Heart of the Castle

Chapter 490 The Orc Robber Who Is Difficult to Handle

Judging from the panic shown by the two villagers, Li Wei thought that the team of bandits had arrived at the entrance of the village, but when he led the Griffon Knights to form a charge formation in the wilderness in front of the village, the bandits still did not appear.The night was as thick as ink, and one could only vaguely see the light of many shaking torches ahead, at least one kilometer away.

Levi gestured to Sir Rodriguez to wait a moment, and then patted the head of the Dark Nightmare in the North. The smart black horse trotted forward with brisk steps, and the sound it made was not like a horse's hoof hitting the ground, but like It was the lynx running through the woods.One man and one horse advanced silently in the dark night. When approaching the place where the torches were shining, Li Wei let the Dark Nightmare of the Northern Territory stay at the bottom of a gentle slope with a slightly raised surface, and walked up as lightly as possible. Observe the movements of the robbers.

The apprentice bachelor in the village was only right. These guys are indeed orcs, but he really should educate those villagers so that they can have a general idea of ​​numbers.The flames on the torches swayed in the night wind, and the black shadows swayed. It seemed that there were quite a few orc robbers, but the number would definitely not exceed fifty, let alone hundreds.

Even in the most objective terms, to say that orcs are ugly is flattering them.The skin of these humanoid creatures presents a kind of green, and there is a sickly brown-yellow in this green, which is definitely not reminiscent of green grass, but more like the color of mold in a garbage dump; most orcs They all have a large flat face, with two small eyes separated widely. A huge mouth is the most obvious sign on this face, with yellow fangs protruding from every inch of the big mouth wantonly; Most of their hair is loose, uncombed, and messy like weeds. Some orcs with high status use hemp rope to tie their hair into thick and thin braids, and rusty The bells or the leftover bones and the like, as they walked, these decorations made a crackling sound, which spread far in the silent night.

The orc bandits are so vulgar and stupid that they are even fighting with each other during the march, and the formation is also in disarray. The only thing that can make people feel afraid is their strong and muscular bodies.The thinnest of these guys is also fully two meters tall, and its width can reach about twice that of an adult man. It has strong muscles and bones of more than 150 kilograms, as well as terrifying brute force commensurate with it.The equipment of the orc bandits is very simple, and more than [-]% of them are wearing untanned raw leather armor. The armor styles of the rest of the orcs are patchwork, like trophies picked from the dead; most of the weapons in their hands are heavy battle axes. Or broadswords, most of them are shoddy guys, with jagged edges and traces of rust all over the place.There were a few exceptions, though, like the guy who looked like the leader of the bandit band, with a terrifying two-handed sword in his hand.

The orc leader was twice the size of an ordinary orc, and more than three times as ugly, riding a strange mount that looked like it was between a lizard and a war horse.If the size of his weapon is changed to a human being, it needs to be held with both hands, but in the hands of the orc leader, it is as light as a straw.It can be seen that the orc leader cherishes this weapon very much. Even during the march, he would take out the oilstone and polish it a few times from time to time, and then hold it up to admire.

Li Wei estimated the marching speed of these orcs, then he lowered his body and evacuated from the hill. With the help of the speed of the Dark Nightmare in the North, he returned to the middle of the Griffon Knight formation in a few minutes.

"Master Levi, how is the situation?" Sir Rodriguez asked in a low voice.

"It's indeed the orcs." Li Wei replied, "But the number is far less exaggerated than what the villagers said, and the equipment is also very simple. We each lead a team of knights to attack from left to right, and we should be able to easily win."

"Of course it's no problem to win." Sir Rodriguez nodded in agreement, and then changed his tone, "However, if you mean easy, then you are wrong. Although the orcs look stupid and loose, they are born to be outstanding and true Warrior. Even for the Griffin Rider, it is not a piece of rotten meat that is easy to tear apart, but rather a tough bone, you should be able to see it later."

Li Wei nodded dubiously. He didn't see the temperament of "naturally born excellent fighters" from those orcs, but Sir Rodriguez was obviously not a person who talked freely, whether he was alive or now.

