172-Episode 172: Jet Black Org

Org.

Wait, Captain!

As they made their way towards the horde of orcs, they heard the voices of their men behind them.

''We're going to fight too!''

Can't you see that, Buckaroo?　Are you going to die?

If you're going to fight with me, you're going to die.

You're not the only one who's going to die. Don't talk to me about going alone!

My men shake their bodies and raise their voices to fight with me.

''You guys........''

The stout manner in which my men spoke made me cringe.

'Who are those old men, by the way?'

And that's when I noticed the mysterious old men behind my men.

What are you talking about? You're the one who called us.

'What?　Me?

Did I call you?　What are you talking about?

You see, you told me to find a hunter to help us intercept the flying demons.

Oh, I did say that.

"Oh, I'm sorry, old man. That's just not necessary. Everybody else had to run.

But the old men shook their heads.

No, they have to hold them back or they'll attack our village anyway. My grandchildren, who have come with me to sell their catch, have gone to the village to tell them, and they have to buy enough time for them to escape.

Well, I mean, we've all heard that before.

Nah, man. Young....young?　That's okay. You're reasonably young, and you're willing to risk your life for it. I'm old enough to risk my life for the sake of the young.

You guys....

So the old man is determined to fight for what he cares about in his own way.

I'm sorry to be the one who ordered the townspeople to evacuate, because I thought it was all right for me to run away to a foreign country in a pinch.

Well, you'll be slowed down by the youngsters anyway. You might as well shoot down the flying monster that's sitting on top of the wall.　And the demons downstairs will be in charge of you guys.

'Oh!　Leave it to me, old men!

The old men's determined words were met with an emotional response from their subordinates.

''Hahaha, you wanted to climb on top of the bulwark once, didn't you!

The only time you ever go to jail is when you're in jail for assaulting someone or something and getting thrown in the cell block.

They were very excited, but they were not very energetic.

I'll tell you what, this fight is just to buy time for everyone to escape, okay?　You don't have to fight to the death.

Pausing, I look at them all.

'You will ride your horses to the front of the orcs. Then you will divide into two groups and lead the orcs to the left and right. Then, if you succeed in guiding the orcs, you will be able to keep them at a safe distance from each other.

I can't ride a horse. We'll be stuck till the end.

'No, old men, if the enemy comes close enough, go into the dungeons of the jail cell and lock the door. If you're lucky, you might survive.

With that, I leave the key to the dungeon with the old men.

"Ho, now you want me to put you in jail myself?

"Ha-ha-ha, you didn't think I'd be locked up in a cell, you know, I'll live a long time!

If we play dead, won't the Orcs mistake us for dead bodies?

d*mn!　This scrawny old man wouldn't even eat a corpse!

"'Whahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha'

The old men laughed merrily and headed for the chokehold with tightened expressions.

''Then you guys should brace yourselves, right?

I hope you stay alive, old man.

We parted from the old men and got on our horses, which were tied up in the back of the tokorojo.

'So long, boys!　I'm going to do it all in one fell swoop!

Hey, Cap'n!

Okay. Let's go, orcs!

Ogg's men.

Ha, ha, that's awesome.

As we walked out of town, we were chilled to the core by the overwhelming sight in front of us.

What was spread out there was a horde of Orcs that filled the field of vision.

''How could that guy take down so many orcs........''

Seeing this scene, Aug murmured in a blur.

We defeated a large army of these orcs?　Could it be the S-ranked adventurer you're talking about?

'Captain!　The gate is closed!

A colleague ropes down from the top of the barrier and reports to me as he rides his horse.

'Good work. Now there's no way out.'

But will we be able to survive with that many?

No, you can't do that...

I know what it's like for my coworkers to see the horde in front of them. It's because I feel the same way.

No matter how much they want to lure you in, you won't be able to survive against that many.

Then why don't we run away with the rest of the town, right now?　You can still ask your grandfathers to open the gate for you now, can't you?

We were a little relieved when Captain Aug told us we could run away, but we couldn't come here and run away.

'What are you talking about!　We're an ogre unit!　Of course you're going to fight with the captain!

'Yes!　I won't let the captain alone fight you!

Yes, that's how we felt.

At that time, even though it was an order, we were ordered to flee from that monster without the captain, and we really felt that we were saved.

We knew we were too ordinary to deal with this monster.

It's easier to fight with a single captain than with us, who are so badly outnumbered.

After all, the captain is a former A-ranked adventurer.

But I was mistaken. He was human.

Afterwards, he came back safe and sound, covered in blood.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one who's been in trouble.

