Praise the Orc! Chapter 166:

Chapter 166 – Five Senses Landscape (2)

“Fire!”

A barrage of arrows rained down from the sky as Crockta moved quickly to evade them .  His body was worn out and a sigh emerged from his mouth . However, he couldn’t stop . He raised the limits of his power and entered the realm of the Pinnacle .

But in a flash, he moved away from the Pinnacle as the world’s speed returned to normal .

“Dammit . ”

His stamina was drained, as he had fought for too long . He couldn’t reach the Pinnacle anymore .  Crockta tried to use the power again . His body gradually accelerated . His mind overwhelmed his body . The world slowed .

Then his body twisted again .

“……”

He turned around .  An arrow was stuck in his calf .  He didn’t know when he had been hit .

“Shit . ”

Betring and the knights were rushing towards Crockta .  Crockta looked around . He didn’t have a weapon .  He used his bare hands to fight the fully armed knights .

A collision between the two occurred .  It couldn’t be helped, even if it was Crockta .  He avoided the weapons, but their bodies slammed into him and he flew back .  Crockta fell to the ground . He rolled across angular rocks so his whole body was **** . He felt lightheaded .

“How many achievement points will I get from killing him?”

Crockta raised his eyes .  A Heaven and Earth member was approaching .  Crockta spat out blood and tried to raise his body .

“Eh?” The clan member suddenly stared at Crockta .  “This guy…his forehead…”

Crockta could feel something hot flowing down from his forehead .  Blood . There was a wound on his forehead .  He felt his forehead . The red headband around it was half torn .

“Perhaps…”

Crockta stood up and swung his fist . The user’s head exploded and he turned into white particles .

“Keuk!”

He felt back down again from the recoil .  Arrows pierced his calf and shoulder, the fire that burned his body and the wounds from the knights’ weapons meant his body didn’t function properly .  As Crockta staggered, the knights’ attacks flew towards him .

Crockta collapsed and the kicking continued .

“If we capture this guy alive…”

“His Majesty…”

“Make an example of him…”

Their voices were heard above his head .

“Wait a minute . Sir knights, please wait . ”

The Heaven and Earth members were approaching .  One of them reached out towards Crockta’s forehead .

“Wait…”

Crockta blocked the hand and the kicks came flying again . Crockta fell down without any strength left .  The moment they were about to completely rip off Crockta’s headband…

Peeok .

Blood poured onto Crockta’s face .

“……!”

Crockta frowned and opened his eyes .  The user’s head was gone . Blood was flowing down from the neck .

Kuaaaang!

The roar of a beast .  It was somehow familiar .

“What’s going on?”

“What is that?”

The low-frequency cry of a beast was heard .  Crockta turned around . He fell to his knees . He gripped his weary head . The blood had blurred his vision .  Gradually, his head became clear .  He breathed deeply as some strength was restored to his broken body .

He slowly got up . Crockta tore a dead soldier’s clothing and used it to cover his ripped headband .

“Pant, pant…”

His hands were empty . A greatsword was needed . Crockta looked around for Ogre Slayer .  Suddenly, Ogre Slayer was pushed to his side .

“Thank you…”

Huge teeth were biting the blade of Ogre Slayer . Crockta unconsciously took it and looked at the one who gave it to him .  The teeth were sharp enough to chew on an ogre’s skin .  The eyes of a fierce beast .  The body covered in stripes was somehow familiar .

“Simba?”

“Kuang!”

The first mission given by Lenox was the mutant wolf hunt .  This was clearly the grown up tiger Simba, who had been unable to fight the mutant wolf and his pack . Simba shook his head like he was pleased to see Crockta .

“Why are you here…?” Crockta raised his head .  There was another familiar face .  “You…?”

“You have become stronger, grrung!” The orc he met at Lenox’s funeral, ‘Mountain Smasher’ Kumarak who possessed a tremendous strength .  “There is no time . We have to get out! Grrung!”

Kumarak grabbed Crockta and dragged him .  The knights tried to stop them, but couldn’t approach due to Simba . They started running .

“What are you doing? Follow!” Betring shouted . The knights got on their horses again .

“Kuaaaaang!”

At that moment, Simba roared .  The horses freaked out at Simba’s roar . The knights struggled with the horses .

“You!”

Betring ran directly . The soldiers followed .  Simba turned and ran towards Crockta and Kumarak .

“Surround them!”

The city was fully occupied .  Soldiers appeared from many directions to block their path . Simba ran towards them, but the enemies resisted .  Kumarak raised his axe .  Then colorful flashes of light flew at the enemies .

“Run! Quickly dot!”

It was Tiyo . He was riding on a bone wyvern with Anor .  A small number of people had come to save Crockta .  Due to Tiyo’s shooting, the enemies fell and Crockta and Kumark escaped the encirclement .

The various minor enemies were dealt with by Simba . Every time the huge paws hit an enemy, the body was ripped to pieces .

“There is no time dot! Run away quickly!” Tiyo shouted from above them .  “The condition of the bones isn’t good dot! Run!”

The bone wyvern they were controlling now wasn’t like Boro in the north . It was small and couldn’t carry many people .

“Eeit!”

Tiyo changed General to a more advanced Vulcan mode and furiously fired .  The knights used their swords and shields to block it . Some bullets bounced off the armor .

“Persistent dot!”

The soldiers kept on increasing .  Rommel showed up in the rear . Under his command, the soldiers forgot their fear and pursued Crockta and Kumarak .  After calming their horses, the knights attempted an encirclement .

“At this rate…”

Kumarak tightened his grip on his axe .  Maybe they should fight .  He glanced at Crockta . Kumarak read the answer in Crockta’s eyes and nodded .

