A mere Fireball and the death of dozens of goblins were obviously not enough to scare away the huge number of monsters.

But the problem is, the one who released the Fireball was not Zuo Si himself, but a magic wand that stored an unknown number of Fireballs.

Because this monster army is composed of different races and tribes.

Therefore, no tribal leader or chief was willing to risk his own life and the lives of his tribe to see how many more fireballs the magic wand could shoot.

Especially without the control of the red dragon and strange objects, each of them brought the selfish nature of the evil camp to the extreme.

Even the goblins, who were the lowest-level slaves and cannon fodder, became much smarter after being hit by a fireball.

No matter how the gnolls drove and whipped them, they would never step out of the camp.

Looking at the lame appearance of this so-called "monster army", Zuo Si finally understood why in Faerun, the orcs and various monsters could easily mobilize a huge army of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

But humans still firmly hold an unshakable dominant position.

Among them, the cities of Silvermoon and Neverwinter in the north, with a population of only tens of thousands and a powerful group of mages and the Church of God, were able to suppress the barbarians, monsters, and orcs whose numbers were several, dozens, or even hundreds of times their own.

Especially the orcs in the Chaos camp, they don’t know how to produce except looting.

It is said that at their most glorious time they conquered and occupied many villages, towns and cities.

Normally, after obtaining these resources, one should manage them well and then establish a strong regime and country.

But what is the result?

These guys actually came just to rob, and then destroyed all the fields, farms, mines, and workshops, unscrupulously venting their inner desire for destruction.

After eating up all the looted things, they will continue to rob the civilized places that have not been ravaged yet.

I have to say, this behavior pattern is really "orcish".

But this model has a huge problem, that is, once the battle situation becomes stalemate or defeat, the orc army, which has little logistical supplies, will inevitably collapse instantly.

So almost every time orcs or monsters invade, they seem to be coming with great force.

But human city-states only need to rely on city walls to resist for a while, or send adventurers to assassinate the opponent's leaders, and thousands of enemies can easily collapse in civil strife.

"A large army? Humph! It's just a mob that was forcibly integrated by external forces."

Zuo Si gave his evaluation in a slightly contemptuous tone.

With the dual deterrence of the magic wand and the Shadow Legion, he successfully bought enough time for the captives behind him to escape.

Although a few trolls with low IQ and who did not believe in evil took the lead in rushing out of the camp, they were directly ignited by the [Fireball Wand] just one second later and turned into running firemen one after another.

Zuo Si proved with his actions that no matter who it is, as long as they dare to take a step out of the camp, they will immediately feel the pain of being hit in the face by a fireball.

The two sides remained in a tense standoff at a distance of more than a hundred meters until the last human captive passed through the city gate of Myratma.

"Everyone is safe! It's time for us to retreat!"

Jaheira came running over from a distance, riding a wounded warhorse that had just been healed by a druid's magic.

"Yeah! Let's go."

Zuo Si unceremoniously took the other party's hand, leaped onto the horse's back, hugged Jia Shira's waist from behind, and then rode away together.

By the time the monsters reacted, the two had already run at least several hundred meters.

In this way, the "rescue operation" carefully designed by Ou Zuo Si finally came to an end.

By rescuing more than 2,000 captives who were being used as slaves by monsters, he not only established himself as a powerful spellcaster, but also earned a good reputation.

The originally precarious city defense instantly became much more stable due to the return of two hundred veterans among the prisoners and the addition of a large number of militiamen from surrounding towns.

At least with these experienced veterans as the backbone, the civilians who were temporarily recruited could more or less form a certain organization and avoid collapsing too quickly.

After finishing the work of arranging the captives, Earl Wex Target summoned Zuo Si immediately, pointed to the box full of gold coins and an amulet on the table and said: "Here are 25,000 gold coins and a magic item I promised. As a local lord, I am very grateful for everything you did last night. Because you rescued not only a group of captives, but also brought hope back to this city."

"You flatter me, Lord Earl. I just did what I should do."

Zuo Si placed one hand on his chest and bowed slightly.

Count Weeks Target smiled and shook his head: "No! Please don't be modest.

I heard from the prisoners who came back.

You killed more than 200 orcs silently by yourself; then you used the powerful magic power to destroy the orc cavalry that tried to pursue you; finally, you frightened thousands of monsters, making them dare not leave their camp.

This is not something that just any spellcaster can do.

Your strength is unquestionable.

I have no doubt now that you and your companions have performed a brilliant deed in killing hundreds of goblins, orcs, and gnolls on the other side of the river.

At this moment, I sincerely ask you to assist Myratma in resisting the attacks of the monsters and their evil masters outside the city, and I promise that after the task is completed, I will not only pay the remaining half of the reward, but also give you an additional personal reward. "

"No problem! Don't worry, I will seriously fulfill the verbal agreement we reached earlier. And... I also really want to experience what it feels like to be a dragon slayer."

Zuo Si gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.

Anyway, he was originally supposed to clean up the mess for Wilmes and the strange creature he had awakened.

"Slay the dragon?!" Count Wex Target's eyes widened in surprise. "You mean... not only do we have to repel the monsters outside the city, but we also have to kill their master, the powerful and evil red dragon?"

"Yes! If we don't get rid of the culprit, similar situations may happen again in a few years. So even for the sake of Myratma's safety, we must make sure to eradicate the root of the problem."

Zuo Si acted as if he was determined to slay the dragon himself no matter what.

Upon hearing this, Earl Wex Target immediately stood up from his chair and promised excitedly, "If you and your companions can really kill the red dragon, then I am willing to give you a hereditary noble title and a large piece of land as an additional reward."

If it were any other adventurer, they would probably wake up laughing in their dreams when they heard that they could obtain a hereditary noble title and a large piece of land.

Because the goal of most of them taking risks is either to make money or to change their own class.

But Zuo Si refused bluntly: "Forget about the noble title and land, we have no intention of staying in the Kingdom of Tethyr. Compared to these things, I am more interested in magic items, books and scrolls."

"That's easy. As long as I can kill that red dragon, I'm willing to pay any price."

Count Wicks Target obviously hated Vermes so much that even his words were gritting his teeth.

You know, he originally planned to accumulate strength, take over the vast and fertile alluvial plains on both sides of the Is River in one fell swoop, and then become the most powerful noble lord on the west coast of the Kingdom of Tessel to gain more political capital and prestige.

But now, all of this was shattered by the sudden army of monsters.

Not only that!

He also had to guard against invasions from other noble lords who were eyeing him covetously.

Only by killing the red dragon and using the death of a powerful dragon can we deter the enemies hiding in the dark.

(End of this chapter)