Episode 246. Charge and Assassination
“(It’s the water people! The water people are coming!)”
The orc soldier’s shout caused an uproar in the area.
Northwest of the garrison. The water people began to appear, literally rushing forward, covering the horizon.
“(There are quite a lot this time.)”
“(Aren’t you trying to lure me?)”
“(Focus on defense first!)”
The orcs, holding their weapons, waited for the watermen to approach. Since the watermen had previously appeared simultaneously and used a lure tactic, it was confusing whether it would be the same this time.
This time, the scale was large and serious, but that didn’t mean we could just go out and fight.
Kalanta, who had gone to check the southeast, had not yet returned. The three captains’ control was holding the orcs back, but it was not very stable.
The ranks of the orcs furthest from Kalanta were already falling apart.
Urrrrrr.
A group of leopards running on all fours with their eyes glaring. A group of sturdy kangaroos following behind them.
The Kundalite assault force, numbering in the hundreds, stopped at a certain distance from the Orc legion.
“Everyone, focus! This time we’re going to face the orcs for real.”
Kundalit walked in front of the lined up people and shouted. Up until now, it had been a strategy to draw them out, but this time it was different.
A deep and strong charge to break down one side’s defenses. To the orcs to the northwest who had begun to disintegrate while Rubin was dealing with Kalanta.
“This time… it’s a real battle. There will be casualties.”
Even though the prediction was negative, the Suin were not shaken. None of them had ever experienced war, but they had the instincts of the Suin.
The instinct of the water spirit willingly sacrifices its entire body to protect the grassland. Kundalit smiled with satisfaction.
“Yes, it’s not all pessimistic. First of all, their garrison right now has no plan. They said they were going to conquer the grasslands, but they couldn’t bear to think that they would be attacked.”
All they did was place the orc soldiers in layers to create a sort of barrier.
“And even if we break through their defenses, they won’t mass their forces there. Because there’s no general there to make all the decisions.”
For a moment, Kundalit looked up at the sky. There was a black panther, Imakarum, riding on an eagle’s mantle. Soon, as if he noticed the gaze directed at him, Imakarum flapped its thick forelegs.
Kaaaak. Kaaaak.
Next to him is Blane, mounted on a large crow. Blane is waiting to be launched, lifting his ‘dark mine’ and checking the sights.
While the Kundalit assault force dispersed the defenses, Imakarum and Blane infiltrated the center of the garrison. They were to take out the enemy commander as Rubin had instructed. That was their mission.
With Kalanta gone, if even one of the captains is eliminated, the three thousand orcs he was in charge of will be freed from his control. Then, it will be up to the orcs to decide what to do. The bloody smell of the assault force will drive them mad.
“We will fight until the sun sets!”
Kundalit, who had roared loudly, placed his forelegs on the ground and took a stance to charge. Then the other leopard beasts took the same stance.
Krrrrrr.
Krrrrrr.
The low cries of the men briefly hit the ground. Finally, the kundalit’s cry, which replaced the horn of the charge, tore through the air.
Krrrrkkaa!
The leopard man and the kangaroo man rushed forward at the same time. The man was so fast that the orcs had to face the enemy who had arrived before their eyes in an instant.
The spears were thrust out and swords were swung, but the claws of the leopard-men met them. There were cracks and roars, and the smell of blood began to permeate the air.
Right then.
Imakarum and Blane disappeared into the clouds as they soared into the sky. They soon appeared in the sky above the center of the garrison.
“Now, the ‘Wind of the Tear’ is coming out!”
The two jumped down on top of the orcs’ heads to take out the orc leader.
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Inside Kalanta’s tent.
“Hmm… um… … .”
Nerheim couldn’t stay still and kept pacing. As his anxiety grew, he unconsciously bit his lower lip hard, but he didn’t even feel the pain.
Krrrrrr.
A descending sob.
Nerheim looked around in surprise. The orc captain who was watching her was looking at her with frosty eyes.
Kalanta was dispatched to check for traces of the search party, and from then on, the unit leaders took turns monitoring Nerheim at regular intervals.
