Chapter 267: Blood Warrior

All the preparations were already set, and they were ready to ignite the flame of war.

On this particular morning, the outside of Caerleon City's southern gate was crowded with an ocean of grey creatures clad in striking black armor. The view of thousands of living creatures lining up in an orderly manner would certainly shake the hearts of those who saw them.

This was certainly proven true when the citizens of Caerleon City were terrified by them, not only just because of the overwhelming number of the orcs, but also the fact that all these monstrous creatures submitted under the order of their mayor.

At the moment, Tristan was seen on top of his horse wearing his gleaming mithril armor as he made his way to the southern gate. He was accompanied by three women; the elf princess and the lascivious sorcerer were riding just behind him, while at the back was covered by the female barbarian.

The four rode out of the gate to meet the prepared hordes. There, four Orc Warchiefs as well as Karra the female high orc were waiting for him. The moment they saw him, they immediately went onto their knees.

"Chief, we are all ready for your command." said Karra, with reverence apparent in her eyes.

Tristan nodded his head and looked at the hordes that were lining up in front of him.

3000 Uruks and 300 Orcs, the grunts and the gretchins all were joining the horde.  All 3 legions and 16 groups were ready to be deployed in the upcoming battle. 

Among them, there were also 30 elven nobles, brought by the Forlorn elder Raika.

Sweeping his gaze across the hordes, Tristan's eyes became sharp as he raised his voice and shouted, 

"There are hundreds of orc tribes scattered throughout the Chaotic Plains and they are all our brethren! So today, we will go and unite them all under our one tribe!"

The hordes immediately turned rowdy when they heard Tristan's words, so much that the citizens behind the walls could clearly hear them. Well, this reaction was to be expected as what Tristan just said was something that any orc tribe had always wished to accomplish.

"Chiwikkkk!!! Grawlll!! Chiwikk!!"

Tristan raised his hand once more and when they turned silent he continued.

"From now on, you, we are one tribe! We will call ourselves the Blood Warrior Tribe!!" Tristan shouted with such spirit that the veins in his neck could be seen faintly.

Immediately, another wave of growl and grunt welcomed his words with excitement

"Grawlll!! Chiwikkk!! Grawwll!"

Tristan knew how important an objective and a distinctive label were for any battle. The prowess of an army could be somewhat affected by the mere existence of those factors. Therefore, he had stated it with straightforwardness and resolution from the start.

This would also be the message that would be spread to all the orc tribes existing throughout the Chaotic Plains.

Tristan nodded in satisfaction as he took his gaze back. Looking far into the horizon in the direction where the Chaotic Plains was, he said. 

"Let us all move as planned!"

The hordes split and opened the pathway for their chief and monarch as Tristan slowly rode through their midst. Serene and Hererra who were on his sides as well as Astrid on the back rode along, which was then swiftly followed by the female orc Karra. Subsequently, the four Orc Warchiefs and the 16 groups as the troops made their way south toward the Chaotic Plains.

It was such a spectacular sight; thousands of Uruks and Orcs marching through the terrain. This sight even gave goosebumps to the elf princess who definitely had never seen something similar to this, let alone Hererra, who was just a mere silver adventurer a few months back. If she hadn't insisted on following Tristan back then, who knew where she would be today.

Now she was one of the Blood Monarch's most trusted companions and lovers, a position she had not even dared to imagine in the past. A grin slowly crept over her lips once more as her thoughts returned to what had happened two days ago.

Without realizing it, she took a glance at Serene and the latter managed to notice it.

"What is it?" asked Serene, her voice flat.

The familiar teasing smile that always managed to annoy Serene could be seen on the sorcerer's face as she replied, "Sister, I know that Lord Tristan loves you the most, but I wonder which one he will like better? Me or the warrior beauty behind us?"

The words were spoken by her shocked Serene. She quickly turned her head and her gaze immediately locked on Astrid and Karra.  The barbarian girl, although indeed beautiful in herway was nothing to be concerned about, but when she thought of Karra, the one Tristan trusted with his hordes, Her mind quickly became troubled as countless thoughts swarmed it.

"No way... That's not possible…"

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The Chaotic Plains was a long, narrow land. To be exact, it was a long corridor that existed between the Great Sea to the north and the Impassable Mountain to the south. It was the only passageway that connected the Arcadia Continent to the west and Asgardian to the east.

It's length could be traveled from one end to the other in three weeks on horseback, while five days were required to traverse its width.

Tristan's objective was to clear all of the Chaotic Plains from the orc tribes, who had basically established themselves there, within one month. The main reason for this was to solve the orc problem once and for all, and in the meantime, enlarge his horde of orcs.

With the geographic information of the Chaotic Plains and the number of his forces, Tristan had planned the most efficient plan he could think of.

The hordes would be split as planned, into three legions.

Each legion would be led by one Orc Warchief, consisting of five groups of 200 Uruks with 10 elven nobles who would act as observers and healers of the legion.

One legion would march across the northern part of the Chaotic Plains, along the shore of the Great Sea. Another would sweep the southern side of the Chaotic Plains along the Impassable Mountain. The last legion would go together with Tristan's main group, plus the 300 Orcs, to advance through the center of Chaotic Plains and maintain clear communication and supply lines for all the hordes.

With orders passed across the ranks, the Chaotic Plains battle finally began.

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Written by Avans, Published exclusively by W.e.b.n.o.v.e.l,