Chapter 483: Are the Orcs

“Third-rank beast? Mado Giant Lizard?”

The kingdom’s nobles immediately sensed this new development, and in the next instant, their faces turned pale.

For on the orc side, five massive third-rank beasts had appeared… Mado Giant Lizards.

Each of these Mado Giant Lizards carried a single orc rider; the orcs did not need to fight themselves—only to control the lizards and bring them into battle.

With the Mado Giant Lizards’ charges, the human light cavalry immediately began to suffer.

Each charge and bite from a Mado Giant Lizard instantly killed a light cavalryman.

Of course, the Mado Giant Lizards seemed to have a volatile temper—one of their own beast wolves, struck by a collision, instinctively roared at it in protest.

The Mado Giant Lizard showed no mercy, immediately opening its bloody maw and biting down on the beast wolf.

A sharp tearing sound—large chunks of flesh were ripped away; the beast wolf collapsed, grievously wounded and howling.

But the Mado Giant Lizard wasn’t satisfied—it locked onto the wolf rider on the fallen beast’s back, bit again, then jerked its head upward, swallowing the rider whole, followed by a crisp crunching sound.

Yet no matter how hard the orc riders beat or shouted orders, they could not stop the lizards.

Only after the Mado Giant Lizard had fully swallowed the wolf rider did it resume obeying commands, then resume attacking the light cavalry.

“Damn it! These orcs are insane—they’re using two kinds of beasts together in battle!”

Humans also had beast riders, but in large-scale battles, they rarely brought beasts into the fray.

The reason was simple: even with master-servant contracts ensuring beasts obeyed their masters,

these wild beasts had no patience for other masters’ beasts.

Just like the wolf rider and the Mado Giant Lizard just now—they could easily turn on each other.

Even if you could prevent beast infighting, mixing beasts and warhorses on the battlefield might cause the horses to become agitated from the beasts’ aura.

In short, due to countless problems, humans relied primarily on infantry in large-scale battles.

Beasts were only used in small-scale engagements.

Of course, one could follow the orc method—breed large numbers of beasts from the same clan.

For example, a clan of beast wolves; this would prevent infighting, since these wolves had leaders who could suppress internal conflict.

But no matter what, the orcs’ decision to deploy two kinds of beasts at once was pure recklessness.

Yet clearly, this recklessness had paid off.

For with the appearance of the Mado Giant Lizards, the human light cavalry’s hard-won offensive was instantly shattered.

Though they lost several of their own wolf riders, the cost was worth it.

“We’ve lost!”

The Grand Commander’s face was filled with defeat.

One could say they had been utterly crushed.

The orcs hadn’t just thoroughly outmaneuvered them—they’d even prepared five Mado Giant Lizards.

So even if the Duke of Shatterstone had truly merged his Shatterstone Knights with the light cavalry to form four thousand riders, they still could not break through.

“Grand Commander, you’ve done all you could!” Duke Hernade patted the Grand Commander, who had been drained of all spirit, clearly understanding his despair.

“Grand Commander, if that’s the case, can we proceed with the noble assault now?!” came the noble’s question.

“Lords, begin now! I underestimated the orcs. Now it’s clear our army cannot break out—we must launch the noble assault!”

“And I will personally hold the rear for you all!” the Grand Commander immediately replied.

The nobles wasted no time, immediately ordering their heirs to prepare for battle.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

At that moment, a series of roars echoed from the sky.

The nobles looked up—and froze. Five griffon riders had appeared overhead.

“Griffon riders! But they’re certainly not ours—they came from the north!”

“Correct. Our own griffon riders are still battling bloodthirsty bat riders above Lindongcheng. Where did these come from?”

“Could they be our reinforcements?”

“Impossible. If they were ours, they’d come from the south—not the north!”

“Then… could they be orc griffon riders?”

The nobles instantly tensed.

After all, they couldn’t rule out the possibility that the orcs had bred their own griffon riders.

Fortunately, to everyone’s relief, the griffon riders circled overhead but made no attack.

“Lords, whether these griffon riders were bred by the orcs or not, hurry and break out! I feel something’s terribly wrong!”

“Yes, let’s flee while we still can!”

The high nobles stopped debating.

Soon, nobles of all ranks gathered together, joined by their guard knights, assembling roughly a thousand men.

This force was by no means small!

“Look! The nobles are trying to escape!”

“Don’t let them get away! Move quickly! Also, send the Mado Giant Lizards to intercept!”

The orc leader immediately noticed and acted swiftly.

“Hurry! The orc leaders have spotted us!”

“Look! The Mado Giant Lizards are moving too!”

“Don’t get distracted—we must keep charging forward if we’re to break out!”

The nobles spurred their horses into a wild gallop.

But their situation was clearly dire.

Not only had the orc leaders reacted quickly, but the orc warriors around them fought without fear of death.

With so many orc warriors, their breakout speed slowed further and further.

“Roar! You two-legged sheep nobles—you won’t escape!”

“Exactly! We were going to wait for the Beast King’s return to deal with you. Since you’re running, don’t blame us!”

Soon, the orc leaders arrived.

This signaled the failure of the noble assault.

“Damn it!” The faces of the nobles turned ashen.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

At that moment, five Mado Giant Lizards arrived nearby, their tooth-filled maws roaring in excitement at the nobles.

“Damn it! These Mado Giant Lizards are staring right at us!”

Coincidentally, the group closest to the Mado Giant Lizards was Mil and his companions.

Seeing the five lizards fixate on them, Mil and the others turned pale.

“Roar! Mado Giant Lizard riders, attack! Crush these two-legged sheep nobles!”

“Yes, Leader! Roar! Kill!”

The five Mado Giant Lizard riders wasted no time—immediately commanding their beasts to charge.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

As the Mado Giant Lizards thundered forward, Mil and the others began swallowing hard.

“We’re dead! We’re dead! Friends, if there’s a next life, let’s be allies again!”

“Agreed! Mil, old friend, next life we’ll be allies again—oh, and we’ll make Gervas our Alliance leader again!”

“Right! Friends, see you in the next life!”

As the Mado Giant Lizards drew nearer, Mil and the others raised their swords high, uttering their final words.

Everyone knew they couldn’t withstand the charge of a third-rank Mado Giant Lizard.

These beasts were massive, their scales thick and unyielding; in this cramped space, they had no room to dodge!

Roar! Roar! Roar!

As the five Mado Giant Lizards neared the crowd, they let out excited roars, ready to charge in.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

But when they were less than ten meters from Mil and the others, a series of shrill whistles pierced the air.

Then,

Five white orbs descended from the sky, striking each of the Mado Giant Lizards.