Chapter 118: The Truth of the Past and the Sneak Attack
After a day's rest in the Crescent Oasis, the Baroque and his people hurried out on their way. Not all of the human adventurers were killed, and although they were afraid of the sand giants' brutality and no longer dared to approach the quicksand lake, there were still some greedy people peeping around. The actions of orcs and lizardmen in quicksand lakes are even seen by some adventurers as digging for underground treasure.
After a few adventurers measured their strength and confirmed that they couldn't succeed at all, they left a few people to watch from afar, and then decisively left the wasteland and went outside to find reinforcements. Baroque was also careless, he and his clansmen were immersed in the joy of getting the totem pole and the [Star Totem Array], neglected to look around, and did not find that far behind them, several Terran adventurers were dotted with ......!
As for why the ancestors left the settlement in a hurry and abruptly, and lost most of their precious items, Baroque also had a rough inference after some exchange with the old orcs, maybe this is already the truthββββββ!
For unknown reasons, our ancestors traveled thousands of miles from the tundra of the far north to the arid and barren sandy wasteland, and settled in the center of the wasteland. It is conceivable that since the ancestors of the year carried six totem poles and a set of [Star Totem Array Stone Tablets], then there must have been at least one orc shaman in the tribe, and it is even possible that that shaman was still a powerful star sacrifice.
But as time passed, when the Star Priest and the other sacrifices grew old and died, the successors of the tribe could not keep up. If an orc tribe is unable to have shamanic sacrifices, it will slowly decline, and their strength will gradually weaken, and they may be swallowed up by other tribes in the northern tundra, at least the orcs can continue to live. But in the barren and harsh sandy wasteland. Once there is no blessing of shaman sacrifice, it will be completely up to luck for the tribe to appear warriors who can cultivate the beast's battle qi.
Just like before the Baroque became a shamanic sacrifice. Of all the nearly 1,000 orcs outside the wasteland, there was not a single beast warrior. In the face of a group of ordinary human mercenaries, they can only be tragically exterminated. By the time Baroque became a true shaman, there were only about eighty Frostwolf clansmen around him, but there were already six beast warriors, Barrotan, Angela, Muru, Zainzu, Lorn Khan and Tulayan. The value of shamanic sacrifice can be seen! As for Norman, the enlightenment teacher of the Baroque............ He can only be regarded as a shaman with half a bottle of water, and even the totem pole in Norman's hand is also an inferior product that he has made indiscriminately, not to mention that he can bless other orcs!
After the shamanic sacrifice was interrupted, all the energy of the orcs was spent on finding food and trying to survive, gradually ignoring the value of the totem pole and the pile of stone slabs. When many years have passed like this, even the descendants have not been able to read, let alone know the specific role of the slate. Until one day, the Earth Elemental Heart, which roams the bottom of the desert, is attracted by the power of the totem pole and takes over the orc settlement. The orcs were forced to flee their homes. The Star Totem Array Stone Tablet was lost, and the precious Totem Pole was also lost. As for the totem pole in the Baroque tribe, perhaps the ancestors of the Baroque hastily pulled it out of the ground and used it as a weapon. And then you take it with you, right?
The truth has long been lost in history, and this speculation is the most reasonable. The orcs sighed, but they also cherished what was in front of them. With the leadership of the Baroque patriarchs, the lost glory of the ancestors will eventually be regained, and they are all confident in it.
The journey was boring, so Baroque took out the slate one by one and gave it to Celine on the back of a desert hunch, who copied the secret method of the slate and recorded it on vellum paper. After all, it is not appropriate to always hold a slate for future research. ...
Susan is like a little girl. Always left and right from the Baroque. In desperation, he could only take Susan with him, and discuss with the old orcs along the way the specific route back to the northern tundra.
If you press the straight-line distance. The distance from Paddington to the northern tundra is only three thousand miles. But in between, you have to pass through the Duchy of Hansea, the Odria Empire. And there are several difficult rivers on the way, not to mention a whole towering mountain range from northwest to southeast [Kundu Maya], which directly crosses the road, and to pass through this mountain range, you can only take the only mountain stream fortress [Kundu Giant Gate] built in the territory of the Odria Empire. Hundreds of orcs, not to mention the Kundu Giant Gate, even if they dared to approach the most important level of the empire, they would be immediately torn to pieces by the elite legion [Blizzard Legion] stationed there.
From the day the Baroque had the idea of returning to the northern tundra, he continued to collect maps along the way. In the past few days, after discussions with the clansmen, it was finally decided that the next path was the safest. Instead of heading in the direction of Paddington, they headed towards the borders of the Heath in the northern sector.
After exiting the Gravel Wastes from the northern section, you enter the territory of the Duchy of Dalintan. The country is vast and sparsely populated, and as long as you stick to the foot of the northernmost mountains, you should not be noticed by humans. It only takes about a few hundred miles to leave, and then you enter the northern border of the Duchy of Hansea.
The Duchy of Hanseasa had been keeping a close eye on the civil strife in Paddington lately, hoping to fish in troubled waters and grab some fertile territory, so most of their soldiers were to the east, and the Baroque thought it would not be difficult to get through.
