Chapter 38 – Orcs! Oh… Big?
“Welcome. I’ve been waiting for you.”
Inside the field tent where Mengsk is staying.
A spacious and luxurious space that is enchanted and looks like a drawing room.
There, Mengsk and 10 executives greeted Cynthia.
“Let’s get right to the point. If you cross the river that blocks the camp, it’s Orc territory. Tonight we’re going to lead a commando and launch an ambush. Will you join us?”
Mengsk revealed his plan without hesitation.
“Aren’t Orcs a race that doesn’t attack unless they’re touched? Why are you touching them?”
A modulated sound came out of Cynthia’s mouth, who was wearing a robe and even a mask to cover her face.
“They’re trying to capture orcs and turn them into slaves. They’re pretty lucrative.”
“…”
Catch female monsters in dungeons and sell them as slaves. The same goes for males.
“Your strong bind skill will easily capture orcs… Orcs are not easy to catch because their strength is comparable to that of trucks? I will give you as a slave!”
Obviously slavery is bad.
But that only applies if you are of the same race.
An entity that does not know whether it is an enemy or an ally. If that’s a monster, even if you enslave it, the probability of criticizing it will be low.
In the first place, if you control slaves with the power of hypnosis or brainwashing…
Anyone with the means to purchase slaves could own any number of slaves without fear of being discovered.
Doesn’t Cynthia also have a slime queen and beast slaves?
Of course! In Cynthia’s case, though, there is a reasonable story that the Slime Queen first altered her body and corrupted her mind.
At the same time, it flashed in Cynthia’s head! She had an idea that came to mind.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Maybe you can capture Mengsk through spying.
“Okay. I’ll prepare right away.”
“Yeah! As expected, you’re an ambitious person. I like it. But… Can I ask you this?”
“Yes.”
Mengsk stared at Cynthia.
“I’m curious about your true identity. I don’t know if you’re an adult or not. It’s said that there are cases where your body changes like a child while awakening your abilities. Is that the case?”
“That’s right. I ate according to my age.”
“As expected. That’s why the calculations are quick. Players these days. It’s a problem because they love useless justice implementation! In a world where monsters are rampant like this, they’re thinking about conquering dungeons… Aren’t they?”
Cynthia understood Mengsk’s personality with this one word.
Mengsk is no fool.
The reason why he said this to Cynthia, who is like a stranger, who might be his weakness…
It was to figure out Cynthia’s personality and recruit players who fit her.
Although corrupted, Cynthia is a player who has the heart of a pure hero of an early player.
In my mind, I thought that trash was talking trash.
However, in order to inflict a fatal wound on Mengsk, you must instill faith in Mengsk now.
“I agree with you a hundred times. So, did I not participate in this expedition to impress the Genesis guild and the guild master?”
Haha! I like this guy! Okay. If you’re active in this dungeon… I’ll give you a middle management position instead of a normal guild member. Of course, if you show stronger skills or show activity, you can become an executive.”
Mengsk likes it.
Cynthia studied Mengsk’s eyes closely.
Mengsk’s mouth seemed to trust Cynthia 100%, but his eyes were different.
I didn’t believe it yet, and I was looking at it with suspicion that I would try it this time.
“Then, when complete darkness falls after dinner, then we will launch an ambush. The reconnaissance team has entered the orc territory now, so we will call them back when they come. No…! Would you like to have dinner with us?”
I want to check your face
Cynthia slightly lowered her head at the operation, which clearly showed Mengsk’s intentions.
“I’m sorry. I’m feeling a little down… I’d like to take a break from this mission.”
“Is that so? I can’t help it… I see. I’ll call you secretly when the time is right, so go.”
After Mengsk gave permission, Cynthia immediately got up from her seat and left the tent.
“Mr. Mengsk.”
When Cynthia disappeared, an officer came up to Mengsk and spoke to her.
“Do you believe the author? Name. Gender. Place of birth, etc… I couldn’t find the author’s information. You don’t even know who sent the assassin, do you? What if the author planned everything to target Mengsk?”
