The Death List Novel - Chapter 386
Chapter 386 Orc
Apart from the Jondar Forest, although the elves had dispersed into a snake formation and intentionally lured the human bandits from the golden plains to attack, the route of the elves’ migration was still very careful. They were generally advancing along the northern bank of the Naga River.
This was to avoid being pinched left and right by the attackers in the event of an attack, so that the elves wouldn’t have to worry about one thing and lose the other by leaning against the Naga River.
Of course, the elves weren’t close to the Naga River, but were about two kilometers away, in case the attacker charged down the river. As for whether the enemy would circle the north bank of the Naga River before launching an attack, none of them felt that this was possible.
After all, the migration team had dispersed into a two-kilometer long snake formation. Adding on the fact that druids were constantly transforming in the sky, it would not be easy for the Thieves to bypass them in advance. Unless they crossed the Naga River and waited from the south bank for their companions to launch an attack before taking advantage of the opportunity to cross the river to attack.
However, these attackers belonged to a small group of thieves. Who would be willing to take on pioneering missions for others and use their own losses to add bricks and mortar to others? Therefore, even Qin Lun didn’t think much about this possibility.
However, there was nothing absolute in this world. When everyone, including Qin Lun, thought that the attack had come to an end, he saw a black line rushing towards the elves on the right side of the caravan, that is, the horizon on the north bank of the Naga River, at an extremely fast speed.
The black lines rushed over at an extremely fast speed. In just a few breaths, they had crossed a distance of nearly a kilometer, revealing the ferocious faces of those fangs.
“Lizard cavalry, orcs!” An old elf surrounded by the caravan suddenly stood up and widened his eyes as he looked at the black lines rolling in from afar.
At this distance, with Qin Lun’s eyesight, he could already see the attacker’s face clearly. Those were some ugly creatures wearing iron helmets with black and yellow fangs on their faces. They were generally more than two meters tall, their muscles were knotted together, some of them were bare-chested, they had simple leather armor, their bodies were densely furred, and they were armed with heavy weapons such as nail hammers, mace sticks, and so on.
The orcs’ faces were very different from those of humans and elves. Their skin color was mostly green, their cheekbones bulging out, their nostrils thick, their eyebrows raised high, their eyes sunken, and their eyes shone with a cruel red light. They looked at the elves as if they had seen delicious food.
These orcs were all cavalry, but the mounts weren’t horses, but a huge lizard. The lizard had a triangular head and thick limbs. It stood up 1.45 meters long, its tail flat and long, its back wide, and it had a simple saddle.
The lizard’s crawling speed was as fast as a galloping horse. Seeing these lizards with horned web, Qin Lun knew where the lizard cavalry came from. Giant lizards were amphibians. They should have crossed over from the south bank of Naga. They took advantage of the fact that both the elves and the human thieves were injured, and their stamina and arrows were exhausted. They launched a sudden attack.
These orcs should have come from the southern bank of Naga, the Philistine Mountains of the Kingdom of Shaya. The orcs of the Philistine Mountains and the trolls of the Las Gonte Hills were two of the great troubles of the Kingdom of Shaya. It was precisely because of these two heart problems that the powerful Kingdom of Xia Ya was unable to expand its territory to the north and south.
At the eastern end of the Philistine Mountains, the Kingdom of Shaya had specially set up Toth Castle and stationed an entire 10,000-man heavy armor army to contain the orcs. Back then, the reason why the migration team rejected crossing the Naga River and going around the Shaya border to the Anke Forest was because they were afraid of the Shaya Heavy Armor Legion at Toth Castle.
Elves, humans, dwarves, even goblins, trolls, elementium spirits, most of the intelligent races of Toril World had left behind resplendent civilizations in history. Only dragons and orcs had not formed a complete civilized country.
The dragons were due to the number of dragons. It was understandable that this race’s reproduction was too difficult, and its individuals were too powerful. It was understandable that they had not been able to form a complete civilization. Orcs were different. Their fertility wasn’t inferior to humans. Apart from their IQ, their individual strength was also stronger than humans. It was strange that tens of thousands of years of world history hadn’t left behind a complete civilization.
However, throughout the entire history of the orcs, everyone would take this for granted. The orcs did not produce or create. Although they had formed their own language and religious beliefs, they had stagnated for tens of thousands of years. They had always belonged to the primitive tribal clan.
