The surviving soldiers and men, under Wayne's command, maintained order among the refugees. With the help of healing potions, as well as the food and supplies he provided, although the survivors were still quite miserable, at least they filled their stomachs and managed to survive.

Just as Wayne and a guard captain named Jerry, whom he had rescued, were discussing how to resettle the refugees, a low animal roar suddenly came from the wilderness outside Changhu Town.

Hearing this voice, Wayne paused for a moment. He looked at the captain of the guards, who also seemed a little panicked by the huge roar of the beast, and said softly to comfort him:

"Don't panic, Captain Jerry, this is my fighting partner."

Wayne paused for a second, then said to the guard captain Jerry: "I'm leaving for now. You soldiers will be the ones guarding the safety here."

The captain of the guard was stunned when he heard this, and then looked embarrassed. Although Wayne was not a familiar person to them, half of the survivors now had their lives saved because of Wayne's treatment. It was also because of his existence that these poor people who survived the disaster had a sense of security.

If this seemingly powerful figure suddenly left, to be honest, although Jerry used to be the captain of the town guard, he felt that he had no ability to manage these survivors.

After hesitating and thinking for a few seconds, Jerry plucked up the courage to say, "Mr. Wayne, could you please not leave? The townspeople are in a panic now. Everyone has lost their loved ones and has no backbone. We need you!"

Wayne was silent for a few seconds, then said:

"Don't worry, I'm only leaving temporarily. You don't need to tell them that I'm leaving."

"And the purpose of my leaving was to rescue the captured townspeople."

"Don't you want your relatives and friends who have been captured to be rescued?"

Jerry was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Wayne with some timidity. Seeing that the other party did not seem to be joking, he persuaded with a complicated expression: "Of course we want to save our relatives and friends, Mr. Wayne, but if you are alone, you'd better not go and die in vain."

"The orcs are too numerous and well-equipped. Without an army, it would be impossible to defeat them and rescue the captured prisoners."

As a survivor of the looting battle in the afternoon, he was very clear about the fighting power of those orcs. Although the equipment of those monsters was not very good, they fought very frantically, even without regard for life and death. Ordinary human soldiers might not be able to kill them even in a one-on-one fight.

As a native of Long Lake Town, he knew that these orcs came from the Grey Mountains and were a powerful orc force that had been competing with the Iron Hills dwarves for territory for many years.

Seeing that the other party was still trying to persuade him, Wayne waved his hand to interrupt him, and then asked seriously: "Don't worry about my strength. There are thousands of orcs who died in my hands. To me, orcs are just defeated enemies."

"I just want to know, do you need me to rescue those captured prisoners?"

Jerry was silent for several seconds after hearing this, and then he said with some difficulty:

"Of course, Mr. Wayne. My wife and children have been captured by orcs. If anyone can rescue them, I am willing to give everything."

Ding! The mission is triggered, [Rescue the Captives] Master Level, do you want to accept it? Wayne immediately accepted the mission in his mind, then patted Jerry on the shoulder and said, "Take good care of the refugees here. I have to leave immediately. If I delay too long, they will be taken back to the Orcs' lair, and it will be even more difficult to save them then."

………………

After leaving the complex dark forest, Deathclaw ran much faster.

Riding on Robin's back, Wayne commanded it and followed the obvious traces of a large army marching on the ground, and began to chase the orc army that had completed the looting.

The reason for waiting until night, in addition to rescuing the wounded survivors in Changhu Town, was that Wayne wanted to take action after nightfall.

The Demon Hunter with the Cat's Eye Potion and the Death Claw with the Dark Vision will become even more deadly and stealthy under the cover of darkness.

As for whether he could catch up with these orcs, Wayne was not worried.

A large-scale team like this is unlikely to march at night, unlike those elite cavalry units. Even if it does, its speed will drop a lot.

With the speed of the Death Claws, they will definitely be able to catch up with them before dawn.

Sure enough, after he and Robin left Long Lake Town and tracked in the direction of the Gray Mountains, with the help of his keen vision and Death Claw's sensitive sense of smell, it took them about four hours to catch up with the orc camp.

Perhaps because of the victory during the day, these scums forgot themselves, and when he and Robin arrived near the camp, they found that the orcs seemed to have held a carnival party. The ground was littered with wine bottles and leftover bones. A large group of orcs were lying on the ground in a crooked manner, wearing armor, holding their weapons and snoring.

Although there were still some orcs keeping watch, judging from their sleepy expressions, they were basically useless.

