Chapter 752: Army at the City Gates

Orc Empire, Mad Lion Fortress.

"Hey, buddy, have you heard that the Elf Kingdom seems to have declared war on our Orc Empire?" a Lion-man said to a Tiger-man beside him, leaning on the great blade in his hand.

"Who doesn't know about this by now! Haven't we been frequently mobilizing troops here just for the war with the Elves? But we don't need to worry about such things; after all, our Orc Empire now possesses top-tier war machines. Besides, this is Mad Lion Fortress, not a place where just anyone can run wild!" The Tiger-man said this with a tone full of pride.

"That's right, this place is Mad Lion Fortress, not a place where just anyone can run wild!" The Lion-man expressed deep agreement.

The Lion-man's pride did not appear out of thin air, for Mad Lion Fortress indeed had a glorious history. Mad Lion Fortress was the Orc Empire's fortress geographically closest to the Elf Kingdom; it was a pure war bastion, and it had always been controlled by the Lion-man race. The number of famous Lion-man generals who had emerged from this fortress was countless.

At the same time, this fortress had another title—Iron Wall! Hundreds of years ago, famous generals of the Norton Empire gathered an army of nearly one million and launched a frantic attack on Mad Lion Fortress. Because behind Mad Lion Fortress lay the plains with the largest grain production in the Orc Empire. Once Mad Lion Fortress was breached, the Norton Empire's army could drive straight in and plunder the entire plain.

However, the Norton Empire was battered and bloodied before Mad Lion Fortress. Although the Orc Empire was mired in internal strife at the time and the army stationed at Mad Lion Fortress was only one hundred thousand strong, they relied on the sturdy fortress and the perilous terrain to forcibly hold back the Norton Empire's great army, preventing them from advancing even an inch. After three months of fierce attacks and paying the price of hundreds of thousands of soldiers' lives, the Norton Empire had to retreat in a sorry state. Mad Lion Fortress also became famous across the entire Continent during that campaign.

Coupled with the fact that the Orc Empire had been continuously upgrading and strengthening the defensive capabilities of Mad Lion Fortress over these hundreds of years, and that the troops stationed within the fortress were elite units belonging to the Lion-man race, it could be said that the current Mad Lion Fortress was an iron-clad pass.

Mad Lion Fortress, Lord's Mansion.

"General Boqi, this is the order issued by the Great Shaman from the Imperial City." An Eagle-man handed the letter in his hand to the Lion-man sitting in the main seat.

"The Elf Kingdom will attack Mad Lion Fortress?" Looking at the contents of the letter, the Lion-man general's brows could not help but furrow.

"Yes, this is the revelation that the Great Shaman received from fate," the Eagle-man said.

"From the Elf Kingdom to Mad Lion Fortress, even if the Elves march at their fastest, it will take ten days. Moreover, launching a battle immediately after a long-distance raid is a major taboo. This means we still have half a month of preparation time," the Lion-man general said.

"Right, there is also this." The Eagle-man pulled a box out from his person.

The Lion-man general opened the box and looked, unable to help but gasp; in this box, many blood-colored crystals were neatly arranged.

"The Great Shaman said that the Elf army cannot be compared to the armies of the Three Great Empires. If we fall into a war of attrition, it will be extremely disadvantageous for us. When the battle begins, we must release all the blood demon beasts here at once, and before their top experts can react, cripple their troops in one go," the Eagle-man instructed.

"I understand." The Lion-man general took the box and nodded, saying.

Just as the Lion-man general and the Eagle-man messenger were talking, a strange change suddenly occurred in the sky above Mad Lion Fortress. Silver light flashed and rose abruptly, almost obscuring the sunlight in the sky.

"Heavens, what is this?" An Orc warrior squinted at the silver light in the sky, his eyes full of shock.

After the silver light, what appeared in the sky were huge Sky Airships. The largest of these Sky Airships were a full two to three hundred meters long, and the smallest were dozens of meters long. Emerald-green light shone upon the Sky Airships, and their appearance immediately brought a powerful sense of oppression to the Orc soldiers on the city walls.

"This flag is, the Elf Kingdom? How could the Elf Kingdom's army appear in this place? Oh no, enemy attack! Enemy attack!" The Eagle-man warrior serving as an observer immediately spotted the flags on these airships and sounded the alarm.

"This is, the war alarm? How could a war alarm appear at this time?" The Lion-man general in the Lord's Mansion stood up all at once, his face full of astonishment.

"General, it's bad, many airships have appeared in the sky, and on these airships, there are the markings of the Elf Kingdom!" An Eagle-man warrior rushed in directly.

"Airships?" Hearing the Eagle-man warrior say this, the Lion-man general's eyes were full of disbelief.

One must know that things like Sky Airships were all great weapons of mass destruction and the foundation of a country. The Three Great Empires possessed powerful Magic Airships, which was why the Orc Empire felt wary and dared not launch a large-scale attack on the Three Great Empires. But now, hearing the Eagle-man warrior say that Sky Airships belonging to the Elves had actually appeared outside Mad Lion Fortress, he could not help but be surprised.

"Quick, let's go take a look!" The Lion-man general immediately flew toward the direction of the city wall.

When the Elves' Sky Airships appeared, the Orc warriors of Mad Lion Fortress displayed extremely high military discipline. The moment the alarm sounded, powerful magical fluctuations appeared above Mad Lion Fortress, and a powerful magic barrier directly enveloped the entire fortress. At the same time, bows were strung, swords were drawn, and everyone stared at the airships in the sky.

"Fire, break their turtle shell for me first!" Andiya looked at Mad Lion Fortress, which was enveloped by the magic barrier, and waved her hand coldly.

Light began to gather on the magic cannons of some of the airships, and amidst a series of violent booming sounds, the magic cannons fired one after another, and beams of light slammed heavily onto the magic barrier.

"Heh, those Elves think that these magic cannons are enough to break our magic barrier? They are truly too naive. The magic barrier of our fortress is not something that an ordinary magic barrier can compare to!" One of the city defense generals looked at the magic cannons bombarding the barrier, a trace of disdain in his eyes.

However, something unexpected happened: after being bombarded by the magic cannons, the magic barrier of Mad Lion Fortress actually developed countless cracks, and then shattered like a soap bubble.

"This, how could this be?" The Lion-man general who had arrived at the city wall looked at the shattered magic barrier, his eyes full of horror.

"These magic cannons... they all bombarded the important connection points of the magic barrier; those places are exactly the most fragile parts of the magic barrier! If only one or two were shattered, then with the magic barrier's recovery ability, it wouldn't be a big deal. But the opponent shattered all the magic nodes within an extremely short period of time, which is what caused the magic barrier to shatter. How did these Elves manage to do this?" The Orc mage beside the Orc general had undisguised horror in his tone.

"How could the Elf army appear in this place so quickly? Even if they have Sky Airships, it would at most shorten the time to three days. Could our intelligence personnel all be trash?" The Eagle-man messenger who had hurried over had eyes full of shock and anger.

"Judging from the residual magic at the scene, the opponent used a Space Array to teleport directly. But what kind of powerful space magic would it take to teleport so many airships to this place at the same time?" The Orc mage said with a pale face.

"There is no time to discuss this now! What we need to do now is to notify His Majesty and the Great Shaman of the situation here as quickly as possible, and at the same time, block these guys outside the fortress!" The Lion-man general gripped the great blade in his hand. "All warriors, prepare for battle!"

"Prepare to attack!"

At the same time, on the Sky Airship, Jienuo looked at Mad Lion Fortress below, a trace of coldness flashing in his eyes, and issued the order to attack.