Praise the Orc! Chapter 84:
Chapter 84 – Alive (2)
Trumpets sounded to signal the emergency at hand .
Crockta opened his eyes and grasped the handle of his greatsword . The smell of war flowed from far away . Crockta stared at Tiyo who was also holding General . They exchanged glances .
“Drrrong…”
Anor was still asleep . Crockta woke him . Anor was still sleepy and stared blankly at him .
“Anor, go to a shelter . ”
“Huh?”
“The enemy has invaded . ”
“Invaded?”
“The orcs from yesterday seemed to have invaded again . ”
Crockta had shown them his strength . The wandering orcs had been suppressed and shivered in front of him . If those guys invaded this place again, the flow was obvious . They had attacked here again with the support of the Great Clan .
This time they would use more violent means . There would be no dialogue . They would attempt to kill Crockta . Crockta knew this and couldn’t help suppressing a smile .
“Does Nuridot have an emergency shelter location?”
“It will probably be the town hall in the center…”
“Go there . ”
Anor fully woke up and discovered the great sword that Crockta was carrying . The morning sun leaked through the window and pierced his eyes . Anor asked, “Crockta?”
He touched his greatsword instead of answering .
“Ah…”
Anor had never experienced killing anyone . Until the great chieftain appeared, the north had been balanced in its own way . There were occasional conflicts, but most of them lived quietly in their villages .
Today, Anor was able to see the face of a man going to battle . Crockta proclaimed that he would kill the enemies with his greatsword calmly like he was saying goodbye .
“I understand . ”
Crockta and Tiyo briefed Anor and left the house . He heard Crockta and Tiyo’s footsteps outside . Anor rose from his spot blankly . He ran a hand through his disheveled hair and looked around . He needed to pack up .
‘If they treat you like a dog, you should treat them like dogs as well . ’
Crockta’s words from last night echoed in his head .
Anor would have to do the work directly . The world was about action-reaction . Every action in the world came with a counter balancing act . When hitting the enemy, he also had to be prepared to be hit . Could he become an unshakable person like Crockta?
Anor drew an old dagger out from a drawer . He had never used it even once . But it might be necessary today .
‘Son . You should be a good elf . ’
His mother’s face and words flashed through his head . He shook his head .
‘Mother, Nuridot doesn’t want me to be a good elf .
Anor grasped the dagger .
***
Crockta ran in the direction of the trumpets . It was the outskirts of Nuridot . The dark elves discovered Crockta and shouted .
“Orc! Gnome! This way!”
A guard observing from a watchtower reported the situation .
“The orcs from yesterday are approaching, but there are also orcs on caruks following them . Their equipment is different from the wanderers . These guys…”
The guard gulped and said, “The Great Clan . ”
Nuridot’s leader, the dark elf Nadia bit her nails . She fidgeted and stomped her feet . Then she exclaimed, “Send a messenger through the back way to Spinoa . ”
“Huh?”
“The Great Clan has come . They aren’t just rabble shaking the flag . but the Great Clan had come directly . ”
Nadia pulled a bow from her weapons storage . It was an old but solid weapon . She touched it and confirmed the tension . The militia member tried to protest but she refused and took down a quiver .
“This isn’t an attack on Nuridot, but an attack on the dark elves . This is just the beginning . ”
The dark elf’s face stiffened .
The Great Clan was expanding on a scale unlike before . At the heart was the crazy chieftain, Calmahart . He said that he would try to unite the entire north under the Great Clan, but not many guessed he would actually do it .
However, Nadia’s declaration woke them up from such an easy thought .
This was probably the prelude to the war . The war would begin at Nuridot .
“Victory! Stopping them is the most important thing . I’ll break their noses . ” Crockta declared excitedly .
The tense atmosphere loosened at his words . The faces of the dark elves brightened .
The orc Crockta was now their champion . He was the strongest person who suppressed a whole crowd of orcs . There was a rumor that he defeated the orcs of the Great Clan in the Luklan Mountains .
Crockta stepped forward and said, “Open the gate . ”
The dark elves’ eyes opened wide in shock .
“Huh?”
“I told you . I will win . ” Crockta placed the greatsword on his shoulder . “I will go out and slow down their advance, while you should maintain the defense . ”
He said to Nadia and the members of Nuridot’s militia . Nadia nodded .
“Do as he says . He is a person who is far more familiar with battle than us . ”
Nadia had lived a long time . Therefore, she had seen a lot of things that others hadn’t . She had heard stories about orcs .
There were orc warriors with bodies covered in tattoos . The current orcs had forgotten the traditions of old . As a child, people had told old stories about the genuine orc warriors . If she met them, she had to respect them . They were strong and it wasn’t just physical strength .
She might be able to see that strength for herself today .
Nadia begged while holding Crockta’s hands, “Please . ”
Crockta laughed instead of answering .
Nuridot’s gate was opened .
Crockta walked out . The tattoos on his body empowered him . Tattoos of War, Honor, and Fighting Spirit . They were everything a warrior needed . Honor and fighting spirit . Those two were enough and he would prove it here on the battlefield .
“Good . ”
Crockta walked up to them . A lone orc and an army neared each other . The two sides stopped in front of each other . An orc walked out from among the group of wandering orcs . It was someone he saw yesterday .
“Why do you keep interfering with us?” He said with a frown, “You are an orc, and we are as well . Do orcs need to fight amongst ourselves? I’ll apologize for yesterday’s disrespect, so please join us . ”
“……”
“Under the banner of the chieftain, show everyone what orcs are!”
