Chapter 142 Heavy Losses

The orcs' voices were heart-wrenching.

The orcs on the riverbank were startled and quickly rushed towards the source of the sound.

At the edge of the forest, a middle-aged orc knelt in the snow, cradling a gray dog ​​whose chest had been pierced by a wooden stake in his arms.

Blood stained the snow.

When the orc saw Jiang Xi, his eyes showed pleading.

"Female servant, please, save Liang, save Liang."

Jiang Xi dismounted from the wolf's back and, with Lu Liufeng's help, walked to the gray dog's side.

In fact, the moment she got close, she realized that the greyhound was lifeless.

But she still reached out her hand, and a faint green light appeared. After a moment, she shook her head and withdrew her hand.

"I'm sorry, he's already gone."

Before she could finish speaking, the middle-aged orc stared in astonishment and roared.

"How is this possible?! You could even heal Dee, who was crushed to death in the Quake family, how could you not heal Liang! Save Liang, save Liang!"

The middle-aged orc was furious, dog ears appeared on his head, and his teeth gradually sharpened, as if he was about to pounce.

Lu Liufeng stood in front of the female master and said coldly.

"Benson, Liang is dead."

"No one can say for sure what dangers might arise during a trip to the glacier. The female can treat the wounds, but she cannot bring the dead back to life. I hope you can find solace in this loss."

After saying that, he turned around and carried the female master back onto Mu Ling's back.

Hollen stood to the side, staring in Benson's direction, with golden blades subtly circling around him and the female master to prevent the latter from pouncing.

Even after Jiang Xi was settled on Mu Ling's back, her heart was still pounding as if it would burst out of her chest.

This was the first time she had directly faced the orcs' intention to attack.

She was certain that if she were alone at the scene, without her beastman husband or other beastmen, Benson would definitely attack her.

Mu Ling stared calmly at Benson with his grey-blue wolf eyes, letting out a low growl.

Fearing they would start fighting, the other orcs quickly stepped forward to mediate.

“I am unable to accept Liang’s death, which is why I offended the female envoy. Please forgive me, female envoy.”

"Benson, apologize to the female attendant right now!"

"Quickly apologize to the female envoy. How could you show an aggressive form to her?"

"..."

As one voice after another echoed in agreement, Benson's mind gradually cleared.

Realizing what he had just done, he broke out in a cold sweat and quickly turned around, kneeling down to apologize to the female envoy.

"Please forgive my offense, Madam. Benson will never do it again."

Jiang Xi let out a breath and waved her hand.

"It's nothing, you're just worried."

Give him a proper burial.

From the dog ears that Benson had just revealed, she could roughly guess that Liang was Benson's child.

When a child dies, how can any parent not be devastated?

She could understand his loss of control.

Leaving the scene to Benson, everyone retreated to the glacier to take stock of personnel and supplies.

Lu Liufeng was worried that the female master would be frightened by the dead beastmen, so he gently comforted her.

"Don't be afraid, Mistress. We will protect you."

Jiang Xi nodded.

Actually, she felt more bewildered than afraid.

Completely bewildered by this sudden turn of events.

When an orc dies, he or she will transform into an animal.

So, she had a sense of disorientation, as if what had died was just a wild beast, not a person.

Lu Liufeng went to help the orcs take stock of personnel and supplies. Hollen had already transformed into his orc form, and Jin Ren had also withdrawn.

He stood beside the gray wolf, gazing in the direction of Benson, and whispered to the female master.

"Benson is Bawa's beastly husband, and Liang is his child."

Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment.

so……?

Hollen continued.

“Bawa is on good terms with Litt, so he must be dissatisfied with the female master. The female master should stay away from him.”

Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment.

She lowered her eyes and looked at Hollen.

The man stood sideways, gazing into the distance. His blond hair shone brightly, his profile was handsome and sharp, and his thin lips were pursed, like a guardian paladin.

However, he exudes an air of nobility, making him seem more like a prince than a paladin.

Although Jiang Xi didn't know why Holon, who came from a powerful clan like the Golden Lion, would know so much about these intricacies, she still thanked him.

"Thank you, I will be careful."

The personnel and supplies were quickly inventoried.

The five orcs carrying the luggage were still there, but much of the food and animal-hide tents on their backs were missing.

The orcs searched the nearby glaciers and forests thoroughly, but to no avail, and had to give up.

Of the original thirty orcs, only twenty-two remain.

Four went hunting wild boars and disappeared without a trace; three airborne orcs went missing; and one, Liang, was impaled by a wooden stake and died.

On the first day of their journey, they encountered a blizzard and lost so many orcs.

For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat somber.

Jiang Xi felt a tightness in her chest, hoping that Yi Yuexi and the others would be safe.

Someone asked.

"What do we do next? Continue on our journey, or search for them?"

"Yeah, what should we do?"

"If Hong isn't here, who will determine the route?"

"Damn it! We didn't encounter a blizzard last time we came! How come it suddenly came like this!"

"How about we find Hong first?"

"I think it's better to set off first. We don't have enough animal skin tents, so we need to find a place to rest before dark."

"..."

The beastmen all spoke at once, each sticking to their own version of events.

Some people think we should go find Hong, while others think we should continue on our journey.

Just as everyone was having their own thoughts, someone spoke up.

"Let the female do as she pleases."

In an instant, everyone's gaze turned to the female servant on the wolf's back.

Jiang Xi didn't want to be the team leader, but seeing the chaotic scene, she had no choice but to speak up.

"Let's get going."

"The direction south along the glacier is certain. Whether it's Hong or anyone else, they will all follow the glacier to catch up with us."

“If we search everywhere now, we're more likely to get separated from them.”

"Furthermore, we don't have enough animal skin tents, and we really need to find a place to rest before dark."

She paused for a moment, then continued.

"However, before we set off, let's eat something and recover our strength."

At that moment, the sound of water breaking rang out, and as the red figure appeared, a large silver-white fish was also thrown from the water onto the shore. After splashing around on the snow, it remained still.

The moment the fish was thrown up, the beastmen showed no joy on their faces, but instead took a step back in fear.

As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, twice shy.

The tragedy of the black carp contamination is still fresh in people's minds, and the deaths of Chen Ya's entire family are still vivid in their memories. No one dares to eat fish anymore.

Raman floated on the surface of the water and couldn't help but laugh when he saw how frightened everyone was.

"The blizzard swept some big fish over, and there are still some in the river. I'll go catch some more. You should light the fire first."

He spent most of his time in the glacier, so he naturally knew what was edible and what was not.

He encountered the blackfish as they spread.

But his mermaid instincts told him that this thing was inedible, so he didn't catch it.

I never expected that the snakehead fish was contaminated.

After saying this, just before diving into the water, he looked up again at the female servant on the wolf's back and smiled.

"Please trouble you, female envoy, to check it out."