Orcs! Orcs! Orcs!

Crimson blood already congealed on the ground, spilling out in crisscrossing red lines to paint a cruel picture.

Xiao Hen walked through this human settlement with a gloomy expression, stepping through pools of blood and gazing at corpses. These corpses were old and young, male and female.

This village has about a hundred households, but judging by the number of these corpses, there are only a few dozen. That means most people were taken away. Based on the movie plot, these people were definitely captured by the orcs, to be used as life energy absorbed by Gul'dan, transformed into fel energy, to open the Dark Portal, humph!

Xiao Hen turned around, glanced at the ruined village behind him, pursed his lips, and resolutely turned to leave.

Xiao Hen sprinted rapidly through the forest, checking the ground tracks as he ran. With the orcs carrying so many captives, they could not move very fast. Judging by the temperature of the corpses in that village just now, this band of orcs should not have gone far. Hopefully, he could catch up.

Orcs, I will cross paths with you sooner or later. This time, let me test your strength first!

Xiao Hen now had the Star Chasing Bow for ranged attacks, the Silver Light Sword for close combat, and ten powerful rocket projectiles and grenades in his storage space. Facing a squad of orcs alone, Xiao Hen was not afraid.

Xiao Hen's heart beat fast. This was neither fear nor tension, but a kind of excitement at encountering opponents.

One hundred li ahead of Xiao Hen was another small village. This small village had also fallen into the flames of war. Dozens of robust orcs riding black wolf mounts were frantically rounding up these humans. Any humans who dared to resist were killed by these orcs, and human captives were bound together, dragged forward behind ropes.

The orcs were too powerful. From the start of the attack on this village to its end, it took only a short while, and the entire village had already fallen.

The villagers looked at these orcs with fear. These orcs stood about three meters tall, with thick and sturdy builds, capable of destroying a house with a single punch. Lacking the ability to resist, the villagers could only be captured.

"You damned beasts, the great king will not let you go! The great guardian will surely save us, you damned brutes..." A villager cursed the orcs. Unfortunately, the two races did not share a language. After the man cursed for a long time, the orcs found him too annoying and knocked him unconscious with a single slap.

"Chieftain, we've captured people from two human villages, over three hundred in total. If we take any more, we might not be able to keep watch over them. These little human bugs aren't very obedient!" An orc approached a robust orc standing over three meters tall outside the village. This orc was draped in various bone ornaments, with ferocious tusks.

"Then turn back and head home. Master Gul'dan must be getting impatient. The sooner we gather enough numbers, the sooner we welcome our brothers of the Horde, and the sooner we can conquer this world. How wonderful this world is! Here, it should belong to the Horde!" the chieftain said in a low voice.

"Indeed, this belongs to the orcs!" The orc clenched his hands into fists, looking around with crimson eyes.

Xiao Hen leaped up, landing atop a tall tree. Through the gaps in the branches and leaves, he saw a village ahead that had likewise suffered the orcs' ruthless hands.

"Still haven't caught up?" Xiao Hen frowned, his gaze sweeping across. "Oh? Over there!"

Xiao Hen's eyes lit up as he spotted an extremely tall and robust green-skinned figure. This green-skinned monster stood three meters tall, with terrifyingly stout physique, holding a thick wooden club as thick as a water basin in his hand, and was currently chasing a fleeing human youth.

The human youth wore gray robes and moved flexibly, dodging the tall orc's swinging club every time. Roaring loudly, the orc waved a hand, and a black wolf charged out from behind. This black wolf was much larger than the silver-gray giant wolves Xiao Hen had seen earlier, standing nearly two meters tall with a body length exceeding three meters. A pair of utterly cold green eyes on the wolf's head locked onto the fleeing human youth ahead.

"Tear him to pieces, rip him apart!" the tall orc roared.

The human youth could not understand the orc language, but Xiao Hen could—clearly another perk bestowed upon him by the shuttle.

Xiao Hen's gaze sharpened. He leaped down from the treetop, landed on the ground, and rolled forward to absorb the impact before dashing away quickly. Making a turn, he spotted the terrified human youth.

The human youth had also felt the pursuit of the giant black wolf behind him and had already fallen into despair, but then suddenly saw a person run out ahead. This person had black hair and black eyes with a lean build, yet looked calm and completely unpanicked despite seeing the orc and black wolf chasing from behind. For some reason, a sense of relief washed over the human youth's heart. Perhaps I can be saved?

Xiao Hen flipped his right hand, causing the Silver Light Sword to appear in his grasp. At this moment, the Star Chasing Bow was no longer of much use; the black wolf was coming too fast, closing in to within a dozen meters ahead. Yet, in close combat, Xiao Hen was not afraid.

Stumbling, the human youth ran right up in front of Xiao Hen. Xiao Hen pulled with his left hand, tossing the youth behind him, and looked up as the massive black wolf lunged forward.

Xiao Hen raised his sword and slashed.

Slash!

With a single slash, the Silver Light Sword carried a wisp of silver sword qi, swiftly sweeping past the black wolf's head. The large black wolf's momentum remained unchecked as it charged fiercely at Xiao Hen. Xiao Hen ducked and rolled off to the side. The large black wolf crashed heavily to the ground, a pool of blood seeping from its neck and rapidly staining the entire earth.

Xiao Hen stood up, glanced indifferently at the black wolf's carcass, and then shifted his gaze to the approaching tall, green-skinned orc.

Roar! Catching sight of the dead large black wolf first, the green-skinned orc's eyes turned completely red. He lowered his head and let out a roar at Xiao Hen, then raised his thick wooden club high and swung it toward Xiao Hen's head.

This orc possessed immense strength—or rather, any orc was a monster with boundless power. With a club swing like this, even given Xiao Hen's physical fortitude, if he took it square on, his entire head would likely be smashed apart like a watermelon!

Xiao Hen raised his sword to meet the enemy, and the Silver Light Sword collided with the heavy wooden club.

"Oh?" Xiao Hen's expression changed. A tremendous force surged from the wooden club—this, this immense force was terrifying enough to make even his physique feel difficult to endure.

"Better dodge first." Xiao Hen twisted his body, dodging aside, and flashed his sword up to point at the orc.

"Damned little bug, all you do is run!" The tall orc let out a roar, glared at Xiao Hen not far away, and slammed his foot fiercely onto the ground. The entire earth trembled, and the heavy wooden club in the orc's right hand swung over once again.

A whistling sound of broken air echoed through the space; this strike contained a terrifying amount of force.

Xiao Hen's expression remained calm. My combat power should far exceed this orc's. This fellow's physique is too massive, and his strength is terrifyingly great. Judging from our previous exchange, his combat power should be around fifty, and this physical fitness is indeed formidable. Excluding swordsmanship, my pure physical combat power is only thirty-seven, however...

Xiao Hen smiled slightly and whispered softly, "I am holding the Silver Light Sword right now, and my current combat power is eighty-seven. So, you're dead for sure."

As his voice fell, Xiao Hen's figure had already dashed forward. The orc's heavy wooden club also swung down, and the two figures collided together.

Gul'dan: Hand over your recommendation votes or I'll drain you dry...