32: The Orcs Are Coming

The continent of Norman.

Clarissa, who had arrived at the Gran Wall, gazed at the massive, thick wall.

It was covered in the remnants of time and history.

Clarissa could feel that the air around the entire Gran Wall was filled with a chilling murderous intent.

Everyone passing by had extremely serious expressions.

The soldiers were meticulous, and the army was fully prepared, standing by in strict formation.

Clarissa approached, and without waiting to be asked, she proactively took out her token.

“From the Vanguard Army’s auxiliary forces? Hmm, identity confirmed, go in! Thank you for your support!” The knight on watch saw Clarissa, and after verifying her identity and token with a magical device, he immediately let her pass.

Any living force could potentially influence the final outcome of the battle.

Clarissa arrived on the city wall, a hundred meters high and over ten meters thick.

Moreover, it was imbued with countless magical enchantments.

Otherwise, a mere wall, no matter how thick, would not be able to stop the onslaught of the beast tide.

Ordinary beasts were not an issue, but there were not just ordinary beasts; otherwise, the Grosster Empire would not have been contending with them for hundreds of years.

Beasts of the commander level were no less formidable than a Glittering Moon Knight; if it were an ordinary wall, even ten meters thick, it would be like tofu under a single strike.

Fighting to sustain the fight, Clarissa hoped that in this battle, while gaining growth, she would also contribute to the Grosster Empire; killing one more beast might mean one less person dying.

There was nothing to do at the moment, just a sense of oppressive calm and silence, like the calm before a storm.

Clarissa sat by the city wall, looking outside.

She opened the system’s mall in her mind; she still had 3200 source points and planned to buy another combat skill.

Clarissa, with practiced ease, clicked on [Recommend].

The system’s power was immense, capable of “reading” her thoughts.

The [Recommendations] it gave her, besides what she could afford and what was suitable, were various combat skills.

After browsing, Clarissa saw two combat skills: Intermediate Combat Skill [Intimidating Roar] and Intermediate Combat Skill [Sword Wave].

Each cost 1500 source points, directly spending 3000 source points, leaving her with 200 source points.

However, after Clarissa received both combat skills, she immediately felt it was extremely worthwhile!

Moreover, the combat skills given by the system started directly at [Mastery]. (Beginner, Mastery, Proficiency, Great Accomplishment, Perfection)

Intermediate Combat Skill: [Intimidating Roar - Mastery]: Uses the Breathing Technique to unleash a roar imbued with magic, causing physical impact and sound wave attack, and even generating a certain degree of mental impact (primarily fear). (15000 source points to upgrade)

Intermediate Combat Skill: [Sword Wave - Mastery]: Unleashes a fan-shaped sword aura based on one’s Breathing Technique elements; current proficiency allows for 2 continuous sword auras. (15000 source points to upgrade)

With these two combat skills mastered, Clarissa gained [Control] and [Area Output], making up for her previous shortcomings.

No matter how efficient she was before, she could only kill them one by one, and she had to charge into the beast tide.

Now it was different; with two [Area Output] moves, both clearing the field and group attacks were highly effective.

Moreover, [Sound Wave] type combat skills were inherently extremely rare.

Not to mention that [Intimidating Roar] also had a “control” effect.

Clarissa looked forward to seeing what effect it would have on the battlefield.

“Report! A large wave of beasts is heading this way! They will arrive in about half an hour!” The scout returned from reconnaissance, shouting loudly.

The general received the order and immediately called for the entire army.

Everyone immediately adjusted their status, gathered completely, prepared everything, and got ready to face the enemy!

Half an hour passed quickly.

Boom! Boom!

Vibrations came from afar.

On the wall, Clarissa gazed into the distance and could already see a vast, dark mass of beasts, without any order or formation, rushing towards them.

Ordinary beasts could run at full speed for over half an hour without issue.

Not to mention stronger beasts.

“They’re here!” Clarissa stood up, her right hand resting on the hilt of the sword at her waist.

“All units prepare!” the general roared, his voice clearly reaching everyone’s ears.

At the same time, the deputy general shouted: “Magic siege cannons ready! Armor-piercing heavy crossbows ready!”

They certainly wouldn’t just wait for the beasts to arrive, or directly engage them.

Instead, they would first bombard them with magic siege cannons and sweep them with armor-piercing heavy crossbows.

They could probably get two to three rounds in, and then it would be time for a direct confrontation.

Furthermore, during this period, the beasts would also endure indiscriminate magic attacks from the mages.

After all, it was full of beasts; just close your eyes and throw elemental magic over there, it would definitely hit.

Only when direct combat began would the mages switch to single-target kills, assisting the knights who charged into battle.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Dozens of magic siege cannons and hundreds of armor-piercing heavy crossbows fired.

Countless elements exploded within the beast tide; even elite beasts, if within range, were directly torn to shreds.

The armor-piercing heavy crossbows meant instant death for anyone hit.

But the beasts were completely fearless; the more casualties they suffered, the more furious they became.

Their green skin even began to turn red.

“Roar!!!” The beasts roared furiously, as if the blood and death had plunged them into a special state, their skin turning even redder.

Their bodies seemed to subtly grow larger, and their strength and speed visibly increased by a segment.

The beasts’ frenzy!

Especially on the battlefield, the beasts’ frenzy was a killing weapon.

They felt no pain, no fatigue, and had a comprehensive increase in strength and speed.

The higher the degree of frenzy, the redder their skin became, but the greater the side effects and after-effects.

After reaching their limit, the beasts would completely turn blood-red, with red glowing eyes.

The amplification could reach over 100%!

However, the consequence was that their bodies would collapse, turning into a bloody mess, leading to direct death.

The duration depended on the beast’s own physical endurance.

If nothing else, this one point alone was the most troublesome aspect for the Grosster Empire.

Countless people had paid with their lives for it.

Although humans were the spirits of all things, it took at least more than ten years for a person to go from birth to being able to “go to war.”

But beasts were different; they could generally go to war in 3-5 years.

If necessary, they could even go to war in 1 to 2 years.

Moreover, beasts could reproduce! Their breeding speed was much faster than humans.

If it weren't for humanity's strong city defenses and good equipment, the Grosster Empire would likely have already fallen.

This was also why, despite the Grosster Empire being the strongest in power and military might, it could only “guard” the northern lands and was unable to expand its territory.

After several rounds of saturation strikes.

The beast formations also became fragmented, missing parts here and there.

The overall appearance became sparse.

And the beast army had reached the city walls.

“All units prepare! Sally forth! Engage the enemy!”