Praise the Orc! Chapter 227:
Chapter 227 – EPILOGUE (1)
“Hey, are you alive?”
“I am alive . Your expression doesn’t look very good!”
Two orcs in chain armor were standing like stone statues . Their blades flashed in the sun . They found Saebichwi and laughed . They were laughing but due to the tusks and heinous appearance, their faces seemed evil .
Saebichwi gulped at their overwhelming momentum . Orcrox, the cradle of warriors . Even the gatekeepers seemed strong . He was a powerful orc fighter in his home village, but his mouth couldn’t open in front of the Orcrox guards .
“Are you nervous already?”
“Don’t worry, there are several cowards like you!”
They burst out laughing . The guards extended their fist and Saebichwi bumped it .
“Anyway, you have arrived at Orcrox and I wish you good luck . Become a great warrior . ”
The gate opened . The bustling city of Orcrox was revealed . Another world .
Saebichwi wandered around the city landscape and accidentally hit someone’s shoulder . Saebichwi fell over .
“Umm?”
The other person looked at Saebichwi with a fierce face . Saebichwi was recognized as having the best body in his village . He also had a man’s pride . However, his body trembled when he faced the orc in front of him . What type of place was Orcrox, where there were several of these types of orcs? The orc in front of him was a hulking monster .
“You just hit me! Grrung!”
Saebichwi almost peed as the orc pushed his face closer . No, why did he get angry when Saebichwi was the one who fell? Then somebody saved him .
“Stupid! Why are you acting so grumpy towards a child?”
“I’m not grumpy! Grrung!”
“Are you okay?”
A female orc . A beautiful orc that would cause all orcs passing by to stare . The sharp eyes, scary impression, and strong tusks! This was the figure of a city woman! Anyone would a macho heart couldn’t help wanting to hug her .
“This guy is frozen . ” She laughed . “Well, the man I’m with had such a stupid impression at first . ”
“Who are you talking about, Anya?”
“Who? Of course, it isn’t you . It is that **** guy . ”
“Why are you talking about another man in front of your husband! Let’s go to the training ground! A couple fight! Grrung!”
“What? Do you want my axe in your forehead again? Let’s go quickly . Zankus is waiting . ”
“A couple fight…”
“Eeit!”
“Keheok!”
They passed by Saebichwi while arguing . Saebichwi gazed at their backs . Truly a man with a violent nature . He admired the warrior for having such a beautiful orc woman as a wife . Her rear view with the throwing axes moving at her waist was beautiful . If Saebichwi became a true warrior, he would have a beauty that was equal to that orc .
Saebichwi headed to his destination with a renewed determination . He came to Orcrox to become a warrior . There was the legendary instructor, Hoyt . Saebichwi walked for a while and arrived at the training ground .
***
Hoyt was watching the orcs on the training ground with folded arms .
“I am alive! I am Saebichwi, a warrior who came from Sambat Village because I want to become a warrior!”
“Kulkul, a rural orc . ”
Hoyt gave off a surprisingly soft impression . Saebichwi was a bit disappointed because he was looking forward to someone like the rugged orc he met before . However, that disappointment soon became horror .
The gently smiling Hoyt suddenly started beating him . Saebichwi crouched as he was hit for a long time . It was an overwhelming force that he couldn’t resist . He canceled his first impression of Hoyt . This was the most heinous orc he met today .
Saebichwi shouted angrily, “W-Why are you doing this? Sob!”
“Um…It is an orc tradition . Remember the helplessness of this moment . ”
The orcs at the training ground laughed at the scene .
“It has been a while since I stopped . Rise . ” Hoyt grabbed his shoulder and pulled him up . “Do you regret coming here?”
“Ah, no!”
Hoyt looked at Saebichwi with a new expression . Saebichwi was badly beaten but he didn’t lose his guts . Saebichwi didn’t falter in front of his gaze .
Hoyt grinned, “That look is good . I’ll ask you one thing . Why do you want to be a warrior?”
