"Let's go first."

Udic, the bear man, walked over with a helmet in his hand and a smile on his face, "These soldiers are my direct henchmen of Arabe, and in addition, Lord Milman has sent a hero. ”

"Heroes?" Charles smiled, "Do I know?" Guards General Alva? ”

"Nope. General Alva is still in Arabe, and it is another great general, a true dragon knight, who is rushing to the aid of Dangerous Rock Castle. Only he can deal with the 'Claws of Tiamat' on the orc side, Ignaz. Uditz said.

"Tiamat's Claws?" Charles frowned, "The general of the orcs actually doesn't believe in the beast god, but is a believer in the evil dragon Tiamat?" ”

"And there are quite a few of them."

Udic said in a heavy voice, "I heard Lord Mebius the Owl say that this time the orcs may have colluded with the dragon cultists. There are many dragon believers among the orcs, after all, Geush has been missing for a long time, and the orcs need a god to support them before they can start a war. ”

"That's not good news...... How do I have the illusion that 'Dragon Rebellion' has reappeared. Charles shook his head.

"Probably. Who knows what the future holds. Arabe is not the original Arabe, and Cormier is no longer the Cormier of his heyday. Udic didn't dwell on the topic and gathered his men, but in a matter of minutes, 200 elite soldiers were lined up in the woodland.

Charles discovers that Udic's direct subordinates have a complex ethnic composition, ranging from half-elves with more handsome and softer facial features than humans, to half-orcs with rugged faces. Of course, human soldiers account for at least sixty or seventy percent of the number.

These soldiers were most likely recruited from adventurers and mercenaries, and although they had not been trained for long, their free and casual habits had become an absolute discipline.

"Let's go—"

Udic received a glare from the eyes. With a big wave of his hand. He led the way with his men first. The centaurs of Twilightblade followed. More than 1,000 people tried to restrain their footsteps, no one spoke, and walked quietly between the mountains and forests.

It was a long journey to the end, with the Orc Fortress standing in the middle of the 'Kahalanli Path', and it would take at least half a day to get from the entrance to that side. If you walk carefully in the mountains and forests, the day is very stressful.

The mages and warlocks in the action team did not complain, because all casters who had some experience in rushing would have prepared the [Anointing the Soles of the Feet] (One Ring) spell in advance. Immediately after casting it on self, its movement speed increases by a large amount.

If it weren't for the mountains and forests, some players would even want to throw out the [Phantom Pony] (Three Rings) scroll and temporarily summon a magical horse that can fly in the air for them to ride.

The weather in the mountains is always changeable, and in the afternoon, as the sun was sinking in the west, the team encountered a rare heavy rainstorm.

Flash floods were brewing in ravines, and collapses and landslides made it difficult for the team to move an inch, but they had to force their way to the road. Because as expected, tomorrow the Dangerous Rock Fort side will start a decisive battle with the orcs, and the attack on the orc fortress must cooperate with the main battlefield. If delayed, the next batch of orc reinforcements has already crossed the fortress. Their rush will be useless.

Night.

The team, who didn't even eat dinner, finally saw the faintly lit orc military building in the mountain forest.

Udic ordered the trees to be cut down. A canopy was erected and a makeshift camp was quickly set up. The team was in groups of five or six, and without lighting a fire, they took out air-dried dried meat and dry food in the dark, and swallowed it with wine.

Both players and natives inevitably consume a lot of stamina during the journey, so sitting on the ground + food is the most cost-effective recovery method in addition to drinking potions.

"Who?!"

There were several vigilant wanderers on the edge of the camp, shouting almost at the same time.

"It's me." A faint female voice made the wanderer retract the dagger he had just drawn, and his face looked respectful.

"Here comes our heroes." Udic stood up to greet him and smiled, "Meredith, you may have been waiting for us for a long time...... Sorry, it's raining. ”

"I'm surprised that you're here today."

The visitor was dressed in a tight-fitting black lacquered leather armor, with silver hair scattered and a flowing black cloak behind him. She had almost melted into the night, and the wanderers would never have noticed her if she hadn't shown up on her own initiative.

Meredith, Shadow Knight, head of Arabe's intelligence agency. As soon as she entered the canopy, she glanced at the Priest of the Holy Coming with an interesting gaze and chuckled, "Pastor Charles, are you hiding from me when you are in such a hurry to leave Arabe?" ”

"Haha...... How could it be, Miss Meredith, so beautiful, gentle, and so bright, that I would love to see you a few more times. Charles said something against his will.

"Take it, that thing has been lent to you for a long time, and it should be returned." Meredith sat down beside the priest and chuckled with a hint of understanding.

"Huh?"

Charles shook his head inwardly at Meredith's non-joking dark eyes. It seems that the holy relic of the God of Thieves is going to be returned to its original owner, and he originally wanted to forcibly keep it on his body for a while, after all, [Musk's shadow brooch] is so useful, without this equipment, he would not have reaped all the benefits in the main plot of Cormier.

