Seeing Chen Ke's limping figure disappear, the experts on the mountaintop all showed admiration.
He was a real man; even wounded, he didn't forget to chase after the fleeing orcs.
Just as Chen Ke had predicted, when the battle broke out in the canyon, the hidden masters on the mountaintop were alerted.
As the orcs leaped out of the pit, the experts felt a chill run down their spines and broke out in a cold sweat.
According to their previous plan, the two thousand princess guards would encounter three thousand orcs on the high ground. After a brief resistance, they would pretend to be outmatched and retreat as a whole into the canyon.
Once the orc army arrives in pursuit, those lying in ambush on the mountaintop will use crystal cannons and spirit crossbows to launch a high-altitude attack on the orcs.
Imagine if these two hundred orcs suddenly jumped out when the guards were retreating into the canyon; it would inevitably throw the entire army into chaos.
The guards' retreat was blocked, leaving them unable to advance or retreat for a time, while the orc army followed closely behind, inevitably leading to a fierce melee between the two sides.
They were intertwined, each with their own side. Even though they possessed powerful weapons, they couldn't disregard the lives of their own people and launch indiscriminate attacks.
The orcs' individual combat ability is beyond doubt, and they also have the advantage in numbers. Once a melee breaks out, the princess's guards will be the ones who suffer.
If things go wrong, the entire guard could be wiped out!
Don't forget, the vulture legion of the orc army has yet to appear.
Therefore, Chen Ke's sudden appearance was tantamount to defusing a bomb for the princess's guards.
Just as the experts were worried about Chen Ke's safety, they were shocked to discover that although Chen Ke was surrounded, he was killing the orcs who were attacking him one by one with a violent and aesthetically pleasing method.
Even more bizarrely, the bodies of any orcs killed by Chen Ke turned directly into ashes, leaving not a single bone fragment behind!
Even more bizarrely, how did that orc squad leader go mad and start slaughtering his own men?
The entire battle ended in this eerie atmosphere.
The experts at the summit were shocked and utterly bewildered.
Everyone is racking their brains trying to figure out who this mysterious, ghostly, and amazing master is.
But soon, they had no time to ponder anymore. In their sight, the princess's guards, covering several carriages, had already retreated into the canyon.
On the high ground outside the canyon, two orc generals, clad in leather armor, watched the princess's army crumble like a house of cards with their piercing lion eyes, and couldn't help but let out a contemptuous laugh.
You have hidden a master with a deadly weapon on the mountaintop, do you think we wouldn't have guessed?
But you probably never expected that we also had a surprise force lying in ambush underground in the canyon!
Retreat! Retreat quickly! When your feigned retreat turns into a real retreat, and you find yourself unable to advance or retreat, your demise will be imminent!
The orc general on the left shouted in a gruff voice, "All troops, charge forward! Hold them off at all costs!"
Surely the human experts lying in ambush on the mountaintop wouldn't launch indiscriminate attacks on both sides in the midst of the melee.
Even if the experts on the mountaintop launch an attack, resulting in the annihilation of the three thousand orcs, it would be worth it as long as the Qin princess could be killed.
Waaah, waaah.
The horn, made from human leg bones, emitted a deep, resonant sound.
The three thousand orcs roared furiously and suddenly accelerated, like a black torrent chasing after the retreating human guards.
Um?
The retreat was so fast, and without any obstacles?
The orc general was surprised for a moment, then his face darkened.
The fact that the princess's guards retreated so easily into the canyon shows that their ambushes in the canyon had not served their purpose of hindering the retreat.
Needless to say, those two hundred orcs were likely exposed long ago and eliminated by human experts.
Damn it!
"Commander, should we deploy the vulture legion?" the adjutant beside the orc general asked in a deep voice.
The three thousand orc troops have already pursued them to the mouth of the canyon, and it won't be long before they face artillery fire from the mountaintop.
The orc general with a lion's head and a human body narrowed his eyes slightly and calmly shook his head: "Now is not the time!"
Just as the orc army had fully entered Eagle's Beak Gorge, ten miles away in a secluded valley, the vulture legion was also making its final preparations for attack.
Eighteen vultures spread their broad wings and stood together on the flat ground of the valley.
The "pilots," with bird heads and human bodies, are securing ropes and wooden frames to the backs and wings of the vultures with the help of ground crew.
After the crossbows were secured, the pilots and ground crew hung large black and white spheres on the underside of the vultures.
Clearly, these black and white watermelon-sized spheres are likely bombs or something similar that are dropped from the air.
Chen Ke steered the Yiwei Shenzhou (a type of small boat) around the valley three or four times, but the radar screen did not display a single red dot.
In other words, among these pilots and ground crew, out of more than a hundred people, not one was a skilled pilot.
Even a giant vulture cannot be considered a master.
Chen Ke was completely at ease. With a thought, the Divine Boat instantly switched to "battle mode".
The Shenzhou's stealth appearance became incredibly menacing, with crystal cannons and machine gun modules subsequently added to it.
But unlike before, Chen Ke added four anti-aircraft machine guns and four crystal cannons, and the gun barrels and cannon barrels became thicker.
Just as Chen Ke was controlling the two joysticks, preparing to launch an attack, a thought suddenly struck him.
Can I incorporate the death energy within my body into spiritual bullets and shells?
Wood-attribute spiritual attacks are ultimately too weak, and cleaning up the battlefield after annihilating the vulture legion would be a major problem.
However, if the energy of death can be fused into it, the "Death Missile" will not only be more powerful, but it will also be able to turn the vulture into ashes and destroy all traces of its body.
Even through the crystalline walls of the ship, I could still harvest a wave of the dead's life force.
Without hesitation, Chen Ke instantly summoned the light model of the Soaring Divine Ship and focused intently on observing the outermost green light screen.
With his current powerful mental strength, he can see far more details than before.
Moreover, having acquired considerable knowledge of inscriptions, he quickly found clues within the relevant weapon modules.
It's quite simple: by injecting death energy into the weapon module along a special channel, the death energy can be integrated into the spirit bullets and shells.
This cannot be simulated; Chen Ke can only try to operate it in practice.
Boom! Boom!
Just then, a series of muffled explosions came from the direction of Eagle Beak Gorge.
The human experts lying in ambush on the mountaintop have begun to launch artillery attacks on the orcs entering the canyon.
The vulture squadron in the valley could take off at any moment and join the battle.
Does that mean my plan to annihilate the Vulture Legion is going to fall through?
Chen Ke didn't want to risk all sorts of unpredictable dangers and engage in an earth-shattering aerial battle with these vultures.
Hurry up, hurry up.
Chen Ke was anxious, so he quickened his pace.