Episode 80
Orcs usually have an image of being stupid, reckless, and simple.
Horizon’s Orcs basically had that characteristic.
But those guys are different.
The elite who built a fortress and defeated the expeditionary force many times.
If you go in thinking about normal Orcs, you will definitely be beaten.
“It really could have been.”
Mountain peak opposite the fort.
Looking towards the fortress, Fafnir’s eyes sharpened.
‘It’s full of Orcs, but they’re all heavily armed.’
Unlike the Orcs who came up against them, the Orcs of the regular army came after receiving instructions for the operation.
Over a thousand Orcs occupied a good area on top of the mountain, so it was not easy to attack.
‘There are many ways to come to mind… … . Shall we listen to what these guys say?’
Fafnir summoned all the Skeleton Soldiers, including Penelope, Bell, and Louie.
“We need to capture that orc fortress, but I want to hear your opinions.”
“Is it siege… … . Isn’t that simple?”
said Penelope.
“I will lead the soldiers and provoke the orcs to come out. After that, catch them all.”
Fairness and high-mindedness are rooted to the very root!
“… … It’s incompetence, a rigid mindset.”
Bell, who crossed her legs, replied.
“I suggest drinking water and spreading plague within the orcs after infiltrating the fortress. After ten days, the orcs will abandon the fortress on their own.”
“Isn’t that a filthy betrayal of chivalry? Doesn’t it have a human soul because it’s a homunculus!”
“Be careful with your words, female knight Penelope. I am part of you, so insulting me is also insulting Fafnir.”
An argument between Bell and Penelope, who pursue only the highest efficiency.
The Skeleton Knight, Louie, who was standing scratching his skull, intervened.
“Can’t you just let the kids do it? If you go to the Skeleton Soldiers and think they’ll break through… … .”
“Don’t interfere, incompetent.”
“This bastard! He died and was resurrected, so he even lost his knightly pride!”
The Skeleton Knight immediately lowered his tail at the bloody answer that came out at the same time.
Elite skeleton soldiers, including No. 1, had already retreated and waited so as not to be hit by the sparks.
“Anyway, a homunculus less than a year old would not be able to know. How heavy is the weight of honor.”
“At least I know that winning is right. Unlike you.”
“ha? You want to beat me?”
“There is nothing I can’t do.”
A quarrel that intensifies.
Fafnil licked his lips.
‘Coordinating the minions is also a job.’
I don’t know if I made everything like a robot.
All of them have values or rationality, so there was no choice but to come into conflict.
‘Either way is fine… … .’
Raindrops fell on Fafnil’s hand as he was worried.
‘rain… … .’
The raindrops quickly turned into heavy rain, and as it was, it began to rain relentlessly over the entire mountain.
daughter! Skeleton soldiers moved quickly and built tents and drainage channels.
“Exactly! (Why do I have to do it again?)”
“Hard… … (It’s raining, so I can’t help it. Master, hurry up so you don’t get caught in the rain.)”
“Tadak! (No. 1, you too.)”
“Exactly! Exactly! (I have to see if you guys are doing well!)”
It was then.
Fafnir turned his head and spoke to his minions.
“The operation was decided. Let everyone gather.”
“Operations? Warlock, think carefully. Even if you deal with the power of darkness, there is a minimum of honor to protect.”
“I will do as the Master commands. However, the method of this woman… … .”
Bell and Penelope exchanged words on both sides of Fafnir.
However, Fafnir’s thoughts were neither.
“Everyone has their own ideas, so you should follow the instructions.”
“… … I get it.”
“Yes, Master.”
“You guys come down too.”
“… … .”
Skeleton soldiers who were working on drains and tents opened their mouths like dogs chasing chickens.
* * *
When Fafnir returned to Byron City, there were close to 200 users gathered.
This was thanks to the story of the urgent quest spreading and the users from the surrounding villages giving up hunting and gathering.
“Then, I will explain the operation from now on.”
Fafnil said.
“One group of three, each group must go to the designated location and hunt the orcs.”
In order to attack, in addition to knowing the information of the enemy, you must be able to objectively view the strength of your allies.
‘Two or three people, one orc. Anything more than that will be reversed.’
Fafnir had already made plans on how to place the users.
