Chapter 73 Sacrifice I
Three days later, when Thunderhammer received the Demonic Pattern Build, he was visibly surprised by the additional Divine Scroll that Quicksand had given away. Although Quicksand has repeatedly emphasized that since the dignity of the God of Courage is inviolable, ordinary people activating the Divine Scroll are equivalent to touching the divine power of the true God, and they will inevitably have to pay a great price. But the more she warned, the more resolute the orc's expression became with the explosive blood in her bones.
Eventually, Thunderhammer personally selected 20 orc warriors for Richard as the final payment for the deal and as a thank you for the three Divine Scrolls. This group of warriors was almost one-third of the young elite of the entire Bloodstone Tribe, and without these three scrolls, Richard would have been estimated to be only a team of old, weak, sick and disabled warriors.
Of course, if you want to get these warriors, you will have to wait until Thunderhammer kills the ferocious beast Swift Shadow.
The next morning, before the sky was light, Thunderhammer left the Bloodstone camp with the stars of the middle of the day, and walked the road of revenge alone.
As soon as Thunderhammer left the camp, Richard led his newfound orc warriors to purge the remnants of Mark's territory once again, and completely occupied the spring. With Mark's precedent, and seeing Thunderhammer and Richard temporarily united, Huley, Cuarón and the others kept silent very wisely, acquiescing to the change of power in the Bloodstone Camp.
Richard, for his part, began to study rumors of the Red Cossacks.
The Red Cossack was not a simple name, nor a person, but the code name of a merchant group, and one of the top ones in the entire Bloodstained Lands. The merchant groups that can establish themselves and thrive in the Bloodstained Lands are actually more terrifying than the notorious armies of thieves, horse bandits, and even orcs, sandfolks, and barbarians. If not more ferocious than all the murderers, how can they survive in the Bloodstained Land, and even grow stronger?
The Red Cossacks were among the largest slave traders in the Bloodstained Lands, and had an escort as powerful as an army. This is a convoy with more than 5,000 warriors, which can already be compared to an earl in terms of numbers, but it has been fighting in the bloodstained land all year round, and its combat effectiveness is far greater than that of ordinary nobles' private army. Among the slave merchants, the most powerful fighting force is not in the escort team, but in the slave catcher.
The slaves produced in the Bloodstained Highlands were mainly fierce barbarians and sandmen, and occasionally orcs were captured. And the slave catchers who capture slaves all year round are full of masters, and they are all bloodthirsty guys.
His own striker was met by one of the outer guards supported by the Red Cossacks. They say it's the outer guards, but they actually do the work of horse thieves most of the time. The knight in red armor was also a little famous, and when it came to Hook of Hearts and his horse team, there were still many people who knew about it on the outskirts of the Bloodstained Lands.
A small flame erupted from Richard's palm, lit the pages containing information about the Red Cossacks, and watched it turn to ashes.
"The Red Cossacks, it seems, are a good target, and they just have a righteous name. If you rob me of a hundred horses, I'll kill you!" thought Richard, waving a gust of wind and blowing the ashes out of the window.
Five days later, Thunderhammer returned.
His complexion had begun to turn an abnormally green color, and the wrinkles on his face had increased markedly, and in only five days, he looked like he had aged ten years, and his three hastily tied braids had become more white and less black. Although he still held his head high, he could faintly see that Thunderhammer's back was a little bent, and his steps were a little heavy. But the old orc's eyes shone brightly, and he carried a huge enchanted hammer in his left hand and a wolf head larger than a lion's head in his right hand. And his leather robe was torn everywhere, and the wounds could be seen under the strips of cloth.
Standing at the gate of the Bloodstone Camp, Thunder Hammer raised the wolf head in his hand high and roared with all his might: "This is Xunying, the powerful beast that has eaten dozens of warriors of our tribe, and now its head is already in my hand, do you see it?!"
One by one, the orc warriors guarding the gate of the camp screamed, constantly tapping their weapons or pounding their chests with their fists!
The orcs gathered more and more, and the thunderhammer kept holding Swift Shadow's head high, and with each lift, the orcs would shout, and the shouts became louder and louder, spreading throughout the Bloodstone camp!
"What a heroic bunch! That Thunderhammer is not bad. Richard, who was looking at this from the top floor of the hotel, was sincerely admired.
The quicksand beside him said calmly, "Do you regret giving him my magic scroll?" but if you regret even the slightest bit, think about the origin of those magic materials!"
"No, I'm not sorry......" Richard's gaze remained on the thunder hammer, and he was silent for a moment before he said: "I actually thought of myself, if I fought between planes for a long time, I don't know if I would change, what would I change." ”
"No, as long as I'm here, you won't be lost. Quicksand said with a smile and confidence.
"I don't mean lost, I mean...... It can become cold and bloodthirsty," Richard argued.
"Well, isn't that inevitable?" Quicksand looked at Richard innocently. Of course, her ass was twisted hard again.
Soon after Thunderhammer returned to the Bloodstone Camp, he sent someone to invite Richard to the Bloodstone Tribe's carnival. Before the banquet, Thunderhammer specially invited Richard to attend the tribal sacrifice ceremony to observe the ceremony.
The altar of the Bloodstone Tribe is buried deep in the ground of the battle fortress, and in the center of the altar is a statue of a strong half-orc warrior, which is said to be the most powerful warrior in the history of the Bloodstone Tribe, and after he broke through the Sanctuary, the entire tribe was named after him. Around the altar, there were several statues that were much smaller, but the same size as a normal orc. These are the great warriors who have advanced to the Sanctuary in the history of the Bloodstone Tribe. Originally, Thunderhammer still had a glimmer of hope to keep his statue here, but in order to kill Swift Shadow, for revenge, and for the future survival of his clan, he finally used the Quicksand Divine Scroll, which completely ruined the hope of advancing to the Sanctuary.
In the underground sacrificial hall, there was only one outsider, Richard, and the rest were the most powerful warriors and wisest elders of the Bloodstone Tribe, with a total of about a dozen orcs. After Thunderhammer placed Swiftshadow's head on the altar, he began to sing a mournful war song.
All the orcs sang in unison, and danced an orc-like war dance around the central altar. Their dance steps are clumsy and powerful, and their singing voices are hoarse but majestic. Richard's heart also began to beat to the strong beat, and the whole person seemed to gradually merge with the mysterious and ancient aura of the sacrificial hall.