A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

"You mean, mercenaries will come to help?" Talulah asked.

“Well, one is rich and the other is short of money. They're a perfect match,” Wang Chong said. “Don’t underestimate those mercenaries. There are many skilled Originium Arts users like W, Ines, and Hedley among them. If we’re not careful, we could be restrained. If our high-level personnel are tied up, the enemy can recklessly commit all their forces to eliminating our soldiers. We can’t afford such losses.”

"So, Ah Chong, your plan is tonight...?" Talulah couldn't help but ask.

"Tonight then. After five days of deception, I think it's about time... Hmm?" Just as Wang Chong was making his decision, a sudden earthquake shook the ground, as if a massive explosion had occurred.

"What's going on? What's happening at the front?" Talulah immediately began contacting the frontline Shield Guards' combat command.

"Talulah... those Ursus soldiers have launched their final assault. This time their offensive is different from before; all five war mages and the mage squad have joined the fray. Especially the artillery battalion; they've brought up a large number of mortars, howitzers, and mine-laying vehicles. Their targets are all those hiding in the secret passages of the cliff face." The shield guard leader immediately relayed the information from the front lines.

“Why would those people from Ursus launch a full-scale attack at this time? Their reinforcements aren’t supposed to arrive until tomorrow, are they? Even if they suffered heavy losses at our cliff-side firing positions yesterday, there’s no need to waste gunpowder and risk deploying the entire mage squad and artillery battalion to bombard the cliff. Do they really think they can blow through the entire mountain?” Talulah couldn’t help but say.

"No, they want to completely collapse the passage through the cliff!" However, after listening carefully to the sounds and patterns of the explosions outside for a long time, Wang Chong immediately understood what the Ursus people were planning.

"Collapse the passage? But Ah Chong, didn't you say that even if the enemy's firepower were twice as strong, it would still take several days to blast away the outer layer of the mountain? How can the passage be collapsed?" Talulah asked in confusion.

"It's resonance. Under the coordinated control of the sorcerer group, those artillery teams are firing at the wall in a regular salvo at a certain frequency," Wang Chong said, shaking his head.

"Resonance?"

"It's a bit complicated to explain, but you just need to know that this method can ignore a certain distance and successfully cause the tunnel to collapse without completely destroying the mountain," Wang Chong said.

"This... is it really possible for a mountain to collapse a passage?" Talulah asked, her expression changing.

"The situation isn't that bad. I considered this from the very beginning of the tunnel design, having them use flexible materials for connections and a segmented structure to proactively avoid this resonance risk. However, while the tunnel itself is intact, the firing positions we've excavated that can fire from the inside out are likely to collapse," Wang Chong said, shaking his head.

"Although the people in the secret passage may be unharmed, the flank attack point will likely be rendered useless because of this. I didn't expect that there would be such capable people in the Ursus Legion, who could use such methods to cripple one of our arms."

“There’s nothing we can do about it. It just reminds us that we can’t underestimate any opponent, no matter how corrupt they may be, even if they are all show and no substance,” Talulah said. “Achong, since they’re risking everything to cut off one of our arms, we can’t let them reap the rewards so easily.”

"Yes, notify the teams in the secret passage, Froststar on the snowy mountain side, and Patriot, who is in charge of the main battlefield. Since they have deployed the artillery battalion and the sorcerer group to such a front-line position, it's time to close the net!" Wang Chong said in a deep voice.

Chapter 194 Froststar War War Mage

"General, it seems we've succeeded. After we bombarded the artillery battalion for three minutes at the frequency given by the battalion commander, the bandits hiding in the cliff did not attack again. I'm afraid they were all buried alive."

The commander in charge of the front lines reported the current intelligence from the front and the results achieved in accordance with orders to Ulrich.

"Very good. Execute the next plan immediately. Escort most of the sorcerer groups, war sorcerers, and artillery battalion away from the battlefield as quickly as possible. We must not allow those Reunion Movement members to react in time and infiltrate our lines to cut off our retreat. Order the 7th Regiment guarding the outside to immediately enter the mountain road behind the second pass and be alert for any possible enemy troops emerging from any corner. We must hold our ground!" Ulrich gave the order immediately after receiving the intelligence.

