The Song of Kaxilda

Dum, the country of orcs, is glorious and prosperous, the place where everything originated.

The No.19 king of Doum, Leon, like everyone else, thought so from birth. It wasn't until an incident that happened in the fifth year after he succeeded to the throne that the world's concept was reversed.

This incident was continuously sung and spread to every corner of the world by bards in the next 300 years, demonstrating the greatness of human beings.

Yes, great humans and humble orcs.

Humans originally belonged to the lineage of orcs, but for some reason that year they suddenly declared to break away from orcs and call themselves humans.

Perhaps it was planned for a long time, in short, after the voice of betrayal was made, it quickly expanded into chaos affecting the rules of the entire world in just a few days.

After that, the 30 years of troubled past ended quickly because of the Battle of Carcosa, which was called "Falling Night" by later generations, but after that, another longer and more indefinite period began. Painful torment.

It was the longest winter night.

"No way, we can only choose to give up Carcosa." The helpless words determined the future fate of everyone.

The younger voice seemed excited and indignant: "I didn't expect them to use this method. They have clearly obtained the desired result. Why do they want to drive us all to death?"

Humans, this bloodline is better at comprehending the mysteries of elemental energy than other orc races, so the number of mages accounts for more. In addition, the population is far superior to other races, and the types of arms are more diverse. Many people hold important positions in the kingdom, and they have taken advantage of large-scale group operations after launching a collective rebellion.

The orcs fought stubbornly under the wild riots of human beings. Those with better luck either broke up and fled to hide in desolate and desolate places, or gathered and shrank to a few large cities with relatively complete defense measures.

The capital of the kingdom, Carcosa, is one of them. As the largest city in the Kingdom of Dumu, it still maintains its reputation as the city with the largest population after several large cities accepted millions of refugees.

There are many brave and good fighters among the orcs, and some humans are still on the side of the orcs. Because of this, the orcs can still fight against humans after 30 years of intermittent battles.

However, the human offensive has never weakened. Due to the disadvantages of the population and arms of the orcs, the living space that originally covered the entire continent was gradually swallowed up.

What's more, a month ago, someone didn't know who developed a certain plague that was only effective against orcs, and it spread to every place where a large number of orcs gathered along with the soldiers rushing to the battlefield.

In just a few days, thousands of orcs were infected and died.The orcs who managed to survive for the time being will continue to cause a wider spread of secondary infections during the short containment and treatment process.

Soon after, this disaster even caused some orc groups to disappear completely.

As the royal capital with the largest population, Carcosa naturally bears the brunt.

In order to protect the influx of asylum seekers, the residents who originally lived in the royal capital, and the already scarce blood of the royal family, the priests who had been scattered all over the place were urgently recalled.

After gathering almost all the priest powers of the Doum Kingdom, Carcosa was completely protected and isolated from the outside world, and finally curbed a large number of infection deaths in a short period of time.

It's just that this is not a long-term solution. With such a huge population base, the existing reserves in the city can only last for a few months.

At the cost of sacrificing hundreds of millions of orcs outside the capital city of Carcosa, King Leon of Dum was deeply ashamed after making the decision to seal the city, and committed suicide.Prince Reginald, who was only 20 years old, was logically appointed to succeed Dum No. [-] as king in the face of danger.

The young king had no time to complain and panic, and the results of his staff's precise calculations forced him to make a decision as soon as possible.

The winter of this year was extremely cold and long, and the lake as wide as the sea was covered with a thick layer of ice.

The side of Carcosa facing the lake is a cliff, and the only entrance to the passage is located in the city.A few days ago, a small group of orcs passed through according to the sequence, embarking on the journey to the other side of the lake.

The land on the other side of the lake is full of lofty mountains. Only the part facing Calcosa across the lake has gentler mountains and is more suitable for settlement, but because it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, no one has set foot.

Legend has it that the ancient gods sealed the evil gods who fought against him in Lake Harry.Because of the belief in the ancient gods and the terrible whirlpools that often form in the lake, no one has ever crossed the lake, which is the main reason why no one has reached that area so far.Even the Yu and Shui tribes that existed in the past only dared to move on the edge of the relatively peaceful water, and never crossed the center line.

But in the current predicament, the only way is to move all the remaining orcs to the other side of the continent.

The survivors have no time to consider whether this behavior is blasphemous, even the oldest and most pious high priests in the kingdom are no exception.In fact, the migration plan that is currently being gradually implemented was also jointly proposed by the priests of the Kingdom Priests.

After several days of observation, the targeted plague source used by humans seems to be generated by some kind of magic. Although it can spread through the wind, it cannot survive alone for a long time.

Perhaps it is the product of magic. Every time the plague spreads on a large scale, there will be a ten-day cooling period. This is also the number of days for the human army to temporarily truce and recuperate.

The mainland has a lot of northerly winds in winter, and Carcosa is just located in the headwind area on the south side of Lake Harry. As long as the forward position is guarded, it will not affect the secret evacuation in the rear.

The combination of these factors changed the situation slightly, and the orcs' Carcosa evacuation plan was formulated accordingly.

Starting from Calcosa, it will take at least three days to cross Lake Harry and reach the opposite bank without stopping.However, according to the current situation, as long as the orcs can pass through the center of the lake, they can basically rest assured.

After counting the reserves in the city, they can only last for another month, and the final decision is imminent.

The strong orcs took the lead, and the letter bird flying back from the opposite bank confirmed the feasibility of the evacuation plan.

It is not an easy task for millions of orcs to give up hundreds or even thousands of years of painstaking efforts, leave their hometowns, and go to the other side of the unknown land to start from scratch.

All that is needed now is time.

Reginald saw with his own eyes, carrying bottles and jars, a woman who seemed to want to take away all her belongings, and also saw an old man who shouted hoarsely, wanting to live and die with Carcosa.The speed of evacuation is always hindered by various trivial matters.

After half a month of intermittent evacuation, the Kingdom had no choice but to issue a mobilization order, urging all the orc groups in the city to evacuate in an orderly manner as soon as possible.

"We don't seek to preserve all orcs, but we must allow the orc race to continue."

Icefall Festival, the coldest day of the year, was originally a day for family and friends to gather around the fire at home to enjoy the time.

On the eve of the Icefall Festival, the evacuation came to an end. The elite warriors defended the royal family and priests who stood firm until the end, and left behind the orcs who still insisted on living with Carcosa. Thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled The orcs started, and embarked on a carefully planned journey together.

But reality cannot always be calculated.

On the day of the Icefall Festival, a few stars were scattered in the bleak moonlit night. Reginald led the team in charge of the rear of the palace and had just set off, when disturbing noises came from behind.

Soon, news of the massive massing of human forces on the edge of Carcosa's cliffs was transmitted to his pack beasts.

"This is not good." Reginald retracted the far eyepiece for observation, and made a rough estimate of the number of people on the cliff.

"Clearly it's not time yet, why?" The chief priest Kevin who was beside him was full of surprise, took the far eyepiece from his hand, and looked up the cliff, "Could it be..."

The secret passages in the city were all destroyed when they left, and it was impossible for such a large number of troops to go down the cliff and pursue them.

"What kind of machinery is that?" Kevin looked at the six giant machines pulled out from the cliff, feeling horrified.