William led the warriors deeper into the forest. Relying on the Elves' speed advantage in the woods, they reached the outskirts of the Orc Warrior gathering place in just an hour.
Several Elven Rangers cautiously approached and reported, "Lord, the Orcs have added another hundred warriors. They're also transporting all kinds of weapons and equipment. It looks like they really are preparing to go to war with us!"
"Six hundred now? How many patrol soldiers do they have on the perimeter?" William stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.
"Quite a few. There are ten Orc squads on patrol, fifty in total!"
Lotner had never worried about these guys' strength. If he truly wanted to kill people in the forest, he could wipe out these Orcs by himself—the premise was that they did not run. Otherwise, it would be troublesome and waste some time.
William had the same thought!
[Quest: The Crisis Near the Territory] [Second Stage: The situation is obvious. A fairly sizable Orc Tribe intends to fight you over this Iron Ore Vein, and they also plan to completely destroy your Small Town. Deal with them, or deal with them personally.] [Quest Completion: 0%–100%] [Reward: 10,000–50,000 EXP] [Reward: Unknown] [Reward: Subordinates' loyalty and favorability]
William narrowed his eyes. A second-stage quest? Sure enough, the rewards for Lord quests were beginning to involve the loyalty of the warriors under his command.
According to the quest description—
He could send troops to wipe them out, or rely on his own abilities to kill them himself. For many Lords, either option would be extremely difficult.
Especially for a level 10 Lord.
But do not forget.
He was a Legend!
Even the weakest Legendary Boss was still Legendary!
William shifted his gaze to an Elven Ranger captain. "Lend me your bow and weapons!"
"Yes, my Lord!" The Elven Ranger captain was doubtful, but he was not afraid that the Lord would covet his equipment.
The Elven Ranger captain, whose bloodline potential was Commander-Class, was level 33. His equipment was fairly decent.
A Blue-Quality longbow, with 130–180 attack.
A Blue-Quality one-handed sword, with 120–160 attack.
As for the added attributes, they were only a tiny amount, hardly worth mentioning.
As long as it was Low-Class equipment and he met the attribute requirements, he could equip it.
After all, a Legendary Boss had high attributes and abundant health. He could afford to be this willful...
The weapons and equipment in the game Gods did not require level restrictions, only class rank and attribute requirements. As long as other Professionals could lift them, they could use such equipment.
If you wished, even a Mage could wear heavy armor. It was just that some special effects would likely be unusable.
"William, as the Lord, you only need to shoot arrows from the side. There's no need for you to personally enter the battlefield!" Lotner said worriedly.
But the Legendary Boss, whose entire set of equipment was laughably poor aside from his Epic-Class Inner Armor, shook his head. "No. A Lord should be the first to lead by example. Nock, take the others and surround the gathering point. I'll handle them myself. Don't let a single one escape!"
"My Lord, leave these Orcs to us!" The other Elven Warriors all objected. After all, this concerned life and death.
Although they could tell that Lord had successfully cultivated Battle Aura, he was still young. This was far too inappropriate. They wanted to return to the Elf Kingdom, but their consciences would not allow them to put their Lord in danger...
"Follow orders. With Uncle Lotner protecting me, just surround these guys!" William looked at Lotner.
Lotner could only nod helplessly. "Fine. If there is an enemy who truly threatens you, the bow in my hand certainly won't be for decoration!"
"As long as it can eat meat, then there's no problem. But bring me plenty of arrows. When you see that I've run out, throw the quiver to me!" William's lips curled slightly as he walked toward the Orc gathering place with nimble steps.
At the same time, the five Elven Mages exchanged glances and cast various buff effects on him.
Lightness Technique.
Mental Technique.
Strength Enhancement.
Defense Enhancement, and so on. Most of the buffs could last around ten minutes. Their effects were not particularly noticeable, but they were still better than nothing.
The other Elves scattered, silently surrounding the Orcs.
The forest...
Never wage war against Elves there!
Otherwise, with humanity's nature, they knew that once the Elves grew numerous again, they would become a threat. Yet they still did not dare rashly enter the forest, because they knew that in a primeval forest, the Elves' methods of combat were practically unbeatable. There was simply no guarding against them!
A figure leaped through the bushes like an agile panther, silent and soundless.
Although he moved quickly and jumped high, it was difficult for him to make even the slightest noise.
Every time he moved, he could effortlessly avoid patches of grass that would make sounds. He was like a powerful Elven Hunter, waiting for an opportunity in the forest while never exposing himself.
Lotner saw all of it, and uncertainty rose in his heart...
Could it be?
Had all his previous behavior been an act for others to see, even falling from that tree?
Had he only revealed his true abilities after becoming the Lord?
William gradually approached an Orc patrol squad.
After observing them from a tree—
The levels of the five Orcs appeared before his eyes.
Three were level 20, two were level 15. There was not a single Elite among them; they were all ordinary Orc Warriors.
"Then this will be easy!" William narrowed his eyes. He took three arrows into his left hand along with the bow, reducing the time needed to draw arrows from the quiver.
He took an arrow in his right hand and drew the bow to its limit. The arrow, wrapped in Battle Aura, shot out!
Whoosh.
A streak of light flashed through the dim forest. The Orc at the rear did not react at all before instantly collapsing.
A headshot. A fatal weak point. The moment its skull was pierced, fatal damage appeared.
The level 15 Orc Warrior, who did not have much health to begin with, died instantly.
400 EXP acquired.
The four Orcs ahead heard the sound and were about to turn around when William drew an arrow from his left hand, pulled the bow again, and fired...
In just two seconds—
Three Orc Warriors were all headshot by his basic attacks.
But just as the remaining two Orcs drew their weapons and were about to cry out...
A figure descended from above. William, still in midair, drew his bow to its limit and fired an arrow.
The Orc with its mouth wide open only felt a pain in its throat before covering its mouth and falling to the ground.
As for the other Orc, who was staring dumbfoundedly, before he could counterattack, William—still in midair—drew his longsword from his waist and struck as he fell!
Slash.
William pulled his longsword from the top of the Orc's head. Green blood dripped down, but he did not linger. With a leap, he jumped into a tree and continued searching for other patrol squads!
The battle maneuver looked complicated, but it had actually taken less than three seconds.
Lotner could not help but feel shocked at the sight. Those five Orcs had not even managed to utter a word before Lord easily dealt with them...
"He didn't even use a Battle Aura skill!" Lotner sighed inwardly. In particular, shooting arrows while jumping was incredibly difficult. Even he had practiced for a long time before fully mastering it.
He never expected it. Never in his wildest dreams had he expected that Lord had been hiding his abilities?
Lotner swallowed. "Just how many people did he fool in Dark Night City?"
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