Chapter 138: Campaign-Level Victory
The left flank of the Golden Pansy Clan's heavy troops crushed the large-scale orc forces before them, throwing the Green Tide into significant chaos.
The left flank was a sea of corpses and blood, stretching over twenty miles, and the remaining orcs fled wildly across the mountains and fields, greatly shaking the will to fight of the Green Tide.
More importantly, the pincer attack from the left flank and the main army left the green skins dizzy and confused. Many orcs were even killed by enemy forces from another direction before they could defend themselves.
For a moment, the orcs didn't know whether they should advance forward or defend to the left.
Taking advantage of this period, Lin Rui personally led the most elite soldiers straight to the location of the orc boss Lakneik.
Lakneik's position wasn't far from the left wing. Especially after the Golden Pansy Clan's troops had shattered the opposing forces, the front was a wide-open plain, allowing them to freely choose their attack position, with the closest distance to Lakneik being just over five miles.
Over five miles, an ordinary Blue Star human's limit record is about twelve and a half minutes, but for soldiers with robust physiques, it might take only a minute or two.
This refers to the time spent advancing and fighting simultaneously; on flat ground, ten seconds suffices to run.
Time was of the essence for both sides, and Lin Rui made a decisive decision, charging forward with all his might.
In just one or two minutes, at the critical moment, the green skins, with their lack of discipline, might not even notice any change in the situation, unable to grasp this fleeting opportunity.
The battle unfolded just as Lin Rui expected. Facing the already approaching Lin Rui, even the green skin boss Lakneik couldn't decide whether to fight or flee.
Fighting to the death didn't fit his goblin nature. Plus, the enemy was truly fierce. He might indeed die in battle; no one would kindly bury a fallen goblin on the battlefield. Most likely, his body would get kicked a few times even after death.
Yet, to flee back to the forest just like that, he genuinely felt somewhat unwilling.
He had painstakingly organized a grand wagggghhh, but hadn't even taken the first human settlement before fleeing back to the Blood Maple Forest; it was truly hard to accept.
But before he could make up his mind, Lin Rui, accompanied by two epic-level Celestial Punishment Hunters and two catastrophe-level Celestial Punishment Fear Knights, leapt right in front of him.
Lin Rui had already drawn blood to restore substantial condition for these four powerful Tier Five soldiers.
[Civilization Announcement: Light Mark holder, Lin Rui Golden Pansy, ID: 83202300001, Life Value below 30%. All attacks on the marked target will carry an additional 100% light damage and 30% divine damage. If the attack itself has light attributes, all damage will turn into divine damage. If the attack has divine traits, all divine damage will transform into true damage. Whoever sacrifices the target's head and heart to the Light Altar will receive one mythical hero and twelve demigod-level troops.]
[Civilization Announcement: Light Mark holder, Lin Rui Golden Pansy, ID: 83202300001, Life Value below 30%. All attacks on the marked target will carry an additional 100% light damage and 30% divine damage. If the attack itself has light attributes, all damage will turn into divine damage. If the attack has divine traits, all divine damage will transform into true damage. Whoever sacrifices the target's head and heart to the Light Altar will receive one mythical hero and twelve demigod-level troops.]
[Civilization Announcement: Light Mark holder, Lin Rui Golden Pansy, ID: 83202300001, Life Value below 30%. All attacks on the marked target will carry an additional 100% light damage and 30% divine damage. If the attack itself has light attributes, all damage will turn into divine damage. If the attack has divine traits, all divine damage will transform into true damage. Whoever sacrifices the target's head and heart to the Light Altar will receive one mythical hero and twelve demigod-level troops.]
All Explorers received system notification prompts simultaneously, and countless people went crazy at the same time.
Lin Rui is at the brink of death!?
A large number of people immediately checked Lin Rui's status. Upon seeing his Spiritual Energy was depleted and his Life Value was dropping like water, countless hearts raced, and their scalp tingled with excitement.
Is someone really going to kill him and take the reward?
Although most knew clearly that even if Lin Rui didn't die, they wouldn't have a chance to take any of it.
Yet seeing this massive reward about to be taken by someone else still made their hearts race with excitement.
At this moment, Lin Rui no longer had the mind to pay attention to any of this.
Because his opponent, the green skin boss Lakneik, was far stronger than he imagined.
He actually had catastrophe-level talent, reaching as high as Tier Six.
The three Anaric Spiders worshiped as divine spirits by the tribe beside him were even Tier Seven! Each had rare-level quality.
Thankfully, they didn't have as high a talent as Lakneik, or this battle wouldn't even need to be fought.
As soon as both sides engaged, it was like heaven and earth shattering; the battlefield was shattered in pieces, leaving ordinary orcs with no place to stand.
Especially the Tier Seven Anaric Spiders, revered as divine spirits due to their power, surpassed the imagination of ordinary people.
Even the Celestial Punishment Fear Knights, clad in heavy armor, were crushed into pulp when struck by them.
What's more terrifying is the frenzied and powerful attacks of these Tier Seven spiders, which were immensely forceful and swift at the same time.
The vast attacks were extremely swift, repeatedly smashing the earth to pieces.
The Tier Five Celestial Punishment Fear Knights were repeatedly sent flying hundreds of meters, their sturdy bodies plowing through the ground, leaving deep grooves several meters wide, filled with blood and gore, intestines scattered everywhere.