There was no suspense in the battle. The Wolf Riders who stood in the pond like targets fell to the rain of arrows one after another. Some of the Orcs tried to flee into the distance, but they did not manage to run far before they fell into the deep water pit. Then, they were dragged into the darkness by some unknown terrible thing in the water … and never appeared again.
The 29 soldiers used about five rounds of shooting to turn the Orcs and Wargs in the distance into porcupines. But when there were no more Orcs alive on the battlefield, none of the soldiers dared to go up to check the corpses. Because after personally witnessing the scene of the Orcs being swallowed by the underwater monster, the excitement of defeating the 40 Wolf Riders was far less than the fear in their hearts.
Including Sodelor, what the scouts did the most at the moment was wipe their sweat. Not only their foreheads, but even their backs were gradually drenched in cold sweat. Their legs were also trembling uncontrollably.
"Carter, gather the horses. Don't wander around. We'll wait here … for Roddy to come back."
Sodelor took a few deep breaths to calm his tone. Carter, who was beside him, came back to his senses and hurriedly called a few scouts to gather the horses. At this moment, they looked at the pond and puddle not far away, their hearts filled with an indescribable fear. They wanted to hide as far away as possible. Clearly, before this, they had no idea that there would be such a terrifying monster in the puddle.
"We won just like that … I mean, this kind of result is really …" Ruger, who was beside Sodelor, looked at everything in front of him.
Beside Sodelor, Lu Ge looked at everything in front of him with complicated emotions. He couldn't tell if he was excited or something else. Originally, the thoughts that filled his mind were revenge and slaughter. His archery skills were not bad, and he had also shot through the heads of three Beastmen. He had killed and slaughtered, but at this moment, he didn't feel too excited. After a while, he sighed and said, "If you told me this yesterday, I wouldn't have believed it even if you beat me to death …"
His body was a little tired, but it was more of a psychological weakness after surviving a disaster. Ruger squatted down and tried to calm his body, which had been affected by adrenaline. He looked at the battlefield in front of him and muttered to himself, "40 Orcs and Wolf Riders. In the end, we didn't even get to touch them before we died. "
"Not a single one was left, just like what Roddy said …" Lu Ge felt a little tired from squatting, so he sat down on the wet grass and took a few deep breaths. "To be honest, I really admire you. Sodelor. "
Sodelor was looking into the distance in a daze. When he heard this, he squatted down beside Ruger and asked absentmindedly, "What's there to admire about me?"
"In the morning, Roddy brought you along this path less than three times, right? But now, he could actually memorize it without a single mistake. He didn't say anything at the time, so we thought that the swamp was just to slow down the Beastmen. I was just thinking that if you had taken a wrong step, we would have ended up like those Orcs. "
Ruge slowly exhaled. When Roddy said that they were going to attack the Cossack Village in the morning, he didn't need to agree at all, but Roddy's plan convinced him. But a plan was a plan. As a veteran who had experienced the cruelty of war, he never thought about it. This seemingly simple strategy had actually dealt with an almost undefeatable enemy in such a straightforward and efficient manner.
"Roddy, he's … very powerful." Ruge didn't mean to flatter him, but he sighed from the bottom of his heart. "He deliberately didn't tell us what was in there, so we can still stand here alive, right? If I knew what was in there in advance, I really wouldn't have been able to stay so calm. "
"No, you guessed wrong."
Sodelor shook his head and rubbed his face hard with his hands. In a barely audible voice, he said, "Actually, I know."
"Hmm?"
Ruge raised his eyebrows. In the distance, there was a half-dead Warg moving its body, trying to leave that place. In the end, it only took a few steps into the pool before it was dragged in by the unknown monster. There were still some tumbling waves and some bubbles, and then there was no more movement.
Sodelor looked at this scene expressionlessly and said in a low voice, "I knew what was in the water. Actually, I always knew what was in the water. "
Ruge's mouth opened slightly, a look of shock on his face.
"It was Roddy who told me. He also told me the consequences of taking a wrong step." As if saying these words could release the pressure that had been accumulating in his heart, Sodelor let out a deep breath. "When we were running with you, I was actually more nervous than any of you …"
"I've never been so nervous in my life. I understand. If I took a wrong step, it could have been all of us who died. "
Ruge was speechless. For a moment, he didn't even know what to say.
"Roddy didn't tell you because he understood that you just needed to follow. This wasn't difficult to do. Anyone could easily do it if he emphasized it three or four times, but if he told you the truth, it would be easy for problems to arise." Sodelor closed his eyes, as if trying to escape from a nightmare. "All the pressure was actually on me. He knew very well what this meant, but he still did it."
"Roddy, he."
"He was training me." Sodelor rubbed his eyebrows. After his tense nerves slowly relaxed, he spoke weakly. "I came to Norland Village to find him to learn. How could he kill the Orcs so easily? I thought that if he could do it, I could definitely do it. But now, I'm starting to understand where the gap between us is. "
Although it was just a casual chat, Ruge knew very well that Sodelor's gains from this battle were probably more than what he had gained from being a first lieutenant and second lieutenant for a few years. Thinking of this, he was actually a little curious. He asked, "What is it?"
