Chapter 25: The Hunt

The southwest of the Orc Forest and the Gongga Basin meet a vassal state called the Potter Empire, which is not large, with a radius of less than 200 li, and a native population of no more than 400,000, so the first small vassal country has nearly 30,000 mercenaries, and the Potter Empire is also a vassal empire famous for slaves among all the vassal states.

There are few decent large cities in the Potter Empire, most of them are earthen cities with a radius of only three or four miles, most of these rammed walls of earth have no defensive effect, if a water mage appears, a rainstorm can probably destroy a small section of the city wall, but the noble imperial mage is unlikely to appear in this kind of place, especially the Wind Ring City located on the border of the empire.

However, there are a large number of magicians in Fengming City now, and the residents of the city can even meet one or two magicians when they go out for a walk, but they will walk around when they encounter them, because these magicians who suddenly appear either belong to a large mercenary group, or belong to the private army of an imperial official, no matter what their status, they are not something that ordinary people and city patrols can provoke.

Wind Roaring Mountain, an obscure hill nestled between the Orc Forest and the Gongga Basin, is so named because it is the howling of the wind through the stone forest at the top of the mountain for half the time of the year.

Windming City is located in the southwest of Windming Mountain, and the northwest of Windming Mountain is the area belonging to the Orc Forest, which is simply the territory of the Orc Empire.

The reason why there are so many strong people in the city who usually can't even be seen is because the annual hunt is about to begin.

The so-called hunting, the target is not the beast, but the orcs who are regarded as beasts or even inferior to beasts, there are many small tribes of orcs in the northwest of Fengming Mountain, the population is not large and there are hundreds to thousands, at this time of year, they will try their best to escape from their tribes, and then wait until the hunt is over and come back.

Yes, it's them, not them, there are plenty of products around the Wind Roaring Mountain, and there are many beasts that can breed on a large scale to feed the daily food of the nearby orcs, so they will come back. Hunting is about capturing them on their way to escape, putting them in cages, and finally being sold to various venues, and in general the gladiatorial arena or colosseum is the most common.

There are many noble lords and ladies who like to watch these orc slaves fight each other, and that kind of bloody scene will make their blood surge, and naturally the more rewards they will give when their heads are hot, so the large gladiatorial arenas and colosseums hope to get not only healthy orc slaves but also particularly strong or weak orc slaves.

Because some nobles have special hobbies, they can only get excited to see orc slaves torn to pieces by wild beasts.

In the midst of the rapid gasping of breath, an emaciated figure in tattered animal skins ran rapidly through the jungle, gliding through the low bushes, and the thorns were covered with a trace of flesh, even so, the figure did not dare to stop to check his injuries, except for the occasional backwards, the rest was to bow his head and run wildly.

The figure was in such a hurry that he didn't notice how obvious the traces he left behind, the smell of blood slowly spread, and then followed the breeze into the noses of a group of hounds, stimulated by the blood, the hounds that had been pulled fell into excitement, the dogs barked one after another, and the direction of the barking was the direction of the figure's escape.

The sound of horses' hooves was remembered behind the hounds, and a group of humans in bright armor appeared on the outskirts of the forest, one of them in silver-white armor led the way, it was obvious that this was the owner of the hound, and at the sound of the order, the hound was untied and chained around his neck, and the unrestrained hound barked wildly and galloped away with the smell left by the figure, followed by a human on a horse.

The figure increased significantly faster when he heard the barking of the dog behind him, but he was no faster than a trained hound, and even a hound, with a fast foot, could even be seen, and the horse behind it loomed.

Despair filled the figure's heart, and relying on his familiarity with the terrain, the figure found a small river that could throw off the other party.

The river is not wide, only about ten meters, and once you cross the river, you may evade the pursuit of the other party and report the situation to the tribe, so that the tribesmen can have time to escape.

Quickly came to the river, the figure slid forward into the river, and the speed in the river was obviously a little more blocky, but the river was wide and the hound had already chased to the river, and when the figure in the river reached the middle of the river, the horse that followed the hound also appeared through the jungle.

"The speed of this snake man is quite fast, but ......" The leading human took a light crossbow from the side of his entourage, and he didn't need to aim just a slight flick, and the crossbow shot out silently, and then shot into the snake man's body against the water, the power of the light crossbow was not less, and the snake man suddenly stumbled and almost fell into the water.

At the moment of life and death, he still screamed and endured severe pain to cross the small river, and then his body swayed from side to side and disappeared into the jungle on the other side of the river.

The human in silver armor sneered and then crossed the river with the hound with a wave of his hand, the snake man with the crossbow arrow in his body left too many traces in the jungle, and he had no way to be faster, the hound shook the water on his body and began to continue the pursuit, for a while the barking of the dog and the shouts of the human were connected, causing huge psychological pressure on the snake man.

Continuously overdrawn and wounded, the snake man finally lost his physical strength and rolled down a small hillside, and when the hounds and humans chased them to the hillside, they found that the snake man who should have fallen to the ground suddenly disappeared, and a young human drove his horse to the leader's side and asked, "Sir, why did this prey disappear?"

