Charles is not forcing a smile. From his perspective, the chance of winning this defensive battle is quite high.
He has full confidence in his Imperial Dragon Knights, and has no doubt that Filia, Matilda, and Rosniya can defend Fort Hofla, and is even more assured about the war at Fort Hojaka.
After all, there was a man in Ogakar Castle who was better at fighting than he was - "Empire Marshal" Edrache.
Eddrache's position is Marshal of the Empire, and his nickname is Marshal of the Empire. He has sat in that position since before Charles came to the throne.
Charles always felt that he was lucky not to have fought against Edrache when he took the throne. No one wanted to meet him on the battlefield.
Eddrache is not only powerful, he is a veteran saint-level powerhouse, and his commanding ability is even more extraordinary.
With Edrache around, Brandon could only be his deputy. After all, his generation, as well as Filia and other younger generation generals, all studied military books filled with cases of his command.
Edrache can always make the most suitable troops appear in the most suitable positions, and make adjustments at any time as the war progresses, keeping the army's formation in the best condition.
This requires a very strong overall view. If the soldiers of the two armies fighting are chess pieces, the chessboard they fight on seems to be in the heart of the old marshal.
Hojakar Fort.
Finally seeing Edlache's conductor with his own eyes, Brandon was satisfied, just like a young artist who appreciates the ultimate art, with endless aftertaste in his heart.
But now is not the time for him to reminisce. The battle situation in Fort Hojaka is not that optimistic. It can even be said to be extremely critical. A signal for help has just been sent out.
"Brandon." The white-haired old marshal was full of energy, his voice was like thunder, and he looked at Brandon with piercing eyes, "What have you learned after watching these days?"
"Marshal, I learned a lot from that." Brandon said with a smile.
"You bastard, you will command the army from now on. Don't let me down!" The old marshal slapped Brandon on the shoulder, knocking him staggering. He turned his big hand and took out a pair of sledgehammers to gather his strength. About to leave.
"Master, what are you doing?"
Eddrache pointed his hammer at the behemoth that was destroying the city wall not far away, "Of course you're going to do it! Or are you going?"
"Haha, if I go, I'll go!" Brandon took out the ash sword, "Just so you can see my true strength!"
"Definitely next time!" Eddrache swung the hammer and flew out. "I have to move, otherwise this old bone will become rusty! Big guy, give me a hammer!"
"boom!"
The hammer hit the giant beast, and along with its roar, it made a sound like a mountain collapsing.
"Tsk, tsk, the old man is really energetic." Brandon sheathed his sword and took over the command of the army while the ground was shaking.
"This thing is so big... That brat Rogge doesn't want to be more clear. Next time he will be punished to stay away from Xiaoya for three days!"
Not many people know that Brandon is Eddrache's apprentice. Eddrache is a casual person. When he sees Brandon, he teaches him something and doesn't care about other things.
Brandon is not rigid either. Since the old man likes to get along with him this way, let him go.
The critical situation in the Hojaka Fort where Eddrache, who is like a military god, is in a critical situation is precisely because of what the old marshal personally fought against.
Rogge had been reminded by Thea, and the information he relayed to Fort Huosilan and Hojiaka was: "There are people in the form of red abyss beasts who can transform into giant beasts. They are good at digging and pose a great threat to the castle defense. Be careful." ,be prepared."
Edrache knew Rogge and what the founder of the fusion of magic and martial arts had done for the empire. He admired him very much and naturally would not ignore his reminder.
But the old marshal, who was almost incapable of making mistakes, still underestimated the size of the so-called beastman who could transform into a giant beast, but this could not be blamed on him, because no one had ever seen such a huge creature.
There are two common behemoths in the Orc Alliance, the Thundertusk Beast and the Stonehorn Beast. They are just like cattle and sheep in front of this beast-shaped person who has transformed into an Abyss Beast!
The body of the abyssal beast is long and thick, and the huge mouthpart on its head is full of sharp teeth arranged in a spiral shape. Looking into its throat from top to bottom is really more terrifying than looking directly into the abyss.
There are many long flagella around its body, which are not only signal receivers for it to sense the surroundings, but also sharp tools for digging, and weapons for beating enemies.
The body of the Abyssal Beast can strangle its prey like a snake. Now it regards the city wall as its prey. Its body is tightly wrapped around a large section of the city wall. It squirms and contracts, causing the wall to collapse and soon collapse.
At the same time, a row of holes suddenly opened in the center of the black spots on both sides of the Abyssal Beast's body, spraying out dark purple mist. Before a group of warriors had time to exit the mist, they instantly lost their ability to move and were corroded into skeletons without even letting out a groan of pain.
Just like this, an abyssal beast suddenly appeared from the ground. In less than half a day, it destroyed almost all the city walls north of the main entrance of Hojaka Castle, and continued to advance southward, as if it regarded the city walls as its own delicious snack. Plan to eat clean.
It's no wonder that Eddrache couldn't help it. The Abyssal Beast cannot be solved by just a large number of soldiers. Saint-level strongmen must stand up to stop it. Otherwise, once the city wall is completely lost, the empire will only have three layers of fortresses behind the wall. The supply was defended.
And... after the Abyssal Beast destroys the city wall, will its target become the warriors of the empire? When the time comes to face Orc warriors several times his own, plus this super powerful behemoth, even if Edrache is a god with his troops, he will not be able to resist in the face of absolute power.
So he sent out a signal for help, expecting not a few strong armies, but a few strong men to arrive.