Li Wei sent instructions through telepathic communication, and the Griffin Knights silently divided into two teams in the night, and then galloped towards the light of the torches like two sharp arrows.Although the Alchemy Warhorse is an excellent mount, it doesn't have the special ability of the Dark Nightmare in the North to run silently. Then the horse's hooves sounded suddenly, tearing the silence of the night like rolling thunder.

When the menacing sound of hoofbeats sounded, the orc bandits who were marching were unprepared and fell into a mess.Some guys waved their torches, tomahawks and broadswords indiscriminately; some guys looked around blankly, not knowing where the enemy came from.Since there has been no decent resistance from the human villagers when they came to rob, this group of orc robbers didn't even send out sentries, so when the Griffin Knights came from the left and right, most of the orcs couldn't make a move in time. correct response.

"Sweep away the darkness, have mercy on the weak, and have nothing to fear!" Li Wei shouted the knight's motto loudly, and then swung the knight's sword, which was burning with silver-white fighting spirit, violently forward, and issued an order. "Griffin Rider, charge!"

"Fear nothing!" The Griffin Knights shouted in unison, and the silver alloy sword in their hands lit up with a light green fighting spirit at the same time. Twenty knights formed an extremely sharp long sword, and stood in the middle of the orc robber team. hit hard.The ground seemed to tremble under the hooves of the horses, and the Northern Darkmare took the lead, leading the Griffin Riders straight to the center of the orc bandit.One orc was trampled under the black horse's hooves, and the other was lucky enough to get out of the way and slash at the griffin lord on horseback with the broadsword in his hand.

The knight's sword blocked the blow, and with a clang, the orc's poorly handcrafted broadsword broke into several sections, almost as if it had exploded.Li Wei took advantage of the situation to fight back, the silvery white sword light flashed, the blade cut deeply into the thick neck of the orc robber, cut through the tough skin, muscles and bones, and finally came out from the other side with a puddle of blood.

The orc bandit fell to the ground with a choked scream and died. This made several orcs finally discover the presence of the knight. They didn't feel scared. What they found the enemy made these warlike creatures feel a trembling excitement.The orc bandits charged forward roaring, their heavy axes whining on their heads.However, before they rushed to Li Wei's side, the black and red light that resisted the ring of fire flashed, and those orcs flew out like extra-large mung beans, and when they fell to the ground, they already emitted bursts of meaty smell.

The air was filled with various noisy sounds, the cries of the Griffin Riders, the roars of the Orc robbers, the cracking of bones broken by horseshoes, and the cracking of skulls cut by great swords.This raid caused the orc bandits to suffer heavy losses, and the entire team was cut in two, but their performance was much better than that of the human army in the same situation. None of the orcs fled the battle, but roared on the spot Then launched a crazy counterattack, and even stopped the Griffin Knights led by Li Wei abruptly.

Now it's the Griffin Knight's turn to fall into a disadvantage, losing the lethality brought by the charge. Although the Griffin Knights all have fighting spirit power, it is difficult to quickly cut down the rough-skinned orc robbers, and the ones that were cut off by the middle The orc troops were attacking from both sides, making the pressure on the Griffin Rider intensify every minute.

Only Li Wei was still galloping. The powerful hooves of the Dark Nightmare in the Northern Territory kicked the heads of every orc who dared to block the road; Layers of blood waves were set off among the orc robbers.Whenever the orc bandits gathered into a relatively solid formation and were about to launch a counterattack, the fire ring of resistance from the Dark Nightmare in the North would erupt in time, causing them to disperse again in a reluctant gesture.

The sound of horseshoes sounded from the other side, and before the orc robbers could react, another group of Griffin Knights rushed forward under the leadership of Sir Rodriguez, and completely defeated the orc rear team as soon as they made contact. An orc fell to the swords of the knights.The two teams of Griffin Knights quickly gathered in one place, and now they even had an advantage in terms of numbers.

