Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

'Wasn't it twice?'

"When have we ever met three times?"

So, with a sudden happy smile, Blade-Face E said, "The first time really wasn't you."

"The first time?" Dai Lian's eyes narrowed slightly as he finally recalled something unusual.

Yes... he had always known that the first group of orcs he encountered had actually been scared off, not truly defeated in combat.

His arrow hadn't really inflicted serious damage on the orcs, and with his skill level at the time, he wasn't capable of firing arrows of the same caliber consecutively.

Besides himself, the players' team at that time couldn't inflict effective damage on the orcs either.

After all, the orcs had managed to get through the Minefield Array, which could be the doom of the players, not to mention the small guns and short swords they had at the time.

If a real fight had broken out, the players would probably have been wiped out as a group.

Unfortunately, the orcs may not have known their own strength, and had been scared off by his single arrow.

At the time, he even thought these orcs were fools; if he could really shoot that kind of attack without limit, why would he wait until the last critical moment to act?

If only they had persisted a little longer, the players' side would have been completely finished.

Looking at it now... what they were afraid of was probably not himself.

Before they met him, they had encountered the same or similar attacks.

Such an attack had left a deep psychological shadow on them, which made them choose to flee the moment they encountered him... or rather, right after they encountered the arrow he fired.

This was the truth!

The same or similar attack?

Where did his archery skills come from?

The answer was already emerging.

Watching Dai Lian's expression intently, as he seemed to finally understand, a "wakaka" laugh came from Blade-Face E's face.

"How about it? Remember everything now? You should know who used the same archery skills as you, right?"

Then it was Dai Lian's turn to regain some leverage, "Are you looking for my Lord?"

"Yes."

That human was simply too waaaagh!

If he could stand in front of that human again and become his opponent, it would surely be an incredibly waaaagh-worthy thing.

Find him! Defeat him!

What could be more waaaagh than that?

Blade-Face E's face was full of excitement as he stared at Dai Lian, "Tell me, where can I find him!"

"You want to find my Lord? You're not afraid of seeking death?" Dai Lian's eyes were scornful, full of mockery.

This orc had a huge force, and seemed to be incredibly strong, so much so that an arrow, passed down from his Lord, could not break through his defenses. He wondered whether his Lord would have an advantage against him.

He probably couldn't escape, but at least his Lord had treated him and the others well, and even if he were to die for the first time in the game, he couldn't bring more trouble to his Lord.

With a smug, I-knew-it look, Blade-Face E's orcish emotions were crystal clear, written all over his face, "I knew you humans don't like to speak frankly, but since I've captured your comrades, I reckon you'll probably tell me, right?"

Following Blade-Face E's lead, Dai Lian swiftly turned his head.

Sure enough, in the distance within his line of sight, a bedraggled group was stumbling towards his location under the watch of several dozen green-skinned orcs.

From the bruises and wounds on their faces and bodies, it seemed these people had put up a valiant fight before capture.

Unfortunately, the humans who could be expelled from Grey Iron City were obviously losers who hadn't fared well under the city's rules of strife.

When facing the more savage and violent orcs, they were utterly helpless.

Dai Lian saw Gong Yan.

Hidden among the crowd, Gong Yan had managed to conceal herself well; from the way the orcs escorted them, none of the orcs knew she was the leader.

"..."

Yanzi couldn't escape either?

Yes...

No matter how well they had planned, a troupe of over a thousand, filled with destitute commoners, couldn't move quickly.

If discovered, capture was just a matter of time and cost.

Pushed by an orc whelp, Yafei, who the orcs thought was the leader, was shoved over.

"They said they wouldn't kill us, and since they indeed held an overwhelming advantage, they didn't follow through with killing. That's why we surrendered," Yafei came over and voluntarily explained.

Stubborn resistance would only lead to unnecessary casualties in the confrontation. Since these orcs were actively communicating, it must mean they wanted something.

They were poor and had nothing to lose but themselves.

Listening to the orcs' demands wasn't out of the question.

"Did you hear that?" the broad-faced orc laughed heartily with his mouth wide open, "I won't kill you guys. I just want an address. Tell me, and I'll let you go."

"What does he want?" Yafei asked.

"The location of our master."

Dai Lian frowned, occasionally glancing in the direction of Gong Yan. Enjoy new tales from My Virtual Library Empire

In his heart, he felt it wasn't entirely impossible to tell.

After all, the master was stationed in the military camp of Blackwater City.

Even if the master alone wasn't a match for these orcs, the power of an entire military camp was something to consider, not to mention the city behind it.

If human cities couldn't resist foreign races, then cities would have been leveled long ago.

Just these few hundred orcs definitely wouldn't be able to do anything to the master in the military camp.

Even as members of a foreign race, they probably wouldn't dare to approach, which is why all humans wanted to live in or around cities.

Reason told him that speaking probably wouldn't be a big problem.

But if one logically considered the situation, a person who had the intent to seek revenge on another already had a rough plan in mind.

No one would declare revenge on someone without any logical consideration or regardless of any influencing factors.

If these orcs did something harmful to the master, it would be his own fault.

Not to mention the sensation of guilt and sin from divulging information under coercion—it felt like he was selling out the master.

They were players, not real people of this world.

What's the big deal if you die? Why take on any kind of psychological pressure?

At that moment, Dai Lian stiffened his neck, "Gurgle! Just kill me then!"

"If you don't speak, I'll kill them. One by one until you do," said the orc.

The orc's thought process was very straightforward. The broad-faced orc plainly stated his plan, the threat was clear.

Yafei was getting antsy on the side, "Didn't you say your lord was like a demigod who could kill at will? What's the big deal in telling him?"

In the days since encountering Gong Yan, Dai Lian, and others, Yafei had heard multiple times how their "lord" was mighty.

The monsters the army couldn't defeat, he could. The demons that Arbitration Place couldn't kill, he could.

A man with "unbeatable" etched onto his face, would he be afraid of these green-skinned, foolish-looking foreign giants?

Dai Lian glanced at Yafei without saying anything.

Just a silly girl duped by Kuang Xin.

With his deeper knowledge of this game world, he knew even more so that almost no one could stand against thousands alone in these game worlds.

He certainly trusted his lord, but it was a trust born of rationality and clarity, not a blind and fanatical belief like Kuang Xin's.

No matter how fierce the lord was, could he single-handedly take down these hundreds of orcs?

Impossible!

…

Above the vast land, a black SUV traveled alone on a wild land full of scattered stones.

"Buzz~"

The drone emitted a low hum as it was released from the roof-mounted device box and flew towards the distant sky.

"Captain, orcs' traces have been detected ahead," said Zero, who was inside the same vehicle operating the drone to scout the surroundings.

"Hmm?" Bai E opened his eyes which had been closed in repose, showing some interest, "How many?"

"Roughly three hundred, and it looks like... they've taken a group of civilians hostage?"

"Hostage?" This word caught his interest.

Bai E nodded and sat up straight, patting Rose, who was driving in front of him, on the shoulder, "Let's take a closer look."