In just one night, the mighty orc army was defeated by a human kingdom, which made many people fall behind, and the world's attention to the Blitzkrieg against Shamania by the Pole Kingdom far exceeded the attention paid to the other two large-scale wars that were going on at the same time: the Fifth Western War and the Civil War of the Fayele Empire

After being amazed at the meticulous planning and implementation steps of the Pole Kingdom in organizing this lightning raid, the world could not help but ask back, the Pole Kingdom, which had always suffered from foreign humiliation, had secretly accumulated such a powerful military force from all countries; Of course, the most shocked by this is the central papal see, which was originally crowned King Poller twelve years ago, which is beyond the control of the papal see, and now Duris's surprise attack on the orcs has made the papacy feel even more uneasy, and under the manipulation of the central papal see, the senior politicians of various governments have made it a topic of discussion about the ambition of Duris, and the heated discussion far exceeds another question that is also worthy of being questioned by the world: why the orcs secretly deploy so many troops on the border, which is more than the need for cross-border plunder

However, although the Central Curia manipulated the pressure of public opinion, they did not change the decision of the Yale Empire, and the two main forces of the Templar Order, the Divine Light Technique and the Heavenly Flame, were ready to go, and the soldiers were lining up on ships and ready to go to the territory of the Empire to assist Shacobil in overthrowing his imperial brother, because although Duris's behavior was unexpected, he had always used troops in the south, and it was no longer possible to intervene in the civil war of Fayale in the north, so it was said from some Cheng dù that the Order's goal of using the orcs to contain Duris had been achieved, although it was Duris who took the initiative to attack

However, as the situation turned out, the Pope's decision proved to be regretted by him

It is said that under the reign of Duris I, the army of Pole raided the army of the orcs on the night of June 29, 1686 in the Age of Light, and then completely occupied the first front of the orcs, and successively captured more than 20 orc villages

They need to recuperate, send the wounded, replenish the attrition, establish logistical supply lines, consolidate the occupied areas, and reconnoiter the enemy...... All this takes time, if the general of an army gets carried away by victory after winning one or two battles, and blindly rushes forward without adequate preparation, then he or she must be an extremely unqualified general;

It can be seen that the commander of the Pole army this time is a very outstanding general, although the Pole government has not yet announced who the commander-in-chief of the Polish army in this war is, and various countries have also discussed this mysterious commander

While the Pole army began to prepare for the strategic battle against the second front of the orc army, the orc army opposite them also began to make intense war preparations at the same time. In this case, a group of veterans who survived the last battle with the elven army were sent to battle, and they did not want the way to charge forward to be blocked by the corpses of new recruits, and in addition, the cyclops, who had rarely participated in collective action, also went to the second front for reinforcements, and some war leaders of the chieftain level and above even brought with them the powerful land monsters they tamed: the Beamon Behemoths, for the orcs, they had to regain their lost territory from the human army no matter what

In the orc army, whether it is a war leader or an ordinary orc warrior, it is generally believed that in the battle of the first front, the reason why the human army can win so easily is because their fate for sneak attack is that the orc army defeats the human army without any suspense on the face-to-face frontal battlefield

During this period of desperate preparations, both sides sent small forces to tentatively attack and harass the other, but there was almost no large-scale battle until the preparations of one of the two sides were completed; of course, whoever could prepare for war first would be the first to blow the horn of attack and the first to gain the initiative in battle, so time was the key to victory for both sides of the war

On July 5, 1686, on the seventh day of the surprise attack on the Orc tribe by the Pole Kingdom, the Pole army and the orc army faced each other head-on in the Zoroasd Valley, seven kilometers north of the second front of the orc army

This is a war from which there is no retreat for either side, and one by one, whether it is a human soldier or an orc warrior, they all step into this valley that is about to become a killing place

The orc army has a strong individual combat ability, as well as terrifying combat races and monsters such as cyclops and beamon behemoths, while the human army has several times the number of troops, and it is still unclear who will die before the two armies start the war

On June 30, 1686, the day after the Kingdom of Pole went to war against the Orcs, several young men were on their journey in the Elven Forest, thousands of miles away

It had been four days since Sophia and her group of eight left the Avenger camp, and they were heading into the depths of the Elven Forest, passing by the druid's village on the first day

The enthusiastic Druids invited them to dine together, And let them spend the night in their own village, but when the partners said that they wanted to enter the Elven Forest, these Druids all sank their faces, and they tried their best to persuade their friends not to go, because the elves do not like outsiders to enter their territory at will, even if they are Druids who have been recognized as members of the Elven Republic, they are only allowed to move around the edge of the forest, and usually, if there is no special permission from the Elven Elders' House, except for the Druid Sect Master, who has the highest authority among the Druids, no one else can enter the Elven Forest casually, otherwise they will be punished very severely

For the persuasion of the druids, Sophia naturally knew that these druids were completely for their safety, but Sophia could only thank the druids for taking care of them, because their friends had a reason to go to the depths of the elven forest

