I'm not that kind of orc

At this moment, Tilawa turned her head excitedly, which caught me off guard.You must know that the back of this Thunder Sculpture is really not comparable to that of a dragon. It is already quite crowded for two people to sit down, not to mention that there is a kid in it.Now Tilawa is basically sitting next to me in front of me. If it weren't for the height difference, turning around would basically be cheek to cheek.

"What's the matter?" Seeing that she was too excited to grasp the distance, I could only tilt my head back.

"It's amazing! To be able to find a way out in such a situation, I thought I was going to explain where it was!" She stared at me adoringly.

I have to admit, to give such a little girl of the same race a reputation of admiration, and to be praised so fiercely by others, the emotions will naturally be a little high.

I coughed dryly to keep my voice calm: "It's, it's okay, after all, it's not uncommon to encounter such things before."

To be honest, it's still a bit of a mystery. If there were more than a dozen flying beasts in the wave of synthetic beasts just now, the situation would become very difficult.

"Brock..." At this time, Quirrell, who was sitting at the front, turned his head and glanced over.

"what's wrong?"

"It feels...you are a little floating." Quirrell said in a light tone.

Silently, I stretched out my hand and pulled the bastard's pointed ear.

"what!"

"Master Bullock, don't bully him!" Tilawa patted the back of my hand.

I smiled, then straightened my face, and asked Quirrell, "Quirrell, do you know where you used to be?"

Quirrell's figure froze slightly, and it took a few seconds before he looked back: "Where... have you been before?"

Today's encounter convinced me of one thing, that is, there should be a fairly large base for making synthetic beasts in this area.We just started camping here, and we were attacked by hundreds of synthetic beasts. If there is no camp or stronghold nearby, this kind of deployment efficiency cannot be achieved.Roland once mentioned that there are synthetic beasts forming guerrillas operating around here.And from the beginning of our investigation, including the Quilo we caught on the first day, I have been encountering all kinds of new alchemy creatures that are completely different from the mass-produced synthetic beasts seen on the battlefield, and these seem to be All from the hands of the alchemist named Drakeway.

The enemy once used mirror demons to disguise themselves as local lords to control this area. It is not difficult to establish a stronghold here.I speculate that Drakeway should be a relatively high-ranking researcher in the enemy army, and the enemy allocated resources to him for him to study alchemical creatures that can be used as military power.Alchemy creatures, including Quirrell, were controlled to carry out some simple attack tasks. The so-called synthetic beast guerrillas were actually their actual combat experiments.

It's no wonder that such a small team is such a headache for the local counter-insurgency troops. Even if part of it is wiped out, new experimental subjects will soon be added. If the stronghold is not found, this guerrilla team will always exist .

And Quirrell was born from that stronghold.If he has relevant memories, he should know the approximate location of that stronghold.

Drakeway made a major mistake, a man with no military acumen.He used synthetic beasts to deal with us, but the deployment was too obvious, and he even contacted me personally, but he didn't know that he completely exposed the important information that his stronghold was nearby.

"Brock..." Quirrell's voice suddenly trembled after hearing my question, his eyes flashed with uneasiness, "Are you... are you going to send me back?"

"Of course not!" I put my hands on his shoulders, "But the people in that place want to take you back now. They are my enemies, and I'm going to get rid of them!"

"That's it..." Quirrell obviously breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked down, "Actually, I have a little impression that that place is in a bare mountain."

The bare mountain... I remember that there is indeed such a barren mountain nearby. It shouldn't take too much time to fly over here.

Just to be on the safe side, it would be more appropriate to send out a troop after returning to the fortress.

If Drakeway had noticed that I had already learned the location of his stronghold, he might have already organized and prepared to run away by now.

But that's okay, as long as a sufficiently efficient pursuit force is organized...

"Well, Lord Brock..." Just as I was thinking about it, Tilawa suddenly spoke to me in a low voice.

"Huh?" I responded.

"Well, your arm..." she said sheepishly.

"My arm?" I froze for a moment and looked down, only to notice that because Tilawa was sitting between me and Quirrell, when I put my hand on Quirrell's shoulder, this posture was actually similar Yu wrapped Tilawa in his arms.

"Ah, sorry!" I quickly retracted my hand.

"No, no, it's okay." Tilawa said a little coyly, "Actually... it's not annoying, it's just a little embarrassing."

The load capacity of the Thunder Sculpture is also inferior to that of a dragon. With the three of us on its back, the beast soul can only glide with little movement, and its speed is not much faster than a fast horse or a galloping wolf.When we finally saw the fortress in the distance, the sky had turned pale.

At this moment, Tilawa suddenly said "Hey", and then pointed in a direction: "Master Brock, there is a team over there!"

I looked in that direction, and I did see a black line moving slowly along the road—it seemed to be a procession of people, which seemed to come out of the fortress.

Fly over and have a look.