So we vowed.

This time we will not run away from the captain.

We are not to be protected by the captain, we are to fight alongside him!

Oh, man, you guys are so stubborn.

The captain laughs dumbly, but the captain is stubborn as well.

With his former A-ranked strength, he would be able to escape anywhere by himself.

''Oops, let's go then, you guys!

""Yes, Captain Org!"

This is the real launch of our augmented team.

""Ooooooooooooh!"

We rode our horses toward the horde of orcs.

Similarly, a dozen or so orcs came out of the herd.

"Whoa!　What the hell are they?　That's a horse Orc underneath?

That one is a wolf-orc underneath and that one looks like it's hard to run.

What is the meaning of these orcs?

"Captain, those guys from the other day, are they orcs too?

We're baffled by the strange-looking orcs.

"I've never seen an orc like that before!

''The captain doesn't know either!

The world is a big place with demons that even a former A-ranked adventurer captain has never seen before.

It's a good thing that they come in small batches like that, at any rate. It's just a matter of time before we get our asses kicked!

"I understand!

As the lead ogre captain increased his speed towards the four-legged orcs, we didn't want to be late, so we accelerated our horses.

''Olaaaaah!

And as well as the orc on the horse, the orc who has taken the lead in the charge of the orc, it's captain Og Og who is handling the orctaur's spear with his sword.

slumping

""What?"

How the orctaur's spear was cut in half!

''Oops!''

And just as Captain Og lost his balance, an orctaur with his spear cut came charging in.

Look out, captain!

We're going to run into that thing!

The captain hurriedly twisted his body to change the horse's path and evade the orc taurus with a sleight of hand.

The sword that was still sticking out in that case hits the orc's body, but if it hit him while he was off balance like that, the sword would blow off.......

sputtering

With a quiet sound, the sword slipped through the orctaur's body.

And after a few seconds, the upper half of the orctaur's upper body and the lower half of its arms fell to the ground.

''Wha?''

I didn't even notice that my upper body had fallen off, only the lower half of my horse part continued to run as it was.

I mean, I cut it off!　In such a messed up position?

Orcs are cut in half?

Wow!

That's the coup de grace!

Boys!　Don't even think about finishing it!　Wound him and bring his head to the surface!　Just think about stirring up the battlefield anyway!

The captain's words cause us to turn around in a hurry, and we're exclaiming.

'Oraaah!'

When the captain swings his sword, the orcs that were coming towards him are cut in half one by one and knocked to the ground.

''There's no need to put a stop to it........they're already dead.......''

We were amazed at Captain Og's demigod-like strength.

When Captain Og Og wielded the black sword, even the strongest Orcs would be cut in half with their weapons and armor.

''Holy shit........''

It's like a black storm...

The sight of Captain Aug's advancing while tearing through the orcs was met with a shout of agitation from the orcs as well.

''Dangerous Captain!''

That's when it happened. A bunch of winged orcs were coming right at us from above, taking aim at the Ogre captain.

They're not good!　They can fly so freely that if we try to attack them, they'll just run away into the sky!

""Hmoooooooooooooo!"

However, however, the attacks of the flying orcs did not reach the Og captain.

A large number of arrows flying in from behind shot the flying orcs down.

''What is this!?''

I turned around and saw the old hunters waving at me while holding their bows.

''Hahaha!　Leave the flying pigs to us!

You guys need to focus on the enemies on the ground!

Helpful old men!

I thanked the old huntsmen, and then Captain Aug jumped into the main body of the herd.

'You men will run your horses along the perimeter of the herd as planned!　Listen, don't stop for anything!　If your horse gets hit and you fall down, run!　If you can't get away, get in the enemy's pocket!　If it's so close, the enemy won't want to attack us because they're too busy fighting each other!　Even that monstrous orc can attack where its allies are...!

Just as Captain Og was about to say that he couldn't, the monster orc in the middle of the pack moved.

What?

The monstrous orc raised its clenched fist and attacked us with all its allies.

Run away!

We run away from the monster orc's attacks in a hurry.

The next moment, the ground shook with a sound like an earthquake.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

Red blood seeps out from underneath the monster orc's swinging fist.

"You got your whole team....

Doesn't he have any camaraderie, attacking all his friends?

Yeah, that's right, Captain!

That's right, captain?

My companions' words made me realize something.

As I recall, Captain Aug jumped into the midst of a pack of orcs.

That is, in the middle of the monster orc attack.

There's no place to run away from it when it's surrounded by orcs.

What the hell is going on?

