Torrential rain poured down.

It was a rare rainstorm on the Dora Heights, and it seemed that even the world could not stand the brutal pursuit and killing, and it was like a rainstorm that covered everything. The Orc King took a breath, his face gloomy, and he looked at his subordinates, everyone was depressed, full of despair and sadness. It was completely unthinkable that not long ago, these soldiers who followed him were still smiling with hope, with the hope of returning and the yearning for a better future. At that time, they thought that they could easily defeat the enemy, take back what was rightfully theirs, and regain the position they rightfully had. But I didn't expect that just after such a short time, the high morale at the time of departure was gone, and all that remained was deep despair.

Damn it, what should I do now?

Looking at these subordinates in front of him, who looked like walking dead, the orc king secretly took a sip. He didn't know if the werewolf leader and the giant queen hadn't thought about it at all, or if they had deliberately failed to tell themselves about the tricky puzzle. Although the sudden rainstorm did give them time to breathe, the ensuing low morale was something that the Orc King did not expect at all. It's no wonder that until then, their minds were full of thinking about how to escape from the dragon army's attack, so they were in no mood to care about anything else. But now, when they finally had time to stop and rest and breathe, the crowd realized that there was a problem.

They were defeated.

Why is this happening......... The high-spirited first battle, which was supposed to be a victory, was full of the joy of returning. Full of the excitement of revenge, and these two pleasures are superimposed. It was supposed to bring them more joy and get it. It was supposed to be a long-held dream come true, but ......... Why, is this happening?

No one knows why, not even the Orc King. In fact, he has nowhere to spill his anger now, and according to the intelligence, the human race has not placed such a terrifying dragon army on the border at all. But they did arrange it, but how exactly it was arranged, the orc king had no clue about it. In fact, he believed that the werewolf leader and the giant queen were not much different from himself. Where did the other army's come from? Who is it, by whom, and what is it fighting for. None of this is clear to them, but it doesn't matter to them anymore. Because only one thing is certain at the moment, and that is that they have failed, retreated, and fled.

That's all.

The Orc King, who was aware of this, felt extremely angry and disappointed, which was even more ironic compared to the high-spirited spirit of the previous days. So far, they don't even know who the enemy is. Just like this? If this is asked in the future, how will they answer it? I do not know? I don't even know who defeated you, so if you spread the word, where will the face of the orc clan be put in the future?

"The King's ............"

It was at this time. An old orc man dressed in a robe of animal skin walked over tremblingly with a staff in his hand. Seeing his appearance, the Orc King clearly showed a displeased expression for a moment. But he didn't say much. Because this orc old man's status among the orc clan is not low, he is the chief high priest of the orc clan.

Same with humans. The barbarians also have spellcasters, and the High Priest in front of them is exactly that. It's just different from the human race that separates the priest from the mage. In the barbarian world, most of the ordinary priests also serve as mages. Because they basically believe in the demon gods located in the lower realm, they are also considered to be the children of the demon race on a certain level.

Of course, compared to those cultists, the relationship between the barbarians and the demons is not very good, especially after the "catastrophe" eighty years ago, the relationship between the demons and the barbarians is even more tense to the extreme. At that time, in order to get rid of the enslavement of the demon race, the previous orc king launched a rebellion on the occasion when he was supposed to swear allegiance to the demon king, and not only killed the high priest who represented the will of the demon king at that time, but even killed the messenger sent as the representative of the demon king. It took fifty years for the chaos to come to an end, and since then, the orcs have managed to break free from the complete control of the demons and have their own independent will.

In fact, not only them, but even the werewolves have finally escaped the curse of blood and regained their independence and freedom.

And this is the biggest reason why they will attack the hinterland of the Crane Continent, not only for revenge, not only to regain their status, but also to survive. After all, the Doro Heights are located on the edge of the continent, and the order here is unstable, and the demons may send a large army to completely destroy these clans who dare to resist them at any time and anywhere. That's why the barbarians decided to leave this marginal land and return to the center of the continent. That way they'll be safer, and they'll get back what they want.

