311 Chapter 31With how the battle was progressing, the Drakhars have the upper hand when it comes to the confrontation but despite their advantage against the enemy infantry, the Drakhars still suffered more casualties than they have expected in going to this battle. The center and the one flanks of both sides committed into the battle, casualties from both sides began piling up.

Khao’khen was still observing how the battle progress and he trusted the decision making of Zaraki to give them the victory. With the clear advantage of the Drakhars against the enemy infantry, they were beginning to show their counterparts what they really have as they dismantled every assault of their foes with their formation.

Far from the battlefield, the Ereian cavalry was still busy chasing after the only unit of enemy cavalry not knowing of what kind of danger they were heading to. Haguk who was moving along with his clansmen noticed the cloud of dust that was heading their way which prompted him to have all of them gathered together in order to repel or destroy possible enemies that are coming their way.

Ounephes gave out a disgruntled grunt after seeing the stalemate situation of the center despite them having the slight initiative in the flanks. Their remaining two units of cavalry were still moving about around the left flank of the enemy battleline in search of weaknesses to capitalized on but it never came as their foes assumed a defensive stance onto their left flank which denied the remaining cavalry of the Ereians to make use of.

Haguk had his eyes set on the clouds of dust that was heading their way and upon noticing the banners that was carried by the riders that came unto their sight, he ordered for his clansmen to remain where they are since it was their allies proceeding towards them. It didn’t take long for him to notice the second cloud of dust that was en route towards where they are and he prompted for his clansmen to be on the alert once again.

The one in command of the Ereian cavalry saw that their foes were going to be sandwiched between them and the orcs that just appeared out of nowhere, “Full charge! They have nowhere to go!” he excitedly shouted towards his soldiers seeing that their foes were going to be squash in between them and the group of the orcs that they didn’t expect to be there in the first place.

Seeing that that their allies were being pursued, Haguk gave the command to charge forward to aid their allies and relieve them of the pressure. With the Warghen cavalry charging forward, the enemy commander of the Ereian cavalry thought that their targets earned the aggro of the orcs and continued to shout towards his fellow riders to continue with pursuit since it seemed like their targets had nowhere to go basing on the situation that they were in right now.

Without giving their allies any heads up of the situation that they were in, the cavalry accompanying the Drakhars continued to charge forward and it looks like they were heading for a head on clash against the Warghen cavalry which gave boost to the confidence of the enemy cavalry that were chasing after them since they thought that the battle that was about to unfold was a three-way battle.

“For the horde!”

…..

For the chief!”

“For the clan!”

The members of the Warghen clan shouted as they charged forward while brandishing their weapons which gave more confidence for the Ereian cavalry in thinking that the fight was going to have three parties involved after noticing the aggressive stance that the orcs were taking as they moved forward.

Thinking that it was going to be an all-out brawl between three different groups, the Ereian cavalry continued to charge forward without fear while thinking that they have their primary targets in a corner. When there was only about forty meters in distance between them, the formation of the Warghen clan suddenly opened right at the center which provided for path for their allies to go through without any problems.

“By the sands, what the heck is going on…” the commander of the Ereian cavalry can’t help but curse after seeing that the orcs gave way for their targets to safely pass through their formation. After having all their allies get pass by them, the Warghen clan huddled together in their charging formation which was clearly set to block the pursuing enemy cavalry from continuing their pursuit upon their allies.

Panic began to set in among the Ereian cavalry that went on the pursuit after they realized that they were up against more numerous foes. The Warghen cavalry outnumbered the pursuing enemy cavalry more than three to one and they were more rested than their enemies. Chaos broke out after the two cavalries clashed against each other with the orcs clearly excited with the battle while their opponents were alarmed after realizing that they were up against ore numerous and stronger foes.

The wargs of the Warghen cavalry paid no heed to the plead of mercy of their opponents as they tore them apart with their fangs and claws without much problem. All orcas were looking forward to the day that they were going to join in the action and the Warghen clan were fortunately were the ones who got the chance to see action first than their other kin.

After safely passing through the formation of their allies, the Drakhars’ cavalry swung around and headed back to make sure that they hammered thoroughly their foes and deny them of the chance to mount a counter-attack or to disengage and retreat and inform their other enemies of the presence of their foes and the situation that they are allied with the orcs.

Ounephes didn’t like the way that the battle was progressing and he decided to participate in it to try and tilt the outcome to their side. He charged forward with the remaining cavalry that was escorting him and headed toward the rear of their center.

Spells began forming at the heed of Ounephes as he began raining down destruction and pain upon their enemies. Balls of flames, arrows made of fire and blazing bolts began raining down upon the Drakhars center which caused them a lot of problems. Casualties began piling up upon the side of the Drakhars after Ounephes joined the battle and with his spells, he began tilting the outcome of the battle in the center of both armies towards their side.

Despite wanting to join the battle, Khao’khen had to hold himself back less he show all the cards that he has on his possession. With their foes showing their card that they have a powerful mage on their side, he had advised for Zaraki to have their forces disengage from the battle and let their foes have this battle.

The sound for retreat from the side of the Drakhars reverberated unto the battlefield down below. After hearing the sound to retreat, the Drakhars’ right flank gave up in pursuing their routed enemies after finding success in reinforcing their allies who were positioned upon their rightmost flank.

With the given signal, the Drakhars’ right flank were the first ones to disengage from the battle while the center still continued to rage on. The Drakhars’ center had to endure the onslaught of their counterparts while also enduring the spells that was being rained down upon them by Ounephes. The left flank of the Drakhars and the right flank of the Ereian army led by the Ounephes were undoubtably the lucky ones since they were yet to participate in any proper fight.

Upon hearing the sound of retreat from their superiors, the Drakhars’ center began disengaging from their counterparts in a disciplined order as they moved forward without breaking their tight formation to deter their foes from mounting a sudden assault upon their rears if they ever break out and hastily disengage from the battle while showing their backs to them.

Seeing that his participation tilted the outcome of the battle to their side, Ounephes finally replaced the frown that was etched on his lips ever since his peaceful slumber was disturbed by the sudden call for battle. He wanted to have his forces chase after their opponents since it is the most logical way to proceed with the current situation but after seeing the organized retreat of their foes, he still had hesitations and didn’t act upon his thought. He was also worried about his forces being flank since the cavalry units that he had sent out were still yet to return from the pursuit.

The Drakhars disengage from the battle in an orderly fashion which denied their foes from a possible chance to slaughter them while they retreat since they were still facing them with their weapons pointed towards their foes and the only difference was that they were marching backwards instead of forwards. With how tight the formation of the Drakhars were, only the archers from the Ereian side were able to increase the casualties of their foes while showering them with volley of arrows one after the other.

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