Chapter 63: Rescue, Assassination

"Xia Duo, we've been ambushed by four Orcs, several people are injured, come help quickly!"

Xia Duo's expression turned stern, and he hurriedly called out to Aiwa and Mafeier, who were preparing to scout ahead, "Wait a moment, Sami sent word that they've encountered an Orc ambush, we need to support them immediately!"

"Orc ambush?" Dien hurriedly looked over, "How many Orcs? Can we take them?"

"Sami said there are only four Orcs; if it weren't for the ambush, it wouldn't be a problem for their twenty people to take care of four Orcs, but we definitely need to go support them," Xia Duo explained.

Then he began issuing orders, "Aiwa, Mafeier, you two take the lead to scout, but don't get too far from us. Everyone else, recruits in the back, veterans in the front, advance with Haste."

"Move!"

After these few days of practical training, the people in both Xia Duo's and Dien's squads were very obedient. Upon hearing the order, they immediately canceled the attack on the small Goblin tribe and turned to advance toward Task Area 13.

Task Area 12 is about 200 meters wide, and Task Area 13 is just to the east of 12, slightly wider, but not by much.

In fact, the distance between Xia Duo and Sami's group largely depends on how deep both sides have ventured into the forest.

Because there was a definite target today—that small Goblin tribe—they had ventured slightly deeper than Sami's group. Normally, both sides would communicate at irregular intervals to confirm their distance from each other.

However, the actual distance between the two sides right now is probably only three or four hundred meters.

It's just that being in the forest, sound and light are difficult to transmit directly; if this were an open field, one could see from one end to the other at a glance.

After walking about 200 meters, Xia Duo vaguely heard roars and growls coming from ahead; judging by the sound, they might have really encountered Orcs.

"Captain Jibu? Did you hear that?"

"I heard it, at least 3 Orcs are still alive."

Xia Duo ordered everyone to speed up again. At the moment, their speed was only slightly faster than walking, which, even for Xia Duo and Dien, was not too strenuous.

After increasing their speed, the sounds from ahead became clearer and clearer. The roars were interspersed with a few unintelligible Orc words, and occasionally, human voices could also be heard.

When they were less than 100 meters away from the combat zone ahead, they could already see moving silhouettes through the gaps in the forest, and at this point, Xia Duo ordered everyone to slow down.

Aiwa also returned, providing the detailed situation ahead, "Four Orcs, one of them was wounded by a Spell, the other three look very crazy, Mage Sami and the others are in a very bad state."

"Hmm." Xia Duo nodded to show he understood.

During the march, both Sami and Dewan had contacted him, and the situation they described was about the same as what Aiwa saw, with only a few minor differences.

At the time they were ambushed by the Orcs, two people died on the spot and several more were injured; they were all recruits. In order to look after the injured and the two Mage Apprentices, Sami and Dewan, the others were quite passive.

They were almost just letting the Orcs attack without being able to fight back.

"Jibu, you take two veterans to hold off one Orc, Wuke, you do the same. I will contact Sami to have them hold off one as well. Aiwa, I need you to kill that wounded Orc, can you do it?"

"I can."

Xia Duo nodded with satisfaction. Dealing with Orcs by fighting one-on-one or swarming them is unrealistic; only by separating them and pinning them down would others have the chance to output damage.

Jibu has experience fighting Orcs, and even if the others don't, it is not difficult for three veterans to hold off one Orc.

As for the others, they are of course staying by his side to protect him!

It is better to be cautious for the first time fighting Orcs.

"Move out!"

……

Getting closer and closer, until they could clearly see the Orcs' filthy, pig-like faces, the state of the battle was already presented before everyone—

Sami and the others had formed a circle, with the wounded and the Mages inside and large shields outside, with Long Spears thrusting out from the gaps between the large shields.

The three uninjured Orcs, each wielding a Shihu, kept circling outside Sami and the others' defensive formation, seemingly trying to find some loophole.

Every now and then they would charge forward, the Shihu making a slashing motion, only to be forced back by the Long Spears. Every time they were forced back, these three Orcs would roar a few times, acting as if they were crazy.

As for that wounded Orc, because its face and hands were hit by Sami's 【Acid Splash】, the skin was almost completely corroded away.

At this moment, it was squatting beside the two dead human corpses, as if venting its anger, constantly slashing with its Shihu while letting out painful wails.

Seeing this scene, almost everyone on Xia Duo's side showed expressions of unbearable pain and anger. Xia Duo also felt a sense of empathy for his own kind; the Orcs deserve to die!

After agreeing on the timing for the counterattack with Sami, Xia Duo ordered Jibu and Wuke to attack, while he and the others approached slowly.

……

"Kill!"

After firing an arrow, Jibu threw away his bow, let out a roar, and charged forward with a large shield in one hand and a one-handed sword in the other. His arrow didn't hit the Orc, but it drew the Orc's fury.

At the same time, Wuke also charged forward after firing an arrow.

Seeing more enemies arrive, the three Orcs didn't choose to flee and plan their next move first; instead, they headed straight for Jibu, Wuke, and the others who had fired the arrows.

But Sami and the others had been playing the turtle for so long, and having finally waited for Xia Duo's support, how could they easily let the Orcs go? They immediately split three people from the defensive formation and charged toward the Orc that had fallen behind.

In the short distance, both sides engaged almost instantly, and this Orc was immediately drawn in by the enemies closest to it.

On the other side, Aiwa received Xia Duo's order to kill the wounded Orc. He used the shadows of the trees in the forest, walking every step in the Orc's visual blind spot.

When he heard Jibu's shout of "Kill," the wounded Orc was also startled, seemingly drifting out of its state of crazy venting. Just as it swung its Shihu for the last time, before it could touch the human corpses, a dull, lusterless Dagger suddenly appeared.

One strike pierced the Orc's heart from behind. The Orc couldn't retract the Shihu in its hand in time and subconsciously turned its head to look back; this turn forced its neck right onto the blade of Aiwa's other Dagger.

In almost the blink of an eye, Aiwa struck twice. After these two strikes, Aiwa immediately retreated along the direction the Orc was about to turn, leaving almost no trace of his figure.

And that wounded Orc just turned around and quietly fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Xia Duo couldn't help but call out "Well done" repeatedly. Aiwa's kill was truly brilliant. Of course, while calling out, he also felt a strange chill on his neck.

Aiwa didn't make another move after killing the wounded Orc, and Xia Duo didn't ask him to, because those three Orcs had already been separated and pinned down.

Xia Duo felt that even Aiwa alone might be able to kill these three Orcs, though this was only Xia Duo's guess; only Aiwa himself knew the truth.

"Mage Xia Duo, can we go up?"

Seeing that the battle situation had stabilized, the recruit Yidimu, whose Long Spear was rotating from time to time, finally couldn't help but actively ask to join the fight.