The Fifth and Sixth Regiments began to move, covering the evacuation of the sorcerer group and the artillery battalion. However, as soon as they made their move, a fierce barrage of artillery fire suddenly erupted from the front line. Countless mortar shells flew directly from the back of the hillside, bombarding the shield guards stationed at the front.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

The sound of bombs rang out, scattering the Ursus Shield Guards on the front line. Their defensive line was completely shattered under the cover of this powerful firepower.

"Charge!" At this moment, Patriot, the nightmare of the Ursus people in recent days, once again took action. He wielded a giant halberd and charged directly at the army. Even the shield guards who had already been shaken apart could not stop Patriot, let alone the guards with spears and the vanguard with spikes.

"It's...it's Patriots!" A voice filled with fear rang out. The surviving Ursus soldiers had witnessed Patriots' monstrous killing prowess over the past few days, slaughtering people like mowing grass. Now, seeing them charging towards them, some even dropped their weapons and knelt down in surrender.

But Patriot and his guerrillas didn't care about such things; their only target was the warlocks and artillerymen. They were the sharpest spearhead of the entire Ursus army.

Meanwhile, the war sorcerers had already sensed this and suggested to their commander, "At this rate of retreat, the Patriots will catch up before we even get out of the mountain path. Open fire in the same way, unleash a continuous barrage on the Patriots! They can even collapse the mountainside. With your combined attack, we might just be able to slaughter this man!"

Hearing that the warlock not only didn't intend to retreat but also planned to confront the Patriots head-on, the commander couldn't help but feel a little worried. But in the end, the commander nodded in agreement, immediately ordering the artillery battalion to prepare, with the others responsible for providing support.

He also knew that if the Shield Guards on the front lines were still alive, they could have held off Patriots. But now, those Shield Guards had suddenly suffered a massive attack from the enemy, resulting in less than a tenth remaining. Given Patriots' current rate of progress, they wouldn't be able to return. Therefore, he had no choice but to take a desperate gamble.

Just as the artillery battalion finished loading their cannons and was ready to attack the Patriots, a huge explosion suddenly came from their right flank, followed by the shaking of the mountain.

"It's an avalanche! They're bringing another avalanche!" The soldiers on the right flank were the first to react and immediately shouted. The same tactic was being used again, this time at an awkward time, forcing them to divert their attention to dealing with the effects of the avalanche.

"Leave those avalanches to us two, the three of you take care of Patriots! We'll come to your aid once we've dealt with the avalanches!" The two war sorcerers, one specializing in fire and the other in frost, turned to the right flank. Facing the avalanches that were sweeping in like ocean waves, the two war sorcerers chanted incantations and began to cast spells.

"Rise!" The warlock wielding Frost Originium Arts was the first to act, forcefully lifting his hands upwards. The avalanches about to crash into the Ursus Legion defied gravity, soaring into the sky and forming a massive snow curtain. At the same time, the warlock wielding fire finished his incantation, crimson flames rising from his sleeves. He channeled these flames into the entire snow curtain, completely vaporizing the snowmelt.

In this way, the avalanche crisis was indeed easily resolved by the two working together. The war sorcerer's ability to fight against nature demonstrates his formidable strength.

"Ugh—!" Suddenly, the war sorcerer controlling the snow curtain trembled violently, his entire body moving as if he were desperately trying to endure something, and even the snow curtain he was controlling collapsed as a result. If most of the snow water hadn't evaporated, the snowdrifts that collapsed would have been enough to bury some of the troops on the right.

"What's wrong? Ugh—!" The war sorcerer in charge of evaporating the snow water noticed something was wrong with his colleague and was about to check on him when he suddenly felt a life-threatening sense of crisis descend upon him. He instantly dodged to the side, only to see a black ice spike slice open the war sorcerer's shoulder, causing him pain.

After dodging the attack, the warlock was about to search for the enemy when he suddenly felt a piercing pain in his shoulder. Only then did he notice a dark, chilling ice crystal growing from his slashed shoulder. At the same time, the fire-wielding warlock discovered that his comrade's legs, like his own, were covered in dark, cold ice crystals that pierced their flesh.

