Chapter 23: The Hunt for Death
The terrain of the Necrometric Highlands has become more undulating the further west it goes, gradually changing from hills to mountains.
Arthur had seen the lush and vibrant Orlando Mountains in the southwest of the Empire, and now he had experienced the ruggedness and desolation of the mountains of the Necronomisis Heights. These mountains on the edge of the highlands actually belong to the remnants of the Rocky Mountains, and the main veins are within the territory of the Orc Azure Eagle clan.
On a winding mountain road, the Arthur Five were cautiously moving forward.
It has become a border area between humans and beasts, and is also known as the death hunting area, where humans and beasts hunt each other. What started out as pure racial hatred has gradually evolved into a testing ground for the two races to train young and strong warriors or seek a breakthrough between life and death.
This death hunting area has since become more and more famous, and not only does the Death Academy in Holo use it as a place for students to be evaluated, but it also attracts the powerful of the Terran nations and other orc tribes to hunt here.
This hunting area is still the place that leads to the dwarven kingdom after all, and even Arthur and the others have to be careful here.
Leading the way was the dwarf Toren, who was the most relaxed of all compared to Arthur's nervous expression. The dwarves are relatively neutral among the three races, and the human and animal races often need to obtain weapons and equipment forged by the dwarves through trade, so no one will take the initiative to attack the dwarves here.
After a long tense nerve, Joan was the first to feel bored, "Didn't you say the Death Hunting Zone? We've been in this area for almost a day, why haven't we even seen a single figure?"
"Don't be stupid, this is a hunting area and not a gladiatorial area, those who really come with the purpose of hunting will always hide in the shadows and wait for the opportunity to strike a fatal blow, and no one will stupidly take the initiative to jump out and expose themselves. Arthur replied.
"Is hunting fun? How can anyone still want to come here and die?"
Arthur smiled disdainfully, "Ask someone else?, isn't there a 'fool' who often plays with excitement when he's bored?"
"Unsure action is fate, and sure is called risk, so you are playing with life, and this son is called risk. ”
"Brother Joan is right. The dwarf took the initiative to take Joan's words, "Some people are indeed here to take risks, they all bring strong guards to make sure that they can hunt others and there is no danger themselves? ”
Seeing that the dwarf supported him, Qiong immediately echoed excitedly: "Yes, if someone happens to rob us, we will make a lot of money, and there are two pieces of space equipment alone." ”
Arthur couldn't help but shout loudly, "Shut up! You're starting to be stupid on purpose again, aren't you, don't you understand the truth that wealth is not exposed?"
Spence, who had been at the end of the line, watched the pair of living treasures who entered the play in an instant, and couldn't help himself from laughing, and shouted in cooperation: "Be careful, there is an ambush nearby." ”
Before Spence could finish speaking, a figure leaned out from behind a boulder on the hillside above, "Don't get me wrong, your own people. ”
It was a middle-aged man in his forties, carrying an exaggerated bow in his hand, and wearing a gray-brown military uniform and cloak that was almost the same color as the nearby mountains.
After the man, five more people appeared one after another, four warriors, one magician, and one standard hunting team equipment.
Seeing that Arthur and the others were still looking at him vigilantly, the middle-aged man continued to explain: "Don't get me wrong, we only ambush orcs here, and the Terrans who enter the hunting area are all our own people. ”
Arthur then put the Starfall Sword back on his back, "This is the first time we have entered the hunting area, and we are going to enter the Dwarven Kingdom to purchase a batch of equipment. ”
The middle-aged man smiled, "No wonder there's a dwarf walking with you?" ”
"What's wrong?"
"There's a very strong orc hunting team in front of us, and it's already hunted many of us these days. ”
"What can I do then?" Arthur immediately had an anxious look on his face.
"We're here to gather one or two more hunting teams, and then we'll go over and kill those orcs together. If you are strong enough, we can act together, if you are not strong, we can wait for others. ”
"If you don't count the dwarves, we have a seventh-level war school on our side, three fifth-level war captains and magicians, do you think we can kill each other if we act together?"
"If there are warriors in the war school, the strength must be enough, and the hunting team on the opposite side is only led by two orc warriors, so we can discuss the plan of action together. ”
The two teams came together, and the man took the initiative to extend his hand to Arthur, "I'm Bosen. ”
"I'm Arthur. Arthur also held out his hand.
Just as the two hands were about to clasp together, Arthur's palm suddenly rose upward, and a fireball shot into the man's face.
The man who called himself Bosen seemed to be on guard, and his body tried to dodge back to dodge the fireball, and his other hand reached for the hilt of the sword at his waist.
Arthur's speed was faster, and the gliding technique under his feet was activated at the same time as the fireball was shot, and at such a close distance, the whole person crashed into Bosen's arms at once. Along with Arthur crashed into the "Wolf Kiss Blue" short knife, with the seventh-level short knife quickly entering and exiting several times, this war-school-level man died in Arthur's arms without making a move.
No one is Arthur's opponent when it comes to sneak attack!
At the same time as Arthur moved, Spence also moved, and at a speed that no one expected, he pounced on the magician who was in the middle of the others, punched the opponent in the heart, and then retreated.
How could the mage's weak body withstand the fatal blow of a powerhouse of Spence's level to the vital point.
The middle-aged man and the magician in this hunting team were strong men at the level of a war school, and as soon as they came up, they were instantly killed by Arthur and Spence by sneak attack.
The remaining four captain-level warriors were killed by Arthur and the others after a few rounds.
As soon as the battle here was over, and before the battlefield could be cleaned, there was a sound of breaking the air, and five orcs with wings flew into the air.
When the five orcs saw the corpses on the ground, they immediately lost the courage to fight, turned around and were about to fly away.
The orcs wanted to leave, but Arthur didn't want to let them go, Arnold's "Ball of Weakness" combined with Arthur's bow and arrow skills "Three Stars", and three arrows shot down an orc.
Several other orcs tried to land to save them, but they collided head-on with Joan's burst of fireballs into the air, and only two orcs escaped.
"There's really no bottom line here, even joining forces with the orcs to do things for your own kind!" Arthur sighed as he collected the loot.
Because Arnold's strength in joining their team has almost doubled, it is not the dwarves who are really exploring the way ahead, but the war spirit Ah Yi.
Even if there is no black fog, Ah Yi can appear in every shadow where the sun can't shine. Ah Yi had not only discovered this ambushed Terran hunting team a long time ago, but also found another orc team not far behind him.
Is it strange that the two teams of humans and beasts are so close to each other but have nothing to do with each other?
Arthur: They are just beginning to understand the horrors of the Death Hunting Zone, and there is still a long road behind it......