A little time slightly pushed back to a moment ago.
Henry, with a straw in his mouth, was completely hidden within thick grass, watching the path ahead.
This could not even be considered a proper path, merely a vague trail formed by the frequent trampling of those wild tribesmen.
Even ogres would not prefer to traverse mountains and forests unless it was a raid.
Therefore, Wu Ming had brought them here early, working busily for half a day and an entire night.
Now, it was the time to reap the rewards.
Henry saw the dark specks appearing in the distance, his expression suddenly tightening, no longer showing his previous nonchalance.
A wave of dark specks emerged, moving extremely slowly—it was indeed the band of ogres!
Behind them, there was also a line of captives bound together with grass ropes. Many were former wild tribesmen, but there were also several soldiers and mercenaries!
They hung their heads low, their bodies smeared with blood. If they walked even slightly too slowly, they would immediately be whipped.
About a hundred ogres, plus roughly the same number of captives, made the procession unwieldy. No matter how much they were beaten and cursed, they could only move forward at a slow pace.
“There are women and children?”
Henry licked his lips, suddenly no longer seeming so afraid: “It turns out ogres are still men… Hehe… Such a massive procession could only choose the easiest path, just as the chief predicted!”
He slowly retreated and sent out the signal.
“Careful, the ogres are coming!”
Wu Ming looked at the huge rock before him, his eyes filled with anticipation: “This place is left to you, Andrew!”
“Don’t worry!”
Andrew waved his axe: “Old Andrew may not be able to confront the ogres head-on, but I can handle this kind of thing, and besides, I can take revenge!”
“Good!”
Wu Ming patted Andrew’s shoulder. He believed in the power of hatred.
Then, he arrived at the final planned location, right before the main road.
There, Heim and Gale were already waiting, along with a horse.
“When it starts, I’ll rush out to rescue them. Heim, you’ll provide backup. Gale, you’ll watch the horse. Once I’ve rescued the knight, we’ll all run together. Got it?”
He repeated his plan.
“Got it!”
Both answered loudly, but Wu Ming’s mind echoed with silent mockery.
Suddenly, a commotion came from the front— the ogres had arrived!
On the slope, Andrew swallowed hard, watching the large group of ogres appear, feeling his hands and feet trembling.
The scar on his face throbbed painfully, especially around the ear, and that heart-wrenching sensation surfaced in his mind again.
“Perhaps… I’ve already lost my valor!”
He took a deep breath and raised his axe high: “But I haven’t lost my fighting spirit! Die, you damned ogre bastards!”
Boom!
He fiercely chopped the tightly stretched vine in front of him.
Crash! Down the gentle slope, a wave of logs and rolling stones collapsed like a disassembled structure, tumbling downward.
Boom! Boom!
As they kept rolling, the logs and stones accumulated terrifying kinetic and potential energy, evolving into monsters that devoured everything in their path.
Crack!
A millstone-sized rock crushed through, instantly turning several leading ogres into pulp.
Bang! Bang!
On the other side, Henry also sprang into action.
With even more logs arriving, the ogres’ formation immediately fell into chaos.
Or rather, became even more chaotic.
“Andre… Rest in peace!”
After doing this, watching the ogres below in total disarray, Andrew could not help but murmur to himself.
Then, without looking back, he fled rapidly, his figure swiftly disappearing into the bushes.
William’s task for him was exactly this, and after completing it, the only thing he needed to do was think about his own life.
“Aaargh!”
Suddenly attacked, at least a dozen ogres were instantly turned into meat paste, with many more sustaining minor injuries. Fiercely, they rushed toward the slope ahead.
“It’s time!”
Wu Ming suddenly said upon witnessing this scene. His sword flashed, and Gale’s head rolled off.
“Chief, what are you doing?”
Heim immediately jumped back several steps, looking at Wu Ming in terror.
“Whose side are you on? Arthur’s or Philip’s?”
Wu Ming’s long sword dripped with blood as he stepped forward indifferently. When he saw Heim’s expression, he knew he had guessed correctly.
Since his arrival in this world, he had only incurred the enmity of those two slightly powerful individuals. Testing now, naturally, it became immediately clear.
“Indeed, in this world… there are the fewest good people!”
Wu Ming sighed, suddenly stepping forward. His steel sword shimmered with bright light, like a bolt of lightning, thrusting forward.
Crack!
Heim drew a dagger, barely blocking the first strike. His face showed disbelief: “How did you see through us?”
“People’s hearts and blood flow subtly change when they lie…”
Wu Ming’s sword did not stop in his hand: “And… even if I guessed wrong, I haven’t lost anything, have I? At the very least, you’ve worked for me all night, and the people of Nia Town will only know you died at the hands of the ogres!”
