Chapter 197-200 (1/2)
Chapter 197 – Like a Slave, Like a King (1)
Crockta's group left the great forest They were in the territory of the orcs Although the forest was still thick, it wasn't as dangerous as the great forest area As they passed through the forest, animals like deer and rabbits stared at them
“A nostalgic landscape” Crockta muttered
This was the scenery he sahen he was on his way to Grant to defeat the n north, they would soon reach Orcrox
“It has been a long tiood” Zankus said Crockta laughed
“Don't be excited, we are going to war”
“That makes me more excited”
”Kulkul, !”
Both orcs expressed confidence in the following battle
“An incredible number of enemies will probably come”
“It doesn't matter If there are 10,000 people, hunt 10,000 people If there are one million people, hunt one million people”
”If the Gods come?”
Zankus smiled, “I will hunt a God”
An absurd remark! But they were Zankus, the hunter who penetrated the sun, and Crockta, the warrior who conquered the north and stopped the eant to say this Crockta and Zankus weren't bragging, but talking about their aspirations in the future war
”I see so dot” Tiyo shouted
As he said, there was soure could be seen from behind the bushes As they approached, the appearance became clearer
”This…?”
It was an elf But it wasn't an ordinary elf
“What the hell is this guy dot?”
”It isn't an ordinary elf”
”A little… No, the elf is very strange”
The elf, dressed in splendid clothing, was sitting on the rock and thinking about so hiure of the elf was clearly like Rodin's 'The Thinker!'
But unlike the naked sculpture, his outside was beautiful and colorful The silk and gold threads e appearance that didn't match the forest
”You over there” Crockta said as he approached But there was no answer
”Hey dot!” Tiyo shouted The elf didn't panic at the sudden yell He raised a hand fronal to keep quiet However, Tiyo couldn't
”What are you doing dot?”
”……”
”Hey? Can you hear me dot?”
The elf, who had his eyes closed, sighed and got up His clothing flowed doards “There are two kinds of people in the world A person who interferes with sohts, and a person who leaves them alone”
“Did we bother you dot?”
”I didn't say that But at the very least, I can't let it go” His quiet voice had an air of dignity They met an unusual person in the forest
“What happened?” Then the bushes rustled and one more person appeared An orc warrior He stood next to the elf and faced Crockta's group
”No, who are you?” The orc asked
“That is ant to ask dot!”
An orc stood beside an elf The combination of the luxuriously dressed elf and the orc warrior with the weapon was curious, like a nobleman and the servant who served him
The orc rolled his eyes and introduced hi this person A warrior”
“The elf?”
The elf didn't open his mouth The orc explained “We met in the forest I don't know his name”
”What is your relationshi+p dot? The coe”
“Your group is also strange but…” The orc shrugged “I a ago, there was an absurd divineattacked”
Crockta nodded “Yes We are on our way to meet the enemies of Orcrox”
”I ah inized by Hoyt and Tashaquil! I can't stay still”
Hoyt had become the warrior instructor after Lenox In other words, Arakunta was a warrior younger than Crockta
Crockta smiled warmly ”How brave! Truly an orc warrior, Arakunta!”
“Kulkulkul It is nothing, Senior!” Arakunta already noticed that Crockta was ato Orcrox because of that, and was surrounded by ogres when passing through the great forest It would be different if there was one, but there were too many for me”
Ogres were classified as so the creatures There weren't res, but they weren't the top predators because of their sre alone already reat warrior
Of course, Crockta's group were an exception because they had already gone beyond the normal level
“Then this elf saved me”
“This elf dot?”
”Yes He is a quiet person with res in an instant He followedto Orcrox I just took a few minutes to hunt”
Crockta's group looked at the elf There was so about hi unknown from him There was a sense of faaze that penetrated inside him before However, this was definitely the first time he saw the elf
Crockta stared at him and asked, ”Anyway, it is nice to meet you What is your name? I am Crockta As you can see, I am an orc warrior”
The reaction came from the side
”Crockta…!”
Arakunta's eyes widened Crockta was the envy of all nearriors The last person trained by legendary instructor Lenox, the apprentice warrior who grew up and quickly becaest orc His name was all over the continent In particular, the story that he attacked the imperial army alone and eventually destroyed it with his friends was heard in every ear
“Are you really the 'Northern Conqueror' and 'Empire's Deficit' Crockta?” Arakunta asked
“It is the first time I've heard of 'Empire's Deficit' but I am definitely the 'Northern Conqueror'”
”Ohh, Crockta! It is an honor to e and to shake hands Crockta laughed and accepted him “Then the people here…”
Arakunta looked at Tiyo and Anor in turn
“The famous two people who are alith Crockta…! No wonder why the coe!”
