On top of the city wall of Wild Willow City, the elves on duty were still patrolling as usual. They walked leisurely and didn't forget to greet or joke with their companions when they passed by.
It had been a long time since anyone dared to attack Wild Willow City, so these patrolling elves had already treated patrolling as a routine.
Suddenly, the earth began to tremble slightly. All the elves felt something strange and simultaneously looked towards the distance.
At the end of the horizon, smoke and dust filled the sky as if there were countless fierce beasts running wildly. After a while, as the smoke and dust continued to move forward, the elves with good eyesight could see that there were figures flashing in the smoke and dust. They were actually orc warriors riding on wind wolves!
Didn't they already form an alliance with the orcs? Then how could they explain the scene in front of them? Looking at their murderous appearance, even the stupidest elves wouldn't think that those orcs came with good intentions.
"Enemy attack!!" An elf shouted hoarsely and rang the alarm bell beside him. For a moment, the bell on top of the city wall rang loudly, and the patrolling elves immediately became busy. Some were reporting, some were on alert, and all of them were in a mess.
A few minutes later, the 10th rank ranger Athena stood on top of the city wall and calmly looked at the orc army that was gradually approaching from afar. Currently, she was the strongest in Wild Willow City. The elves didn't hold back in their expansion this time, so there were only a little more than 1000 elves left in Wild Willow City, and not all of them were combatants.
A 10th rank ranger leading less than 1000 elven warriors, compared to the aggressive orc army, was like a small boat in the ocean. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed like it would be destroyed at any time.
However, Athena, who had followed Lydia through fire and water for dozens of years, didn't show the slightest fear. Seeing Athena's calm expression, the originally panicked elven warriors gradually calmed down. Although they weren't strong enough and didn't even pass the illusion trial, they had enough courage to fight.
Moreover, every elf firmly believed that the Wild Willow City under their feet was indestructible. It was like this in the past, and it would be like this in the future.
Following Athena's order, the elf warriors quickly hid behind the city wall. Sharp arrows shot out from the gaps of the vines wrapped around the city wall, like ferocious beasts that only chose people to devour.
The orc army was getting closer and closer. Thousands of orc warriors riding on gale wolves were running all the way. Athena could even see the bloodstains on the weapons in the hands of the orcs.
Then, Athena's gaze suddenly froze, and her pupils suddenly contracted. Behind the orc warriors, more than a dozen tall and sturdy figures appeared. Every step they took, they crossed a distance of five or six meters. Their wide feet hit the ground, making muffled sounds. These giants could actually keep up with the wind wolves' footsteps with only two legs. What was even more frightening was that each giant was holding a frighteningly large stone in their arms.
Hill Giant! It was a Mountain Giant! Although Athena controlled her facial expression very well, she couldn't suppress the shock in her heart.
In the orc system, the Mountain Giant was an existence second only to the Behemoth. This referred to their fighting strength, and had nothing to do with their intelligence. Especially in a siege battle, perhaps the Shamans couldn't do anything when looking at the high city wall, but the Mountain Giants could use their innate strength to destroy the seemingly indestructible city wall with the stones in their hands.
It could be said that Athena didn't put those thousands of orc warriors in her eyes because no matter how high the wind wolves jumped, they couldn't jump over the high city wall of Wild Willow City. Moreover, it wasn't a city wall in the ordinary sense. There had been many invaders who tried to climb over it, but they all died under the green vines.
However, with the appearance of the Mountain Giants, Athena's confidence began to waver. But things had already come to this point, she couldn't take a step back. Athena's figure was straight, and her eagle-like sharp eyes stared at those Mountain Giants. If she wanted to protect Wild Willow City, the most important thing was to kill these guys who had unparalleled long range attack ability.
The charging speed of the orc army was very fast. When they were about 500 meters away from Wild Willow City, a Mountain Giant suddenly threw out the stone in his hand. A muffled thunder-like whistling sound followed, and the stone flew straight over at an incredible speed with the sound of wind and thunder.
With a loud bang, the stone heavily smashed on the city wall, and suddenly burst into pieces of various sizes, flying in all directions. The vines near the point where the stone landed also caved in, and the messy broken branches and leaves splashed all over the sky. Athena could clearly feel that the ground under her feet also trembled.
The orc warriors immediately began to cheer, waving the weapons in their hands while shouting. Greedy and bloody gazes appeared in the eyes of every orc. Wild Willow City wasn't just a city to them, it also meant endless wealth and women.
