Chapter 42: News

"Oh? visitors?!" said Alex as he scanned the group as they stepped out of the treeline, the one leading them was a dark red haired Orc female with slight gold highlight that was barely noticeable without Alex's enhanced vision.

She had gold pupils like Alex so he concluded that the female was obviously someone with a special bloodline or race and was probably the leader, not just because of her looks but also because of her stats, but what was surprising was that, 75% of her group was at the second circle of evolution.

She had little on her besides some bandage looking clothes that wrapped her breasts and some kind of battle skirt, obviously a rip-off of the ones used in Black moon village. She had short sword hanging in it's sheathe at her lower back, which was an even stranger weapon of choice for an Orc.

Another thing that surprised him was the fact that this female's name was written in Gold within the system, which was a first for him.

As he watched on, her groups number kept increasing in such a way that Alex's expression became serious and the others became much serious.

[Name: Nazu Redmane]

Race: Royal Orc Duelist

Level: 22(Order of the second circle)

Power rating: 12570

Relationships: daughter of Toro 'the Cruel' and The One eyed Haran, Chieftain of Govan.

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral/Lunatic ]

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Looking at her stats, Alex's eyes were glued to the relationship portion. The name One eyed Haran was very eye catchy because he knew her. She was an Orc General under the king of Degr and a Powerful Dark Shaman that would later spread fear during the time of Chaos.

She had one sacred order under her belt and the amount of Dark magic she controls made her a troublesome opponent for the protagonist, Davis during the battle between Cilldean and Degr had followed his father to battle in a bid to avoid the Queen's absurd request.

It was stated that Lord Fairchild, Davis's father had been the one who murdered the dark shaman's mate, He also happens to be the reason she lost her child and had left her one eyed, so He was obviously her first target for revenge.

After a successful ambush, Lord Fairchild was bedridden and Davis was enraged, resulting in him leading a team of paladins to attack an Orc camp but he still missed Haran.

In summary, this one eyed Haran was an important character in the Novel that helped with his growth and she was a Badass.

Who knew her supposed, dead kid was alive and had been used as an undead by Mako.

'Haa what a twist' Alex sighed in his heart and couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Haran. But now wasn't the time for sympathy, a hundred and twenty eight Orcs were standing in front of Alex and it felt surreal, seeing all these muscles...Orcs in one place.

Since he transmigrated, this was the first time seeing this many Orcs. Ninety six were at the second circle while the rest were at the first order of evolution!.

Alex suddenly became worried even though his expression didn't change, He hoped they weren't here to fight because if they were then everything will just get complicated.

After his earlier words, Alex hadn't spoken and neither did Nazu speak, so the whole atmosphere became deathly silent.

Unknown to Alex, Nazu was having her own thoughts. Her gaze was completely locked onto Alex as she walked forward.

'So strong!, perhaps if he wants me, I don't mi... No,No,No what was I thinking just now?'

'Go with the plan, Go with the plan, Go with the plan' Finally shaking off the distracting thoughts, She looked at Torrelsav that she was 'acquainted' with but he was watching her warily.

So she decided to speak, "I come bringing grave news".

Alex heard this and was relieved but he still kept his Guards up without saying anything.

"As your people already told you, An enemy has appeared and is swallowing the surrounding villages. He is an Orc with no honor as he practices the act of dedicating our kind, even in death. He evolved into the one rejected by all, He is a 'Necromancer'." She paused, as though waiting for Alex to digest her words.

Alex on the other hand simply Nodded before stating "All this I know, Tell me what you found. I don't believe you came here just for this"

Although he could already guess where all this was heading, he still chose to ask, in hopes of getting any new information.

"Currently, there are over 500 undead in his horde. He led them to my village the day before but we had fled ahead of time because of the poor defenses. As of now, they will be en-route toward this village, which is but a day away from my village."

500!?

Shit!

Alex's heart quivered, but paid meticulous attention not to let it show as he continued to inquire.

"a day, I see...So what are your plans" Alex asked as his eyes flashed dangerously with folded arms but his mind had a different reaction entirely, 'Shit! It's too early! So He won't even give me time to prepare?, the Hobgoblins aren't even ready yet!! but...if I can integrate this Orcs into my village it would be for the best, unfortunately I can't make the suggestion or it would put me in a weaker position and make me seem desperate...'

'But that doesn't mean I would just sit and wait here doing nothing'.

Nazu fell into a deep thought as She looked at the village walls. 'How do I do this without looking weak to my people and this Chief.'

After carefully weighing her options, She boldly asked, "I want us to work together to take down this threat..."

"In what way, would we be working together" Alex counter asked, leaving her speechless.

Before she could think of something to respond, Alex decided to that it was the best time to say this, "Why don't you join my Clan?!"

Subconsciously, Nazu wanted to agree but she had a feeling that, if she did, she would lose the respect and Honor she had gathered for years. So she chose to continue with what she had initially thought as She kept thinking, 'Since when did you start to hesitate so much'.

"Then, allow me to see if you are worthy..."She solemnly said while drawing her short sword.

Alex smiled, 'Smart girl'.

He slowly raised his battle Axe as it mysteriously appeared in his hand. Obviously he brought it out from the inventory but others didn't know that. Nazu and her people thought Alex was probably some kind of Shaman.

He stared at Nazu without a word, but the next moment, He dash forward abruptly, and used reckless charge Midway, increasing his speed by 40%, the axe in his hand was swift like thunder as he chopped down towards her!.

Surprisingly while he was in motion, Nazu seemed to have expected this attack long ago as she twisted at the same time toward the ground but never went down because she blurred out of his weapon range.

"Interesting" with this thought, His eyes flashed as he subconsciously registered her as prey. Immediately her expression changed, holding her sword in reverse grip she stared at Alex before looking at the previous spot she was standing.

"as I thought, very dangerous." She said, the floor had a deep gash and the edges had signs of burns. What she didn't know was that, the attack would have been worse if Alex had completed the skill, as it was meant to do 200% more damage.

Looking at Nazu in front of him, Alex nodded in appreciation. The previous blow was deliberately exposed but at the same time, it was like a sneak attack as he was testing her reflex.

"So, do you want to continue?!" At this moment, Alex was also interested in the duel, so without waiting for her words, He once again launches an attack with reckless charge as the 10 seconds cool down was over.

She also dashed forward before becoming a blur and appearing behind him, blatantly copying Alex's earlier attack method, she chopped down. It was just a simple Chop, but it was savage, you could hear the sound of the wind... it was a multiple attack skill that consisted of 5 hits, all this was released towards his Back. He swayed left and decisively chose to use leap on the same spot after taking a step back.

"Boom!!!" Nazu was knocked up into the air but she managed to flip, landing on her feet as she took a low posture. Her heart was in chaos as it continued to beat faster by the second.

'That cloak is rather sturdy!!!'.

"Really interesting...!hahaha!!!" Alex said aloud with a laugh, this was his first opponent that used techniques and didn't mind using things she saw. not to mention one of her attacks had landed on his cloak before he had reacted.

And so he wanted to speak about it but Nazu went for another strike as She stabbed forward again after spinning on her heels, and Alex dodged to the side suddenly as he expected, avoiding the attack. Immediately though, Nazu switched sword to her left hand and waved it backwards as she dashed passed him.

At the same time, Alex suddenly stopped His steps and rushed forward, He grabbed her wrist but she flicked the short sword upwards, forcing Alex to look up but he stopped himself mid action as his senses sent him warnings.

He looked back at Nazu just in time to see her take a big step towards him with her right hand formed into a fist, glowing she swung it towards Alex's Head.

Not good!!!

"ROOOAAAR!!".