The field of vision went completely dark.

You're not going to be able to get to the captain with a single blow?

I was planning to fight with you this time, but...

"We couldn't protect the captain again...

Oh no...

Bummo-mo-mo.

I thought I heard the monster orc laughing.

No, he was indeed laughing. That he had defeated the enemy, the Og Captain.

At the victory that involved his allies.

'You've got to be kidding me, you f*cking pig!

"Stop laughing at me when you beat your own commander.

You still think you're the alpha male of the pack?

Anger rises up.

At the inhumanity of the enemy, at our own unworthiness!

I'm gonna f*cking kill you!

I'll avenge your captain!

Let's go, Oraaaaah!

We went towards the monster orcs in a half-hearted manner.

Fortunately, the horde of Orcs spread out in front of us were divided into left and right sides, fearful of that monster Orc's attack that was willing to involve their allies.

''Well, thanks to that, the obstacles are gone!

Bummmmmmmmmmmmmm.

The monster orc laughs, as if to say he is a monster orc, and raises his arms again.

And a large amount of something red is pouring down like a flood.

''Whoa!''

We hurriedly avoided them and got away from them.

What's that, some kind of attack?

No, look at his arm!

'Arm!'

I looked at the arm of the monster orc at my colleague's words, and I saw a strange sight.

To my surprise, the monster orc's arm was missing from the middle of the arm.

A great deal of blood had spilled from the tip of his arm.

It seems that this is the true nature of the red rain.

"Bu-mo-mo!

The monster orc is also confused as to what is happening to its body.

"Hey, that thing?

I'm not just talking about the hand of a monster orc, I'm talking about a monster orc hand.

It's not just the hand of a monster orc.

Oh my God, you scared me.

It was Captain Og Og!

""Captain Og Og!"

Surprisingly, Captain Aug wasn't wounded at all.

''How, how did you get away from that attack...''

Look at Captain Aug's sword!

Sword?　What the hell is that thing?　The sword is growing!

Yes, to my surprise, Captain Og's sword had grown many times its original length.

No, no, that's not a real sword, it's black darkness?

As I walked up to the augmented captain, I realized that the sword wasn't a real sword blade, but a mass of darkness emanating from it.

''Could it be some kind of granting magic?''

Granting magic?　But Captain Og is not supposed to be able to do magic, right?

But in fact, Captain Og's sword was wrapped in a mysterious darkness.

The one that cut off the monster orc's arm must have been that one.

''That's great, captain!　What's that sword for?

Huh?　A sword?　Oh, my God!　What the hell?

The captain, who received his colleague's words, looks at his sword and expresses his surprise.

''Huh?　Isn't that the captain's magic?

I can't use magic. Uh ... maybe it's because of this sword ...?

The sword?　Are you sure this is a magic tool?

Huh?　Oh, no, I don't think it was that kind of thing, right?　Well, it's just a bit of a special material.

What kind of material is that?　What kind of material do you use?

Well, that's a secret. I can't tell you that. We're in a fight!　Focus on the fight!

Oh, yeah, that's right!　Now he was in the middle of fighting that monster orc!

The captain dismounts his horse and turns to the monster orc with his sword at the ready.

'Look, boys, I don't know about you, but this is your chance!　With this sword, I can hurt that monster orc. So you guys keep the other orcs under control so I can focus on fighting!

""Got it!"

The captain gave the order and we jumped out of the way.

There was hope in this battle, which had been overwhelmingly hopeless, now there was hope!

Maybe we can survive this!

Most importantly, this time I can be of service to Captain Aug!

Orcs!　Don't get in the way of the captain's fight!

You're with us!

I'm not letting anyone get in my way!

Our momentum will frighten the orcs.

Captain, I'll leave the rest to you!

'Bumoooooooooo!'

A monster orc's roar echoed across the battlefield.

Apparently, he finally realized that his arm had been cut off.

And with eyes blazing with pain and anger, he goes towards Captain Og, waving his arm around and heading towards the Og Captain.

''Whoops!''

Captain Og Og just barely avoided the attack and moved closer to the monster orc.

Then, while evading the opponent's attack, he slashes the monster orc's arm with the darkness that extends from his sword.

"Bumoooooooo?!

The torn arm becomes even shorter and the monster orc's scream echoes through the air.

''Haha!　You're not going to eat the same attack over and over again!

Every time Captain Og wielded his sword, red blood spray danced like a flower.

''Bumoooo!''

Instead of the shortened arm, the monster orc raises its safe arm.

