Praise the Orc! Chapter 49:
Chapter 49 – Fallen God
Gordon got off his wagon .
It was incomprehensible . He knew that Chesswood was a beautiful village .
“What is all this…?”
The settlers he picked up also looked around in bewilderment . This wasn’t the Chesswood that they had decided to move to . The area was burned to the ground and in ruins . There were bodies all over the place . The father covered his children’s eyes and sent them back to the luggage compartment with his wife .
“Oh my **** . What is going on…?”
“It is like it seems . ”
The father’s attitude had become cautious ever since he witnessed Gordon killing the attackers . He asked, “I’m sorry but… Can you take us a little further?”
They had decided to settle on Dandelion Village, but they had relatives living in the other villages of Chesswood . However, there were ruins everywhere . It was so confusing that they didn’t even know how to respond . First, they had to go to the other villages in Chesswood to figure out what was going on .
“What the **** is going on…?”
“Wait a bit . ”
Gordon’s ears heard something, his keen senses picking up the noise of a battlefield in the distance . His eyes were cold . It was in the direction of Edelweiss Village in the center of Chesswood . Gordon placed a hand on the hilt of his sword .
“……?”
The father became nervous about Gordon’s sword . Gordon raised both hands and laughed .
“Haha . Please wait here . I will go ahead and see what is going on . If there is an incident…”
“Yes…”
“Don’t worry . I will just go and see the situation . ” Gordon untied one of the four horses pulling the wagon . After putting on a saddle, he got on the horse . “Rest in the wagon . I’ll be back quickly . ”
“Yes . Thank you . ”
Gordon moved . First of all, he headed to an inn located on the outskirts of Azalea Village . It was where Rachel was, but her inn had already been razed into the ground . Among the broken buildings, unidentified bodies were scattered .
“……”
She wasn’t his lover . They were closer than friends, but it wasn’t an intimate relationship . However, he couldn’t see that bright smile anymore .
Gordon continued onwards . His keen hearing continued to grasp the noise of the distant battlefield . He kicked the horse and started running again . He passed Chrysanthemum Village beyond Dandelion Village . It was also in ruins .
Beyond Chrysanthemum Village was Myrtle Village . All ruins .
Then he witnessed the fighting of the army that was trying to penetrate Edelweiss . War . It was a mess of death and killing . Gordon saw the white stars on the foreheads of the invaders and was able to understand everything .
Gordon’s finger stroked the handle of his sword . They didn’t know anything . He got off his horse and tied it up in a safe place . The horse was scared by the noise from the battlefield . He swept the horse’s man away and placed his forehead against its brow .
“Wait here quietly . I’ll be back . ”
The horse looked at Gordon, who in turn tapped its cheek .
“Don’t worry . ”
Then he headed to the front lines . The residents of Elder Lord were fleeing from the users . Gordon approached a user and stabbed him in the neck . No one noticed Gordon’s presence . The user gradually changed into white particles .
“But I’ve realized . I had already found the things I was looking for…”
He suddenly heard a song . Gordon raised his head . He discovered a man holding a spear . The man was **** all over as he blocked the users . He smiled when he saw the residents running away . As if he was the patron saint of this place, he stopped the enemies .
The man continued singing . Gordon realized that the man was determined to die . He had the eyes of a person who had abandoned life . A lot of things must’ve happened in order for a human to neglect living . Nobody could judge the stories that must be woven around that man .
The invaders here wouldn’t have consideration for such things . Gordon cut down users as he walked over to the man . He noticed the enemy behind him . Gordon’s blade pierced the user’s neck .
“Keooo…”
“You can’t see it…”
Gordon’s blade was like light itself . However, there was still a thick line between him and the man with the spear . Despite Gordon’s efforts, the man was stabbed in the abdomen .
The song that he was singing stopped . What were the lyrics was he trying to sing?
Another life experienced an irreversible death . It was a sad day . Gordon looked up at the sky .
If a child pulled the trigger, it wasn’t the fault of the child, but the fault of the adult . The adult who placed the gun in the child’s hand, without explaining anything . He could understand it in his head .
But what about the child’s punishment? The bullet fired from the gun had taken someone’s life .
[Your assimilation rate has risen . ]
[Assimilation rate has reached the limit set . ]
[Current assimilation rate: 89%]
Gordon wielded his sword . A dazzling darkness covered the battlefield .
“……!”
The front line was broken . The surrounding area had been cut in the shape of a fan .
A massacre committed by a cold soldier . The battlefield became quiet . Gordon walked steadily . Now all eyes on the battlefield were looking at Gordon . Their faces were shocked, like they didn’t understand what had happened .
Some strong players blocked Gordon . They were breathing nervously and seemed tense as they spoke to each other .
“Appearing suddenly like this . What is your name and class?”
