontal combat. What's more terrible is that the outposts in the Dagger Point area are almost in the same situation, and not everyone is experienced.

There are sentries, but a small number of veterans with a group of newcomers, so in terms of combat strength, 150 people are obviously not very confident that they can defeat more than 200 elite jackals.

Savannah had sent people back to move reinforcements long before dark, but at that time no one was aware of the approach of the Jackals, so Savannah's order was not that urgent. He just said that they should come here before dawn.

Therefore, for this sudden encounter, almost everyone does not expect reinforcements to arrive in time. Fortunately, although the orcs may not be as powerful at first glance, they have two powerful

Foreign aid, so morale is not too bad. Of course, everyone knows that Diana cannot use magic at the moment, but apart from magic, the elf itself is also an agile warrior, and even Diana's combat skills are better than those of ordinary orcs.

Stronger. As for magic combat, with the presence of Aurora and Savannah, the orcs are not too worried about healing injuries or magical assistance.

Of course, the orcs also saw the firearms and weapons in the hands of Diana and Aurora, but no one knew what the power of these iron pipes was, except for Savannah who knew a little bit. After all, before

Azmat destroyed so many things with muskets in the palace garden, but Savannah saw it with her own eyes, and even tried the power of that musket herself. Although what Diana and the others were holding now were different from the ones before.

, but after Diana’s expression and affirmation, Savannah also gained some confidence in these weapons.

After all, she knew very well that when her own combat power was at a disadvantage, long-range suppressive weapons played a vital role in the battle. Although the orcs at the scene also had long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows, once the war started, they

Most of the orcs have to carry heavy loads in front to fight the enemy hand-to-hand, so long-range suppression and support can only rely on the help of Diana and the others.

Across the vast night forest, the team of gnolls approaching quietly were also as extra cautious and vigilant as the orcs.

Although they knew they were entering the battlefield, the Jackals had already advanced from Dagger Point to the area close to Zaumo without encountering any resistance from the orcs. Therefore, this incoordination was enough for Abbas to take it seriously.

Of course, another reason that made Abbas feel overly nervous was that when they passed by the place where Diana released her magic, they noticed the special existence of Diana through some of Sheela's methods.

Abbas didn't know Diana's name, but through the magical aura that remained in the place, Sheila still figured out Diana's identity as an elf. Of course, there was also the extremely conspicuous bonfire and the car exhaust that filled the surrounding area.

Smell, but these things are very unfamiliar to jackals.

Although Diana is the chosen one, she is still an elf, and the elves are obviously different from other races in using magic. These differences are not very noticeable to ordinary people, but for Sheila,

For a guy with thousands of years of experience, Sheila is not that hidden. Through some means, Sheila learned where an elf had released huge magic power. Of course, she also determined that it was just a coincidence that Diana released magic power and hit the Fang.

That's all. But even so, it still took the initiative to be more vigilant about the existence of Diana and the others. After all, for it, even if Diana, the elf, did not take the initiative to attack the Fang, it would not feel sorry for killing so many gnolls.

, because according to the "ancient" tradition, the elves are the old rivals of the gnolls, and the relationship between the two tribes almost covers the entire history of the gnolls.

Perhaps for today's sharp-toothed gnolls, the elves are probably a relatively unfamiliar race, but for Sheela, who has lived for thousands of years, the pain she suffered was enough to correct her mentality and take this matter seriously.

This incident was quite surprising to Abbas, because until now, it was the first time in his life that he saw Sheila take an enemy he had never met so seriously, so there was no need for Sheila to say anything.

, Abbas will also automatically treat the elf that releases lightning magic power as a powerful enemy. But of course, according to Sheela, the elf that can release such huge magic power is indeed a very powerful guy, but it is not

Talk about how much difference you have compared to the opponent. The capacity of magic power is indeed inferior to the opponent, but compared with the experience and strength accumulated from thousands of years of knowledge, it is not much different from the opponent. And the most important point is, Sheila concluded that

After releasing such a large amount of magic, the elf herself received a certain amount of damage, so she will no longer be able to use any magic for a period of time in the future.

This is good news for Sheila, because she can kill this potential enemy who may hinder the development of the jackals in the future when the opponent is weak. Anyway, even if Sheila does not do this, the opponent should not be interested in it.

The jackals were merciful. After all, many traces in that camp could be found in the past. In addition to elves, there were also traces of humans and orcs. If nothing else, the other party was probably an ally on the side of the orcs. Since it was the enemy's

Allies will naturally become one's enemies, not to mention that Sheila could feel the dangerous atmosphere from some inconspicuous details at the scene.

Sheila did not reveal this to Abbas. After all, she is not sure whether the brain thing exists as she thought. But no matter what, the instinctive surprise and the touch of the soul attached to the god Sonu did make her

Sheila paid special attention to this aura, because she felt that there might be "godly envoys" serving other gods in the enemy's team.

From what Sheela has heard in her life, the gods are not so united. The gods living in the world themselves are all sublimated from mortal creatures, except of course the "gods" in the sky.

Yes, after all, no matter how powerful the gods on earth are, they cannot be compared with the group of gods in the sky who created the world. Strictly speaking, the group of gods in the sky will not actively involve themselves in mortal affairs, but they will send some

A "god envoy" wanders around the world to deal with certain trivial matters.