In ancient times, before the elves fled from Yentagil to Toril’s main physical world, there were many tower cities built by the orcs’ close relatives, the Lizardmen. However, they were quickly defeated by the cold weather of the Thunder Age and returned to their ignorance. They never rose again.
There was no such thing as self-reliance or creativity in the simple minds of orcs. Their sturdy bodies made them aggressive.
He ate when he was hungry, slept when he was full, and robbed when he didn’t have anything. In any case, there were many intelligent races on the continent that could create and produce. Orcs were the darling of the gods. They didn’t need to do anything except fight and reproduce!
This was the logic of orcs’ thinking. Whether it was in the ancient times or today, the orcs’ thoughts had never changed. Wherever the orcs passed, there would be nothing but destruction and slaughter,
None of the intelligent races and kingdoms in Fairland dared to ally with the orcs. These green-skinned brutals would often turn around and kill their collaborators after they succeeded.
It was impossible for the human thieves to work together with these orc lizard cavalry. The thieves weren’t good enough to marry someone else. Qin Lun did not believe that it was a coincidence for these orcs to appear here. The greatest possibility was that someone had notified them, and the goal was simply to kill them.
The Kingdom of Jondas? No, even if they were mortal enemies, Jondas could not allow the orcs to enter the country.
This was even more impossible for Seth Patz and Shaya. The former had a decent relationship with the Ank Fairy Court and would sometimes hire Ank Fairies to defend against the two great human powers of the West, Tyser and Karinshan. The latter was too busy suppressing the Steam Lake business alliance (the Border Kingdom) to bother with Seth Patz and Jondas on the northern bank of the Naga River.
Many thoughts flashed through Qin Lun’s mind. However, his attention only lingered on the orc cavalry for an instant before immediately shifting away. The orc cavalry threatened the Moon Fairy migration team. It had nothing to do with him. The thing that caused Qin Lun to feel a huge threat was not the orc cavalry, but a distorted space twenty meters to his right.
This distorted space was shaped like an adult, transparent, and the scenery behind it could be clearly seen. If it wasn’t for the detection halo and the perceptual line of the Eye of the Clock outlining this distorted and transparent human body, Qin Lun probably wouldn’t have been able to discover it at all.
“A high-level stealer! He was actually invaded to this distance before he discovered it!” Looking at this transparent person, Qin Lun’s pupils turned into needles. Without any hesitation, he kicked his feet and jumped backwards, launching the Gale Steps and fleeing in the direction of Elistine.
“The orcs were only notified to stir up trouble. Their purpose was not to migrate the ordinary elves, but to send out the Sun Elves envoys. Perhaps they also included the exhausted descendants of the Moon Elves’ royal family after the war.”
During the life and death crisis, Qin Lun’s mind became more and more agile. He thought of the Japanese elf envoy group in his team and immediately connected it to everything in front of him.
“Eh!” A soft cry of surprise sounded from the empty space on the right side of the caravan. Then, a blurry figure mixed with a strong wind swept past the caravan angrily. While blowing the nearby elves to the ground, it actually caught up with Qin Lun from midair.
A beast-toothed dagger that was more than a foot long shot out from the void and fiercely pointed at Qin Lun’s throat. At the same time, a strong figure wearing a black velvet hood and a black suit appeared in front of Qin Lun.
At the critical moment of life and death, Qin Lun’s heart became more and more calm as he indifferently stared at the stealthy man in front of him. The stealer maintained a leaping posture. He leaned forward with his upper body and stabbed at Qin Lun with his beast tooth dagger in his right hand. A black veil covered his face, revealing only a pair of shining eyes. He could not distinguish between race and gender.
“Humph!” The corners of Qin Lun’s mouth curled into a grin, and a pentagram mirror formation that was as tall as a person suddenly appeared between the two of them. As the dagger pierced through, the crystal mirror exploded, but the elemental explosion that followed blew Qin Lun away, opening up the distance between him and the stealer.
The Beast Fang Dagger was slightly blocked by the Pentagram Crystal Mirror, and immediately stabbed into the air. However, the Stealth Cultivator was not surprised. Since the opponent could see through his stealth and avoid the battle without hesitation, it was obvious that his perception was very high and he could tell the difference in strength between the two sides.
