Chapter 192-194 (1/2)
Chapter 192 – The Swamp (1)
The thunderbird took Crockta's party on her back in return for their help She flew a considerable distance, saving them a lot of time However, she landed once she reached a certain area
”Can't you fly a bit more dot?”
However, the thunderbird shook her head The thunderbird raised her beak and pointed to the front, letting out a loud cry
“What is she saying dot?”
“There seeerous,”said Zankus Because he was a hunter, he had the ability to decipher theof anio back”
“What dot?”
They looked at the great forest in front of thereat forest that blocked the sun, but the area in front of them seemed more than that The air was damp and sticky
“Once we pass through here, ill be in front of Orcrox,” Zankus said to Crockta, Tiyo and Anor “Going around will take a while What do you want to do?”
The answer had already been set
“Of course, go straight through”
”Don't go back dot!”
Anor tried to expression his opinion about going around However, the bone sparrow riding on Anor's head replied instead
'Chirpppppppp…!'
Anor gazed at the bone sparroith ah the flapping of its wings, as if it were already assimilated with Crockta and Tiyo
“This guy is better than Anor dot! Let's go, Sparrow!”
'Chirpppppppp…!'
The thunderbird lightly waved her wings at theoodbye The thunderbird showed intiroup They stroked the thunderbird's beak and feathers, pledging to ain
”Thunderbird Live happily with your children dot”
”Kkiiik…”
The thunderbird noddedThen she slowly started to fly upwards The flapping of the thunderbird's wings caused gusts of wind to appear However, it wasn't a rough blast like when she fought It was a cool, gentle wind that pushed at their backs The thunderbird spread her beautiful dark blue wings She cried loudly before returning to her nest
Crockta's group waved at the thunderbird
“Then it is time to enter dot”
They turned at Tiyo's words A glooround et, like it was a swamp
”Be careful”
Zankus lowered his posture and loaded an arrow Crockta's group looked into the dark forest at his sudden action Was there so there? Zankus fired the arrow The arrow penetrated through the air and struck so in the darkness of the forest
”Kieeeeeeek!”
A terrible screa in the bushes was bleeding froed with the surrounding area, but it beca hit by Zankus' arrow
“There was soht at the entrance”
The snake wriggled and revealed itself It was huge The monster was a size that seeroup wasn't easy Tiyo nodded and pulled out General
“Good dot I can ood for the body dot!”
Anor was confused “Snakes are good for the body?”
“Indeed dot! Great dot!”
”How is it good?”
“That…good…I have no way to explain it dot…”
Thus, they entered the swareat forest
The paladin of the war God, Aklan prayed as he looked at the volunteers
“Everything is going according to the will of the God of war”
Once the divine athered to obey the Gods' will Many also joined the army in hopes of honor and rewards nobles anted to consolidate their positions also participated
Noas ti went up It was the flag of all the Gods in the empire The expedition members prayed to the Gods they believed in
”Depart”
The horn blew again The troops er than the empire's fixed army In the future, ressed From the empire in the south to Orcrox in the north-west, the expedition would sobll in size as more people joined
Adandator spoke to Aklan, “We need supplies for all these people”
”Yes I have requested cooperation from the Blacksmith Company”
The expedition had already requested the support of the top merchant company on the continent, the Blacksmith Company
“We have plenty ofnetwork”
”Good”
“First of all, let's go to Maillard and negotiate further”
They were heading towards Maillard They would pass countless cities on the way to Orcrox The expedition would becoh those cities
Aklan looked around An endless crowd followed him
”The Free Cities Alliance has refused to participate Stupid fellows The rejection of all the temples on the continent will catch their ankles in the future”
Maillard was unable to hide their confusion
Suddenly, a large expedition ar them to join
It was a well-known fact that a divine e had been sent down However, Maillard didn't plan to provide support on a city scale They separated the work of the temple from the work of the city The citizens themselves followed different Gods and faith was left as a personal freedo for their help
“All Gods are watching, including the world tree of the elves,” Aklan declared
All of Maillard's senators thought about it They invited Aklan to the congress in order to listen to his story and make a decision
“Paladin Aklan” Maillard's et is Crockta and the orcs, right?”
”Yes, they are using forbidden power If we leave it alone, the entire continent will be ingrave danger”
”Grave danger…”
Another senator sitting around the platform asked Aklan
“What evidence?”
”Evidence?”
“What is the evidence that Crockta and the orcs are using a forbidden power?”
