Ryan stood on top of the roof, staring at the far end of the road. Rubbing his chin, he was deep in thought, thinking of a way to tackle this situation. He was briefed about the opponent, but the military intelligence couldn’t get anything except classifying them as being stronger.

“Captain Ryan,” a voice called out to him. He turned and saw Beth.

“How is it?” Ryan asked.

“I managed to heal them up, but most have lost their energy guards,” said Beth.

“Good, how’s your energy reserve?” Ryan asked.

“I have two-third of energy left,” said Beth.

“Good, go take a rest,” said Ryan.

The recent fight was enough for him. They were barely able to win against a team of four, and that was after including the assist from Hakeem and Esther. A hard-earned victory, but it was far from satisfying.

They were far too lacking if they want to confront a whole horde. Guerrilla tactics might be the best way in confronting them, and he hoped Jason could at least stopped them from moving. It would be bad news if they continue marching down on the highway.

Meanwhile, Jason was moving with his feet while barely making a sound. He jumped from one roof to another until he stopped. He crouched down while his sight gazed upon the numerous huge bodies of orcs marching down the road. Their shoulders were rubbing with one another, showing their immense number.

Some of the orcs were pushing around with one another while some get in a fight. The gap between them was close to nothing as if they were tight as a can of sardines. Yet one individual caught his interest.

Through his monocle, he could see a larger size orcs fully equipped with metal armors with a huge club resting on its shoulder. It even had a pair of tusks protruding from its lower jaw.

“Scan,” he said.

Target is too far

I see. I guess the monocle can’t actually extend the Scan ability. Didn’t really know there’s a range limit for this skill.

Out of sudden, he saw the big orc turning its head to him. Jason turned invisible the moment he locked eyes with the big orc.

Shit, did it saw me? Can an orc even see that far?

There wasn’t any text saying the orc could see from afar, or it might be a special circumstance for the big orc. Jason turned invisible and stood up once more at a different position.

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He looked at the big orc as he noticed it was staring at the same spot where he once stood.

Hmm, interesting.

Unknown to Jason, the big orc definitely couldn’t see from afar, but the big orc could detect something from Jason. The big orc could detect bloodlust seeping out from Jason.

Well, let’s put him aside for a while. First, I need to deal with blocking them.

He tilted his head a few times, thinking whether this would work or not. Ryan already told him that the explosives he had wouldn’t work, but at least he got to try.

Let’s blow up some firework.

Jason went down on the road. Under the guise of his invisibility, he stood in front of the horde. The front-line of the horde looked rather menacing with armors and big ass weapons within their hands. Unlike the leader’s full armor, at least the front liner had means of defense.

Jason lighted up the fuses and ran from one side to another, dropping down those C4 explosives like they were pebbles on the road. Jason backed down and retreated at a safe distance.

Then as he glanced back at the orcs, a deafening boom exploded. Clouds of dust and smoke erupted, blocking Jason’s view. The wailing and grunting of orcs rang in the air. Jason bolted, sprinting right towards the smoke.

The faint violet glow was barely able to be seen as Jason swung his sword striking in a straight line from one end to another. He could felt it in his grip as his blade slashing against the fat slab of the orcs.

Okay, I think this plan is a bad idea. 

He started to regret this explosive idea. He could barely see a thing in this dusk and smoke, and the road was uneven, probably due to the unseen shallow craters from the effect of the explosions.

Jason’s childish enthusiasm in blowing things up made him threw a bit of his rational thinking out of the window.

Jason ran up the wall of the building as he took a leap. Leaping in the air through the cloud of billowing smoke, the ray of light returned shining on his face. He saw the horde down below riled up by the explosion. They were too caught up by the sudden explosion that they didn’t even realize Jason was in mid-air.

But one of the orcs accidentally saw Jason and Jason saw it. Even before it could shout and alert the others, Jason rained down on it, stabbing at the orc’s head with two swords glowing in a crimson hue.

The momentum from the fall along with the enhanced skill of Blood Edge Combo took the orc down in a single swoop. Jason disappeared as the orcs were confused. They saw one of them dead on the ground, and the perpetrator was nowhere to be seen.

He thought the orcs would start sniffing him around like the kobolds but contrary to his expectations. The surrounding orcs started charging at the dead corpse of its kin.

Shit, they’re like the hobgoblins.

An act of cannibalism, he had seen it before, and it wasn’t that surprising. The orcs started fighting with one another as they fought for food. Fists went flying around while some sneaky orcs snatched the dead orc from under the radar, which ensured a more chaotic scene.

Jason jumped in the air as they were no space in between the horde, more so when they were now fighting with one another. It wasn’t much of a surprise considering they were no food source for this massive horde. The humans had fled, and what food had been left were all eaten. The orcs were a species with a huge appetite. They craved food more than anything. Even the monsters that spawned together with them were hunted just for the sake of filling up their bellies.

In a way, these orcs were starving even with those fat bodies.

Jason, who was about to fall, used Poison Coat as he began his distraction. He landed on the shoulders of an orc and stabbed it from above. The orc cried in pain as its arms swung upwards by the sudden attacker.

Jason jumped once more and vanished in mid-air. He did the same thing to another orc as he went around bouncing from one orc to another, causing more havoc and chaos in the rank of the horde.

His current plan was depleting his energy point fast. A rather reckless plan, but effective in a way. He leaped, and he disappeared as he continued with the same routine. But then he felt an ominous vibe. He jumped, but as he was about to vanish, he caught sight of a flying item heading straight for him.

He vanished, but it was too late. He couldn’t dodge in midair. The blunt edge of the thing struck him right in the gut.

Fuc…

He couldn’t even complete his cuss in his mind as he crashed on one of the buildings. A big hole on the wall and Jason sprawled on the floor as he groaned.

“Shit,” he said.

His energy guard was still intact, but he definitely felt the force behind that throw. He felt like throwing up after lying on the floor. That attack caught him off guard, and he definitely felt stupid about it.

A huge chunk of his energy guard had been taken out, and seeing that big ass club on the floor, he knew who it was.

“That shitty pig,” said Jason.

OIRGH!

Then a loud grunt echoed in the air. Like it was a battle cry insulting Jason.

I’m going to kill you.