CH 45

"Malice in Motion."

Translated by Dawn

By the time Roland had defeated the orc hordes, someone had noticed it.

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“Gu~oooooo”

“Buhi, buhibuhi? (What happened? My Lord?)”

–One Orc General asks a question while kneeling on one knee to a higher being.

The being above the Orc General,…… it is the Orc King, the King of Orcs, who leads all Orcs.

Even larger in stature and more intimidating than the Orc General, a being that can lead a number of Orcs is now before them.

Monsters classified as A-rank or higher are called “The Absolutes” and feared by adventurers

The Absolute is an entity that boasts unparalleled strength among monsters and is followed by a large number of monsters.

Most of them have overwhelming power and advanced intelligence that threaten people, and their very existence may even threaten the country.

The Absolute that had appeared in the past was a slime monster called Lord Slime, and a party of A-rank adventurers and some S-rank adventurers gathered from the surrounding countries managed to defeat it.

Not surprisingly, the Slime King was classified as an S rank, which meant that such a large force was needed to defeat it.

The Orc King, who is such an Absolute figure, opens his mouth with an abhorrent look on his face.

“The reconnaissance team has been killed.”

“Bu, buhibuhi! ? Buhi, buhibuhibuhi! (W-what!? That’s absurd!)”

Although he speaks only one language, the Orc King, the top of the Orc family, is able to manipulate the languages of other races due to his high intelligence.

There is no doubt that the Orc General is also an extraordinary being who can understand it, but such an Orc General is astonished by the Orc King’s words.

He could not hide his surprise at the defeat of an orc general like himself, but soon regained his composure when he remembered that he was in the presence of the king.

However, the fact remains that one of only five orc generals, including himself, was defeated by someone, and he asks the king about his future plans.

“Buhibuhibuhibuhi? (So what should we do now?)”

“Recall the rest of the team. With all our might, we will avenge the scouting team .”

The herd, with the Orc King at the top, has five Orc Generals who serve as its entourage, with normal Orc species following them.

Two of the five orc generals were sent out on scouting missions to expand the base, and the remaining three were assigned as guards to protect the king, but one of the two that went on a scouting mission was killed, and the Orc King, feeling a sense of crisis, decided to terminate all forces.

The Orc General agreed with that idea, and as long as the opponent’s forces could defeat the Orc General, who was at least their main class, there was no way they could be left out.

The number of Orcs led by the Orc General, who was the commander of the reconnaissance unit, was smaller than usual. However, the Orcs themselves were not weak, and from the human point of view, the Orcs were a little above the middle in terms of the strength of monsters as a whole.

Comparing orcs and humans, there is no doubt that orcs, as monsters, have overwhelming fighting power, but they know that humans have adventurers.

Some adventurers are fierce enough to go toe-to-toe with a pack of orcs on their own, and both the Orc King and the Orc General have determined that it is highly likely that the Orc General was defeated by one of these adventurers.

“Buhi. Buhibuhibuhi, buhibuhibuhi! (Certainly. With all that we are, we offer you to victory!)”

“As soon as the scouting team returns, we will begin our march. Tell that to all your companions.”

“Buhi! (Ha!)”

The Orc General, who received the King’s message, promptly informed all Orcs of his decision.

Even though they were monsters, their information control was no less than that of humans, and in the blink of an eye, the king’s orders were transmitted to the orcs at the very end of the line.

After the king’s order was issued, it took three days for the messenger to reach the rest of the scouting party of orc generals, and another four days for all the orcs to assemble, but now the army led by the orc-king was in place.

It takes roughly five to seven days to reach the city of Rendark from the orcs’ stronghold.

When all preparations were made and they were about to march on the human city, there was someone looking down on the orc army from the sky.

‘Hmmm, a little ahead of schedule…but well within expectations.”

She may look like an oddly aged woman, but she is in fact a member of a tribe that has known the history of the world for at least 200 years since she was born into this world.

She is dressed in a bondage-like garment with a small surface area and has brown skin and two horns on her head, which are characteristic of her race.

Her long, waist-length hair is brushed up from the nape of her neck to her head. Her well-proportioned body is accentuated as she does so, and her large breasts sway as if they are about to fall out of her clothes.

Her race is the one who has carved its name in history as the one who brings destruction and chaos to the world……that is, the demon tribe.

It’s not hard to imagine why she, a demoness, is looking down on an army of orcs about to attack the city.

It took several years for her to watch over a single orc. She supported the orcs from the shadows and gradually increased their numbers until the lone orc was now the reigning king of the orcs.

However, there is no emotion in her eyes toward the orc, only a slight interest in the fact that a piece of trash with no power has become a useful tool to some extent.

“I’ve taken such good care of you, so please let the doll dance like a doll.”

It’s unclear if her words were heard, but almost as soon as they were released, an army of orcs began advancing toward the city of Rendark.

The Orc King is the leader, with four Orc Generals under him, and the elite of the normal Orc species, who are the leaders of the troops, are forming several units with a certain number of Orcs in tow.

The total number of orcs has swelled to a staggering 5,000, which, when converted to a human army, is equivalent to a force of 10,000.

This is why the orc monster is an existence that should not be underestimated, and it’s no mistake that it is out of the bounds of common sense to manage a pack of orcs on one’s own, even if one is mistaken.

“Just thinking about those pigs overrunning a human city makes me…aah, I’m starting to feel it.”

She licked her tongue as she curled her body in a seductive manner.

Unfortunately, no one saw her do it, but it would have been very picturesque if she had done it. Especially if you are a man, you will be so fascinated with her that you will not be able to move…….

She watched as the orc army began their progress, and then flew away. She seemed to have no doubt about her ideal outcome, but she had no way of knowing that her seemingly perfect plan would be disrupted by a single person.

The Adventurers’ Guild of Rendark would not learn of this fact until ten days after the day of Roland’s hunt for the orc general.