Chapter 457: Why Is This?

"Knight Mi Gen, the Western Frontier isn't exactly safe either. You probably don't know that the orc Morar behind us..."

"Because he couldn't catch us, and feared we would take a detour via the west, he sent people long ago to the Western Frontier to notify other orcs to assist in blocking us!"

"Although there may not be many orcs in the Western Frontier, only six or seven thousand, they don't need to directly annihilate us; they only need to arrive on the wasteland and block our path!"

"Then, by slightly tying us up for a few hours, the ten thousand orcs brought by Morar can surround us from behind!"

Gervas had already learned from the intelligence system that Morar had notified the Western Frontier orcs to help block them.

Moreover, those orcs had even arrived at the border wasteland before Morar and his group.

Therefore, leading the team west now would mean crashing straight into the orcs, which was no different from walking into a trap.

"My lord, then... the orcs on the east side, I'm afraid they won't be easy to deal with either..." Knight Mi Gen and others' faces instantly changed.

Because in their view, they had now reached a desperate situation.

Whether going west or east, death was certain.

"It's not that they are hard to deal with, but that we simply cannot deal with them!" Gervas laughed.

If they truly wanted to escape by slaughtering their way through the enemy, only a fool would choose the east side.

Moreover, with the Blue-Scaled Sea Beast scale powder they carried this time exploding at Snowfield City, the stockpile had run dry.

The remaining Blue-Scaled Sea Beast scale powder could sustain at most one major battle.

Thus, once the number of orcs exceeded two or three thousand, and the Blue-Scaled Sea Beast scale powder was exhausted, the cannons would become large firewood sticks, and the Storm Legion would have to rely on crossbows to fight the orcs hand-to-hand.

"My lord, then why did you still choose to go east?"

And now that they were here, Gervas naturally no longer concealed it. "I'll tell you! The reason I chose to go east is because Moon Chaser discovered a piece of news: behind the orc army on the east side, there is an orc King's Tent Palace!"

"You must have all heard that when the Orc King goes to war, he likes to bring some Wang Fei along with the army."

"So, that King's Tent Palace is where the Orc King places his Wang Fei. As long as we capture that place..."

"Is... is this true? My lord! Did Moon Chaser really find the King's Tent Palace?"

"Yes! If this news is accurate, then we are rich! Not to mention making the orcs withdraw their troops, at the very least it will allow us to withdraw safely!" Knight Mi Gen and others were actually not stupid.

Before Gervas even finished speaking, they had already heard Gervas's plan.

Immediately, they all widened their eyes, their faces full of joy and excitement.

Attack the Orc King's Tent Palace and kidnap the Wang Fei inside as hostages.

Even if there was only one, that should be enough to guarantee their safety.

"Of course it's true; when has Moon Chaser's intelligence ever been wrong?"

"When the time comes, we will kidnap the Wang Fei, and then turn back west. Do you think Morar and the others would still dare to block us?" Gervas revealed a smile.

"Of course not! Perhaps the Orc King might choose to abandon the Wang Fei and kill us, but Morar and the other orcs, without the Orc King's permission, absolutely dare not act rashly!" Knight Mi Gen and others immediately gave a decisive answer.

Obviously, even Knight Mi Gen and others could be certain of this.

As long as Gervas's raid on the King's Tent succeeded this time, the safety of their entire group would be directly guaranteed!

"My lord, should we set off immediately then?"

The subordinates were one by one already impatient.

"No, before we set off this time, we must do some other things. Because we delayed for several hours in Snowfield City, Morar's main army is at most only two or three hours' travel distance from us."

"At such a distance, the time left for us is too little; it is very easy for things to go wrong!"

"My lord, what do we need to do? Please give the order." Knight Mi Gen and others immediately requested orders; obviously, they knew their lord certainly had a foolproof preparation.

Gervas wasted no time and directly ordered his subordinates to begin the arrangement.

The method was also very simple: create false traces to make Morar believe that they were heading west, and then pursue them.

And the probability of this stratagem succeeding was also very high.

That Morar certainly did not expect them to possess intelligence on the King's Tent Palace, and furthermore, to have set their sights on it.

Therefore, they would first pursue towards the west.

By the time they chased out a certain distance and realized something was wrong, the time for this round trip would allow Gervas to attack the King's Tent Palace more leisurely.

And very quickly, Gervas's arrangements were put into place.

Two hundred cavalrymen plus one hundred infantrymen, along with more than ten empty carts, formed a column and headed west.

Meanwhile, Gervas led the remaining subordinates continuing east, and carefully erased traces along the way.

"Is Snowfield City getting close up ahead?"

"Yes, Great Leader Morar! Snowfield City is just five li ahead!!"

"Very good, increase speed, and simultaneously order the entire army to prepare for battle!"

"Yes, Great Leader Morar!"

On the road five li away from Snowfield City.

The orc army pursuing Gervas all took down the weapons on their backs and made battle preparations.

About twenty minutes later, half of the five-li journey was completed.

And ahead, an earthen slope appeared; once they crossed the slope ahead, they could take in the entire view inside and outside Snowfield City.

"Orc warriors, prepare for battle!"

In Morar's view, there certainly would be no accidents at Snowfield City this time.

After all, he had not only sent Bloodthirsty Bats to inform the situation, but also let the Bloodthirsty Bats help in the fight.

With such strength, if that Gervas could still capture Snowfield City within a short half-day, then he could truly be called a God of War.

Under Morar's expectant gaze, the vanguard column was about to reach the top of the slope.

The team captain let out a roar, "Orc warriors, charge up for me, kill all these... uh..."

The orc captain's words came to an abrupt halt.

The other orc warriors, who had originally been surging with excitement and howling along, also froze.

Seeing this scene, if it weren't for what had happened earlier at the fortress, Morar would certainly have scolded them a couple of times and demanded an explanation.

But now, having learned from that prior lesson, his heart gave a sudden lurch, and an ominous premonition rose within him.

"Get out of the way, all of you!"

Without asking questions, the anxious Morar directly drove the snowfield grey wolf beneath him, charging headlong toward the top of the slope.

When he reached the top of the slope and looked toward the distant city, in an instant he clenched his fists and his eyes turned red.

"Roar! Why? Why is this?!"

His unwilling howl echoed across the entire wilderness of Snowfield City, and the surrounding orc captains all shrank their heads upon hearing it.

They had never seen Chief Morar as violently furious as he was now.

"Advance! Advance for me!"

Morar was angry, but he still knew what mattered most.

After taking a deep breath, he gritted his teeth and once more issued the order to advance.

Soon, the great orc army arrived before the city wall.

Looking at the collapsed breach in the city wall, the captains' eyes were filled with shock.

Just what kind of power could have blasted such a city wall into rubble!

Morar, meanwhile, was gnashing his teeth, his gaze lingering on the breach for a long while.

"Enter the city. Search it at the fastest speed possible. If nothing is found, we head north immediately to pursue that Gervas!"

"Yes, Great Chief!"