Of course, the city wall of Wild Willow City couldn't be destroyed by this attack. The vines grew very fast, and in the blink of an eye, the green barrier was restored to its original state. It didn't look like it had just been attacked.
But even if Athena didn't see it, it was very clear that a huge dent was left on the brick wall. Such a fierce attack couldn't be blocked by the vines alone.
The elven warriors nervously stared at Athena, waiting for the order to attack. Just because they weren't strong enough didn't mean they were ignorant. All the elves on the scene knew that if such an attack was allowed to continue, then the collapse of the city wall was only a matter of time.
At this moment, the front of the Orc army was less than 400 meters away from Wild Willow City. This was the maximum range that normal Elven Archers could deal damage to. A single volley of Elven Archers would take down at least a hundred Orc Warriors.
But Athena didn't seem to notice the anxious gazes around her. She just stood there quietly, as if she was waiting for something.
"My Lady, are you still not giving the order?" A male elf beside Athena couldn't help but ask.
"Wait a little longer." Athena's gaze never left the hill giants, silently calculating the distance in her heart.
Another hill giant threw out the stone in his hand with all his might. It looked exactly the same as the previous attack. The same whistling sound came, and the same smashed on the city wall. Then, gravel and broken branches filled the sky, and the green barrier silently filled the gap.
The most important thing was that Athena noticed that the two attacks landed on the same spot! A trace of surprise flashed through her eyes. Since when did these simple-minded hill giants become so smart?
If this continues, perhaps we won't even last the time I estimated. Athena thought as she slowly raised her right hand.
Finally, when the third hill giant raised the stone in his hand, Athena's hand fiercely chopped down. "Target, hill giants!"
Thousands of arrows left the bowstring and whistled like a storm, instantly enveloping the dozen or so hill giants.
At the same time, Athena took out a small and exquisite dark red arrow from her quiver with lightning speed and raised her hand to shoot.
In the face of the oncoming rain of arrows, the Hill Giants who still had rocks in their hands simply raised the rocks to block half of their bodies. As for those without rocks, they crossed their arms in front of their bodies to prevent their faces and chests from being shot. As for the other parts of their bodies, they didn't care at all. The orcs were never afraid of injuries.
The hill giant who was about to throw the stone in his hand was no exception. He also used the stone in front of his body to block. This was their best and only way to deal with long-range attacks.
The arrows hit the stone and made a crisp sound of breaking. After all, not every elf had outstanding strength. If they could shoot through the huge stone, perhaps they would have gone out with the army instead of staying here.
At the same time, there was also the sound of arrows piercing into flesh. Although the rocks were big enough, they were not big enough to block their entire bodies. However, the sturdy muscles of the giants made it so that the arrows could only pierce a very shallow part of their bodies before they were unable to go any further. To the giants, this kind of injury was like being bitten by an insect. Although it was painful, it did not affect their fighting strength at all.
Many things had a good side, but at the same time, there was also a bad side to it.
The stones in the hands of the giants carried out their mission very well. They blocked countless arrows for the giants, but at the same time, they also blocked the giants' sight.
The moment the rain of arrows was about to fall, a small red light shot out like lightning. The huge stone suddenly became fragile in front of this small red light. The red light effortlessly penetrated the stone and came out from the other side. The giant behind the stone only had time to feel a sharp pain between his eyebrows. Then, all of his consciousness had left him.
It wasn't until the red light came out from the back of the giant's head that it slowed down the momentum. It was a small dark red arrow.
The orc warriors let out an angry roar and urged the wind wolves under them to speed up. The hill giants were also furious. They raised the huge stones in their hands and made a throwing motion.
On the city wall, Athena lowered the bow in her hand. She looked a little tired, but when she saw the reaction of the orcs, she couldn't help but feel happy. This was the effect she wanted. As long as the Hill Giants didn't attack in one place, she was confident that she could hold on for a long time. As for what to do after that, she didn't know. She only knew that she had to protect the wall under her feet. No matter if it was blood or life, she had to hold on firmly.
"I'll leave it to you." This was what Lydia said to her before she left. Her tone was light, and she still looked as calm as ever.
But Athena, who had never been on her own, clearly felt an invisible burden pressing down on her at that moment. These simple words hovered in Athena's mind, lingering for a long time.
"Leave it to me." Athena tightly gripped the bow in her hand. "I'll let those barbarians see what kind of unforgivable sin they have committed."
At this moment, a bleak and low horn sound suddenly sounded on the battlefield. The charging orc warriors simultaneously slowed down. The hill giants also hesitantly put down their stone arms. Although they still looked very angry, none of them launched another attack.
