novelraw Chapter 134 : Chapter 134
Chapter 134 : Chapter 134
Chapter 134
The Royal Army’s battle flowed much more one-sidedly than expected.
Not a single casualty occurred in the Royal Army until the number of Orcs noticeably decreased.
Around the time the long spears embroidered the air once again and only dozens remained, the commander watching the scene from outside the trench clenched his fist.
“…It’s over.”
Instead of shouting loudly to announce victory, the commander, staring at the five surviving Orcs, headed towards the soldier holding the drum.
Boom!
A low drum sound.
As the soldiers, flinching at that sound, looked back, his hand gripping the drumstick moved again.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The drum sound announcing victory.
Dum-dum-boom! Boom! Boom!
Simultaneously with the Royal Army’s victory drum ringing out, the soldiers crouching in the trench rose and shouted.
“We won!”
“It’s over! We won!”
“What? There are still bastards left?”
“What?”
Dum-dum-boom! Boom! Boom!
There was no need to say who was first.
As the drum sound echoing through the battlefield pushed the backs of the soldiers clutching their spears, angry soldiers rushed out of the trench.
“Kill them all!”
“I’m going first!”
“Die! Die! Die!”
The commander, watching that scene blankly, handed the drumstick to the drummer.
“…Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”
At the ranger’s question, the commander nodded.
“It is dangerous. Since those stupid guys might fall while running, and excited guys might accidentally stab another guy.”
Plus, although only dozens, Orcs still remain.
If they were in a perfect formation and surrounded, maybe, but rushing recklessly like that might result in casualties from blind axes.
No matter how few they were, encouraging soldiers to deal with the remnants was indeed dangerous.
“Still, can’t be helped, can it.”
At those words, the ranger’s gaze turned to the soldiers.
Soldiers thrusting their spears with full force as if they had a blood feud with the Orcs.
“They are guys who lost horses that were like family to them.”
“…Are you giving them a chance to vent their anger even like that?”
“Tsk, I have no choice. If I don’t do even this much, those guys will make a fuss about rushing out in every battlefield again.”
He thought there would be repercussions, but these are soldiers who couldn’t even eat properly after losing the horses they raised since they were foals.
He must give them at least a chance to take revenge with their own hands so they can sort out their feelings.
“Let’s stop here for now, and tell the guys who finished to collect spears…….”
Thinking the battle was already over, he turned his body and was about to move towards the command post.
Buuuuuuuuu!
“Mm……?”
Stopping at the horn flute sound announcing the enemy’s appearance, he looked at the adjutant.
“Team 1 says they discovered the enemy!”
“Enemy confirmed in the front! Moving to the prepared formation!”
“Warning from Team 1! Confirmed the existence of high-ranking Orcs besides regular Orcs!”
Instantly turning his head to check the battlefield, he shouted quickly.
“Drum! Sound the retreat drum!”
Hoping that those idiots stabbing spears into every pore of the Orcs still have enough reason left to hear the drum sound.
* * *
Discovering the Legion Commander was close to heaven's luck.
Just as Team 1 was about to retrieve the unused Drake oil bottles to return.
They accidentally discovered an Orc walking out of the flames.
“What is that now?”
“Idiot, that’s an Orc, what else?”
It wasn’t that there were no Orcs passing through the flames, but there was no Orc walking out calmly like that.
“Fuck, look at that bastard’s aura.”
The member who spoke playfully threw a hidden weapon from his bosom, but it fell without even reaching the Orc’s feet.
“Mm?”
As the member who threw the hidden weapon confidently looked at the Orc with surprised eyes, the ranger next to him took out a crossbow and said.
“Ah, I’m tired from running around all day, do you have to joke until the end?”
Thwack!
The arrow shot from the Royal Army’s exclusive crossbow rushed towards the Orc, but.
Tap!
As expected, it couldn’t even reach his feet.
Pheeeeeeew!
As soon as he saw the arrow fall to the ground, the member took out a flute from his bosom and blew it with all his might.
The Royal Army’s rangers, specialized in assassination and ambush, had excellent abilities to identify the strong.
“Fuck… How is that an Orc.”
“Then what is it? A Troll? An Ogre?”
The two members who requested help stared intently at the Orc walking out of the flames.
Even seeing unknown characters and shapes engraved on the Orc’s heated body glowing red as if burning.
“…….”
“…….”
The two, watching that scene without even blinking, turned their bodies simultaneously and ran on the trees.
‘Unique entity.’
‘At least Master rank.’
They had never heard of an Orc crossing the wall. They didn’t even know if it was possible.
Since they were those who had seen monsters crossing the wall up close while roaming battlefields, they were just certain.
Only after running for a long time until the Orc’s figure looked smaller than a fingernail did the two stop and exhale the breath they had been holding.
“Puha! Fuck, I thought I was gonna die.”
“It definitely seemed like he discovered us…….”
“Isn’t that bastard also in that strange zombie-like state? Those guys ignored us even when we hovered around.”
“Is that so?”
Without deciding who was first, the two took out magic tools from their bosoms and checked the Orc.
“Seeing him standing still, it seems like it…….”
