BXBX NOVEL Chapter 44 Orc Attack
The Orc Prince is not the prince of the Orc Royal Family but the prince of the Orc tribe, which controls the Northern Wasteland Orcs.
Others normal Orcs might be hotheaded, but those Orcs at the top can think properly.
\'This is trouble,\' Luis thought, narrowing his eyes. His current timing was too bad.
Luis and the knights set up their own camp in the frontline to stay for the night. The situation just became dangerous as he came here.
It had been a long journey, and the men were ready for a peaceful rest. But in the middle of the night, a sudden commotion woke them.
Luis rushed out of his tent to find out what was happening. Knights were moving everywhere, and people shouted orders in the chaos.
"Everyone, we just got the information that the orcs were sighted near the Gandu Area. There are more than 4 pioneer knight bases there. Those pioneer knights are not so strong to stop those Orcs."
"Those who want to stop the Orcs there, head towards the booths to register. We will not accept many groups registering as those cunning orcs might attack this base too." A leading official knight at the 2nd stage shouted
Hearing this, Luis made his decision and quickly headed toward the registration booth. He was eager to face the orcs himself.
"Register Hartmann Knights, 400 Knights," Luis said when he reached the booth.
The man looked up in surprise when he heard Hartmann.
"Yes, sir, what might be your name?" The man asked, showing more respect.
"I am Luis Hartmann, son of Baron Felipe." Luis introduced himself.
"Sir Luis, I don\'t suggest going to hunt the Orcs right now. The Orcs this time are cunning and dangerous." The man at the booth tried to warn Luis.
"No, just register it. I am not afraid of them," Luis shook his head as he dismissed the warning of the man.
The man sighed and nodded. "Yes, sir. You can prepare now. After a while, the others will head out along with you."
"Hartmann\'s really are fearless." The man murmured as he registered others.
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Luis returned after registering; he didn\'t want to waste time in small talks.
He, along with the 400 knights, became ready, wore their armor, and mounted on their horses.
However, what he didn\'t know is that his news of arrival was spread all over the frontline.
"Luis Hartmann? The son of Baron Felipe?"
"Small kid, what is he even doing on the battlefield?"
"Most noble kids are sent to the Royal Academy. What\'s he doing here?"
"No wonder the Hartmanns are so strong."
"I\'m going to register too! I want to see the son of Baron Felipe up close."
"Yes, let\'s go quickly."
"...."
Due to the spread of news, many squads registered to head towards Gandu Region. The quota was quickly filled. The squads began to gather in the designated area.
Luis and his knights also headed toward the gathering area. This time Luis bought Xiao Wei along with him, fully covered in Knight Armor.
There were a lot of squads scattered around the place. The people watched curiously when the Luis group with more than 400 people arrived. Luis was the center of attention. Everyone wanted to see the son of legendary Baron. Although Felipe\'s nobility rank was only Baron, his strength was not less than that of any Earl.
As for why Baron Felipe didn\'t rise in ranking, no one knows.
Luis didn\'t flinch under the stares. He knew that showing any sign of cowardice now would only spread rumors and tarnish his family\'s name.
As time passed, more and more squads arrived. There were almost 4000 people here now. On this frontline, at least 20,000 soldiers are stationed. Now, so many are going towards the Gandu Region.
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After some more time, a group of knights arrived. At the lead, there was a knight wearing Knight Armor with the Azov Kingdom Flag on it.
This was one of many battlefield commanders of the frontlines. Nobles have to take care of their territory so they don\'t stay much on the frontlines. So, to take the lead on the battlefield in the absence of nobles, the Azov Kingdom sent many generals to stations on the frontlines.
The name of this commander was Theodore, a loyal knight of the Kingdom.
Theodore had an arrogant expression and surveyed the crowd, including Luis, with a brief but dismissive glance.
"Be ready to head out. You must know me, so I won\'t introduce myself." Theodore directly ordered everyone, "I hope you follow my commands without questioning; otherwise, there will be consequences."
All the soldiers on the ground prepared themselves quickly to follow Theodore.
Most of the soldiers here are reserved knights and apprentice knights. They don\'t dare mess with the battlefield commander. All the commanders of battlefields are graduates of the Royal Academy and have a lot of connections.
Luis frowned as he followed Theodore. This guy gave him a bad feeling. He didn\'t like Theodore\'s attitude.
The commander hadn\'t even taken the time to assess the situation or the soldiers under his command. This lack of preparation worried him.
"He didn\'t even try to form a proper battle formation," Luis turned to Arthur beside him and said.
"Theodore graduated from the Royal Academy. Maybe he has his own way of doing things taught in the academy," Arthur replied especially.
Luis could only shrug at this. These kinds of things are not learned from the academy. To learn about war, you have to experience it yourself.
"Let\'s see," Luis said as he made his way towards the Gandu region.
The current mission is to repel the Orcs from the Gandu region, safeguarding the area controlled by humans. In this war that has been going on for almost 120 years, humanity has had many big wins and also many big losses.
Luis didn\'t know all the details, but he suspected that the higher-ups from both the human and orc sides had some sort of unspoken agreement. Those above 3rd stage knights never appear in the war. The 4th-stage knights and orc warriors are very rare and strong.
They can rival an army on their own; numbers don\'t matter to them. This is also the reason they are so rare. You need luck and talent to reach that stage.
If you could become a 4th-stage knight, the lifespan would increase to 300 years. The nobility rank is also raised to Marquess by the Duke and Royal Family.
As for those above 6th rank, there is none on this continent. Tens of thousands of years ago, during the presence of God. You needed the baptism by the Pope in churches to reach the 7th stage. But due to the disappearance of gods, all the 7th-stage powers died out.
Since then, it was the rise of nobility declaring the decline of churches.
Luis shook these thoughts from his mind, focusing on the task at hand. The battle ahead would be fierce, and he had no intention of letting his family—or his knights—down.