Chapter 101: Siege

"Hmm, it should have been done long ago! Sometimes I wonder if the laws and the Council of Nine established by the Human Alliance to prevent dictators from pushing humanity into the Shenyuan haven't actually solved the fundamental problem. As long as it doesn't lead to the extinction of humanity, and allows humans to stop being treated as food and livestock by the Alien Race as they are now, a dictator wouldn't be so bad."

Xindi raised her eyes to look at Kaxi and Kelin, and spoke slowly.

"Xindi, I understand your feelings, but historically, few dictators have been wise. Even if there were, no one could guarantee they would always remain so, which is why the Human Alliance adopted the Council method."

Kelin looked at the solemn-faced Xindi and explained.

"I know, let's just get through this current crisis first!" Xindi sighed, rubbing her temples with her right hand.

As the sun rose from the east, a soldier ran into Xindi's tent, panting, and said to Xindi, "Chief! The Orcs have started their attack on us."

Xindi had been closing her eyes slightly, but upon hearing this news, she immediately said to the soldier who had entered, "Prepare for battle! Have the City Defense Cannon crews immediately search for those Rune Cannons of the Beast Race!"

"Yes!" The soldier took the order and left.

"Then we will also go to the center of the Inner City to transport weapons, equipment, and supplies for you, and keep an eye on those representatives while we're at it, so they don't stir up any trouble." Kaxi stood up and said to Xindi.

"Hmm, our weapons and equipment here can still hold for now. I will arrange for some soldiers to set an ambush at the Inner City gate; if the Inner City gate is breached, they can hold those Orcs back for a while. I have basically concentrated all the strength of the Inner City here; I will leave the civilians to you."

After finishing speaking, Xindi left the tent in a hurry.

"Then we should go do our part as well," Kelin said to Kaxi.

The two left the tent and headed toward the center of the Inner City.

Fourth Defense Zone Outer City.

Mailun stood on a constructed altar, where 20 young Two-legged Sheep were tied up.

20 Orc guards stood behind these Two-legged Sheep, each holding a long-handled Rune Battle Axe in one hand, the axe blades emitting a cold glint under the sunlight.

Mailun muttered incantations, its staff constantly striking the ground, the top of the staff emitting a red glow, and it kept jumping, performing a strange dance.

"Begin!"

After finishing its ritual, Mailun shouted loudly.

Upon receiving the order, the Orc guards swung their Rune Battle Axes down rapidly, decapitating the shivering Two-legged Sheep in front of them.

But there was no scene of blood splattering as one might imagine; the blood gathered in front of Mailun in a bizarre manner. Mailun had the Orc guards behind it bring over a huge vessel, and all the blood collected into this vessel.

"Bring the flags!"

Mailun spoke again, its face now full of solemnity, its gaze fixed on the blood gathered in the vessel.

Following Mailun's request, the Orc guards brought a large bundle of Beast Race flags and threw them into the blood-filled vessel.

Mailun began chanting spells again, holding the staff in its left hand and placing its right hand on the vessel. The blood in the vessel began to surge, enveloping the flags thrown inside. As the blood decreased, the enveloped flags appeared; the two Liaya originally drawn on the flags had now turned blood-red, and many blood-red Rune appeared on the flags.

"Distribute them! Begin the attack on the Inner City! Go get a few more ordinary cannons, mix in one Rune Cannon among them, and aim at the Inner City gate to fire!"

After Mailun issued its orders, several Orc guards took the flags and distributed them to the various leaders.

After these leaders received the flags sent by the Priest, they cheered loudly.

The blood-red Rune on the flags also glowed faintly, causing the muscles of the surrounding Beast Race to swell, their eyes turning blood-red, filled with battle intent.

Beside the City Defense Cannon of the Inner City, Xindi saw the Orcs pushing out several cannons aimed at the Inner City gate and spoke.

"Destroy those cannons the Orcs pushed out! Then retreat immediately!" After saying this, Xindi walked a bit further away.

"Yes!"

The floor on the city wall suddenly opened, revealing a sleek, silver-white City Defense Cannon fixed by four support frames.

This City Defense Cannon began to adjust its angle, aiming at the Orcs who were preparing to fire at the Inner City gate.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, those Orcs, along with their cannons, were blown to pieces, leaving nothing behind.

Immediately after, this City Defense Cannon also exploded; although the soldiers had already left the cannon, one soldier was still injured by the blast.

"Damn it! I knew the Orcs were waiting for the City Defense Cannon to appear so they could destroy it first!"

Seeing her City Defense Cannon destroyed by the Orcs' hidden Rune Cannon less than ten seconds after firing a single shot, Xindi felt her heart bleeding.

"Chief, those Orc troops are approaching the Inner City gate!"

The sound of the cannon fire just now seemed to be the horn of attack; the Orcs began to close in on the Inner City. The soldiers on the city wall opened fire on the Orcs below.

Among the Orcs, there were some who were not very strong, their faces smeared with the blood of Two-legged Sheep, drawn into bizarre patterns.

These Orcs used Runic Battle Blades to pierce their own throats, the bizarre patterns on their faces gradually turning blood-red and enveloping them. Immediately after, their corpses gradually grew larger, and then flesh masses continued to multiply and grow wildly, closing in on the Inner City Wall. It was like a Flesh Siege Tower formed of flesh and blood.

"Quick! Smash those wildly growing flesh masses!"

The soldiers on the city wall opened fire on the wildly growing flesh masses, and some soldiers even summoned their Back Spirit, using long-range attacks to destroy these wildly growing flesh masses.

Various long-range attacks generated by Spiritual Power Fluctuation effectively destroyed these wildly growing flesh masses.

But the Orcs below with the bizarre patterns smeared on their faces were still turning themselves into those Flesh Siege Towers.

"Damn! These Orcs' Flesh Siege Towers are too outrageous! Our clearing speed can't keep up with their growth speed!"

In the distance, the Orcs pushed out several more cannons, which made Xindi feel a headache. She already knew that the Priest on the other side must have pushed out some ordinary cannons, but she couldn't gamble; if those were real Rune Cannons, the Inner City gate would never withstand the attack of those Rune Cannons.

"Deploy another City Defense Cannon! Blow those cannons away for me!"

Xindi had no choice but to issue the order quickly. At this moment, the Orcs on the opposite side were already prepared to fire. They lit the fuses, and with a cloud of thick smoke and the sound of cannons, the Orcs' Rune Cannonball hit the Inner City gate. The Spirit Pattern on the gate emitted a dazzling light, blocking this wave of shelling.

"Quick, go check the situation at the Inner City gate, and see if there were any Orc Rune Cannonballs in this round of shelling!"

Xindi loudly urged a soldier beside her to go and check.