We are Void [Litrpg x Law cultivation + Kingdom Building] Chapter 38: Prairie Fire

“It’s the orcs!”

“They’re coming from all sides,”

“There’s an ogre!”

The scout teams cried out one by one. By the ti Ria understood the whole situation they were already surrounded. There was no ti to assess the reason behind their failure.

“Fuck, it had to be them of all monsters,” She cursed as she gave the command to gather around.

“Is there sothing wrong with them?” Shi kun asked as he ran back to the center. Now that the enemies were attacking, his first priority was to ensure the mages' safety.

Or so he thought anyway.

“His majesty had warned about the orcs. They are the most annoying foes to fight against.”

“How co? They’re not that strong compared to average players.”

“I asked the sa question to him as well,” Ria replied as she surveyed their surroundings. Led by three ogres, there were 200 orcs surrounding them.

“They don’t have any particular strength or weakness. And they won’t surrender unless they are vastly overpowered. Do you need to continue?”

“…I see,” Shi kun looked around with furrowed brows. Since the opponent had similar strength to their own, the only outco would be a grueso fight.

Neither side would gain anything from the battle.

Even if the humans managed to win, it would be a Pyrrhic victory.

“You’re missing sothing,” Jacob pointed at the front with cautious eyes.

“I’m not, Jacob. The three ogres, one of them is leading the other two, right?”

“Seems like it.”

*ROOOAR*

The ogres weren’t willing to let their enemies observe them any longer. Without any fancy tactics, they launched their attacks from all sides.

“Engage in lee combat,” Ria commanded with a mic-like device in her hand.

“Shi kun, attack from the left and keep an eye on the ogre. Jacob, we need a decisive blow. Otherwise, our casualties will be too high.”

“Got it.” Both replied at the sa ti and headed towards their subordinates.

Ria stood alone at the center as she observed the battlefield. She didn’t know how they were ambushed, but it didn’t matter now.

The ogres believed that they could win by launching a surprise attack, but it wasn’t so easy to defeat her.

[Clairvoyance]

Ria’s eyes shone with a golden hue as she activated her one and only skill. In the next instance, the world slowed down around her. She didn’t gain any new skills after the quest; what she gained were two additional rank-ups.

She was able to observe each and every detail on the battlefield in slow motion. That wasn’t all. An enormous amount of information flowed into her brain.

There were thousands of possibilities in which the orcs would move. Their tactics, strengths, and weaknesses were laid bare in her eyes.

She knew about the ogres' next commands, even before they ca up with it themselves.

Only a second had passed throughout this process. The golden glow faded from her eyes, leaving behind a splitting headache.

*Huff* Huff*

‘This will be tough,’ Ria grimaced in pain as she held her head. She was sure about defeating the 200 orcs with her capabilities.

Even the two ogres could be handled by Shi kun and Jacob. However, there was one more opponent left. The ogre leading the other two was way too powerful. To compare it with the others would be a joke.

Her ability was akin to a cheat on the battlefield. But even then, she couldn’t bridge the gap in their power with it.

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“I was thinking why he chose of all people, but now it makes sense.”

“How so?” Ria stared at Jacob with an intrigued look. Among the variables she saw via her skill, he was the biggest one.

“Rember, it’s not a fight between humans and monsters,” Jacob replied with a shrug and left like the wind.

“Right…” Ria murmured as a bulb lit in her head. She also learned a valuable lesson at this mont. She realized that in order to make the best use of her skill she had to think outside of the box.

Even though the ti it took her to co up with a plan was short, the battle was already going on in full swing.

[Taunt]

Shi kun activated his skill as he stood against dozens of orcs.

-5,-10,-3,-7

*Bang* *Crash*

So orcs swung their maces at him while others hacked with their broadswords, but his shield blocked all of their attacks.

The Taunt skill was a double-edged sword. Red-eyed orcs charged at him from all around the battlefield. Fortunately, apart from drawing aggro, the skill was able to reduce the damage taken from taunted opponents.

Even then, Shi kun was losing a significant amount of HP.

Ideally, 'Taunt' was used when the tank player had reliable damage dealers around them. What Shi kun was doing now could only be considered a suicide attack.

Much to Ria’s surprise, Jacob also used a similar strategy.

‘They’re both nutcases,’

She knew about their plans, but regardless of that, her assessnt remained the sa.

*Flicker*

Standing ahead of his not-so-useful subordinates, Jacob used the most common spell in the sanctuary.

