Infinite Begins with Giants

Chapter 127 Knights
Gray's sword finished the orc who was being tortured by Karen.

"What are you doing? This is my trophy, I haven't played enough!" Karen's body was covered with blood, and she put away several sharp knives of different styles with a displeased expression.

Gerry looked at him, whose eyes were full of hatred and anger, and sighed: "Cruelty and tyranny are not worth boasting, because inhuman beasts are like this, and those who have been fighting with hatred will eventually be burned by the flames of hatred." .”

"Huh?" Karen said with sarcasm, "Now you are accusing me like a saint. You were the one who ordered the slaughter of orcs, women and children. What qualifications do you have to preach to me?!"

Gray laughed at himself: "Yes, it's my fault. I taught you hatred and ruthlessness, but I failed to tell you how to fight with love and protection. After all, I didn't learn those either."

He waved to Karen, and sat with him on the grass beside him, looking at the White Tower City in the distance: "Karen, how did humans and orcs come into contact?"

Recalling the history class she took in college, Karen answered without thinking: "About 1000 years ago, a group of orcs invaded the human homeland in the southwest mountainous area. At that time, more than 2000 civilians were killed. A thousand-year war between the Empire and the Orcs."

Gray sighed leisurely: "At that time, there were not many people on the southwest border at all, because people were still living on the northeast plain at that time, and it was hard to say whether we could gather 200 people."

"What do you mean?!" Karen's voice changed a little.

"1000 years ago, people began to migrate to the southwest along the Mar River. At that time, Karan was just a small kingdom. The southwest mountains and the deeper Devil Mountains were the homes of orcs.

Have you seen the White Tower City?It was also the homeland of orcs. In fact, all the territories in the southwestern part of the empire were snatched from orcs. " Gray said blankly.

Her body trembled slightly, and Karen said shyly, "So we are the invaders, and the ferocious orcs are defending their homeland? That's not what it says in the book, it says..."

"Yeah, have you ever compiled a history book? Or have you witnessed that period of history? Do you know that human beings are the race that is best at making up stories, and people can write holy scriptures and scriptures. It is not God who created man, but It is man who created gods, angels, demons...

Everything is imagined by people, there are no miracles, only people's imaginations!The so-called supreme god is also made up by people. "

Gray took a sip of water and looked at Karen who was silent beside him: "History, the iron inscription, the yellowed paper, seems indestructible, but it breaks when touched. Let me tell you what we have done."

At first, only a very small number of mountain people saw orcs and regarded them as some kind of cannibals, which is what the Devil Mountain meant, and there lived devils who eat people.

And the orcs, at the beginning, only regarded humans as a rare food. When humans entered the southwestern hills along the Mar River on a large scale, the orcs were very happy at first, and there was another kind of cattle and sheep, and they raised humans in captivity.

Unlike orcs who only eat meat, humans can be vegetarians and are quite "smart". They can help them take care of cattle, sheep and horses, and they can also eat.

But soon they couldn't laugh anymore. In that era, the role of the holy spar in unlocking the potential of the human body had been discovered, and the noble private army "knights" appeared on a small scale. It was difficult for ordinary people to fight against the orcs with copper skin and iron bones, but knights could.

The Border Knights came into being, initially there were only seven establishments, Dawn, White Tower, Light Shield, Sword Rain, Thorn, Rose, Holy Ring.

The first batch of border knights consisted of 3500 people, but the number of orcs has always been a mystery. Some people say about 2, some say about 5, and some say more than 10.

To be sure, they were scattered and disunited. In the beginning, there were almost no orc tribes with a number of more than 300, and they fought fiercely with each other.

It can be said that the emergence of thousands of orc tribes in the future is due to human beings pressing hard and trying to kill them all.

The orcs, who were not united at all, retreated steadily, and a large piece of fertile and fertile land was occupied by humans. There are rich products, whether it is agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, aquatic fishery, etc., can be well developed, and the weather is smooth all year round.

Moreover, people not only found a lot of fruits here, but also crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, as well as important resources such as iron ore and gold mines.

The following things became easier. The war machines started to erode the land of the orcs step by step. It was not only the Border Knights with an increasing number of people who did it, but also the coalition forces of the nobles.

In this way, the ferocious orcs were beaten into a daze, left a large area of ​​territory, and kept migrating to the depths of the Devil Mountain.

The empire was established, and from then on, every time the empire became more glorious, the situation of the orcs became more difficult. Humans didn't eat the orcs, but almost wiped them out.

