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"Second squad, you're in charge of the dock area. There's a frontline camp for the merfolk there. I'll provide you with oil, so be careful not to burn yourselves."

"Squad Three, your mission is to capture the key crossroads in the center of Lakeside Town and intercept any possible reinforcements from the gnolls or murlocs, preventing them from joining forces."

"Fourth Squad..."

"Squad Five..."

The returning group of about several hundred people was divided into five squads of twenty to thirty people each under Tannis's arrangement. Each squad was commanded by a veteran who had seen at least one battle, and each squad was given supplies such as simple engineering bombs and flax bandages.

"Miss Tanis, what is our mission?"

Looking at the graves of the returning humans in Lakeside Town, Bolt turned to Tannis, whose expression was beginning to turn serious.

"Our mission... is to intercept a group of orcs following behind us... who seem to be more intelligent."

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Buan crouched low, trying to completely conceal himself from the reeds by the lake. This wasn't a particularly advanced technique, but as an experienced hunter, Buan accomplished it with ease.

After the defeat in the Second War, Buan was also tormented by an inexplicable emptiness. However, his chieftain was fortunate enough to find a human who could solve this problem, on the condition that any orc who wanted to be relieved of such suffering must pledge his loyalty to him.

So, without hesitation, Buan knelt before the human, and he received the reward he had been hoping for—the emptiness in his heart was once again filled with fighting spirit, and he knew he had followed the right person.

Of course, some orcs refused to submit and chose to leave. However, in Buan's opinion, these orcs who chose to leave were incredibly stupid—for example, Gadar, who was captured by humans not long ago. Although he was from a small tribe, if he had chosen to submit instead of leaving, he would not have suffered such a fate.

'Humans, scatter! Scatter! Scatter until the very end, and then we will defeat you one by one.'

As Bu'an watched the humans splitting up in the distance, a surge of pleasure and a thirst for slaughter welled up within him. He could almost see his weapon severing human bodies and drinking their blood in the ensuing battle.

'call out'

A strange, soft sound rang in his ears, and Buan realized that his strength was rapidly waning.

'What... happened?'

Buan gathered his last bit of strength and looked around. What came into his view was a strange cylindrical flying machine.

'Goblin?'

Exhaustion filled his soul, and Buan's consciousness plunged into darkness.

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After using the disguised G3 to assassinate the orc who thought he was a good disguise, Tannis immediately arranged for professionals to search Boon. Soon, a bunch of random things were laid out in front of Tannis.

"Signal flares, daggers, acute poison, darts... isn't there anything to prove they belong to a tribe?"

Tanis frowned as she examined the items in front of her. These items were not beyond her expectations; it was perfectly normal for an orc scout to carry such things. However, Buan had nothing on him that could prove his tribe affiliation.

"Could he be a member of a small tribe, like Gadar?"

Explosion of the thrombus.

"No...."

Tannis ran a finger across Buan's skin, raised it, and asked a question, her eyes slightly narrowed. Then, the mechanical assistant's teleportation function activated, and a bucket of liquid was transported to Tannis's front.

"A universal solvent? Miss Tennys?"

"This guy... used some kind of paint-like stuff to cover his skin color. Although it looks seamless, it's strange in itself that an orc doesn't smell like an orc!"

As she spoke, Tannis directed the goblins to lift the buckets and pour them onto Buan's body. As the solvent flowed, Buan's skin began to darken and turn gray.

"Grayish-black skin?"

There's no need to think about it anymore. Even though there are many orc clans, there is only one orc with such gray-black skin.

"The Blackrock Orcs... the former leaders of the Horde, and the tribe under Warchief Orgrim. Could it be that this tribe wasn't completely wiped out as the Alliance claimed, but instead hid in Blackrock Mountain?"

"Miss Tanya, what should we do?"

Bao Shuan also realized the seriousness of the situation. Even if the Blackrock Orcs were weakened, they were not comparable to Gadar, who had only a few followers and made a living by robbing and scare people under the guise of orcs. It was possible that his entire group could be wiped out here!

Tanis gritted her teeth.

"We must find key transportation points and set up positions. This battle is a must."

20. Wolf riders, charge!

Although they were setting up positions, there wasn't much to prepare. After all, under Tannis's modular concept, Ratchet's engineering system had long since moved beyond the rough aesthetics of conventional goblin engineering and become more refined—of course, the explosives were still awe-inspiring.

Unlock the padlock, connect the energy switch, preheat the barrier generator, deploy goblin self-propelled mines, release reconnaissance drones, and install adhesive traps and stun grenades...

When the final step was completed, the reconnaissance drone transmitted first-hand images, which were processed by the mechanical assistant and projected onto the wall.

"hiss......."

Looking at the scene on the screen, Tannis gasped.

The image depicts a silent army: hundreds of dark-skinned orcs clad in standard armor and carrying standard weapons, riding dire wolves and galloping along the road. Just by looking at the picture, one can almost hear the dire wolves' mournful howls and feel the orcs' earth-shattering war drums.

No, it wasn't a feeling, it was a real sound. The howls of wolves and the sound of war drums were approaching, and the Blackstone tribe's territory was already close at hand.

"These guys are so fast? Did the orc who was just killed send a signal?"

"Aww~~~~~"

The mournful howls of wolves rang out again, shaking Tannis's eardrums. Two banners stretched out from behind the rocks at the far end of the road. Guided by the banners, the wolf riders galloped onto the road and stopped in a place facing Tannis.

Then, several orcs dressed in long robes, leaning on their staffs, slowly emerged from the wolf rider formation. They held their staffs high and murmured to themselves. Soon, small fireballs appeared in the sky.

