Chapter 926, Executioner
Troop Hiding Cave Number One.
The Gate of the Worlds opened, and a dense crowd of captured Orcs were driven through it, entering the Troop Hiding Cave.
After entering the Troop Hiding Cave, the Bound Spirit Guardians put heavy shackles on the captives.
These shackles, obtained from slain Orc slave traders, were purple artifacts that ordinary slaves definitely couldn't break free from.
"Did it succeed?" Watching the large number of Orc captives, the Dragon Queen's expression showed a slight change.
Truly terrifying!
Even though she had been part of the plan, actually conquering the main city of the Orcs was still shocking.
This was no small power like the Federation of Hundred Cities or Gray Iron City.
It was the legitimate main city of the Orcs, protected by a divine spirit.
In just one night, the main city had been completely reduced to rubble.
"Yes, the plan went smoothly," Fang Hao stated directly.
At this moment, Little You came in dragging a large sword, carrying a treasure chest in both hands.
Throwing the chest to the ground, he also took out a Divinity, "My lord, this is the Divinity."
Besides Little You, the other heroes did not linger and had already led the troops out.
According to the earlier plan, they began to expand their attack from the center to the outskirts.
The main force couldn't stay put, or they'd risk being cornered by the God of Orc.
Fang Hao collected it, "Yes, you've worked hard."
Little You nodded, didn't leave, but stood aside, watching these Orc captives walking through the Gate of the Worlds.
Until all the captives had finished.
Only then did Little You salute, bid farewell, and return to Beast King City, putting away the triple-skull dagger.
The Gate of the Worlds disappeared, returning to calm.
...
"What do you plan to do with these captives?" the Dragon Queen suddenly asked from the side.
The Troop Hiding Cave wasn't exactly quiet, but there were only some rustling sounds.
Her sudden question made all the shackled captives lift their heads and look over.
On their grease-stained faces were expressions of hatred, fear, and a hope for life.
None feared death.
Once the Orcs' state of excitement dissipated, most still wanted to live.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be squatting here as captives.
They would have died on the battlefield.
"Do you have any suggestions?" Fang Hao looked at her.
Orcs are crude and savage, and their God of Orc considers him a mortal enemy.
They were already enemies.
He also hadn't expected that, after one battle, they would have so many captives.
"They could be scattered and settled in several different areas," the Dragon Queen suggested softly, arms crossed.
The emphasis was on scattering them.
Fang Hao nodded, signifying agreement with her view.
He didn't think highly of the Orcs, but he didn't really want to just kill the captives in a trap.
Wars always have casualties, but if the other side surrenders, especially if most are just civilians,
consideration should be given.
Currently, many areas within his territory were still lacking population.
These people could be scattered and sent there.
After a year or two, they might become indistinguishable from the regular inhabitants.
"Yes." Fang Hao nodded and said to Nisbit standing nearby, "Keep a close watch on them."
"Yes, my lord."
Nisbit responded, directed the Skeleton soldiers, and managed the separation and supervision of the captives.
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Elsewhere.
Clatter, clatter, clatter!!
In the rising dust, a troop of wolf-riding Cavalry galloped swiftly towards the main city.
As they neared the city, everyone's eyes widened, filled with gravity and disbelief.
The main city of the Orcs they remembered no longer existed.
Before them were severely damaged city walls, a collapsed gate, and the city shrouded in thick smoke.
The main city... had fallen.
The empty city walls, with no one standing guard, signified the fall of the Orcs' main city.
What exactly happened here.
They suddenly realized why the city's Priest had urged them to rush to the main city overnight; it turned out there had been an incident here.
An urgent matter.
"Priest, do we need to enter the city?" a Cavalry asked quietly, positioning his wolf in the middle of the group.
However, looking up at the Orc Priest in that moment.
His heart skipped a beat.
The Priest's eyes were sharp and cold at that moment, looking ahead at the dark smoke rising from the city, his presence exuding an overwhelming pressure.
The Orc Cavalry dared not delay, and all at once, dismounted from their wolves, kneeling on the ground.
Even the wolves bowed their heads to the ground.
"Great Father God."
The Priest still looked at the city, his voice deep and icy, "Enter the city."
"Yes!"
Orc re-mounted their wolves, escorting the Orc Priest into the city.
Past the city gate, a scene of greater misery unfolded.
Buildings were reduced to ruins, and the ground was covered with bodies.
Of Orcs, Undead, and the distinctly featured Double-Headed Corpse Dragons.
He knew who was responsible.
The damn ants.
And as they proceeded deeper, until they reached the central Chieftain's Hall.
Still, not a person was seen.
The entire city was desolate, like a city of the dead.Fang Hao sat in the hall, setting down the Sound-transmitting Shell in his hand.
His gaze shifted back to the Dragon Queen, saying, "Rolana has recaptured Black Wind Castle, but many troops were lost in the process."
Last night's battle also played an important role for Rolana.
She led the troops directly into the Orc Clan's camp for a life-for-life fight.
If the plan had not gone smoothly, she wouldn't have been able to hold Black Wind Castle and would have been forced to keep retreating.
More seriously, it could have resulted in a total loss of lives for the heroes.
But everything was still going according to the original plan, with no unexpected incidents occurring.
"Hmm, what plans do you have next?" the Dragon Queen shifted to cross her other leg.
This matter will inevitably cause a great disturbance throughout the world.