This situation made Wayne quite satisfied, even surprised.

This was a good opportunity to save people. He did not let Robin launch a raid immediately, but arranged him in a secret place to wait for orders. He put on an invisibility cloak and sneaked into the orc camp.

The military camps were very different from those of humans. As orcs were no different from wild beasts, their marching was like child's play. There were no large-scale tents to provide accommodation for the soldiers, nor were there any defensive measures such as fences and chevaux de frise to resist the enemy's cavalry.

They were as casual as savages. Except for a few large bonfires for lighting, everyone else slept on the ground. Only the orc captains of higher status would spread some furs or hay where they slept. Walking among these sleeping orcs, Wayne could even hear the snoring sounds coming one after another, which was very strange.

Such a simple camp not only made it convenient for Wayne to find prisoners, but also made the entire area appear very empty and easy to see at a glance. Any large movement would alert the enemy.

Fortunately, magic is not popular in Middle-earth, and convenient props like the invisibility cloak are very practical in such a world. Relying on the invisibility cloak and the cover of darkness, Wayne groped in the orc camp for less than five minutes and found the place where the captives were held.

There were two types of prisoners in Changhu Town. The adults were locked in simple wooden cages with their hands and feet tied with iron chains, while vulnerable humans like children and the elderly had their hands and necks tied with ropes by the orcs like livestock and then strung together.

As if to prevent them from escaping, these captives were held in the same area. Not only were they guarded by more than a dozen orcs, but a one-meter-high wooden wall was also built around them.

However, due to the orcs' revelry and drinking, more than half of the guards were sleeping against the wooden wall. There were a few who were awake, but they were only forcing themselves to stay awake and looked drowsy.

This undoubtedly gave Wayne an opportunity.

He had no mercy on these Orc guards and, relying on the cover of his invisibility cloak, he quickly sneaked up to them, then covered their mouths and noses and killed them without making any sound.

And after many stealth assassinations, Wayne also discovered a wonderful use for the space bracelet, which is to destroy and hide corpses.

Although the space bracelet from the world of Faerun cannot store living things, it can be used to hide corpses without any problem.

As long as he destroyed the enemy's brain during the assassination, making him completely brain dead, the space bracelet could directly collect the body like collecting items.

This discovery greatly reduced the difficulty of being discovered during the assassination. Although the mysterious disappearance of the guards and the target would also cause surprise among the patrol officers, the two results were undoubtedly very different from discovering a dead body.

Just like that, the guards guarding the prisoners quickly and quietly disappeared without attracting anyone's attention.

When Wayne dealt with the guards and entered the wooden wall where the prisoners were held, he was somewhat surprised to find that besides him, there were other people who were also rescuing the captured prisoners.

He was a middle-aged man of thin build, wearing a dark fur cloak. He was crouching on the ground, approaching a cage cautiously. It was unclear whether he was picking the lock or doing something else, without making any sound.

Seeing this, Wayne only thought for a second or two, then walked quietly to the man's side, covered his mouth with his hand, and controlled his body. The huge force made it impossible for the man to resist.

“Don’t make any noise. I’m here to save people too. I’ll let you go now. If you dare to scream, I’ll kill you.”

After confirming that both parties were human, the man's struggle quickly stopped. Wayne let go of his mouth and asked softly, "Who are you and why are you here?"

The man looked quite handsome, but he looked very embarrassed at the moment, with sweat and bruises all over his face. After hearing Wayne's question, he hesitated for a second, then said:

"My name is Bud, I'm a resident of Long Lake Town, and I came here to rescue my child."

Wayne nodded when he heard this, and immediately knew who the other party was. However, he did not show any surprise, but directly ordered: "I have already dealt with the guards outside. Now come with me to rescue the prisoners."

"After rescuing them, I will create chaos, and you will take them back to Changhu Town."

"Did you hear that clearly?"

The situation was urgent and there was no time for further discussion. After hearing this, Bud hesitated for only a second and immediately nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Wayne didn't explain much. He gave Bard a wink, drew out the Statik electric blade from his waist, and then came out of the cage locked with iron chains.

As a magic weapon that has been strengthened several times by strengthening scrolls, the Statik Electric Blade has extremely excellent sharpness and durability.

The orcs' chains were forged quite crudely. With Wayne's powerful arm strength, there was no need to pry the lock. The chains were cut in half with one cut, and the cage was successfully unlocked.

(End of this chapter)