Chapter 288: The Great Army

Finding a gentle river beach, the three orc soldiers released the reins of the wolf, they first bent down to the river to drink water, and then took dozens of leather water bladders from the wolf's back, and filled them one by one by the river, and then let their mounts go to the river to drink and rest.

The instincts of wild beasts are often better than those of humanoids, and although the wolves do not smell anything special, they always feel that something is wrong, but after walking through the mountains for a long time, the attraction of drinking water to them quickly overcomes this unwarranted sense of crisis, and after a little hesitation, the three wolves bury their heads in the water and drink the water in a hula hula.

"Hum—" There was a low hum in the air, and an orc soldier who was hanging a water bladder on the wolf's back looked back in surprise, only to see a black mass flying towards him. The orc soldier didn't see exactly what was flying, to be exact, he only saw a round black shadow, and the next moment, before he could react, the thing had already smashed heavily on his face.

So, without any suspense, his head burst open like a watermelon hit by a baseball bat, and red and white splashed in all directions. The black mass did not stop castrating, and then slammed into the back of the wolf behind him who was bowing his head to drink.

With a terrible wolf howl, the wolf's body, which weighed more than half a ton, was violently knocked out, and its twisted waist already showed that its vertebrae had been completely broken under the blow just now, and its huge body rolled twice, and then collapsed on the river beach, and lost consciousness in an instant.

Only then did the black thing fall to the ground, and the other two orc warriors who were enraged saw clearly that it was a round shield made of pure metal, and the shield wall was two inches thick, and it was extremely heavy at a glance.

The two orc warriors roared angrily, instinctively trying to grab their weapons, but the outstretched hands stiffened in the air, they stiffly looked down at their chests, and the two strangely shaped curved blades sank into their bodies together, and a strange paralysis quickly spread from the wound to all of them, and the orc warriors couldn't even let out a scream, their bodies fell heavily to the ground, and their limbs twitched rapidly a few times before they could no longer move.

The master and his companion were killed, and the remaining two wolves were only shocked for a moment, and then they turned around together, and their hair stood on end in the direction of the attack. The wolf of the orc is not just a mount, even if it is separated from its master, it is also an extremely fierce beast.

However, Shen Hao was quicker than them, and after throwing out the round shield and the two poisonous blades he had snatched from the harpy banshee, he rushed out of the bushes where he was hiding. Although his whole body was wrapped in heavy heavy armor, Shen Hao's movements were still vigorous like a black panther hunting for food. The two wolves had just turned around, and they were not even ready for battle, Shen Hao's figure had already appeared in front of the wolves in front of them, and the sword in the stone slashed heavily on the wolf's eyebrows with a black light.

Although the heavy sword has no edge, its extraordinary weight and Shen Hao's huge swing make the destructive power catch up with the legendary divine weapon. Although the wolf's head is the hardest part of the wolf's body, this sword is cut down, there is almost no delay, as if a wolf the size of a bull is split in two by this sword from head to tail, a large amount of flesh and internal organs fragments gushed out, and Shen Hao, who was covered in blood, was like a demon flying out of the sea of blood, and took a step to the side of the last wolf......

A battle ended in a few moments, and the three wolf horsemen were killed before they could even send a distress signal. Shen Hao jumped into the river, washed off the blood stains on his body and weapons, put camouflage on his armor again, and quietly touched back in the direction where the three wolves rode over.

Judging from the number of water bladders on the wolf cavalry who fetched water just now, their team was only a few dozen people, and it was estimated that it was just an orc straggler scattered in the nearby mountains, so Shen Hao was not afraid. Since the withdrawal of the main force of the orcs, there has been no formed orc army in the vicinity, and some of the remaining orc warriors are scattered and stationed in the nearby mountains and forests, self-sufficient.

However, as a scout, Shen Hao's task is to scout and record the location and size of the camp where these stragglers are stationed, and to kill and injure the enemy as much as possible to protect himself.

If the elves are called the Children of Nature, it is difficult for outsiders to trace their whereabouts from the path they take. But these rude orcs are different, they never deliberately hide their tracks, and for them, if an enemy who does not know whether they live or die is sent to the door, it is just to save themselves the effort of going out to hunt.

The road that the three wolf cavalry passed was full of severed branches and trampled grass, and Shen Hao easily followed these traces to find the past. After advancing for about ten minutes, Shen Hao found his target, a bonfire that was about to be extinguished, there were more than thirty orc warriors sitting around, and their wolves were also lying in a circle on the periphery of the team. There were a lot of bones on the ground with meat scraps on them, apparently they had just eaten dinner and were waiting for their companions to fetch them water.

