Chapter 176: Vulnerable
It is surrounded by lush greenery on both sides and a three-meter-wide river in the middle.
On one side of the creek are trolls with only a few hundred.
On the other side of the creek are more than a thousand High Elves.
The two parties paused in place, full of tacit understanding, and looked at each other quietly.
In the midst of this stressful gaze, Kael'thas curled his mouth.
"Kill them."
He smiled.
In an instant, countless ice losses and arrows poured over his head and smashed into the sea of people on the opposite side.
"Defense!"
"Quick, hide!"
"Thieves past! Attack now from a distance! β
The eager voice of the troll commander immediately sounded from the opposite side.
When the spells arrived, there were already many responsive trolls holding shields for defense, and some hiding behind trees.
But there are also some trolls who are screaming and dying
They are weaker than the previous team, and they are not the elves' enemy, they should be a scouting squad.
As soon as Kael'thas thought of this, he saw a salute bloom at the top of the forest.
ββ
Sure enough, Kael'thas sighed in his heart.
In front of him, the hellfire summoned before the battle was struck with a big grin at some spears flying from the opposite side, and with a 'bang' and 'bang', those spears lost their strength and fell down.
The mages behind him worked together to lift the massive magic shield, enveloping most of the elves on either side - this improvised magic shield was very fragile, but it was enough to withstand some attacks from mid-level professionals.
The scene was clear, and unlike the panic of the trolls, the High Elves did a perfect job.
Even the elves outside the shield could see that they had a yellow shield on themβthe priest's mantra shield.
In this battle, Kael'thas even had extra time to look to the sides: some of the troll thieves were smashed out by the High Elf mages, and they were instantly wiped out in several attacks.
A minute later, several waves of High Elf attacks came to an end.
On the other side of the creek, there were corpses of trolls, but the forest was intact, and if there was any flaw in the attack, there were traces of bows and arrows on some of the trees.
The High Elves will be confident enough to protect the integrity of the forest, whether it is the forest of Quel'Thalas or not, so in the battle just now, no one used fire to attack.
The Hellfire of Kael'thas was also by the river, and it didn't let its flaming aura burn the trees. As for Xiao Ao, he has been flying in the sky.
"Go clean up!"
After the attack on the other side fell silent, Kael'thas said to the elves behind him.
This meant the elimination of the fish that had slipped through the net, and now they were on their way to the Hammer Dwarves, but they didn't have time to actually clean up the corpses.
"Yes!"
Some of the more powerful elven mages and rangers passed over, and several priests followed.
Like some of the team commanders in the game, these priests usually have their own subjects to heal, and they will prioritize healing their teammates before giving explicit orders, which also greatly enhances stability and order.
Messy fighting and screams were heard from the other side, and two minutes later, the elves of the past returned to the group intact.
"Keep going!"
Kael'thas continued to march with the elves.
Even if the trolls signaled, they had to go straight first, because it was the fastest way to go.
The elven thieves had already rushed to the front, and if they encountered a real threat, they would immediately pass the message back, and at that point, it would be necessary to change course.
Kael'thas was ready, but threatening forces appeared sooner than expected.
It was an elite orc unit.
ββ
Kael'thas took the note of information, thought for a moment, and made a decision:
"Let's bend over!"
At this moment, it was a wise decision, and the High Elves went into action.
They advanced from the forest on the left, relying on the cover of the trees, carefully bypassing the orc tribe.
Unfortunately, it didn't take long for the elves to encounter another group of elite orcs.
"Your Highness, we are surrounded."
The probing elven thieves returned from all sides, and Valera gathered their intel and reported it to Kael'thas.
"How so? Forget about the front, but didn't we just get around a team in good condition? β
Kael'thas was a little surprised:
"Did they find out?"
But in the process, there were no elf thieves to report the anomaly to him, right?
It's impossible for such a big mistake, right?
"Your Highness, this siege network is very large now, it should have been pre-booked,"
Valera replied.
Kael'thas immediately remembered the troll squad they had just eliminated, and the signal they cast should have been noticed by the rest of the tribe.
If those teams had formed a huge encirclement from that moment on, it would have been normal for them to be encircled, even if the orcs who had just passed around were unaware of the High Elves.
This encirclement was large enough to already encircle the elves' territory, and from the moment they received the signal, the orcs began to reduce the encirclement.
[Were they ready last night?] γ
Kael'thas realized that he had just spent a night, and that the other side had not wasted any time, and secretly arranged the encirclement.
It seems that the tribe is bound to the elves.
What's even more worrying is that such a huge encirclement will be made, and the tribe must have enough confidence to surround the powerful elves. Either their perimeter personnel are generally very strong, or they have elite forces that surpass elven mobility - they can quickly travel to any location where they appear.
It is basically impossible to have a strong surname, so there will only be a fast mobile force.
Kael'thas pondered what kind of quick maneuver troops the other side had, but he didn't have a clue. He was not familiar with the orcs at this time, and the game was also in contact with the orcs who had completely changed in the future, and at that time, the orc clan was divided and relatively rare.
He knew that the best mobile units on the human side were the paladins of the Silver Hand.
Relying on the Holy Light, tireless horses, and strong force, these paladins are able to quickly move from place to place, and can be said to be not only the fastest, but also the most powerful team.
"Valera, go figure out the defenses of the encirclement!"
Kael'thas looked up at Xiao Ao above, and with an idea, he ordered:
"I'm going to get ready for a breakout!"
The sun rises and it's time for breakfast.
The phoenix flying freely above the forest, but its conspicuous color was not high, and it was fortunate that it was not noticed by the orcs farther away.
It's probably a good idea to make a noise.
(To be continued)