Chapter 57
Chapter 57: Killing and robbing
A dust cloud formed in the distance as dull footfalls sounded in everyone’s heart like a dull drum. A row of gleaming longswords first came into view, followed one by one by the sight of the strong orcs’ bodies straddled atop their giant wolf mounts.
These orc wolf riders had obviously already gone through a round of looting. The bags on the giant wolves beneath them were bulging at the seams. It looked like the shops in the town of Drol had surely been raided until not even a single shingle remained.
Perhaps it was because the wolf riders were carrying too many spoils of war, but the speed of the giant wolves beneath had obviously been affected. This was why Beacher and the others, who were riding spindly battlesteeds, had been able to make it here.
Behind the giant rock, Han Shuo gripped a tough and powerful crossbow, calmly focusing at the most stalwart orc who was leading the group. On his side, Fanny was also holding a crossbow and constantly changed the direction she was aiming at, resolute light sparkling in her eyes. It looked like when faced with death, Fanny also knew to steel her heart.
Lisa’s hands were empty, but she, along with all the other students, had large boulders next to them. These boulders had been placed appropriately by Han Shuo earlier. All they needed was a strong push to send them rolling, and they were sure to wreak havoc and devastation that was even more frightening than the crossbows.
Accompanied by the howls of the giant wolves, a column of more than ten wolf riders were as swift as the wind and quick as lightning as they finally appeared at the entrance of the passageway. Their speed was ferociously fast and they hadn’t expected that an ambush would be sprung on them. They all swung their longswords and yelled out wildly, spurring on the giant wolves and rushing over.
“Awoo awoo awoo.”
Some of the leading wolves had their front legs suddenly checked by the tripwires as their front legs buckled and lost balance. They emitted desolate howls as the four wolf riders, carried forward by their momentum, suddenly flew off the backs of their giant wolves.
Papapapa.
“Yes, Bryan is right. These damned orcs burned, killed, looted, and raided in the town of Drol. They take advantage of us every winter to raid along the borders of the Empire. There’s no need to talk about any rules with them.” Off on the side, Lisa suddenly interjected at this moment, obviously siding with Han Shuo’s methods.
“Hmph, you two brats are both lily-livered. No wonder you’ve become close. Bryan, I’ll let it go this time. You can’t tell anyone what you’ve done once you return to the Empire, and you can’t do so in the future. Otherwise, if anyone finds out, they’re sure to send armed forces to suppress you.” Fanny rolled her eyes at both of them and suddenly admonished them severely.
Han Shuo understood Fanny’s good intentions. The poison powder sold in the town of Drol were all for the purpose of being used against the savage and violent magical creatures in the Dark Forest. Ordinarily, no one would dare use it against enemies like this in broad daylight.
However, Han Shuo only listened to Fanny’s reminders and was still quite disdaining internally. If it came down to the wire and his life was endangered, he would certainly still throw caution to the winds and use even more despicable methods.
Under the attacks of crossbow bolts and various magics, the remaining orc wolf riders could only use their crossbows to attack the ambushers on the sides of the hills. However, Han Shuo and the others had fully occupied the advantage of land and numbers. Under the continual onslaught of attacks, the orc wolf riders fell one by one into puddles of blood, obviously dead as a doornail.
When there were only five wolf riders left, they finally started to be afraid. The giant wolves were unable to climb past the giant rocks, so the orcs jumped down from the giant wolves, even giving up all the resources in the bags on the wolves’ bodies. They started retreating without a care for anything else.
“Oh no, they’re getting away. If they escape, there are sure to be more wolf riders that come by. Everyone chase after them!” Han Shuo’s facial expression changed drastically upon seeing this situation and hastily yelled loudly, but his body remained where it was standing.
Everyone panicked after Han Shuo had spoken and rushed down from the slope, frantically chasing the fleeing orcs. The three warriors, that had been hiding, ran the fastest, racing down the rocky slope like they were on flat ground. They sped quickly after them, with a group of mages following them. Beacher was at the head as well as Gene, Bach, and some other necromancy students. They all raised their staffs and ran out.
Just as Fanny poked out tentatively with her body and was about to run out from behind the giant rock, Han Shuo suddenly reached out and abruptly wrapped his arm around Fanny’s waist in a hug. He asked in a low voice, “It’s so dangerous, why are you going?”
Fanny’s slender waist was suddenly wrapped by Han Shuo’s arm, causing her entire body to go numb. She turned her head to see that the other necromancy students, who were also about to walk out, were all looking oddly at her, particularly Lisa, she seemed to be repressing anger.
Fanny blanked and grew agitated when she recollected her wits. A red blush flew onto her face and she began struggling fiercely, saying angrily, “What are you doing, hurry and let go of me. Why are you holding me back?”
“They won’t miss us, and don’t we have more important things to do right now?” Han Shuo released his grasp and chuckled.
“What else could be more important?” Fanny and the others all asked, perplexed.
“Collect the spoils of war! The resources in those bags on the giant wolves are all dazzling gold coins when brought to a city in the Empire!” Han Shuo laughed heartily as his body had already quickly dashed down from the mountain.
Fanny, Lisa and the others were dumbfounded. They lost their hesitation when they saw that a couple other smart strangers were likewise rushing downhill. They all cried out happily and ran to the fallen wolf riders to collect the spoils of war, with nary a thought for their composure or demeanor.