My Players Are So Fierce

(For “Chen Wenjun 2” Brother’s Extra Update [5/5])

At dawn the next day, the fighting at Blackflame Mountain Pass finally came to an end.

The good news is that Murphy personally led the Transia people in a fierce charge, building momentum that eventually drove the Retinue Army to launch a counteroffensive, successfully reclaiming positions two and three.

The bad news is that the position most severely infiltrated by underground tunnels, position one, also the outermost position of Blackflame Mountain Pass, has completely fallen into the hands of the Split-claw Jackal-men.

They sacrificed at least eight thousand Gnolls and a thousand Jackal-men in last night’s battle to withstand the Retinue Army’s counterattack, and used the time gained from sacrifices on the front line to place a vicious barrier around position one.

That barrier, cast by the Voodoo Priest, wielded supernatural powers that were like an impenetrable fog of war, completely isolating position one from the rear positions.

Murphy could have rushed in, but at the last minute, he chose to hold back.

First, because dawn was approaching, and the environment was no longer suitable for vampire combat; second, he feared that dusk might play tricks within that fog, and recklessly charging in might be a trap.

Lord Hether was almost driven mad.

She considered it a disgrace to Blackflame Mountain Pass, especially in face of the victory that the Transia people achieved at the Fortress of Courage, losing position one was like a harsh slap on the honor-conscious face of the Dwarf Lord.

She was determined to reclaim position one before sunset today, even deciding to take action herself.

Of course, it’s not just about the dwarves’ honor; mainly because the Black Disaster has just begun, and losing a defense line at Blackflame Mountain Pass means that if it can’t be quickly reclaimed, future battles will be untenable.

Besides the war at Blackflame Mountain Pass, the battle at the Fortress of Courage also concluded at dawn.

After the unfortunate Military Governor overseeing the invasion was shot in the head by Cowgirl Judy, that invasion was essentially over.

The remaining Jackal-men and Gnolls still held a numerical advantage, but after the Valande Knight personally led the Winged Cavalry in a trampling charge, a numerical advantage?

Hah, it was just an illusionary lie.

Even more so, the Transia warriors who had fought here before and fiercely slammed the Jackal-men’s faces with their courageous battle stances had returned!

When the Joy Stick lowered that Blood Banner and personally led a charge holding it, even the most obstinate Jackal Barbarian would let out cowardly screams and turn to flee like a craven.

Although it has a long way to go before becoming a true “relic,” the flag stained with the blood of warriors and Jackal-men already shows promise.

In a world with divine spirits and spiritual energy, the more significant the meaning that flag carries, the greater the chance that it will “transcend” in the future, especially as more significant events occur, it will eventually become a legend given the right moment.

The continent is not short of similar stories.

For instance, the Nordtof Kingdom’s Winter Wolf Army’s greatest treasure, the Great Wilderness Battle Flag.

That was the banner used by the Hero King Boris during his expansion of the Great Wilderness; it witnessed the Hero King’s magnificent conquest from start to finish, finally becoming a symbol of victory revered by all.

Since the Nordtof borders were established, it’s been preserved in the Winter Wolf Fortress at the far northern border.

Even the Xisha Barbarian gangs in the chaotic land of the far north fear the power of the Great Wilderness Battle Flag.

The victory at the Fortress of Courage may not have been as thrilling and remarkable as a deathmatch, but it’s undoubtedly worthy of commemoration when the less than 400-man garrison could withstand the siege of thousands of Jackal-men and Gnolls until the end.

After breakfast post-dawn, a Blood Covenant Retinue Army was mobilized to station within the ravaged Fortress of Courage.

Along with them came two Earth Priests.

Lord Hether had issued a death order: the Fortress of Courage must complete its main construction within seven days, and within twenty days, she wants to see the completion of its strategic defense, which is crucial for the morale of the Guard Army of Blackflame Pass.

Four Earth Priests can complete the construction within the stipulated time, but they need specific blueprints.

Silver Dwarfs are master designers, but they also need time to redesign the most perfect defenses based on the terrain of the Fortress of Courage.

However, this issue had already been solved by the Transia people.

While the Silver Moon Group escorted 30 newbies back to Blackflame Mountain Pass, the “War Architect” Samoyedelia of the Stonemason Association arrived at the Fortress of Courage with his two local apprentices, bringing with him a complete set of designs he crafted during three days offline.

Of course, it’s unlikely that the designs were created from scratch.

Samoyed is a highly pragmatic individual.

His blueprint borrows from the ancient “art of war” from another world, creating a pentagonal bastion design based on the terrain of the Fortress of Courage, visually pleasing and practical when viewed from above.

“This design ensures that our soldiers have no shooting blind spots on the city walls.

I’ve also designed watchtowers on the bastion’s protrusions for defense and surveillance, where we can mount artillery.

In this way, no matter from which direction the Jackal-men attack, they will be subjected to intense fire before they have any chance to approach our city walls.”