"Why are only the students taking action? What about the professors from Garrison? They should be at the Peak Lord level and more powerful than Munis," Wu Qingyun asked quietly.
"Exchange pieces."
Bai Pu said, "Right now, the true body of Demon God Salajael hasn't made a move yet, creating a standoff with the Peak Lords from Garrison. If the Peak Lords expend a lot of strength on the cannon fodder, it will be difficult to resist when Salajael's true body appears."
"And the Sea Race has been silent all this time, which is also concerning," Wu Mingyue was worried about the Prince of the Sea, Napo Gang.
Bai Pu nodded and said, "Considering Salajael's arrogance as a Demon God, it's likely he will make a move soon... At that time, when the native powerhouses are too busy to handle everything, Napo Gang and others will act."
After a pause, Bai Pu whispered, "My task to be promoted to Major General is to kill Napo Gang in a one-on-one fight, without assistance from teammates. But I'm not sure if Napo Gang's task to kill me has the same restriction...
"However, to avoid me fleeing at the slightest threat, Napo Gang probably won't send his Grand General to gang up on me, which would create too much of a superficial power difference. So, you guys should be able to help me create some space!"
...
Just as Bai Pu was conserving his strength and watching the battle, a commotion suddenly broke out in the northeast corner of the battlefield.
An orc army boldly charged out! They rode on Wolf Fang beast mounts, wielding blood-colored machetes, and cut down soldiers of the human coalition all the way.
"Huh, how did an Orc Legion appear on the Twin Star Continent!" Dai Sect said in surprise, "Orcs should be a species from the Rock Continent, belonging to the Intermediate area of the Demon Fighting World. They've crossed the sea from the Rock Continent to the Twin Star Continent!"
The Demon Fighting World has three continents: the Western Ista Continent in the Low-level area, marked by frequent sect conflicts; the Eastern Rock Continent in the Intermediate area, where various species' kingdoms compete. The Advanced area is the central Twin Star Continent, which is generally peaceful under the covert rule of two great academies.
Dai Sect found the appearance of the Orc Legion difficult to understand because orcs primarily exist in the Rock Continent's tribal alliance, led by the Lokhan Tribe.
On the Twin Star Continent, there are only scattered orcs, with no organized Orc Legion present.
Such a large-scale military operation crossing realm barriers is unheard of, as there is almost no interest conflict between the orc tribes and the Twin Star Continent...
Originally, the orcs' power was weak, but after coming to the Twin Star Continent, affected by realm markers, their power surged, and coupled with Salajael's True Red Mark buff, they became an unignorable force!
"Interesting."
Bai Pu said leisurely, "The appearance of the Orc Legion is not a coincidence. I now know which family the mole in our Earth force belongs to..."
"Which one?"
"The Wu Family. More precisely, the remnants of the Superstar Alliance — the Star-Picking Tower."
Bai Pu shook his head, "During my professional trial, I encountered them. The Star-Picking Tower people have close ties with the Eastern Continent's orcs. They even conceived a crazy plan to lead orcs in a night raid on Garrison's Secret Vault to seize the books inside!"
Dai Sect suddenly realized, "I've heard about that crazy plan... You thwarted it later."
"Yes, and I owed Principal Bosh a favor because of it. I was able to convince him to reinforce the Pale Earth Palace thanks to that favor."
A gleam of interest flashed in Bai Pu's eyes, "The Superstar Alliance really put effort into it. At the critical moment when I'm about to face off with Napo Gang, they even brought in such an orc legion to help me... sharpen my blade!"
...
The appearance of the Orc Legion was an unexpected trick that threw the human coalition into chaos.
Their leader, the Lokhan Chief, was already a Lord Level entity, and with the True Red Mark's buff, his power became even more fierce, reaching the level of a Peak Lord, which was beyond what the Garrison faculty and students could contend with.
And the Peak Lords from Garrison Academy, cautious of the yet unseen Demon God Salajael, couldn't take action!
"If we can't hold them off, we should join the battle too," Blood Plum Knight Dana Cidibe said quietly.
Beside her stood a few Peak Lords, surrounding Principal Bosh.
"It's unwise to waste strength on the orcs," said Cloud Sword Saint Joe Finley, who had his eyes closed and was holding a sheathed longsword taller than a person.
"But our soldiers are being slaughtered! They're attacked from both sides—"
"Leave the Orc Legion to me."
Suddenly, a voice interrupted Dana Cidibe.
The speaker was Bai Pu.
"Just you alone? What about your companions?" Dana asked in astonishment.
"They will join me in the expedition, but they have other opponents."
The experts of the Huaxia Battle Group would only assist Bai Pu in the formation, without direct engagement in the slaughter against the Orc Legion.
If they directly joined the battle, it would consume a large amount of Professional Energy. Should the Awakened of the Sea Race emerge, the Huaxia Battle Group would lose the initiative and be at a disadvantage, something Bai Pu could not afford.
"Very well." Principal Bosh gave Bai Pu a deep look, "Garrison will not forget your contributions to the academy."
Principal Bosh also knew that there was an elite alien force under Salajael, whose leader had an octopus head and was so powerful that it even made Bosh wary.
In his view, Bai Pu's team was not weak, but still struggled against this elite alien force.
"Principal, I am also a student of Garrison, your student,"
Bai Pu smiled, stepping onto the Magic Sand Flying Disc, descending from the high platform. The Awakened from the Huaxia Battle Group followed from a distance.
"Wuliwuwu..."
Several strong orcs shouted in an unintelligible language, wildly swinging their machetes.
They had already cornered a Garrison student; surrounded, the student was struggling and soon had multiple knife wounds!
One of the orcs involved in the siege, eyes gleaming with bloodlust, swung his machete down toward the opponent's neck.
He seemed to already see the image of the troublesome Garrison student beheaded, with a spray of blood shooting three feet high from the neck...
However... boom!
The next moment, a tall and sturdy figure landed, causing the ground to tremble with its powerful impact, leaving web-like cracks! The strong wind pressure blew several besieging orcs back.
Bai Pu landed in a classic pose, slowly getting up.
His left hand held a short spear, and his right hand gripped the Hand Guarding Staff.
Without a word, he launched an attack!
The orc who had raised his machete only halfway was immediately pierced through the throat, instantly killed!
Final Breath +1.
Another orc swung his machete from the side, without looking, Bai Pu neutralized the attack with a reverse grip of the Hand Guarding Staff, sending the opponent's machete flying, followed by a spinning spear thrust that killed another.
Wall of Despair +1, Final Breath +2.
The reason Bai Pu chose to actively engage against this Orc Legion was precisely to stack Final Breath + Wall of Despair!
The Red Sand Ghosts couldn't help Bai Pu stack layers because of their True Red Power buff, which ignored parrying and blocking, thus Wall of Despair couldn't stack, and as a cyclic effect, the layers of Final Breath also couldn't stack with it!
Now, the Orc Legion sent by the Superstar Alliance... was the perfect whetstone for Bai Pu!
"Napo Gang, you should know that my King-level Purple Weapon can infinitely stack effects to enhance combat power. Against these orcs, I don't need to expend any Professional Energy, at most, just a bit of Physical Ability!"
"By now, you must be feeling uneasy?"
