"You did well. Defeating those orcs wasn't just a simple feat." [Michelle]
Michelle congratulates us as she unmounted from the hurricane dragon.
"Also, father has taken Suitan under our control." [Michelle]
"Grandfather did?" [Angelica]
"They did depart earlier than us and rallying the adventurers was difficult." [Michelle]
"But you are even more amazing mother. Commanding thousands of people." [Angelica]
"You flatter me too much my daughter." [Michelle]
"How many were the casualties?" [Steven]
"387..." [Michelle]
"That's great right?" [Maria]
"..." [Michelle]
Michelle was unhappy with the figures. She may have wished to make it even lower if she could.
"It's the best you can do. For all we know, without your help, it may have been way higher." [Kate]
"Thank you, Kate." [Michelle]
"Adventurers and magicians, please stay at the outer barricades and report any suspicious activities." [Steven]
"Knights! We're moving into the city. Eliminate any stragglers and give immediate aid to survivors. As for the victims... please report them to us..." [Kate]
"Let us help you, we have rested enough and can use our spells again." [Magician]
"No, it's better if you stayed." [Steven]
"We will come no matter what you say. We've contributed much to this battle!" [Magician]
The young magician protested. Did they think that they were being thrown out after being used? Well for me it does seem like it, but Kate and Steven seem to have a reason why they don't want to let these people in.
"You are a magician from the academy right?" [Michelle]
"Yes." [Magician]
"Then you've also heard stories or read about books, on what happens to people in villages that were occupied by orcs." [Michelle]
"Ah..." [Magician]
Michelle, says in a very cold manner, even I got chills from what she said. The young magician averts his gaze.
"Do you still want to come?" [Michelle]
"..." [Magician]
"A wise choice." [Michelle]
Aren't the adventurers protesting? Is it common knowledge for them?
"Let's go Angelica." [Kate]
"Wait... we're coming?" [Angelica]
"We need you to come with us." [Michelle]
"Okay." [Angelica]
I was baffled why they wanted us to come. I already have a general idea of what the orcs do to other races from my past life and I am sure that I don't want to go see it for myself, as I may not be able to stomach it...
"Maria, do you have that crystal with the Inferno spell?" [Steven]
"Yes, why?" [Maria]
"We might need it, could you hand it over?" [Kate]
"Alright." [Maria]
Our party. Together with Michelle, Steven, Kate and the elite knights. Went into the inner city and the knights took care of the leftover orcs while searching for survivors at the same time...
"Captain, there is something you should see..."
Kate, with a slight pause, said "... Take me there."
We followed the knight and he gestured towards the ditch. Even if we are in the farthest distance, the smell of death was brought by the wind. It was very revolting...
When we got there, piles upon piles of corpses lay on top of one another, there are also different races. Someone gasped when they saw the mountain of death.
This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.
He then took us to a large tent next to it. The knight glanced at us before he whispered something to Kate.
Kate went inside first and a few seconds later, quickly exited. Her face was pale blue like she was going to vomit.
"Terrence, burn it!" [Kate]
"What? What's inside?" [Steven]
"Burn it down!!" [Kate]
Kate's expression was very scary. I haven't seen her like this before.
"Inferno!!" [Steven]
"Let's move forward." [Kate]
We proceeded to walk.
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Offensive Spell
Inferno - Fire magic Expert level. It is a fire spell that keeps on burning till only ash is left. It's fine to leave it since it will extinguish itself automatically.
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I made a quick glance as we walked past it. When the cover of the tent burned down, it revealed hooks with meat on them. Why did Kate ask to burn it?
When I focused my eyes. I saw four long ears hanging on a single hook, it doesn't seem to be from an animal. Next is a huge horse-like leg with hoofs still attached and the last before the fire covered everything. On the table next to butcher knives, a human arm...
My senses are telling me to look away, so I did. We left the tent behind to be engulfed by the flame.
To be safe, we have to check all of the tents, sometimes there were surprises inside, via orcs jumping on you with weapons in tow. We cannot needlessly burn them without checking them first, because of survivors.
There are a few traps in the city, but all were not serious nor fatal and could be easily dealt with healing and supportive magic.
Like a pitfall trap, five meters deep at most you can only get a broken leg. Luckily the orcs are dumb enough to not put any spikes there or were they planning to take someone who is caught alive?
Getting the stragglers is hard, some hide, some run and others try to kill you without regards for their safety. Orcs are real savages, but Maria said that the undead is worse...
"A warg!!"
