Praise the Orc! Chapter 101:
Chapter 101 – How to Become a Magician (1)
“Oh, Crockta . You are late this time . ”
Once Crockta returned, Tiyo and Anor were playing cards at the inn introduced by Radet . This was where Crockta had last ended the connection .
Crockta had returned to the Temple of the Fallen God after meeting the gray **** . Paimon had disappeared and the Temple of the Fallen God was empty . Crockta returned to their accommodations and closed the connection . Then he didn’t connect for two days .
Tiyo already knew that he was cursed by the stars . He didn’t show many signs of caring and just explained to Anor, “I thought something had happened . ”
He didn’t connect for a long time . According to Elder Lord time, they would’ve been waiting for a few days .
Crockta approached them silently . Tiyo and Anor raised their heads .
Tiyo had a small face but inside he was a macho man . He was a trustworthy companion . Crockta looked at his face again . A cute face, delicate eyebrows, and large eyes . Sometimes his eyes would become wild with rage, but he had the nervous charm of a young boy .
The features made a strange expression as Tiyo looked at Crockta . His hair stood up . The sunlight revealed his pale skin . Tiyo’s nose wrinkled . The sophisticated wrinkles and facial expressions .
He was really alive .
This time he looked at Anor . His stubbed ears were healed, but they still looked ugly . However, he uncovered his ears without hesitation as he looked up at Crockta . The dark elf’s distinctive tanned skin and eyes that were always measuring the mood of others, along with the soft lips that spat out curses .
As Crockta continued to look at him, Anor flushed and avoided his eyes . Crockta started laughing .
The sunlight coming through the window revealed the dust floating in the air . Crockta looked at the landscape and nodded . This was Elder Lord, another world where many beings lived .
Crockta hugged Tiyo and Anor .
“What are you doing dot?!”
“W-What is going on?”
Crockta didn’t answer .
These people . This world . It was all real .
“Tiyo . ”
“What dot?”
“Anor . ”
“Yes . ”
Crockta held them within his strong arms . “Don’t die . ”
Tiyo laughed at his words . “Crockta, you haven’t seen us for a while and you are suddenly talking like a girl . ”
“I’ll raise you if you die . ”
Crockta released them and asked, “What should we do now?”
Tiyo and Anor were walking the same road as Crockta . While he was away, they would’ve calculated a plan . He could believe in their decisions .
“Go to Spinoa dot . ”
“Spinoa? Not the frontlines?”
He heard that the frontlines for the war had already opened and that a battle was occurring at the boundary of the dark elf area .
“The leader of the dark elves wants to see us . ”
“Leader . ”
Although the leader didn’t reign as a king, Crockta heard that most of the important decisions associated with the destiny of the dark elves were made by him . Normally Tiyo’s character meant that he would try to fight against the Great Clan straight away instead of going to a meeting .
“Radet talked to Tiyo . The dark elves can’t be ignored . ”
“What a snitch dot!”
“Is that so? Ahahat . Radet said that the dark elves aren’t that weak, so go to Spinoa . ”
Crockta nodded . Orcs were large and heavy, but dark elves had their own advantages . In particular, they were much scarier than orcs when it came to siege warfare . Their innate eyesight and keen senses could penetrate long-range targets .
“According to him, there is something bigger than fighting right now . ”
“We were just waiting for Crockta dot . Let’s start right now!”
“Understood . ”
Tiyo and Anor already had all their baggage prepared . Crockta went to his room . He didn’t have many things because he left everything he didn’t need behind before he trekked up north . As a matter of fact, just Ogre Slayer was enough .
Crockta left his room . The sun of Elder Lord shone on him . He frowned and looked up at the sky . The blue sky was still the sky that he knew .
He didn’t have any tremendous beliefs or goals . Just . He wanted to smash those who made him disgusted .
***
They said farewell to Radet .
“It would’ve been nice if you met Jamero . ”
“We are on our way to Spinoa so we might see him . ”
“That might be the case . ”
Jamero, who defended Nameragon with Radet, was a great magician . Crockta was curious because he had never met such a person since Antuak and Tashaquil . Magic had similar aspects to shamanism, so he expected a sage-like figure .
The garrison leader standing in front of the gate approached . “Crockta . ”
Crockta didn’t know his name yet .
“I’m sorry for the first disrespect . ”
Crockta laughed and the face of the guard turned red .
“I don’t regret saying it . I stopped suspicious people from entering the already confused Nameragon . Even if it wasn’t you, my response would’ve been the same . ”
“I understand . ”
The garrison leader abruptly hit Crockta on his back . “Please, be safe until this war is over . ”
“You too . Stay alive . ”
Crockta looked around at everyone . Their faces were different from when he first saw them . In particular, the eyes of the garrison soldiers were shining . Crockta had shown tremendous ability when overwhelming Driden . He might be the nucleus of the war in the future . They might be different species, but they felt like they were facing the man who would become a hero in the future .
“Goodbye . ”
“Um . See you alive again . ”
“Take care dot . ”
“See you again . ”
Crockta, Tiyo and Anor turned around . They slowly moved away from Nameragon . The place they were heading was the north of Nameragon, the land where the world tree grew, Spinoa .
“The north is better than I thought dot . ”
They had traveled for a while after crossing the border, but there were still more places to go .
“Have you heard anything about the elf leader?” asked Crockta .
