Praise the Orc! Chapter 73:

Chapter 73 – Northern Orcs (2)

“I refuse,” Crockta answered bluntly .  There was no hesitation in the answer, which caused Tiyo to laugh .

The face of the Kapur chief reddened .  Then he yelled in a threatening manner, “Kuwaaaaaaaack!”

The Kapur Clan orcs trembled . The chief looked around with ferocious eyes . The tribe members avoided his gaze .  He lifted the big axe that was leaning against the tribe chief’s chair .  

“I am Kapur, the Kapur Tribe’s chief! This is your final warning . Kneel down!” He screamed with red eyes towards Crockta .

It felt like he was going to run out right now .

‘Inexperienced warriors reveal their emotions on their faces . ’

The words that Hoyt told him in the past popped into his head . It was as he said . Now that the chief had been insulted in front of his tribe members, he needed to show off his power and regain his authority . It was as good as displaying his weaknesses .

It was a waste to even call him an inexperienced warrior .  He was no different from the monsters that the orcs handled . Crockta felt ashamed as an orc .

Crockta spoke again, “I refuse, Kapur . ”

“You!”

The moment that Kapur was about to run out with his axe .

Crockta roared .  It was the skill, Army Crushing Roar .  The battle shout that emanated physical force tore through the sky of the north .

“Bul’tarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr──────!”

The atmosphere shook while the Kapur orcs were pushed back .  In the front, the Kapur chief blocked his ears and took a few steps back . He dropped the axe .  Once Crockta’s shouting stopped, a dead silence fell over the tribe .

“…Gulp . ”

Someone gulped loudly .  Kapur regained his spirit and hurriedly raised his axe again . Then he tried to imitate Crockta’s shouting . But he couldn’t speak and just gasped for breath .

“Kapur, I have no intention of fighting you,” Crockta said .

Kapur’s face distorted .  “That isn’t up to you to decide! Die!”

He charged with his axe . The other orc was much larger so a shadow covered Crockta for a moment .  However, Crockta remained still .  He was grasping the movements of the opponent .

He had experienced a great number of fights in Elder Lord . The enemies he met weren’t any weaker than orcs . Even if he just remembered the behemoth, how many times had he almost died under its terrible feet? Then he had fought with the great hunter Shakan .

An axe swung randomly wouldn’t be able to harm him .  The axe descended in a straight path . Crockta stepped back . Kapur used the recoil to swing the axe from the other side .  At that moment, Crockta swung his greatsword .

Kakang!

The axe didn’t break but Kapur’s hand bounced back from the reaction . He stiffened from the pain .  Crockta jumped up and kicked his face .

“Keuak!”

Kapur collapsed . He rolled on the ground before getting to his feet .

Then he looked around again with ferocious eyes .  The tribesmen watching the fight avoided his gaze again . Crockta’s eyes sunk . He was able to see how the orc called Kapur usually acted .  

Respect could never be gained through force .

Crockta advanced . Kapur fell back until his heel touched the chief’s chair .  There was no room to back down . Kapur rushed again . He was still the chief of an orc tribe . He jumped towards Crockta with a fearsome momentum .

“Aaaack!”

He swung the axe down vertically . Crockta turned around and avoided the attack . Ogre Slayer gained some rotating power .  Kapur was unable to escape and receive the greatsword with his body .

“Kaaack!”

He was cut from under to armpits to his hips . Blood poured out . Kapur lowered the axe and grabbed his wound .  He leaned over and gasped, “T-This guy…!”

He swallowed back the pain and moved the axe to the hand of his good side, but slipped on all of the blood . Kapur fell and started stuttering .  “T-This…”

Crockta held his knee to Kapur’s temple .  Kapur started screaming from shock .  Crockta looked around . The Kapur tribesmen were watching with fearful eyes .

“Unbelievable…”

The bodies of the warriors waiting behind the chief flinched . They were conflicted about whether to run out or not . Crockta turned his head .