Pfft!
After one move, he had already knocked Heim’s dagger aside. Ignoring his pleas for mercy, he drove the sword tip straight into Heim’s throat.
“Even without all this, I would never entrust my back to people like you… too dangerous!”
He pulled the reins, immediately mounted the warhorse, and was very satisfied as he cracked the whip: “No wonder it’s a knight’s steed; even in such a situation, it shows no fear. Let’s go!”
“Neigh!”
The warhorse neighed loudly and charged down the road.
A thousand meters ahead, a somewhat chaotic group came into view.
Winds howled from both sides, and the ogres’ roars could be faintly heard.
“Not bad! Ogres are strong, savage, and cruel… but you, you don’t have a pike formation or ranged weapons!”
Wu Ming laughed loudly, his and the horse’s spirits merging into a wondrous state.
“Die for me!”
He shouted, the warhorse leaping high, and he slashed his sword downward.
Pfft!
An ogre blocking his path was instantly split in two from the middle, the two halves of the corpse splattering bloodily onto the ground.
This strike had clearly surpassed the limits of an ordinary person!
Because it was the combined force of human and horse!
Why could a knight’s charge be unstoppable? It was because they mastered such power!
Wu Ming felt every inch of his skin tighten, his eyes alertly scanning all directions and the road ahead. He skillfully maneuvered the warhorse to avoid road depressions and traps. When he could not avoid them, he charged straight through.
Pfft! Pfft!
Blood splattered!
If Sir Takur had seen this, he would have been shocked beyond belief, for Wu Ming, as an ordinary person, had achieved what only a fully prepared knight could do—breaking through!
This chaotic group of ogres had actually been pierced through by Wu Ming alone on horseback!
Of course, achieving this was indeed a stroke of luck, influenced by many factors.
For instance, Wu Ming himself was no ordinary person.
Moreover, these ogres lacked defensive equipment, wearing only a few animal hides.
Also, they had no bows and arrows or long spears; those stones thrown with ropes posed no threat to Wu Ming at all.
This series of factors combined allowed Wu Ming to accomplish this astonishing feat!
Unfortunately, the only audience was a group of ogres.
“Die!”
Wu Ming rode back and forth, swinging his sword and severing several heads, reveling in the carnage, suddenly letting out a long roar.
“Indeed, only iron and blood, riding and cutting down enemies, is the romance uniquely reserved for men!”
He charged deeper, causing the ogres to shout “Tulu!” and flee in panic, finally reaching the captives.
“If you don’t want to be eaten and raised as food, take up arms to resist, escape!”
He slashed his sword and killed the ogre guard, quickly untying the bonds of several soldiers and tribesmen, shouting loudly.
Then, he rushed to Takur.
…
A commotion arose, shaking the earth.
Takur barely opened his eyes, using his remaining consciousness to look around.
Several ogres had already fallen, and then a young man with flaxen hair and beautiful eyes approached, extending his hand: “Sir Knight?”
At this moment, Takur seemed to see a savior, tears nearly streaming down his cheeks.
“Lord, have you finally heard my prayers?”
He thought to himself, and then felt as if he were flying through the clouds, landing on the horse’s back.
“Let’s go!”
The warhorse neighed and galloped, escaping the battlefield in a cloud of dust before the enraged ogre warriors could return from searching the hillside to surround them.
Behind, the suddenly freed captives, for the sake of their lives and souls, began the most intense and futile resistance…
…
Beside a small stream, Wu Ming tied the warhorse to a tree and helped Takur down: “Sir? Sir? I am William!”
Takur struggled to speak, unable to form many words.
“You were given an overdose of devil flowers, but don’t worry, it’s nothing serious!”
Wu Ming, who aspired to study herbal medicine, naturally was familiar with such a simple symptom: “I swear by my name, I will bring you out of here!”
He looked at the drugged Takur: “Now, let me check your wounds!”
Takur’s armor had naturally long been stripped away as a trophy, which was also a relief for Wu Ming; otherwise, he would not have had time to remove the knight’s armor during the battle. A single warhorse bearing the weight of two people was already somewhat difficult, absolutely impossible with the added weight of heavy armor!
Takur’s other injuries were manageable. Even the arrow wound in the gap of his lower back armor had been removed, and the bleeding was simply stopped. Obviously, these ogres were reluctant to let him die immediately.
Wu Ming first fetched some stream water and fed it to Takur. The cool water finally gave his numb tongue a bit of sensation, and Takur struggled to thank him, unaware that he had already become Wu Ming’s test subject.
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