Praise the Orc! Chapter 105:
Chapter 105 – Great Northern War (1)
Crockta shook his head at Zelkian’s words .
He couldn’t become an apostle . Crockta already had a star on his forehead . He connected to Elder Lord and became her apostle . Furthermore, he didn’t want to mortgage his body to someone else .
Zelkian looked depressed at Crockta’s rejection .
“There are many good things if you become an apostle . You can become stronger . You might get nice muscles like me . ”
He showed off his burly arm, flexing his muscles to the limit .
“I will also reject dot . ” Tiyo replied . Zelkian gazed at Tiyo . “If I become an apostle, I will definitely be given duties as well as strength dot . ”
“That’s right . ”
“I won’t be bound to anyone dot . I will become stronger by myself dot . ”
“Umm…”
The branches of the world tree swayed like tentacles . The man’s arm was still in the pose . He seemed to be in shock from the continuous rejections .
Then Zelkian’s gaze landed on Anor . Anor was a dark elf . Expectations filled Zelkian’s eyes . The world tree was sacred to dark elves, unlike orcs and gnomes . Therefore, any dark elf would consider this opportunity an honor . But Anor also smiled and shook his head .
“No, why?” Zelkian stretched out his arms . “The opportunity to become an apostle of the world tree isn’t given to just anyone . It is a tremendous gift . ”
“But if I become an apostle of the world tree, will I eventually be bound here?”
“Of course . It is a blessing to be with the world tree . ”
“Then no . ” Anor looked at Crockta and Tiyo . “I have to go to the continent with them . ”
He had promised Crockta and Tiyo before coming here . Anor hadn’t forgotten that they agreed to explore the continent together . It was his most important goal .
Zelkian nodded . “If it is friendship… it can’t be helped . ”
Zelkian nodded . The world tree shook its knotted branches as if it understood .
“It will be a little harder but it can’t be helped . Don’t regret it . ” Zelkian touched the world tree . “This was why I called you here, but it can’t be helped if you refuse . ”
He turned his gaze towards the distant sunset . His face was red . Zelkian looked at it for a while before turning around .
“Follow me . ”
They entered the world tree again . They rode a branch downstairs . They reached the upper level of the stairs .
Zelkian led them to his office . It was a desolate room with only one desk . However, the moment that Crockta’s group entered the office, the floor started to rise behind them . The wood on the floor created chairs . Crockta confirmed with his own eyes what it meant by the world tree creating this place . As they sat down in the chair, the table inside the office changed again . In addition, Tiyo’s chair rose further so he was at eye level with the others .
It was a custom interior . Branches representing the will of the world tree also appeared in the office . The tentacles moved freely but they were welcoming .
“Sit comfortably . ” Zelkian shrugged . They could feel his pride in the power of the world tree . “Now let me tell you what to do . ”
The table changed . The wooden surface continuously moved up and down, creating a contour . It was the north . The world tree had created an elaborate embossed map . Crockta’s group was filled with admiration . The branches of the world tree hit the table .
Zelkian pointed to Spinoa where they were located .
“We are here . ” Then he pointed to the south, to the home of the Great Clan . “The great chieftain is here . ”
Then he drew an arrow on the table with a pen and marked a path . The area of the orcs was expanding and advancing into the area of the dark elves . There were already battles occurring at the boundaries of the dark elf area .
“It doesn’t matter . Strategy and tactics aren’t important . ” Zelkian drew a circle . “They will reach this place in a week . ”
He drew a line from the circle and pointed the arrow towards the center of the dark elves . Then he wrote down the word ‘monster’ within the circle .
“You have to stop this guy . ”
The great chieftain .
“Is the great chieftain that strong dot? Aren’t you an apostle of the world tree?” Tiyo asked .
As an apostle of the world tree, it was clear that he had some power . Zelkian shook his head . “An apostle isn’t invincible . And…”
Zelkian stabbed the word monster again with his pen .
“That bastard…I think he is also an apostle . ”
“Apostle?”
“Yes . A senseless guy . ”
“Apostle, whose apostle is he?”
Crockta remembered her . The system had given him an unknown power . If he looked at the name ‘Gray God’s Eyes’, it was likely that the woman was the gray **** and a fallen **** . The world tree also seemed to be such a divine being .
Was this war a fight between gods? Which **** gave strength to the great chieftain?
“I can’t be sure, since I don’t know that much about orcs . ”
Crockta’s Heart and Soul Penetration said that Zelkian had a strong force . There was a formidable strength inside him . But Zelkian was seriously wary of the orc chieftain . He seemed to think that the orc chieftain was stronger than him .
Crockta spoke, “So what do you want for us? Where should I fight?”
That was the key . No matter what his thoughts, they were going to war . Once he stepped on the battlefield, they had to be willing to shed the blood of their enemies . That was a soldier’s mission .