“Hey, then wouldn’t taking care of just that one be a life reversal? Looking at it, he’s definitely General rank, so if we kill just that bastard, we could retire?”
“Stop it, even without reason, dozens of guys like us would be ground up with one axe swing.”
“Huh? He’s moving!”
“Oh! Looks like he’s going back into the fire…….”
The members, constantly checking the situation while giggling, gasped simultaneously.
“Crazy, just what is that…….”
In the dropped magic tool, Orcs they thought had turned to ash were walking out of the fire perfectly fine.
* * *
“Oil! Aim for where the oil bottles are placed!”
“The bastards are going towards the explosives! Detonate them all!”
“Fuck! When is the support coming?!”
Boom! Boom!
Whoosh!
Even though flames blocking the legion’s path soared and deafening explosions rang out every time the united rangers shot arrows, the rangers’ hands and feet did not stop.
“Hold on! Focus on killing even one more!”
“Don’t worry about the rear! Block the advance somehow!”
However, even the team leaders shouting until their throats were hoarse knew.
‘This is a legion…….’
‘That is a real monster……?’
‘How on earth can an Orc do that?’
The moment Orcs raising red armor and axes came out of the flames, the outcome of this battle was already decided.
Whoosh!
As the flames made by pouring dozens of bottles of Drake oil blazed, the Orc standing at the very front snorted as if it were laughable.
Then he leisurely entered the flames, and the legion followed behind him.
“No matter how many times I see it, I feel completely toyed with…….”
“Other soldiers might hear, don’t say useless things.”
“If we aim for the rear instead…….”
“Since a Master-rank enemy appeared, blocking him comes first.”
Just a few seconds.
It took only a few seconds for the flames burning fiercely as if to swallow all living existence to subside without a trace.
“What are you doing?! Pour oil again!”
“Even if it’s them, they can’t help it if we spray oil on their bodies!”
However, at the answer returned from the soldiers, the team leaders also had no choice but to shut their mouths.
“Oil, explosives, everything ran out.”
“Arrows are also running low.”
“Team Leader! Just when on earth is the support coming?!”
Just as they were chewing their lips while glaring at the Orc walking leisurely with a still confident face.
“Huh? The bastard is moving!”
Just when the leisurely guy suddenly took out two axes, a piercing sound like a scream rang out from behind.
‘One? No, not one. At this level, at least hundreds…….’
When the rangers turned their heads simultaneously at the piercing sound closer to a ballista’s giant spear than an arrow sound, they saw Ian clicking his tongue as if regretful.
Along with the Black Noble Troop armed with black iron armor all over their bodies and the Special Mission Unit armed with Serpent white armor.
* * *
Kwaaaang!
As the arrow leaving the Knight Slayer’s string was blocked by the axe of the Orc standing at the front, Ian lowered his bow clicking his tongue as if regretful.
“Tsk, this doesn’t work.”
- I… I am sorry, Human…….
“What are you sorry for. Without you, I wouldn’t even have been able to attempt it.”
Calua, who was high-spirited telling me to trust only him until just a moment ago, had his tail and scales drooping along with his wings.
‘If this goes on, scales might fall out too…….’
For a moment, the scoundrel inside me tempted me shaking equipment made of dragon scales, but I quickly shook my head and shook off the temptation.
‘What would I do with those lizard scales the size of fingernails.’
Even if I scrape a lizard the size of a forearm completely, I wouldn’t be able to make even a single dagger properly.
Besides, if they are scales fallen from stress, the durability wouldn’t be good, and I’d just feel uncomfortable for no reason.
Moreover, it was literally a surprise attack that couldn’t even be attempted without Calua.
Because thanks to him erasing the presence of not just me but the entire Black Noble Troop and Special Mission Unit, we could approach this close.
“That is correct. Calua-nim did well enough.”
“That’s right! Calua-nim did well!”
At the voices of Lina and Reina who approached before I knew it, I turned off my interest in Calua.
Since Calua will raise his head stiffly and act annoyingly as if nothing happened once those two start stroking and praising him.
“By the way, it seems much tougher than I thought.”
Looking alternately at the few Royal Army rangers visible in the distance and the Orc Legion, a sigh came out naturally.
“Damn it, if I knew they would use items like that, I would have come out and stopped them from the start.”
Since the General refused, and they needed to feel a sense of crisis moderately, I planned to hide and watch the situation while analyzing the legion until the Royal Army needed help.
Until I saw them using precious Drake oil like water.
Seeing them trying to block a guy clearly a Legion Commander with oil and bombs, not even magic, convinced me I should help before it’s too late.
If I leave it like this, precious resources will be looted before I can try anything.
‘Looking at it, I roughly know what the traps behind are too…….’
The resources the Royal Army possessed alone were enough reason to intervene in this battle.
“Ahem, well, once it enters my territory, it’s mine.”
Although I felt stinging gazes from behind asking what bullshit that was, I am confident.
No, really. From the moment I saw Drake oil, I thought it was mine, you know? Isn’t it naturally mine?
…….
Since they might think otherwise, I should show them clearly.
“From now on, free fire, sweep away everything except the guy in the front.”
“Yes!”
Simultaneously with the answer, two hundred arrows leaving the Knight Slayers poured over the Orc Legion.