Chapter 115: The Bait of Ignorance
Baroque looked at the molested guy who suddenly appeared in front of him with the expression of looking at the dead, and the moment the steward stared at Celine with squinting eyes, Baroque sentenced him to death in his heart.
Sometimes, it's completely superfluous to speak. Seeing a team of mercenaries who were also heavily armed coming behind the steward of the human caravan, they set up their shields and straightened their spears, which was a simplified version of the [Odoyle Battle Formation], with a posture of attacking at any time. Baroque waved his hand back directly, and ordered Barrotan and them without looking back: "You should remember the method when you broke through the battle formation of the Sand Scorpion Mercenary Regiment, right? ”
It was not that Baroque despised mercenaries, but that he attached great importance to them. The reason why he said that he only gave the clansmen one chance was because he knew that throwing a spear with a rope tied to the battle shield and then quickly pulling down the defending human shield mercenaries outward, this method of cracking was a bit tricky, once the humans were familiar with it, they would be able to deal with it in time, and then the orcs would be in trouble.
Since that Baroque skillfully broke through the battle formation of the sand scorpion mercenary group, spears and ropes have almost become the standard equipment of the forty orcs of the hungry wolf army, and they immediately drew their spears from their backs, the ropes were all tied, and they roared in unison, and threw them fiercely at the defensive shield of the mercenary battle array. A series of muffled voices rang out, and the spear pierced deep into the iron sheet of the wooden shield, and stood on it. Before the mercenaries had time to react, the orcs pulled the rope fiercely, and the human was no match at all, and the shields in the hands of at least seven or eight mercenaries came out. Then a large number of whistling spears were thrown towards the open space of the battle array, and with a series of screams, the mercenary Odoyle battle formation was smashed.
Baroque-trained orcs never miss the best moment, let alone get carried away after gaining the upper hand like some guys. Say something idiotic and give the enemy time to recover. He only believed in one sentence: "Take advantage of his illness to kill him". Forty clansmen pounced on them with their great black axes.
This mercenary force is still very strong, at least they have two leaders of vindictive warriors. But in the face of Barrotan and Muru, the six orcs who had cultivated the [Beast Battle Qi], they could only die. Without the biggest battle formation, the battle is simply a bully. When the two vindictive mercenary leaders were beaten to death by Barrotan and them, the other dozens of human mercenaries had already been cut down to the ground by the orcs.
In just a few minutes, dozens of human mercenaries were all killed, and only a few orcs were slightly injured. The caravan steward was stunned by the sight in front of him, and then he fell into an ice cellar and threw himself at the feet of the baroque screaming. Crying and begging for mercy.
The lizards and scattered human adventurers who were ready to see the excitement around scattered in a hurry, only hating the lack of two legs, these orcs were too terrifying, they actually slaughtered the powerful human mercenaries easily, if these demons went on a killing spree, no one would survive.
Beckoning to the frightened old white lizard patriarch, Baroque ignored the human steward under his feet, and said to the old lizard: "Old patriarch, these humans are dead, and all their goods are yours. This is my gesture of kindness to my friend. Maybe I'll need your help soon, and I hope my friends from the White Lizard Clan can help me?"
"When...... Of course, that's our pleasure. Can...... Venerable Baroque shaman. The old lizard stammered in reply, but was soon overjoyed by the windfall that flew in, and the goods of a whole caravan were all ............from his own tribe.
The human steward begged for mercy in horror, and Baroque didn't even bother to talk to him, but with a flick of the giant axe of Zainzu, the most brutal of the orcs, the steward's head flew up, and a burst of blood shot out. Got the Baroque in one. ...
"Bastard Zainzu, you did it on purpose, didn't you?" Baroque hadn't spoken yet. Angleigh, who was also splashed with blood, couldn't help but shout: "You have to wash my leather armor." ”
Zainzu, who had no tongue, smiled silently and gestured a few times. Angel closed her mouth in frustration. If Zainzu is allowed to wash the leather armor, the final result is that the leather armor will be completely scrapped.
Celine took Susan to hide far away, not only so as not to frighten Susan, but also because Celine did not want to see the Baroque slaughter of human mercenaries, which made her a little uncomfortable.
To solve these things, the more than ten desert camel beasts in the human caravan were naturally taken by the Baroque as their own, and they were still the most comfortable to ride in the desert, and they quickly rushed to the quicksand lake. The crescent moon oasis was separated from the quicksand lake by more than thirty miles, and they arrived before evening.
The old lizard was right, there were quite a few people here, wandering in groups of three or five in the surrounding sand, and some people even pitched their tents, as if they were ready to stay permanently. The Baroque sent a few tribesmen, and soon they found the location where the old orcs of Ziad lived, which was surrounded by more than a dozen animal skin tents, just next to the nearest quicksand lake, these old tribesmen moved hundreds of pounds of big stones from nowhere, and actually built a small altar to worship the ancestors.
Baroque didn't kill the people around him, these people were more or less useful, and he had a better way to clean them up.
Ziad and the other old people all came to greet the Baroque happily, and saw that there were more than a hundred orcs in Pingbai, and it was not clear where this was rescued by the Baroque! The strength of the blue wolf tribe had grown again, and the old orcs were very happy.
