The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 101

As he walked with the orc, Lee Shin learned some more truly useless things.

-This orc talks a lot.

'I know, right.'

It felt like the image of orcs he had previously held was shattering.

"Orc society doesn't have anything that could be called a class system."

"Really?"

Lee Shin just nodded his head appropriately as he looked at the orc who was spitting out detailed information on his own without him having to do anything.

For the strange reason that he needed to know about orc society before going to their village, Lee Shin ended up hearing about it.

As a result of listening, he learned that orc society was basically a tribal society and ran on an incredibly simple system.

There was one clan, and a clan master who commanded that clan.

And below that, there was a sub-clan master who was the clan master's right hand, and below that, there were respective chiefs and great warriors who were in charge of hunting or blacksmithing, according to the orc's explanation.

"I will definitely become a great warrior someday!"

"Yeah, I hope it works out for you."

Lee Shin wondered if all orcs were this simple or if this guy was particularly lacking, and followed behind the orc.

As he walked, listening to the orc's dreams and ambitions.

"Hmm, is that it?"

"That's right."

A village of houses that looked primitive yet incredibly sturdy came into view.

Seeing that, Kruta laughed loudly with pride and welcomed Lee Shin with open arms.

"Welcome! Welcome to the [Tarka] clan, human!"

***

"Hmm? What's that, is that a human?"

"It really is a human. What's going on?"

"Was that human also trapped somewhere in this forest?"

"But why haven't we seen him until now?"

As Lee Shin entered the village, the gazes of the various orcs in the village focused on him.

'Hmm, so this is an orc village.'

-It doesn't look as special as I thought.

Lee Shin calmly accepted the orcs' gazes and looked around the village appropriately.

'Still, it seems to have its own form and system. Well, considering the current situation, it seems more accurate to call it a refuge rather than a village. By the way...'

Lee Shin tilted his head as he looked at the orcs who were looking at him.

'Is this not a LV.3 dungeon?'

The level of the orcs in the village did not seem to be consistent.

It wouldn't be strange if you thought of it as a village, but this place was a village and at the same time a dungeon.

There had never been a case where the power of the guys in a dungeon was so varied.

-But it doesn't seem like there are no LV.3 monsters either.

'I know, right? Basically, they seem to be around the intermediate level of LV.2... but the guys with weapons seem to be at least LV.3.'

Among the gazes of the orcs looking at Lee Shin, there were also gazes of caution, not just curiosity.

The orcs with weapons, who were mixed in among the ordinary orcs as if to protect them.

They were all at LV.3, and from a rough look, their level didn't seem to be light.

'The orc warriors that guy mentioned on the way must be those guys. But then how strong is the master of this clan?'

Lee Shin felt his heart pound with a pleasant anticipation.

Then, the corners of his mouth slowly rose and a spinning smile flowed out.

An interesting thought came to him.

A thought that was foolish to the extreme when thought of with common sense.

Right now, Lee Shin was clearly superior to the orcs.

The orcs were trapped in a dungeon and were anxious because they had no information.

But Lee Shin could freely come and go from the dungeon and could also provide them with information.

The benefits that could be obtained through these guys would be enormous.

And if he opened his mouth and said something now, all of that would burst like a water droplet.

'But it seems like it would be fun.'

-Let's do it. It seems like it would be fun.

Lee Shin opened his closed mouth and took a deep breath.

Originally, Lee Shin didn't live his life caring about trivial things.

He just lived with the thought that he would do what he wanted, and if he died while doing so, it couldn't be helped.

The moment his lungs were full of air, Lee Shin shouted with all his might.

"Hey! You cowardly orcs!!!!!"

Lee Shin's shout resounded and covered the orc village.

At that, the orcs momentarily made a dumbfounded expression, and the orc who had guided Lee Shin made a horrified expression.

Lee Shin pointed at the guide orc, who was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth, and shouted once more.

"I heard from this guy that you're in a pathetic situation where you're trapped here like idiots and can't even get out, right?"

This was a provocation.

And Lee Shin was a person who was more confident in provocation than anyone else.

He raised the corners of his mouth in a spinning smile and slightly lifted his chin.

In that state, he looked down at the orcs around him.

Anger slowly began to appear on the faces of the orcs who had grasped the situation.

At that, Lee Shin drove the nail in.

"Your situation is so ridiculous that I'm even starting to feel pity for you~~~~?!"

Pajik-

At the clear sneer, the eyes of the orcs looking at Lee Shin changed.

From curiosity to hostility.

From caution to anger.

If the orcs' gazes had been swords, Lee Shin would have been stabbed to death by numerous swords by now.

But Lee Shin didn't care.

Because he was purely refreshed and happy.

'Still, I should probably clean this up. To be provoked by a wide-area provocation and then be lynched to death by the provoked opponents, I can't die so foolishly.'

-That's right. It would be a shameful thing for a great dragon to die to an orc.

'Don't worry, I have a way.'

Lee Shin said to Irhegue, and processed their anger.

"I came from the outside where you guys can't even go out!"