Seeing that persuasion was ineffective, the druids could only send their companions to the farthest distance they could deliver

I'm sorry, I had to send you here, and a druid girl who was in charge of acting as a guide told them that you heard the sound of water, and after crossing the river, it was a forbidden area for the elves to enter strictly, so I won't go any further

Thank you, Dolma, for taking care of us these days, we definitely can't look forward to Sophia, and said to the fourteen-year-old druid girl who was Dolma, you just go back, come out for so long, it seems that your father will also be worried, and we will complete the rest of the journey ourselves

You--Dolma blinked his watery eyes and tried to make a final persuasion, do you really want to go in, but you must think about it

Sophia put a smile on her lips in lieu of answers, and then Dolma looked at the others again, seeing that they had no intention of staying, so she let out a long sigh

I have said everything I can say, I can persuade everything I can persuade, Zhuoma said helplessly, since you are bent on going your own way, then I wish you all the luck, goodbye, after speaking, Zhuoma waved goodbye to everyone

Looking at the background of Dolma's departure, Sophia, Joyka, Cassius, and Ray walked out of the group and stood opposite the other four new friends

Memphik was shocked: "Joika, what the hell are you doing with us so clearly?"

The four old friends who had known each other since childhood looked at each other, and then Sophia came out and said to the four new friends: "Memphik, Ischennova, Lyle, Alice, I'm sorry, we haven't told you what the purpose of our visit to the Elven Forest is", and then the four of them briefly explained to the new friends about Owen and their battle with the necromancers led by Buyos

That's it, Joyka said, that our companion at that time, after successfully defeating the necromancer, was attacked by the dark elf and gave his life to protect us, so we are going to an underground kingdom that is even more terrible than this elven forest, to defeat the dark elf and avenge that friend, this is a bad act, the four of you don't know us at all, that friend doesn't need to risk evil, so if you want to leave, please follow the girl named 'Dolma' back

Hee-hee, what do you mean by looking down on us, isn't it Alice smiled coldly

No, no, that's not what we meant, Cassius hurriedly explained, it's just that it's the five of us who have known each other since childhood, and you don't need to be implicated

What does it mean to be 'implicated', Memphik said dissatisfiedly, I want to ask if we are now considered companions

Of course, forget it, we fought together not long ago, why not be our companions, Ray replied quickly

Since they are already companions, what else is there to "you" and "our", Memphik shook his hand and pointed to Joyka and said to them, and I have heard about the necromancer making trouble all over the continent, as you say, if the companion named 'Owen' really died to defeat the necromancer, then he is a hero, do something for a hero, I don't see anything wrong with it

So you...... Sophia said

So I decided that no matter what it is, I will definitely walk with you, and before Sophia could finish speaking, Monfic had already interrupted her in heroic language

Okay, Joyka shouted on the spot for this bad friend, "Walk through the mountains of swords and the sea of fire together", since you are so righteous, I will no longer force you to leave, and we will go through the hardest road together

And then I bet with you hundreds of times, and Monfic laughed

The two laughed

What about you, Miss Duszke, I don't think you go, you are the only blood of the old marshal, and if there is any danger, I can not afford it in front of the old marshal, Sophia said to Alice

Her Royal Highness the Princess: First, I like people to call me 'Alice' instead of 'Miss Doszker'; Alice crossed her fingers and said to Sophia, Second, Grandpa asked me to follow your experience, I will not leave lightly; Third, I don't think that my ability is worse than Your Highness, since Your Highness can think that if you can survive, I can too; Fourth, Your Highness will think that as a regent, you will watch Your Highness put yourself in danger and ignore it......

Okay, I understand, Sophia quickly interrupted her, Her Royal Highness Alice, before and after, made Sophia very uncomfortable, you just follow us

Ishnova, you better go back with your brother, this is a lot of bad luck, you and Lyle don't have to go on an adventure with us, Cassius advised Ishnova, thank you for always accompanying us here, I promise that I will definitely return to the ground alive and come to you

You fool fuck off, Ishnova suddenly scolded Cassius

The crowd was taken aback

It's all come to this point, you still want to drive me away, Ischennova held her lips and pretended to be very angry, I just want to stay by your side, so that I can feel safe

But...... Cassius also wanted to argue

But what didn't you rely on my alchemy to get out of trouble last time, maybe my alchemy will help, Ischennova said undoubtedly

Cassius looked at Ischennova's resolute eyes and could only nod in agreement

What about you, Ray asked Lyle, who had not yet made a statement

I, Lyle shook his head helplessly, they all went, even my sister went, but if I didn't go, it seemed that I was very cowardly, and cut me, Lyle Shaoaxe, when was he so aggrieved

Thank you for your help, and here Sophia thanked everyone, and seeing that the last new companion also joined the trip, Sophia bowed excitedly to the four new companions

Okay, let's set off right now into the depths of the Elven Forest, Joyka said

So the eight partners embarked on an uncertain journey without hesitation.