Chapter 443: Assault the Fortress!

"Haha! Green-skinned monsters? Laugh! Go on, keep laughing! Do you know fear now?"

Now, it was naturally Knight Mi Gen's turn to be proud.

He immediately straightened his back and laughed loudly in mockery.

"Damn two-legged sheep, just you wait! Our Beast Race army will eventually slaughter you all!" The orcs on the fortress wall had taken cover, but they were not truly afraid of Gervas and his group.

Hearing the Beast Race's reply, Gervas frowned slightly.

In the past, when faced with such provocation, these orcs would certainly be unable to resist charging out of the fortress to fight the human race on the wilderness.

Yet these orcs could actually hold back, only shouting from the city walls.

This showed that his idea of luring the orcs out through provocation and mockery was not working.

The reality was indeed so; in the next few minutes, no matter how Knight Mi Gen continued to shout, the orcs inside the fortress showed no intention of charging out to fight.

"My lord, what should we do? These orcs seem unwilling to come out!" Lei Meng asked.

"If they won't come out, then we will attack inside!"

If the orcs could charge out on their own, that would naturally be best.

But if they did not come out, Gervas naturally had other ways to capture this fortress stronghold.

Thus, Gervas decisively activated Plan B!

"Storm Legion, prepare for battle!"

Immediately, Gervas began to explain the battle steps.

The orcs on the wall, seeing this scene, exclaimed in surprise: "These two-legged sheep are actually preparing to assault us head-on?"

"Yes! Although that strange weapon just now was unexpected, for them to think they can capture us, who number two thousand, with a force of only seven hundred is simply a dream, isn't it?"

"Exactly! These mere seven hundred humans, let alone us so many, even if it were just three hundred orc warriors, could directly kill them until they cry for their mothers and fathers!"

"That's right. If it weren't for Your Majesty the Beast King strictly ordering us not to leave the fortress, I would have been unable to resist going out to tear these two-legged sheep apart."

The discussion and pointing fingers of the orc army above quickly reached outside the city.

Hearing this, Knight Mi Gen and the others ground their teeth again.

"Do not rush. As long as you follow my orders, these orcs will be finished very soon!" Gervas spoke to soothe them.

"Yes, my lord!"

"Alright, did you hear clearly? If you heard clearly, then begin!"

"My lord, the little ones heard clearly!"

Afterwards, the battle officially commenced; first, three cannons and twenty ballistae were brought up.

"It is that weapon from just now; there are actually so many of them!"

"So what? Relying solely on that strange weapon can at most suppress us a little!"

"If they want to capture our fortress, they must send soldiers to climb up!"

"If they really climb, hehe, then it will be the time for us to tear them apart!"

Watching the commotion outside the city, the orcs still paid no attention.

Although the ballistae made them wary, ballistae could not replace a siege, so they were not afraid at all.

"Cannons, fire!"

Boom! Boom!

But the orcs' smiles would soon vanish.

Only three loud roars suddenly spread from outside the city.

The orcs, caught off guard, trembled in fright, almost wetting themselves.

That roar was simply too loud.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

And before the orcs could understand what had happened, a series of dull thuds also came through.

Looking out, a merlon on the fortress wall seemed to have been struck by something; instantly, stone chips flew everywhere, and that sturdy merlon built of gray stone actually exploded open.

And the two orcs and several servant soldiers hiding behind that merlon, who originally thought they were safe, also suffered.

One by one, their faces were covered in flesh and blood; some had already fallen to the ground without a sound, while others were still rolling on the ground, wailing in agony.

Of course, the orcs on the wall had not yet noticed where the other two dull thuds came from.

Because those two shots were aimed at the fortress gate.

At this moment, two basketball-sized holes had already been blasted into that sturdy gate.

Of course, given the sturdiness of this gate, the damage from these two holes was still considered limited.

"This... what is this thing? Why does that iron pipe make such a huge noise? Is it human magic?"

"But we just did not feel any mana fluctuation!"

The orcs came to their senses, looking with fear at their wailing comrades one by one.

After all, the unknown is what frightens people the most.

And the Storm Army outside the city naturally did not care what the orcs were thinking.

After the first round of cannon fire, the reloading of the second round was proceeding tensely.

Soon, the second round of cannons finished reloading.

"Cannons! Fire!"

Boom! Boom!

Three loud roars sounded again!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Just like before, one shot hit the wall, while the other two shots hit the city gate.

The two cannons at the city gate still failed to make any standout display, merely blasting two more large holes into the gate itself.

However, one cannon on the wallhead once again proved its worth, blowing off another section of the battlement.

Several orcs and servant soldiers nearby were once again left lying in a bloody mess.

"Damn it, this is the magic of the human race!"

"Leader, what should we do now? We have no shamans here; there is absolutely no way to counter it!"

"Let the slaves keep watch on them here; we will retreat a bit further back. Once the humans truly launch a wall-climbing assault, we will move forward!" The leader in charge of the unit naturally dared not linger on the wallhead.

Hearing this, the other orcs also found it reasonable.

Although the humans' magic was formidable, as long as they stayed off the wallhead, there would be no problem.

Thus, the orcs immediately retreated to the rear of the city wall, leaving the servant soldiers to continue hiding behind the battlements to monitor every move of the Storm Legion.

Since Gervas had never intended to conquer this fortress by simply throwing away lives, naturally, the orcs would not have to wait for the Storm Legion to attack.

Instead, the cannons continued to fire more than ten times in succession.

Boom-boom! Boom-boom!

"Stop!"

When the thirteenth boom sounded, Gervas raised his hand to call a halt.

"That's enough! Chain ballistae!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Soon, two ballistae were pushed to the very front and then aimed at the towering city gate of the fortress.

At this moment, the iron gate, having endured the final baptism of twenty-six cannonballs, was teetering on the brink of collapse.

Although truly toppling it would be very difficult with manpower alone.

But if a regular army were involved, equipped with a large battering ram, there would still be a great chance of smashing the gate open.

Of course, Gervas did not possess such a battering ram.

Nor did he have time to construct one.

Therefore, he had long ago prepared a substitute!

"Ballistae, fire!"

Whoosh-whoosh!

Bang-bang!

Two streaks of black light shot out, firmly embedding themselves into the city gate.

These two arrows were specially made; not only were the arrowheads diamond-shaped armor-piercing tips, but even the shafts were made of iron.

Thus, the two arrows now pierced through the thick city gate, firmly anchored to this sturdy door.

Seeing this, the orcs inside the city were naturally filled with confusion.

However, under their confused gaze, other changes occurred outside the city.

Suddenly, the sound of hooves could be heard from outside the city.

"Storm Cavalry, charge!"

Amidst the shouts, forty Storm Cavalry soldiers quickly rushed toward the city gate.

In the blink of an eye, the forty cavalrymen arrived before the fortress gate.

However, they did not launch an attack; instead, they quickly dismounted and rapidly fastened two thick chains to the rear ends of the ballista arrows embedded in the gate.

Once the arrows were connected, the soldiers each secured the other end of the chains to the buckles on their own saddles.