A warg dashed out from one of the tents since it is very close to me. I went to eliminate it.
"Let me handle it." [Angelica]
The warg, when it saw our huge numbers, ran into a tight alley.
~~~Kate~~~
Angelica ran after the warg. She really doesn't want to let even one escape.
The search is going smoothly, but we still haven't found any survivors. I'm starting to get worried if there are any...
I wonder if Regina was okay? The princess did say that the campaign was a success.
"She's alright Kate. There's no need to worry." [Michelle]
"A... thank you, Michelle." [Kate]
She read my thoughts... when she said that via telepathy, it was as if a huge burden was taken off of my shoulders.
As I was pondering about it. Mooly said that she has heard something, her ears are moving in different directions trying to pinpoint the source.
"What is it Mooly?" [Maria]
"It's voices, but very faint." [Mooly]
"Voices? What are they saying?" [Blake]
She closed her eyes and begins to concentrate.
"Someone... please..." [Mooly]
"Survivors?" [Steven]
"Kill me... please... end my suffering..." [Mooly]
Mooly's eyes opened wide when she realized what she has just said.
"Where... did it come from?" [Maria]
"The voices came from the direction sis went to..." [Mooly]
"Blake! Go after her now!!" [Steven]
"O-okay!" [Blake]
"Terrence, let's go after them." [Kate]
"Roger. Maria, keep Mooly here." [Steven]
Blake was slightly confused, yet he still gave chase. We followed him from behind.
"What do you think Terrence?" [Kate]
"The same as you." [Steven]
I hope that Angelica doesn't run into them. The ones called victims...
~~~Angelica~~~
This warg is good at evading my attacks. It just keeps on fleeing. It ducks, rolls and jumps as I try to slash it. As if watching a comedy cartoon stint.
"End us..."
While running after the warg, I heard a low tone voice and stopped.
"I want... to die..."
Now, I was certain that it was a voice. I went to look for them, following the voices each time they spoke.
They were probably in danger or distress, from the way they are speaking. They might need to be healed, each second that I waste might cost a life.
"WHERE ARE YOU?!" [Angelica]
I shouted and hoped for a reply.
"We... are... here..."
I hurriedly went to where it is. It was at a broken-down building that has a basement, the entrance was obstructed by wooden stakes.
"I'm coming! Hold on!" [Angelica]
"Hur...ry..."
I slashed and slashed with my fire enchant to destroy the stakes to get to them faster. The blockage is now removed, it revealed a staircase that went under. The air is rather damp and smelled weird, but I still went.
When I got to the bottom, I readied my weapon just in case there was an ambush. The light from the outside illuminated the basement.
When my eyes adapted in the dark, there were figures all around the edge of the basement. Not knowing what was what, I used the fire enchant and made the kris lit aflame.
"You've... finally came..."
"Kill... us..."
"End... our suffering..."
What I saw were... bodies... of various races... mostly female... elves, humans, a centaur, and other demi-humans.
Some had clothes which are torn and some had none at all. Chains bound their necks, hands, and feet onto the nearby wall. They have disfigured bodies, one has a large swollen left breast and the right is punctured, another has an over-inflated stomach and there was one that had a prolap...
"I'm giving birth!"
I watched in dread as one delivered right in front of me.
"My baby! My baby!"
The elf woman gave birth to a green infant. She held it in her arms with the umbilical cord still attached.
"I did good! Let's make more children."
When she said the last sentence, it gave me chills, she then looked up at me with dead eyes and smiled.
I looked away in fright and inspected the others and they were all, almost the same with their dead eyes as if their life is extinguished from the inside...
I dropped my kris and covered my mouth, then I slipped and fell on my butt. Even though I was a guy in my past life, this is horrible all too horrible...
"Kill us..."
"Please... end our suffering..."
"No... more..."
"I don't... want... to live..."
These moans of agony fill my ears, and my head felt wobbly...
"Angelica!"
Who was that?
"Angelica!!" [Blake]
Blake, held me close to him, while he pointed his jian at them, but had put it down soon after when he realized what they were.
I trembled and tugged his shirt. He tries his best to alleviate what I'm hearing by covering my ears, but it wasn't working. Their voices of negative emotions fill my head... I don't want to hear it anymore!! Please make it stop!
"Inferno!!"
As I was losing consciousness. I heard the spell ▪Inferno▪
"Thank... you..."
"Now... peace at last...
"You've... saved... us..."
Words of thanks fill the basement as it burns, the red flame engulfing and cleansing their souls...
I felt Blake carry me out before I lost consciousness.