At first he was a large orc like a troll, but now he is a skinny orc.
Although he seemed to be the weakest among the commanders, he was still a commander with control over three thousand orcs.
“You want me to stay still? Okay, I’ll do that.”
Nerheim smiled bitterly at the nod of the deputy captain, Orc. He sat down on the chair, but of course, his mind was not at ease.
Should we have prevented Kalanta’s sortie?
But how can one control the orc’s mind, which is filled with distrust and anger? Moreover, there are things that are happening right now that even she herself does not know the inside story of.
However, one mistake seemed certain.
‘We should have moved to the midpoint. We shouldn’t have stopped here like this.’
A midway point. This was originally the place we were supposed to arrive after annihilating the two tribes of the Tohun tribe.
A place where rocks form mountains on a hilly area. It was a suitable terrain for a garrison in a grassland that was mostly flat.
With that place in mind, the current Orc army had no building materials ready to be erected as a defense. Nor were there any trees nearby to cut down.
“uh?”
At that moment, Nerheim noticed the fighting going on in the northwest of the garrison. Although he was confined to his tent, he had spread his beasts out everywhere.
“Hey, you felt it too?”
“I know. Your soldiers are holding back the people.”
The captain spoke human language more awkwardly than Kalanta.
“You’re saying you’re going to block them? That seems a bit disadvantageous. We need to send more troops to that side.”
“That place is not under my jurisdiction. It must not leave Lady Kalanta’s control.”
Nerheim’s lips trembled. It was an expected answer, so it was even more frustrating.
“Then shouldn’t we quickly summon General Kalanta?”
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“Everything is His will, man.”
“It’s frustrating, really.”
That was when I said that.
Tea!
Suddenly, the captain orc opened his eyes wide and drew his weapon. Nerheim thought that the bastard was trying to eliminate him on Kalanta’s orders.
“… … !”
But that wasn’t it. A bullet flew through the tent behind Nerheim and struck the shoulder of the Orc captain.
If the captain orc had stayed still, it would have been stuck in his neck, but he moved first and reduced the damage to that extent.
Krrrrkkaa!
Strangely enough, the bullet from just a moment ago curved around Nerheim and lodged itself in the orc’s shoulder, something that would have been absolutely impossible with a normal bullet weapon.
Of course, Nerheim’s eyes did not notice the bullet’s strange trajectory.
“What, what is it!”
The armor covering his shoulders shattered into pieces with a bang.
Two more bullets fly over Nerheim’s head, who has lowered his body as much as possible. One misses, but the other hits the same spot in his shoulder.
Taking advantage of the general’s absence to assassinate the commanding staff.
‘Wait, what if that orc dies now? Three thousand orcs will be free from control!’
There were countless species mixed together. On one side, they were fighting against the assault force and spreading the smell of blood. It was clear that chaos would unfold.
‘I have to survive somehow.’
Nerheim called out to the Pheniacs, the giant snakes that had been stationed to the east of the garrison. Not only the Pheniacs, but also a group of Orc soldiers were rushing in this direction. They were probably soldiers under the command of this unit leader.
“Hey, are you okay?”
Krrrrrr.
The orc, with his left shoulder sunken, supported himself on his sword, which was buried in the ground.
“But it looks like the bullet attack is over. Lie down. The soldiers will come. Do you know that if you die, it will be a big problem?”
Krrrrrr.
But the orc remained the same. Only then did Nerheim realize that the orc was waiting for something. To assassinate the lieutenant. It wasn’t over yet.
The second attack began with the roof of the tent being torn apart. The assassin fell, his sharp claws outstretched. The orc raised his sword to block the first attack, but that was it.
As soon as it landed on the ground, the Black Panther charged again, climbing onto the injured orc’s upper body and launching a series of attacks.
‘Damn it, it’s over.’
The captain of the orc was helpless. He was already injured, but even if he had not, would he have been able to stop the leopard man?
Krr, krrrr… … .