Tiyo and Anor pricked their ears Arakunta pointed at Anor with shaking shoulders and shouted
“Then this dark elf! You are the lord of the dead, 'Death's Ruler' Anor!”
“……!”
Anor looked aard He hadn't used his necro down to the continent Nevertheless, his reputation increased as he traveled with Crockta and such a great title ended up attached to him
“If so, this snome!”
“Hehet, yes, I anome dot!”
Tiyo shrugged
“Magic Bullets Berserker!”
“W-What dot?”
“When a battle is going on, there is a raic Bullets Berserker' Tiyo!”
Tiyo's mouth twisted He didn't seem to like the expression 'berserker'
Tiyo cleared his throat and said ”Hum hum Well, rather than that expression…merciless shooter…storm bombardment…”
But Arakunta had already turned away “These two I know, but Orc, what is your name? You look like a hunter”
He examined Zankus His tone was polite because he realized Zankus wasn't an ordinary hunter after seeing the huge bow “Is your name perhaps…”
Zankus shrugged at Arakunta, ”Zankus”
“Z-Z-Z-Zankus!”
Arakunta was thrilled as he looked at Crockta's group
”Crockta and his friends, as well as the legendary hunter who shot down the sun, 'Sun Killer' Zankus! That is a really huge arroill have no regrets, even if I die today!”
He shook like Zankus' arroas pointed at him
”Calreat of an orc”
“What are you talking about? Zankus and Crockta are legendary orcs I ends today!”
Arakunta's fussing continued
“Hrmm…”
Crockta ignored Arakunta and looked at the elf He hadn't heard the name of the elf yet
“Anyway, so what is your name?”
”Name…I can't tell you my name” The elf replied
Crockta raised his eyebrows
“What an expensive person”
“We aren't going to stay together long, so there is no need to know my name”
“I see Are you going to Orcrox?”
”No”
“Then where?”
”I' anywhere”
His words were like a zen riddle
”Then?”
“Until when is the right question I alk until I find the answer”
”Umm…”
“If you are heading to Orcrox, we should go together”
The elf wanted to join Crockta's group
This elf had a strange head His clothing wasn't that of a warrior, but he was a res There were plenty ofresearch The elf probably belonged in that category
”Crockta! Let's go to Orcrox together!” Arakunta’s eyes shone as he exclaimed
Crockta looked back at his party Everybody shrugged
“Well…there is no reason to reject dot”
“It doesn’t matter”
”Huhu, I will show you my skills dot!”
Thus, Crockta was accompanied by the novice warrior Arakunta and the unidentified elf
Aklan's expedition was cruising A few unexpected places declined but it was heading in a positive direction
The number of volunteers increased as the faithful and tehts anted to build merits also joined the expedition There were too many people, so he had to divide the command
“The Blacksmith Company declined the deal,” Aklan said as he marched beside Adandator
They were near Arnin, the city of elves
“Why?”
“It is the result of thethey called”
“It is about trust The orcs”
Aklan scratched his head ”Well, it isn't a big deal We can find another company before the battle There is time Ask the Thoht in front of Orcrox”
”You should find out h the air “There are s Who knoill happen in the future Don’t you know? Perhaps Crockta has a relationshi+p with Thompson”
”……”
Aklan iined it It seemed possible
As he organized the expedition and moved across the continent, he had to face Crockta's trail In fact, Aklan didn't knowin the south, the Gods had whispered 'Northern Conqueror' and he was 'E the empire That was all he knew
However, Crockta had many achievements outside the south The people praised hi with the gray God
”If that is the case…”
“Don't worry about it”
Someone said from behind him
It was one of the nobles who joined the expedition He ruled a s because of faith, he wanted to increase his reputation and earn some of the profit from this expedition
”Peros”
“Anail has a very dangerous man”
”Dangerous man?”
“He rules the underworld there A hout the continent The king of the back alleys” He sht hi of Anail I did soh I'll ask hi the deal”
“He is a criminal”
“Of course, the worst villain and cold-blooded But in this case, a villain is the strongest ally Thompson can't resist him”
Aklan fell silent While it would be better if the deal with the Tho to hold hands with a criminal
Adandator asked instead of Aklan ”What is his name?”
“Derek”
”I've heard it somewhere before Then, please ask”
”Please leave it to er down It will be a quick horse”
A cooperation with Derek was established Aklan declared, “But we are are an expedition that follows the Gods' will Holding hands with such a person…”
“You are a very stiff person”
Peros frowned Adandator also winked at him
”Everybody…”
Aklan sighed, ”Do you think so as well?”