Obliterating a major clan's main city overnight.
It will cause all races to start panicking.
Especially the nobles residing in the main cities of each race, they're probably going to have sleepless nights.
"The plan is simple, continue to occupy the Orc territories, and somehow find that archery deity and kill him," Fang Hao took a sip of tea.
The Dragon Queen glanced at him, not adding more to the conversation.
Fang Hao spoke again, "Later on, the Orcs will probably seek help from other races, and they might need you to come forward and intimidate them a bit."
"Hmm!"
The two briefly discussed.
Fang Hao began to sort out the spoils of this battle.
The greatest yield, of course, was the Demigod Divinity obtained this time, allowing them to add a Demigod to the territory or be consumed by several of them.
The second item was a broad long sword.
According to Little You, it was a weapon used by that Demigod.
[Rage Surge (Dark Gold)]
[Type: Long Sword]
[Damage: Level Five Damage]
[Effect: Attack Power +25%, Energy Damage Amplification +45%.]
(Description: Forged by a Dwarf master when 'Maldiths' gradually grew and gained recognition from its race.)
Seeing the Dark Gold rating, Fang Hao's eyes suddenly brightened.
The drop level of this Orc Demigod's item is quite high.
Much stronger than the last old Yellow Bull that died.
He closely looked at the weapon.
In terms of appearance, it was longer and heavier compared to the long-handled weapons used by the Human Clan.
One would need to be at least five meters tall to wield it.
It suits the height and physique of Trolls indeed.
Although the weapon's level was not low, he currently didn't have any suitable heroes to use it.
He set the weapon aside.
He continued looking at the treasure chest.
Platinum, within the normal range for a siege battle treasure chest.
He chose to open it directly, and a large array of rewards immediately appeared before his eyes.
[Obtained: Crusher's Aide Camp Blueprint (Purple), Wolf Rider Outpost Blueprint (Purple), Rage Camp Blueprint (Orange), Heavenly Father Totem Blueprint (Orange), Bloodline Furnace Blueprint (Orange), Giant Hammer Quarry Blueprint (Purple), Flea Market Blueprint, Glory Savage Beast Helmet Blueprint (Purple), Glory…, Glory Savage Beast Gloves Blueprint (Purple), Executioner's Battle Axe Blueprint (Orange), Military Governor's Sword (Purple), Fine Gold Fire Tongs (Orange), Orc Clan Invitation +1, Beast Tooth +254, Warfire Coin 1125.]
A vast array of blueprints appeared before him, almost dazzling his eyes.
No matter the quality, the quantity was indeed the largest he had opened recently.
Fang Hao moved forward and immediately started checking them.
[Crusher's Aide Camp] and [Wolf Rider Outpost] are both Purple military camp blueprints.
One infantry and one wolf cavalry, neither reaching tier ten, not very significant for him.
The focus is still on this third one, the [Rage Camp], an Orange military camp blueprint.
The building can recruit a type of soldier called 'Beast Warrior'.
Reaching tier ten, it should be considered a rare type of Orc soldier, and he hadn't seen what they look like yet.
[Heavenly Father Totem] and [Bloodline Furnace] both belong to Orc Clan buildings, with 'Heavenly Father Totem' enhancing the attributes of the Orc Clan.
'Bloodline Furnace' increases the bloodline purity of the new population.
For Orcs, it seems that bloodline is a very important aspect, and last time in the Furious Lion camp, there was also talk about bloodline.
It seems the purer the bloodline, the better the abilities.
[Giant Hammer Quarry] is a Purple stone quarry, not utterly useless, as he could build it to mine stone himself or share it with fellow transmigrators under his command.
[Flea Market] is a small-scale market, once built, its size is like the initial Tauren's 'Manim' market.
[Glory Savage Beast Set] Orc Purple set, not much to look at.
The next blueprint once again brightened Fang Hao's eyes.
An Orange battle axe blueprint.
Good fellow, he hadn't seen it just now.
[Executioner's Battle Axe: Cast Iron Blocks 150, Fine Iron 75, …, Essence of Destruction 5, Rich Essence 2.]
(Description: The blade is stained with the blood of countless deceased.)
He looked over it carefully!
A single-handed battle axe.
Exactly the equipment he needed.
Equipment for the four-armed Skeleton, now only missing a spear for the upper left arm and a single-handed axe for the upper right arm, still Purple equipment.
Now with this Orange battle axe, only the spear remained.
This is a very good piece of equipment.
Fang Hao didn't care much for the next two finished products, not very useful.
Among all the rewards, only that Orange military camp blueprint and the Orange battle axe were still somewhat useful.
The rest didn't have much use.
For Fang Hao at this point.
Equipment and items below Orange level, hardly had any attraction left.
Even the Orange ones needed to be suitable for him.
"Got anything good?" the Dragon Queen still sat on the side, like a queen.
Fang Hao turned to look at her, shook his head, "The rewards this time are a bit low, nothing I can use."
Not to say the rewards weren't good, but they weren't useful to himself.
"It seems, you're not very lucky."
"Used to it," Fang Hao continued, "I need to go out for a while, do you want to come with me?"
"Where to?"
"Eight Peaks Mountain, the Dwarf's place, going there to have a look."
"Let's go, I haven't been there yet."
"Hmm!" The two walked out of the building together, heading towards Eight Peaks Mountain.