Chapter 51: Orc King
When the flames had settled, the Awakeners looked at the camp with looks of shock on their faces.
They had never expected this plan to go this well.
All they had to do was hide in the forest and shoot arrows at the orcs from a distance. Just with that, they had been able to wipe out an orc camp that was three times larger than what they had been expecting.
If they had fought the orcs hand to hand like the original plan, perhaps many of them would have been injured and there would have even been some deaths. But with this plan, there wasn't a single casualty.
There wasn't even a single minor injury.
The only thing that they felt regret over was the fact that all of the orc corpses had been burnt to a crisp like this.
There was no way that they would be able to find anything that they could sell like this.
So their hearts ached from the pain of losing this money.
But they still understood that this was a major victory without any major injuries, so they should be happy about this. Even if they wouldn't be able to earn anything from the corpses of these orcs, the guild would pay them handsomely for such a fine achievement.
So in the end, there really wasn't a loss for them.
The only thing that was on their minds now was…to search the battlefield.
Even if the land looked like it had been razed by flames, there was still a chance that there was something here for them. So they wanted to search this area to see if there was any loot for them to take back with them.
Since they used flames to burn down the orc camp, it meant that it would be a free for all when it came to loot. Whoever found the loot first would be the one that would keep it.
However, before they could go, the Ice Princess said, "Wait, it's not over yet."
When they heard this, all of the Awakeners couldn't help being caught off guard.
They looked at her with a strange and confused look.
What was she talking about?
Didn't she see that the orcs had been burnt to ashes already?
How could this not be over yet?
But before any of them could say anything, there was a crumbling sound that came from in front of them. This crumbling sound was then followed by a large mass of something black shattering apart.
There were cracks that appeared on this black mass before a hand suddenly poked out of it.
Then following that hand, there was this large green thing that came out of this black mass on the ground.
The moment that this thing appeared, all of the Awakeners couldn't help feeling a chill run down their spines. The moment that this thing appeared, it was like all of their hairs suddenly stood on end.
That was because they could feel the energy and pressure that was coming from this green mass.
It was clear that this thing wasn't a normal monster.
If they had to guess what this was…it was most likely the Orc King!
But just how had this Orc King survived being surrounded in flames like this?
Even if it was them, they wouldn't have been able to survive in this kind of environment with all of their powers.
In fact, even the Ice Princess wouldn't have been confident to survive this situation.
But then the Ice Princess said something that answered all of their questions.
"This beast, he used his subordinates to form a living wall around him and used that to block the flames." As she said this, there was a tone of disgust that filled the Ice Princess' voice.
When they heard this, everyone couldn't help looking at the black things that were around the Orc King.
When they looked carefully, they found that these black things weren't just charcoal formed from the burning wood, but also the bodies of the orcs that had been gathered around the Orc King as a shield.
It seemed that this Orc King really was ruthless, he didn't even care about his subordinates and treated their lives like they were nothing.
Even if they were orcs, they couldn't help feeling sorry for them.
Still, they didn't have time to think that much about this since the Orc King was still there.
The Orc King had only suffered minor burns from the fire, so it was still able to fight.
This was a monster that was considered B Rank because of its abilities to command large legions of orcs to do its bidding. But without these orcs, the Orc King was actually only considered a C Rank Monster.
However, when the C Rank Awakeners were in the face of this Orc King, they realized that even if it was C Rank like them, this thing was much stronger than them.
Even if they were all in the C Rank, this Orc King was at the peak of the C Rank and they were at the very bottom.
If they were to fight this Orc King themselves, they would never have a chance of winning against it.
But it was a good thing that they didn't have to fight this Orc King since there was someone else here that would do it for them.
Not to mention, it was one of the strongest Awakeners in their guild.
The B Rank Ice Princess, Bing Xin!
As they had expected, after seeing the pressure that this Orc King released, Bing Xin said, "Everyone stand back. I'll take care of this thing."
When they heard this, they happily took steps back to create space for Bing Xin to fight this Orc King.
The Ice Princess then said, "Create a perimeter and make sure that nothing disrupts my fight with this thing!"
All of the Awakeners immediately gave serious nods before spreading out across this area. With the way that they stood guard, it was as if they wouldn't let a single thing past them unless they died.
The Orc King however didn't care about this since he could feel the pressure that was coming from the Ice Princess as well.
He knew that unless he defeated this Ice Princess, he wouldn't be able to escape from this place.
So the Orc King pulled out a sword from the ground and pointed it at the Ice Princess.
When the Awakeners saw this sword, they couldn't help knitting their brows.
As Awakeners, they were naturally sensitive to mana. They could feel the magic power that was coming from this sword.
But they never expected that this Orc King that had been born in this break zone would have a weapon like this. After all, magic weapons were rare items that were only created with great skill and precise magic control abilities.
They weren't things that were that easy to find.
And of course, this Orc King wouldn't know anyone that would be able to create a magic weapon like this.
So this magic weapon was most likely a naturally formed magic weapon which made it harder to deal with.
Those naturally formed magic weapons were always more powerful than forged magic weapons since they were formed from the magic of nature.
The Ice Princess naturally knew this as well, so she knew that this wouldn't be an easy fight.
But even so, she didn't back down.
She even had a trace of excitement in her eyes.