"Cool ice manipulation technique... but how does it compare to mine?" At this moment, a figure slowly emerged from the snowdrift. The path she walked on was completely frozen into black ice crystals. If there were no surprises, the attack that these two war mages encountered came from the other party.

"Playing tricks! Attack!" The fire-controlling war mage ordered the warriors on the right flank to attack the white rabbit-eared Katarus, and he himself began chanting, manipulating huge flames to prepare to attack the opponent.

"...?——?——?——" Seeing a large number of troops charging towards her, Frostnova calmly began chanting her Originium Arts incantation. Black ice crystals spread outwards like spores, freezing one Ursus soldier after another who came to invade.

"Big sister, don't just focus on showing off by yourself, we're here for you too! Yo-ho!"

Just then, a cheerful sound rang out behind Frostnova. A strange group of people, dressed in thick white coats and hoods—the Yeti Squad—rushed swiftly through the snow from the path Frostnova had cleared. Wielding ice spikes and blades, they charged towards the frozen Ursus people. Their weapons effortlessly shattered the frozen black ice, easily severing limbs along with their armor.

Those Ursus soldiers who were cut in half at the waist fared relatively well, dying within seconds. But those Ursus soldiers whose limbs were severed were truly unfortunate; unable to die, they had to endure the excruciating pain of losing their bodies. For a moment, the entire area resounded with heart-wrenching screams of agony.

"Big sister, I'm here to help you!" At this moment, Petrova, the only woman in the Yeti squad, held a staff and used Frost Originium Arts to freeze and clear out all the Ursus soldiers who were still rushing towards them, and used ice spikes to pierce through their bodies.

"Be careful," Frostnova warned, then focused her attention on the two war mages. The two war mages finished their incantation once more, and a massive fireball and blades of frost hurtled towards Frostnova.

"Come on—" Frostnova's eyes narrowed, and several huge ice spikes appeared around her. Then, Frostnova charged directly at the two incoming attacks.

The ice blades reached Frostnova first, but she manipulated the massive ice spikes surrounding her, using them like electric fans to block them away. Then, when the giant fireball hurtled towards her face, Frostnova combined the ice spikes into a cross-shaped cone, which she then made spin continuously, like a black drill, directly attacking the giant fireball.

"Chong-"

"Crack—crack—"

The expected explosion did not occur. Instead, after the two collided, the fireball was driven into the ice spike, and then the entire fireball froze from the inside out, becoming a black ice ball.

"A rain of ice!!" At that moment, Frostnova squeezed her hand tightly, and the entire ice sphere shattered with a loud cracking sound. Then, the ice sphere completely broke apart, shattering into countless black ice spikes that began to shoot towards the Ursus army, including the warlocks. The scene seemed designed to sweep away all enemies in its path, ending them under the dark, icy rain.

Chapter 195 Infiltration and Encirclement

"A rain of ice and snow!"

As Froststar chanted, black ice rained down on the Ursus army, instantly freezing all the halberdiers and shield guards who couldn't defend themselves, and then the Yeti squad defeated them one by one.

"Damn it! How can there be such a powerful warlock!" Seeing that his fireball not only failed to destroy the opponent, but was instead used by the opponent to attack them, the fire war warlock was both angry and shocked. If this continued, he and his colleague would probably not be able to withstand it and would all perish here.

"Get some people from the warlock group! Otherwise, we'll just be waiting to die!" The war warlock who controlled ice and snow said through gritted teeth, enduring the pain of his frozen legs.

"But they're also doing their best to hold off the Patriots' charge. If we divert our manpower and wait for them to get here, we'll be finished too!" the Flame War Mage said. "Let's hold on a little longer. The Seventh Regiment's reinforcements are on their way. We both know what the consequences would be if an Infected like her overused such powerful Originium Arts!"