The fertile land in the southwest has become the granary of the empire, supporting the expansion of the population and the booming economy, gradually approaching the operation of a huge empire with tens of millions of people.

In this way, while the Karan Empire digested the land of the orcs, the other side did not give up its external expansion. The surrounding small countries were either destroyed or surrendered.

It can be said that the empire can have today's brilliance, and half of the credit is due to the land of the orcs.

The Border Knights have been acting as executioners for a long time, not only killing orcs, but also being transferred to attack other human kingdoms from time to time.

Because of fighting the orcs for a long time, the fighting power of the border knights is well-known throughout the continent. After all, the Devil Mountain is the only place on the mainland where orcs exist.

Orcs are very cruel. They eat people. Humans pay attention to civilized etiquette and don't eat orcs. The result is that now the orcs are about to be wiped out.

The poisoning of the blade is just a basic operation. Every time a border knight enters an unknown orc field, besides reconnaissance, the first thing to do is to sprinkle holy crystal powder into the water source. It’s okay to drink it, but the orcs will definitely die suddenly after drinking it (the toxicity of the holy spar is comparable to that of arsenic). Orcs and humans are two species, and they cannot use the holy spar to unlock the potential of their bodies.

Until the population in the southwestern part of the empire increased and exceeded one million, the Border Knights finally had another meaning besides being an executioner, shouting to kill all orcs for the sake of mankind and the empire, protecting the millions of civilians in the southwest from Infestation of orcs.

After all, although the orcs were retreating in general, they were not incapable of fighting back. Besides, after losing a large area of ​​land, when the orcs spent the winter, they had to plunder humans, or the pigs, cattle and sheep raised by humans to survive the severe winter.

"But the most ironic thing is that if we hadn't invaded the land of the orcs and moved the population here, we wouldn't need to protect anything at all, because the orcs can't leave the southwest region, otherwise they would die soon. The reason is unknown for the time being." Gray said calmly. That being said, it's all really fantastic.

Orcs are also a civilization. If they stand on a third-party, neutral point of view, humans are more hanged and killed more ruthlessly.

His body trembled slightly, but it was no wonder Ren had no waves in his heart: "Hehe! Haha! This is really interesting. Others, how did they react after they knew the so-called real history?"

"Some people don't think so. Orcs are not human beings. How can we talk about morality with them! Some people think that although we are invaders, who calls us human beings? We have no choice but to continue to kill. As for the peace talks, you know, they have not succeeded. , and now such people have almost disappeared.

Anyway, as long as it continues, the orcs will definitely be finished, although the sacrifice will not be less, but now the hatred between each other is too deep, one must fall.

I tell you this, kill orcs for nothing else, no need to torture them and make yourself like a demon.

To put it bluntly, people still need to be a little bit human. "

After that, Karen was back to normal, and she was decisive against the orcs, and that was the day.

The white and bright spiers of the White Tower City can be seen faintly, the water of the Mar River flows slowly, the flag of thorns flutters in the wind, the desolate horn sounds, and the knights line up, singing ancient songs and riding forward...

It was a massive showdown, one that happens almost every few decades.

They were surrounded. After a few battles, there were only more than 300 Knights of the Thorns surrounded by the largest orc tribe, nearly 2000 orc warriors.

The howling wind blew across the chilling battlefield. In late autumn, in this wilderness, both sides did not move for a while.

A moment later, an orc with blue face, long teeth, leather armor, a tiger skin around his waist, bright feathers of birds on his shoulders, and muscles like steel stood out.

He was 2.5 meters tall and very strong. He exhaled hot air, let out a roar, and threw the iron rod with a thick bowl in his hand to the ground.

The meaning was obvious, and the knights were asked to put down their weapons and surrender. A few contemptuous laughter came out. Although many knights showed fear on their faces, no one put down their weapons.

Surrender is also death. You can live for a few more days at most, and the end is to be eaten. The knights know this truth well. It is better to die in battle than to die so uselessly!
While there was still some time, Gray turned his head slowly, and said in a low voice, "Sorry, comrades, I was the one who was incompetent and brought you into hell! Now, I have to make amends to you in the next life."

There was a smile on his face: "We are not justice, I am an executioner, I have killed many orcs, I don't regret it, it's not that I don't regret killing, but I am born human, I don't regret it!

Comrades, there is nothing more difficult than death through the ages!Over the millennium, more than 50 knights died in frontier battles. As the original organization, the Thorn Knights had been destroyed 6 times in history, and now it is the seventh time.

