Second World

While the two country guardians were tussling high up in the sky, the two armies below continued their battle. Hours went by. Mistress thought they could get a quick win due to their initial ambush and their bigger number, but the Verremor army continued to persevere.

The orcs were fearless fighters. As long as the order was not given, they would never back down, even when the situation was bad. Hence, the psychological weakness from their lack of experience in fighting inside a forest was somewhat mitigated.

They showed no fear to the elven soldiers who seemed to be able to strike from unknown directions. Instead, they became more and more enraged due to the opponents' fighting style which they deemed dishonorable. The angrier they got, the stronger they became. This was another effect of the Totem Banner.

The enemies continued to concentrate at the place where Verremor was forced to set up their command base. These were where the war table and most of Verremor's leaders were located. Another reason why the Verremor army was still holding was because of the war table. Fighting inside a terrain where line of sight was limited, one side of the army didn't know what the others were doing. It was easy for a more experienced opponent to isolate the army into smaller and more manageable groups.

The war table was able to eliminate these threats. Kima was no exceptional strategist, but she was adept enough to operate the war table and send directions for the troops that were about to be led too far away from the main battlefield. In this way, the Verremor army could somewhat maintain their formation and give the enemies ample resistance.

This pissed Mistress off. Thus, she ordered everyone to target the war table.

Kabaka and his royal agents, Umeza and his clan, Four Winds and his guild members. They all placed themselves around Kima and the war table to protect her. That position was not yet stable so the Verremor guilds had not yet summoned their guild armies. Otherwise, those guild armies might get unsummoned as soon as they were called.

Four Winds was using his bloodline skill, Titan Strength. His body grew to an unnatural size due to this skill. With his oversized body, he covered more ground and had longer reach. None of the enemies were able to get past him as he used his signature martial art, starlight field. Those who tried to approach had their weapons repelled and received counterattacks at the same time.

After spending time training inside Everlasting Heavenly Legends' Space-time Chamber, he also learned mana manipulation. His starlight field was even more potent. Even a strong skill sent by the enemy was unable to break this martial art. 

He also had new weapons. They were twin axes that were also a set weapon. Despite having identical shapes, the two axes had different colors. One was red, the other blue. This was because the weapons had ingrained elemental power inside them, one that corresponded to their names, Fire and Ice.

The twin axes were able to cause Burn and Freeze status depending on the elements that struck the opponent. This set weapon's ability caused the enemies struck by these axes to receive additional damage if they were afflicted by either burn or freeze. Double if they were afflicted by both.

He was also using his Barbarian King's level 70 skill, Kingly Presence. This skill projected an aura to everyone near him. Allies received an increase in their stats and speed by 50%. Enemies received a reduction in their stats and speed by 10%. Berserker-class allies and enemies received double the skill's effect. The duration of this skill at its first level was ten minutes.

Suddenly, a large figure with a large flaming axe came barging at him. Four Winds sensed the incoming attack had mana manipulation empowering it. This attack was not to be scoffed at. He ended his starlight field and placed his two axes across him. The three axes collided. Despite Four Winds' increased strength from the giant strength, he was still forced back several steps.

"You?" Four Winds had a good look at his assailant. It was not an elf. It was an orc. One that he recognized.

"Traitor!!" Kabaka yelled when he saw the one fighting Four Winds.

The enemy orc was Abasi Raretooh. Behind him, more orcs from the Raretooh clan appeared and helped the Aurebor soldiers. Master sent this orc clan to help Mistress defend Aurebor because he thought his ten million zombie army was enough to defend Hydrurond.

"You don't have the right to call me that," Abasi returned. "You are the traitor for allying with the human. They are our sworn enemy! I will defeat you and return Verremor to its right path."

"What's the point of talking? Let us settle our differences with our axes," Four Winds said while lunging back. Crimson tattoos covered his body.

"Agreed!" Abasi returned. He also used Enhanced Berserk which invoked the crimson tattoos. He swung his giant axe forward and conjured several giant flaming axe images that headed to Four Winds.

Four Winds used Flaming Cyclone. His huge body spun at a high rate while creating a hurricane of flames. All the flying axes from Abasi were shattered upon touching this cyclone.

"Hah! I can also use that move!" Abasi exclaimed. His body also spun and produced a flaming hurricane.

Two twisters filled with flames clashed against each other. One big and one small. Neither was willing to lose. Abasi was level 80 now. He was two levels higher than Four Winds, but Four Winds was enhanced by the giant strength. Hence, the two hurricanes were somewhat equal.

Abasi used his new skill then, Gigantify. His hurricane which was smaller than Four Winds suddenly grew to a size that dwarfed Four Winds'. With that added power, Four Winds could no longer contest with Abasi's strength. His flaming cyclone was defeated and he was sent flying back with a damage number.

He did a back somersault and landed on his feet. A healing light fell on him. It was from Purple Mist.

Without even a pause, he used Charge and ran back towards Abasi. On his way, he used Ancestral Possession. The spirit of a demon ogre appeared above him.

Abasi also advanced. His body, which was even bigger than Four Winds under Gigantify, made swings that caused the air to burst into flames. The two exchanged dozens of moves. Their axes never ceased clashing. Even when one of them received a slash, they didn't retreat. Both were equally stubborn and unwilling to lose.

Four Winds had better martial arts. Hence, Abasi received more hits. Even so, Abasi was a native. His HP pool was higher. As time passed, even though Abasi received more damage, it was Four Winds whose life was nearing the danger limit.

Abasi redoubled his effort because of this, but he was puzzled when he saw Four Winds grinning.

"Hehe. They have arrived," Four Winds uttered.