I controlled the beast soul to fly in that direction, gradually lowered the altitude, and finally landed on the side of the road about 200 meters in front of the marching team.

The landing of such a behemoth naturally attracted the other party's attention. When I landed, several knights walking in front of the team immediately approached to check the situation.

"Ah, it really is Mr. Bullock!" The leader was actually Althena, who yelled in surprise when she saw me, and Bridget, the adjutant, rode another horse and followed her closely.

Alchemist (5)

"What are you doing here?" I got off the beast soul's back and asked Arsena.

As a result, before Arsena could speak, Bridget who followed her answered first: "We are escorting the refugees accommodated in the fortress to the nearby relief area." She added, "We run with you People who go on a camping holiday are different, they're busy."

What kind of vacation? I just rushed back after a bloody night. I was so busy that I didn't even close my eyelids...

I forgot to take a second look at the team of carriages and horses they were escorting, only to realize that most of them were carts pulled by horses, some of them were full of refugees wearing cloaks, and some were built high. supplies, tied firmly with rope.

Previously, the fortress accommodated a large number of refugees from Arsena's territory who were displaced by the enemy's invasion. It seems that today is the day to send them to the town's relief point in batches. As the lord, Arsena and her adjutant Brigitte came here in person. Supervise delivery tasks.

"I was attacked by the enemy in the woods last night, and I finally got out of trouble and came back. I may have found an enemy stronghold, which is near the barren mountain in the southeast direction." I raised my hand and pointed in that direction. , explained the matter to them in a concise manner, "The synthetic beast guerrillas who have been active in the vicinity recently probably came from there. I think they should also be organized and transferred now. We need to send troops to wipe them out as soon as possible. Lose."

If the alchemist named Drakeway wasn't stupid, he should have figured out that the stronghold had been exposed.He would try every means to get Quirrell back yesterday. In addition to taking back the precious experimental body, he should also take into account that Quirrell remembered the location of the stronghold.

After the Marquis disguised by the Mirror Demon was killed, the defected Marquis was brought under Alsena's management, and the rebels operating in Arsena's own territory were also defeated. This stronghold near the district completely lost its protection and support.If they want to move, they will inevitably need to recall the nearby synthetic beasts and organize their movement routes, which will give us enough time to pursue them.

But after listening to what I said, Alsena and Bridget looked at each other, their expressions were a little ugly.

"What's wrong? What happened?" I couldn't help but care.

"Actually... Before this group, there was another group of refugees who were sent to Oak Town in the southeast. The road leading to Oak Town happened to pass through that barren mountain, and a section of the road was dug through the mountain." Arsena said with a dark face.

"There are not many guards, because there has never been an attack in that area... We all thought it was safer there." Bridget said, biting her nails.

This kind of thing is a matter of course. If the enemy hides their stronghold in such a place, it is naturally impossible to make too many movements nearby to attract attention.

But it will be different if they are going to transfer, they don't have to worry about causing trouble around them.You must know that those people are so insane that they can even capture humans as alchemy materials and feed for synthetic animals. A team of chariots and horses carrying supplies and refugees is simply a fat sheep delivered to them.

"Go and inform Mr. Wikas, and let him immediately send a team of knights to stop the convoy heading for Oak Town!" Arsena immediately turned her head to order a knight, and when she turned back, her face was full of worry, " I hope I can make it in time.”

"Your Highness, with all due respect, the situation may not be optimistic." Bridget said with a sullen face, "The first team set off two hours ago, even the elite werewolves of the third knight order set out to catch up now. It might be too late."

If the knights can't catch up with the convoy before the enemy finds the refugees on the way, it will be too late.

"Then let me go over and have a look." I made a decision immediately, pointing to the Thunder Carved Beast Soul I summoned, "If you fly in a straight line, it will definitely be faster than taking the avenue."

If you're lucky, you might be able to stop the convoy transporting the refugees before it's discovered by the enemy.

"But, it might be very dangerous for you to go there alone..." Arsena hesitated.

If you are unlucky and encounter the enemy with the transport team, and encounter hundreds of synthetic beasts, if you still want to protect those refugees, it may be difficult to retreat unscathed.

"Maybe there are too many things to do, but now there is no time to hesitate!" I said, looking into her eyes.

"Then, alright." Arsena also understood the current situation, "I will go to the fortress to organize troops, and I will rush there later, please be careful."

I nodded, and turned to Tilawa who was still sitting on Thunder Eagle's back: "Tilawa, you and Quirrell stay here."

But Tilawa didn't get off the beast soul's back: "Master Brock, let me go with you. After fighting all night last night, you should be very tired."

This girl saw it. In fact, I am really tired now.It's not a problem to stay up all night, but the accumulated consumption of continuous fighting and casting spells should not be underestimated.Even if I have been strengthened by dragon's blood, my physical strength and mental strength still have limits. In comparison, Tilawa's condition is much better than mine.

"But, Quirrell has to be taken care of." I pointed to Quirrell who was sitting in front of her, "We have to keep him."