An executive who is almost close to the truth.
Mengsk laughed softly when he heard that.
“It’s foolish to trust people completely. But we’ll find out the truth through clearing this dungeon. Whether that snake is our snake or a venomous snake that will bite my arm and disappear… If it’s our snake, we’ll just have to feed it, and if not… Drink snake wine. Can I soak it?”
At Mengsk’s words, the executive relaxed his stiff expression as if he was relieved.
*
Darkness descended into the dungeon.
But on a clear day, even the full moon rose.
It is a bright night that makes it hard to believe that it is night.
In preparation for a surprise attack, the players set a night watch and set a bonfire.
Players preparing camp for tomorrow.
However, a secretly organized commando escaped the eyes of the players and entered the Orc realm.
Fortunately, the surroundings are quite dark thanks to the dense trees in the forest.
30 players escaping from the eyes of the orcs and entering the realm of the orcs.
Vision improved in the dark with the buff of the assassin who participated in the operation, but it was similar to the vision with halfway night vision goggles.
However, she had a special passive skill for Cynthia.
Tring!
– When the conditions are met, the Dark Hero passive skill is activated.
〈 Dark Hero 〉
Description: You are another good, another evil like the light, slaying evil by any means. Your performance this time will spread far and wide, and your name will be remembered as 〈 Dark Hero 〉.
Effect: 10% additional damage to enemies when attacking when the battlefield is dark or night. 10% damage reduction when attacked by an enemy. Significantly improved visibility in dark spaces.
Cynthia looked into the forest where the darkness had descended with a clear vision like broad daylight.
At first, it was just a forest, but the deeper we went, the more little things changed.
Chuck!
The assassin ahead raised her right fist.
At the hand signal to stop, everyone stopped.
Little snap whether there was a trap! The trap was disarmed with a sound.
Even that was an inaudible sound, buried in the sound of insects.
After disarming the trap, the assassin induced them to advance again.
Under the guidance of the assassin, he succeeded in safely approaching the end of the forest.
Instead of leaving the forest, she hid herself in a tree and gazed at the wooden and rocky body.
The mountain blocks the back of the body, and the front of the body looks like a wide river protecting the body.
It was the topography of Baesanrimsu, which was suitable for strategic or settlement purposes.
Hundreds of torches perched atop the walls.
And armed with sophisticated weaponry, weary of the walls… Female orcs?
Because it is a select group, there is no player who sees an orc for the first time.
Some men salivated at her body, which boasted a voluptuous body and the scent of a female.
The reaction of the men was understandable, but some orcs were quite beautiful.
There were quite a few female Orcs that could be called bagel girls.
Their goal is to kidnap a beautiful female orc and a cute male orc.
However, the vigilance is too strict to execute the operation.
Unless you really surprise me in close quarters, you’ll be spotted before you even get close to the adult.
If caught, the expedition camped across the forest is in danger.
“Divide the team.”
The assassin who was leading the players to launch a surprise operation from the front looked around and raised a small voice.
“Split into a surprise team and an abduction team. The guild master dissolved a powerful agent, a mixture of paralytic and anesthetic, into the river. The ambush team, which is good at melee attacks and assassinations, seizes the walls first. The abduction team infiltrates as soon as the ambush team opens the castle gate, enters the castle and kidnaps orcs that are good for enslavement.”
Although he already knew the contents of the operation, he did not know that Mengsk poured medicine into the river.
“The guild master will come with all his forces to subdue all the orcs in case things go wrong. The distance is close, so we can immediately join the battlefield. But the most important thing is that the operation succeeds. ‘S share will increase. Keep that in mind. It’s ideal.”
Even if the Orcs are a race that strictly guards their territory, it is dangerous to camp near enemy lines.
However, when I heard the reason, it turned out that it had been done under thorough calculation.
As evidence of that, the orcs began to doze off one by one.
Even the gatekeeper guarding the wall is on the verge of falling asleep.
With no orcs to set things right…
“It begins.”
An assassin belonging to the Genesis Guild announced the start of the operation.
