Chapter 154 Spreading Terror to the Hills

Without time to explain, Farodan called out and ran in a certain direction.

Levi also hurried to follow.

After walking for quite a distance, Farodan in the front suddenly braked and lay down behind a raised mound of earth beside him.

Levi also turned over there and hid.

The linen robe he wore blended into the environment, like sand and stone.

"Look over there."

Following the direction pointed by Farodan, I saw a group of small black dots crowded together in one place, which looked quite lively.

"Oak."

Farodan's face was solemn, and he placed one hand on the ancient tomb sword at his waist, assessing it.

"About a hundred, and quite a few wargs."

Unlike Farodan who was acting as if he was facing a great enemy, Levi was quite relaxed, with only a slight curiosity in his eyes.

"There's not an orc to be seen. They've all gone south."

"What are they doing?"

Levi narrowed his eyes and looked over there.

At this moment, the group of orcs were gathered around a dead tree, and a wolf was wandering around with its head lowered.

“That’s one of our bases.”

Farodan stared at that place without blinking, and his gaze moved left and right as the wolf wandered.

"A stronghold? I don't seem to see any traces of a stronghold."

"That's right."

"If it can be seen anywhere, it can't be called a hidden base."

"It's strange, why are they blocking the entrance of the base?"

"Maybe the warg smelled something."

Levi said casually.

"Yes, very likely."

Farodan followed Levi's words and said: "We have some methods to interfere with the tracking of the wolf, but this method may fail sometimes."

"Blood. They are extremely sensitive to the smell of blood. They will smell any slight smell in the air."

"As long as blood is shed, they will definitely chase after you."

"Those wolves are wandering around the entrance of the base, probably because the smell of blood disappears here, which means there may be wounded in our base..."

Having said this, Farodan tightened his grip on the ancient sword.

"Levi, help me, I'll lead those orcs and wargs away. When they're gone, go to that tree and imitate the barn owl's four calls, in the order of three short calls and one long call..."

"Stop, stop, stop. I'm too lazy to learn how to be a barn owl—"

Levi interrupted Farodan who was about to make a move and said, "They are just orcs and wargs, not even trolls. My suggestion is - go straight ahead."

"That's more than a hundred of them, and even more if you include the wargs!"

Farodan emphasized to Levi: "Remember, it was these same Orcs that attacked Roadside Castle last time."

"With this scale, we are fully capable of looting villages and even attacking some smaller towns. I advise you to listen to me. Don't worry, I am very experienced. Just leave the task of attracting Oak to me."

"I think I have more experience than you."

"You've been gone for too long, Farodan. Do you think the roadside fort is still the same as before?"

"Or am I still the same person as before?"

Levi stood up and walked towards the orcs. His swaggering appearance quickly attracted the attention of the orcs in the distance.

“How reckless!”

Farodan grinned, thought for a moment, then stood up and followed Levi closely.

The orcs looked over and laughed out loud.

"Haha, two stinky maggots rolled out by themselves!"

"Kill them and have fresh meat tonight!!"

An Orc riding a wolver gave an order, and the Orcs around him immediately let out strange cries. Those with wolverines mounted them, while those without wolverines rushed over in a panic, fearing that the two men would escape.

Whoosh——

Seeing the enemy coming in full force, Farodan quickly shot an arrow and knocked down a wolf.

But before he could shoot the second arrow, the orcs and the wolves suddenly stopped, craning their necks to look forward, as if they were hesitating.

"What's going on?"

Farodan was a little confused and stopped drawing the bow for a moment.

Levi stood in front and turned around and said, "I don't know where you heard the news about me, but what they said must not be complete."

He pointed to the orcs.

"Look, they obviously know who I am and what I have done better than you do."

Swoosh——

The long sword was drawn out, shining with a blue light, as if it would illuminate the dark hills.

"ah!"

The Oak standing in the front closed his eyes and said in fear, "It's the Nemesis, the one who slashed the necks of thousands of Oaks and two generals!"

With a sudden crash, the Orcs lost the courage to rush forward. They finally understood where the fear that surged up in their instincts came from.

That is their nemesis.

The word "nemesis" means that the person standing in front of them is there to restrain them, and confronting him will only bring misfortune and disaster to oneself.

Levi rushed forward suddenly, brandishing his sword. The orcs immediately scattered and ran in different directions. The wargs even tucked their tails between their legs and ran away wildly.

After killing a few slower-running Oaks, Levi turned around and said, "Go help your companions first. I'll go clean them up and be back soon."

Farodan put away his bow awkwardly, took a breath, opened his mouth several times, and didn't know what to say.

In the end, I could only respond:

"Okay, fine. I'll listen to you."

This guy is getting more and more outrageous.

Seeing Farodan nod, Levi turned around and chased towards the place where there were the most orcs.

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Oak, who has become powerful, cannot be kept.

The appearance of Levi only temporarily made these orcs lose the courage to fight. Once Levi left, they would still become a disaster for the free people.

Looking at Levi's back and the group of Oaks running faster and faster, Farodan felt quite complicated.

What is going on?

"Let's go check out the base."

Under the dead tree, the cry of a barn owl was heard.

After a moment.

Boom, boom!

Two dull thumping sounds came from underground.

Snap! A piece of grass trembled, and Farodan hurried over and lifted up the wooden board covered with sand and weeds.

This is a portal leading underground.

As soon as the passage was opened, a hand came up immediately.

"ha--"

A man climbed out from inside and gasped.

"Falodane, it's great to see you again."

The man asked, "What's the situation now?"

"It's safe. The Oaks have been driven away by reinforcements. They will probably be cleared out in a short while."

“That’s great.”

He looked at Farodan and said, "To be honest, I never thought it would be you outside. It has been two years since you started your journey to the east. I am so glad that you have returned intact."

"I'm glad to see you again, too."

call--

The wanderer breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You don't know, the situation here has become increasingly dangerous recently. Because of fear of certain things, the Orcs no longer dare to stay in the north, and all came to the south. The ferry leading to the Shire is becoming increasingly difficult to defend."

After hearing these words, Farodan's expression became a little subtle.

"Let's not talk about this for now. I'll tell you in detail about the changes that have taken place during this period. Now let's lend a hand. There are still injured people down there."

"All right."

While climbing down, the homeless man suddenly said, "By the way, I haven't asked yet, which army will be our reinforcements?"

"Which one?"

"If I must use this term, I can only say it's the one from Roadside Fort."

"What?"

The homeless man was somewhat puzzled.

Farodan replied: "As the people who have been guarding here, you must know better than me who is the owner of that place."

"Someone who could strike fear into the hearts of Occitans."

While Farodan was rescuing his companions.

In a dark cave not far from the nomadic settlement.

Boom boom boom…

Inside the wall, there was the sound of a pickaxe hitting stone.

Oak, huddled in the corner, trembling, raised the butcher knife in his hand and pointed it in the direction where the sound came from.

Boom! The sound got closer and closer until a crack appeared on the wall that kept expanding outward.

Pop.

A face poked out from the hole that had just been dug, and its eyes that seemed to be able to see through the darkness immediately locked onto the orc huddled in the corner.

"—Little Oak is here!"

On this day, howling filled with fear echoed in the cave.

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