Kumarak laughed .  The previously immature orc was now a warrior shaking the continent .  He fought like a warrior .

They stopped at the same time .  Crockta held Ogre Slayer . Kumarak waved his battle axe .  Expressions that indicated they would fight .  Pressure spread out from Crockta and Kumarak .  The troops chasing them flinched . They were chasing but once their targets stopped, they couldn’t attack .

“……”

In addition, the gnome was pointing a strange weapon at them from above .  As they were stunned, Rommel came forward . Despite this turmoil, he was able to maintain a sober expression .  He scanned Crockta and Kumarak . Then he looked at Tiyo and Anor on the wyvern .  It looked as though he was searching all of them .  Then he opened his mouth .

“Everybody…”

The soldiers raised their weapons . His order was conveyed, despite him not saying anything else .  The atmosphere reversed .  Their morale changed whenever Rommel was on the front lines .  After Crockta and Kumarak’s atmosphere changed, the soldiers lowered their posture and stared with resolute eyes .

The air felt like it was about to explode .  The fight was about to start again .  All of a sudden, screams were heard from the soldiers in the rear .

Rommel looked around .

“What…”

He shook his reins from confusion .  The militia members were approaching them .  They were all dead .  Just corpses .

“Necromancer?”

They walked with their broken bodies .  The bizarre sight terrified the soldiers . It was an instinctive fear towards death . It wasn’t just the north that had a taboo against dealing with death .

A kiik noise was heard .  Rommel looked back at Crockta .  The flying wyvern landed on the ground . It couldn’t maintain its body anymore .  The gnome and dark elf jumped down while concentrating .

“A necromancer . ”

Crockta, Kumarak . Two monsters .  There was the gnome with the good artifact and the necromancer .

“Grrrung…”

A huge tiger that was staring at them .

Rommel laughed .

Crockta .  Rommel had wondered about the orc who had an unfortunate relationship with Keynes .  This battle was already beyond his expectations .  It was the first time the battle hadn’t flowed according to his will since he received the War Maestro class . His predictions and plans had fallen through .

Thus, he declared .  “Withdraw . ”

There was no need to fight anymore .  Anyway, they would meet again .  The empire’s army followed him in an orderly manner . It was a systematic movement that seemed impossible for the soldiers who were tired from the battle .

Rommel once again glanced at Crockta .  Crockta’s eyes were clearly visible .  Then Rommel turned his horse around . He left in a leisurely manner .

Crockta sighed at the sight .

“Crockta, you would be dead if it wasn’t for us dot . Kahahat . ” Tiyo laughed cheerfully as he spoke to Crockta . Crockta grinned .

This was after the battle .

“Thanks to you . ”

Tiyo hit Crockta’s **** . Then he panicked as blood emerged .  “Crockta! You aren’t okay dot! There is a wound on your rear!”

His recovery was better than a troll’s, but there were many wounds on his large body .  Tiyo hit his back . Crockta groaned .

“This place! Many injuries dot! You’re not okay!”

Tak tak!

“It hurts!”

“You won’t die dot!”

Tiyo laughed again .  

As he walked beside his party, Crockta looked up at the sky .  The crows hadn’t left yet and were circling above him .

 

***

They arrived at Katalu, the center of Espada .  Espada was originally a place with a strong local color, and it didn’t appreciate any interference from the kingdom . They paid taxes but rejected being ruled .  Their pride was strong and they wouldn’t acknowledge the empire .

“This is Katalu dot . ”

Crockta frowned at the distant view of Katalu .

“Hrmm…”

Tiyo scratched his head at Crockta’s expression .  They all felt it .  Katalu was too open .  Katalu had no outer walls . It might be easy to open, but it made Katalu vulnerable to invasions .  Right now, they were setting up barricades and obstacles in preparation for a siege . However, it was a poor place to fight .

This would be an easy defeat for the elite knights of the empire .

“Let’s go inside and see dot . ”

“Don’t look like that . Crockta is a wounded person so you can’t get stressed . ” Anor supported Crockta . Crockta nodded .

Simba licked his cheek .

“Simba . It has been a while . You have grown bigger . ”

He had earned the title ‘One who Respects the Honour of Tigers’ by building a friendship with Simba . It felt like he could feel Simba’s pleasure .

“At that time, you were still young . ”

Crockta thought Simba was big at the time, but a great bloodline ran through his veins . Even if Crockta wasn’t there, Simba would’ve been able to destroy the mutant wolves after some time passed .

“This guy came to give something to you . Grrung . ”

“Give me what?”

“I will show you soon . ”

He tapped the sack around Simba’s neck . Crockta was confused .

They arrived at Katalu .  The residents of Katalu welcomed Crockta .

“Thank you Crockta! We are acquainted with your reputation . Tiyo and Anor were also very helpful to us . ”

Katula’s mayor and the leader of the resistance, Guardi shook hands with Crockta . The residents cheered for Crockta, who fought against the empire .

It was at that moment .

Jiing .

His vision blurred .  The world became black and white .

Crockta looked around .  His spirit escaped from his body . He was looking at his body . He watched himself shake hands with Guardi, with the cheering residents, Kumarak and his companions around him .  His spirit kept rising .  It was like he had been released .

Crockta looked down on everything .  He continued to rise upwards until everything became smaller .  Now he was able to see all of Katalu .

‘…… . !’

Then he felt sick with fear .

“Crockta?”

“Hmm?”

Crockta regained his mind .  Guardi was looking at him .

“Ahh…”

What did he just see? Crockta touched his head . His mind was a mess of confusion .  He didn’t know what it was that he had just seen .