According to Radet, the leader had directly mentioned Crockta and invited him to Spinoa . Despite the imminent conflict, he said that there was something he wanted Crockta to see first .
“I heard that he’s a very long-lived, wise person dot . He even hears the voice of the world tree . ”
“World tree . ”
Crockta hadn’t seen a world tree before . A sacred existence to the elves, it was a huge tree that grew endlessly up to the sky .
He heard that there was a world tree in the territory of the elves on the continent . It had an unknown power and it was well known that even one branch from the world tree would protect the owner from all types of disasters and curses .
“Such a person is asking for us . ”
“I don’t want him to say anything about fighting against the Great Clan dot . Leaders are always like that . ”
“Yes . ”
If that was the case, he wouldn’t be happy . As they headed north, Crockta discovered a herd of caruks . They were the beasts that the orcs rode when he first reached the north . They once rode the caruks but lost them in the Luklan Mountains .
Crockta and Tiyo exchanged glances .
Anor’s expression wasn’t good . “No way… right? It is wild . Wild caruks are usually hard to tame . Wild…”
However, Crockta and Tiyo moved before Anor could finish his sentence .
“Wait!” Anor shouted, but Tiyo was already firing General . Some of the caruks fell to the ground at the sudden attack . Tiyo had purposefully put in enough power not to kill them .
“Kuahahat! I am Tiyo, a garrison soldier! I’m also a hunter dot!”
Tiyo laughed and carelessly shot General . Crockta, who was about to grab a fallen caruk, stopped .
“Tiyo . ”
“Kuahahat! I am a hunter . Caruks will be caught by me!”
“Tiyo . ”
“What Crockta? Are you envious of General dot?”
“……”
Crockta pointed to the left instead of answering .
“……”
The magic bullets pouring from General started to slowly stop . Tiyo turned off General . Then he came back .
“Hahahat, these **** . There are quite a lot of them . Hahahat . ”
“……”
“If this is the case, I think a strategic retreat is in order dot . It is better . ”
“Yes . ”
“…Hu, huhut . ”
The moment that Tiyo had devastated the caruk herd . On the left, a tremendous number of caruks were approaching . Their expressions were serious . They were breathing roughly towards Tiyo who harassed their people . They started to stomp on the ground .
“B-Bring it! Hahahat!”
Tiyo said while moving backward . The ground shook .
Dududududu!
The caruks rushed fiercely towards Crockta’s group . Anor shrieked and ran away . Tiyo followed but he had short legs and didn’t gain much speed . Crockta sighed and grabbed Tiyo . They started to escape .
The caruks chased after them . Crockta also snatched up Anor while running . After placing Tiyo and Anor on his shoulders, he picked a terrible terrain that the caruks would find hard to follow him on and escaped .
The caruks pursued .
“Damn! Everybody get lost!”
Tiyo started to fire General from Crockta’s shoulder . However, that just made the caruks angrier .
“…Sorry dot . ”
Tiyo apologized as he watched the caruks charging wildly with bloodshot eyes . Crockta couldn’t see behind him but he could guess the situation . He quietly whispered .
“Bul’tar…”
***
Crockta’s group, who ended their chase with the caruks, decided to camp under a large rock . The sun was setting and darkness descended . The shape of the moon became clear .
He put an old iron pot over the campfire . Then they placed the meat received from Nameragon in the water . A few simple ingredients were added to make it a great meal . Tiyo tasted the spices .
“Kiing…”
Tiyo glanced over at the caruk . The caruk whined because it was terrified of death .
“It doesn’t seem to be delicious dot…”
“We have to ride it tomorrow . ”
“Too bad dot…”
They barely managed to capture two caruks . Crockta would ride one, while Tiyo would share the other with Anor .
“If we eat that guy then let Anor raise the bones…”
“What are you talking about?!”
“It was just a suggestion dot . ”
Tiyo licked his lips . Then Tiyo started taking care of General while Crockta added more branches to the campfire . Anor was playing with the caruks .
Only the sound of the campfire could be heard . Stars were shining in the sky . It was a beautiful scenery . Crockta stared blankly at the sky . After finding out that it wasn’t a game, he admired the scenery of Elder Lord once more .
The sound of footsteps was heard .
“……?”
Crockta turned his head .
A group of dark elves was walking in the distance . The light of the campfire hit them, allowing their appearances to gradually be seen . There were three hooded dark elves . The man in the lead was walking comfortably with a staff .
Crockta greeted them first . “Hey, are you alive?”
He stopped and looked at Crockta, before slowing moving again . “For tonight, is it okay if we share the campfire?”
“It is okay . We are just lacking food .
“We have enough food . If you have any complaints, we will share it with you”
“Okay . ”
He took off his hood . He looked younger compared to his voice . The dark elf in the front was the only one to speak and his followers didn’t open their mouths .
“Where are you heading?”
“Spinoa . ”
“Hoh, a gnome, orc and dark elf heading to Spinoa…”
He smiled and looked at Crockta’s face . Crockta instantly knew who he was . Since reaching the Pinnacle, he had a keen sense for the surrounding environment . It might be a good hunch . The magic power in the environment was flowing around this man in a favorable manner . It was like it was welcoming him .
Obviously, he was a magician with an affinity to nature .
“It isn’t strange in this age . ”
Crockta called his name, “…Jamero . ”