Apart from me, this kid is probably the only one who can trust me here is Tilawa.

As a result, Quirrell said: "No, I want to be with you, Brock."

"Maybe there will be a lot of monsters like yesterday, and they will try to catch you back!" I stared at him and said.

In the end, he still shook his head stubbornly, and repeated: "I want to be with Bullock."

There's nothing to do with him, maybe because of what happened last night, this brat actually became somewhat dependent on me.

The situation is urgent now, and there is really no time to coax him down slowly.And... If you want me to say it, I'm actually really worried about keeping him like this. After all, Quirrell can't control his own strength.But to put it another way, this force also more or less gave him a certain ability to protect himself.Although it is necessary to protect him comprehensively, there is no need to really treat him like a weak child.

I scratched my head and quickly made a decision: "Okay, okay, let's go together."

I climbed onto the back of Thunder Eagle again, and cast the shaman spell again to summon the gust of wind.Accompanied by a long cry, the beast soul flapped its wings and flew us towards the barren mountain.

Glory of the Orcs (1)

After flying towards the southeast for about three quarters of an hour at low altitude with the cold morning wind blowing, we were finally able to see the bare barren mountain, and quite lucky—and the long queue of refugees who were about to enter the mountain road and supplies of chariots and horses.The entire convoy looked orderly and there was nothing unusual about it.

"Excellent." I subconsciously let out a long breath, and my hanging heart finally let go.

Very good, it seems that we have finally caught up.

I have made various psychological preparations along the way, including the possibility that when I find the transport team, I find that they are being chased by synthetic beasts, and the worse situation-come one step later, I can only watch To looted carriages and blood all over the floor.

Fortunately, luck was on our side in the end.

The beast soul swooped down, this time I landed directly in the middle of the avenue about 100 meters ahead of the convoy, and stopped the convoy directly.

The sudden appearance of a bird of prey that was huge enough to snatch the horses and landed in the middle of the road naturally caused the transport team to panic for a while, and the fortress cavalry escorting the team immediately gathered in front of the horses and horses, posing in a posture of defending against the enemy. I took a look, It was found that there were only a dozen people in total—as Bridget said, because this route was relatively safe, so the number of escorts was relatively small. In terms of the combat effectiveness of ordinary human cavalry, such a number of people could at most deal with bandits. When encountering synthetic beasts... even if there are only a few of them, it will be difficult to handle them safely.

Five vanguard cavalry stepped out of the line guarding this side and approached this side.

I jumped off Lei Diao and waved my empty hands to them, signaling to them that we are not hostile, and at the same time shouted to them to identify myself.

The cavalry seemed to recognize me right away, because during my recent stay in the fortress I occasionally trained with the soldiers here, helped with manual labor and even had drinks with some of the non-commissioned officers.I think most of the soldiers in the fortress should have an impression of me. Even if they haven't come into contact with me, at least they have heard of me. After all, as the only male orc that appeared in the fortress, I am quite conspicuous.

"It's you, Your Excellency." The cavalryman who walked in the front came forward and dismounted, and gave me a military salute respectfully—although I don't have a military rank in the fortress, I am assisting Arsena to go forward in my own name. Come on, in the eyes of the soldiers, I might be regarded as an aide of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and before that, I rode a dragon to kill the mirror demon who pretended to be the lord and garrison officer in the fortress. Still treat each other with the courtesy of an officer.

"Is there something you are here for?" The cavalry asked me why I came.

"I came here to stop you at the entrustment of the lord. I have something important to inform you. We just got the information..." I said and pointed to the barren hill behind me. Synthetic beasts are infested, if you go forward now, you might be attacked."

"Synthetic beast? Oh, thank God..." Hearing what I said, the cavalryman opened his eyes slightly, "Thanks to your Excellency, you caught up, otherwise our team of brothers might die today."

"In short, the transfer in this direction is on hold for now, let's go back to the fort first." I waved my hand.

The cavalry immediately turned around and relayed the message I had brought to the team.

It didn't take long for the carriages to turn around, and the entire transport team began to prepare to turn back.

Seeing that the matter came to an end, I suddenly relaxed, and the drowsiness accumulated the night before this relaxation unceremoniously surged up, making my eyelids suddenly feel as heavy as if they had been filled with lead.

A water bag was handed to my mouth, and as soon as I turned my head, I saw Tilawa standing beside me and looking at me: "Master Bullock, drink some water first. You are very tired, why don't you stay nearby first?" take a break?"

"No, there is still a high possibility of encountering enemies in this area. Let's hold on for a while and go back to the fort with them." I said as I took the water bag and poured myself a mouthful of cold water.

But at this moment, the fortress cavalry who had turned around and went to the other side of the line suddenly turned back and rushed back: "It's not good, sir!"

"Puff...cough cough!" I was choked up by his inexplicable shout, I quickly wiped my mouth and raised my face to ask him, "What's wrong?"