As for the gods on the earth, these envoys are often annoying existences that should be avoided, because these envoys belonging to the "upper level" often interfere with various affairs of the gods on the earth at will, and even because of

Certain things cause conflict with the gods on earth. Whenever the conflict between the two parties escalates to the point where it is inevitable, it will either be a battle between these heavenly envoys and the gods on earth, or the gods will come out to resolve the conflict. But the former is

There are usually no good results for the gods on the earth. After all, even if they defeat these gods in the sky, they will still have grudges and enemies with them, and the latter will be even more aggrieved. After all, the gods who are above them often disdain to interact with the gods on the earth.

, so people’s adjustments will naturally be biased towards their own subordinates.

Such things are rare nowadays. After all, in today's world, let alone divine envoys, even the number of gods on the earth is very rare. Only some secret areas with rare human traces still have some people who are friendly to nature.

Beasts like wild gods exist.

The decrease of the earthly gods is naturally due to certain specific reasons, but it does not mean that all the earthly gods of that era have become extinct. At least the god Sonu whom Sheela currently serves is actually the earthly god who survived that era, and this

The god Sunu is also somewhat contradictory to those heavenly messengers in the past. Due to the cost of soul attachment, the god's joy will naturally affect Sheila, and the same goes for the god's anger.

Obviously, after realizing that there was a high probability that there was an envoy from heaven among the other party, regardless of Sheila's will or not, the anger from the god Sunu was forcibly conveyed to Sheila's soul consciousness. Therefore, in addition, Sheila herself was

She was somewhat hostile to elves, so she had to change her previous leisurely attitude into a serious fighting atmosphere.

To be honest, Abbas glanced at the Silla behind him, who was exuding fighting spirit and coercion. He was really not used to it. He no longer had the usual smile and the approachable atmosphere. At this moment, Silla had changed his clothes.

Wearing a strange and disturbing shaman suit. In addition to the jingling bells and ribbons all over the body, the previously terrifying mask was also replaced by an enhanced metal version painted with terrifying red paint, even in the hands.

The bone staff was also replaced with a long metal staff burning with black and purple flames.

Of course, since Sheila's outfit not only jingled when she walked, but also the long staff burning with black and purple flames was more conspicuous in the dark night, Abbas had no choice but to place her at the back of the team. After all, it was already

We are very close to the orcs' big city of Zaumo, and Abbas reckons that he is about to encounter an ambush from the orcs. Although it is dark and late at night, for the gnolls who have certain wild beast habits,

, this time of night is also when their instincts are most excited, and even their body functions are at their peak, so marching at night is definitely more beneficial than during the day.

But it is a pity that this only applies when the enemy is a human being, because the orcs also have some beast elements, so they have some of the physical abilities that jackals have, and they are stronger than jackals if they don't have them. Therefore.

Now against the orcs at night, it can't be said that they have much of an advantage. At most, the disadvantage of the jackals is relatively small.

After advancing another hundred steps or so, Abbas was shocked and ordered the Jackal warriors around him to stop advancing.

Although there is still a quiet forest that seems to have nothing in front of it, the problem is that it is too quiet. There are almost no birds and insects in the forest area that I passed before, and even the smell of the surrounding air is gone.

It's somewhat mixed with some subtle richness.

Abbas cautiously hid on the side of a thick tree and watched the surrounding environment. The forest landscape nearby was obviously slightly sparser than before. Although the vegetation was still dense, in Abbas's view, this place was very suitable.

as a battlefield.

For the slightly short physique of the Jackals, the previous dense forest was obviously more suitable for them. However, they did not encounter attacks from the orcs along the way, so the Jackals could only bite the bullet and continue moving forward. But here the situation changed.

It's different. The forest near here is more or less open, which makes it easier for the tall and powerful beastmen to move in groups. Furthermore, the terrain nearby is somewhat unnatural, because the open space seems to be the only one in front of you.

In a certain area, the forests on both sides were still so dense, and for some reason Abbas found that the vines in the forests on both sides looked inexplicably dense in the dark.

The current situation makes Abbas afraid to take a step forward, so he plans to disperse the team of 200 Jackal warriors again, at least into three groups and start to advance slowly.

However, just at the moment when Abbas had just ordered the other jackals to prepare for action, there was suddenly a dull sound in his ears, as if something was moving quickly across his ears.

, Abbas actually felt a thrilling feeling of uneasiness. But before he could find his voice, a Jackal warrior next to him fell to the ground with a low roar.

"There are enemies!" Abbas roared and took off the battle ax hanging on his body. Then he raised his hand and moved it in front of him. Then there was a "ding" vibration, as if something was moving at a very fast speed.

It hit the flaming double-edged ax directly.

Huge sparks instantly illuminated the surroundings, and the surrounding jackals were briefly blinded by the sudden brightness before they were ready.

Abbas himself was not affected too much, after all, he was behind the axe, but this time he also took advantage of the opportunity to see clearly that the Jackal who first fell to the ground had an inexplicable hole on his shoulder that was constantly gushing blood. Apparently, there had just been

Something penetrated directly through the shoulder of this jackal warrior.

"Spread out! Move forward!" Abbas quickly kicked the injured Jackal warrior behind a nearby tree trunk, and then quickly rushed forward with a group of Jackals.

However, because Abbas did not understand what kind of long-range attack the opponent was facing at that moment, when it charged with the Jackal, it did not rush recklessly, but jumped left and right while dodging and charging. This

But the charging method used by the jackals to resist the suppression of bows and arrows. Of course, according to the usual practice, the jackals will be equipped with special thick leather shields for enhanced protection. Although they do not carry corresponding shields at the moment, the ones in the forest

Various thick trees have somewhat replaced this function.
Chapter completed!