"Open the shield!" Wizard Calder commanded again when he saw the Pecker orcs were getting fewer and fewer.
Wizard Calder knew from his understanding of the orcs' tactics that the priests were about to unleash a crazy "corpse explosion." This was the first test of the Miracle Wall's protection circle, and the 2 godly archers had set up the Miracle Wall based on this point.
As expected, the 20 priests in black robes quickly approached on their mounts. They had already caught up with the last Pecker orcs. It seemed like they didn't care about the lives of those orcs at all.
If they wanted to use the corpse explosion before all the Pecker orcs were dead, the last Pecker orcs would not die in the hands of the humans. They would not die in the suicidal attack of the Miracle Wall. Instead, they would die to the corpse explosion of the priests in black robes.
By that point, the 2 godly archers were standing next to 2 huge war machines. Each of them had 2 ice elemental Knights next to them. They were nervously watching for any possible attacks outside the Miracle Wall.
"Manuel, let's see who has the most kills today!" Although Hector was old, he was still full of vigor. He shouted to Manuel, another master archer, who was ten meters away from him.
"Hector, you old bastard, you are no match for me. I'll bet you a bottle of good wine!" Said Manuel with a laugh. By that point, he had completely forgotten about his white hair.
The outer layer of the war machine was torn off, and the giant war crossbows were revealed. These 2 war crossbows were much bigger than normal ones.
"Looks like we're using this big guy again!" Said Hector with a laugh as he held the war crossbow.
The prefix of the word 'war' meant that the items behind it served the war, and every item with the word 'war' as the prefix was extremely precious.
The weather was gloomy today, and the battle had been going on for almost a day and a night. It was the darkest time of the day, so there was no sunlight. Only the illumination circle on the Miracle Wall was shining brightly. This made it even more difficult for the orcs to attack.
The job of loading the crossbows was not done by the 2 godly archers. After all, they were old. Each godly archer had 2 powerful Knights next to them.
The Hector Marksman stood behind the giant war crossbow. At this time, the crossbow was already loaded, and the huge wheel was pulled back to the firing position.
His eyes didn't fade with age. Instead, they became sharper with age. His calloused hands gently moved the war crossbow. His feet stepped on the trigger, ready to fire the first arrow at any time.
He heard the sound of a bowstring and the sound of something breaking through the air. He knew that it was his old friend, Manuel, who had made the first move.
However, this didn't affect his aiming process. His hands were still very steady. In an instant, his eyes focused, and he stomped hard on the ground. The same sound of the bowstring followed by the sound of the air breaking could be heard.
The two crossbow bolts, one in front and one behind, didn't stand out among the endless barrage of arrows. Most importantly, the illumination circle on the Miracle Wall was aimed at the orcs, making it difficult for the orcs to see the arrows flying towards them.
The crossbow bolts flew for a long distance. A priest in a black robe riding a mount wolf was approaching the Miracle Wall. As long as he was within 200 meters of the Miracle Wall, he would be able to unleash the "exploding corpse" spell.
Almost there, he thought to himself. Suddenly, his heart began to palpitate, and his hair stood on end. However, his body's warning came too late. A crossbow bolt pierced through his body and into the pile of corpses under his feet.
The moment he fell, he saw his other comrade also get hit by a crossbow arrow and fall to the ground.
The Hector Marksman's eyes were emotionless. When he was in the zone, he was as accurate and emotionless as a machine.
The 2 powerful Knights loaded the crossbow for him again, and his war crossbow began to rotate again.
By this time, more than 10 priests in black robes had arrived within 200 meters of the Miracle Wall. 4 of them had died by the hands of the Hector Marksman, and only one had been killed by the other Knight's crossbow.
On one hand, the orc priests who had unleashed the "exploding corpse" spell were all very experienced and agile. On top of that, the speed of their mounts made it very difficult to snipe them from a distance.
On the other hand, this also showed how important a marksman was for defense. With the presence of a marksman, the powerful orcs would have to think twice before approaching the Miracle Wall.
The 10 priests in black robes already knew about the existence of the marksman, but they had already received their orders. In a war like this, anyone's life was like grass, even if they were priests.
If they returned without completing their mission, they would also be punished by the military. If they went forward, they would die. If they went back, they would die. If they went forward, they would die. If they went back, they would also die.
Before this war, all the orcs had heard a piece of news. It was a piece of news that made them despair. If they failed this mission, most of them and their families would starve to death.
The Miracle Wall was their only hope. Take it and get the resources of the humans.
Rumor had it that the Miracle City had countless amounts of food and weapons. The humans were a weak race, but they had the richest land in the Holy Continent. The brave and powerful orcs had to live in a desolate land, painfully struggling to survive.
The only thing stopping the orcs was the Miracle Wall. As long as the Miracle Wall was taken, everything would change.
The sound of exploding corpse emerged, and the giant shield of the Miracle Wall began to shake. As the number of "exploding corpse" spells increased, the shaking became more and more obvious.
Hector's Marksmen and Manuel's Marksmen took care of the black-robed priests in the midst of the explosions. The black-robed priests who had stopped casting spells were also attacked by the other ballistae.
After 2 minutes, the Miracle Wall became dead silent. All the priests in black robes had died on the battlefield, and the shield of the Miracle Wall had lost half of its energy.
However, this silence did not last long. Countless ox carts appeared from the orc battlefield. These ox carts were very crude, and many of them could barely be pulled.
These ox carts were the result of collecting almost all the ox carts in the Orc Empire. The task of the ox carts was to stop 250 meters away from the Miracle Wall and unload the stones. Then, the ox carts would return and continue to move backward.
400 meters away, tens of priests in black robes were standing there, ready to unleash a "exploding corpse" spell. The Pecker Orc corpses on the ground provided them with a large amount of casting materials.
Wizard Calder knew what the orcs were doing, but there was nothing he could do. The orcs pulling the carts were just normal orcs, and only the crossbows could reach 250 meters away.
If he used the crossbows to attack the orcs pulling the carts, it would not affect the Orc Empire no matter how many normal orcs died. Also, the orcs would take back the arrows that were shot out.
At the same time, the intermediate wizards could not cast spells because the priests in black robes 400 meters away were waiting for them to appear. Those priests in black robes did not care about the death of hundreds or thousands of normal orcs.
As long as they could kill an intermediate wizard and weaken the protection of the Miracle Wall, it would be worth it no matter how many normal orcs died.
The Orcs used stones to build a high platform 250 meters away from the Wall of Wonders.
Endless amounts of rocks were piled up and filled with dirt. This was a battle platform. It was a way to attack a city. If you built a battle platform that was similar to the city wall, you would have the same advantage as the city wall.
However, the premise was that there would be countless logistical forces to transport these materials and protect the building from being attacked.
The orcs did it. They were building a battle platform right under the eyes of the humans, who could only watch from the Miracle Wall.
Of course, the humans were not completely helpless. No matter how high the platform was, the difference in weapons between the 2 races was still too big. When the war machines were fully unleashed, no matter what large war machines appeared on the platform, the humans were confident that they could destroy them.
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