Chapter 35 Orc Legion

　　Over the wilderness.

　　Large numbers of orcs fell, then turned into illusion and dissipated. These orc infantrymen were becoming fewer and fewer, but none were afraid, roaring and charging until the last orc fell.

　　"Not a single orc infantryman fled," Xu Jingming and the others were somewhat surprised.

　　"It should be the rules of the virtual world," Heng Fang said. "If these orc infantry scattered and fled, it would be troublesome for just the five of us to completely eliminate all the enemies."

　　"Be careful, those light cavalrymen are starting to charge," Wang Yi reminded.

　　"A cavalry charge is much more terrifying than an infantry charge," Xu Jingming also reminded, carefully observing.

　　Three hundred snow wolf light cavalrymen gathered into one force, first firing arrows from afar. After Xu Jingming and the others raised their shields to resist, these light cavalrymen put away their bows and arrows and picked up the spears hanging on the snow wolves' backs. Every snow wolf light cavalryman held a spear, beginning a high-speed charge.

　　Rumble!!!

　　Cavalry charge! A forest of spears!

　　"So fast, we can't even escape," Yang Qingshuo said in alarm.

　　"I'll take the front," Xu Jingming said, holding two shields and standing at the front of the team. Liu Chongyuan, Yang Qingshuo, and Heng Fang formed a fan shape behind him to protect Wang Yi.

　　"Swish." "Swish." "Swish." Wang Yi began to shoot arrows.

　　Faced with the high-speed light cavalry, Wang Yi shot her arrows one by one, instead of the previous close-range volley of three arrows!

　　With each arrow, an orc cavalryman fell from his snow wolf. The snow wolves were very agile, jumping and dodging the falling soldiers. The fallen soldiers quickly turned into nothingness and dissipated.

　　As the distance closed to fifty meters, Heng Fang also threw the short spears in his hands.

　　Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

　　One short spear after another pierced through the air, easily penetrating the bodies of the orc cavalrymen, sometimes even piercing two orcs in a row.

　　But after throwing only six short spears, the snow wolf light cavalrymen had already arrived.

　　"Boom!!!" Xu Jingming was like a reef, standing at the front.

　　The charge of the snow wolf light cavalrymen collided with Xu Jingming's two shields, but they couldn't help but roll and fall away.

　　"The skill of borrowing force to deflect force is still not as good as Master's," Xu Jingming thought, holding two shields, tilting them, and moving his footwork slightly. Anyone who collided with Xu Jingming's vicinity would inevitably collide with his shield! The colliding snow wolves would completely fall away.

　　But he alone could only withstand a portion.

　　Even at the very front, he only blocked sixty percent of the pressure. Liu Chongyuan, Heng Fang, and Yang Qingshuo also needed to block.

　　"Although I need to hone my footwork and shield techniques, I still have to leave some soldiers for my teammates," Xu Jingming thought. He was the most relaxed. If he went all out, holding a spear, he could sweep through the entire orc army alone.

　　But there was no need. His goal was to become stronger! To be listed on the Starry Sky Rankings! To fight against Liu Hai, Lei Yunfang, and Zhou Yi later!

　　He had to seize every minute to hone himself and make himself stronger.

　　"I must improve myself as soon as possible. The current me is still far behind Master and Senior Lei Yunfang," Xu Jingming knew this very well. Under the charge of the snow wolf light cavalrymen, he tried his best to resist with footwork and shield techniques.

　　Time passed…

　　The rankings of the various teams in the high sky were also changing.

　　"The role of the sharpshooter is declining," Cheng Zihao said somewhat nervously, watching from the live broadcast platform. "Zheng Bailong's close combat strength is showing. My White Dragon Team has reached twenty-eighth place."

　　On the platform, the silver-haired youth from the Jinpeng Group was also watching, nodding slightly. "Tie Lianyun's strength is indeed strong, and Zhao Fan and Zhang Feng, the pair of geniuses I selected, are also performing well. Now their ranking is rapidly rising, already at seventh! Only Sun Li, the sharpshooter, is a bit of a drag. If we can successfully invite Wang Yi, then the team will be much stronger."

