Massacre

[Fire Arrow]

Three [Fire Arrow].

It's all it took to burn the settlement's gates.

*SPLASH*

[You have killed [Level 2 Orc]. You have earned 10 EXP]

[You have killed [Level 2 Orc]. You have earned 10 EXP]

[You have killed [Level 2 Orc]. You have earned 10 EXP]

In a flash, the settlement was tainted red with the orcs' blood. Be it Arthur, John or Evangeline, the three were tainted in red. Though it was digusting, Arthur was smiling. He earned roughly 150 EXP from the massacre.

Eight orcs survived. Female orcs and a pair of elders, visibly.

"We will repair the gates, and hang them on the walls. It will anger the chieftain"

Arthur didn't simply repair the gates. He made improvements to the walls. With his strength, cutting trees and reinforcing formations with huge boulders only took some effort. Plus, John and Evangeline were not weak either.

By cooperating, the work was done in three hours. Still, Arthur didn't stop here and continued to reinforce the walls until the orc chieftain arrived.

After spotting the orc chieftain, Arthur smiled.

[The skill [Cruelty] is activated. By massacring the non-fighting orcs ruthleslly while taking advantage of the orc warriors' absence, you have greatly angered the Orc Chieftain, who is possessed by pure despair and rage]

[You have earned 600 EXP]

It was an incredible amount of EXP. The more cruel and evil his actions, the more EXP he earned. It was beyond cruel at this point.

"What a pity, he could have been a great opponent. Even if he is wise, the fact that he is charging us right now with his army proves that he is still a beast. He might walk with two legs, hold weapon and possess speech to some extent, but he is no human", Arthur said

"Will we be alright? We have walls, but it's still an orc chieftian", William said, "We both know that books are not the same as real creatures. Though beginner acolytes can kill an orc chieftain, this one possesses an army"

And indeed, Arthur could see 24 orcs charging towards them.

[Name - Orc Chieftain

Class - Level 10 Orc Warrior

HP: 80 / 80

Attributes:

Strength – 12 (+1) | Agility – 3 | Vitality – 8

Status - Wrathful (+1 Strength)

Skills - Great Swords Mastery (28), Hunter Sense (15), Leadership (10)]

'13 Points of strength...Even I would have been helpless against him. However...This is not enough to destroy the gates'

*SWOOSH*

*SPLASH*

[You have hit [Orc Chieftain]. 7 points of damage dealt. You have hit an artory. You have inflicted [Bleeding] ailment]

The first arrow hit the chieftain's thigh

[You have hit [Orc Chieftain]. 12 points of damage dealt. You have hit an artory. You have inflicted [Bleeding] ailment]

The second hit his abdomen, most likely a vulnerable organ based on the damage dealt

[You have hit [Orc Chieftain]. 7 points of damage dealt.]

The third was blocked by his arm, but still dealt a significant amount of damage.

[You have hit [Orc Chieftain]. 17 points of damage dealt. You have hit an artory. You have inflicted [Bleeding] ailment]

The fourth hit his lung.

The fifth and sixth failed to reach him as blocked them proficiently, his hunter sense providing him with some instincts. He was growing used to the arrows' speed. Still, the Orc Chieftain could not run anymore. Four arrows had considerably weakened him, and the each one was making him proficiently bleed. Each step made him lose considerable amount of blood.

His subordinates were falling as well, with William's [Fire Arrows] and John's javelins. Evangeline decided to take a softer approach, using slings and rocks. Still, slings made tremendous damage and were said to be able to pierce armours. Evangeline lacked proficiency though, and only seldomly hit her targets.

Arthur didn't care. He continued to shoot.

The orcs were closing the distance, but it was nothing to worry about. He shot once more.

The seventh arrow was deadly.

[You have killed [Level 10 Orc Chieftain]. You have earned 350 EXP]

It was a headshot.

'Even with his body, a single arrow claimed his life. I suppose I need to remember that. Acolyte or not, a single arrow can claim your life', Arthur analysed with dreadfulness.

His swordsmanship was far better than his archery skills. However, in this kind of battle, it was much safer to fight with a bow and arrow considering the fact that they had taken over the orc settlement.

*BOOM*

The orcs charged the walls, but they couldn't make the wall budge one bit. Behind the walls stood thousands of boulders. Even if they destroyed the wooden walls, they couldn't get through the boulders.

[You have hit [Level 6 Orc Warrior]. 16 points of damage dealt. You have hit an artory. You have inflicted [Bleeding] ailment]

They were like pigs running to be butchered.

A few minutes later, the battlefield became silent. Arthur shot a few arrows on seemingly unmoving corpses, before moving towards the orc corpses in search of treasures.

"We won", Arthur said while smiling