“Don’t think too hastily . We will be blocking so slowly…”
Crockta cut off Zelkian’s words and pointed to Nuridot . Then he pointed to the villages on the outskirts one by one . Zelkian was silent . They were places where fights were already taking place .
“We have to think quickly Zelkian . This isn’t like playing toy soldiers . ”
“……”
“The war has already begun . You seem to only be concerned with the orc chieftain, but there are a series of fights where people are dying . I don’t want to act leisurely . No, it seems like coming to Spinoa itself is a waste of time . ”
Tiyo nodded in agreement .
“We have to go to the battlefield as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary damage dot . If you only called us to become apostles then we will be going . ”
Zelkian didn’t say anything for a while . Then he nodded .
“I understand . I’ve been acting too leisurely . ” Then he pointed to the branches of the world tree . “I’m connected to that guy… It seems like I have changed a lot . ”
The world tree didn’t respond . It was a divine presence . Just like humans didn’t care about the lives of ants, it might think of the dark elves and orcs as small points on a map . Concentrating only one fighting the great chieftain, who seemed to be someone’s apostle, reflected that perception .
And that wasn’t Crockta’s point of view . The scenery he saw through the map was the sight of those bleeding on the front lines . It was the perspective of someone who thought every minute and second was precious .
“I’ll give you quick caruks, so be ready to leave tomorrow . Move quickly from Spinoa . ”
“I understand . ”
Zelkian’s face was relieved like he had changed his mind . “It is good that I met you . No one here tells me what to do . ”
He laughed bitterly . An apostle that communicated with the world tree . To the dark elves, he was like an agent of **** .
“So…”
At the moment that Zelkian was talking…
Kukukung!
The world tree shook .
Crockta grabbed the table . Tiyo got off the chair and lowered his stance . Anor fell over .
“What is happening?” Crockta asked Zelkian . The branches of the world tree had disappeared like they were sucked somewhere else .
His expression was serious . “The world tree…attacked . ”
“What?”
“Come along . ”
Zelkian leapt out of his office . It was chaos inside the world tree . The dark elves within the world tree were confused . But that confusion stopped once Zelkian appeared .
“Maintain your positions . ”
“Yes . ”
“Let’s go . ”
Crockta’s party followed Zelkian . They climbed the stairs then rode the branch of the world tree . The branches of the world tree were waiting for them . It rose in an instant . The movement wasn’t slow like earlier . They stopped at a point that could be called the center of the world tree . The world tree opened and they went outside .
On the large branches of the world tree, a sight they never imagined was revealed .
“……!”
The bodies of wyverns were hanging all over the branches . There wasn’t just one . The wyverns were twitching as blood poured from their heads . The wyverns were wearing steel equipment on their heads and bodies . They flew over a large distance with this equipment and hit the world tree . The world tree was broken in places and sap was flowing down . It looked like blood .
“There aren’t any big injuries . It’s okay . ”
The moment that Zelkian said this . Something started shaking on the wyverns’ bodies .
“……!”
Crockta distinctively saw what it was . It was the same for Zelkian . They didn’t speak for a while .
“He really is… crazy chieftain dot…” Tiyo muttered .
The wyverns had bundles wrapped around their necks . They were…
Bizarre necklaces made of the heads of dark elves . The soulless faces were staring blankly into the air . It wasn’t just one or two . It was a terrible necklace made of dozens of dark elves . In addition, there were over 10 wyverns .
The heads of hundreds of dark elves were delivered towards the world tree . It was a warning from the great chieftain .
“That…bastard…” Zelkian’s voice trembled . His hands were shaking . A blue light seemed to explode in his eyes .
“That bastard…!”
His voice rang out through Spinoa . Zelkian, the apostle of the world tree was angry .
“Dare──────!”
The whole world tree started twitching .
“I will surely kill Calmahart!”
Zelkian yelled out . Crockta raised a hand to his shoulder . It was meant to calm him down . Anor was already covering his ears due to the loud shouting . Zelkian slowly regained his composure .
“Hoo…”
Zelkian looked at the air . Then he gazed at Crockta . Fury was in his eyes .
“Crockta . You are right . I was thinking too easily . ” He raised an arm to Crockta’s shoulder . “I am asking as an apostle of the world tree . Come with us and fight against the crazy chieftain . ”
Crockta nodded . “Of course . ”
“Thank you . ”
“There is no time to delay . ”
“It seems so . ”
“Then tell me . ” Crockta grinned . “Where should I go?”
Zelkian closed his eyes . He thought for a moment before opening it again .
“Emeranian . ”
On the map that the world tree created, it was the place where the most intense battle was occurring . The place where the orcs were smashing against . The most dangerous front line .
Crockta grinned .
“I’ll willingly accept . ”
***
The city on the verge of falling, Emeranian . Orc siege weapons were breaking down the walls .
There was a shadow walking towards the orcs of the Great Clan .
It was…
An enormous greatsword that couldn’t be ignored . A body covered in tattoos . An orc warrior .
It was the opening day of the Great Northern War .