Following the order of the chosen one I led the 200 fifty six orcs across the mountain to hunt for the Second Princess of the lengthy eared fallen kingdom.

Truthfully I discover this quest extra of a punishment than a correct order.

For the mighty me to be decreased to a looking canine…

Ha! All my brothers should be laughing at my again!

And the rationale for the punishment is that our battalion failed twice in taking up this rattling lengthy eared fortress partitions, decreasing our numbers to only a bit decrease than 200 males.

So, contemplating our outcomes, I already anticipated to be punished and I would not be shocked if our entire battalion had been dissolved and our troopers distributed among the many stronger ones with higher outcomes.

Sigh…

Abruptly the strategist come report back to me.

“Commander! There’s a village 3 km forward!”

Nice! Let’s use this opportunity for a warming up!

I cease the march for a second by rising my proper hand and switch to my troopers.

“All troops, prepared your weapons! It appears we may have a snack earlier than the primary dish!”

“””Ooooohhhh!!!!”””

“Ahead! March!”

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…

As we lastly attain the village, all our expectations are turned off.

The village is totally desert.

“Shit!”

I flip to the strategist and shout at him.

“Clarify! Or you’ll be used to appease our starvation!”

The strategist trembles and solutions.

“Sir, it was not like this every week in the past! We even have reviews of the variety of villagers! One thing should have occurred that made them run.”

“One thing, heh?”

“B-but don’t fret! I’ll make sure that to seek out the place they run off to in a-“

“No want! Our goal is simply forward! The quicker we care for it, the quicker we will return to Warfare and win again the consideration we misplaced in our final two defeats!”

“Understood, sir!”

“However simply to ensure there isn’t a free finish, put hearth to the village. I wish to see all the things burning in a single hour!”

“Sure, sir!”

The strategist and his peons labored quick and shortly the entire village changed into an aggregation of bonfires.

We watched the hearth burn and sadly we heard no cries or scream from inside.

“Boooring! All troops, advance! Our goal ought to be situated in a cave a number of hours from right here!”

“””Ooohhhh….”””

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We climb the mountain and at last attain the cave after a bit over two hours.

“So right here is the cursed cave that killed Raul? I anticipated one thing larger…”

“Commander, your orders!”

“First encompass this place! I wish to make sure that not even a fly can escape from this cave our permission! Subsequent I need scouts to go looking the mountain! Search for another potential entrance or exit! Third, I need you to assemble a raid group to check their defenses. Due to the final wipe out, we bought no information on the enemy, however they bought information on us! So I wish to steadiness the scales by gathering some information earlier than attacking. Understood?”

“Sure sir! Instantly sir!”

The troopers began transferring once more and I sat again at an improvised chair watching them work.

Boooring!

Rattling! I should not have killed that final slave I bought from the raid!

Had I spared her, at the least I might have one thing to play now…

Sigh…

“Commander, report!”

“Communicate!”

“We found traces of carts and folks coming into this cave not too long ago! We suspect they’re the villagers from the village under!”

“Hahahahahaha! I see! Nice job, soldier! Take one beer and preserve working laborious!”

“Thanks sir!”

“Nice! If we’re fortunate we will get some fairly toys apart from the Princess!”

As I imagined what sort of performs I might do to the slaves we seize, the opposite troopers saved working and shortly the camp was set, and the primary raid crew chosen.

The strategist arrived at my tent.

“Sir, we completed surrounding the cave with wooden fences to cease anybody from escaping, 5 squads have been despatched to scout for different entrances, and the raid crew has been made and is ready your name to start out their assault.”

“All proper. Inform them to start out instantly! But when they discover any hazard, prioritize informing us over persevering with exploring.”

“Sure, sir”

The raid crew departed and shortly got here again.

“Sir, the raid crew has a report!”

“Say it!”

“After coming into the cave and strolling for a while they got here throughout a big corridor with many odd statues!”

“Hmm… Any hazard?”

“None but.”

“OK, inform them to proceed whereas being cautious!”

“Sure, sir!”

…

“Sir, one other report!”

“Say it…”

“On the finish of the big corridor they found one other cave!”

“Yeah, so?”

“That is all!”

Fuck! I am surrounded by idiots! No surprise we misplaced so many troopers on that final assault!

“OK! Maintain going! And do not trouble me until some signal of hazard seem!”

“Sure, sir!”

…

“Sir, o-“

“I do know! Simply inform me already!”

“As we proceeded the tunnel we handed by a door…”

“And?”

“And we discovered quite a lot of armors unfold on the bottom. Raul troop’s armors.”

“Good! Lastly one thing necessary! So, how have been the armors? What sort of injury that they had?”

“W-we did not look…”

“THEN GO BACK THERE RIGHT NOW AND LOOK AT IT!”

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Night time arrived…

???

Why are they not again but?

“Strategist!!!”

“Sure sir!”

“The place is the raid crew!?”

“They did not come again but…”

“Then what are you ready for! Make a brand new crew and analysis what occurred!”

“Sure sir!”

Generally I ponder how the hell did this man get promoted to strategist…

…

“Sir, re-“

“Discuss!”

“We discovered the gear of the primary raiding crew alongside Raul’s crew gear!”

“Oh… and the crew corpses?”

“Their corpses have vanished, sir.”

“What!?”

“Their corpses have vanished, sir.”

“I heard it! What I wish to know is how they vanished!”

“We do not know…additionally…”

“Spill it!”

“the second raid crew just isn’t feeling properly… we surprise if they’re cursed…”

“Let’s take a look, take me to them!”

“Sure, sir!”

…

After a brief examine up, I simply discovered it they weren’t cursed however poisoned, the signs are so clear one should be blind to not discover! Oh fuck, it look like the strategist is blind…

“FUCK! These weaklings are utilizing poison!!!”

“Are you certain, sir?”

“Did you say something?”

“N-no! After all not!”

I swear I’ll kill this fool after this mission is over!

“All proper, since we all know it is poison, we want antidotes or one thing related…Good factor I ship these raids to check the grounds first, if the entire battalion entered the cave and bought poisoned it could be catastrophic! Idi-I imply, Strategist!”

“Sure, sir!”

“Ship an eagle to the military saying that we want one thing to cope with toxic gasoline!”

“Understood!”

The strategist began heading out however stopped halfway and requested.

“Sir, what in regards to the second raid crew?”

“Allow them to relaxation. If they’re fortunate and survive, good. If not…properly, 4 much less to share the prize.”

“Understood!”