Andrew had Sam sneak up on the Orc chieftain, then use Swift Slash to sever its head while its attention was fixed on Aragorn.
In fact, Andrew was not the only one who had sent someone after the Orc chieftain. Shuma-Gorath had also dispatched several elite Orcs to ambush Arwen, the beautiful saleswoman. They were both cunning old schemers, and neither was a fool.
The difference was that Sam, whom Andrew had sent, succeeded, while the elite Orcs Shuma-Gorath had dispatched were easily killed by Arwen.
After the Orc chieftain died, its soul floated out. Then a suction force appeared, trying to draw it away.
That force belonged to Andrew. He and Shuma-Gorath had agreed that the souls of Orcs killed by the human side would belong to him, while the souls of humans killed by the Orc side would belong to Shuma-Gorath.
Naturally, Shuma-Gorath would not allow Andrew to take the Orc chieftain's soul. She immediately tore up their agreement and fought him for it, while injecting chaos power into the chieftain's soul.
The Orc chieftain's soul rapidly transformed into a ghost. Now no one could draw it away. Andrew snorted coldly and withdrew his suction force.
Thanks to Shuma-Gorath's power, the others could see the Orc chieftain's soul. The chieftain could also control the items on its body.
"Damn you! I'll kill you all!"
The Orc chieftain roared, but just as it was about to act, its soul began turning black. Even Shuma-Gorath's power could not stop it. Before long, the chieftain's soul vanished into nothingness.
That was not the end of it. The Orc chieftain's corpse also began dissolving. Soon, its body, clothes, and assorted belongings had all turned into a puddle of water.
"The weapon you gave that Hobbit killed not just its body, but its