"A strong heart." Sodelor pointed at his chest. "Only with a strong heart can we deal with these things calmly. In the past, many of us rushed forward together in battle, and when something happened, we pushed the blame to each other. And those who survived could always find a reason to absolve themselves. If we succeeded, all the credit would go to us. If we failed, all the mistakes would go to others. "
"If you think that way, you will always be like a coward."
"But just now, I finally understood how terrifying that feeling of not being able to escape is. You have to take responsibility for your failure. There is no way out, no room for compromise. You can only grit your teeth and charge forward."
The corners of Sodelor's mouth twitched. His smile was a little weak, but he was also very satisfied. "If you persevere like this, you will be more confident than ever. If you fail, there is no more nonsense."
Hearing this, Ruge nodded as if he understood. He couldn't fully understand what this feeling was, but he was sure that the state of mental tension wasn't something that anyone could easily endure.
"Speaking of which, what's Roddy's plan for going there now?"
"I don't know. He said he was going to set up a trap and took all the remaining dried meat in the team. Maybe he wants to lure the thing in the water out to deal with the Orcs? "
"Then why did he go alone?"
"I asked, and he told me — that place. Only he can survive. "
At this point, both of them frowned. They couldn't completely relax.
"So many plans have succeeded. He's on his side. I'm sure it's in the bag, "Lu Ge mumbled to himself.
Sodelor didn't say anything. Although he was a little worried, the two of them, as well as everyone else in the team, had a deep-rooted reverence for Roddy.
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A few minutes ago.
From the moment they decided to counterattack Cossack Village in the morning, Roddy had already decided on his current strategy. In other words, this "backup plan" was basically the "last resort" that he had left for himself and the whole team.
Traveling all the way to the Orc Empire to level up didn't sound reasonable, but Roddy didn't choose to hunt rabbits and wolves in the grasslands at the borders of the Orc Empire like an ordinary player because he understood the meaning behind the phrase "risk always comes hand in hand with opportunity".
If he leveled up step by step like a normal player, Roddy had calculated that if he only killed rabbits or completed the missions provided by the village, he would probably need to kill until November in order to reach level 10. This was based on his previous experience in the game. But now he didn't have the time to waste, so during the rainy season in the middle of August, he formulated this bold plan and used the dungeon "Death Swamp" deep in the Nehemian Steppe as the core of the whole plan.
Speaking of which, "Death Swamp" was an extremely special existence in the Earthdivided.
This dungeon would only appear during the rainy season in the summer. Once the rainy season was over, the dungeon would disappear without a trace. In the second year of the server's launch, this dungeon was discovered by the Orc players. In the same year, the news spread to the human side, and many players started to "explore" the dungeon. But the result was tragic. Not to mention the Boss, the players didn't even see the dungeon's monsters. They died over and over again.
The forum was full of curses. But the Roddy at that time didn't care much about it. What he had to do every day was just to browse through the news, read up on strategy guides, and continue to strive for the title of "Leatherworking Master".
At that time, he was still a Profession Player. Every month, he earned a monthly salary of tens of thousands with his own two hands. He could be considered to have reached the level where he "stood out" from the other Profession Players. He was still quite confident, but there weren't many things in his mind. To put it simply, the Roddy at that time was like a machine. In order to make a living, he worked day and night. Whatever he did, he strived to achieve the highest efficiency.
To others, the term "technical geek" might only bring about admiration and envy. But to Roddy, life was extremely boring.
But two years later, when he abandoned everything and began to walk the path of PVP, "Death Swamp" just happened to become the "training ground" for his Ranger path. At that time, it had already been about four years since the server's launch. This dungeon had already been thoroughly explored by others. So, Roddy quickly familiarized himself with this place. He began to use it to kill countless batches of NPCs that spawned at the borders of the Orc Kingdom. He began his crazy leveling plan.
What kind of puddles had "water monsters"? What kind of puddles could be walked through? What should he do when facing the Wolf Riders? What should he do when facing normal Orcs? What should he do when facing a situation that he couldn't handle? What should he do? In his memory, these things were deeply imprinted on him when he first came into contact with the words "slaughter" and "war." He couldn't forget them even if he wanted to.
So, at this time, when the roar of the Wolf Riders came from behind, Roddy only felt that the familiar scene in his mind instantly overlapped with the scene in front of him.
Looking up in front of him, Roddy, who had always been leading the rhythm of this battle, pulled the reins, tilted his body, and constantly began to change directions. The warhorse galloped along the edge of the puddle again and again. The Wolf Riders behind him, whose speed had been reduced after the "Bloodlust" ended, maintained their speed at a level where they could catch up with Roddy under Sarota's witchcraft. Sometimes, Roddy could even hear Sarota shouting orders behind him, such as "Run along the track."
Glancing behind him, the corners of Roddy's mouth slightly raised in a strange arc. However, this fleeting expression wasn't captured by Sarota. At this time, he was trying hard to order the team to advance along the tracks that Roddy had walked. Although the distance was increasing, Sarota obviously didn't intend to give up the chase.
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