Chapter 308
Chapter 308
I take out the map that I carry in my arms and estimate my current location.
Guessing the patrol range of not only the gateway city but also other nearby cities, and taking the radius by eye, there were many empty seats here and there. It was only natural that it was impossible to monitor the entire territory of the kingdom. Among them, what I had to pay attention to was ‘what’s in the empty border area’.
Frankly, it wasn’t easy. It’s a low-cost map for adventurers, so even if you’ve been using it by periodically paying a small amount of money to the guild to renew and write down new information, it’s bound to go awry if you try to figure out such specific geography.
“Well, that’s asking too much for a map that’s far from precise at its default scale.”
There is a feeling that the precision of the detailed map was intentionally compromised because it could bring about bad results if it was leaked abroad, but even taking that into account, this map is inferior. In the end, it took a little time to look at a large part randomly, but once the purpose was achieved.
And I was sure. No matter how much I looked at it, there was nothing that could be called an element in which Orcs would suddenly appear in large numbers.
“Where else did the demons play tricks with gates? There’s no way this could happen.”
The direction of the information obtained from looking around right now is very clear. You have to go a long way to the east to reach the area inhabited by Orcs. In the meantime, there were at least two more cities and five villages, but there was no way Orcs of this size would have passed by with their eyes open.
And if it had been an attack, news would have already come and gone and the subjugation party would have moved.
There is no doubt that a large number of orcs, whether they have risen from the ground or fallen from the sky, appear out of nowhere and are hastily creating colonies. And it is highly likely that it was a very sudden event not only for me but also for them.
From the trees used for the fence, to the things around me right now, I cut them down and saw them sparsely, and the orcs I encountered on the way didn’t even know what was around them, so they were busy looking at this and that. In addition, there was not a single building that could be called a properly raised building inside the village, which I looked through through the flimsy wooden fence to hide myself from view, and I could hear quite a few of them fighting among themselves.
unstable As soon as such a certainty arises, the desire to dig a little deeper rises. Like a spinal cord reflex, I laughed out loud at the thought that suddenly came to my mind.
“I want to know who is a fighting nation…”
Things I want to check keep springing up, such as how far I can go in a state of not being fully prepared, how well I can cope with sudden situations, and so on. Even though we know that mistakes and mistakes that occur in the process can be directly related to death, we cannot give up easily.
Because my goal is obviously stronger than all of them put together. As if there is no time to slow down here, I feel like I am constantly being urged on in a corner of my head.
But I didn’t get swayed by it.
“It’s a mental illness. It’s a mental illness.”
Instead, he patted his cheek lightly and shook his head to calm himself down and stand up.
Like the first plan I made when I was young, if I had learned everything I had to learn from Asilier and went on my own path, I would have rushed in and tested how many people I could decapitate. I’ll think about the rest after that. But now, there are not one or two people who will smash me in the back while taking such an action.
“Laika, can you catch the smell of the orcs?”
[huh! I think I know now! Damn!]
I giggled at Laika’s reaction as she wrinkled her nose and patted the guy’s head. That alone gave me the illusion that the impatience that had been sticking out my head was pushed back.
“Then let’s avoid it and go back. There’s a lot to do.”
It was unstable, but I’ve already cut down demons a few times, and I’ve also cut down demons. I didn’t want to create something that would only hurt my back without much success, so I hurriedly headed to the village.
On the way back, I had to go round and round for a while longer than before because the snow started to clear and my eyesight began to open.
Certainly, it must have been that they had moved far ahead of others when they first moved together with Asillie, but it wasn’t until they returned halfway while avoiding the orcs that they encountered a team of search crews that were advancing forward.
“Huh? Eldmia-sama? Why are you coming from there?”
My friend Joe, who had his arm cut off in Ogwen, must have been working very diligently on the search, so steam was rising over his head even on this cold winter day.
In fact, wouldn’t it be that I have a mysterious power that makes me able to fix and write people who are bad?
“I’m on my way back after discovering the Orcs. Have you encountered any other search birds around?”
“Uh… We briefly ran into each other about ten minutes ago.”
I was embarrassed for a moment at the sudden question, but when I saw that he answered properly, the grade was the right grade. It seems like he lived really hard for about two years.
“Do you know where he went?”
“Sweeup, I’m not sure about that. I saw a glimpse of it from the far right, so we just moved so far apart that we couldn’t see each other. What’s wrong?”
“The scale of the Orcs is bigger than I thought. We must all return and review the plan. For now, you guys go back to the village. I’ll look for them.”
If it was on the left, he would have been farther away from the Orc village, but he had to be on the right. It looked like it needed to move a little faster.
Contrary to the fact that the faces of the emperor and the senior ranks turned bright when they were told to return, the man with the arm cut off approached me and asked a question quietly.
“Are you serious?”
“From your point of view, serious is right.”