Indeed, the war sorcerer was right. Infected individuals do possess far greater Originium Arts amplification than ordinary people, but the price is that the intense use of Originium Arts accelerates the outbreak of Oripathy. To put it bluntly, the large-scale use of powerful Originium Arts by Infected individuals is a gamble with their lives. Even Patriots are no exception.

Now, although the right flank forces had lost several hundred men in cooperation with Frostnova and the Yeti squad, this number was not an unbearable cost compared to the two legions of several thousand men. The right flank was quickly replenished, and the loss of personnel even made it easier for the core central army's mage group and artillery battalion to retreat.

Just then, two hidden doors opened from the rear, and a team led by Talulah and Wang Chong emerged from each. Talulah, as before, easily tore through the enemy's defenses using her Flame Originium Arts. Wang Chong, on the other hand, didn't need to be the main force; Albion and Arcueid were enough to lead the charge.

After all, Wang Chong discovered that the soldiers he killed didn't give him any reputation points, even if he used Originium Arts. On the contrary, the number of people killed by Albion and Arcueid did count towards the reputation point reward. So Wang Chong simply acted as a pure commander, leading the team to plan a pincer attack on the enemy's rear.

However, this time, thanks to the timely deployment of the Seventh Regiment on the Ursus side, they managed to hold off Talulah and Wang Chong's teams for half a moment with their sheer numbers, dragging the warlocks' retreat to the battlefield where the Seventh Regiment was located.

"Shadow Entanglement!"

"The earth shook!"

"Steel forest!"

Having moved away from the front lines where Patriot was stationed, the Ursus warlocks and artillery battalions no longer needed to target Patriot. Instead, they began attacking Talulah, who was fighting the 7th Regiment, and the two ambush units led by Wang Chong.

The ground began to tremble, forcing everyone on the battlefield to stop and regain their balance. At that moment, dark shadows appeared on the members of the Reunion Movement, binding them all. Finally, metal spikes emerged from the ground, intending to kill all the bound Reunion Movement members.

"Chong-"

"boom--"

However, while the war sorcerers' spells might be effective against ordinary Reunion warriors, they couldn't stop Talulah and her elite troops. Arcueid and Albion, with their powerful physiques, shattered the spikes that emerged from the ground. Wang Chong wielded his greatsword, hacking away at the shadows binding his bound followers. Talulah, meanwhile, used her fire Originium Arts to eliminate the spikes and shadows.

However, at this moment, the soldiers of the 7th Regiment took the opportunity to surround them again. Under the firepower of the sorcerer group, although they could not effectively strike Talulah and the others, the other warriors of the Reunion Movement were put on the defensive, so much so that they had to drag their respective captains back to rescue them.

"Talulah, the warlocks are now free to work with the deployed troops outside. The Reunion warriors can't hold them off. And Ursus troops are continuously arriving to reinforce them. We can't be tied up here. We need to break out first," Wang Chong transmitted the message to Talulah remotely using the black mist.

"Alright, let me try detonating their artillery battalion's heavy machinery. Let's see if we can create a riot; we can't just leave empty-handed!" After replying, Talulah used all her power this time, turning everything around her into scorched earth. Even the members of the Reunion Movement had to keep their distance from Talulah.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

The incoming crossbow bolts and spells intended to harm Talulah, but before they could hit her, they were engulfed by the pillars of fire and turned into molten iron right in front of her.

"Hah—!" Talulah slashed down with her longsword, and the pillar of fire swept towards the artillery camp with unstoppable force. Even though many shield guards raised their shields to form a defensive line and weaken the power of the pillar of fire, the flames still managed to burn down to the artillery camp.

"boom!!!"

A massive explosion resounded, blasting open from the center. The artillery battalion was completely engulfed in the Originium blast and fire explosion, their fate unknown. The nearest caster group fared no better; they were busy constructing defenses for the artillery battalion but hadn't had time to build any for themselves. The blast wave sent them all tumbling to the ground.

One war sorcerer was even struck in the shoulder by a stray shrapnel, which tore a large hole in his shoulder, causing him to scream in agony and rendering him incapacitated.

However, Talulah and Wang Chong did not take advantage of this opportunity to continue fighting. The Eighth Regiment had already begun to enter the field, and while the Seventh Regiment was preoccupied with protecting the warlock group and the artillery battalion, they immediately led their respective teams to retreat towards Patriot's direction.