There was not a single sound in the woods except for the neighing of horses and the barking of dogs, and it was clear that there was something strange about it, and that the snake man could not have disappeared so easily without leaving a trace.

"Your Excellency, don't worry, although this is the first time you have encountered this situation, it proves that this hunt is interesting, you are participating in the hunt for the first time, it is easy to understand that it is strange, the snake man is a creature that is very good at hiding himself, however, this person is obviously a sentinel, in this case, their tribe should also be nearby, and our follow-up team will soon be able to catch up, send them a signal, and let them come closer." ”

A servant nodded and took out a small iron cage from behind him, in the iron cage was a small and cute wind mouse, as soon as the small iron door was opened, the wind rat rushed out, and saw that the magic beast that passed the credit had been issued, and the aristocratic gentleman who was a little nervous was slightly relieved.

The noble leader ordered to rest in place, and sent five servants to search for the orc tribe, after the group cleared the weeds on the ground, left a few sentry servants to rest in place, although the chase was not long, but the next hunting activities still required a lot of sweat and physical strength, of course, they were not stingy with these, because it was a symbol of men.

"Sir, how much do you think we can gain this time?" The nobleman who had been anxious looked around from time to time, even when he spoke, he didn't forget to look left and right, "Don't worry, today is just an appetizer, this is the edge of the orc forest, there are mostly small tribes, there should be a few hundred, right?"

The nobleman in white armor couldn't help but feel a little contempt when he looked at the new nobleman's nervous face, but he still comforted the other party with his own deep voice, a nobleman may not be able to lose his courage, the current nobleman is really not as good as the generation.

Before he could finish the emotion in his heart, a servant who had gone to explore the way returned, and the result was naturally very good, a small tribe was on the side of a hill less than ten miles from him, as if they had already known about the coming of the human race, and those timid and stupid orcs were packing up their belongings and preparing to escape.

"When will our team arrive?" Because today was just an impromptu departure, the leader of the nobles only brought more than two hundred cavalry, in order to chase the snake man, he only brought more than a dozen servants and set out with these new nobles, the cavalry behind slowly moved and waited for him to send back the news, and there were nearly eight hundred soldiers of all kinds stationed outside the forest.

"It's already on the way, it should be almost there. As soon as the servant's words fell, he heard a hissing sound in the distance, and the nobleman stood up and patted the dust that did not exist on his body, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and a touch of cruelty jumped out, "Then, the hunt begins!"

The sword was unsheathed, the crossbow was wound, the vicious dog barked wildly, the hoof was low, and the mighty team of 100 people rushed towards the poor little tribe under the leadership of the leading servant, and the nobles who were still a little nervous were also infected by the battle in front of them, and the fear that had been lingering in their hearts for no reason was also deeply pressed in their hearts.

Soon the small tribe that the servants found appeared in everyone's eyes, and the orcs who could be seen shuttling back and forth in the tribe could be seen in the distance, and the white armored noble leader waved his hand, and the whole team slowly stopped a mile away from the tribe.

"Gentlemen, this is our goal today, cheer up, we must catch as many prey as possible, show the courage of the nobles! Now, please check the equipment again, after all, the prey will also have resistance, although the scar is a symbol of a man, but our noble blood cannot be shed because of these filthy prey, in case of being injured by the prey, we may be laughed at!" After speaking, the noble leader took the lead in checking his equipment.

The people who saw that his movements were fully prepared also followed to check, and when everyone was ready, the noble leader raised the iron sword in his hand and roared and rushed out first, and the others followed suit, raising their weapons in their hands and following closely behind.

This tribe full of black stone houses is not large, and even if there is resistance, they have no way to fight against the human cavalry that already has a powerful impact without mounts.

Seeing the swarming humans, listening to the arrogant roars from their mouths, these orcs running back and forth seemed to be frightened and almost froze in place, it was obvious that they did not expect the human hunting party to come so quickly, as the sound of horses' hooves approached, the orcs who had already woken up began to scatter and flee.

However, looking at the speed of the human cavalry, all the orcs understood that it was impossible for them to outrun each other, so in an unknown roar, all the orcs got into their houses and closed the door to death.

When the noble leaders came to the tribe with their own men and horses, they found that those stupid and timid orcs were all hiding, and the whole tribe was empty, and even the fleeing orcs did not know where to hide, and only the sound of horses could be heard outside the empty tribe from time to time, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

In the hunting process of previous years, this kind of small tribe will have a certain amount of resistance, and I have never seen this situation without a trace of resistance, is it because I have seen the strength of human beings and are afraid?

The human nobleman who suppressed the inexplicable fear suddenly found that his hands were shaking involuntarily, and then looked at the empty tribe in front of him, a strange feeling suddenly appeared in his mind, although reason told him that the stupid orc could not do such a thing, but the increasingly heavy sense of crisis still made the nobleman subconsciously shout: "Trap!"

Before everyone could react, they heard a scream behind them, which was the unique sound of arrows, an arrow invented in order to drive the prey to a specific place during the hunt, and before everyone could turn back the horse's head for defense, the arrow had already come to the back.

