Chapter 170 : Chapter 170

Chapter 170: Caught

Finally.

Finally, ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍he had found him.

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍half-formed orc hid himself between the rocks and swallowed the swelling exhilaration inside him.

After ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍he had pointlessly circled outside while following the bastard’s blood scent, the leader had been hiding inside the cave.

No, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍one could not even say he had hidden.

After ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍all, it was not appropriate to call it hiding when he was lying defenselessly in the center of the burrow, the only place in the cave that all orcs commonly knew.

How the dying leader had returned here did not matter to the half-formed orc.

Blinded by the ecstasy of finally being able to fully seize the leader’s position, the orc had no leisure to think about anything else.

If he ate that neck, the next leader’s position would be his.

He did not know why he wanted that position. No, he did not even know whether he truly wanted to become leader in the first place, but he felt no sense of wrongness.

As if someone were endlessly repeating inside his head that nothing else was worth thinking about.

There was no reason to resist such a powerful impulse.

Besides, the opponent was a powerless, old individual who had lost one arm.

There was no reason to hesitate either.

“Kkwek......”

With a cry similar to joy, the orc charged at the bastard who had once been leader.

The leader’s position was now his.

“Kkwek!! Stop!!”

If only the single obstacle blocking that perfect situation, that perfect opportunity, had not stood in his way.

“Kkwek!!”

The orc, kicked in the chest by the half-wit who had suddenly stepped forward, staggered backward.

Quickly fixing his posture, the orc raised his head and glared at the half-wit.

At the appearance of another individual aiming for the leader’s head, the orc’s pupils narrowed.

Immediately after, the wariness in those eyes changed into violent anger.

“K-kwek. You......!”

The orcs in the group were all similar, and there was no particular need to distinguish them from one another, but the half-formed orc could not forget the half-wit.

Because that bastard already had a history of interfering with him once, right before he had seized the leader’s position.

“Kkwek. This time, you cannot interfere.”

It was a voice containing sticky, deep anger that did not suit his stammering speech.

Though he did not finish the rest, it also carried the will that this time, he would tear the bastard’s body to pieces.

But the half-wit did not back down.

His head was dull, but he could understand.

If he backed down now, the one-armed orc would truly die.

This was different from vaguely stalling for time and following the humans around.

He did not know the reason, but that alone was something he did not want to see.

Even if he had to die when he died, even if the moment eventually came when the other orc would inevitably disappear, he wished it would not be now.

He himself did not know when he would be able to accept that death, but at least it was not now.

The half-wit pressed his lips shut and received the murderous gaze of the large orc.

Last time, he had been lucky, but he knew no such luck would follow him this time.

The opponent knew that well too.

The opponent did not miss the moment the half-wit’s eyes shook, unable to fully shake off fear.

With a terrifying speed that did not suit his large frame, the orc charged at the half-wit.

“Kkwek!!”

With a short scream, the half-wit dodged the attack.

It was not a perfect evasion.

It was only to the extent of giving up his shoulder to an attack aimed at his neck.

“Kkweeeek!!!”

The half-wit screamed while clutching his shoulder, where bone was half exposed.

The wound quickly healed.

But the body that had tasted pain once only grew more afraid.

The half-wit hurriedly backed away in an unsightly manner.

What stopped the survival instinct trying to overtake everything in his head was the shabby, thin leg caught at the edge of his vision.

One leg of the one-armed orc, who was lying unconscious.

At that moment, the alarm ringing inside the half-wit’s head stopped.

If he ran now, the leader would clearly be eaten.

The bastard who had nearly become leader also noticed the half-wit’s change.

The orc’s eyes, following the half-wit’s gaze, flashed with greed this time.

This time.

At last, this time, with the expectation that he could satisfy the desire he had failed to fulfill, he charged at the leader without hesitation.

The half-wit also threw himself at the enemy.

The two orcs, tangled into one mass, rolled across the ground several times.

“Kkweeeek!!!”

The orc, who had instantly pinned the half-wit beneath him and seized the advantage, was certain of his victory.

It was just before his teeth sank into the half-wit’s neck.

“Kkwek. So it was you.”

At the low metallic voice coming from above his head, the orc raised his head, and his eyes met the cold eyes looking down at him.

In the brief moment he hesitated, the orc was grabbed by the scruff of the neck at once, unable to overcome the terrifying strength, and ended up sitting back.

The orc immediately raised himself, but by the time he regained his field of vision, the one-armed orc had already kicked him in the stomach.

Along with pain that knocked the breath out of him, his body lost its balance and fell forward.

The orc, who had taken the leader’s attack head-on, could not collect his thoughts at all.

What happened?

It was speed and strength he could not believe belonged to the one-armed bastard who had looked as if he could die at any moment.

This could not be.

He had definitely been unconscious when the orc himself tore into that neck.

What on earth was this......

THWACK!

Before he could fully understand the situation, the orc was kicked in the pit of the stomach once more.

The orc bent forward at the pain that felt as if his insides might burst, and barely held onto consciousness at the merciless hand grabbing his neck.