[Fireball] [Fireball][Fireball]…

Well, even the trashiest spell could beco powerful if you cast it a dozen tis.

The entire battlefield was lit up by the balls of sizzling fire. The night sky glowed with fiery mana, and for a mont everyone was forced to squint their eyes.

“Descend,”

*BOOM*

“AArgh-”

“Fire!”

“Save us lords,”

.

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“Boss is so cool!”

Both allies and enemies were captivated by the might of a powerful mage. Strangely enough they were able to understand one another due to translation devices.

“What a showoff,” Shi kun grumbled as he cast a sideways glance across the area. At this point, over 40 orcs were attacking him from all sides.

“Let them in,”

“Cover the retreat,”

“Focus fire!”

Ria wasn’t standing idle either. She shouted left and right with red cheeks. It was at this mont that the players found how valuable Zyrus’s training was. The fights between players were quick and full of changes. Those with lacking discipline and tenacity would lose half the fight from the get-go.

Rows and rows of orcs fell with Ria’s every command. There was no way the ogres could keep up with her when it ca to battle tactics. A well-trained commander with Clairvoyance was a nightmare for any army that faced them.

*GRRR*

The ogre leader knew that as well. He snarled with his gritted teeth and waved his hand. The two ogres joined the fray upon his command.

Both Jacob and Shi kun were spent force by now. Although Jacob had managed to throw a barrage of fireballs at the orcs, it cost him nearly all of his mana.

He wasn’t like Zyrus who had balanced stats. As a matter of fact, his physical stats were worse than a goblin's. Even with his mana stat that was the second highest in the first ring, he wouldn't be able to do anything in this situation.

On the other hand, Shi kun had lost more than half of his HP. His taunt skill was still in effect, and as a result, nearly 50 orcs were attacking him.

With their combined efforts they had changed the flow of battle. One way or another, Shi kun and Jacob had reduced the orcs’ numbers by half. Thus, it was now a 100 vs 400 battle.

However, Ogres were an exception. Just like Shi kun and Jacob, they were as strong as an entire unit on their own.

The way things stood, both sides would suffer severe casualties in the next phase.

Ria wasn’t worried about such an outco though. Their earlier trip hadn’t been in vain.

“Retreat,” She left the two ogres and the 200 orcs for her allies to take care of. All of her attention was focused on the remaining leader at this mont.

*Awoooo*

The goblin riders made an abrupt retreat at her command. Now, there were less than 300 players left to face off against two ogres and 100 enraged orcs.

“All Units! Attack the ogre,”

“Protect the dealers,”

Jacob and Shi kun commanded one by one after Ria made a retreat. The forr divided the mages into two groups to attack the ogres whereas the latter sent the tanks and swordsn to protect them.

*Swing*

“Argh-”

*Thunk*

“Motherf-”

Quite a few players died in the anti. After all, neither the orcs nor the ogres were nice enough to let them change their formations.

“CoWardSs,” The ogre leader sneered in human language as he surveyed the battlefield.

He grinned on as Ria and the goblin riders were running away. He neither had the desire nor the ability to stop them.

The foes this ti were stronger than the ogre expected. Even after launching an ambush, he had lost half of his subordinates. Of course, not all was bad from the monster’s perspective.

Orcs who survived after this fight were bound to evolve one step further. The battle raged on as orcs and humans died one by one. Stench of blood and guttural screams filled the whole plains.

Jacob stood back after drinking a blue vial, the one and only mana potion he had. With shaky steps he lumbered towards the burning area. He had already sent his remaining subordinates to Shi kun's side.

*Sizzle*

Orange fire danced atop the dried grass while the air was filled with the scent of charred at.

“Phew.. I should’ve spent so stats on vitality… Anyway, I hope this works,” Jacob muttered with clenched fists and walked on, even when his skin was lting due to the heat.

Neither the orcs nor the ogres paid attention to his actions. After all, what could a weak human do in the middle of a burning fire besides becoming a charred corpse?

Their thoughts were indeed logical. However, the man in question was a mage.

A genius one at that.

[Breeze]

A gentle wind blew with a sweep of his hand. It was powerless against the raging fire that burned all around him.

“Fuse.” Jacob shouted and poured out all of his mana. What he learned from the previous quest wasn’t a spell, but rather, the art of linking them.

[Prairie Fire]

A devastating magic descended in the middle of the battlefield.