But once again, after crossing the Duchy of Hanseas, you will have to enter the territory of the Adria Empire, which is the most dangerous part of the journey. As long as they are discovered by Odriard's legions, the orcs will have to desperately escape, perhaps before they are killed, and they will have time to enter the northern tundra.
Baroque was not ready to take risks, so he chose to walk along the outermost frontier desolate part of Audria, although it would stretch the distance indefinitely, more than doubling the distance of 3,000 miles, as long as he returned to his ancestral homeland safely, it was all worth it.
Three days later, they walked out of the gravel wasteland into the territory of the Duchy of Dalintan, and found a small town, most of the orcs remained in the dense forest outside the town, Baroque took advantage of Susan's sleep, and led several clansmen into the town with Celine for the last resupply before going on the road. His three storage rings were emptied and all the unnecessary and cumbersome items were thrown away, and they were already piled up with food, utensils, weapons, and other necessary supplies. But these are precious materials that need to be used to survive the difficult first few years after reaching the northern tundra, and they must not be touched as a last resort. You also need to bring your own food and water on the road.
A beautiful and noble sorceress. There were more than a dozen fierce orc men around him, leading more than a dozen desert camel beasts, which really caused a lot of commotion in the town. The mayor of the town hurried to pay tribute to Celine. Celine's face was full of pride and indifference, and she threw out a bag of gold coins. Buy the food and other supplies you need. The magician is worthy of awe, and although her beauty is coveted by many men, they also know that it is only delusional. It is still the most real gold coin, and the remaining grain in the town is wine, salt...... Almost all of them were collected, and all of them were stacked on the backs of camels. Then they watched as the beautiful female mage's slender figure disappeared outside the town. Every year, magicians enter the Gravel Wasteland to hunt the monsters there, but Celine is prettier. It didn't get much attention.
Armed with ample supplies, the orcs quickly left the town and set out on their way along the barren hills at the foot of the mountains on the border of the Duchy of Dalintan. Behind them, the few human adventurers who were watching finally waited for reinforcements. At least three hundred mercenaries, led by a few particularly fierce and fierce warriors, followed the marks left by the adventurers. In the distance, they saw the orcs marching at the foot of the mountain, especially when they heard that there were two stunning beauties in the orc ranks. Suddenly, they all showed cruel and excited expressions. ...
It was almost evening, and the orcs were soon to stop camping, and the mercenaries quietly followed. Prepare for a sneak attack ...... night!
After walking for more than ten miles, the sky also darkened. Baroque chose an open area to camp and rest. The hundred inferior orcs were busy setting up tents and cooking on fires, while the forty Baroque tribesmen began to look around for dangerous animals or hidden dangers, which was a good habit left by the Baroque discipline. If you don't hide far, I'm afraid that the orcs will find out!
But they were still happy too soon, and the Baroque may have been careless at first. But when the camp was set up, he erected the totem poles around the camp one by one. He didn't even release the power of the shaman, let alone chant a mantra. He frowned inadvertently. His eyes swept casually across the dense forest in the distance, and when he saw a few flying birds flying around, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
For the orc shaman, the sneak attack was like a joke. By erecting a totem pole, you can communicate with the elements of nature and perceive movement far away. What's more, Baroque erected six totem poles around, releasing the power of the shaman slightly, and Rak's looming spirit appeared, through the eye of the spirit, Baroque not only saw the human sneak attackers lurking in the dense forest in the distance, but even remembered how many of them were and the approximate distribution location. Who is sneaking up on whom? Hehe, it's hard to say..................
As night fell, when the orcs had eaten their fill, they slept in their tents, and the camels surrounded the perimeter, except for the campfire in the center. These careless guys didn't send anyone to keep vigil at night!
Even so, the human mercenaries were still cunning enough to wait patiently until it was nearly midnight before they began to move. Under the command of several mercenary leaders, they surrounded ............ from three directions!
Just behind them, I don't know when, the orcs quietly embellished ......! All the orcs are looking at those humans who think they are hidden like Angleigh at this moment, with mockery and coldness in their eyes, and they snort coldly in their hearts: Hmph, a group of idiots, they have long been discovered by the Baroque patriarch, and we quietly left the camp from the shadows, and we didn't know that they were behind your back, and they deserved to die!
The camel beast is a docile animal, as long as it does not hurt them, it will rarely be irritable and scream, the human mercenaries approached those tents smoothly, three hundred people scattered, around dozens of animal skin tents, just waiting for the mercenary leader's order, will immediately pierce the tent, slaughter the stupid orcs!
After a while, the mercenary leader was still standing in the rear, stiff and motionless. Someone was impatient and asked in a low voice: "Commander, give the order, let's slaughter these stupid orcs." β
The mercenary leader didn't speak, his body shook, and suddenly he fell to the ground with a pop, and through the faint moonlight in the sky, he could see a short spear stuck in his back, and blood flowed all over the ground, he was dead!
"The commander has been killed! Damn the orcs have discovered us!" Someone had already punctured the animal skin tent, and suddenly found that it was empty, and immediately screamed in panic!
It's a pity that it's too late to say anything at this moment, and a large number of spears are flying like rain from the rear. In the darkness of the night, the orcs can see as much as the day, aiming very accurately, and there is a scream, this is not a battle, it is a completely one-sided slaughter............!