Chapter 914 (2/2)

Of course, all these scholars were, however, humans, which would have contributed to their extreme view.

The Orcs, on the other hand, had a different view. They insisted on the belief that they were strong and looked down on the smaller humans. All along, they had won more battles than they lost with the humans, and this gave them confidence for the battle ahead now. This time, the Orc Empire had truly given their all in terms of mobilization, and they felt that they had a good chance of winning.

Even in the previous battle of Sun’s Death Day, the Orc Empire had not even mobilized that many troops. This time, however, they had rounded up almost every soldier who was ready to fight to send into battle. Furthermore, within their armies, there were soldiers of other races. For example, there were supporting troops from the dwarf and elf race as well as those from the Great Marsh. There were even a few troops from races such as the pygmies.

These were just but a few of the supporting solider types that made up their Orc army.

The fact that the humans had tried to fully defeat the Orcs made them seem like the biggest bullies on the Main Plane. This had created an advantage for the Orcs as there were now many races willing to step up and fight against the humans alongside the Orcs.

If ancient Chinese philosopher Mencius had arrived at this time and seen the troops on the side of the Orcs, he probably would have uttered something along the lines of, “A just cause gains great support; an unjust one gains little.”

Although the Orcs had a lot of “support,” there was still no denying the fact that the humans were still stronger overall.

Of course, during this period of time, both the human and the Orcs’ higher-ups did not simply rest on their laurels. They both understood that the real deciding factor of the outcome of this battle was not the fighting skills of the many troops below them but rather their battle strategy and decisions.

Legendary Masters of various races that were allies of the Orcs had already gathered on the big grass plains, and there were more than 100 of them. They trained under the Orcs’ demigods and continuously developed and improved themselves every day. They aimed to reach a higher level of skill by the time the war started so they could showcase their skills better against the enemy.

As for the human side, their Legendary Masters had also all gathered and were similarly trying to make use of all the remaining time they had to train hard.

As for those of an even higher level, both sides had not mobilized them in big batches, but everyone understood that when both sides actually started the battle, the demigods would appear and participate as well, adding to the intensity and cruelty of the war.

As time passed day by day, the new year soon came about.

This year’s new year was not celebrated by either side. Both the humans and the Orcs were making their final preparations, and they wished that they had one or two more days to get ready. Even the Republic of Northwest, which was neutral, had a tense atmosphere within the country due to the war looming ahead. There were considerably lesser new year activities as no one was really in the right mood for it.

In Void Mask City, there was even a cold, hollow feeling in the air.

However, such an atmosphere did not last long. On the 10th day of the new year, both sides’ troops were finally activated.

If one viewed this sight from the sky, it would be akin to seeing two giant groups of shadows slowly moving closer together.

At the same time, both sides rushed forward with intensity and set out from the hills and plains.

These people were the demigods who had hidden away in both camps for many years. With the start of the great battle, they obligingly left their hiding places to come forth and participate.