　　"Hmm?" The silver-haired youth frowned slightly. "Wang Yi's team, only she is strong enough, how is their ranking one place higher than my Jinpeng Team, ranked sixth?"

　　"Even her team's results are better than Zhuang Ziyu's team?"

　　"Wang Yi's team only has one Wang Yi. And Zhuang Ziyu's Tianyin Team has the assistance of a group of experts such as Yu Cheng, Zhang Qian, and Wu Sai! The Tianyin Team is clearly stronger." The silver-haired youth was a little confused and zoomed in on the scenes of Xu Jingming's team and Zhuang Ziyu's team at the same time.

　　After careful observation, he saw the difference.

　　"What's going on?" The silver-haired youth frowned. "During the charge of the snow wolf light cavalrymen, Xu Jingming alone is blocking at the front. And in the Tianyin Team, Yu Cheng and Wu Sai are both holding two shields and resisting at the front, but their effect is only comparable to Xu Jingming alone?"

　　"Xu Jingming is so good at using shields?"

　　"I don't understand."

　　The silver-haired youth had a headache. "Isn't there a credible ranking list? The experts in the second tier are actually not as good as those in the third tier. Even if the group wants to spend money, they don't know who to sign!"

　　Xu Jingming was in the third tier, and Yu Cheng was in the second tier! Wu Sai was also recognized as having the strength of the third tier. Yu Cheng plus Wu Sai, resisting the charge of the light cavalrymen, was comparable to Xu Jingming?

　　…

　　Time passed.

　　The three hundred light cavalrymen, fearless of death! Charging again and again. After charging past, they would gather again! Charging again! Until the death of the last light cavalryman.

　　"Old Xu, you have to leave more orcs for us, we don't have enough pressure," Heng Fang said with a smile.

　　"Save some stamina, the five generals and heavy cavalry are the biggest threat," Xu Jingming said. "You'll have enough pressure later!"

　　"We still need to pay attention to the team's ranking," Wang Yi said.

　　Xu Jingming looked up at the team ranking and said, "Just guarantee a top twenty ranking, anything else is not very meaningful."

　　Teams ranked twenty-ninth and thirtieth… would encounter Lei Yunfang's team and Liu Hai's team in the first round, which would be the most miserable. Xu Jingming also believed that his own team's preparation was not sufficient enough, and he didn't want to encounter Master and the others too early.

　　"Here they come."

　　"The last wave."

　　Xu Jingming and the other four stared intently. The orc army's generals and heavy cavalrymen in the distance only began to charge in an orderly manner after the light cavalrymen had all died in battle.

　　"Rumble~~~"

　　The mounts ridden by the orc heavy cavalry were similar to rhinoceroses, completely armored! Even these orcs' heads were covered with helmets. Under the high-speed charge of nearly a hundred heavy cavalrymen, it was simply an iron torrent. This scene also made Liu Chongyuan, Heng Fang, Yang Qingshuo, and Wang Yi feel a little apprehensive.

　　"Captain, you should resist most of it," Liu Chongyuan said uneasily. "I'm not confident."

　　"Borrow force to deflect force, don't be stupid and resist head-on," Xu Jingming said.

　　At this moment, Heng Fang, Yang Qingshuo, Liu Chongyuan, and Wang Yi all felt much more at ease with their captain blocking in front.

　　"Swish swish swish!!!" Wang Yi tried shooting three arrows, but the arrows bounced off the heavy cavalry's armor.

　　"I have to use armor-piercing arrows and find their weak points," Wang Yi said. "It mainly depends on you guys."

　　As Wang Yi spoke, she took out an arrow, the arrowhead of which was significantly larger. Drawing the bow to its full extent, Wang Yi stared at the charging orc heavy cavalrymen, prepared slightly, and then released the arrow! The arrow pierced through the air, incredibly accurately shooting through the helmet visor of an orc. Blood splattered from inside the visor, and the heavily armored orc fell from his mount, causing a slight commotion.