Against such a target, one could not expect to be killed in a single strike. He had to continuously attack, disrupt his escape rhythm, create a gap in defense, and then he could be killed.
The Stealth Cultivator’s empty left hand suddenly waved backwards, and a bright white light that was more than a foot long shot out from his palm. As the two of them had just crossed the caravan, the white light of the battle qi was aimed at a young elf standing in front of the caravan.
“Bang!” The elf’s face turned pale and blood sprayed out from his mouth. A palm print that was as deep as two inches suddenly appeared on his chest. The concave edges of the palm print were as smooth as knives and axes.
“Boom!” The unlucky elf smashed into the caravan behind him like a cannonball. With a loud explosion, the entire caravan ploughed out a mark more than ten meters away from the grass. The turf flew over and the caravan broke apart from the middle.
With the help of this enormous force, the Stealth Cultivator’s figure flashed in front of Qin Lun once again in a trance. The Beast Tooth Dagger in his right hand drew a beautiful arc from top to bottom. If Qin Lun was beheaded by this strike, he would probably be ripped open.
Simple, direct, lightning fast, this was the strength of a high-level assassin! Qin Lun’s needle-shaped pupils instantly dilated. He had experienced many life and death crises since he entered the shattered starry sky, but he had never felt the trembling smell of death from every cell in his body like at this moment.
Am I going to die? Qin Lun’s mouth was filled with bitterness that smelled like rust. A scarlet red suddenly appeared in the depths of his pupils, and in an instant, it spread to his entire pupils …
“Eh!” The fierce aura that pounced on his face caused the Stealth Cultivator to let out a soft cry of surprise for the second time in this battle. At the same time, the dagger in his hand accelerated its descent and pierced into the elf’s chest like lightning.
However, at this moment, a layer of blood-colored light suddenly rose from Qin Lun’s body. As soon as the blood-colored light rose, it quickly condensed into his chest and blocked in front of the beast-toothed dagger like a blood-red rubber.
The tip of the dagger was as if it had pierced into an incomparably tough piece of leather. It was only about an inch deep, but the power of the stab was cancelled out by the bloody light and the sternum.
“Keke!” Qin Lun’s jaws trembled, a bloody line hanging from the corner of his mouth, but a twisted and sinister smile appeared on his face. His left hand tightly grasped the beast-fanged dagger, resisting the assassin’s subsequent force. His right hand flipped, and the Evil Dagger quietly stabbed into his opponent’s lower abdomen.
A flash of light flashed through the Stealth Cultivator’s eyes. He raised his right knee and opened Qin Lun’s right wrist. He pulled back the beast tooth dagger and wiped the tip of the dagger towards the elf’s throat with a trace of blood light.
“You don’t have a chance!” The youth who had changed his personality to Joey laughed sinisterly. He opened his arms and hugged the stealer. At the same time, he opened his mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of white and neat teeth. He fiercely gritted towards the stealer’s neck.
The Stealth Cultivator did not expect the other party to use such a rascal-like move. A trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and his attack rhythm was finally interrupted. In the past, even if those experts who faced him were stronger than him, they could only choose to temporarily dodge the attack or take defensive measures.
When dealing with a high-level assassin’s surprise attack, everyone knew that they needed to avoid their sharpest first few moves. Once they recovered their strength, the assassin would no longer be a threat. Very few people would use this life-threatening close combat style, let alone an elf that didn’t rely on strength.
When this elf first discovered him, the contingency measures he had taken were similarly well-behaved, and there were no unexpected actions. But all of a sudden, his temperament changed drastically. It was as if he was a different person, risking his life to lose to both of them.
It wasn’t that the Stealth Cultivator hadn’t thought that this elf was pretending to die together, but the aura on the other party wouldn’t lie. The vicious and cruel aura was even crazier than a wild beast in a desperate situation. He did still have the strength to kill the other party, but he could not escape unscathed. He would definitely be injured, and he would be seriously injured.
The Stealth Cultivator hesitated. He knew that the elf in front of him was the descendant of the Moon Fairy’s royal family and was also one of the targets this time, but it was not the main target. Judging from the performance of this elf in the previous battle, his status in the Moon Fairy Tribe should be very high. After killing him, even if the Moon Fairy was on the move, she probably wouldn’t let it go.