“Where did this guy…”
The strongest person among them spoke, “Pincer attack . Do it slowly . ”
“Yes Brother . ”
“Brother is a ranker as well . We can win . ”
The fiver users, including the ranker, surrounded Gordon . Every one of them seemed to have a high level . Gordon laughed . Then he wielded his sword again .
The world stopped . His blade moved slowly, but the opponents failed to avoid it . This moment seemed to last forever to the enemy . Gordon’s sword broke the laws of the world and swept over the enemies . It was a sword that cut the space and converged on the enemy .
Slowly . Carefully . The blade met skin . Five heads simultaneously flew through the air .
“……!”
The moment the fifth head was completely separated from the body, the world returned to its original state . Fountains of blood rose from five necks at the same time .
Everyone was shocked . The ranker and powerhouses that they were so proud of had fallen at the same time . They couldn’t even see what had happened . The bodies turned into white particles . Gordon went forward . The enemies retreated .
The brand on their forehead was stinging . The brand whispered to him .
……
……
That desolate voice . Gordon smiled as he killed another person .
It was unfair . They didn’t know anything about the curse of the stars as they casually went around committing terrible sins . He would stab their ignorant selves with this sword .
***
Crockta ran towards the northeast front . It was Blackmore’s battlefield .
In the other battlefields, armed forces had appeared like a miracle and created victory . However, Blackmore’s battlefield was the only one where they received news that the residents were retreating . Crockta achieved the first victory and headed to the northeast front .
“……!”
But the only thing visible was bodies . Both allies and enemies were dead . There was only one person standing .
“…You?”
Crockta approached him . The man had his head bowed while covered in blood and flesh . Crockta’s heart pounded . He felt an unknown feeling without knowing why . It felt like he was familiar with this person .
The man raised his head .
“……”
The man met Crockta’s gaze .
“You?” Crockta asked . The man’s eyes widened slightly and he scrutinized Crockta . He stopped at the bandana covering Crockta’s forehead .
The man asked a question instead of answering, “What is your name?”
Crockta realized that this man was the one who killed all the enemies here . He was able to tell just by meeting the man’s eyes .
“Crockta . ”
“Crockta…”
The man looked at the sky again . He seemed to be thinking about something . Then he laughed . “I can never know this world . ”
“What?”
“How long has it been since you started Elder Lord?”
“……”
This was the first time that Crockta realized that the man was a user . Crockta watched him with wide eyes . The man was still smiling . “Around three months…”
“What about this place?”
“Not even five days . ”
“Did you…”
Suddenly, Crockta saw a familiar face behind the man . Blackmore, now a cold body lying in the middle of the battlefield . Crockta rushed over .
“Blackmore…!”
His abdomen was pierced, but his face looked serene . There was an unknown smile on his face .
“Blackmore…”
His heart was pained . No matter what he used to be, Crockta thought of him as a man who loved both his songs and his hometown . He was a minstrel who admired Crockta’s song and recorded his inspiration .
“You are sad because he is dead,” the man said from behind . “Even though he is a NPC?”
Crockta turned to him . The man wasn’t laughing or ridiculing him . He had a lonely smile on his face . Crockta replied, “Any death on the battlefield is sad . ”
“……”
Crockta was well aware of this . Whether they were an enemy or ally, all deaths caused sadness in someone .
He saw the residents and orcs running over in the distance . The battle seemed to be completely finished . Ingram and Jeremy’s face also appeared . All of them had won . Only Blackmore remained here as a cold body .
It would have been nice if he had lived to the end . Together, they could sing and celebrate the victory . It was also possible to create new songs together . Crockta suppressed his sorrow and got up .
The man said, “Crockta, listen . ”
“……?”
“There is the Temple of the Fallen God in the north . ”
What was he saying? Crockta looked at the man . The man still had an unknown smile on his face .
“If all these deaths are truly sad…” He turned around . “Go to the Temple of the Fallen God . ”
“What…”
Crockta tried to grab him but he was already walking away .
“……!”
The space seemed to fold and he suddenly appeared in a distant place . Crockta gazed grimly after him . He didn’t even know the man’s name .
“Temple of the Fallen God…?” Crockta muttered . But there was no time to think about it any further . Jeremy and Ingram were running towards Crockta .
“Brother! You’re safe!” Jeremy stood beside Crockta and fell silent as he discovered Blackmore’s body .
“……”
Ingram walked up to Blackmore . He kneeled down and stroked Blackmore’s cheeks with wet eyes . His hands rose to cover his eyes . Blackmore and countless other residents had died . Everybody grabbed the body of someone they knew and sobbed uncontrollably . The battlefield, Chesswood was filled with grief .
It was a sad war . They had won the war, but the sorrow was all theirs .