The sound of the bugle horn suddenly changed and became louder. Then, an incredible scene appeared. The orc warriors that were known for their rampage and disorder on the battlefield actually retreated in an orderly manner, as if they were a well-trained army.
When the orcs all stopped, Athena's expression changed. With her accurate vision as a 10th grade ranger, the orcs were standing exactly 600 meters away from Wild Willow City.
The formation of the orcs didn't change. The warriors were still in front, and the giants were behind. But Athena knew very well that this meant that the arrows of her elven warriors could no longer cause any effective damage to the orcs.
But for the hill giants, this distance wasn't their limit.
A hill giant threw a huge stone in his hand. The stone hit the wall in a parabola, and then the second, the third …
Obviously, this kind of throwing method wasn't in line with the usual style of the hill giants, leading to much lower accuracy. But only in this way could the giants ensure that the stone would hit the wall with great force after flying for 600 meters.
There were even times when the rocks smashed into the city walls and bounced off the ground. This kind of irregular movement caught the elves off guard, and in a short period of time, over a dozen elves either had their limbs broken or lost their lives.
Four hundred meters away, behind the orc army, a group of silhouettes appeared, running back and forth. They kept throwing huge stones into the hands of the hill giants. It looked like they planned to keep throwing stones at this distance until the wall collapsed.
Was this still the wisdom of the orcs? But at this time, she didn't have time to think too much. Athena suppressed the astonishment in her heart and took out a dark red arrow, slowly pulling the bowstring.
With a whoosh, the arrow left the bowstring and turned into a faint red light. This arrow's target was still the forehead of a hill giant.
A warrior at the front of the orc army suddenly jumped high from the gale wolf and waved the weapon in his hand to meet the red light. After an explosion, the red light shattered the weapon in the orc's hand and shot towards the target without slowing down.
Another orc warrior jumped into the air under Athena's surprised gaze. Perhaps because he didn't have time to meet the attack with his weapon, this orc directly used his body to block the red light.
Even the huge stone couldn't stop the red light. No matter how sturdy the orc's body was, it couldn't withstand a single blow in front of this seemingly indestructible red light. That orc's body was penetrated by the red light without any suspense, and blood burst out from his back.
At this time, the hill giant targeted by Athena had just used the stone in his hand to block in front of him. God had given them unparalleled power, but didn't give them the reaction speed to match it. In the face of such a high-grade archer's attack, he had no other choice but to resist.
After being blocked twice, the red light's speed had slowed down a bit. Although it still shot into the stone, it didn't have the power to break out of the stone and shoot the hill giant hiding behind it.
That hill giant slowly put down the stone, revealing his ugly big face. When he found that he didn't suffer any damage, he couldn't help but grin.
The orc warriors suddenly became quiet for a few seconds, and then burst out with excited shouts. Of course they were excited. The most troublesome thing for the orcs had always been the high-grade elves' sniping. This time, they had successfully protected a hill giant from the high-grade elves' arrows. It really made them proud. As for their companion who had just died, it didn't seem to matter. How could an ordinary orc warrior be compared to a hill giant?
Athena's face was pale after shooting the second arrow, as if all the strength in her body had been exhausted, but she still stood there straight. Only the dripping sweat on her forehead quietly betrayed her exhaustion.
"Madam, go and rest for a while. Looks like you'll be fine for a while." The male elf beside Athena whispered.
Athena stubbornly shook her head. "Wilpner, the moment I stood here, I already had this awareness. Either I stand until victory, or I die here."
The male elf called Wilpner sighed and secretly moved forward a little. This way, he would have enough time to block in front of Athena when the stone fell.
Athena of course saw Wilpner's small movements. Her lips moved, but she didn't say anything in the end. She clearly knew what this subordinate was thinking. She didn't say it out loud because she was afraid that he would feel awkward, and now there was even less need to say it out loud. According to the current situation, if there were no reinforcements, the city would fall sooner or later. Since death was not far away, then let him do what he wanted to do.
The chaotic stones bombarded the city wall one after another. The green barrier was also unceasingly repairing the damaged areas. However, the wall under the vines had already begun to become mottled. There were even cracks in the most serious areas.
Athena stood there quietly, waiting for her strength to recover. Her eyes never left the hill giants. Even at the last moment, I will fight to the end. Wild Willow City never lacked the courage to face death. Moreover, now was not the time to despair. The guardian of Wild Willow City was the ancient tree of life! Its power far surpassed that of the ordinary tree of life that grew from the seeds of life. If there was really no other way, she would not hesitate to destroy all the enemies!
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