Saebichwi thought about it . Why had he come here? Why had he decided to become a warrior?
“I…” He replied with determined eyes . “I want to become a true warrior and protect my precious people . ”
He came from Sambat village . It was a peaceful village . One day, it was attacked by ogres .
There was a fierce fight and the ogres were defeated, but there were many casualties . At the funeral, a shaman prayed for the souls of those who died . The sad ceremony was carried out and Saebichwi made a vow .
Become a true warrior and don’t lose any more precious people .
“I see . ” Hoyt smiled and nodded . “Come along . ”
They entered a large stone building that was beside the training grounds .
“This is a stopping place for anyone who wants to become a warrior . ”
They passed through a long corridor and reached a dark space . Hoyt waved his hand . Then light showed up .
“Hat!”
The torches lit up the interior, revealing numerous giants surrounding them . Saebichwi realized that they were statues .
“The great warriors of the Hall of Fame . ”
It felt as if the statues were alive and breathing . That’s how sophisticated they were . They stood in the Hall of Fame as if they were alive, looking down on them . The legendary warriors who left their name in history .
His heart started pounding .
“Who do you want to follow?”
Saebichwi suddenly discovered the statue of an orc . An orc with a terrible face and holding an axe . The face was covered with a steel helmet, but a light seemed to be shining from inside it .
“That is…?”
“Warrior Lenox . A great instructor and warrior who is still admired by everyone in Orcrox . It is all thanks to Lenox that Orcrox is like it is now . He is the spirit of Orcrox . ”
Indeed, it was only a statue but it seemed to convey his spirit . Saebichwi felt sorry that he never met Lenox . Then Saebichwi looked at the statue next to Lenox . The statue grinned at him .
“……!”
Saebichwi stepped back . It was a hallucination .
The statue had a smile on his face . What did he just see?
“He…”
“You don’t know him?” Hoyt burst out laughing . “Don’t lie . There is no one who doesn’t know him . ”
It was a statue of a smiling orc warrior with a giant greatsword on his shoulder . His whole body was full of scars, that it wouldn’t be strange if he collapsed right away . Nevertheless, he was smiling with a wide chest and raised chin . An indomitable warrior .
“Crockta…?”
“Yes . That’s right . ”
“Crockta was from Orcrox?”
“Most people don’t know this . His story started in Orcrox . He was Lenox’s disciple and my friend . ”
Saebichwi’s beating heart started to run out of control . It was natural . He faced the statue of Crockta and wanted to wield his weapon until he collapsed . He wanted to fight until his body broke down . He wanted to be a warrior who left his name in history .
Saebichwi didn’t think about it any longer .
“I would like to follow Crockta!”
“Crockta… brilliant . ”
They left the Hall of Fame .
“When Crockta first came here, Lenox asked him why he wanted to become a warrior . Just as I asked you . ”
“What was his answer?”
“What do you think?”
They returned to the training ground . It was hot . There was no one who collapsed . Those who fell down got right back up . When they hurt one arm, they used the other arm . Everyone was fighting until they lost consciousness .
“Like you, he answered that he wanted to protect his precious ones . ”
“Ah…!”
“In the end, he managed to protect them . ”
Crockta . The great warrior who saved the world from the gods and ascended . The only orc that all species paid homage to .
“Take it . ” Hoyt handed him a greatsword that was difficult to lift . Saebichwi shook for a while .
“What are you doing?”
“Huh?”
“Go and swing it . ”
Hoyt gestured over at the training ground . Saebichwi held the greatsword and hurriedly moved to the training ground . He could feel the vibrations of the training ground . His body shook every time the warriors moved their feet .
Hoyt shouted, “Everybody listen up! A newbie has come!”
“Whoa!”
“Eeeeeeeh!”
“How many newbies are there?”
The warriors cheered with their weapons .
“But this newbie chose to follow Crockta!”
“Hahahahat!”
“Follow Crockta!”
“Cheeky brat!”
“How many is that now?”
The warriors laughed and Saebichwi scratched his head .