In fact, I’m not too optimistic from my point of view either. Simply killing the orcs and fighting while protecting the village from damage are two different things. Orcs could easily kill them all in a week if they continued their guerrilla warfare in the woods, but those ignorant guys could rob the village and run to the gateway city when prompted.
‘Right now, the forest is dangerous, so let’s go and hide in the city the humans have built up!’ He said. How to get into that sturdy city is another matter.
“If you gather in the village, tell them not to think about anything else and to rest while warming up by the fire. If you’re not lucky, there will come a situation where resting is also your duty.”
I couldn’t confirm if he understood my words correctly, but he nodded without complaint and hurried back with the adventurers. By the time it looked as small as a little finger, I said, injecting additional magic power into Laika.
“I’m going to run over there and find some people. You understand what I mean?”
[I’ll come back if I spot people or get too far, and I’ll bark if I’m engaged! The owner blows a whistle!]
I’m very lucky to have a puppy that listens and behaves like a laptop that starts to return to full specifications when the charger is connected. Realizing that he didn’t even need an answer, Laika turned and ran at a speed that a normal dog would never be able to.
I also sped up a little this time and started running through the woods. When I returned from the Orc patrol, I grumbled inside that the snow had gone too quickly, but now it’s ironic that I only think that it’s so fortunate that it has gone.
In the fast-passing landscape, I was busy trying to figure out the terrain and find people to run, but I ran hard because it was better than the situation where the Orc scouts and adventurers collided while being lazy.
However, despite such efforts, it was Leica who found the adventurers first.
– Wow! wow!
“Fuck.”
In a state of engagement, of course.
I sincerely wanted to ask what the hell I could do to avoid even those stupid Orc patrols and get caught and have a fight, so I turned to the sound for the survival of the people who could answer my question. The sound echoed because they were in the forest, but since they were moving while tracking the direction Leica was moving, the distance began to close in an instant.
It wasn’t long before I found the adventurers fighting the orcs through the bare tree branches, screaming and swearing wildly.
“You fucking freaks!! Get out of here!”
The battle between the three orcs and the red, blue, and yellow-class adventurers was extremely unfavorable. The emperor was not at the level of fighting an orc in the first place, so he couldn’t do anything other than tremble behind him. In terms of pure strength, even if it was subtle, it was a wise choice, as it was comparable to wearing an aura.
As a result, in reality, the enemy adventurer was holding out against two orcs alone, and the blue class was also struggling with one orc. “Kwuik! Weak! Weak!
Weak! It’s a
fun battle! ”
Thanks to that, the Orcs, who were confident of victory, continued the battle without tension by provoking the adventurers in the common language of unreciprocated pronunciation. I felt very sorry for the adventurers who were tossed around by them, but I was so surprised that these idiots learned the common language of humans for the purpose of provocation, so I stopped walking for a moment.
Among the Orcs, I heard that those who have maintained the village for a long time and have fought against humans do such things. After all, those guys are different from the orcs around here.
-Peeeee!
I decided to put the surprise aside for a moment, and since that arrogant brat was really different, I first aimed at the head of the nearest guy and threw a needle. Then, despite the fact that the output was significantly lower than usual and ejected, a sharp burden was felt.
I didn’t blow it with the intention of blowing a hole in the orc’s head, but it was blown for the purpose of containment. I think I should refrain from using needles when I am in a bad condition.
“Queueek!!”
“Kkeik?!”
It was a bit of an uneasy start, but fortunately the needle was neatly lodged in one of the orc’s eyes. Due to the structure of their heads, both eyes could have been pierced in one shot, but I could see that they were holding on to only one eye as if they were weak. Who doesn’t think it’s a monster, the skeleton is solid.
“Kwuik! Inggan! Inggan again!”
The appearance is very intimidating. A wild boar with the same height as me, but with a protruding belly that looks solid.
It’s a visual that I don’t want to deal with just by standing there, but after being angry at the fact that my colleague was injured in an attack I tried with a ‘cowardly’ projectile, I showed a side that I didn’t want to deal with anymore.
The guy who was attacking an enemy adventurer with me had bloodshot eyes and started running towards me with an ax.
“Biggerpan Ingan! You’re hurting your comrades! The strong Orc Kakula Vashem gives it to you!”
I could feel the soles of my feet making a noise that reminded me of the weight of the huge body from the front, back, up and down, but I had to feel a sense of absurdity.
It’s good to have a comradeship, but the scene where my colleague, who was in pain while holding his face in an aggression, cleanly ignored the enemy level adventurer facing him and started getting stabbed in a row in a defenseless state, and charged. It was no different from a slap comedy.
“Kwuyik! Oh, it hurts!”
“Kwuik! I am Kakula Vasya!!”
Well… it doesn’t seem like that matters to an orc who has already lost his sight.
“It’s so stone-headed that it’s really beyond imagination.”
Still, they didn’t squirm in their language, they even talked about it, so I expected a little bit, but an orc was an orc. I drew my sword, feeling a strange displeasure at the orc who came running with a strong self-appeal.
It was time to create three good orcs that were not in the plan.