Aklan looked back at the arathered on hi with them The nobles and commanders, as well as Aklan and Adandator They nodded as he listened to the conversation
“If there is light, shadows have to exist Please leave it to us this time”
“We need to be as prepared as possible The orcs are tough opponents”
“There is a secular way of life We need to use everything possible:
Even the priests of the other temples closed their eyes It was unspoken consent He couldn't go against the ain felt nervous about the expedition There was an anxiety that kept stabbing at his stomach
Yes, it was present since Maillard
'All of them admire Crockta'
It was the same at Chesswood
'Listen carefully, Crockta is our hero!'
He once again deeply sighed
”…I understand”
Peros gave an order to his deputy, who headed to the rear Within a short tier rose away from the army Aklan felt heavier with every step He wanted to stop this But, he didn't stop Nu behind Aklan Now he couldn't stop
He moved forward like he was pushed Adandator, Peros, the other nobles ere shoulder-to-shoulder with hiht in their wave The momentum of the crowd didn't stop He couldn't tell whether he was leading the pushed by them
Praise the Orc:
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Chapter 198 – Like a Slave, Like a King (2)
“What are you thinking about?” asked Crockta
The furrowed lines on the elf's face didn't disappear as he continued si Yet he kept looking at Crockta, Zankus, and Arakunta, as if he were observing them
Crockta felt a ist
“I don't knohat it is, but I ht be able to help”
The elf stared at Crockta with an intense gaze However, his ansas a refusal ”No, it is a problem that I have to answer”
“Then please stop Do you have to look at us to find the answer?”
The elf nodded in agreeht”
”Then what's the problem? I feel worried when you look at us”
”I can't tell you”
“Ohh, how frustrating!”
Arakunta laughed as he watched both of them “He's a person with many secrets Still, he isn't a bad person so calm down”
Crockta nodded as he chewed on meat ”I understand By the way…”
They were eating the venison that Zankus hunted and Tiyo cooked Their speed was a little slower after Arakunta and the elf joined, but they were steadily heading towards Orcrox They would arrive soon
“Setting aside the elf friend for nohat's that noise?”
“Isn't it so by dot?
”They see”
Zankus chewed on the venison and said, ”Sounds like bandits”
They were talking about a rustling bush While Crockta's group was eating, the bushes roup of hu around, but it was iroup They all knew about the approach of the humans and kept quiet
”Y-You noticed quickly!”
“But that doesn’t change anything, Orcs!”
The hu the same equipment: leather armor, a sword, and a shi+eld Their posture was poor, but their willpoas good
”In the name of the Gods!”
“Punish the orcs!”
They rushed forward Crockta's group exchanged glances, as if passing on the burden, before eventually settling on Crockta Crockta couldn't hold up against their heavy gazes and stood up with New Slayer in hand
”Annoying”
Crockta stepped forward and wielded the sword The wind blew The enemies were pushed away by the wind pressure and fell
“Hup!”
”What?”
Theirdance They couldn't come any closer and stared at Crockta The fallen people raised their bodies Their weapons trembled
”What strength…!”
They grabbed their necklaces and prayed to their God The group wasn'tthe orcs Apart fro orcs However, they found the wrong opponents
“Follow the divine e! For the God of war!”
“We shall shed blood for the Goddess of mercy!”
”For the divine e!”
They rushed towards Crockta's group again However, Crockta broke all their weapons using New Slayer As soon as the greatsword hit it, the shi+elds fleay from the shock They weren't his opponents
“Do you still want to continue?”
Crockta headed towards the fallen huled as the shadow approached Crockta smiled and placed his foot on the chest of one person, who let out a moan
“Yes, the Gods want to kill us?”
“Kuock…that's right The Goddess of mercy, no one else, said that! Hoicked must you be for the Goddess of mercy and compassion to want to kill you! For the Goddess!”
They wielded their weapons again but were forced to drop them due to Crockta
”Keeeok…”
”The Gods…”
Crockta shrugged and asked, “Have you ever wondered about the Gods you are following?”
”What nonsense is this…?”
“I will let you know They aren't perfect They lie as we do and deceive others for their own benefit”
Crockta knew about the divine e So he knew that the Gods weren't absolutely omnipotent The Gods believed that Crockta and the orcs were colluding with the grey God This was false Crockta had rey God But they were closer to enemies than allies
The situation was ridiculous in Crockta's eyes, so he thought that the people who believed in the divine e were pitiful
“We aren't conspiring with the grey God”
“What nonsense are you saying?”