The current priests have an awkward position among the orcs, on the one hand, after that battle, the orcs paid a considerable price, forcing the demons to make the choice of recognizing their free will. But on the other hand, for the demons, they are not willing to completely give up these useful coolies, so the two sides are currently in a cooperative relationship of mutual guard. No, it should be said that the Orc King originally hoped to use this battle to show the demons that they were already strong enough that they didn't need to rely on the power of the demons, and they could also achieve their goals.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

Not only was it not able to achieve its goal, but even the embarrassing scene was presented in the eyes of the high priest, which made the orc king have a very bad feeling. Because of this, he glared coldly at the high priest and said nothing. In fact, the Orc King also has a lot of complaints about the High Priests, after all, as the only spell-casting class among the barbarians, these priests should stand up to protect them when they are attacked. In that case, even if they can't defeat each other, they will be able to protect the barbarian soldiers from the artillery fire.

However, they did nothing.

"What are you doing here!!"

With hatred in his arms, the orc king glared at the old priest in front of him, looking at his purple red eyes, which were different from ordinary orcs, and couldn't help but feel a wave of disgust -- all those who are willing to swear allegiance to the demon race must drink the blood of the demon race and assimilate their bodies with the demon race. In this way, they can obtain incomparably powerful power when they turn into demons, but on the contrary, once the body is demonized, then it is equivalent to being manipulated by the demons from the body to the soul. I can't resist, and I can't resist any of the thoughts of the demons. This is also the reason why the previous orc king resisted, he was fed up with being the king of the orc clan, but he would eventually become the fate of a demon puppet. I don't want my people to be demonized for the sake of power and become slaves of the demons. That's why he rose up to resist.

"I just want to know if you need our help, King."

The voice of the old priest was not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears, and even the sound of rain outside the cave could not hide it. The orc king, who heard this, suddenly raised his head and glared at the old priest in front of him, as if he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. It was clear to him that what the other party had just said was not as simple as "whether or not we need the power of our priests", but contained a deeper meaning.

Come back and submit again before me, and then I will give you incomparably greater strength, and when that time you will conquer all and destroy everything. Come back to me and swear allegiance again, so ...............

"Roll !!"

Almost as soon as he roared from his mouth, the Orc King was able to shatter the dark will that emerged from those evil red eyes. The old priest, who was repelled by the Orc King, didn't say much, just bent down deeply.

"Please, my lord, if we continue like this, we will only die."

"Yes, King!!"

However, what the orc king didn't expect was that at this time, the soldiers beside him actually trembled and spoke.

"Please help the priests, we won't be able to make it back alive!!"

"Shut up!!"

Hearing the words of his own guard, the orc king suddenly became angry, and he punched the opponent in the face viciously, instantly knocking the opponent to the ground. And the orc king stood up like this, glaring at the orc soldier who was trembling and lying on the ground, and half of his teeth had been knocked out by his punch.

"What are you talking about!! It's just a failure!! When we get back to camp and regroup, we'll kill them!! Those humans have only taken advantage of the surprise, and if we can regroup, they will be the ones who will lose in the end!! Have you all forgotten how you came here in the first place?! Answer me!! ”

“……………”

However, the roar that the Orc King had expected did not appear, and in front of him, the bruised orc soldiers just stood there like walking corpses, bowing their heads. did not echo the words of the king they revered, as usual. Although they didn't say anything, the orc king still saw their thoughts in those blank eyes.

Offensive? How to attack? The other party is flying in the sky!

Even the Thunderbird army has failed, what can we do? It's all over, and humanity is really not so easy to defeat. We were naïve.........

No matter how much we resist, we can't even touch the skin of the enemy, so what's the point of such a fight?

Although no one spoke, there was a clear despair and frustration in their eyes, and the perception of this filled the Orc King with incomparable anger and pain. If he could, he really wanted to kill all these guys who dared to shake the morale of the army, but in the end, he .........

"Damn!!"

With the roar of the Orc King, he slammed his fist into the wall.

Now we can only hope that they will be able to return to the camp safe and sound, and then ......... And then again. (To be continued.) )