''Haha, the same attack is going to hit you!　I've been feeling strangely light over here for a while now!

Shaking his black armor, Captain Aug evades the monster orc's attack with surprising speed.

But it was just a decoy.

The monster orc dug its feet into the ground and dug up a huge amount of dirt like a shovel and hit the aug aug commander.

Captain!

I'm fine!　It's not like this.　It's just ... dirt!

'No, captain!　My feet are coming!

What?

The arm attack was a decoy. But the attack with the blown-up dirt was another decoy.　

His real target was....

I was trying to block the captain's view with dirt!

The captain, who couldn't see his surroundings due to a large amount of dirt, was slammed into the monster orc's foot from directly above.

''Captain oh!''

Oh, my God!　I never thought that monster would think that far ahead!

I can't see the attacks then, and I can't avoid them or counterattack with my sword!

Bummock!

The monster orc laughs as he just killed the captain this time.

''Oh, no. Captain.........

This time it's really over.

" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

The orcs around me scream in victory as Captain Og Og is defeated.

They are happy that no one can defeat their boss anymore.

''Boom!''

Excited orcs are rushing to us.

Shall we retreat?　But even if we escape, I can see that those monster orcs and flying orcs will catch up with us.

But even if that were the case...

"d*mn it, I'm not giving up!

"Yeah! I won't let that monster orc die without taking a shot at me!

Don't you dare underestimate a human being!

""Woohoo!"

We head for the monster orc, ready to die.

"Bummmmmmmmmm.

The monster Orcs sneer at us as if we're unknowing fools coming towards them and lift the foot that crushed Captain Og's.

You want to let them die the same way you did?　You're kidding me!

Oh, you scared me. It was so dark out there, I didn't know what was going on.

""What?"

Bummo?

As we were about to head out on our final suicide mission, a voice that was too lacking in tension came into our ears.

I'm sure you'll find Captain Og Og, who was supposed to be crushed by the monster Orcs, standing there, his body clad in darkness.

''Huh?　Captain?　Why?

Bummo?　Bummo?　Bummo-mo?

And the monster orcs?　What do you mean?　He raised his voice as if to say, "I'm sorry," and compared the soles of his own feet to Captain Og's in turn.

'Ah, there's a gap!'

In a truly natural atmosphere, Captain Og jumped out and severed the shaft leg of the monstrous orc that was standing on one leg with a long black sword in a single horizontal line.

''Bu, bummo-ooh!''

The leg that was supporting the body was severed, causing the monster orc's body to fall to the ground.

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Caught up in it, a large number of Orcs were trapped under the body of the monster Orcs.

''Bum-o-o-o-o-ts!''

The pain of having not only their arms but also their legs amputated, the monster orcs are rampaging, and more and more orcs are being brutally killed by their allies' hands or even their bodies.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a solution. I'm not going to be the only one who can do that.

"[W]e got it!

I have no idea what the situation is, but anyway, Captain Aug is safe and that monster orc is more than half neutralized. With the loss of one leg and one arm, it would be impossible to chase after everyone in town.

If that's the case, then, as Captain Og said, the priority is to prevent the fleeing orcs from gathering elsewhere to form a pack again.

I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.　Like I said, no need to put a stop to it!　But this time, try to get to his feet as much as possible so he can't escape!　Then that monstrous orc will take care of the rest!

'Hahaha!　It's just as expected of Captain Og that he would make the enemy his ally!

'Could this be what you were after too?　So you deliberately went to the monster orcs and invited them to attack?

'What?　No, it's not like that...

'Wow!　That means you were sure you could prevent that attack earlier, so you took it on purpose!

No, no, no...

'Ooooooh!　That's Captain Aug!　It's too much!

As expected of a former A-ranked adventurer. That equipment was also saved for a time of crisis.

I see, so you're saying that the dragon's equipment was a backup, and that this mysterious dark armor was Captain Og's real trump card!

'Well, um ... um, yeah. So.........what's this.......

Captain Aug admits that our reasoning is indeed deceptive, and he's convinced that he can't be fooled by our reasoning.

'So that's what happened, isn't it, captain!　But you can't even tell us about this!　We were really scared because we thought the captain was dead!

'Bad, bad. I'm sorry. This is my real trump card, I didn't want to take it easy. It's a special piece of equipment!　I'd never really used it before, so I didn't know how much to add or subtract!

""Oh!"

Come on, come on, guys!　Don't let the orcs get away!

"I understand!

We attack the fleeing orcs with swords, spears, and sometimes with covering fire from behind.

As long as we keep our maneuverability in check, the monster orcs will take care of the rest on their own.