Now even the stupid orc robbers know that the situation is over, but instead of turning around and fleeing, they fought with all their strength. This crazy and irregular violent counterattack made the Griffin Riders feel difficult to deal with. The alchemy horses were chopped down by the orcs one after another, but the knights on the horses were not injured, but got up and continued to join the battle.

The orc bandits fought desperately without reason, for their mighty leader did not die in the chaos.A particularly ferocious roar sounded, and the orc robbers burst into cheers, and then a huge black figure swooped towards Li Wei with a strong stench, followed by several orcs who were extraordinarily strong and better equipped.

The Dark Nightmare in the Northern Territory let out a long hiss, raised its hooves, and then stomped heavily on the ground, the black-red light that resisted the ring of fire flashed out again with a loud bang.However, this time, the expected effect was not achieved. The orc bandit who rushed over behind the orc leader was pushed away by the black and red light, but the orc leader himself did not suffer much damage, and only let out a painful howl.Then he jumped off the strange mount that was lying on the ground like a hybrid of a war horse and a lizard. The giant sword drew a sharp arc of light in the air, and slashed at Li Wei's head without stopping.

This blow was obviously strong enough, Li Wei held the hilt of the knight's sword with both hands, and blocked it with all his strength.The sound of gold and iron clanging was deafening, and the silvery-white rays of light scattered like rain. Li Wei's body was almost shaken off the horse's back. His hands were numb at first, and then they were in severe pain. He almost couldn't even hold the knight's sword. The orc leader was also shocked and took two steps back, with an excited expression on his ugly face.

"Wow! Cool, let's do it again!"

"Compete with me, Greenskin." A firm and powerful voice sounded, and then Sir Rodriguez appeared behind the orc leader holding a giant iron star sword, with a dark fighting spirit dancing on the blade . "I don't ride a horse, and I'll fight you fairly like a man."

"Like a man? Great, I want to come." The orc leader opened his mouth wide, showing a ferocious smile full of blood, and then turned around like a whirlwind, and the arc of light drawn by the giant sword in both hands was like lightning. looking at his body.

The star iron giant sword took the blow steadily, and then the two giant swords came and went and collided violently with each other, and the sparks that shot out were extremely brilliant, like molten iron splashing down, steel flowers bursting, and like tens of thousands of dots. The stars suddenly dispersed.The orc leader is extremely powerful and skilled in swordsmanship. He uses the two-handed giant sword like an extension of his natural limbs, which makes Li Wei who is standing on the side quite fearful.

From the very beginning, the orc leader focused on attacking fiercely. The giant sword swished across the twilight, setting off dazzling lightning flashes. He also pressed forward with every step, and the dust that rose up surrounded the two of them like a cloud of mist.Sir Rodriguez was defending. The distance of the star iron giant sword was very short. Every blow was just right to block the slashing of the orc leader. Sometimes he took a step back and gradually lured the orc leader to a further place. So that the Griffin Riders will kill all the orc robbers under him.

The confrontation between Sir Rodriguez and the leader of the orcs lasted for nearly 3 minutes. The roars of the orcs gradually turned into screams and groans, and then even these sounds disappeared. The robbers were all felled to the ground. Although the process was short, it was far from easy. Twelve swordsmen suffered varying degrees of injuries. In addition, twenty alchemy horses were cut down by the orcs, and the portal had to be opened. Return the wreckage to the Castle Heart.

Seeing his subordinates falling to the ground, the leader of the orcs finally felt that the chances of winning were slim. He was about to get rid of his opponent and escape, but at this moment, Sir Rodriguez also showed his strength as the earl with a sword for the first time, and turned sideways. Dodged a butcher-like slash from the orc leader, then fought back.

In fact, this was not an evenly matched duel. The gap between Sir Rodriguez and the orc leader was not in arm strength or swordsmanship, but in the fundamental difference in strength between the two.The terrifying power of the orc leader has to some extent filled the advantage brought by human knights' fighting spirit, and even the title knight who has mastered fighting spirit Tianhua will be defeated under the fierce attack of his two-handed giant sword .But now the orc leader's opponent is a sword-wielding earl—or the Scourge Knight, and there is no way to make up the gap between them with strength or skill.