”It is a divine et rid of them, and as I continued to pray to the God of war, I truly believe that they are very dangerous”
”The God of war is originally a God who promotes war…hasn't this happened before? The huht”
The God of as soh his believers It was said that he directly reaped dead souls from the battlefield There had been trouble between hu war, but ht and died It became known that the God of as behind it, and the temple of the war God was criticized for a while
“Encouraging war…”
Everyone thought that Aklan would be angry But Aklan was calm
“If you think so, please consider the other Gods It isn't just the war God All of the Gods are saying this Isn’t that right? Maillard has a temple so I'm sure that you know already That alone is evidence”
“Hrmm…”
The senator touched his chin
Aklan looked around There were around 30 people in the not very large space looking at him Most of them were elves and humans They represented citizens from all walks of life in Maillard It was entirely different froht be others who considered it as good, but Aklan considered it inefficient since the decision- delayed because of it
Aklan threw out one , “Of course, it isn't just a matter of faith Crockta and the orcs are public ene them will be fairly divided Don’t worry about that”
”……”
“The price won't be small”
Suddenly, Aklan felt a strange at process However, based on their expressions, it seemed like they wanted to refuse it What was the reason for their refusal?
“Paladin Aklan I've heard your words well” The mayor spoke to clean up the situation ”Do you know about Maillard?”
”I don't know”
“I see…” The roup called the Rehabilitation Brothers?”
It was the first time he heard such a silly name
“This is the first time”
“Then I will explain The Rehabilitation Brothers are a volunteer group in Maillard They suddenly appeared one day, helping the poor and sick without any costs If there are any criuards They dedicated themselves to Maillard”
Aklan nodded, ”They are excellent people”
”I agree As ed “This volunteer group originated from Crockta”
”Huh?”
“The three leaders of the Rehabilitation Brothers are ex-convicts who had been healed by Crockta In the old days, they were very bad people who hurt security However, they were born again as newCrockta In addition, there are several orcgood work out to respect for Crockta”
Aklan's eyes widened It was a fact he hadn't known at all Crockta conquered the north and then ca warrior No further information was available
”Now the Rehabilitation Brothers are a symbol of Maillard Thanks to thehbors and the city is beco a better place to live”
The silent senators nodded and began to open their lives
“The children in the slu to school”
”The beggars in the city are gone”
“The fountain square is full and the water is overflowing When people throw a coin into the fountain, the temple collects it and helps those who are in need”
“The crime rate has plummeted sharply”
”There was a Rehabilitation Brothers lad that he was a cursed person”
Aklan realized These people weren't hostile to Crockta and the orcs No, they liked them
The , “I explained this so that you would know We in Maillard h the votes of the senators Your request will be accepted if a ree Then I will start”
The mayor rose from his seat
“Distinguishedfor Maillard's participation and support For iven to you I believe you would've read all of it All those in favor, please raise your hands”
He called for people to raise their hands The mayor looked around at the senators Three people had raised their hands They had devout expression on their facesHowever, the re at Aklan with firm expressions
”Three people Any more? Three people Three people are in favor”
The ain, “If you are opposed to this motion, please raise your hands”
There was no need to count Everyone save for three people raised their hands Aklan dropped his head, unable to withstand their gazes
Thethe number of votes, “The proposal has been rejected Maillard is a city that guarantees civil freedo for the expedition if that is what they want You may recruit volunteers from Maillard, but Maillard won't support the expedition at a city level”
The senators clapped As he listened to the applause that sounded close to booing, Aklan barely ed to open his mouth in reply, ”I understand, thank you for your consideration”
Thus, he had to turn around He tried to recruit volunteers from the square, but none of the Maillard citizens joined the expedition Rather, he only received the glares of the citizens The heavy steps of the expedition troops headed for the next city, after not gaining anything in Maillard
Aklan exaes and towns, there was a place equal to Maillard
“Let’s go here The scale is quite big We will try again there Most of the residents are humans There will definitely be results there”
”What place is it?”
“A place called Chesswood”
Praise the Orc:
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Chapter 193 – The Swamp (2)
The snake that was hit by Zankus' arrow disappeared into the swamp forest Only a red blood stain reazed at the place where the snake disappeared and then looked at each other It was a hu
”Should we continue dot?”
“Where else should we go?”
“Call back the thunderbird…”
'Chirpppppppp…!'
”……”
Crockta cleared his throat and stepped forward first He realized it when he took the first step His boots sank down a little bit It was slippery
“We can walk” He stepped into the forest with all his weight “It feels bad”
The air was humid It felt like poisonous insects would appear out of nowhere Crockta walked a few steps and waved his hand He watched the place where the snake was hiding The serpent's blood re corroded away It was an awful poison
”The serpent” Crockta looked back at the party and said, “Let's pass through it quickly Be careful”
However, their expressions weren't bright Rather, they seemed surprised Tiyo pointed to Crockta with his ed and said, ”What? Is everybody scared? Only this much…”
Dduk
Suddenly, so fell on his shoulders Crockta raised his head
Shaaaah-!