“Three people are one orc. Run away as soon as additional Orc forces descend.”
“I think I can deal with it a bit more… … .”
“If you don’t run away, I’m not responsible for what happens next.”
hard-hitting instructions.
Of course, I didn’t forget the reward.
“In addition to the existing quest rewards, I will pay 50 silver every time you kill 10 orcs.”
“Ohh!”
“Not bad… … . If you catch ten, it’s 50,000 won.”
“I know.”
Users who are hot.
Fafnil said.
“It won’t be any better if time passes, so I’ll start from now. You can start tomorrow, but as everyone knows, the sooner you catch them, the sooner you get the reward.”
If you’re confident, you can start the quest tomorrow.
But none of the people gathered here thought so.
“Goes!”
“Oh oh!”
Users flocked in unison.
From noble mtl dot com.
‘As expected, it costs money, so it moves quickly.’
Of course, Baron Pendragon will be responsible for the budget for that reward.
“Hello listeners. Right now I’m attacking the Orc Fortress in Byron City. It’s an urgent rare quest from the lord.”
As soon as the hunt began, Rudeus turned on the broadcast.
“As long as it’s a bit embarrassing to receive a sudden large-scale subjugation, that’s what Fafnir-nim is doing.”
＞soju135 : Ruha~.
＞Shin Se-jin: Ruha~ Uh, Byron City?
＞Zettel: Those people over there are all beginners. Getting buffed and hunting orcs… … . You’re not even level 100 yet?
“Ah, since it is near the beginner area, there are still quite a few beginners. That’s why we are dealing with the Orcs in a group of three.”
He was busy giving buffs to users and even giving explanations!
“come! come!”
“catch!”
The participating users did not play idle and hunted hard.
In the first place, if one person goesofing around, all three people will be wiped out, so I couldn’t afford to do that.
“Chwiiik! Humans!”
“Chwiyiyi!”
Every time you deal with glowing orcs one by one, users’ HP, MP, and stamina fall to the bottom!
‘I really want to die.’
‘It’s like doing squats for hours…’ … .’
‘You have to run away. Hunting like this is crazy!’
Every time I catch one, I’m going to die and decide to stop, but when another orc comes down, I somehow get up and fight.
reason? Simple.
“aaa!”
“little bit more! little bit more!”
It is because of the bond with the members who move together.
If he fell, all three would die, so everyone poured out their energy to avoid taking responsibility.
After catching and reporting ten orcs like that, Rudeus raised his voice and called the number of hunts.
“Oh, this is the second. The fourth person who came the most now. I caught 40 of them.”
I caught 20 with all my might, but somehow I feel like I’m behind!
Even if I tried to rest, I felt like I was the only one losing money, so I was worried.
‘Someone say something first… … !’
‘If I do this any longer, I think I’m going to die because I made a real mistake… … . That’s not to say I’m going to rest, though.’
The structure is even more vicious because if one person falls out, the other two are forced to rest.
Moreover, whenever he gained experience while catching Orcs, he felt a different sense of accomplishment.
‘It’s the same structure as a gym.’
While looking around the battlefield, Fafnir thought.
‘Originally, it’s more efficient to exercise until you die and then take a step further.’
Of course, I wasn’t playing Fafnir.
No, I was in charge of the toughest role.
“As you can see, these guys are not high level. That’s about enough to kill a normal green orc. So, for now, we are sealing off the fortress in this way.”
Rudeus explained.
The level of the users who applied was not very high.
If you meet even a veteran orc warrior or shaman in the fortress, you’ll be in trouble.
“It just came out over there.”
＞First Load: Huh? excuse me!
＞Gol D Rogers: Orc elite troops!
In fact, the Orc warriors who had decided and prepared inside the fortress were aiming for the users.
However, the attempt was frustrated by Fafnir’s Skeleton Soldier, Penelope, and Louie.
Of course, Fafnir himself came out and caught it.
“Chwiiik! These guys… … . Chwiik!”
“die!”
A strategy to reduce the number of ordinary orcs by entrusting the blockade to users, and blocking them directly when elite orcs or elite units appear.
-Rudeus: By the way, Fafnir-nim, is this okay?
In the middle of the fight, Rudeus whispered in his ear.