After inquiring about what happened during this time, he learned that the sand giants in the quicksand lake did not appear again, and even some outlaw adventurers threw stones at the quicksand indiscriminately, but did not lead to the sand giants. If it weren't for the fact that humans weren't lizardmen and couldn't dive into the quicksand, maybe they would have been busy looking for treasure by this time.
"Hmph, don't worry, I'll let you see the so-called treasure soon, of course...... Always meet the treasure keeper for a while before you can take the treasure. Baroque sneered inwardly.
Nothing was done that night, and the orcs rested well, preparing to fight the Sand Giants tomorrow and reclaim the legacy of their ancestors.
There is only a small regret, the old orcs are very satisfied with the patriarch of the Baroque, there is really no more perfect leader than the Baroque, but ...... For the old orcs, they are actually very stubborn in their orc blood, even when they are in a situation of being bullied and oppressed by humans, they have never changed this concept. The wife of the Baroque patriarch was supposed to be a female orc of the equally noble Frostwolf clan. Instead of a human woman, that would dilute the noble blood of the Baroque.
Of course, Baroque is now only eighteen years old. Still young, maybe just temporarily obsessed with those two beautiful human women. and so on to migrate back to the northern tundra. When I saw the orc of the tribe there, maybe it would change, and it would not be too late to persuade him at that time. -- Ziyad and a few other old orcs thought so, but they didn't know that in the future, it was precisely because of this incident that it really caused a lot of riots, and it also became an ironclad ...... for the northern tundra orcs and certain clans and tribes to attack the Baroque!
.................. Baroque quietly left the tent where he was staying before it was dark. By the dim dust of the desert, no one noticed him, not even the sneaky human adventurers around him who were watching at night. Sneak up on the altar that the old orcs had built and take out the totem pole and something...... Quietly buried in the gravel underground, then smiled eerily and returned to the tent. It was still dark, and I could still sleep with Celine's soft body for a while...... It's just that on the other side, Susan's hands tightly grasped his arm, sleeping like a little girl holding her beloved rag doll, and even drooling on the corners of her mouth. Baroque smiled wryly, knowing before dealing with Susan's problem. I and Celine don't want to have any private space. ...
After dawn, the surroundings became noisy again, and every small circle of people began to be busy with breakfast. The desert is barren and hard. It was nothing but black bread and dried meat, and water, and the human adventurers were not here to enjoy it, but they hurriedly settled the problem of eating, and gathered together again to discuss countermeasures.
Those damn old orcs still didn't make any moves, did they think that if they came to a hundred or so sturdy-looking young orcs, they would be able to swallow all the treasures alone? There were nearly a thousand human adventurers around, and if they angered the humans, it would not be difficult to slaughter two hundred orcs. There's a showdown with the orcs today, if they're still not ready to open the treasure. I had to give them a taste of bloodshed............ Of course, the tragedy that happened yesterday in the Crescent Oasis has not yet been reported. Otherwise, they would definitely re-examine the strength of these young orcs who had just arrived, and then make a realistic decision......!
A few of the most powerful adventurers and mercenary leaders have come to a good point. I was ready to find the orcs together and coerce them to open the entrance to the treasure. Unexpectedly, as soon as they came to the orc's tent, the old orc Ziad walked out with a smile on his face, and said respectfully: "Dear human lords, we have made a decision to open the entrance to the treasure today, but after all, the entrance to the treasure is opened for the first time, and it is too narrow, and there are very few people who can enter at one time, so please select a few people to explore the way first?"
"Hey, old fellow, I've always denied it for so long, how did you finally admit that there is a treasure today? Don't try to lie to us, to open the entrance to the treasure, you orcs must go in first to explore the way. One of the adventurers sneered as shrewd.
The old orc Ziad looked a little stunned, and then hurriedly covered up his gaffe, as if he wanted to say something more. In the eyes of the adventurers, this expression undoubtedly confirmed the man's speculation just now. The leaders immediately snorted coldly: "Open the entrance to the treasure immediately, let you orcs go in first to explore the way, don't play tricks, otherwise you will not only lose the treasure, but you will suffer any retaliatory punishment caused by provoking the human race." ”
Ziad had no choice but to turn back to the tent, and after a while, the orcs came out one after another, and the two 'unlucky' orcs were singled out to be the test subjects for pathfinding............ A group of old orcs, wearing gray cloaks that cover the dust and sand, led everyone towards the altar near the quicksand lake, no one knew that in the midst of the old orcs, Celine under a certain gray cloak was familiar with the incantation chanting about the earth magic [Sand Waterfall] and the [Earth Elemental Wall]. While the other orcs took advantage of everyone's attention, they hid in their tents and began to prepare for battle.
Baroque took Susan to hide in a tent in the most suitable position, looked at the altar dozens of steps away, adjusted the angle to avoid the crowd, and then took out the magic crossbow, set it up, and placed the magic arrows. Then he smiled at Susan, who looked curious, and said softly, "Susan, let's play a game of sand monsters, shall we?"