(An extra chapter for our brother "Wenjiu Ci," 1/5)
"Burp~"
Chief Hogg of the Bloodclaw Clan had no idea that, at that very moment, an evil old gnoll in the swamps was shedding crocodile tears over its "death." But even if he had known, he probably wouldn't have cared.
That was because Chief Hogg was having the time of his life.
Ever since Lord Murphy had officially launched the "Shadows of the Swamp" campaign, Hogg had immediately sealed off his Smuggler's Woods. He ordered his people not to cross the woods' borders at will and venture into the swamp or the Kato region. He had effectively shut his territory off from the outside world, so that his thickheaded warriors wouldn't wander out and get caught by the Plague Warlocks or the Plantagenet vanguard.
In any case, his clan had already stockpiled enough grain and food to last them for a long time. What's more, after the skeleton army in the woods was absorbed into their ranks and the great battle in the swamp began, the animals that had fled earlier returned. Even the swamp beasts seemed to be migrating back, so the Bloodclaw hunters could bring home plenty of fresh meat every day.
On top of that, the Bloodclaw Clan had also been given a more important duty.
Transia's field hospital had been set up near Smuggler's Woods, a place where the gnolls were needed to help guard it and keep it hidden. Hogg knew why the hospital was there, and he had taken great care to arrange its defenses.
He understood perfectly well that if he or one of his clan's pups had bad luck one day, they might need those doctors to save their lives, too.
At that moment, beside a cliff on a hill above the Bloodclaw