Chapter 31: The Way Home
As we enter September, the weather becomes slightly cooler. The environment of the western steppe of the Terr Valley is good, the grass is green, the breeze is blowing, and the steps of the people are brisk.
"My lord, it looks like we won't be able to make it back to the village today." John and Barr walked side by side at the back of the line.
It took a lot of time to kill the bull leader, and the east-west span of the valley was much larger than Baal had imagined, and the group had only now reached the central level.
"Well, we should be able to reach the western foot of the mountain before nightfall, where we camp." Barr nodded.
After the death of the leader, most of the bulls fled the area, and they didn't encounter many along the way.
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Afternoon.
Somewhere in the western part of the Terr Valley, the roar of the bulls and the shouts of the orcs kept coming.
The ground was littered with the carcasses of wild bulls.
More than a dozen brute bulls, under the leadership of a rare elite, kept crashing into the orcs in front of them, a huge stone man rushed to kill in the brute herd, and several orcs behind were also constantly attacking, and the seemingly powerful brute herd was already the end of the strong crossbow.
After getting out of the control of the slain bull leader, the farther west he went, the more the number of bulls gradually increased, and from time to time he could encounter a herd of dozens of bulls. However, the strength of Barr and his party has increased greatly at this time, so they naturally don't take these brutes seriously.
"Drink!"
Baal shouted angrily, and the one-handed axe in his hand slashed at the head of the bull in front of him, and with a wail, the bull fell to the ground.
At this time, there were not many brute bulls still standing on the battlefield, under the attack of everyone, this group of brute bulls was quickly killed, and after picking up the items that fell on the ground, Barr beckoned everyone and continued on the road.
At this time, the group was not far from the destination, and the time was relatively sufficient, so everyone was no longer in a hurry to hurry, and by the way, they killed all the wild cattle they encountered on the road. There are a lot of wild bulls in the western part of the valley, and the experience is naturally rich, and after killing a lot of wild bulls, the level of several people has also been successfully raised to level 18.
As they got closer to the edge of the mountains, the trees began to grow, and the Bars turned around and hurried north along the edge of the mountains.
In the world of Rand, where the trees are dense, there will be a variety of mosquitoes and poisons, among which there are some highly poisonous creatures, which are very poisonous and very troublesome once bitten. When people are in the woods, their vision will also be greatly limited, and they are easy to be attacked by monsters, which is too risky, so Baal still has to avoid entering the woodland as much as possible.
The chance of the Brute Bull dropping materials is very high, and there are more than one hundred and fifty white quality Brute Cow skins harvested by everyone along the way, as well as one purple one and a few blue and green ones, which cannot fit in Baal's inventory, and these are all handed over to Bart to carry.
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On the west side of the Terr Valley, behind Barr's group.
An orc team was moving north, standing at the front was a tiger man youth, next to him stood a middle-aged fox man, followed by several cat people men and women, looking at the costumes of these cat people, it should be a first-order infantry recruited in the village.
The tiger man looked to be about twenty years old, of medium stature, wearing a mage robe, holding a wooden staff, and his face was gloomy.
In the world of Rand, the aborigines can also kill monsters and upgrade.
However, compared to adventurers, it is much more difficult for the aborigines to advance. After the adventurer reaches level 50, he will automatically get the advanced mission issued by the system, although the task is difficult and easy, but as long as the task is completed, the advanced can be completed, and the level limit is increased to 100. If you fail the mission, the level will drop back to level 49, and you will be able to pick up the mission again when you re-upgrade to level 50.
It is much more difficult for the aborigines to advance, they can't receive any tasks, and if they want to advance, there are two words: understanding, as long as they have an epiphany, they can be advanced to complete, some people may wake up and complete the progress, and some people may work hard for a lifetime and can't advance.
"Isn't it just that I was born a few years earlier than me, what's the big deal, my father is really old and confused, I'm not better than that idiot!" The tiger man youth said coldly.
"The little master is very smart, I believe the master will definitely change his mind." Hearing the young man's words, the middle-aged fox man hurriedly complimented.
This young master of his own family has been violent, insidious and vicious since he was a child, and he treats people whose status is nobler than himself, which is a compliment, and his attitude is very good. The treatment of low-status people is different, many subordinates and villagers have been severely beaten by them because of a small mistake, and even brutalized to death. I followed him by his side, and I was also terrified every day.
"Humph! See who can laugh at the end. The tiger man had a grim smile on his face.
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"My lord, why don't we rest and leave." John said breathlessly.
The physical strength of the embarrassed people is very poor, not to mention that John is still a legal professional, and he is already too tired to walk such a long way, and the other few people in the team are all physical professions that rely on their bodies to eat, and the only shaman is still a minotaur, and John can't catch up with him in terms of endurance.
From noon to now, Barr and the others have been fighting, and they feel a little tired at this time, and looking at John's pitiful appearance, I am afraid that if I continue to walk, I will be exhausted to death. Anyway, there was plenty of time, and everyone discussed it, preparing to find a place to rest for a while in front.
A few people walked down the hill through the bushes in front of them, and there was a small lake at the bottom of the hillside, and the conditions were not bad, so they stopped in the shade of the trees by the lake and sat on the ground.
John was already tired, and now he was lying on the ground and not moving.
Robert and the team's shaman chatted very well, and the two were talking and laughing next to them, probably because they were both minotaurs. Although Barr is also a Minotaur, the difference in status always makes them have a sense of distance from Barr.
Lilith was chattering next to Bart, a somewhat indifferent half-cat man who had admired Bart since the last battle, but Barr estimated that Lilith was playing the piano to the cow. Elemental lifeforms tend to be quiet and rarely speak, but that doesn't mean they can't speak.
Barr has been busy with all kinds of things since he came to this world, and this time it was rare to be quiet.
It was only a while
"My lord, it looks like someone from the south is coming." Lilith stood up vigilantly.
This was the first time they had encountered other orcs in the wild.
"Maybe it's from a nearby territory, leave them alone."
Baal glanced at it, and the few orcs who came over were not of high level, about twenty or thirty levels, so he didn't care.
Although the southern part of the Orc Empire is vast and sparsely populated, it is not surprising to see people from other territories in the wild, and the few cat people in the back are all wearing orc empire standard equipment, not like robbers and the like. Moreover, even if they are robbers, the strength of the Ebars does not take them seriously.
"Young master, there seems to be a group of orcs ahead." The middle-aged fox man standing next to the tiger man said cautiously, "There are a few minotaurs and a half-cat man in it, I guess it's from a mercenary group." ”
Half-cat people and cat people can be easily distinguished because cat people have tails, while half-cat people do not.
The status of the orcs is very low, and under normal circumstances, they either serve in the orc army or work as a thug in the mercenary group. In the Orc Empire, the nobles who have always regarded themselves very highly will never have a half-orc figure.