That night, everyone took a sip of water to moisten the dry rations they had just chewed, and swallowed them with force.
The dim night sky illuminated the cliffs above the camp, where several mercenaries draped in black cloaks were crouching among the rocks, observing their surroundings.
Lin Feng stepped out of the carriage, his gaze sweeping over the narrow road behind him, before settling on the rocks on the cliff face that had become loose due to the rain.
Ofina's thoughts became clear. Not only her, but all the members of the mercenary group did not want to fight the knight to the death. The main reason was their fear, even though the other party had a knife to their neck.
So the next time they set off, they would deliberately destroy the rocks and cut off the road.
"My lord mage, we've found traces of insects up there." Chuck approached from the front, taking a swig of strong liquor to clear his head, and whispered to Lin Feng, "The commander is preparing to depart in an hour; the orcs will stay behind to keep watch tonight..."
And the orc's sword, which was impervious to breakage no matter how it was used, became the victim.
"Wait a moment..."
“I’ll stay too,” Lin Feng suddenly said. “They alone can’t hold them off for long.”
Chuck seemed to have guessed the answer and replied unsurprisedly, "Sir, that carriage is full of explosives. Just open the door and the explosives will ignite in twenty seconds."
"Um..."
Lin Feng nodded, picked up the slightly sour wine in his hand, and walked back.
Watching the departing figure, Chuck's pupils contracted slightly. Although he had developed a slight liking for this easygoing magician after spending the past few days with him, doubts quickly arose after the captain's explanation.
Building rapport and using orcs is not uncommon, but choosing to stay with them is rather strange.
Perhaps he really does have orc blood?
Chuck recalled Lin Feng's extraordinary physical strength on the road.
After a short rest, Lin Feng got off the carriage again. The caravan ahead had already left, leaving only some tents as cover, pretending that there were still many people.
The orcs who remained in place were half asleep, while only Mar squatted at the crossroads, squinting and warily guarding the road they had come from.
Lin Feng said softly, "They're here."
Mar shuddered, gripping his twin axes tightly with both hands, emanating a bloodthirsty and ferocious aura that startled all the orcs who were still awake.
"Uncle Maer?"
Raine gripped his spear frantically, quickly scrambling to his feet and assuming a ready-to-pounce stance.
"Be careful." Lin Feng pointed to the darkness deep in the road and made a shushing gesture.
A blurry black shadow appeared at the edge of the field of vision. The slowly wriggling shadow silently shoveled the rocks from the cliff into its body and raised two tentacles at the top of its body.
"Giant Decay Worm"
A giant insect with more than a dozen slender pincers, its mouth below the antennae is like a meat grinder, revealing layers of sharp teeth.
Lin Feng shifted his position slightly, and Ma Er immediately looked over nervously.
"Watch out above."
Lin Feng pointed again. This insect is troublesome, but the real trouble is the enemy that is following behind.
Three figures appeared on the cliff. From a distance, it could be seen that the three had raised their crossbows and were aiming at Mar in the foreground.
Raine immediately raised his spear, and just as he was about to exert force, Lin Feng stopped him: "Wait, wait a moment."
wait?
What are we waiting for?
“There are others…” Lin Feng explained simply, then pointed to their rear and said, “Raine, take the others to the rear, we’ll take care of this.”
"good..."
Renn chose to trust Lin Feng, and in the end, only four people remained at the crossroads, blocking the giant worm's path.
Time ticked by, and cold sweat seeped from the palms of Ma's hand gripping the shield. His gaze, hidden behind the shield, couldn't help but glance at the thronging figures on the cliff above as he approached Lin Feng.
"Can it...hold it?"
Mar's voice trembled slightly; even this orc, who had been hiding his strength, was somewhat uncertain.
This guy finally relented... Lin Feng let out a sigh of relief: "We can't stop them. We'll hold them off for now, but I have a way to bring them down."
"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Mal relaxed a little.
"Once they get off, we'll retreat immediately and let them hold off this bug." Lin Feng crouched down and pointed to the spacious area behind him: "The carriage is full of explosives, remember to run fast."
"Hmm!" Mar immediately understood. At this distance, as long as the person was pulled down and the carriage was detonated, it would be equivalent to forcing the knight into a deadly situation where he had to fight the giant insect.
"Prepare!"
Lin Feng mustered his strength, his hawk-like gaze sweeping over the additional figures above him, and suddenly threw a grenade at the giant insect: "Run!"
The explosion startled the giant insect's crawling tentacles, causing the archer aiming at Mar to lose his composure and be pushed down by a gust of cold wind.
Clap clap clap!
A series of thuds rang out. Ma Er rushed past the carriage and was about to turn around when Lin Feng, who was chasing from behind, grabbed him and lurched him forward.
"boom!!!"
The carriage exploded, and the flames that shot into the sky were more intense than expected. Immediately afterward, the rocks above experienced a mysterious secondary explosion, and in an instant, they all collapsed.
"Let's go, let's go quickly!"
Lin Feng showed no hesitation and urged the few people who were stunned by the firelight to quickly get up.
When did gunpowder become this powerful?!
But after running only a few steps, Lin Feng stopped and looked in surprise at the figure that appeared in front of him. A tall, thin figure wearing a short blue cloak silently blocked their way.
"The elven hunters of the Gordondas Empire..." Mar's voice shifted from surprise to resentment: "A bunch of treacherous traitors who betray their principles for personal gain!"
Behind the figure, a pegasus took flight, its enormous wings creating a shockwave that revealed dozens of pegasus riders wielding long spears.
Many elves joined the Empire, but only one joined riding a pegasus: Andis Dawn, the former pegasus knight instructor, who betrayed the Eagle Dragon Kingdom of Notuva for money and power.
"You know me?"
Andis was a little slow in giving the command that should have been given. Following Mar's gaze, he raised the gauntlet that had been stared at for a long time, removed the blue hood that was covering his face, and revealed a delicate face adorned with gorgeous gold decorations.
There were many unexpected events. He was originally just watching the orcs and another knightly order become enemies, but unexpectedly, the orcs started to run away without saying a word.
Legendary level... Lin Feng couldn't help but become more serious.
"Many orcs can recognize this gauntlet, but an orc who isn't in the Vulture Kingdom at this time and can still recognize it... are you from the Beast Guard?"
The orcs present were all stunned with confusion; clearly, this was an even more unfamiliar name.
"Fine, whoever you are, you must stay here today." Andes raised his hand indifferently, and the Pegasus Knights around him immediately took to the air, forming a pouncing formation and swooping down on them.
"Raise your shield!"
Mar shouldered his shield in one hand and raised his axe in the other, ready to throw: "Ready!"
Without hesitation, Renn followed Mar's movements and prepared himself. In an instant, all the orcs gathered around, ready to fight.
“Interesting…” Andes revealed a hint of excitement. The orcs in front of him, even if they hadn’t undergone rigorous training, were definitely not simple to be able to obey orders.
A sharp whistle blew, and the Pegasus Knights who had pounced down took flight again. Amid the remaining firelight and the sounds of fighting on the other side of the road, they took out bags of unidentified objects and threw them down at them.
Kerosene? Explosives? Or poison?
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