As he shouted, the group of orcs behind him became louder . The warriors of the Great Clan standing separate from the wanderers also watched Crockta .
“Look, we aren’t lacking in warriors . Let us conquer the north together . Furthermore, we will make the continent kneel under the name of the orcs! The orc’s name! Show them the power of the orc warriors!”
Crockta laughed . These northern guys didn’t know anything . Then he opened his mouth, “Hey, you . The Great Clan guys as well . ”
Crockta’s threatening aura started to emerge . Everyone’s looks, including the leader, changed . A tremendous atmosphere .
“Listen carefully . ”
Crockta closed his eyes .
At this moment .
In the north, there were no users, and he was Crockta, not Jung Ian . And Crockta was a warrior who could do whatever he wanted . The orc warrior Crockta had already impressed the Luklan Mountains by spouting off some cool words .
Today he also wanted to say something nice .
However, his worries didn’t last long . No matter how he thought about it, this was a battle moment that didn’t require a series of words . It wasn’t like these people would be able to understand it . Just one word would be sufficient .
Crockta opened his eyes .
“No . There is no need to listen, just…”
He placed the greatsword on his right shoulder . His left hand stretched out towards them . Then he lifted his finger . Crockta laughed as their faces distorted .
“Come . ”
It was an obvious provocation! The orcs were outraged .
“Kill himmmm!”
The orc in the front shouted . From that point on, the orcs started their assault . The wandering orcs were the first ones to strike .
Crockta’s greatsword moved through the air, leaving two simultaneously detached heads in its wake . Fountains of blood erupted from the orcs’ headless corpses . .
Axes headed for him from the left and right . Crockta spun his body and sliced off their wrists . He kicked the opponents who had screamed and grabbed their cut wrists . He trampled on their bodies and jumped .
His goal was the leader of the wanderers .
Crockta flew high in the sky and thrust downwards with his greatsword towards the head of the leader .
Puok!
The gigantic greatsword cleanly cut the body in half . The leader’s body fell to the left and right, showing a cleanly cut surface . Blood rained down .
Regardless, he walked forward . Crockta looked like a demon as he became covered in blood . He looked around . Numerous orcs were overwhelmed by his power and didn’t dare come closer . Crockta grinned .
”All you have is an advantage of numbers . ”
Then he turned back around . He could see Nuridot in the distance .
He ran . He ran out of this area before they could regain their spirits . They were weak but there were a lot of them . Bullying him with numbers!
“Too manyyyyyy!”
In order to be successful, he had to move out of this area . There were more enemies than he thought . This was a strategic retreat . The enemy orcs regained their spirit .
Urok, the leader of the Great Clan soldiers, shouted at them .
“Foolish guys! Follow my command! Run at Nuridot!”
“Kuwaaah!”
“Catch that bastard!”
Urok admired the chaos Crockta managed to create during the short engagement . He wasn’t an ordinary opponent . The other warriors of the Great Clan, including the chieftain, still looked down on Crockta but Urok was different .
This was the person who beat Hammerchwi . Hammerchwi might be old, but he was an experienced and strong warrior . He had come back wounded and different .
Crockta was obviously strong .
“Kulkul . ” He was glad . “I was right as well . ”
it was because the worst case scenario for Urok was Crockta’s inaction .
***
“Hey, halfie . ”
Anor heard a voice as he entered the town hair . It was Nakai . He was standing here while leading his group .
“This is a great opportunity . You might be pretending but doesn’t everybody know?”
They laughed . Anor ignored them . Someone in the hall briefly explained the current situation and how to use weapons . Once the situation became urgent, they would be sent to the outskirts to defend the barriers against the orcs .
“Like this?”
One the dark elves following Nakai was practicing with a rapier and he stabbed it towards Anor . Anor freaked out and retreated . It stopped right in front of Anor . They burst out laughing .
“Puhahat, look at his surprise . ”
“It’s amazing to see his ears perk up like an elf’s . ”
The townspeople paid attention to them . Nakai’s group giggled like they hadn’t realized the situation yet . They weren’t thinking about the aftermath of the battle at all . Anor was secretly hoping they would worsen the situation, then be forced to cry and beg when they were scolded .
He tried to create such a situation .
“Is that right?” asked Anor .
The elderly man teaching the villagers how to use weapons was once a member of the militia, and he turned around after seeing the attitudes of the other dark elves .
“Just this once…” But his expression subtly changed as he saw Anor’s face . “…You take care of it . Tsk . ”
He turned around like it was troublesome .
Anor sighed as he thought .
‘How do I not roll over like a dog, Crockta?
The moment that he was **** his dagger . There was a scream outside the hall .
“Kyaaaak…! Ahak…”
The scream soon stopped . It was silent inside the hall . The scream didn’t stop on its own . Rather, it sounded like the person was forcibly stopped by someone .
It couldn’t be .
Heavy footsteps were heard outside . There were several of them . The weight of the sound was also different from the dark elves they knew . There was the sound of iron clanking . The visitors knocked on the door of the town hall .
Kung kung kung!
The dark elves gulped .
Kung kung kung kung!
Within a few minutes, the visitors arrived at the door . There was a knock on the door . The door could only withstand a few strikes before shattering . Then the attackers were revealed .
Orcs wearing the flag of the Great Clan . They laughed as they saw the dark elves gathered together .
“What is this, a buffet?”