Chapter 61: Cleaning Up The Small Fries
On our side, we took care of normal orcs. I found a location where only normal orcs appear. No Orc General, or Orc Wizard in sight.
We were doing okay, but the girls" stamina can"t keep up. They were still not used to continuous battle. Of course I helped them. But they must be feeling stressed because they"re still not used to it.
I looked at Kron and the Orc Emperor from time to time with my Divine Vision. He"s not doing so well. He"s almost on par with the Orc Emperor in magic, but he"s losing in physical ability. He will tire out soon. But at least I can see other parties starting to catch up. Kron will be able to catch a breather soon with them helping.
As for the other party that split with us as soon as Kron used his cyclone magic, they were doing fine as well. They can fight well against Orc General and Orc Wizard. Although the battle took some time. But they never realize that they were about to get ambushed several times. It was thanks to me that they weren"t caught in a trap. But I won"t tell them it was me who helped them.
I used Blobbyrifle to shoot rocks at the orcs that trying to ambush them. Then the party will realize there are other orcs who tried to ambush them but somehow failed. They can easily take care of those orcs.
I also want to help Kron by shooting from afar, but I"m afraid that if I disturb their battle, Kron might lose concentration. That"s not something I want to happen. I just pray that the other parties can help him.
Now all the orcs within our area has been cleared. But the girls are already exhausted. Especially Sophie who has just return to be a hunter after leaving that job for too long. She lack stamina. I need to give her some exercise to improve her stamina after this is over. She can"t just practice her magic without having any stamina. That will be a trouble when we needed to travel far.
"You girls can rest here for now. There"s no monsters left in this area."
"Great… I"m so tired! Does anyone has water?"
"This place is close to a lake. It"s that way. Don"t worry, the area is clear. I want to check on other team."
I pointed my finger to a place where the lake is located. The water is clear so I think it"s fine to drink the water.
"You can just see them from here, right? With your Divine Vision just like before?"
"Yes. But to help them, I need to be in a good position. There are too many obstacles blocking me from using Blobbyrifle here. See you later."
I left the girls to rest. Now I need to help other. Kron is doing fine and there are already some people who already arrived and about to help him. That means I can just concentrate to help the party inside the settlement. They were facing two Orc General and one Orc Wizard at the moment. And they have so many ambushes prepared.
And so, I went near their location while grabbing rocks on the way. After finding a good position, I sharpened the rocks I grabbed. If the rock I used as bullet is sharp, I can defeat an orc in one shot if I hit the vital. I also prepared slightly larger rocks in case I the small stones doesn"t work.
There are many orcs preparing to ambush the party. I need to kill them so the party can just concentrate on the Orc Generals and Orc Wizard.
Looks like these are the last three of the higher rank orcs. The party have already finished some other on the way. That"s good, but because they didn"t finish all the normal orcs, they were about to get ambushed many times before. At that time, I just picked any rocks nearby so I didn"t kill the ambush. But the party"s reaction is good. They can kill the injured orc easily.
Their appearances in that area makes most of the orcs went over there. That was why there is a place with fewer orcs that my party went to. I"m thankful to that party so I don"t want them to die.
Now that I can sharpened the rocks I find, I can easily kill the orcs in hiding. They also noticed that someone is helping them, so they can concentrate on the Orc General and Orc Wizard. But I think those three orcs together is still weaker than the Orc Emperor. That means I have to help that side as soon as I finished here.
As I was busy killed the orcs, I almost didn"t notice that one of the party member is slipped and fall in front of the Orc General who already prepared to kill him. He was the other man in that party other than the leader.
The Orc General raised its club, but it was at the time I already aiming at it with the bigger stone. I shot the stone toward the club to change its trajectory.
It missed!
The hunter realize someone is helping him, and stood up preparing to use his magic. It was Fire Storm. An advanced cla.s.s magic. But I think he"s just reached that level so it"s not as strong as the real Fire Storm. But using that magic in such close range is enough to defeat that orc.
One down, two to go!
Well, if I didn"t count on other orcs in hiding.
With that, it turned into 4 against two. The party gained an advantage but they are already tired.
I killed all the hiding orcs and approach the exhausted party.
"Hey! I"ll take care of the General you"ll take care of the Wizard!"
"It was you who helped us?!"
"We"ll talk later. The Orc Emperor is much stronger than I thought. It can easily defeat those three high ranked orcs alone. Kron might need help."
"Okay. I leave the General to you."
The party now only need to take care of the Orc Wizard. They didn"t even ask if I could defeat the Orc General alone or not. Seems like they are more tired than I expected. But if it"s just one Orc Wizard, I believe they can defeat it.
Now I need to lure the Orc General away from the battle.
I threw a knife at its eye and successfully gained its attention. But even a throwing knife can"t hurt its eye. What a strong creature. I expected as much. But I know of a creature that has a stronger eye.
I lure it away from the battle to an open s.p.a.ce. Now it"s just one on one. I grabbed my spear with my right hand and turned Blobby into a shield on my left.
The Orc General is charging at me with the club over its head. It was easy to dodge but I didn"t do that. I want to test my strength on the Orc General while I have the chance.
I blocked its club with the shield. It was so heavy I feel my feet sunk on the ground. So I quickly moved to the right and attacked the orc with my spear. Even with my Aura covering the spear, I can"t pierce through its thick muscle. The orc got injured, but it"s not life-threatening.
At least it worked. Which means I can stab the orc over and over again until it died.
So this time, I parry its attack with the shield and stab my spear on its chest. Aiming at its heart.
The orc just sneered at my move since it know that my attack won"t hurt that much. But this is not over yet.
I release my hand from the spear, and concentrating my Aura on my right foot. Then I kicked the other end of the shaft and the spear pierced right through its body.
It took only a short time for me to defeat the Orc General. Even if the fight is short, if I underestimate the monster just a little bit, I"ll be the one who died. Even now, my left hand that blocked its attack is still shaking.
I checked on the other side and see that they are already done and taking a break. So I went over there.
"You"re taking a break?"
"Yes. Seems like you finished your side. You"re stronger than I thought."
"Thanks."
"We"ll be going to Kron"s side after a short break. What about you?"
"I"m going back to my party first. Then I will a.s.sist Kron. I think other party are already arrived and supporting Kron. But the Orc Emperor is much stronger than expected. It still unscathed even after a long fight with Kron."
"You really have a good pair of eyes, huh? Once we done with this mission, I bet your rank will rise."
"I hope so. Then, see you later!"
I left them and return back to where the girls are resting. Seems like they moved location to where the lake is. I also need to hydrate so let"s go there!