With the careful guidance of a gladiator-turned-teacher, and after recent unremitting practice, there are indeed many weapons that the half-elves can be familiar with.

Short-bladed, one-handed swords, two-handed longswords, spears, two-handed axes, etc......

But as an adventurer, he is not suitable to carry all the weapons he is proficient in, after all, he has to take into account the problems of weight and agility.

A steel crossbow is indispensable.

The original model was tailor-made by the Half-Elf for himself, as long as the crossbow string was slightly maintained and enough crossbow bolts were carried.

And in places where the terrain is complex and the woods are densely vegetated, it is better to carry only short weapons.

The spear and two-handed sword did not need to be considered, he only carried a round shield on his back, a one-handed sword, and a claw knife and other short blades were also carried.

Loki went straight to the Adventure Guild, intending to find out the latest news about the robbers.

......

In the halls of the Adventure Guild, many adventurers gathered, and Loki could even see the familiar members of the Iron Shield Adventure Party.

The adventurers seemed to be arguing over something, and the atmosphere was unusually low.

"Damn, the news of the Adventure Guild is not accurate, it turns out that I don't know when scouts of the orc army have appeared around Senjin Town. ”

An adventurer dressed as a thief said with a questioning face: "Who was the first to find them, wouldn't it be dazzling?"

Someone chimed in, "yes, how can there be an orc scout coming to this place?"

The red-haired human adventurer stood up and shouted angrily, "Shut up, the honor of the Iron Shield Adventure Regiment is not something that a fool like you can question. ”

It was Achill who spoke, and he continued: "When we were clearing out the orc bandits, the orc in armor appeared, and I can't be wrong about the appearance of the orc scout. ”

"It was the damned orc soldier who shot several of our companions with a strongbow while we were rounding up the orc bandits. ”

"The orcs are all in a group, and Captain Benson may have been captured by the orc bandits as well. So, I ask for your help in rescuing our Iron Shield Commander. ”

Except for the members of Iron Shield, the adventurers around them were somewhat silent.

There were even a few merchants who inquired about the news, and even whispered that there were traces of orc scouts around Senjin Town, and whether they should leave the land as soon as possible.

Some of the older adventurers or residents still have memories of the invasion of the Orc Emperor more than thirty years ago.

However, the main target of the Orc Expeditionary Force at that time was the other side of the Cooper River, the Austro-German Empire.

It is said that the war lasted for two years, and although the Orc Empire failed, the Oder Empire also declined, and is now only about the size of the Castle Lord Federation.

In some human memories, orc soldiers are nightmarish beings, and even when supplies are scarce, they will use humans as rations.

Things are a little complicated, and some of the adventurers' words reveal that behind the jackals and orc bandits, there may be the shadow of orc soldiers.

A member of the Forest Ranger's Adventure Group suddenly spoke up, "We can help. ”

"But in the face of the orc soldiers you mentioned, and a large number of gnolls and orc bandits, we only have less than ten people, and we may not have enough manpower. ”

The Rangers usually keep a low profile, but no one dares to underestimate them.

Their leader is said to be a human druid apprentice, who also works part-time as an adventurer.

Sure enough, a gray-robed adventurer with no armor but a longbow on his back nodded at Achill, who was none other than the leader of the forest guard's adventure group, Quanfeng.

Quan Feng expressed his recognition of the delegation's commitment to this.

A stout bald old man laughed beside him and said, "How can adventurers have cowards, these guys, it's just that the rewards are not enough." ”

"Given that the difficulty of clearing out bandits may increase, the reward for each gnoll orc bandit will be increased by fifty percent. ”

All adventurers knew Old Morton, the head of half of the Adventure Guild who had been in the Adventure Guild for an unknown number of years.

Someone said, "Well, adventurers have a tradition of unanimity with the outside world, damn a lone orc soldier is a fart, but there should also be a reward for rescue......"

Some members of the Iron Shield Adventure Group saw the hope of rescuing the commander, and hurriedly used their money bag savings as a promise to announce the mission of finding the orc soldiers and rescuing the regiment leader.

It may be that the soldiers of the Orc Empire are facing each other, and the rewards seem to be a little meager, and most of the stronger adventure groups are wise to protect themselves, but there are still adventurers who stand up.

The grumpy bearded human adventurer, with his axe on the floor with both hands, said loudly.

"Damn orcs, I love everything that goes against them, and this mission counts me as one. ”

Loki also walked over, although he had never met the leader of the Iron Shield, but he had a good relationship with several members of the Iron Shield Adventure Group.

And his main purpose is the experience of fighting, and now there is a monetary reward, so there is no reason not to take this task.

Loki said, "I happen to know some basic tracking techniques, how can this kind of helping friends be without me?"

The dwarf stump was suddenly pleasantly surprised, "Loki, is that you?"

"Well, we don't have to fear the threat of the orc soldiers with bows and arrows. ”

The human adventurer with a two-handed axe glanced at him with some disdain and said, "This is a half-elf, he looks so young, can you do it?"

The dwarf shouted, "Respectfully, his name is Loki, did you see the steel crossbow he was carrying? ”

The adventurer rubbed his beard, glanced at the half-elf, as if remembering something, and muttered, "I didn't say it, this guy should be qualified." ”

Achill glanced at Loki gratefully, and then said to the adventurers around him, "Then let's hurry up, Captain Benson may not be able to wait long." ”

"I'm going to make those red-skinned orcs, beast jackals pay......"

The remnants of the Forest Ranger Adventure Group and Iron Shield, plus the half-elf and the human adventurer, are exactly twenty people.

......

The tall and verdant canopy of trees, shading the sunlight and casting a faint green color, but on this ground, it was a mess after the battle.

The corpses of several jackals and orc robbers were not cleaned, and the corpses of the adventurers were stripped of their leather armor and weapons, and even the arrows that killed them were removed.

Quan Feng, the leader of the forest guards, looked around and said.

"You're unlucky, it's only an hour's walk from Senjin Town, and the vegetation isn't too dense, which is why the orc soldiers' long-range bows and arrows can be used. ”

Loki also nodded, agreeing with this statement, but if it were to be changed to the depths of the dense forest, it might be worse, and whether the Iron Shield Adventure Group could escape back was really a question.

While he was vigilant with his round shield in hand, he carefully searched for clues left on the ground in order to find traces of the departure of the orc robbers.

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