Charles has placed all the saint-level powerhouses he can mobilize in Hojaka Fort. In addition to Edrache and Brandon, there are three others.
One of them is the son of Edlache, Duke Erwin, the lord of Holk City, and the other two are marquises known for their military power.
Even so, Edrache still felt that it was not enough. After all, he didn't know whether he could handle the Abyssal Beast by himself. There were many saint-level powerhouses in the Orc Alliance eyeing it. Brandon and the others alone might not be able to handle it.
What Eddrache is most worried about right now is that if a few more of the Seven Gods of War from the Orc Alliance, together with the Three Giants, the Thundertooth Beast, the King of Stonehorn Beasts, and a few powerful strange demons, come over directly, then this battle will be a disaster. It's hard to fight, and you'll probably lose 80% of the time.
What he didn't know was that three of the seven gods of war were chasing Rogge, and three holy-level strange demons, Zhan Po, Sanshou, and Yinglong, were also there. There weren't that many holy-level monsters that could be gathered at this time.
But Brandon is still serious, because apart from the Abyssal Beast, there are already six saint-level powerful men on the other side.
There are "Holy Manticore" Aurisma, one of the seven gods of war, and her mad manticore, King of Giants "Open Sky Titan" Theokli, Giant General "Lord of the Mountain" Helga, Mutated The giant "Little Man" Regur, the Stonehorn Beast King.
Four versus six, the opponent also has powerful behemoths and giants, and they are really no match for them in a head-on fight.
The commander of the Orc Alliance is Aulisma. This voluptuous orc in scantily clad clothes smiled charmingly when he saw Edrache going to fight against the abyssal beast.
"The old guy finally couldn't bear it any longer. King Seokli, let's take action and give the empire the final blow!" Aulisma said.
"The final blow? It's still far away." Seokli played with the super giant sword in his hand and sighed, "If it weren't for the covenant, I really wouldn't want to go so far and fight like this."
"King Seokli, what do you mean by this? Are you afraid of the imperial monkey?" Aurisma asked.
"Afraid? Aurisma, are you focusing on seducing Gruul? I'm afraid you've tasted not only Gruul, but all the seven gods of war, right?" Theokli mocked, "Stay in front of you. It’s the Velociraptor Knights! Even if we win this battle, will half of the army be left?”
"The remaining half is still a great victory! As long as we get rid of the empire, when the gate of the Holy Conqueror is solidified and the Red Abyss army descends, we orcs' swords will be hung all over the city walls of major cities in the world!"
"Tsk, you are so naive. I don't know why Gruul thought that he would join forces with the Red Abyss people, but I can see that the Red Abyss people are definitely not good people. It is useless to say more. After fighting this last battle, I, the giant The tribe will break away from the Orc Alliance!"
Seokli said no more and charged toward the city with his giant sword.
"Here we come!" Brandon stared at the oppressive giant and unsheathed the ash sword again, "Erwin, you..."
"You can't go. Father named you to lead the army. Don't go against his old man's will." Erwin tightened his grip on the warhammer. "Leave the three giants to us. I don't care about the one in the sky for the time being. The rest You need to find someone to solve it yourself."
Erwin and the other two saint-level warriors fought against each other.
"Sigh." Brandon let out a long sigh, "Sure enough, it feels uncomfortable to be 'beyond someone else'. You might as well give the old man some protection, lest he get beaten up by that big guy. Hiss...it looks like it really hurts. "
"Bang!"
Eddrache was whipped to the ground by the abyssal beast's whip, making a big crater.
The old marshal pulled himself out of the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood, "Damn, this thing is really evil, even harder to deal with than Gruul!"
Edrache put away the war hammer in his hand and replaced it with a blue giant sword, "To defeat a giant beast with no hard shell, you have to use a chopping weapon!"
He stepped hard with both feet and rushed towards the Abyssal Beast again.
The evil thing Eddrache said was mainly because the Abyss Beast's huge head clearly had no eyes, but it seemed to be able to grasp all the movements around it.
When humans deal with targets with a large size difference, they usually give priority to using the opponent's blind spots and wait for opportunistic attacks to kill them. Great wind
But after Eddrache's attempts, he found that the Abyssal Beast had no blind spots, and it was impossible to win by cleverness.
But head-to-head... Edlache also gained an intuitive comparison from the confrontation, and he was no match.
The Abyssal Beast is not just about its size, it is most likely a Burning Sky level existence. Although the power span of the Fentian level is not as wide as that of the Kuange level, it is still much stronger than the ordinary Kuange level.
Is there really no chance of winning?
The old marshal didn't think so, because the intelligence said, "Zoomorphers can turn into giant beasts."
In other words, this behemoth was transformed by the people of Hongyuan, and changes often consume something.
Whether it will be consumed and how long it will take is unknown, but Edrache is willing to take a gamble, and in the current situation, he can only take a gamble.
The one with the strongest desire to attack in the Orc Alliance is the "Holy Lord Manticore" Aurisma. She is Gruul's "loyal dog" and her highest priority is to execute Gruul's orders.
So Olysma brought the entire air force of the Orc Alliance, including thousands of manticores, nearly 100,000 wyverns, and countless domesticated flying monsters.
The sky above Hojaka Fort was filled with darkness, but the soldiers did not feel panic.
Because they knew that there was a person in the sky leading the Imperial Air Force to resist, and that was their "Dragon General" Kalkas.
