NOVEL NEXT Chapter 76: War V (End)
At this point, no Orc commander could stop the collapse. Too many lives have been claimed by the Black Cavalry.
The Black Cavalry swept across the battlefield like a flood, leaving behind countless dead orcs and rivers of blood.
By now, neither soldiers nor commanders, not even Prince Gombak, could change the course of events.
Everything that stood in the way of the Black Cavalry's advance would be utterly crushed.
Prince Gombak closed his eyes, unable to watch any longer. He didn't have any will to fight; his spirit was totally crushed by those humans.
His guards tried to pull him away, hoping to escort him to safety. But Prince Gombak stood firm.
What was the point of running?
With almost a total of 100,000 Orc soldiers lost, even if he made it back, life would be worse than death.
Breaking free from his guards, Prince Gombak mounted his massive wolf, drew his scimitar, and charged toward the Hartmann Family banner, shouting:
"Come on, Felipe! My head is here!"
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Two hours passed by.
The battle with the Orcs was over; the battle of the strong is like this. Sometimes the war takes many months, and sometimes the victory is decided in minutes.
The fate of the defeated orc army had been sealed. Even though some of them managed to flee for a moment, they would eventually be caught again by the swift cavalry.
The Black Cavalry spread out, chasing down fleeing orcs and gathering the surrendering ones.
However, they only have a time limit of half an hour, as in one hour the weakness from drinking the Blood Boiling Potion will kick in.
Luis removed his helmet and let out a long breath.
An indescribable thrill surged through him like a current of electricity, filling him with excitement. At first glance, the battle seemed serious, yet now it felt like they had won with ease.
The feeling of charging across the battlefield, invincible and unstoppable, was like an addictive drug, something he couldn't get enough of.
The only moment that had slowed him down was when Prince Gombak of the orcs charged at him head-on, recklessly.
Luis knew Prince Gombak was a strong 3rd stage warrior, but to charge at a cavalry unit at the peak of their momentum—well, his fate was sealed.
Not even a whole corpse was left of him.
"We won!" Luis shouted excitedly at his father, who was blood-soaked beside him.
But Felipe didn't share Luis enthusiasm. To him, such victories seemed as ordinary as eating a meal or drinking water.
"Do you know why we won?"
"Of course! It's thanks to Father's unparalleled strategy and brilliant decisions!" Luis responded, praising his father.
His praise was sincere; his father fully deserved it.
But Felipe shook his head, his tone serious. "No, I owe it to you this time, Luis. This is not only my victory; I owe it to them too."
He gazed across the battlefield, pride swelling in his eyes as he watched the Black Cavalry soldiers still pursuing the remaining orcs.
Luis, sensing the meaning behind Felipe's words, wiped the smile from his face.
Felipe turned back to him.
"You emphasize too much on strategy. Strategy is important, but if a general relies too much on schemes, always seeking to win through trickery, he will eventually suffer a crushing defeat."
Seeing the puzzled and somewhat unconvinced look on Luis face, Felipe smiled and added,
"The cunning of a fox is laughable to a lion.
I'm not dismissing the value of strategy. What I'm telling you is that the key to winning on the battlefield is having a strong army!
That's why I say today's victory belongs to them—the Black Cavalry.
Throughout my career, my secret to two decades of undefeated success has been the same—the Black Cavalry!"
Luis fell silent hearing Felipe; he kept repeating the phrase 'cunning of a fox is laughable to a lion' in his mind.
Trickery and deceit are never the right path.
The most common path to victory on the battlefield is to use a strong army to overpower a weak enemy.
He looked at Felipe and nodded, although little unconvinced he would remember the teaching. His path is utilizing the strategy fully along with a strong army.
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The whole day passed, and Luis and the Black Cavalry returned to the cultivator world.
As for those 20,000 people abandoned by the Orcs. Baron Felipe promised them to take them under his command if they were willing. If not, he will send them back to their original place.
He used a Magic Scroll to send the information to the Frontlines. Samuel will see the information and quickly come to receive these people.
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"This time Orcs have suffered heavy losses; even their prince has died in our hands."
Currently, every high-ranking person was sitting at a round table listening to the war report.
"Suffering this loss, either the Central Orc Tribe will send another wave of Orcs to this battlefield or stay silent. The highest probability knowing the orcs is they will send another wave of orc soldiers with the goal of revenge."
This time, orcs suffered the biggest defeat in many decades.
"What is the plan now, father?" Luis turned his attention to Felipe, who was looking at the map on his table with a deep look.
"I won't make a decision; you will make it yourself," Felipe said, not glancing at Luis. He won't make any decisions; he needs to train Luis.
Luis smiled hearing Felipe; now he needs to think of his own plan.
"My decision is to directly attack the main tribe of Orcs in Northern Wasteland. That is the strongest Orc settlement in this land. If we could breach it, the remaining Orcs will be further pushed deeper into the Northern Wasteland. So, the plan is..."
Luis began explaining the plan to all the commanders sitting in this room.
From their place to reach deep into the Main Tribe, it would take 20 days, but with the help of his flying boat, the journey can be reduced to 10 days. This is also traveling slowly; if they reach it very quickly, it will arouse suspicion.
In these 10 days, the soldiers can rest and train properly in the cultivation world. The Black Cavalry will be stronger than now.
The boat, of course, will be maneuvered by the soldiers who know the way.
In these ten days, he can also try to practice the immortal cultivation technique and maybe improve his strength more.
Everyone nodded as they heard the plan of Luis; they began to make the plan perfect. All the necessary things were quickly explained, and the soldiers were informed.
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Three days passed by, and Luis walked out of his room with no expression.
He tried to practice the immortal cultivation technique given by Han Mo, but he couldn't even introduce the spiritual aura to his dantian, where the spiritual roots reside. He tried to bring the spiritual aura to his dantian, but it quickly dissipated.
Han Mo said this was normal, as mortals take months or even years before they can absorb the aura and become a Qi refining stage.
However, Luis felt there was something wrong with his way of practicing. Even though life seeds were recognized as spiritual roots. It was genuinely not a spiritual root.
With his mind full of doubts, he opened the vortex and entered inside along with another soldier. This is a Black Cavalry Knight who knows the way to the Orc Main City and is controlling the boat.
Luis laid down as the soldier controlled the boat. His mind was full of many thoughts and was constantly thinking of a solution.
He began to remember all the information about life seeds he had learned since childhood.
Life seed is a virtual entity that forms after one practices the Knight Breathing Method. It grows as the knight uses the breathing method, and in turn it strengthens the body.
As a knight advances to the 4th stage and becomes a powerful strongman, the life seed within him grows as well, unlocking a range of new capabilities.
The most significant ability being his ability to extend the aura and form a connection with lower-level knights. This connection allows the connected knights to have coordinated strength and thought transfer.
Luis began to think of all these and tapped on the boat continuously. All these thoughts flowed through his mind, and he couldn't think of a solution.
"Shit! Practicing martial arts was so easy compared to this immortal technique," Luis muttered to himself as he sat up.
He sat in a mediating position and ran the Knight Breathing Method, trying to calm himself down. He entered the focus moment very quickly and felt the changes in his body.
The life seed absorbed the aura and quickly supplied energy to his body through the blood flowing through the heart.
He watched this method carefully and noted all the changes occurring in his body.
'Heart! Instead of Dantian, let me try to store the spiritual aura in my heart.'