Obediently handed the black brooch to the Shadow Knight. Meredith's eyes lit up with appreciation.

"Your Excellency, it's time for you to explain the situation in the Orc Fortress." Udic reminded.

"Ahem."

Meredith coughed lightly, looked around at the important figures of Charles, Yufed, Bussman, Blood Eagle, and Udic in the improvised canopy, and said in a deep voice, "The commander of the fortress is a half-heroic orc. ”

"Five hundred crossbowmen, two hundred shield guards, and fifty earth dragon guards...... In addition to that, you need to be careful with the 3 Exemplar Overseers, and then there is the orc slave camp......" Meredith said, "I have investigated, and the slave camp has more than a dozen trolls in addition to goblins and kobolds. They were from the same tribe and had been shackled by the orcs to carry huge rocks to build the fortress, and interestingly, I found the corpses of several other giants, discarded haphazardly in the foothills near the fortress. ”

"You mean, these dozen trolls can be exploited?" Charles' eyes lit up.

"Of course." Meredith saw that Charles immediately understood her thoughts, and a smile rose on the corner of his mouth, "This orc fortress is very strong, it is not possible to storm it, it must be broken through from the inside." ”

"So, I'm going to release those trolls first, let the trolls blow up the camp and cause chaos among the orcs, and then, inside and outside, take this fortress!"

Shadow Knight said loudly.

"Feasible!" Udic nodded and agreed with Meredith's plan. After a pause, the female president Yuffie said, "I'm going to get all the wanderers out and form a sneak team." ”

"Nope." Meredith refused directly, smiling at Charles and the female blood behind him, "Too many people will be exposed, Priest Charles, and you, vampires, just trouble you two to come with me, it's best to deal with that orc commander by the way......"

"What about me?" Miss Aristocratic Cathy spoke weakly.

"You?" Meredith glanced at him, and then shook his head, "Mages and warlocks are not suitable for sneak attack missions. ”

"Then I can always do it, right?" The female president, Yufie, was not convinced, took off her brown leather gloves, rolled up her sleeves to reveal the magic tattoo on the back of her hand, "I am an advanced professional, a real tattooed warrior monk!" ”

"No, it doesn't. Three people are completely enough, and whoever you bring with you will be a burden. Meredith flatly refused without thinking.

Charles could only say to Udic and Yufe: "The next actions of the legion will be under your joint command." ”

"Yufie, if necessary, please contact me using Nordahir's internal line." Charles pointed to his ears. Yuffie understood what he meant, and that was the team's ability to [communicate with each other].

"Here's it, I'll give it to you for one more night, and then I'll say goodbye to it forever......"

No sooner had the three of them left the makeshift camp than Meredith chuckled and threw out a brooch that glowed black. Charles pursed his lips and placed the brooch in the gear slot.

The Orc Fortress did take over the terrain as Meredith described.

The fort was built on the 'Kahalanli Trail', with two high stone walls that fit seamlessly into the mountain wall, completely blocking the mountain path. Except for the high walls that one had to look up to see the battlements, the only way to enter the fortress was to break through the heavy gates made of molten iron.

But when the three of them came out of the camp, they were from a high vantage point overlooking the fortress.

"Can you fly?" Meredith turned back on the edge of the cliff.

"You can fly, and you can fall off a cliff without dying." Charles smiled.

"Same." Mahi seems to have an inexplicable hostility towards Meredith.

"So ......"

As soon as the Shadow Knight finished speaking, a gust of wind blew over the cliff, and her whole body fell with the wind, and in the blink of an eye, she almost fell into the orc fortress.

"Keep up!"

Charles dropped a word, jumped forward, and the wind cried out in his ear.

A 100-meter fall from a cliff is a matter of seconds, because it is night, even if you look at the ground, it is difficult to estimate the distance from the ground. Charles counted silently in his heart, and then activated the Adamantite Armor's flying technique.

"Wow"

The golden wings appeared behind him and were lifted by him, and although the 'Flying Technique' only lasted for less than a second, it greatly slowed the speed of Charr's fall.

"See the ground!"

A group of orc warriors walked through the fortress with torches, which was equivalent to leading the way, and Charles immediately activated the [Ring of the Four Winds]'s magical effect similar to 'Featherfall' with a simple series of commands.

A gentle breeze is generated on the soles of the feet, and the wind quickly wraps around the legs, and then spreads from the legs to the whole body. At this time, Charles only felt that the whole person was extremely light, but there was no loss in the speed of descent.

Bang.

Gently stepping on the ground, Charles quickly dismantled the prop spell and retreated into a dark corner with no light.

"Follow me." Meredith patted him on the back of the shoulder, glanced at the blood-colored bat that landed on Charles' shoulder, and turned into an afterimage and shot into the distance.

Charles suppressed his restless heartbeat, activated [Musk's shadow brooch], merged with the surrounding darkness, and followed closely. (To be continued......)

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