So when Sir Rodriguez got serious, the orc leader had no chance to resist.The sound of the star iron giant sword passing through the air was like a roar. The orc leader parried with the two-handed giant sword, but the strength he was proud of could not block the heavy chopping of the star iron giant sword, and the two-handed giant sword was suddenly bounced. stand up.The orc leader's reaction speed was almost intuitive, and he immediately threw away the giant sword and jumped back.

A gloomy sword light flashed, followed by Sir Rodriguez's cold reminder, "You're not fast enough." The blood spurting from the body of the orc leader who fell to the ground proved that what he said was true.Then the extraordinarily strong orc looked at the viscera rolling out of his abdomen, with an expression of horror and admiration from the bottom of his heart.

"Wow...wow! Human...you are better than me..." The orc leader barely supported his body with his hands and raised his head.This ordinary movement is extremely strenuous to do now, making the orc leader gasp in pain.Li Wei walked over and looked at it for a while, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but twitched slightly.

The injury suffered by the orc leader was very serious, and it was absolutely fatal even for the orcs with strong vitality. It transpired into a fog with a strong smell of blood.Now he is completely relying on his tenacious will to resist the footsteps of the God of Death, but the emissary of the Eternal Sleeper still approached him leisurely, tightening the invisible noose tied around the throat of the orc leader.

"What exactly are you going to do?" Li Wei hurriedly seized the last chance and asked, "Why do you want to drive those innocent villagers out of the land where their ancestors lived for generations?"

"Humans, attacking orcs, you, whose?" The dying orc leader didn't answer, but rolled his eyes and muttered back, more and more blood foamed out from between the fangs of that big mouth, his His breathing gradually weakened, the hands supporting his body trembled a few times, and he fell heavily in a pool of his own blood.Li Wei originally thought he was dead, and turned his head with a sigh.But this orc with tenacious vitality struggled to turn over, vomited blood, and let out a final roar from his chest, "Karmos is bloody and furious, revenge for us, you, all dead... "

The roar finally disappeared into the suffocating cough, blood flowed into the lungs, the orc leader's efforts extinguished his fire of life ahead of time, and the humanoid beast swallowed its breath with its mouth full of blood, leaving only Levi and Sir Rodriguez looked at each other.

"Karmos bloody rage? It sounds like the name of an orc?" Levi looked at the dead orc leader with some doubts, "Is that this guy's boss?"

"Very likely." Sir Rodriguez nodded in agreement with Levi's judgment, "The social system of orcs is very different from that of humans, and the leader must have terrifying strength beyond his subordinates. Although it doesn't take much for me to clean up this orc Hands and feet, but the real strength is not inferior to the Lord with a sword among the human knights. According to the classification of the orcs for class, it should be enough to be called a military leader. The orc leader who can make him confident to make a threat should not be equivalent to the sword with a sword. The commander-in-chief of the viscount, and at least the warlord level equivalent to the count of the sword-wielding count...or higher."

"An orc leader who is stronger than the Earl with a Sword?" Li Wei felt his scalp tingle, and while making a gesture, ordered the Griffin Knights to clean up the battlefield, he asked in surprise, "What level would that be?"

"I don't know, because during the time I was traveling, the strongest opponent I could come into contact with was the captain of the orc looting team. In the orc language, he was called Yuku, and he was much weaker than this guy." Luo Sir Driggs shook his head and said, "But old Dish should know more. After all, he once told me that he had a lot of dealings with the orc executives back then. However, Master Levi, whether old Dish What advice can we offer, we're on the orc side now, aren't we?"

Li Wei nodded with a serious expression, "Yes, we must find out what the real intentions of these orcs are, otherwise..." He raised his eyes and looked at the faces of the orcs who were trampled by horseshoes and slashed by swords. Corpse, "A war between orcs and humans is inevitable. This is not an easy pressure for Arthur's kingdom to bear."

(End of this chapter)