The orc’s blood splattered with each passing claw. The orc’s breath had already stopped, but the black panther was certain until the last moment.
He dug his two forelegs into the orc’s neck, then lifted it up and ripped its head off.
Degurrurur.
The orc’s head rolled towards Nerheim. Nerheim, who was covering his head with both hands, moved backwards like a caterpillar.
“You’re Nerheim, right?”
“… … !”
Imakarum placed his foot on the orc’s head and brought his face towards Nerheim, glaring with his eyes, the whites and blacks of which were switched.
“A stinking blood transfusionist who offers our blood to the empire’s asshole.”
“No, that’s-”
“I want to kill you, I really want to rip your head off like that orc bastard-”
It was then that another group of assassins appeared, lifting one side of the tent. They were assassins wearing black masks and black robes.
“You, your nickname was ‘Orc Hunter’! If you had guessed correctly, I wouldn’t have had to sweat. You were so confident.”
The black panther kicked the orc’s head with his foot, grumbling. The masked assassin simply ignored him.
‘Are you the owner of the bullet just now?’
In one hand he held a dagger, and in the other he held a uniquely shaped bullet weapon.
“I don’t have time to waste time with you. I have to get out of here.”
Surprisingly, it was a young woman’s voice. Moreover, although only the pupils were visible, it felt somehow familiar to Nerheim.
“… … .”
Soon, Blane’s eyes fell on Nerheim. The sight of him trembling was quite a sight.
“Hey, Orc Hunter. Why don’t we just kill that bloodsucker here? But since he said he was my adjutant, I think it would be better to kill him.”
Imacalum asked Blane. Blane shook his head.
“No, it was ‘His’ instructions. This transfusion recipient is under Calanta’s suspicion. If we keep him alive, we can shake Calanta up even more.”
“Yeah, that’s his order. If only I hadn’t lost to him… … .”
“The orc soldiers are coming, let’s just deal with them and go, Imakarum.”
When it was revealed that the Black Panther’s name was Imacalum, Nerheim flinched. Why was the ‘Wind of the Trace’, which should have been in the Empire’s first-class prison, here?
“Hey, you’re hiding your identity while revealing my name?”
“I can’t tell this woman about you anyway. She’ll just arouse Kalanta’s suspicions… She’s coming!”
As Blane shouted, tents tore apart on all sides and orc soldiers charged in.
however.
What Nerheim had been expecting was nothing more than the perfect teamwork between the two assassins.
It was as if they had been training together for a long time. As Blane fired bullets with dynamic movements to break the center of gravity of the orcs, Imakarum swung his claws and cut off their heads.
Tuan, push! Tuan, push!
While killing the orcs with their backs against each other, they also used their bodies as stepping stones to jump or dodge.
Movements as graceful as musical notes. The orcs that surged in like waves fell helplessly, leaving behind only red foam.
“Come, Imakarum!”
The eagle Suin and Roinekrow Ojos appearing in the sky.
At Blane’s shout, Imakarum raised his forelegs. The moment Blane stepped on top of him, Imakarum raised his arms with all his might and launched Blane high into the sky.
First memory.
Blane settled on Ohos and the others. He protected Imakarum while shooting dark mines. Soon, Imakarum, who kicked off the ground and jumped, caught the eagle man that he was going to ride.
“What the heck is this… … .”
Nerheim just stared blankly at the two assassins walking away.
But the disaster was just beginning. With the death of the captain orc, the three thousand orcs were free from their control. They were soaked in the smell of blood that filled the garrison.
The weaker ones among them fell into ‘madness’ and attacked the surrounding orcs, especially the rear of the orcs in the northwest where the Kundalit shock troops were fighting.
The Kundalit assault force, having achieved their goal, leisurely retreated… … .
30 minutes from then.
As the wounded Kalanta returned to her garrison, she regained control and control of the orcs, but the devastation that had occurred in those thirty minutes was too great to ignore.
There were a whopping 2,000. Out of 10,000 orcs, 2,000 were rendered incapable of fighting.
And this was just a sign of things to come.
