Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Gnolls
At the invitation of Aunt Rena, Mondo stayed at her house. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn Rena's eyes, this half-breed mercenary is still a little kid, and there is nothing wrong with staying for one night.
Mondo was not polite, tied the wolf to the entrance of the village, and went back to his room to lie down.
However, before he could lie down on the heat, it became noisy outside, and it seemed that many people had entered Rena's house, including the cries of women.
"Hang him, hang that bastard now!"
"Captain, let's do it!"
"Hang the body at the entrance of the village to avenge the little stone. ”
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Mondo listened silently for a while, and soon learned that there was a gang of gnoll villains in the mountains near Boulder Village.
Previously, the gnoll captured a lone little orc, and Aunt Rena took people to rescue them, and fought with the gnoll, but the person was not rescued, but he caught a gnoll and locked him in the village cellar.
Gnolls, leopard werewolves, kobolds, harpies, cavemen...... There are many indigenous humanoids in the Karen continent, their overall intelligence is low, their civilization is backward, their strength is weak, they do not have a decent country, they basically live in the form of small tribes, and they are often surrounded and suppressed by powerful civilizations.
They are all regarded as an inferior race, and with their amazing ability to reproduce, they have survived tenaciously in the continent of Karen. In the more than ten years since the founding of the country, the orcs have always been running around the territory of various wild forces, concentrated on eradicating once, and then resurrected after a few years.
If compared to the gnolls, the boar people can even be regarded as a civilized race, after all, the boar people are blessed by the gods. The gnolls have nothing but complete brutality and cruelty.
For the gnolls, any foreign race is food, and they don't mind eating the corpses of their people when they are on the verge of despair. The little orcs were captured by the gnolls, and they had to be eaten as food. No wonder the orc villagers were so angry.
"These gnolls are very cunning, and it is imperative to find the cave where they are hiding, and hanging him will not solve anything. "This is Aunt Rena's voice.
"But even the mercenaries can't find the gnolls' den, so what can we do?"
"Hang that villain and let the gnolls know how good Boulder Village is. ”
The orc villagers, who had calmed down a little, were excited again.
After a moment's thought, Mondo understood the root of the matter—that the orcs could not find the hiding place of the gnolls. The storm at Razor Ridge was so violent that any traces were quickly blown away, making tracking difficult. Even mercenaries who are good at tracking will have a hard time harvesting prey at Razor Ridge.
However, just because a mercenary can't do it doesn't mean there's no way at all.
He pushed open the door and said to the orcs in the hall, "I have a way, maybe I can find the gnolls." ”
The orcs all stared at the half-blood boy, silent, and then whispered in disbelief. Although this young man has a humble status, he is actually an adventurer with a mercenary medal, and he is still a wolf rider, and the villagers can't figure out his depth for a while.
In the civilization memory of the orcs, they can be recognized by the frostwolves, and the wolf riders are all warriors.
Rena's eyes lit up and she asked seriously, "Even the mercenaries in Falling Snow Town can't find the gnolls, do you really have a way?"
"I have a solution, maybe it works. However, not too many people should know about it!"
"Razor Ridge Storm, any tracking technique has lost its effect, does your method really work?" asked Rena, confused.
Mondo nodded firmly.
"Okay! Tell me first. ”
Without hesitation, Rena kicked the villagers out of the gate, and then said seriously, "I think it is necessary for you to know the information about the gnolls first. ”
Rena is indeed a mercenary who has seen the world, and she is very calm. In a few words, she made the situation of the gnolls clear.
Razor Ridge was shrouded in storms and was originally a deserted barren land, where it was difficult to see other inhabitants except orcs. A few years ago, a tribe of gnolls migrated from nowhere and made waves here. Several villages joined forces to invite mercenaries, and under the leadership of Kragg, they were wiped out.
However, since last year, gnolls have appeared in the vicinity of Boulder Village. These gnolls are few in number, but they are very cunning and even timid.
They are said to be cowardly, because these gnolls never dared to directly intrude on the village, but they often wandered around, and if they encountered a lone orc, they would be fierce, and they would rush up and grab each other, kidnap and take them away, and finally eat no scum left.
The most hateful thing is that they seem to be staring at Boulder Village, and they have done nothing to the other villages. In this way, as the only victim, it is difficult for Jushi Village to get full funding from other villages, and it is isolated and helpless.
Rena invited mercenaries to follow her down several times, but found nothing. At the slightest disturbance, the gnolls hid and disappeared for months. When you let your guard down, they reappear.
The blizzard at Razor Ridge easily swept all kinds of traces clean. Even a mercenary who is good at tracking is helpless.
In the past year, there have been seven or eight orcs in Boulder Village who have been eaten by them, most of them are children.
On this patrol, Rena accidentally ran into a narrow encounter with the gnolls, so she caught one of them.
What a gang of difficult scoundrels! A hint of anger swelled in Mondo's heart, the orc villagers mainly lived by planting purple leaf potatoes, and often had to go out of the village to work, and it was inevitable that they would be alone.
He vaguely felt that this group of gnolls was not simple, and seemed to be quite wise, and the purpose was only to use orcs as prey. If they are not wiped out, I am afraid that there will never be peace in Boulder Village.
"How effective are the gnolls?"
"They're just a bunch of scoundrels, with very rudimentary weapons, and if they go head-to-head, my patrol can kill them all. Rena said categorically.
"Auntie, what was your occupation in the mercenary era?" asked Mondo tentatively.
"You'll know when the time comes. Rena stared into Mondo's eyes and said, "Now, tell me how you can find the gnolls." Little mercenary!"
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In the early hours of the morning, the moon was in the sky. Boulder Village is very peaceful, even the militia on the watchtower is leaning against the wall, drowsy.
If it is in a normal orc village, the night is the world of wolves, and the wolf howls one after another, and the orcs have a tradition of treating wolves as partners since ancient times.
However, Razor Ridge has a harsh environment, and only frostwolves are suitable for survival. The orcs mainly make a living by growing purple-leaved potatoes, and there is not enough meat to feed the frost wolves.
On this silent night, a door was suddenly pushed open, and a dark figure emerged from the room...... The moonlight reflected his back, which was a gnoll with a medium build. He limped to the wall, then crawled and scurried, and finally jumped beyond the wall.
"Lisa, it's up to you!"
Moments later, the tranquil Boulder Village was suddenly crowded. Mondo stroked the hair of the seated wolf's neck and whispered to it. Rena led a group of heavily armed militiamen and stood behind her.
"Let's go!"
Mondo rolled over and rode the wolf and rushed out of the gate of Boulder Village. Rena led the militia, following closely behind.
His solution is actually very simple: let the gnolls sneak out, and then use the frostwolves to track them down.
Mondo is not a nosy "virgin", but since the days of training camp, instructors have repeatedly warned that orc warriors can only understand their own way of killing through endless battles, especially battles to the death.
Razor Ridge was so calm that there was almost nothing to do except deliver letters. Destroy the gnolls, and practice your hands!
Moreover, if you can complete the task, you will not only win the favor of Aunt Rena and the villagers, but also have a lot of real rewards.
"Village chief, can that half-blood method work?" In the village, there were still some villagers in the know, watching the soldiers disappear into the night.
"If you get injured outside the village, where would you most like to go?"
"Homecoming, of course. You mean ......"
"Yes, a frightened gnoll, who escaped from prison, where else can he go except to roll back to the lair!"
"This half-blood orc, it's not easy!" the old village chief of Boulder Village sighed, shook his head and returned to the house, he decided to prepare more money afterwards.