A giant snake'sfrosCrockta was so surprised that he couldn't radually approached Poison dripped fros Crockta couldn't express his surprise but instinctively swung his sword
“Waaahhhhhhhh!”
The moment he wielded New Slayer,
Shaaaah!
The snake was frightened and twisted its head but it ended up slashed in half Crockta hurriedly avoided it, but it was inevitable that some blood touched his body Pain radiated from where the poisonous blood had hit
Crockta hurriedly rushed away fro snake He touched his shoulder The skin was melted due to the poisonous liquid The poison continued to cause pain His face distorted
”Kuk, this snake bastard…”
Pain and anger juain and again The snake was eventually cut into dozens of pieces
”Pant, pant”
Crockta took deep breaths Tiyo carefully approached and asked, “A-are you okay dot…?”
”The place where the poison touched it a little painful”
”Poison? I have no knowledge about poison dot”
Zankus spoke, ”Show me your shoulders”
A hunter probably knew about different types of serpents He looked at both the snake's body and Crockta's shoulder before pulling so out
“Oh, is there an antidote dot?”
“It isn't an antidote but any experienced hunter would know…”
It was a potion
”Potions are the best”
Zankus sprinkled the potion on Crockta's shoulder Then the pain began Potions were truly the best against poison
”Indeed, potions are the best”
“It is a good idea to buy a lot when there is a discount'
“I will remember that”
Crockta sprinkled potions on every painful spot on his body
“Anyway, it isn't easy” Zankus looked at the forest and said There were two huge snakes fro In addition, they had terrible poison It would be dangerous However, nobody said to go back
”Break through the front That is our way dot”
Tiyo lifted General in a ready stance and moved forward Crockta, Zankus, and Anor followed After entering the swaed The anie insects and plants that they saw for the first time
“This is a reat forest”
The dangers in this sent beyond the level of being threatened by ogres It wasn't a physical threat, but the insects and unknown ecology weren't so theres
“Be careful…”
Tiyo and Crockta took the lead, Anor was in the azed at the shaded forest and walked carefully The rabbed at their feet with every step
“Crockta, to the right!”
All of a sudden, Zankus shouted Crockta iht
”Kuaaaang!”
This time, it was a leopard Patterns covered its entire body Once the surprise attack failed, the leopard landed on the ground and gazed at Crockta
“A leopard is attacking me”
Crockta laughed He was a friend of the great tiger Si of the forest
“Get lost Then I will spare your life”
Perhaps it felt the terrible pressure co from Crockta, but the leopard started to flee It was at thatsee and fat body entwined around the leopard in a flash
It was a snake The leopard was unable to resist and became the snake's prey The snake bit the leopard and then looked at Crockta's group Crockta's mouth twisted as he lifted New Slayer The snake realized it couldn't afford to go against them and turned away The leopard's dead body disappeared so with the snake
”This is a really dangerous place”
A place where caed enemies awaited their prey That was this place, the swamp
“Wait athem to shut up “From the snake who just left…”
Before Anor could finish speaking, the sparrow on his head flew to a certain place It was the direction that the snake had disappeared in
“What dot? Did you send it?”
”No It isat will”
”What dot?”
“Well, I can feel so from the direction that the snake left in” Anor looked in that direction with a deter there I don't know exactly what”
“It is soeon or artifact”
Zankus nodded Tiyo shouted
“Okay, then we should go there dot!”
“I wonder ill happen”
“Kulkulkul, it is a new adventure”
Anor was baffled, “No, I erous…”
”Anor! Let's go dot! Lead the way!”
”I was saying be careful and don't go…”
“Guide us dot!”
They went through the swaround; his hunter's eyes found signs of snakes inin the direction that Anor felt the power
”What will it be dot? Perhaps you are just i it?”
”No There is definitely so”
Crockta looked around In fact, he also felt so It hadn't woken up in a while The guy inside was still asleep, but the belt was dragging hi It felt like he was being pulled There was a feeling that soht be on the other end
“There”
And there really was so
A stone pyrareeted them It was covered with moss and bushes, but it was definitely a pyrained The snake they pursued was also near the pyra around the pyramid
“Therean interested smiled “The entrance is there Is it locked?”
There was a doorway under the pyraed glances and approached The snakes realized there were intruders and raised their heads Their forked tongues hissed at Crockta's group