Chapter 249: The Fleet’s Sudden Intervention
Xiao Lin’s direct order ruffled the feathers of several acting cla.s.s monitors. The essence of the temporary headquarters was to prevent one or two cla.s.s monitors from directly controlling the chain of command. However, as much as they silently disagreed with Xiao Lin, were they really going to wait for a meeting and a discussion if they were really facing an emergency situation?
“Come on guys, charge with me!” Zhou Feng’s first action was to make that statement. As the interim group leader appointed by Xiao Lin, he certainly understood that he had to stand firmly on Xiao Lin’s side at such a time. He immediately waved his hand, and more than 20 people followed him out of the fortress.
The other cla.s.ses could no longer decline, and anyone could tell that it was indeed a good opportunity to defeat the orcs in one fell swoop. A similar chance might not present itself again if they did not seize it right then.
More people rushed out of the fortress and charged down the hill, launching an a.s.sault on the orcs when the latter’s fighting spirit had been shaken. The move had undoubtedly taken the orcs by surprise, as they never expected the humans to take the initiative and attack since they had been pa.s.sively defending for two consecutive days.
Xiao Lin was panting with exhaustion, but it did not prevent him from standing on the city wall and continuing to command the undead swordsman. He was also curious about the maximum command range of the summoned soul and he thought it best to collect some information about it.
The undead swordsman’s fighting power was not that strong, and after a prolonged fight with the group of seven or eight orcs, only one had been killed. The opponent however, had no intention of fighting at that moment and chose to retreat.
Xiao Lin therefore continued to direct the swordsman forward. Its function was not to kill, but to pester the enemy like a fishbone stuck in their throat, where neither spitting out or swallowing would do any good. However, in a delicate battle situation where the orcs were in a stalemate and even started losing the upper hand gradually, the fishbone would finally become the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
Waves of brown bodies finally began a large-scale retreat. After fighting for nearly a whole day and leaving behind countless broken corpses, the orc’s attacks proved unfruitful.
There were cheers from the fortress, and Xiao Lin also smiled before breathing a sigh of relief. On the hillside, the team that went out of the city did not give up after Cheng Ming took charge, but chose to continue the pursuit, even if it raised the eyebrows of some cla.s.s monitors. They were worried that doing so would only increase the losses, but Xiao Lin immediately refuted their doubts.
“We need enough time and s.p.a.ce to defend and we must drive the orcs farther away. We have run out of defense towers. We have to continue to build more!”
Everyone, including Xiao Lin, started thinking about what needed to be done later on. There were no more surprises at the end of that battle, and the one thing they could look forward to was the number of orcs that would eventually be eliminated.
However, things most often go wrong in the world of times. A loud cry interrupted Xiao Lin’s contemplation, and the person who had been a.s.signed to stare at the mysterious fleet earlier anxiously shouted, “Cla.s.s Monitor, look! The fleet is attacking!”
When Xiao Lin turned his head in shock, all he saw was a light green light beam gushing out from one of the silver warships. It soared straight into the clouds up high, then traveled in a huge arc before landing almost vertically on the battlefield.
Boom!
The next minute, that beam of light landed accurately on the summoned undead swordsman. Xiao Lin could only feel a sharp pain in his mind before completely losing all sense of the swordsman.
The unexpected attack shocked everyone, and the pursuit was forced to stop. Although the fleet returned to calm after that, and it looked as if nothing happened at all, no one dared to ignore them anymore.
Cheng Ming quickly brought his people back. The one thing that made everyone feel relieved was that the beam did not cause any casualties to the humans. It was a little weird when they pondered about it, for it appeared to be an astonishing attack that had no casualties.
“It’s a reminder! That fleet is reminding us that they are not onlookers!” Cheng Ming sighed with regret. They were just one step away from completely driving the orcs out of that area, but unfortunately, the orcs were only temporarily defeated and would continue to regroup after the retreat.
“Actually, I think it’s all Xiao Lin’s fault!” Han Manman spoke sharply and immediately lashed out at Xiao Lin, who was resting and sitting at one side. “Since we have no casualties, it means that the fleet is only targeting that fully-armored swordsman. I’ve been paying close attention to the battlefield, and you were the one who summoned that swordsman, Xiao Lin!”
Some people were stunned. Indeed, they had not noticed how the swordsman appeared when they were on the battlefield and thought that it was merely their cla.s.smate.
“The situation this afternoon was clear for all of us to see. If it weren’t for Xiao Lin’s help in filling up the loopholes in the defense line, we would probably lose more defense towers, or even all of our peripheral defensive line!” Cheng Ming did not hesitate to stand on Xiao Lin’s side.
“In fact, there’s nothing unexpected about this. We’ve been treating that silver fleet as if they’re the enemy and this hypothesis is now confirmed. Since they’re the enemy, they will step in eventually. What’s the difference if they do it now?” Many people spoke on behalf of Xiao Lin, and even those who were neutral to him before could not help but admire him after seeing his astounding fighting performance that afternoon.
Han Manman did not think that much. She knew that it was impossible to blame Xiao Lin for such a thing, but she simply wanted to sour his reputation. After all, Xiao Lin’s performance was far too eye-catching during the previous two days, and the jealousy inside her heart had acc.u.mulated even more.
Chen Dao’s focus has always been different. “It’s strange when you mention it. Were we taught summoning spells in cla.s.s? Well, I didn’t know about it. Did you, Gu Xiaoyue?”
Gu Xiaoyue, who was not far away, shook her head calmly.
Chen Dao’s face was full of curiosity. “How did you learn this summoning spell? Is it easy? Please teach me!”
Other people began noticing that fact when Chen Dao reminded them. Xiao Lin was the first to master a spell that even Chen Dao and Gu Xiaoyue had not mastered, and it was even more incredible than they expected. All of a sudden, they recalled something even more amazing—the fact that Xiao Lin was rumored to be studying both magic and martial arts!
Evidence of his strength could be seen earlier that afternoon, and it seemed that his magic abilities were quite advanced!
A person’s instinct was always to envy and admire the strong. It was particularly the case in times like that, as Xiao Lin’s outstanding strength made ordinary students feel more at ease.
Xiao Lin smiled wryly. When Han Manman launched that scathing attack at him, he did not even bother to explain anything. Rather, it should be said that he was really not in the mood to focus on such things at that moment.
Xiao Lin was incredibly tired, and it was not only a physical tiredness. The last beam of light was indeed directed at the undead swordsman, and the impact on him was quite significant. The faint pain was still stinging his mind, even at that moment.