Chapter 4: Soul-Burning Power (Passive Lv.50): The weapon can be imbued with Soul-Burning Power, dealing 40 true damage on attack. This ability increases the stamina consumption rate of soldier-type units (triggered by 100,000 soldiers, already triggered).

Chapter 4: Soul-Burning Power (Passive Lv.50): The weapon can be imbued with Soul-Burning Power, dealing 40 true damage on attack. This ability increases the stamina consumption rate of soldier-type units (triggered by 100,000 soldiers, already triggered).

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Counting the War Lord's 60-point morale boost and the 25-point morale boost from [Lord's Authority], the original morale of only 12 points directly reached 97, almost hitting the peak of 100 points.

With morale, there was the possibility of fighting to the death. Su Xiao planned to launch his first battle at the "Blazing Valley Fortress," an elven stronghold garrisoned by at least 200,000 elven troops.

Capturing a fortress was extremely difficult. First, there were the nearly hundred-meter-high walls, along with various war machines on top of the walls and inside the fortress.

If the enemy's defensive structures couldn't be breached, even if his own soldier-type units were strengthened, they would be slaughtered by the elven rain of arrows. Elves were the race most skilled at defending fortresses, so they were very arrogant. They stored large amounts of grain and various supplies inside the fortress, often selling them at high prices to the northern Ice Descendant forces.

When Su Xiao led the orc army to the edge of the war zone, he ordered the entire army to halt, rest on the spot, and take out all the military rations, cooking half of them.

An hour later, the aroma of cooked grain wafted through the air. The orc soldiers' eyes went wide. When they were all starving to the point of clawing at their hearts and livers, it was time to eat.

There was no limit; this meal was all-you-can-eat. However, Su Xiao underestimated the appetite of these orc soldiers. They had been hungry for too long. Nearly half of the military rations were cooked, and 300,000 orcs only ate until they were half full.

After resting for half an hour, the entire army set out. As soon as they marched, Su Xiao noticed that morale had reached the maximum of 100 points. These orc soldiers were easy to buy off—as long as they were fed, they were willing to risk their lives.

Marching at full speed, Su Xiao used his advantage in marching speed and Baha's high-altitude reconnaissance to evade a 50,000-strong Doyin Empire force and a 40,000-strong Northern Border force. That afternoon, they successfully arrived ten kilometers outside the "Blazing Valley Fortress."

A signal flare shot into the sky, and then there were no other signals. The elves inside the "Blazing Valley Fortress" didn't pay much attention to the 300,000-strong orc army approaching.

This kind of surprise attack was nothing new to the "Blazing Valley Fortress." An elven prince stationed inside the fortress clearly knew why the orc forces had come—they were starving. Just a few days ago, a 500,000-strong orc force had launched a fierce attack here, losing 130,000 before being repelled.

The attitude of the Six-Race Alliance was already clear: stall, stall until the Chaos Legion collapsed.

Looking at the distant "Blazing Valley Fortress," Su Xiao opened the battle merit rankings. He had slipped from third place to eighth, after all, he had done nothing last night. The top-ranked Huishenshi had already obtained 23,700 battle merits, leading the second-place Yueshitu by over 3,000 points.

Su Xiao was very curious about one thing: if he captured the "Blazing Valley Fortress," just how many battle merits would he gain?