”We have no intention of causing a war”
“Shut up! We will get rid of you!”
“I see”
The hu to Crockta's words Was it because Crockta was pointing a sword at theh? Crockta lifted New Slayer to confirm it He moved the blade
”W-Wait a minute…”
The greatsword slowly fell down The struggling ht the blade with his hand He couldn't wrap his hand around New Slayer's huge blade
”Kuooooh…”
He also couldn't beat Crockta's strength He closed his eyes as the blade of the sword pointed at his neck
“W-Wait a minute…!”
“I’rinned
The man shouted as it was about to touch him, ”S-Spare me!”
The blade stopped
“Spare you?”
”Y-Yes Stop for a second…”
“Didn't you say you wanted to kill me and the orcs?”
”I lost I aded frohtly closed eyes “I surrender! Spare me!”
His hands shook while holding onto the blade and he shouted
“Do the rest of you have the sahts?”
Crockta looked around at the believers Their breathing was rough as they watched Crockta and the man Then they nodded Crockta pulled New Slayer away
”Understood”
The ot up quickly and stood with his party They all looked at Crockta
Crockta declared, ”Throay your weapons”
They exchanged looks before slowly dropping their weapons The spears, swords, shi+elds, etc were all dropped
”And…” Crockta placed New Slayer on his shoulder ”Get out of here The scared humans started to run away
Crockta ad to the party His face was calm because it was a natural victory
“Daring to go against Crockta… humans are so stupid!”
Arakunta was delighted after seeing their hed as he sat back down and picked up the venison It hadn't cooled down yet
”Hey” At that tio?”
Crockta chewed on the venison and replied
”Why?”
“They will co away They will join the expedition or attack the other orcs”
Crockta nodded “I guess so”
“Then why did you leave them alive?”
”That…” Crockta laughed He sed the venison and said “It is a good day”
“What are you talking about?”
“The sunshi+ne is good and the wind is cool, so I let thee, and haven't sinned”
”……”
”In addition, a warrior doesn't attack unarmed people!”
The lines on the elf's face thickened further “Are you serious?”
“I' I want to say”
“What is it?”
“I don’t knohat you are so worried about Anyway, all of us will die someday Life is short so we should just focus on the present” Crockta grinned “You are alive right now”
The elf's eyes widened at Crockta's words At the same time, the wrinkles on his brow disappeared His face was like a pure and bright elf youth He looked at Crockta quietly before the lines reappeared But there was a slight smile on his face
”I see Yes, that is your greeting” He muttered
Crockta's group started ain Now Crockta knew the terrain Orcrox was around the corner
Anail's king of the underworld No one could go against him It didn't mean he terrorized the citizens However, he penetrated into people's psychology and deliberately seduced them into a contract If they cheated and broke the contract, a pain worse than death waited
That was his way As such, he also kept his promises
“Thompson” Then he slowly called the opponent's name The opponent's face was distorted with pain ”Your answer?”
”……”
“It will just get worse…” Anail's king teased A pained ed from Thompson's mouth
”Ugh!”
The rinned, “It would be easier if you listened to me”
Thoh”
“You don't seem to know your situation”
Theout in the sealed room Thompson's body shook as he closed his eyes He didn't expect this man to be like this He had been silent, only to suddenly push the blade towards Thompson Thompson tried to resist as much as possible, but it couldn't be helped
He visualized ain
Then he cried out, ”Stop”
“Now give up”
”Stop I understand”
The hed, “People are fun You know the result yet still want to challenge it Continue and continue In the vain belief that one day you in”
”……”
”It is human weakness Thompson”
Thompson couldn't resist anymore and shouted, “Ah, don't imitate that bastard's tone!”
Theall of a sudden, Brother?”
”That's it You cheated! That's right!” Thompson pointed at the chessboard located between them “You were a novice before the bet, yet your skills suddenly i in chess?”
“Oh, I didn't study Brother, there is no need to be angry I don't study but ot better after a few matches Brother's mind is too stiff!”
”Eek…!” Tho ”Pant, pant Ah, shi+t”
The ame is over Then, I will enforce the contract…”
”Don't follow Derek!”
“What’s wrong with that?” The man whistled “He has already died”
Jereht, Kids?”
The bigthe chess match, bowed their heads and shouted
”That's right! Brother!”
”That's correct!”
”Dead!”
“Brother killed him!”
Jereht”
Thompson shook his head at the scene “Derek didn't do this but…”
“This fits hed “Doesn't the expedition want you to sell supplies to them?”
“Ah, there was so like that”
“Are you going to sell it?”
”What?”