Chapter 27: Expedition pt 3

The chase stretched on for over twenty five minutes as the Black Moon Clan massacred this Lizard men with Unrelenting Fervor . Alex at forefront of the charge with Urim not too far behind, slowly but surely, they trimmed down the enemy numbers.

But soon Alex felt Uneasy, He had long since calmed down and was just farming Exp. He let the others run wild as this was a rare opportunity. But something felt off, This was a feeling that had saved him several times as a Gangster and he was one to never doubt it, 'better safe than sorry', he used to say.

"Halt!!!" He bellowed as he slowed down to a stop, Dried blood painted his face and his Cloak was long since stained as well. He looked around him cautiously and prepared to leave despite not seeing anything.

"Brother, they are getting aw.. Urim voiced his concern but was cut off.

"Ssssh!..." Torrelsav shushed him while placing his ears on the ground, Only now did Alex notice that the Area was too quiet.

"I was too careless...pui" Alex said before spitting on the ground, This part of the forest was dark as there was almost no space between the leaves above but this posed little threat as they all had Night vision.

What made Alex angry was the fact that, when he scanned around earlier with the system, he noticed a crowd had slowly gathered around them, ready to attack any minute.

[Grey scaled Lizard man Lv 11]

[Lesser Lizard man Lv 14]

[Lizard man Lv 15]

[Lizard man warrior Lv 12]

[Lizard man Lv 14]

Lizard men of different shapes and sizes with different evolution paths, At this point Alex had mixed feelings. On one hand, he was happy that he could grind but on another hand he was worried as this was an unfavorable situation.

He couldn't help thinking that this wasn't Normal, Although he knew that Lizard men were cunning, they wouldn't draw up such an elaborate trap. And judging from the fact that they weren't attacking especially with the 'Chief' of the Lizard men glaring daggers, there's definitely a third party.

In that frozen second between stand off and fighting I see their eyes flick from me to something behind their front line. their Newt-like faces were unreadable, but the 'Chief' suddenly gave an invitational smirk.

But before anything, the sound of heavy footsteps came from behind as the Lizard men gave respectful glances toward the approaching figure. Alex tightened the grip on his Battle Axe until they seemed to whine, his muscles tensed as he sense danger from this approaching figure.

"An Orc?" Alex muttered in surprise. Yes, what had appeared before them was an Orc!.

It stood there between the trees, 3ft of hulking muscles with its brownish red eyes glaring at them. In it's hand laid a sword that looked more like two blades of an helicopter merged into one.

[Ding!]

[NAME: Ghur]

Race: Orc Hunter

Level: 19(Order of the first circle)

Power rating: 10,500

Relationships: Blood Horn Clan Warrior, Executioner.

Alignment: Chaotic Evil.

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'Blood horn clan?...why does that sound familiar?but why did it have to be an Orc hunter, this guys are so troublesome. I'm sure this guy won't be alone.' Alex thought as he watched the scene, he looked at his clan members, there were a few casualties from the goblin side while a few were wounded, 'hmm? what's wrong with Lovan? He doesn't seem wounded but...'.

Alex followed the trajectory of Lovan's eyes and found that the Goblin was glaring at the Orc Hunter.

The Orc stood there, a sort of irritation was on full display in his face," This aren't the ones I asked you for, what part of, ignore any...Hmm?". He was about to go off ranting until his words got stuck in his throat, a look of surprise flashed through his eyes.

"Who knew I'd find you here?, Little Goblin...Well, The Chief awaits you, right...were this ones part of your tribe? a lot sure got away, but why do I see Orcs here". The Orc hunter spoke casually with a sort of impetuousness.

"AAAARgh!!" Lovan raged as he pulled out several alchemy stones from within his black robe, ready to hurl them out in anger, luckily Alex had already approached him and quickly stopped him.

This was the first time, he had seen Lovan this angry, reminding him of how the Goblin had been portrayed at the latter part of the Novel, Bright green skin, witted and war-mongering.. Alex connected the dots and could only sigh in his heart.

'This guy sure has some good aggro skills' Alex mused with himself as he looked at the Orc's casual attitude and stance. It was obvious He wasn't taking anyone here seriously and this irritated him, even Urim seemed to be itching for a fight.

Alex watched as the Orc's Bone earrings swayed along with the movement of his bald head. His eyes were on the small side, as if afraid to let the light in; his mouth was big and rigid with his tusk file to the point that you'd mistake them for daggers, showing his status as an Orc Hunter. perhaps evolving into one rids them of their lifetime of suspicion or sense of danger and develops a kind of superiority that radiates contempt. but It's mouth was one of those mouths that only twitch upward when a deception is achieved.

"hmm...Who are you?...who is he?!" he snarled at the poor lizard man, as though he was just seeing Alex.

A small laugh escaped Alex's lips, "Right!...Now I know why you irritated me so much, you're just like Frost".

'Back on earth, The gangs would attack as a mob. In those days of fear and hatred there was no feigning honor like the Orcs do. Everyone wanted what they wanted and force was the accepted method. It was better to be a dog in a big group than a loner and many took that route - servitude over death. But not me though, I'd rather go down free and fighting if it's not something I wanted or ignored, another person was Frost, He'd use everyone as a pawn just because it was amusing, Only showing up when it's time for the last hit, just so you know who's killing you. Now this guy is doing the same thing, he was probably searching for Lovan this whole time but chose to use the lizard Men...'

"Why are you still watching, Damn slaves!! Kill them but leave that one alive" He Ordered while pushing the lizard men to attack.

They stepped forward with confidence.

'The Orc didn't want me, he wanted Lovan. he was expecting easy pickings so he probably didn't call his companion, Probably thinking that I'll give Lovan up without a fight so he can kill me. either that or he just wants to test me out as I could see the slight wariness in his eyes when he looks at me.' Alex's thoughts were racing for ways out as he watched the Lizard men's charge.

"Everyone!!!, Gather up!!" Alex finally yelled but Urim did something different for the first time ever!.

He went forward and intercepted the Lizard chief, They circled each other but stopped half way. The chief charged quickly, but Urim side stepped as he backed up. Missed. Urim charged in toward the exposed opponent. but the chief countered with his spear but Urim pushed it aside with his sword. He knew the next thrust would be to his chest, so he used his new gauntlet to deflect the oncoming spear which bounced off the metal gauntlet. he used the opening to grab the opponent's throat before plunging his sword into the bare stomach of his adversary as it was the only place without scales. It spouted blood, and fell in slow motion with signs of it's body freezing slowly. This action boosted their morale and shook the hearts of their enemies.

"ROOAAAAAAAR!!" a battle cry escaped Alex's lips as excitement raged within him.

'Leave none Alive!!!' was all he thought as he saw a golden light wash over Urim!!.