Shen Hao frowned, feeling a little strange in his heart. The squad, which was a few dozen people, didn't look like they were stationed in a nearby skirmish camp. First of all, they are all composed of wolf riders, and if they are stragglers living in groups, there should be other types of troops mixed with each other; Secondly, although they lit a bonfire, they did not have a tent for the night, and it was clear that this open space was not where they lived.

A squad made up entirely of wolf riders, more like a ...... than a skirmish camp Scouts?! Shen Hao was slightly stunned, and he carefully observed again. Although these orcs were eating, they still left a few people on guard, and when they were eating or resting, they were very quiet, and there was no extra conversation. Led by an orc leader who looked the most heavily equipped, his eyes were always very sharp and vigilant.

Shen Hao was already completely sure that this was also a scout team, but if it was a skirmish camp of hundreds of people, it would be impossible to send a group of more than thirty wolf cavalry scouts, and the army to which a scout team of this size belonged was at least thousands or even tens of thousands.

"Could it be that these orcs are starting to gather forces again?" Shen Hao thought to himself. It is impossible for him to launch another sneak attack with a small force of this size, not to mention that it is basically impossible to hide his body in front of more than thirty wolves, and it is impossible for him to annihilate all the more than thirty wolf cavalry without any alarm from the other party. These guys are scouts, so there must be other scouts nearby, and even very likely, the army of orcs is not far away.

"Di-" Just as Shen Hao hesitated, a strange sound came from a distance. This kind of sound is actually not loud, especially in the mountains and forests, it does not seem abrupt, but Shen Hao clearly understands that it is a warning arrow shot by a few of his subordinates left behind.

Shen Hao's heart sank slightly, and he immediately thought that since the orcs began to spread scouts nearby, the hiding places of his recruits were no longer safe, and this warning at this moment probably meant that they had been discovered. Consider thirty brave orc wolf cavalry against seven human recruits who had only recently learned to wield weapons, and there would be no suspense at all.

Ignoring the pair of orc scouts in front of him, Shen Hao shrank back lightly. Most of the trees in this forest are short trees, and if you want to hide, you have to crawl. Shen Hao withdrew more than twenty meters with his hands and feet, and then straightened up and rushed towards the cliff where he left his recruits as fast as he could.

Along the way, with his excellent hearing and the traces of being trampled by the orcs nearby, Shen Hao found two more scout teams, but Shen Hao bypassed them from a distance, not wanting to meet them, but this would inevitably delay the speed of progress. By the time he reached the cliff again, the distant setting sun had completely set into the col, and the dim night had begun to take over the land.

The smell of blood. Although the mountain breeze was blowing all the time, there was still a pungent smell of blood on the cliffs. Nearby bushes and bare ground were splattered with large patches of blood. There were no corpses of the recruits, only a few broken crossbows and missed arrows on the ground. Shen Hao understood that the ogres among the orcs would never waste these "food" sent to the door.

After three minutes of silence for these recruits, Shen Hao sighed secretly in his heart, sending such a group of recruits to Esquier Mountain, the possibility of survival itself is not very large, but fortunately, these are just vain, not "life" in the real sense.

Shen Hao was about to turn around and leave, when a point of light suddenly lit up under the dark cliff, and then more and more points of light lit up, and soon they became one. These were the torches of the orc army, and the piles of blazing bonfires. Shen Hao cautiously approached the edge of the cliff and poked his head out slightly from behind a cloud of leaves, so an army of orcs with tens of thousands of people appeared in front of him.

The road back to the Fortress of Hairian was not easy to follow, not to mention that in such a moonless night, running and rugged mountain roads without using any means of lighting, the wolf scouts with night vision were still patrolling around. Fortunately, without the drag of those recruits, Shen Hao exerted his speed to the limit, and finally returned to the fortress after an hour.

Shen Hao almost stormed into the mansion of General Cameron, the guard of the Hai Ruian Fortress, and even the guards at the door were knocked on by him.

"Report to the general, urgent military situation!" Shen Hao's voice made Cameron, who had not yet fallen asleep, sit down, and then he saw the young man rushing in like a whirlwind, bringing a message that immediately made him completely sleepy, "At the foot of Esquil Mountain, a large army of orcs has been found to be massively assembled, and the scouts have approached the fortress!" ”

Without any explanation, the general understood at once, for he had been feeling strange about the disappearance of several scouts for the past few days. He got up as fast as he could, and then immediately rushed to the barracks next to his home. The soldiers in the barracks are now just lying down.