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After a soft sound, two figures, one large and one small, crossed paths. Xiao Hen landed lightly, flicked the green blood from the Silver Light Sword, then turned to look at the burly Orc.

The burly Orc's body stiffened. He slowly turned around, staring at Xiao Hen in stunned confusion. "You... are very, very powerful..."

Thud!

The Orc's burly body crashed to the ground, making the earth tremble. A thin gash split open across his green skin, the sword wound extending from his chest to his ribs. That fatal strike had pierced his heart and even sliced through his tough chest muscles. That was the true cause of the Orc's death.

Swish! Swish!

Xiao Hen casually spun his sword, then flipped his right hand and put the blade away. He stepped forward and came before the young human.

The young man was truly dumbfounded. There was actually a human capable of fighting those terrifying Orcs—and defeating them? Other than the great mages, could swordsmen really accomplish such a thing?

The youth had seen too little of the world. He only felt that the young man before him, who had saved his life, was incredibly powerful and formidable.

"R-respected swordsman, hello. Thank you for saving my life!" When the young man saw Xiao Hen approach, he immediately knelt and began kowtowing.

"Get up. I have some questions for you," Xiao Hen said.

"Please ask, sir." The young man stood up and patted his chest in assurance.

"What happened to these villages? Do you know where the humans captured by the Orcs are being held?" Xiao Hen asked as he led the way forward.

"Sir, our two villages were raided by Orcs. The entire villages have already been destroyed. I was hiding in a cellar earlier, and only found a chance to escape later. But I was still discovered by an Orc patrol. Luckily, I met you, sir. Otherwise, I, Walsay, would definitely have died." Walsay looked at Xiao Hen gratefully.

"Do you know where the humans captured by those Orcs are?"

"Yes, yes. I had been secretly watching those Orcs before. Sir, are you going to save them?" Walsay's eyes lit up, but then he was startled again. "Sir, although you're powerful, there isn't just one or two Orcs. There's a whole group of them! Shouldn't we go somewhere else to get reinforcements?"

"Where would we get them? Stormwind City? Do you know how far that is from here? By the time we returned, those Orcs would have gone back to their lair long ago," Xiao Hen said coldly.

Walsay immediately fell silent. He had always been timid. He had hidden away and escaped on his own, and deep down, he still wanted to run. If Xiao Hen had not been so powerful and saved his life, he definitely would not have dared to lead him to the place where the Orcs were gathering their human captives.

"Sir, turn right here!" Walsay pointed out the way. To find the gathering place of the humans captured by the Orcs without alerting the patrolling Orcs, Walsay's familiarity with the surrounding area was extremely useful.

"Are we not there yet?" Xiao Hen asked after they had walked for a while longer.

"Sir, we took a detour to get here. If we went straight through the village, we would have arrived quickly, but there are still some Orcs left in the village, so we had to go around," Walsay explained.

"Hurry up." Xiao Hen waved his hand. "How much farther?"

"Almost there, just ahead..." Walsay led Xiao Hen onward for a while before they finally reached an open woodland. "Sir, look. It's in that clearing ahead."

Walsay did not need to point it out. Xiao Hen had already noticed what was different ahead. After undergoing G-Virus Enhancement, all his senses, including sight and hearing, had become extremely sharp.

Through the gaps between the trees, Xiao Hen could see humans in the clearing ahead with their hands bound, all tied together by a long rope. Burly, towering Orcs held those ropes in their hands. In the Orcs' eyes, these humans were no different from pigs and dogs. Whenever a disobedient human resisted, an Orc would slap him, sending him flying backward while vomiting blood. The Orcs only laughed loudly. These frail little bugs could not withstand a single blow.

Xiao Hen examined the size of the clearing and the surrounding terrain. Most importantly, he counted the Orcs. There were around forty Orcs in the clearing. The most dangerous among them was a Chieftain who had just arrived, with all sorts of strange bones tied around his body. The Chieftain was exceptionally muscular, with a huge axe strapped to his back. Bloodlust curled around its blade, making it clear that the axe had slain many people.

The Chieftain stepped forward and shouted, "Brothers, we have enough of these little bugs now. Let's go back and hand them over to Lord Gul'dan, then welcome more brother clans into this world!"

"Roar! Let's return and welcome our brother clans!"

"Completely conquer this world! This world will ultimately belong to the Orcs!"

"For the Horde!"

At those words, all the Orcs began roaring. The bound human captives were startled, their faces turning pale as they watched the green-skinned monsters riding black dire wolves howl at the sky. Their entire bodies trembled.

"Sir, what's wrong with them?" Walsay was also frightened by the Orcs' roars, but he could not understand their language.

"They're preparing to leave," Xiao Hen said gravely. "Hide farther away. I'm about to make my move."

"Ah? Sir, won't it be too dangerous for you to go out like this?" Walsay asked worriedly.

"Protect yourself." Xiao Hen glanced at Walsay, then stood and walked out.

Xiao Hen had been observing the surroundings the entire time. If there had not been so many human captives here, his ten rocket projectiles could have taught these Orcs a lesson. But with captives present, he had to use them carefully.

Rustle!

The bushes moved, and Xiao Hen stepped out from behind them. Calmly, he looked at the more than forty Orcs in the clearing, as well as the startled human captives. Perhaps they had hoped someone would come to save them, but they had never expected it to be just one person. Wasn't that simply courting death? These monsters were not easy prey.

"Hm?"

The Orcs noticed the movement and turned their heads. A human had actually walked out of the forest.

"There's another one who slipped through the net. Ironfang, go kill him. We need to hurry back. Forget about taking this captive." The burly Chieftain waved his hand. An Orc beside him, with iron rings wrapped around both tusks, grinned viciously and walked out. He strode toward Xiao Hen with powerful steps.

When the Orc came within a dozen meters of him, Xiao Hen moved both hands. Two submachine guns appeared in his grip, and he raised them toward the approaching Orc.

"Let's see whether modern weapons can hurt Orcs like you."

A cold glint flashed through Xiao Hen's eyes. He pulled both triggers fiercely. Endless fire burst from the muzzles of the two submachine guns, and bullets poured forth like a stream, all flying toward the approaching Orc.