“Once again, I have no intention of fighting you . ”

The stunned Kapur’s body started twitching . It seemed like he was about to recover his spirit .  Crockta kicked his head .  Relentless kicking! Kapur’s tusk was broken and he was stunned again .

Crockta looked down at the fallen Kapur . Then he gazed at the Kapur warriors avoided his eyes .

“Your words and deeds don’t match dot…” Tiyo said .

Crockta shrugged .  Crockta pointed to the Kapur warriors who originally brought them here . They were looking at each other with amazement .  “Aren’t you the ones who called us here as guests?”

“T-That…”

“I just wanted to rest and talk here . ”

They became embarrassed at Crockta’s words . They hadn’t realized that he could overcome this tribe’s chief .  “T-Then…”

Tiyo shouted at them, “I’m hungry dot!”

Then another Kapur warrior came out . It seemed like he was the leader when there was no chief .  “I understand . Shelter and food . Follow me . ”

Thus, Crockta and Tiyo became guests of the Kapur tribe after defeating their chief .

 

***

The Kapur Tribe had finally welcomed guests after a long time . Crockta didn’t know if they were welcoming or terrified, but he accepted it .

“Is Kapur okay?” Crockta asked .

Rakuta, the warrior treating Crockta, replied, “He is recovering . ” 

The warrior was calm, unlike the other orcs he met in the north . He served Crockta directly . It seemed like he wanted to hear about the south from Crockta .  Crockta swallowed the meat . It was a little tough but it had the flavor of the south . It was the first time he tasted meat like this .

“You want to go to the Temple of the Fallen God?”

“That’s right . ”

“I don’t know why you would want to go to those ruins but it won’t be easy . ”

Crockta stared at him .

“That is the realm of humans and dark elves . You will be attacked . ”

The relationship between species was bad on the continent where he lived, but they didn’t attack other species out of the blue .  But the north was different . According to Rakuta, the different species clashed and fought with each other . There were even cases where the same species were divided in two .

“Can you explain about the North?’

“The North…”

Crockta felt his head hurt at the description .

This was the outskirts of the northern wilderness . If he went a little further up, the real orc area would appear .

Several tribes were gathered around the Great Clan’s chieftain . The tribes led by the clan chief were militant, going around butchering, plundering and slaughtering . They were always hoping for war and provoking other species in the north .

The slavery that was forbidden on the continent was active here . The north was more narrow than the rest of the continent, but there were many conflicts with various species .  

“I get it . ”

Then Tiyo’s voice could be heard from outside the tent .  “So I just lifted my gun and fired dot! Then the big monster started talkingdot! I’m surprisedddd~  My ‘General’ fired relentlessly at his eyes and pabababat!”

“Wow . ”

“Amazing!”

Due to being a small gnome and carrying a magic rifle from the continent, Tiyo attracted the attention of young orcs . Tiyo was telling them a story .  Tiyo poked his head through the entrance of the tent .

“Crockta! Come out and tell the story! This is why I am a wonderful gnome!”

Crockta laughed .

At that moment, one orc went past Tiyo and entered the tent .  He nervously said to Rakuta, “Rakuta, there is trouble . ”

Then he looked at Crockta . He was afraid of Crockta, who had knocked down their chief .

“What’s going on?”

“All of a sudden, a messenger has come from the great clan chief . Today…”

Rakuta frowned .  Crockta didn’t know what he was talking about . Rakuta explained .

“Like I said, there is a great clan chief . Originally he wasn’t involved in this area, but the Kapur chief wanted to become a sub-tribe under his control . We recently sent a tribute and the clan chief said there would be an answer soon…”

He thought about something .

“Please stay here . Your friend as well . You should absolutely not leave this place . ”

Then he left the tent .  Tiyo entered the tent, lamenting, “Ah, I was interrupted at the important part dot!”

Crockta smiled and placed more meat in his mouth .

 

***

Hammerchwi looked around the Kapur tribe on a caruk .

It was a desolate land .

