62: The threat of the harpies

Meanwhile, a thousand meters above Initial City, Flynn was looking at Kote with a smile, as if to say:

"You old Minotaur, you've been humiliated again, haven't you!"

A casualty count of 300,000 was also heartbreaking for Kote, because nearly 80,000 Minotaurs had died among them, and these were all his kinsmen!

Thinking of this, Kote's Minotaur eyes were somewhat red. If Flynn hadn't been watching nearby, he probably would have rushed down to kill indiscriminately long ago!

No one knew about the confrontation between the two in the sky, but after a long silence at the Orc Royal Court's high-level meeting on the ground, Henke finally spoke again:

"Since we can't think of any solution, and I don't think any of you want to return in disgrace, let's ask for reinforcements!

I've observed for a long time and found that Initial City's air defense capabilities are not complete; at least, I haven't seen any corresponding equipment.

Those magic crossbows are only light crossbows, and their power will likely diminish significantly after shooting three hundred meters upwards.

Moreover, there aren't many powerful mages. The three Earth Element Masters are not skilled in aerial attacks, and there is only one Fire Element Magister, but he alone would be like a drop in the bucket trying to defend the entire sky above Initial City.

Given this, I think as long as we request assistance from the Harpies, with their aerial advantage,

attacking from several hundred meters in the sky, the humans of Initial City will surely be helpless. Then, we will definitely be able to capture Initial City!"

"But if we ask for reinforcements, won't we lose all our Face? You must know that the Harpies are already arrogant due to their aerial advantage. To get them to help, we'll probably be mocked quite a bit again!

Moreover, the Orc Royal Court only sent our three tribes before. Now, if we ask the Harpies for reinforcements, we'll probably be laughed at by other tribes when we return to our own tribes!"

Actually, the Gnolls and Boar-people didn't care much about asking for reinforcements, but the Minotaurs' tribe had Sky Knights assisting them.

They also considered themselves superior to other beasts. At this moment, asking them to request reinforcements made them lose some Face, so they couldn't help but complain.

In response, Gnoll Henke simply said:

"Is asking for reinforcements a greater loss of Face than returning in defeat?"

Hearing this, the Earth-Grade Minotaur strongman who had complained earlier was also speechless and could only close his mouth helplessly.

Thus, no other beasts voiced opposition, and they decided on the strategy of requesting reinforcements.

Because they needed to request reinforcements, the Orcs did not launch another attack for the next two days.

Arthur and the others enjoyed the rare leisure, but they also deeply understood that this was the calm before the storm and dared not slack off.

On the fourth day of the Orcs' arrival at Initial City, they once again set up their formation, looking ready to attack.

Arthur and the others didn't know why the Orcs had the courage to continue their attack.

But Flynn, a thousand meters in the sky, with his Sky Knight's eyesight, clearly saw that the Orcs had added a new contingent: 30,000 Harpies.

Although most of them were ordinary Harpies without much strength,

with their aerial advantage, even just dropping a rock weighing dozens of catties from several hundred meters high could cause huge casualties to the people of Initial City.

He couldn't help but sneer:

"Kote, I didn't expect you Orcs to cheat and invite foreign aid!"

Minotaur Kote knew this matter was indeed a bit dishonorable, but this was war, and he also snorted:

"You humans can also ask for reinforcements, I'm not stopping you!"

Flynn, after scoffing and seeing Kote's lack of reaction, said no more.

Then, fearing that Arthur and the others might be caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the Harpies, he quickly sent a Qi transmission to Arthur.

Arthur was startled by the sudden voice in his ear, then realized it was Flynn's voice.

He looked up, saw Flynn nod, and listened intently.

Through Flynn's narration, Arthur quickly learned that 30,000 Harpies had come to reinforce the Orcs.

His expression immediately became serious; after all, even he, facing aerial enemies without revealing his Sky Knight identity, would not find it easy to deal with them.

Considering that Minotaur Kote was watching in the sky, Arthur quickly called David and the others down from the city wall.

Then, he held a meeting in a room below the city wall, and for extra precaution, he even had a mage cast a soundproofing barrier.

David and the others were confused by Arthur's sudden serious demeanor, as if facing a great enemy, but out of trust in him, they still descended from the city wall together.

This war against the Orcs was too dangerous. Therefore, only Chris and an Earth Knight from the three hundred golden sharp lion cavalry accompanied Arthur.

As for Karona, unlike Arthur, she did not have the protection of the legendary ring of protection, so Arthur had arranged for her to stay in the castle in the city center.

Sky Knights Victor and Wilson were also in the castle; with their protection, Karona was perfectly safe.

At this moment, Arthur stood in the center of the room, with Chris and an Earth Knight standing behind him.

Besides them, there were only a dozen or so people left in the room: David and Dennis, the two duke's sons, and nearly ten marquess's sons. As for the rest of the people,

there were too many of them, over seventy, and their strength was insufficient. Bringing them to every meeting would only add trouble; they were only brought in when major events were announced.

So, any emergency meetings in Initial City were now discussed by these dozen or so people in this room!

Inside the small room, everyone's gaze was on Arthur. Arthur didn't waste time and immediately revealed what Flynn had told him: that the Orcs had received Harpy reinforcements.

This immediately made everyone's Faces change, including David and Dennis, the two duke's sons.

They all clearly understood that if those 30,000 Harpies joined the attack on Initial City, they would have no means to deal with them, and Initial City might not be able to hold out!

Would they still have a way to survive!

But when the despondent David and others saw Arthur's calm expression, their eyes lit up, and they eagerly asked:

"Arthur, do you have a way to deal with the Harpies?"

Hearing this, Arthur did not answer directly, but said:

"David, do you still remember the Meteor Shower magic scroll we used in Northern Bulwark City?

The hundreds of fireballs released by this scroll are quite powerful. Each explosion can attack targets within a range of several tens of meters, and their speed is also astonishing.

We just need to adjust the angle at which it's shot at the ground and aim it at the sky.

That magic originally manifests several hundred meters in the air, so shooting it towards the sky would probably allow it to travel over a thousand meters.

Thus, as long as the Harpies come below two thousand meters, we can deal with them.

If they are above two thousand meters, even if they attack us, their accuracy will be almost nonexistent.

However, we cannot rule out the possibility of them using spatial equipment to carry huge rocks and drop them from several thousand meters in the sky.

Although the accuracy might not be enough, even if just one hits, it will cause us huge casualties!"