As for the secret passage, it had already been destroyed when they came out. They couldn't allow the Ursus soldiers to discover it and enter, then circle around to their rear base. Therefore, Talulah and Wang Chong had no choice but to head in the direction Patriot had advanced, to reunite with Patriot and Frostnova, in order to escape their current predicament.

"They're determined to use human lives to protect these sorcerers and artillery battalion. Heh, good, this exchange will prevent the enemy from becoming too suspicious." Wang Chong assessed the balance of power in the battle and then continued to command his troops to break through the defenses completely.

On the battlefield near Frostnova, due to Patriot's guerrilla charge and the warlock group's withdrawal, the fifth and sixth mixed regiments had become utterly abandoned, left to be slaughtered. However, two warlocks remained.

They were all frozen in place by Frostnova's black ice while supporting the right flank. Suppressed by Frostnova's firepower, they were unable to escape. They had initially hoped the main force would return to reinforce them, but given the current situation, forget about a return; simply avoiding a counter-push would be a good outcome.

Now they can only wait to be slaughtered, watching themselves get closer and closer to death.

"kill!"

But just then, they heard the sounds of fierce fighting approaching from behind. They were initially startled, then overjoyed. Could it be that their own troops had already dealt with the flanking forces and were successfully returning to reinforce them?

But their joy was short-lived; disappointment and despair returned to their eyes. They realized that the troops arriving with their distinctive accents were not their own. They noticed the armbands on the men's arms—the very armbands that symbolized their identity as part of the Reunion Movement.

Therefore, what awaited them was not reinforcements, but another massacre. The dragon girl Talulah, who was leading the way, wielded a flaming longsword and cut all the halberd soldiers who came to intercept them in half at the waist. Meanwhile, on Wang Chong's side, two women with superhuman strength easily tore through the bodies of the Ursus soldiers and carved a bloody path through them.

"We...we surrender! Stop killing! Stop killing!" Many Ursus soldiers were completely terrified by this brutality. They laid down their weapons and knelt on the ground.

"What are you still looking around for?" Just then, a cold voice rang out. The two war sorcerers were startled and wanted to unleash their spells to attack the person in front of them, but they found that their hands were completely immobilized. Black ice had deeply embedded itself into their bodies, and their entire bodies were being engulfed by the black ice. The remaining life force within them began to slowly fade into death.

"I...I'm not reconciled..." The two warlocks were eventually frozen solid into black ice. The Ursus soldiers around them had either surrendered or died, and there was almost no power left to resist.

Chapter 196 Both Suffer Damage

"Cough cough...cough cough cough..." After letting out a sigh of relief, Frostnova couldn't help but start coughing as she looked at the two war sorcerers frozen into ice sculptures.

However, before Frostnova could cough for long, a gentle force surged from her back. After stabilizing her Oripathy-infected body, a voice came from behind her: "Open your mouth."

Froststar opened her mouth, and two blood pills were placed inside. After consuming Wang Chong's blood, Froststar's Oripathy improved.

"Let's get moving, the war is far from over." Wang Chong helped Froststar up and led her to join his team and rejoin the Yeti squad. Then they headed towards the Patriots.

After successfully regrouping with the Patriots, they were able to stabilize their lines and begin assessing their casualties. The Reunion Movement had completely annihilated the Fifth and Sixth Mixed Regiments, capturing over 200 surrendered soldiers, who were now being held captive at headquarters.

However, the Reunion Movement also paid a heavy price. Since they were no longer on the defensive but on the offensive, they suffered over 230 deaths, and the wounded numbered nearly half of their entire fighting force. It's fair to say that almost everyone on the front lines was injured.

Fortunately, this time they killed two warlocks and rendered one incapable of fighting. The artillery battalion also suffered some damage; they might have been wiped out by Talulah's sword strike. This is the best news of the match.

If the Ursus Legion doesn't receive the 10,000 reinforcements tomorrow, and if they are worn down for a few more days, even if Patriots and his forces launch a forced attack, it would be enough to completely crush the entire Ursus Legion, and victory would be within their grasp.