“Show the fearless newbie what a warrior is! Swing──────!”
“Bul’tar!”
Bul’tar, a word symbolizing the orcs, the collective name for honor, life, and the noblest values they sought . It was Bul’tar in the ancient orc language and became the simple form of Bul’ta . Languages evolve, and it had once again taken a new form .
Bul’tar, a warrior who symbolized it . His life was Bul’tar and he achieved the salvation of the world with his mortal body . Thus, the orcs celebrated his spirit by shouting like this .
“Bul’tar, Crocktaaaa─────!”
“Bul’tar, Crocktaaaa─────!”
“Crocktaaaaaaaaaa!”
Saebichwi raised his greatsword, the passion of the training ground wrapping around him . The statue of Crockta that smiled at him . It might’ve be a mistake, or maybe a great destiny awaited him .
Saebichwi wielded his greatsword and shouted,
“Bul’tar, Crocktaaaa─────!”
***
“How is it?”
Thompson carefully picked it up and slurped it into his mouth .
“Hey, this is huge, Brother!”
Jeremy jumped up from where he had been eating the noodles with Thompson . His face was flushed .
“It’s a revolution! What is this taste?”
“Huhuhu, it is a masterpiece that I spent a lot of time on . ”
“The demon, the demon! The taste of a demon! The delicious taste of a demon!”
“Thank you for the compliment . Huhuhut . ”
Thompson hurriedly drank water and thought about it . How would Jeremy react if he knew the man laughing in front of him was really a demon? Certainly, the noodles were spicy enough to call it a demonic flavor .
“Gushantimur! Where were you hiding this chef? Amazing!”
“I learned about him a while ago . Isn’t it wonderful?”
The demon Abaddon’s business partner, Gushantimur smiled . Many things had changed since Crockta defeated the grey **** and ascended .
The various species decided to get rid of their discrimination against one another . The entire continent cooperated for the sake of peace . In the midst of this, ‘Gushantimur’s Mercenaries’ was formed . His mercenaries consisted of ogres, goblins, kobolds, centaurs and other creatures that people usually avoided .
But those who belonged to the mercenary group were different from the ordinary creatures . They all had intelligence and immense skills .
Once Thompson hired Gushantimur’s Mercenaries, the number of attacks on his convoy significantly reduced . Their skills were real . Thus, Thompson signed a contract for long-term employment with Gushantimur’s Mercenaries .
A short time ago, Gushantimur came to him with a new business proposal . Thompson was one of the few people who knew his identity as a black dragon . So he hadn’t expected Gushantimur to introduce something that would suit mortals . But he brought a demon .
The demon brought with him the ‘Demon’s Recipe’, and the goal was to build a network of restaurants that sold the Demon Noodles throughout the continent .
“This taste is really…”
“If Thompson invests in me, I will hire people to pass on this taste to . The spiciness of the ‘Demon Noodles’ will spread through the continent . Huhuhuhu . ”
Restaurant franchises were currently experiencing a boom in Elder Lord . Thompson worried about it . This was a new attempt . This demonic taste clearly had many possibilities . However, entering a new market was always a risk . He started to worry over the possibilities and risks .
At that time, Abaddon whispered in Thompson’s ears . Indeed, a demon was a demon .
“If Thompson refuses… should I go to the Blacksmith Company with this business proposition…? Huhuhuhu…”
“……!”
Absolutely not!
Thompson jumped up, “Okay!”
Abaddon and Gushantimur’s faces brightened .
“Let’s give it a try!”
Thompson extended his hand . Abaddon and Gushantimur placed their hands on top of his . Jeremy came for pleasure and had no business relationship with them, but he also included his hand .
“These demonic noodles will create a craze on the continent!”
“Ohhh! Okay Brother!”
“Thank you . Huhuhu…!”
“I’m looking forward to it . ”
Thus, the first step of the myth about the demon noodles began . The eve before the storm shook the continent . Once this calm was over, one thing would come to pass!
A storm of taste!