“Sending me to this place…”

He was an old orc warrior .  He was a warrior who took down dark elves in his youth, but now his body wasn’t the same . However, his hammer missed the battlefield . He still had enough strength to trample his enemies .

‘It can’t be helped . ”

The new clan chieftain  didn’t like him . It couldn’t be helped . Young people always found the advice of the elderly uncomfortable . Especially someone holding power at a young age . So he kept sending Hammerchwi to different places .

He met with various tribe chiefs who wanted to go under the great clan chief, and now he came to this small tribe that was near the wall of darkness .  But the atmosphere was weird .  The tribe was strangely messy . There were blood stains in the central lot where people would gather . Hammerchwi got down from his caruk .

He discovered something on the ground .  An orc’s broken tusk .

“Hrmm…”

His eyes narrowed .  Then he asked one of the Kapur tribesmen serving him .

“What happened?”

“Ah, nothing . ”

However, there were signs of panic . Hammerchwi smiled .

“Where is the chief?”

“He should be coming soon . ”

A large tribe warrior standing behind Hammerchwi opened his mouth .

“Don’t make Hammerchwi wait for any longer,” someone said in a desolate voice . The Kapur orcs froze .

Ten great tribe warriors were escorting Hammerchwi . They had steel weapons and high-quality armor that couldn’t be seen in the wilderness around here . They weren’t like the small tribe who couldn’t make weapons and had to rob other species .

“There is no need to threaten them . I have a lot of time,” Hammerchwi scolded .

“I understand . ” The warrior bowed his head .

Then Kapur hurriedly came out of his tent . He was a big orc that could match the size of the great clan chief . He was big even in comparison to the clan warriors .  However, his movements were strange .

Hammerchwi narrowed his eyes . There were cloths wrapped around the orc’s body . They were soaked with blood . The swollen face wasn’t the end of it, though .

“……”

The tusks protruding from his mouth were broken .

“How interesting,” Hammerchwi laughed .

Kapur approached and bowed his head .  “You came a long way . I am Kapur . ”

It was a totally different attitude from how he treated his tribesmen . Hammerchwi confirmed the bloodstains on Kapur’s side .

“What happened?”

“Nothing! Nothing happened . ”

“No?”

Hammerchwi bent his knees and looked at the face of Kapur who was still bowing .  He flinched .

“Tell me what happened . ”

“Nothing happened…”

“Are you lying to me right now?”

“……”

Kapur rolled his eyes .  Then he said, “Actually, something did happen . ”

“Describe it . ”

“An orc suddenly came and threatened us . I fought him but he was holding a weird weapon and I couldn’t resist . He said he wanted to kill me and become the chief of this place . ”

Hammerchwi touched his chin .  “Hrmm…”

“He didn’t even care that the great clan chieftain is behind me . Please defeat him!”

Hammerchwi nodded . He didn’t know the exact matter but there were two certain facts .

One . This chief lost to someone .  Two . The orc was stronger than the chief .

“Interesting . ” Hammerchwi stood up . It had been a tedious task but suddenly something different had happened . Hammerchwi said as he looked around the Kapur tribe .  “So where is this orc?”

He glared fiercely at the Kapur tribe members . They pointed to a tent .  Kapur spoke in an earnest tone to Hammerchwi .  “That tent over there . ”

Hammerchwi nodded .

“I will see him . ”

He walked towards the tent . The inside of the tent wasn’t visible because the entrance was closed .

“Be careful! He is big, has a terrible belt and tattoos all over his body!”

A person who could knock out the over sized Kapur chief wasn’t normal .

Hammerchwi’s mouth rose . Would this fearsome orc entertain him? Excitement at the battle in front of him filled his whole body . The orcs in the outskirts weren’t properly trained but there were still those who showed a rough wildness . This guy was probably one of them .

He led the other clan warriors into the tent .  Then Hammerchwi finally saw the opponent .

There .

“Who are you?” A cute little gnome cried out .