The Second Empire of Azeroth

Chapter 46: The Oriole Behind

Sardo Bridge, Ogrim stood on the mountaintop.

Behind him, dozens of catapults continuously hurled stones towards the north side of the bridge, constantly bombarding the dwarven positions.

The tenacious dwarves braved the rain of stones, repelling the orcish attacks time after time.

Although they didn't have steel behemoths like tanks, they possessed a great weapon that the orcs feared—dynamite!

Long before the orcs arrived, the dwarves had installed a large amount of dynamite on the Sardo Bridge.

Once they couldn't defend it, they would immediately detonate the explosives and destroy the bridge.

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In fact, they had already blown up one.

As soon as the orcs arrived in Dun Morogh, they launched a surprise attack on the Sardo Bridge, with the Burning Blade clan as the vanguard.

One charge brought them to the dwarven positions north of the bridge.

Seeing the situation was dire, the dwarves immediately detonated the western side of the bridge, and hundreds of elite dwarven warriors and more than a dozen Burning Blade blademasters fell into the abyss below the bridge.

Perhaps many orcs could survive the fall, but they would soon be swallowed by countless naga and murlocs.

Ogrim feared that the dwarves would blow up the other bridge as well, then his army might be blocked in Dun Morogh.

Ogrim was skilled in surprise attacks.

Since he couldn't break through the Sardo Bridge head-on, he chose to detour from the side.

In Menethil Harbor, the orcs collected many ships that had not been taken away in time.

Ogrim ordered Maim Blackhand to lead the army north by ship, bypassing the Sardo Bridge to attack Stromgarde, flanking the dwarves from behind.

Maim received the important task, but there was no excitement on his face.

Instead, he looked somewhat gloomy.

Because the reason he got this mission was because Ogrim wanted him to make up for his mistakes.

The disappearance of the Dragonmaw clan had been exposed, including the warlock Nekros Skullcrusher, whom Ogrim valued.

As the supervisor, Maim was seriously derelict of duty.

If Ogrim didn't still trust him, he would already be a corpse.

The moment he received the task, Maim was determined to complete it.

"It's too late!"

An orc ran up from below deck and shouted, "The bottom of the ship has been holed, Chieftain, we must land!"

"Bang!"

Maim slammed his fist hard on the railing, unwillingly saying, "Go ashore at full speed!"

Once ashore, he would make these naga pay the price.

The ship moved forward at full speed, and soon rushed onto the shoal.

The orcs jumped off the ship one after another, fighting with the naga who were catching up.

Although the water was the naga's home ground, the naga were exceptionally agile, constantly twisting their bodies, dodging the orcs' attacks.

Even if they were attacked, their scales could cushion the impact.

On the other hand, the orcs were at a disadvantage everywhere.

Their movements in the water were slow, and with the heavy armor, they seemed even more clumsy.

For every time they attacked the orcs, the naga could attack them three times.

If their armor wasn't thick enough, they would have been killed by the naga long ago.

"Shila—"

A bolt of lightning struck an orc, instantly paralyzing his movements.

The naga seized the opportunity, and the trident in his hand fiercely inserted into the orc's head, killing him.

Maim looked up and saw a female naga in the distance looking at him coldly.

"Retreat to the shore!"

Maim knew that encountering spellcasters in this environment was very detrimental to the warriors, and decisively ordered a retreat.

The orc warriors retreated while fighting, paying the price of more than a dozen people before finally retreating to the shore.

The naga chased after them relentlessly, and behind the naga, a large group of murlocs rushed out of the sea, dragging the orc corpses back into the sea.

Just as the orcs and naga were in the midst of a fierce battle, someone was spying on them from the distant hilltop.

"B Company, prepare for battle!"

It was Roger who was spying on the orcs.

His Far Sight had already discovered the orcs sailing from afar, and watched them sail into Faldil Bay.

He had long expected the orcs to attack by sea, so in his proposal to Lothar, he asked the Kul Tiras naval fleet to patrol Southshore, western Gilneas, and the Tol Barad sea area.

Without the red dragons, the orcs were no match for the Kul Tiras navy at sea.

If he didn't want the orcs to go to sea and die, Roger would have wanted the Kul Tiras navy to take back Menethil Harbor.

If that were really done, the Kul Tiras navy would lose its meaning.

At the same time, the Alliance army would have to fight the orcs in the harsh and complex environment of the Wetlands, the orcs suffered a lot in Draenor, and would be more adapted to the environment of the Wetlands than the Alliance army.

Promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses is not what the wise do.

That's why Roger suggested that Lothar arrange the Kul Tiras navy in this way, giving the orcs hope, so that the orcs would seek death.

The Stromgarde area is surrounded by mountains and cannot march on a large scale, so there is no need for naval protection.

Stromgarde can be vigilant over a large area of the sea, and several sentry towers can be built in the mountains, guarded by a few elite soldiers, to prevent the orcs' surprise attacks.

B Company is one of the most elite troops in the Alliance, and Roger took the initiative to take on this task.

First, stay away from Lordaeron, a politically complex place, to avoid being backstabbed by nobles.

Second, find a place that is not the main attack of the orcs, so that he has time to continue absorbing the energy of the Dragon Soul.

Just absorbing a trace of the divinity of the Dragon Soul made him a mid-level mage.

If he absorbs it a few more times, he may be able to become an archmage.

Roger led B Company to the vicinity of the beach, where the battle was coming to an end.

Relying on their skilled combat skills, the orc warriors hacked and injured a large number of naga.

If it weren't for a naga witch backing them up, the naga would have fled long ago.

Maim foresaw the coming victory and roared, "Kill all these sea monsters!"

He wanted the naga to pay the price for attacking them!

At this moment, a huge fireball fell from the sky, throwing him away.

In mid-air, Maim looked in shock as a group of human warriors rushed down the mountain, and a warrior shot an arrow at him with a gorgeous bow.

Maim exerted force, causing himself to fall to the ground quickly, in order to avoid the arrow.

But that arrow did not shoot directly at him, but aimed at his landing point.

"Puff!"

The arrow fiercely penetrated his shoulder, hurting him to grit his teeth.

He roared and turned to the archer to launch a charge.

But four or five arrows shot in succession and penetrated his body, and the last sharp arrow pierced his throat.

[Killed Orc Chieftain Maim Blackhand, Hunter level increased to 21, gained 3 Hunter skill points]

[Achievement Orc Chieftain achieved, gained 5 achievement points]