Captain Og Og is a tremendous schemer, having thought this far into the planning of the battlefield.

Great, Captain Ogre, that sword of yours, it's tearing these orcs to pieces like butter!

Oh, and that armor. Aye, and that armor. It's not just a piece of armor, it's a piece of armor that makes them run faster than a horse.

I don't know where the hell they get that stuff...

They must have gotten it in a ridiculously dangerous dungeon or at the bottom of the ruins. That equipment is the proof that the captain was a top-notch adventurer.

Really, our captain is awesome!

"Then we can't lose, either!　Let's take some of the burden off the captain!

Hey!　As a subordinate of a jet-black ogre, I'll have to fight without shame!

'Jet black...?　What's that?

We nod our heads at our colleague's words.

'That's the captain's look!　Wearing blackness, he mowed down the orcs with overwhelming power! It's exactly what you'd call a jet-black ogre!

'I see, I'm sure...'

''Come to think of it, it seems that top-notch adventurers are naturally given two names. For example, the S-ranked Twin Great Fang Lissou, Roddy of the Clear Storm, Saint Foca, Heavenly Demon Rameez, and the newly named S-ranked Big Eater...

Then you're one of them!　I beat that monster!

My colleague points to a giant monster orc body writhing with its limbs cut off.

''A jet black orc squad.......not bad.

Oh, the Jet-Black Ogre Squad!

"All right, jet-black ogre squad!　Let the orcs be destroyed at this rate!

"Oh!

Org.

Whoo!　What's happening!

I was surprised to see the monster orc's ridiculously large hand fall, and I involuntarily swung the sword in my hand.

It was a pointless, instinctive action in front of that giant body, but this time it worked.

A black darkness spread from the sword I held in my hand and tore through the monster orc's hand.

That's how I was able to avoid being crushed by this giant hand.

This is because of this sword that Goldov's master made for me.

I don't know why the black stuff came out of a simple sword.

...haha...could this be the venomous venom of the Great Monster Venom Beat?　Is it safe?

Come to think of it, Goldov's husband looked weird when we got the equipment, could it be that he was poisoned by the ingredients?

But Lex said he's already detoxified himself, so he's okay.

We can't take our equipment off in the middle of a fight anyway.

I believe in you, Lexxu!

Although I was a bit of an oopsie, I trusted Lex and Gordoff's husband to fight the monstrous orc.

To my surprise, the sword's sharpness was real, and it easily severed the monster orc's swinging arm.

Yes, that's it!　I feel so light!

But then the monster orcs blinded me and I couldn't see anything around me.

Oh no!　But then all of a sudden, it went dark.

What is it?　What's going on?　Whoa, something's not working!

Is this Venom Beat poison?

But as soon as I thought that, the lights around me brightened and my body began to move.

And for some reason the monster orc was standing on one leg, so I took the opportunity to slice its leg open, and with one swift blow, it cut its fat leg in half like a big tree.

What's really going on with this sword?

If you notice anything, not only the sword, but also the black monstrosity is gushing out of my armor.

It's really okay, isn't it, this equipment?　I'm scared shitless.

Anyway, the monster Orcs are raging in pain, and the enemy's formation has collapsed in a good way.

Let's take advantage of this and reduce the number of Orcs as much as possible!

I thought....

'Could this be what you were after too?　So you deliberately went to the monster orcs and invited them to attack?

Suddenly, my subordinates mistakenly thought that it was all calculated and that I was inviting the enemy to attack.

No, no, no?　I didn't know this equipment had this kind of capability, and I thought it was going to be a much more seriously bad fight?

But I couldn't answer that honestly.

Because my guys were looking at me with a huge glint in their eyes!

And I didn't actually think that deeply about it in this situation - there's some stuff coming out of it that I don't understand, but there's no way I can say that I'm using it because I don't have anything else to use, even though it's oops!

I'm pretty sure that if you're honest on the battlefield, morale will be devastated, and they'll be turned off by the fact that you're using equipment they don't understand!

So I had no choice but to say that everything was going according to plan.

I'll explain the details after the battle is over.

Specifically, I'll ask Goldov's husband for more details about this equipment afterwards!

And then later on, he'll say it was actually because Goldov's husband didn't want him to talk!

Hahahahaha!　Then it wouldn't be a lie!　Nah!

"All right, jet-black ogre squad!　Let the orcs be destroyed at this rate!

"Oh!

What?　Jet black?　What is it?

Captain Ogre's legend begins!

I'm going to start a strange legend on my own!