“Kkwek. Let go of me......!”

Feeling the fear that his neck might be eaten like this, he hurriedly swung his arm.

This time, the attack that went in from the right worked.

Because the leader, who had lost an arm, could not properly defend his right side and had to let go of the hand gripping his collar.

Once the attack worked, only then did the orc’s head begin to turn rationally.

Yes, there is no way he’s fine.

The leader’s condition had not improved.

The bastard was clearly barely, just barely, moving that worn-out body.

He is only bluffing with a face like nothing is wrong.

The confidence that the leader’s physical state was no different from his expectations dispelled the anxiety brought by uncertainty.

Once he set aside his doubts, the half-formed orc began to see each part of the leader’s tattered body.

The right arm that had not recovered in the slightest, the face full of countless wounds, and the skin torn by just one attack.

The corner of the orc’s mouth twisted upward.

“Kkwek. You can barely stand after all, can’t you?”

“......”

The leader did not answer.

The orc, who had regained his composure, glanced at the half-wit lying unconscious on the ground.

“Kkwek. I might not know about th-that idiot, but I’m not fooled. Kkwek. You won’t last long.”

The leader quietly stared at the orc, who was laughing without hiding his excitement.

The bastard was right.

At this rate, he would not last long.

If he could not bring the bastard down here, then not only he, but even the half-wit would surely lose his life.

Even so, there was no reason to show weakness here.

“Kkwek. If you’re that confident, then don’t just stand there watching. Attack.”

The half-formed orc was also an individual who had once followed the leader under him.

His body, remembering how strong the leader was and how cruel he could become, did not allow a rash attack.

And the experienced leader had long since seen through that mindset.

Orcs were generally simple.

As long as they were not bastards like the half-wit, who constantly did bizarre things no one could predict, what they thought was obvious.

The leader forced strength into his trembling legs and straightened his body.

“Kkwek. Or what? Kkwek. Do you not even have the courage to attack unless your opponent is asleep?”

“Kkwek. Shut up!”

The bastard, struck where it hurt, glared.

An excited enemy was easy to deal with.

Because their judgment grew clouded, and their movements became simple.

The problem was that even if the opponent was easy, he had only one chance to attack.

The leader knew his opponent, and he knew his own condition just as well.

His body would not endure a melee.

Then what he needed was a single blow, one fatal attack that could bring the bastard down.

The leader glanced sidelong at the half-wit rolling on the ground.

As long as that bastard did not suddenly wake up and simply slept quietly, it did not seem like it would be difficult.

The leader rolled his eyes again and turned his gaze toward the orc glaring at him with eyes full of caution.

Then he walked toward the opponent, passing by the half-wit.

At the leader’s sudden movement to close the distance, bewilderment appeared on the half-formed orc’s face.

He is completely scared.

Even as he swallowed a sneer, the leader did not lower his guard.

A hunt always had to be cautious.

Yes, this was a hunt.

Perhaps the final hunt before his life ended.

At last, the leader stopped walking.

It was a point shifted to the right in the half-formed orc’s field of vision.

Now it was time to cast the bait.

If he gave the bastard an opening to attack, the bastard would immediately charge in, and knowing the direction of the attack alone would make counterattacking easier.

The leader swallowed his breath without letting the opponent notice, then kicked off the ground and charged toward the orc.

As befitted an individual who had seized about half of the leader’s position, the orc immediately took a stance to counter the leader’s attack.

If he clashed with him in that state, the odds of winning would drop sharply.

The leader did not go any farther and lowered his posture as he was.

It was to show an opening before an opponent who had taken a battle stance.

He lowered his center of gravity as if he had stepped wrong.

Then the half-formed orc, who had been watching the leader in a state of tension, charged toward him as if he had been waiting for it.

At this point, the leader was certain of his victory.

Because stupid orcs, when their opponent showed an opening, released the tightly pulled string of tension and charged without thinking of anything before or after.

And this rash judgment was the irreversible mistake the leader made.

He realized it the moment the half-formed orc rapidly closed the distance, did not attack him, and slipped straight past him.

The leader, realizing what remained behind him, hurriedly reached out, but he could not catch and stop the enemy.

He only barely dodged the sword and the opponent swung wildly.

Even then, because he could not dodge completely, the leader gained a wound that crossed his arm.

But that sort of injury did not enter the leader’s mind.

Because something far more important had already been taken by the half-formed orc.

Unable to hide his anger and bewilderment, the leader faced the half-formed orc, who showed him a crooked grin.

“Kkwek. You’ve been worrying about this bastard since earlier. Kkwek. This is important, isn’t it?”

The leader’s mistake was that he had judged his opponent too quickly.

In other words, he had forgotten that the opponent could also use a certain degree of intelligence.

The orc’s sword gleamed threateningly, as if it would dig into the half-wit’s neck at any moment.

The leader had to watch that sight with his whole body hardened as if fixed to the ground.

“Kkwek. Don’t stand there stupidly. Come closer.”

As if excited that his prediction had been right, the orc jerked his chin.

The leader obediently, and very carefully, moved his feet.