-Rudeus: No matter how you look at it, about 1/4 of it is empty, but if the orcs escape and reverse siege… … .
-Fafnil: It’s okay.
It was actually fine.
-Fafnil: Because I’m in charge of all that part.
A wave of Orc troops descending through the open road!
There were more than 100 Orcs in each wave, and even elites were mixed, but they couldn’t defeat Fafnir, who went crazy with a blood demon sword.
“Chwi, chwiiik!”
“Chwiiyi! It is a monster!”
To the extent that the orcs who suffered hundreds of casualties eventually gave up and climbed the mountain.
‘This is a real thing.’
Fafnir smiled at the blood demon sword.
Thanks to the additional vampiric effect that overlaps with the Vampiric Aura skill, HP does not decrease no matter how much you fight.
‘It was the first time I knew that the blood-sucking effect was so good.’
When I was playing as Kang-Han Kim in my current life, I didn’t really put any significance on vampirism.
Because with a powerful blow, he could end the enemy’s breath in one breath, or prevent the enemy from regenerating while healing the wound.
But when I tried it myself… … .
‘The blood-sucking option, I never thought it would be this good.’
Laughter comes out of nowhere.
The feeling of realizing that a stone I picked up on the street turned out to be a diamond.
‘That diamond is mine now.’
Fafnir continued to deal with the Orcs separately, and sent Skeleton Soldiers, Bell, and Penelope to support players who were out of reach.
No matter how many summons you use, you can’t do it alone.
Thanks to this, the users who gained strength continued to press the Orcs without stopping.
“I heard there’s an urgent quest here?”
“I heard that the real Fafnir gives money. Let’s catch some while we’re here.”
As time passed, other users who heard the rumors filled the vacancy.
When the elite orcs tried to move, Fafnir ran like crazy and stopped them.
So many days passed.
“Fafnir-sama, aren’t they coming out anymore?”
Rudeus, who was looking at the fortress, said.
After being hunted in succession, they were locked inside the fortress like a turtle in a carapace.
“Should I even have a siege… … .”
＞Seon Min-hye: Wow, finally a large-scale fortress siege?
＞hidra973 : space defense dog… … . “fail”
＞Erwin: Siege warfare… … . I’m going.
Fafnil poured cold water on the reaction of the expecting viewers.
“There is no need for siege.”
“yes? Then how… … ?”
“Don’t worry. I have an idea.”
Fafnir said calmly.
“For now, please focus on maintaining the siege. I will tell you when the time is right.”
“Then what… … . Just give me a tip before you start!”
Rudeus backed off without saying anything because he trusted Fafnir.
Other users and Baron Pendragon also urged them to take action, but Fafnir was unmoved.
“Can I stay still like this?”
“I’m dying, really… … . Aren’t you done soon?”
The hunting users started talking about it.
“It’s not some mutt training… … . I’m out of breath every day from catching and catching orcs.”
“Come to think of it, does it sound like training? We’ll have to grow up to attack that fortress.”
“Is this training, training? oh my goo… … . I am dying.”
“But maybe it’s because I’m used to it these days, it’s better than the first time.”
In the midst of such a fight, some users had doubts.
“But these days, Mr. Fafnir doesn’t even hunt himself. What else are you doing?”
“I think it’s right that it’s around here, but I’m not sure.”
A Fafnil that appears after falling somewhere from a certain moment.
However, users did not think much of it.
First of all, not only was hunting so difficult, but also because Fafnir could log out or do other things.
“what… … . Are you working on some other quests?”
“I guess so.”
Players dealing with the Orcs that are coming soon.
How many days have passed like that?
Fafnir called Rudeus.
“Lord Rudeus.”
“yes?”
“Please prepare soon.”
Rudeus’ eyes flashed open.
“Ready… … . no way!”
“yes. Tomorrow we will beat all the orcs in the fortress.”
“Okay, so what am I going to do?”
“… … Please.”
Fafnir carefully whispered a chat to Rudeus.
* * *
“hey! You pig-headed monsters!”
“Come out quickly! You don’t have any meat to cook with pork belly!”
next day.
Dozens of users gathered at the front gate of the mountain orc fortress began to chatter and shout in unison.