　　Wang Yi only shot two armor-piercing arrows, killing two heavy cavalrymen before the orc heavy cavalry arrived.

　　"Be careful, don't get crushed," Liu Chongyuan shouted.

　　"Pfft."

　　Heng Fang's snake spear was as fast as lightning, piercing into the helmet visor of an orc heavy cavalryman's head.

　　Xu Jingming, holding two shields at the front, borrowed force to deflect force, and sometimes his strength would erupt, causing the entire heavy cavalry formation to become chaotic around him. Xu Jingming shouted, "What's scary about the heavy cavalry is only their charge, but you must be more careful of those five generals."

　　The five generals riding earth dragons, with different weapons, some holding long swords, some holding long sabers, and some holding large axes, were all exceptionally powerful. They were following at the rear of the heavy cavalry formation, ready to strike.

　　Nearly a hundred heavy cavalrymen finally charged past, with more than twenty heavy cavalrymen killed in battle. And at this moment, the five generals, when Xu Jingming's team was most exhausted, formed a fan shape, riding earth dragons to surround and kill them.

　　"Bang bang!"

　　Xu Jingming's two shields only shook two earth dragons so that they staggered to the side. The attacks of the other three generals landed on Wang Yi and the other three.

　　"Captain, we also need to hone ourselves," Wang Yi said in the team voice chat. "You just need to ensure that the team is in the top twenty."

　　"Brother Xu, watch us," Yang Qingshuo said.

　　"This is just the qualifier," Heng Fang also said.

　　Xu Jingming understood that everyone also wanted to show their strength.

　　"Alright," Xu Jingming replied.

　　……

　　About ten minutes later, Liu Chongyuan and Heng Fang, holding shields and axes, were still barely standing, while Wang Yi and Yang Qingshuo had already died in battle.

　　"Did you guys have fun fighting?" Xu Jingming asked, looking at his teammates.

　　"It was really fun," Heng Fang and Liu Chongyuan looked at each other and smiled.

　　"Only the last general is left," Xu Jingming turned to look at the general holding a war sword. The general, riding an earth dragon, began his last solitary charge.

　　"Leave the last one to me."

　　Xu Jingming walked forward.

　　The orc general roared, and the earth dragon charged fiercely. Xu Jingming dodged, causing the earth dragon to miss.

　　"Whoosh." The orc general waved his war sword, drawing a huge arc, slicing towards Xu Jingming.

　　"Boom." Xu Jingming took a step forward, and with force from his right-hand shield, at the moment the shield collided with the war sword, he forcibly pressed down on the war sword, slamming into the orc general's chest, causing the heavily armored orc general to fly up involuntarily, falling from the earth dragon's back.

　　Xu Jingming charged forward, rushed close, and stomped his foot!

　　Baji (a Chinese martial art), stomp!

　　Bang!

　　He stomped his foot on the orc general's helmet, forcibly deforming the helmet, and blood splattered.

　　The orc general turned into illusion and disappeared.

　　The orc army was annihilated!

　　Xu Jingming turned his head to look at the somewhat disheveled Liu Chongyuan and Heng Fang. The three of them looked up at the ranking and smiled.

　　"Whoosh." The three disappeared, leaving the wilderness.

　　……

　　"That shield strike, that power?" In the Xia country's official live broadcast room, Liu Hai and Lei Yunfang were slightly surprised and exchanged glances. The power of the orc general's war sword strike was very strong. Xu Jingming's shield sent the orc general flying, and the power was a bit too great.

　　"Jingming broke through?" Lei Yunfang leaned close to Liu Hai and asked softly.

　　"I don't know," Liu Hai shook his head.

　　"What are the two teachers talking about? Can you share it with us?" The host, Liu Xin, asked with a smile.

　　Liu Hai smiled slightly and said, "We were talking about Xu Jingming. Xu Jingming's shield technique was very impressive when resisting the orc army. Old Lei and I were saying… that Xu Jingming has a very high talent for shield techniques."

　　Lei Yunfang blinked. You, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, aren't you ashamed to make up lies on the official live broadcast?