Chapter 31 After the Rescue
The battlefield is always full of surprises.
Arthur did not expect that the one who saved him at a critical moment was an irrelevant dwarf.
Arthur did not expect that the reason why the dwarf killed Fironio with one blow seemed to be because the orcs did not give him good wine.
Yes, with just one blow, Fironho made his sternum collapse and his mouth and nose bleeding. He saw that he couldn't survive.
As soon as Fironho died, the orcs in the canyon were even leaderless. They were chased by human soldiers and fled everywhere. Some even went into the mine in panic.
"Jose, Buck, stop chasing you, take people out immediately!" Arthur ordered the retreat.
The nearest orc tribe is less than twenty miles away from here. When I received the message that the canyon was attacked, the orc cavalry would arrive here soon, and there would never be time to delay these scattered orcs.
The Seventh Squadron quickly assembled again under Arthur's order. On the contrary, the human soldiers were still immersed in the pursuit of orcs. With the loud shouts of some leaders such as Silas, Buck, and began to gradually assemble in the middle of the canyon.
Silas and Buck have just discovered that there is no battalion of human cavalry rushing in? Dozens of their cavalry dare to attack the canyon guarded by orcs. What are these guys coming from?
Arthur didn't have time to explain to them, and even didn't have time to care about the soldiers who were still chasing orcs without obeying orders.
Arthur jumped directly onto a silver-horned buck, stood on the back of the buck and shouted to everyone below, "Everyone must follow my people closely to withdraw from the canyon immediately! Don't forget that this is the orc wasteland. Escape from the canyon does not mean that you are completely free. The orc cavalry will soon catch up. If you want to survive, you must obey the orders."
The soldiers below did not allow any objection, and the soldiers of the 7th Squadron were the first to evacuate outside the canyon. Silas, Buck and others had to take people to follow immediately.
Arthur was the last to evacuate. He naturally did not let go of the largest wealthy Lingmu Stone warehouse in the canyon. Then he set fire to ignite all the wooden houses in the canyon. He even cut off the head of Fironho, who had a last breath, and took away his sword.
When I finally left, I accidentally found the dwarf Turutuk sitting dejectedly on a stone outside the door of Fironio.
Arthur bowed slightly to the dwarf on the bucks, "Thank you for saving me just now. Are you going to stay or plan to leave?"
"You fucked all the wooden houses here, where are you staying here?" the dwarf cursed in anger.
"If you don't plan to stay and have no other place to go, go with us?" Arthur sincerely invited.
Not to mention that every dwarf is a master of forging, just relying on the dwarf's hammer just now, staying by his side is powerful combat power. What Arthur lacks the most now is his partner with strong combat power.
The dwarf glanced at Arthur, "What's the benefit of following you?"
"Follow us and you will be free from the future. No one will restrain you. The most important thing is that you can handle the wine enough!" Arthur said, taking out a bottle of wine from his bracelet and throwing it at the dwarf.
The dwarf Turutuk only tasted it and started cursing, "That bastard Silas lied to me. His wine was not stolen from the dead lion at all. You gave it to him, right?"
Arthur didn't want to get involved with the dwarves on this issue, and he chuckled and invited again: "Let's go with us, we plan to loot all the good wines of all the orc tribes!"
The dwarf tilted his head and thought for a moment, "I have a condition to follow you. I want one-third of the spirit mother stone in your bracelet. I will pick the wine and ore for robbing the orcs in the future."
"Okay!" Arthur agreed without hesitation.
"Let's go!" The dwarf jumped up and jumped directly to the back of the buck behind Arthur.
The dwarf may not be very heavy, but the hammer he carried on his shoulder was unknown how heavy it was. He almost pressed the silver-horned buck down, and the buck screamed in dissatisfaction.
"Run, you beast!" The dwarf slapped the silver-horned buck's butt with the hammer handle. The buck was in pain and rushed towards the valley with the two of them.
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It was already a day later that Arthur met Silas and others again.
In order to prevent the orc cavalry from catching up, the Seventh Squadron had already arranged a way out of retreat.
Not long after running out of the canyon, the team divided into two groups. Monkey led two soldiers and escaped soldiers to climb a nearby hill from a small path. Arthur and the Seventh Squadron deliberately waited for the orc cavalry to catch up, and then ran away again, taking the orc cavalry around for a long time before they were thrown away.
When Arthur brought people back, the escaped human soldiers were lying or sitting on the grass in groups of three or five. Except for some people such as Buck and Silas, most of the others were indifferent.
The atmosphere at the scene was a bit weird.
Arthur first looked at the monkey who was coming up with him, "What's the situation?"
The monkey angrily said to Silas and others, "You ask them?" These commanders have been asking me for a day."
Silas smiled awkwardly and took the initiative to take the conversation, "Brother Monkey is talking anger. We just asked him about his next plan, how can we go back?"
"Captain Arthur, you are back just the right time. Didn't you say that you had the troops of a battalion before? Where are the others except you? Where are your battalion commanders?" A thin man next to Silas suddenly took over the conversation and asked Arthur several questions.
The man raised his chin and his tone of questioning was a little arrogant, just like a superior asking his subordinate.
Arthur had seen this man and knew that like Silas, he was also one of the people who served the orcs in the canyon.
"Who is this?"
"This is the son of Earl Durham and Battalion Commander Joyce." Silas introduced.
Arthur nodded, but his expression did not change at all. He said frankly: "I lied before, and we are the only squadron that broke through the orc defense."
"Then how do you plan to take us back next?"
"Frankly speaking, I have no way to send you back for the moment. Our previous troops have retreated to the Former Military City. The original human area is now full of orc troops, and it is almost impossible to meet with the Wind and Snow Legion. Our plan is to wait until the orcs are defeated and find a chance to go back when they retreat."
"No, your plan is too risky!" Joyce flatly refused, "This is the orc wasteland, we are in danger at any time, and we must return to the human border area as soon as possible."
Arthur turned slightly, "You can take people away now."
Joyce was stunned, but he didn't expect Arthur to be so straightforward.
Joyce immediately returned and greeted the team, "Everyone listened to my orders, gathered, I'll take you home."
Joyce shouted three times in a row, only Silas and a dozen people stood behind him, while the other soldiers remained motionless.
Chapter completed!