Comrades, friends, there are 50 dead souls watching us ahead, tell me, are you afraid of being alone in the road ahead? ! "

Silence, silence is an attitude, Gray turned around with a grim face, he clenched his right fist horizontally and struck his chest, and the knights followed suit.

"Bang bang~"

The dull drum-like sound echoed on the battlefield, as if intertwined with the beating of the heart.

The meaning of this action is obvious. To put it bluntly, it means that life and death are bearish, and if you don't accept it, you will do it.

The orcs became vigilant and gripped their sticks and axes. They were limited to crafts, mostly heavy weapons.

Gray drew out the knight's sword and shouted: "Knights, charge with me!!"

"Chong!"

Karen pulled out the standard long sword, and the knights used swords more. In the wilderness, the sunset glowed like blood, and there was no temptation at all. As soon as the two sides came into contact with each other, the battle became fierce.

Gray took the lead, and the turbulent battle energy filled his whole body, and a layer of faint blood covered his body. This does not mean that his holy battle energy has color, but that the overload of the battle energy brought out the blood in the veins!

"Shh!"

With indescribable sharpness, the upper and lower bodies of several orcs were separated, and the frontier lion roared angrily, wielding a big sword, and his moves were fierce, like an iron stake piercing into tofu.

Gray resisted the siege of dozens of orcs, and rushed to the previous orc chief. He was covered in blood like a Shura, and swung his sword across!

"Keng!"

The iron rod in the hand of the orc chief broke in two, and he fell to the ground clutching his bleeding neck, with horror still in his eyes.

Grey, who was like a blood man, knelt down on the ground, the big sword in his hand was almost broken, and he died with his meridians torn apart. Behind him was a line of blood-stained footprints.

"Utuka!" (a powerful warrior)
The orcs avoided his corpse. They respected their strength and feared the strong. At least they would not vent their anger on the corpse, nor would they eat the warriors they recognized.

When Karen saw Gray's death, he tried his best not to cry, which would affect his vision. Gray Douglas did not marry a wife. So far, the direct bloodline of the Douglas family has been severed.

The difference in numbers was too great. When more than 600 orcs fell, almost all the knights died in battle.

Karen fought to the last moment, his knife was broken, and an orc bit his right arm, tearing his arm off!

He endured the severe pain, concentrated his little fighting spirit on his left fist, and punched the orc on the side of the forehead.

"click~"

There was the sound of bones cracking, the orc fell down, Karen's fingers on his left hand, which was punching, were boneless, and he couldn't lift his energy anymore.

There were 6, and when the 7th orc rushed to him, Karen smiled and he rushed to him too.

The muscles in his legs exerted strength, and with all his strength, he knocked the orc to the ground and lay on top of him.

The remaining left arm was exhausted. Karen opened his mouth and bit the orc's neck hard, crushing his throat!
Blood splattered, the orc whimpered a few times, and stopped moving.

He stood up slowly, half of his face was covered with blood, some were of an orc, and some were blood that flowed from the corner of his mouth after his teeth collapsed. If there were demons, it might be his current appearance.

When Karen looked around, there were no knights in white leather armor standing. The knights and many orcs were lying in a pool of blood. In the afterglow of the setting sun, the red clouds in the sky and the blood-stained land reflected each other. It was like being in an abyss purgatory full of magma dust.

Excessive blood loss and exhaustion, Karen, who has only one white bone exposed and a drooping arm, has lost consciousness.

In the bloody dusk, the orcs didn't give him a chance to breathe, and an orc with an iron rod swung him away.

"Pfft!"

"Cough cough!"

Karen fell on his back on the icy ground, his ribs were broken, and the blood stained the leather armor on his chest. Before he died, he felt warm all over his body, as if he was in a gentle embrace, as if hearing There was a strange sound.

He immediately broke free from this illusion of returning light, his face was covered with dust and blood, he blinked vigorously, his eyes were a little wet, his pupils widened, and he saw the final scene.

The sky is still high, and the stars are still out of reach.

On the rock, Ren woke up and sat up. It was already evening. His face was neither happy nor worried, calm and peaceful, and his eyes were deep, like a deep pool.

Remembering everything in the past, he walked in the forest, enjoying the breath of nature. When he saw the village with smoke from the kitchen, he showed an inexplicable smile. This is the real him, and he is not the one to be afraid of!
His story is not over yet.

(End of this chapter)