Chapter 167: Kobold (Part 1)
As the team slowly drove out of the castle, they could see that the road below the gentle slope of the castle was lined with serfs, who were all waiting quietly at the foot of the mountain.
"My Lord!"
"My Lord!"
When Gervis's team reached the foot of the gentle slope, the serfs knelt on the ground and greeted Gervis loudly.
Gervis looked around but there was no response, because the team was still moving forward. As long as Gervis walked by, they would be able to stand up on their own. These serfs had received the notice yesterday that their lord would be fighting orcs on the seashore, and they all came to watch.
The orcs have brought too much pain and too much fear to the serfs in Stormwind Territory. If Gervis wants to resist the invasion of the orcs in the future, the first thing he must do is to make the serfs no longer afraid of the orcs.
In fact, Gervis had not originally planned to let the serfs watch, after all, there were some risks in doing so. However, the reaction of the guards when they heard that they were going to fight orcs that day made Gervis realize that this fear had penetrated into their bones. If this fear was not eliminated soon, Gervis would never be able to rely on the serf guards in Storm Territory to resist the orcs.
As Gervis's team slowly advanced, they saw a spectacular scene rarely seen in Storm Territory. A team of seven or eight hundred people filled the dirt road, and from a distance, it looked like an army was marching.
After an hour's journey, Gervis and his party finally arrived at the seaside. They saw a wall made of thick tree stumps standing on the cliff two kilometers away from the seaside village. It was the prison cage built by Gervis' order. There were also many serfs gathered on the hillside around the cage, about five or six hundred in number.
"My Lord!"
When Gervis's team walked across the uneven coastal rocks and arrived at the 5-meter-high wooden wall, all the watching serfs knelt down in salute.
"Get up!"
The location of the cage was a standard funnel terrain, surrounded by mountains on three sides and a cliff on one side. The cage was built at the lowest point on the seashore. The serfs who followed Gervis now occupied the surrounding higher rocky ridges to watch.
The serfs were standing at a height of seventy or eighty meters away, so they could just see the scene inside the cage, and there was also enough safety distance. Even if something unexpected happened, the serfs would have time to react and escape.
"Audry, take your men to maintain order in the surrounding areas! Guards, follow me into the cage!"
"Yes, sir!" Audrey took the order and dispersed to the surrounding areas with his eight subordinates. Each of them held a flag in his hand, and the flag rustled in the sea breeze.
After Audrey left, Gervis casually glanced at the hillside not far away, where Bernard was standing quietly. Gervis then urged the unicorn to enter the cage door.
"close the door!"
After all the guards followed him into the cage, Gervis gave orders to the six villagers who were waiting outside the door to operate the gate winch.
"Yes, Lord!"
The six villagers responded immediately, took out the wooden rivets from the capstan, and slowly lowered the only door of the cage.
With a bang, the door made of several thick logs fell steadily to the ground. Following a dull sound, several guards trembled. Only Gervis and Ike remained calm. Although the guards' faces did not turn pale, their hands could be seen shaking unconsciously.
"You will soon face your first battle against orcs. Tell me, are you scared?"
Gervis, who was sitting on the unicorn, had already put on a helmet, but the mask was not put on yet. Looking at the performance of the guards, Gervis was not surprised. The fear had penetrated deep into their hearts and it was not something these guards could control on their own. The fear of orcs was already their instinct. They had been instilled with the horror of orcs since childhood and it had been hidden in the deepest part of their hearts.
"I'm not afraid! I swear to be loyal to you till death!"
The guards also wanted to stop their slightly trembling hands, because it was too embarrassing. In front of them was the lord, and there were thousands of villagers watching in the distance. But then they realized that their trembling was out of control. Even though they had mustered up the courage to die, they could not stop their bodies from trembling!
Facing Gervis's question, the guards seemed to be ignited with anger and roared in anger, angry that their bodies were so cowardly and not controlled by their own thoughts.
"Are you scared?"
Looking at the red-faced and angry faces of the guards, Gervis continued to shout and ask.
“I’m not afraid!”
“I’m not afraid!”
“I’m not afraid!”
With these roars, the fire in the hearts of the guards was completely ignited. They were surprised to find that their fingers were no longer trembling, and all they had was a strong desire to fight.
"Very good! After this battle is over, those who perform well can choose their own horses! Those who retreat will die!"
Seeing that the spirit of the guards was aroused, Gervis promised them a generous reward. He had already prepared war horses to be equipped to his guards. However, whether the guards were worthy of those excellent war horses under Gervis would have to be proved by the guards themselves!
"Everyone, raise your shields and draw your swords! Kill the orcs!"
Gervis raised his voice, drew the mithril sword from his waist, raised it into the air, and shouted loudly.
"Kill the orcs! Kill the orcs!"
"Kill the orcs! Kill the orcs!"
When Gervis shouted, all the guards drew their swords at their waists without hesitation. The sharp swords gleamed coldly in the sunlight.
"Kill the orcs! Kill the orcs!"
Infected by the murderous shouts of the guards, the serfs on the surrounding hillsides, starting with someone unknown, also shouted loudly to kill the orcs. As more and more serfs joined the shouting, the shouts and cries on the beach suddenly shook the sky, drowning out the whistling sea breeze.
With the sound of shouting and killing, Gervis jumped off the unicorn and took out Eve's jade box from the saddle.
When the jade box was opened, Eve was seen raising her head curiously, looking around. Seeing the huge crowds of people everywhere, she shouted excitedly, and started to squeak as well. While shouting, her big round eyes rolled around, as if she was participating in a lively dance party.
Gervis almost laughed at Eve's funny appearance, but the situation was serious at the moment, and Gervis managed to stop laughing.
"Eve! Next I need you to create space!"
Holding the jade box, Gervis came to the middle of the cage, placed Eve on the flat ground in front of him, then contacted Eve with his mind and gave orders!
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”
Eve received Gervis's order and squeaked obediently, then took a few steps forward, closed her big eyes, and began to gather energy in her purple body!
"Wow!"
"Elf bug!"
"Space has been opened up. This is the first time I've seen it!"
“So beautiful!”
As the light emanated from Eve's body, the serfs in the distance stopped shouting and stared at Eve in the cage in amazement. Although they were familiar with the elf worms, it was the first time for those present to see the elf worms and the creation of space with their own eyes!
The serfs on the hillside were talking in amazement, while the guards were using their round shields to block the strong light emitted by Eve. Because they were closer, they could not look directly at Eve who had turned into a ball of light like the serfs in the distance.
Bang!
A muffled sound was heard, and before anyone could react, Gervis had already summoned his energy and quickly picked up Eve from the ground, put her into the jade box, and then put the jade box back on the unicorn's saddle!
"Guards, get ready!"
Gervis did not ride the unicorn, but came directly to the middle of the guards. Ten guards stood in groups of five on Gervis' left and right, while Gervis and Ik stood in the center of the guards. Looking at the orc space ten meters away, Gervis gave orders and then slowly put on his black mask.
(End of this chapter)
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