"How is Yelena?" Patriot asked Wang Chong.

"Her condition has stabilized, and she's been taken away to rest. She's alright, but how are you, Patriot?" Wang Chong looked at the black mist emanating from Patriot's body and knew that Patriot was serious this time.

“It doesn’t matter… as long as they believe… that tonight’s success… is enough,” Patriot said haltingly, clearly his Oripathy had worsened due to the use of Wendigo magic once again.

"Take this. The rest of the afternoon and the first half of the night are up to you, Mr. Patriot. Even if we're just putting on a show for the other side, you should take care of yourself." Wang Chong tossed the blood pill to Patriot and said.

"Hmm..." Patriot nodded. This time, he didn't refuse as coyly as usual, but swallowed the blood pill. Soon he felt the Originium crystal stuck in his throat seem to have lessened a bit, and his throat was finally not as painful as before.

"It's truly amazing..." Even Patriot couldn't help but exclaim after personally experiencing the effects of Wang Chong's blood.

“After this first time, you don’t need to be so coy anymore, Mr. Patriot. From now on, you’re one of my cured patients. Only when you all get better quickly can I do other things I want to do with more peace of mind,” Wang Chong said.

Patriot didn't say anything more after hearing this. However, Wang Chong knew Patriot's personality, so this was already considered a tacit agreement.

"Alright, I won't go on with the rest. I need to gather my special forces members. Mr. Patriot, you and Talulah hold this position. When they advance to this side of the hill, you'll hold them off with those artillery pieces." After Wang Chong finished speaking, he walked into the trench and began to enter the secret passage, heading towards the Reunion Movement headquarters.

……

In the Ursus military camp, Ulrich awaited the statistics and updates on casualties at the front lines. Shortly afterward, the intelligence officer finished listening to the front-line commander's report and relayed it to the assembled commanders.

"More than 6700 people died... more than 200 surrendered... two war sorcerers died, and the artillery battalion lost half its men." Ulrich sighed as he listened to these numbers.

“I never expected those bandits to be so formidable. I thought it was terrifying enough that the Patriot had wiped out two mixed regiments. But I didn’t expect those two flanking forces to be so ruthless. Even with the 7th Regiment providing support, they still managed to halve the strength of my artillery battalion and destroy all the firearms they brought to the front lines. They even unfortunately severely injured one of my war sorcerers, rendering him incapable of fighting,” Oleg said.

"That's why, after passing the third pass, I preferred to let ordinary soldiers slowly push forward rather than have the sorcerers and artillery battalions coordinate their attacks again. It was to prevent them from flanking us and annihilating us directly. Otherwise, we would completely lose the ability to restrain those high-end combat forces. Sure enough, the guys who used fire to attack the camp appeared on the second night," Ulrich said.

“Now, the Reunion Movement bandits have basically exhausted their trump cards. According to the situation at the front, although the infiltration force almost slaughtered the 7th Regiment and completely cut off the warlock group's retreat, with the support of the warlocks and the 7th Regiment and the arriving 8th Regiment, they almost completely eliminated those two infiltration forces,” a commander said.

"Furthermore, according to eyewitness accounts from the front lines, both Patriot and the sorcerer who used the powerful black ice ability are infected. After using Originium Arts for an extended period of time, they have both experienced adverse reactions. Patriot, in particular, has not continued his advance as before, but has instead stationed himself at the fifth pass to resist."

"Clearly, Patriot is truly terrifying when he goes berserk... but Oripathy... heh heh heh, it's a fatal disease that no one can escape. He won't last much longer, he's already prematurely entered his weakened state," Ulrich said with a cold laugh.

"Although we paid a heavy price, we destroyed the firepower on the cliff, lured out their ambushing flanking forces, and even weakened the Patriots, making them unable to launch attacks as before. It's just a pity that they destroyed the secret passage leading to the rear, which we can't use. But they themselves can no longer sneak up and ambush our rear as before. As a result, our sorcerer group and the remaining artillery battalion can advance with peace of mind."