Orc Wasteland, in a sparse pine forest.
Arthur's warriors tied silver-horned stags to the trunks of trees, and sat in groups under the trees to take a nap.
In order not to be tracked by the orcs, Arthur and his cavalry never stayed in one place for a long time. Most of the time they were on the move, on the backs of stags. The warriors had long learned to take advantage of any stopped time to rest. .
Using the rest time of the soldiers, Arthur is convening officers above the squad leader of the cavalry regiment to hold a meeting concerning the fate of the cavalry regiment.
Arthur stood under a tall tree. More than fifty officers sat neatly in five rows in front of him. Everyone looked at Arthur with respect and admiration in their eyes.
This young captain conquered every soldier and officer in the cavalry regiment with his actions. These days, Arthur led them to sack more than ten orc tribes, killing thousands of orc warriors. The cavalry regiment itself suffered no more than four battle losses. Ten people, no human officer had ever achieved such a result in the battle against the orcs before.
Especially in the previous battle with Lion, Arthur's powerful martial arts impressed every warrior. He defeated the direct descendants of the Golden Lion family and forced back the opponent's troops. This is a record that can make any human officer show off. .
"There is one thing I want to ask your opinion on. If you don't want to participate, I won't force you to take the risk with me." Arthur went straight to the topic without any foreshadowing.
"Captain, you don't need to ask for advice, just give the order directly. Even if you want to lead troops into the Orc King's Court now, we will go with you." Monkey stood up and expressed his stance.
"Captain, give the order."
"Captain, just tell me what to do."
The officers stood up one after another. Victories one after another made the entire cavalry regiment have absolute trust and obedience to Arthur.
As soon as Arthur raised his hand, all the sounds immediately stopped. This is the army, with orders and prohibitions.
Arthur smiled happily and said, "Sit down, thank you for your trust in me, but I have to tell you the whole thing, and then you will make your choice."
After all the officers sat down again, Arthur continued: "You may not know that after the previous battle with Lion-Man Leon, I made a deal with him. If we agree to do something for him, In return, he will find a way to help us return to the human race."
As soon as Arthur finished speaking, there was heated discussion below, and many people could not hide their excitement on their faces. Most of them are prisoners who have been held captive by the orcs for several years. Nothing is more urgent and haunting than the desire to go home.
Buck, who was sitting in the front row, suddenly stood up and said, "Captain, I don't agree with you making this deal with the orcs."
Arthur and the officers below were surprised. They did not expect Buck to be the first to stand up and object.
"Captain, those orcs are not trustworthy at all. This is probably a trick they used after their defeat." Buck explained.
"I think what Buck said makes sense. The lion man is the shrewdest among the orcs, and we must not trust people from the Golden Lion family." Silas also had the same concerns as Buck.
After the excitement just now, the officers gradually calmed down and began to think about the possibility of this matter.
"You can rest assured on this. I have known Leon many years ago. Although he is from the Golden Lion Family, he has an irresolvable grudge with the current head of the Golden Lion Family, Lion King Elliot. Therefore, I can guarantee that this time The transaction will never be a trap, and I also believe that he will fulfill his promise afterward"
Hearing what Arthur said, Buck, Silas and others no longer had any objections.
"Tell me what the orcs want us to do? The other party's request must not be simple, right?" Jose immediately thought of the crux of the problem.
Arthur nodded solemnly, "He wants us to help him kill an orc, Hicks, the son of Lion King Elliot."
"Ah, don't let me get it right. Are you really going to lead us into the Orc King's Court?" The monkey's face turned green. "Boss, please don't take what I just said seriously!"
Arthur rolled his eyes at the monkey, "I'm not stupid enough to take the initiative to die. Leon has inside information. Elliot is going to let Hicks go to the front line to supervise the army. Leon has a way to get Hicks' schedule. , he wanted us to intercept Hicks on the road."
"Oh, that's much easier to handle." The monkey nodded subconsciously.
"It's easy to handle. Do you know how many guards he has around him?" Jose next to him hit the monkey's head hard.
"Jose is right. Hicks himself is not difficult to deal with. According to Leon's intelligence, Hicks is a fifth- and sixth-level orc warrior. The most dangerous aspect of the mission is how to deal with the orcs around Hicks. Guard."
"Can't we still use the old method? First transfer some of his guard soldiers, and then the main cavalry will attack the remaining orc guards." Monkey still fearlessly suggested.
Arthur smiled bitterly and reminded the monkey: "You still don't realize the identity of Hicks. Although Hicks is not Elliot's only son, he is the one whom the Lion King values the most. It is said that Elliot has long been interested. Hicks is confirmed as his successor, but there are still internal objections to Hicks being sent to the front line of the human race to supervise the army. This is because the Lion King intends to train him in the war with the human race and accumulate political capital for him. "
"What is the size of Hicks's escort?" someone asked below.
"Because we are traveling in secret, it is said that the size of the guard is not large, with only two centurions of orc guards and some personal guards."
"Then we are afraid of the birds, so we can kill them all with two charges!" The monkey stood up excitedly.
"Those two hundred-man teams came from the Royal Guards of the Orc King's Court, and they were both third-level orc warriors. In addition, Elliot also specially selected fifty Golden Lion Guards from his personal guards to protect his son. The lowest is Level four orc warrior."
"Then I'll shoot a bird. Don't say it all at once." The monkey sat back awkwardly.
The super strength of Arthur's cavalry regiment is only relative. After all, most of the warriors are only second-level warriors. They can only catch up with the third-level orcs by relying on their powerful equipment and individual strength. However, facing the elite Golden Lion among the orcs, When defending, they still only get crushed.
"Of course, this is still an ordinary orc guard. As a lion-man prince, he will definitely have high-level orc guards around him. It is conservatively estimated to be two to three orc warriors. In addition, there may be..."
Arthur paused for a long time, and then said slowly: "There may also be orc heroes accompanying the guards."
The orc hero is a top warrior alongside the human warriors.
Facing the powerful orc heroes, Arthur and his cavalry regiment were weak and vulnerable.
This is simply an impossible task!