Once he was severely injured, regardless of whether it was the high-grade elven ranger’s pursuit or the high-grade druid’s sense of smell, it would be enough to find him and kill him. Most of the companions who came with him had cold temperaments and cold temperaments, so it was impossible for them to stay behind to protect him.
With that thought in mind, the Stealth Cultivator finally let out a sigh. A white Dou Qi rose from his body, causing Joey, who was like an octopus, to shudder away. At the same time, he kicked the youth in the lower abdomen and sent him flying far away.
Joey smashed into the grass fiercely and was bounced away by a huge force. It was as if a stone was floating on the water surface. It rolled uncontrollably and continuously. In the end, it collapsed to the ground like a ball of mud. His hands and feet were twisted in a strange posture. They were probably dislocated or completely broken. He gritted his teeth and propped himself up for a few times before he could sit up.
With the strength of a stealer, this kick dealt Joey a great deal of damage. However, this way, the distance between the two of them was completely widened. The elven rangers nearby, including Elistine, had already reacted. He had no chance to continue chasing after Qing Nian.
“Ao!” Elistine, who had transformed into a giant bear, let out a grieving roar as he flew over. A pillar of green light filled with life energy descended from the sky and shone on Joey, who had fallen to the ground.
Druid Healing Magic-Glory of Life!
At the same time, countless thick vines emerged from where the stealer was, twisting into a huge green palm and fiercely slapping towards him.
Druid Nature Magic-Thorn’s Hand!
“Swoosh!” Before Elistine could rush to the stealer’s side, two streaks of light flashed through the air. Two iron arrows shot at the stealer, one on the left and one on the right, sealing off his dodging angle. The ones who attacked were the two elven rangers of the Blue Wolf Claw Guild Leader, Shriven, who were attacking together with the elven druids.
Shriven was overjoyed that he would die. He immediately turned around and ran away without turning back. The assassination attempt of the Stealth Cultivator had accidentally saved him, but he had no intention of causing the Stealth Cultivator to tremble in the flames.
After this battle, most of the members of the [Blue Wolf’s Claw] had died here, and it was likely that they would not be able to recover their vitality for a long time to come.
The Stealth Cultivator’s eyes lit up as he tapped his toes and retreated.
“Boom!” The enormous Thorned Hand smashed a large hole in the grass. However, this spell was still not over. With a slight raise of his green palm, he immediately grabbed the Stealth again.
The Stealth Cultivator knew that the assassination had failed. He waved his black velvet cloak behind him and turned around without hesitation, wanting to leave. However, as soon as he turned around, he was slightly stunned. Behind him, a group of Moon Fairies were crazily rushing towards him.
This group of elves was precisely the old women and children who had gathered near the caravan. They had relied on Qin Lun to save them before, but now the young man could not stand up. He did not know whether he was alive or dead, which immediately aroused the excitement of these elves. They were willing to risk their lives to stop the stealers from leaving.
The Stealth Cultivator complained to himself. Normally, he would be able to kill all of these elves in a few breaths. However, there was still a high-grade druid and two elven rangers behind him. If they were to delay for a moment, they might really be buried here.
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The color of blood in Qin Lun’s eyes had faded. Joey had given up control of his consciousness at some point. Right now, his ears were rumbling and his mouth was filled with a smell of blood. The scenery in front of him was blurry, with overlapping shadows.
However, his consciousness was still very clear. In the black and white vision formed by his perception line, Elistine had already fought against the stealth. However, the elven druids were still at a disadvantage. Even if there were two elven rangers harassing them, they probably wouldn’t be able to take down the enemy in a short period of time.
The orc cavalry Qin Lun struggled to sit up and looked into the distance. His battle with the Stealth was very short, and at this moment, the orc cavalry had finally rushed to the front of the Moon Fairy team. The two sides had already become entangled.
They wanted to pierce through the troops, but they didn’t have any intention of fighting in chaos. Were they just covering for this assassination operation? These orcs were actually willing to be used by the masterminds behind the scenes!
Qin Lun only looked at the battlefield for two seconds before he could sense the intentions of the orc cavalry, because they were too obvious. However, it was precisely because he noticed this that his expression became even uglier.
Since when did the orcs have a real partner?