"Firestorm is coming! Everyone take cover! Activate the fire protection field!!"

Tanis, who immediately recognized the spell the orc spellcaster was about to use, quickly issued an order. At her command, a barely perceptible red aura spread out in all directions from her armored carriage.

The moment the red aura spread, the solidified fireballs in the sky began to fall like a drizzle, igniting the grass and trees, scorching the rocks, detonating some of Tannis's landmines, and evaporating the water vapor. The area around Tannis's lines was instantly engulfed in flames.

"Waaaaah~~~~"

An ancient and desolate horn sounded, as if telling a story to the wind. The orc wolf riders raised their weapons at the sound of the horn, spurred their dire wolves, and rushed into the sea of ​​fire without hesitation.

"Rustle, rustle!!"

With the sound of the soil being dug up, the remaining self-propelled mines, whose performance had not been affected by the fire rain, dug themselves out of the ground at Tannis's command and strode towards the wolf riders. Meanwhile, the still-functioning sticky launchers and net-throwing devices also began to operate, throwing specially made sticky glue and nets at the orcs.

"call out--"

Several dark spheres flew out from the wolf rider pack, precisely intercepting the incoming self-propelled mines. Under the influence of dark elements, the mines' construction rapidly corrupted, eventually turning into a pile of useless scrap metal. As for the adhesive and net...

The wolf rider leader casually pulled out a shield from behind his back. The shield had a large skull with smoke and sparks coming from its eye sockets, mouth, and nose. He raised it high, and the moment the first net touched the shield, raging flames spewed from the shield's mouth, instantly burning the net and adhesive that touched it to charcoal.

Then, the orc began to spin his shield like a windmill, and everything it touched was burned by the flames.

"Damn, that shield, could it be bonefire?"

Even with her excellent composure, Tannis could not remain calm at this moment. As a shield that left its mark in the epic, Bonefire has little information available, but its power can be glimpsed from the clues in the ballads!

Forged in the flames of evil, bonefire is impervious to the heat of the fire and the corrosive influence of shadows. Because the souls of the bones embedded within it linger, bonefire can strip attackers of their life force. And because the materials used are excellent conductors of fire, bonefire will unleash its full power under certain conditions…

"That's right, it's Bonefire! The Bonefire Shield that left its mark in the epics! Miss Tanis! As long as we can get that shield, we'll make a profit even after paying off all the costs of this battle—no, all the costs we've incurred since we left Stormwind!"

The excited, trembling voice of Bonefire's bursting bolt reached Tannis's ears, and Tannis understood what order she should give in this situation.

"Full power! Free fire! Oh, and whatever you do, don't break that shield!"

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"Brother, aren't you worried that you won't be able to retrieve the Bonefire Shield? Although it's not the best thing, it's still an epic-level shield."

Countess Presto sat comfortably on her sofa, sipping her red wine, looking at the two crystal balls in front of her. One crystal ball showed the black shadow, while the other crystal ball displayed the scene of Tannis in battle!

"It's just a bonefire shield; once it's gone, it's gone. As you said, it wasn't anything special. If you can't bear to part with it, you can't have it back."

The shadowy man's reply was calm and unfazed—or rather, he was used to it.

"Heh, brother, why are you being so generous?"

Countess Presto downed her drink in one gulp and walked to the crystal ball, stroking it.

“Recently, I discovered a type of ore in Black Rock Mountain, a type of ore that our father used back then.”

"Bang!"

Countess Presto stood up abruptly, not even noticing the glass that had been smashed on the floor.

"You mean, source mineral?"

“That’s right, but I tried everything I could to extract the effective components from the ore. I also kidnapped several dwarven blacksmiths, but they either refused to surrender or didn’t even know what source mineral ore was.”

"So you're going to find a goblin to help you, like our father did."

“That’s right, my sister. Since the goblin my father found can dissolve and process source mineral ore, then there must be other goblins who can do the same thing.”

"Then I wish you great success, brother."

Countess Presto cut off the communication, looked at another crystal ball broadcasting live, and a cryptic smile appeared on her lips.

"What kind of surprise do you have in store for me, Miss Tennys..."

21. The 'Visitors' of Blackrock Spire

"Awooo!!!!!"

Amidst the mournful howls of wolves, the wolf riders charging at the forefront endured the hail of bullets fired by Tannis and her men, the wounds etched on their bodies by the exploding goblin mines, and traversed the earth ignited by the fire rain guided by their sorcerers. Roaring, they slammed their swords heavily into the foremost carriage, sending sparks flying.

After the initial attack, the wolf riders, having lost their speed, immediately spread out from both flanks, allowing a second wave of wolf riders following closely behind to take over their role. Once the second wave disengaged, a third wave of wolf riders caught up within moments...

Although every now and then some wolf riders would suddenly fall headfirst off the backs of their dire wolves due to excessive injuries and never get up again, and some dire wolves would collapse on the way of the charge after exhausting all their strength, the remaining wolf riders continued to attack the defensive line formed by Tannis's wagons like waves of the sea.

These are the wolf riders of the Orcish Horde, the raiding force that once struck fear into the hearts of the Alliance during the wars, swift as the wind and ruthless in their presence.

finally.....

After another wave of wolf riders charged, the outermost wagons, overburdened, creaked and groaned, sending shivers down the spines of the goblins inside the defensive line.

"Miss Tanya! The carriages on the outer perimeter are about to give way!!"

The bolt-action shot struck a wolf rider whose magical aura was relatively weak, causing him to fall off his warhorse and shout a warning.

"I know."