The man turned on his horse, and the rain of arrows that protruded caught the humans off guard, and the servants and light cavalry who had no armor to protect their backs fell in an instant, even if they were nobles with armor protection, it was this powerful arrow that almost knocked off their horses, and the leader of the nobles in white armor was the first to react although he was surprised, and the first order he gave was to turn around and rush out of the forest.

He knew that since the other party was attacking from behind, the reaction of a normal person must be to rush into the tribe to find cover, it was obvious that there could be no arrangement in this empty tribe, and once he rushed in, it was estimated that he would never be able to get out again, so it was the best choice to rush out in the direction of the rain of arrows.

"It's really obedient!" On a hill not far from humans, two snake men were standing on the top of the mountain looking at it from afar, and a snake man in brown leather armor shook his hand and turned his head disdainfully and asked, "Your injuries are not serious, are you?"

"Sir, there's no problem, it's just that I can't participate in this operation. "The one who replied was the snake man who had been chased by the noble chief.

He was the sentry in charge of leading the human troops into the trap, for the sake of realism, the crossbow arrow that could have been dodged was forced by him to bear it, although it was urgently bandaged, but the wound was still leaching blood, this kind of penetrating wound could not be healed without three or two months of cultivation.

The snake man tried to stand up straight, but the pain of the wound forced him to tilt his body, and next to him stood an eagle man with black wings, and the sudden disappearance of the snake man was the credit of the eagle man.

"Don't hold on, give you two a credit this time, go down and recuperate, there will be battles to fight in the future!"

After hearing this, the snake man commander waved his subordinates to rest, turned around and paid attention to the situation on the battlefield, his troops were not very many, only five hundred, of which more than two hundred were archers, and they were all snake people, but he also had a hundred wolf cavalry and a hundred minotaur warriors, and the rest were eaglemen who could fight in the air.

The current situation only needs to dispatch snake people and wolf cavalry is enough, the sudden attack caught the human troops off guard, and the first wave of arrow rain took away nearly a quarter of the combat strength, this human noble leader thought he was smart to attack the direction where the snake man troops were located, but he didn't know that he was killing himself.

That empty tribe, not a single soldier, all the original inhabitants of this tribe!

After the second wave of arrow rain is over, only half of the human troops can fight, and the rest are people who have a certain martial arts foundation or strong equipment protection, and they have also discovered the location of the snake man troops, the distance of less than 100 meters can almost be ignored, the human noble leader raised his arms and rushed towards the snake man troops with a sparse team, and the snake people troops unhurriedly put away their longbows and slowly retreated.

That's right, retreat slowly.

One step, two steps...... After the snake man withdrew ten steps, the sharp spear appeared in the eyes of all the humans, and under the spear were one after another sturdy werewolves, and under the werewolf was the Wind Blade Demon Wolf who was slowly getting up.

"The gods are above, it's the wolf cavalry!" muttered to the new nobleman who had subconsciously discovered the trap, there were less than a hundred people left on his side, and it was obvious that this despicable trap was designed for his own team.

Even, the snake man who suddenly disappeared! Didn't you say that orcs are very stupid? Why is it different from the legend? Looking at the javelin on his chest with a blank gaze, the new nobleman fell into the infinite darkness with one last question.

The screams soon stopped twenty meters in front of the wolf cavalry, and two waves of spears nailed these arrogant humans to the ground along with their mounts and their **, and the snake man officer came to the wolf cavalry captain and slapped his hand, and everyone was stunned.

"Sir, what did I do wrong?" The beaten squad leader obviously didn't know what he was doing wrong, this slap couldn't be in vain, and the snake man officer slapped his backhand again when he heard it, "You still have the face to ask, is the task I gave you to annihilate?"

"You didn't say you wanted to ......" The werewolf squad leader thought about the order he received, and then lowered his head in acknowledgment, "I'm sorry, sir, I was wrong!"

The order given by the snake man commander is the greatest possibility to capture the other party's nobles alive, if the resistance is strong, you can consider annihilation, and the werewolf team leader mistakenly thinks that the other party's behavior is within the scope of strong resistance, so he destroys the other party.

"That's all money! You brainless people, don't you want to eat good food! It's all money! You're happy, boss, I'm not happy now! You say, what should I do!"

After saying that, he punched the werewolf who started to smile and smiled, and the werewolf smiled wickedly and came to the side of the snake officer, who flashed with disgust but did not leave.

"Sir, this is not just one, won't there be a lot of it in the future, don't pay attention to this little money, is this okay, the delicacy you said, how about I pay for your experience?"

After saying that, the werewolf laughed again, and the snake man pressed on the werewolf's face and pushed him away, and said impatiently: "Go, go, don't be disgusting with me, count the loot, if you have that mind, you should hang the corpse outside as a warning sign is the right thing!" After speaking, he turned around and waved his hand and left with his guard.

The werewolf smiled and knew that this time it was nothing serious, so he directly beckoned his soldiers to start collecting the spoils, and suddenly a werewolf who was cleaning the battlefield shouted: "Sir, this one is still alive!"

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