Although the human army stationed in the cuckoo village succeeded in repelling the invading enemy, no one could say whether the orcs would launch a second attack, so everyone stayed up all night and sat by the fire with their weapons in their arms to keep warm.

The soldiers gathered together in twos and threes, talking about the dangerous experience in the battlefield, as for cutting the enemy a few times and killing a few orcs, this has also become a topic of proving their bravery.

The excitement gradually subsided, perhaps because James's presence had shocked the enemy, and no orcs attacked the cuckoo village again in the second half of the night, and the soldiers took advantage of the night to repair the destroyed wooden wall, although it looked like a large ugly scar on the wall, but it could also be a temporary rescue.

Marlowe, on the other hand, wanted to know the reasons for the early attack of the enemy, so he went to participate in the interrogation of the prisoners, but unfortunately it did not go well.

When the orcs retreated, the humans were unable to capture a few captives, and four of the seven captives were fierce, and they attacked the human soldiers who were escorting them on the way to the prison, only to be killed by random arrows, and two of the remaining three were seriously injured and one was slightly injured, and the seriously injured died before the priest and the military doctor could come to treat them.

Fortunately, there was still an orc with a broken foot bone among the captives, and Marlowe followed James to the underground cell hidden in Cuckoo Village, where the dark underground cell was lit by torches stuck in the walls, and the old ground was littered with stagnant water, disgusting bugs and rats everywhere.

The orc captive was hung in thick chains in his hands and anklets on his feet, and it was clear that such non-fatal injuries were not worthy of human treatment, and perhaps they would have preferred him to suffer more.

By the time Marlowe saw the captive, several human soldiers who had learned orc language had already interrogated him, and the whip soaked in snake tooth juice crackled and fell on the captive's body, but despite the pain, the orc glared at the whip-wielding soldier without saying a word.

As the chief of the Warcry Tribe, Marlowe is now a member of the steppe orcs, and he feels a little uncomfortable to see this orc being tortured, but war is cruel, and since he has chosen humans as allies, he must adapt to what he sees in front of him.

"Yes, a tough guy on the prairie. James waved to the interrogators to stop, then walked over to the captive and asked. "What's your name?"

"Phew!" the orc didn't answer, just spat hard at James.

James seemed to be prepared, but he just turned slightly and avoided the opponent's disgusting attack.

"What, do you think your spit is poisonous?"

"Damn human, you're going to kill me!" the orc rattled the chains.

"I will sentence you to death, but not now. James looked directly at the orc, and the momentum on his body was no weaker than the other party. "Tell me, what's your name. ”

The orcs grinded their teeth viciously, like a trapped beast that was difficult to tame.

"Don't you even dare tell me your name?"

"Only the cowardly goblins fear you humans. The orc scoffed suddenly, contemptuously. "Human, remember my name, my name is Neil Wolffang. ”

James didn't care about the other party's expression at all, what right did the wolf who had his teeth knocked out have to scream.

"Neal Wolffang, why are your tribes here, and where are they hiding now?"

"Human, don't you want to get any information from me! The steppe warriors will never betray their relatives!" Neil once again pulled the chains that bound him with all his might, and made a posture of being trapped and fighting.

James just stood there watching Neil go berserk, until the other man was exhausted again before pointing at Marlowe and asking, "Do you know him?"

Neil glanced at Marlowe and said in an unkind tone: "I didn't expect you cowards to find the elf Bichi as a helper this year. ”

James turned his head and looked at Marlowe, and the two of them analyzed another meaning from this sentence. Ignoring Neil, the two of them left the prison together, and the sound of orcs scolding and whipping on their bodies could be heard from the dark underworld.

When the two of them returned to the ground, the sky was already slightly bright, and the paladin looked up at the somewhat muffled clouds and said, "Marlowe, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern. Marlowe exhaled the turbid breath in his lungs, and it seemed that the depression in his heart had been reduced a lot.

"Well, that's good. James patted Marlowe on the shoulder, like an elder. "It looks like the Wolf Tooth Tribe isn't coming at you. ”

Marlowe nodded, "That should be the case, but we still need more detailed intelligence to analyze the reasons why they launched an attack in advance." ”

"It's not unheard of when this was put aside in advance, and the war started in advance. James said, looking in the direction of Tyrian City. "Gandalf should be almost there, let's go get something to eat and then go meet him. ”

"Good. Hearing that Gandalf was coming, Marlowe was in a better mood, because it also meant that the troops carrying supplies would arrive in Cuckoo Village today, and his own people would have to leave here.

On the way, Marlowe asked James to go back first, and he himself went to the temporary residence of the clan to take a look, the events of last night had some impact on these clansmen, in the past, these people had to take weapons to plunder and fight for winter food, but this year they actually lived with humans, and the food provided by humans made them no longer worry about how to survive this winter, everything changed too quickly, so that they were a little confused.

When Ray saw Marlowe, he strode over and said, "Chief, I've counted the numbers, and everyone is here. ”

"How's everyone's mood?"

"This ......," Reggie hesitated for a moment, then said. "They don't seem to be happy, you know, if it weren't for you, they would probably have to fight for food with their lives just like the people last night. Now they no longer have to worry about food, but they have become the enemies of those people, and last night some people ran out with weapons and did not know where to go or who to help, which made them confused. ”

"Well, I see, you calm everyone's emotions, you may leave here in two days and leave for Famedos, before that there may be a battle between the steppe tribes and humans, I hope you can be mentally prepared. ”

After listening to Rejay's report, Marlowe found that what he feared had indeed happened, but it was unavoidable, after all, whether it was past, present, or future, everyone is the descendant of Ancestor Marta, and it is very frustrating to see his compatriots fighting with humans but not being able to intervene.

"It's been a lot of hard work for you during this time, and for the sake of the future of the tribe, we must let everyone accept the reality as soon as possible. ”

"I understand. ”