At those words, the orcs' eyes changed once more.

Longing was mixed with surprise.

It was the gaze that Lee Shin wanted.

Information about orcs could be commonly found in Pantheon, and he had heard it to the point of being sick of it on the way.

A born warrior.

An indomitable mercenary.

A beast of the battlefield.

A beast that used to run and hunt in the vast grasslands was trapped in a narrow cage called a dungeon.

So it wouldn't be strange if they were withering and dying like a plant that hadn't seen the sun.

What Lee Shin had just done was to hang a bait that such guys would be tempted by.

Kuung-

Lee Shin, who had confirmed that the stage was set, shouted loudly once more.

"If you beat me, I will cooperate so that you can get out of here! And as a bonus!"

Grin-

Lee Shin took out his trump card.

"I will give you meat that you can eat until your stomachs burst, and alcohol that will make you forget this pathetic reality, to you who have been trapped here and eating fruits like elves!"

Thump-

The moment they heard Lee Shin's words, the orcs' instincts made them stand up.

The eyes of all the orcs looking at Lee Shin burned fiercely.

Warriors or not, they all grabbed their respective weapons, shouted loudly, and rushed towards Lee Shin.

Grin-

Lee Shin, facing the orcs approaching him, lightly swung the spear he was carrying on his shoulder.

The moment he was about to swing his weapon at the orc approaching from the very front.

Flinch-

Lee Shin, who noticed that something was strange, instinctively retreated.

Kugugugung---

The moment Lee Shin moved his body back, something fell between the spot where Lee Shin had been and the orcs.

Cough- Cough-

At the sudden impact, a wave of dust spread, and the orcs who were running towards Lee Shin were covered in dust and coughed.

Lee Shin, who had avoided the dust thanks to noticing the sign, looked at the center of the dust cloud.

Hwoong-

There, a large orc with dark green skin was coming out, waving his hand to clear the dust cloud.

Eyes like a beast's flashed and pierced through Lee Shin.

Paak-

At that moment, Lee Shin smiled brightly and rushed towards the orc without hesitation.

It was an instinctive movement, like finding delicious meat after starving for several days.

Lee Shin's spear moved swiftly and thrust towards the orc's chest.

Kuuk-

But Lee Shin's spear was easily caught and blocked by one of the orc's hands.

The orc, who was right in front of him, smiled, showing the fangs that protruded from his mouth.

"Kekeke, the provocation was fun to listen to, kid."

The orc's unique rough voice made the air tremble.

"Really?"

Hwoong-

At that, Lee Shin answered by swinging his fist at his chin.

Thud-

But even that was easily blocked by the orc's hand.

"I know very well how to handle a guy like you."

As the orc said that, he stretched out his hand, which was as big as a pot lid, and completely wrapped Lee Shin's head.

'I can't see.'

Lee Shin was astonished by the orc's huge hand that completely covered his face and the strength of that hand.

I have to move.

But the fist he had just thrown was still caught, so he couldn't move properly.

Udeuk-

"Hoo?"

At that, Lee Shin regained his freedom of movement by dislocating the joint of his caught arm, and then kicked at the position where he expected the orc's chin to be.

Kwa-aaang--

But Lee Shin's back of the head hitting the ground was faster than his foot reaching the orc's chin.

A small crater was created centered on the spot where Lee Shin's head had fallen.

"Kuhahahaha!!!!!"

A dust cloud was created once more, and in it, the orc laughed loudly.

"This is quite something. Did you think of breaking my finger in that situation?"

The little finger of the orc that had wrapped Lee Shin's head was completely broken.

Even at the moment his hand fell to the ground, Lee Shin had calmly and quickly moved his hand and attacked the little finger, which was the weakest and most certain to be damaged.

"It's not in my nature to just take it."

Lee Shin forced his stiff mind to stand up and put the joint of the arm he had just dislocated back in place.

Udeuk-

The sound of the bone being set echoed so loudly that it could be heard even by the orcs who were far away.

But there was no change in the expression of Lee Shin, the person in question.

"This is the first time I've seen a guy more crazy about fighting than us. But calm down for a bit. As the master of the clan, I can't just not sort out an incident like this."

"Master of the clan?"

Lee Shin, who heard the orc's words, looked around.

The atmosphere of the orcs, who had been excited as if they would rush in at any moment, had withered as if they had been doused with water with the appearance of this large orc.

Only then did Lee Shin calmly look at the orc.

Originally, orcs were large, close to 2 meters tall.

But the orc in front of him seemed to be about 2 meters 50.

On top of that, his arms and legs were as thick as Lee Shin's torso, and the fangs that protruded from his mouth were so sharp that they could be compared to a wild animal's.

His eyes, looking at Lee Shin, were full of the confidence of a strong person.

Lee Shin, who had put together various information, came to one conclusion.

"Are you Tarka?"

"Hmm? You've already heard about me?"

Tarka, as if he wasn't displeased that Lee Shin knew his name, grinned and looked at Lee Shin.

(End of Chapter)