Attacking the Ogre camp was naturally dangerous, but the rewards were great as well.
Just being able to stabilize their rule was already a great reward, not to mention the fact that the Ogres often had many collections. Things that the dragons did not care about might be valuable to Baron Dahl.
Furthermore, if he could capture the Ogres alive, be it training them into soldiers or selling them, he would be able to reap great benefits.
If it was the former, with just two or three tamed Ogre soldiers, Baron Dahl would dare to attack the surrounding lords and expand his territory. If it was the latter, he would at least be able to earn a large sum of money, and he might even be able to use this opportunity to form connections with factions that he had long wanted to establish good relations with.
Even if the Ogres were dead, dead Ogres would still be valuable. Many parts of their bodies were good materials, especially the famous "Ogre Gloves", which could greatly increase the strength of ordinary people, turning them into beasts in human form.
Baron Dahl remembered that the consultant he had recently hired was a genius in alchemy and enchanting. If he had enough Ogre materials, it would not be a problem to make a few pairs of Ogre Gloves.
This kind of treasure that could instantly increase one's strength, whether it was for his own use or to sell it for money, was a good thing.
As for the danger, he had considered it, but the group of Ogres had been robbed by the dragons, and even the shaman had died. Even if there was some danger, it was not impossible to take the risk.
Thinking of this, he made up his mind.
Of course, he would definitely not go up the mountain this time. No matter the outcome of the battle, he could not be in danger.
For this reason, he made a promise that if the battle was successful, no matter how much he earned, 70% of it would go to the team that went up the mountain. And even if the battle failed, he would take out a large sum of money from his own assets as compensation.
However, he didn't say a word about the compensation.
It was not that he could not bear to part with the compensation, but he knew that he could only bring up the benefits and not the risks. He had to make everyone jealous in order to succeed.
As for whether there would be deaths? How many would die? He did not care anymore.
As long as he was not the one who died!
Since Baron Dahl had made up his mind, the knights discussed it and agreed with him.
No matter what, defeating the Ogres was a great achievement that could be bragged about for many years. Furthermore, they didn't even dare to provoke a group of wastrels who had just been robbed by a giant dragon. How could they still have the face to ride a tall horse and parade around the city? He should just go home and take care of his wife and children!
Not to mention the fact that the risk this time had a rather generous reward. It was worth it!
The clergymen of the Church of the Void Mask did not even hesitate. For them, as long as there was enough hope, it was a matter of course to fight against evil and eradicate monsters. As the saying goes, 'I'm the soldier, you're the thief.' There was no need to consider so much!
As for whether this would benefit Baron Dahl? No matter how bad Baron Dahl was, he was still a human and a lord. At the very least, he had to bear the basic responsibilities of a lord, such as sweeping away the demons in his territory. Unless there was something wrong with their brains, such as the Virgin Mary in Europe in the previous world, who would believe in monsters more than humans?
The righteous were all scoundrels, while the demonic path was very loyal. That was an anti-traditional romantic story that couldn't be taken seriously!
However, they were also discussing, not whether they should fight this battle, but how to fight it.
According to Priest Kabala's opinion, it would be best to carry the altar up the mountain. Of course, he would also follow, so that he could use his trump card at the critical moment. But the others did not agree and opposed it together.
It wasn't that they thought it was too hard to carry the altar up the mountain. The altar was made of wood, and it wasn't too heavy for a mid-ranked paladin who could pull a bull and defeat a tiger. However, they refused to let Kabala go with them.
Swords had no eyes, especially when the enemy was the dangerous Ogres. If something happened to the priest, what would they do?
The two sides argued for a while. Finally, Priest Kabala relied on his high status to force everyone to agree and settle this matter.
So they went up the mountain together, slowly walking along the steep mountain path, and arrived at the camp of the Ogres.
The camp was indeed in a mess. The Ogres had just sorted out the corpses of the dead, and they were lying there one by one. They had not even had time to hold a funeral yet. As for the sentries, there were two sentries who had been knocked off the cliff by the Dragon. Even if they did not die, they were still struggling for their lives at the foot of the mountain. How could they have returned?
Speaking of which, the expedition team came at the right time. During the battle with the Dragon, many of the Ogres had been sent flying off the cliff. At this moment, a few strong young Ogres were walking down the steep slope, trying to see if there were any lucky survivors. Apart from the old, the sick, and the disabled, there were only a few injured people left in the camp.
But it was these few injured people that caused a lot of trouble for the expedition team.
How could a group of fellows who could exchange blows with a giant dragon and still be alive be so easy to deal with!
Every one of the wounded had advanced, and the weakest among them was an Ogre Warrior. This was enough to defeat most adventurers who had yet to enter the Middle Order. The second-ranked ones were the Ogre Vanguards. If they weren't injured, a Middle Order Paladin would only have a 70% chance of winning against them. There was even a Twin-headed Ogre among them.
Oh, the "former" Twin-headed Ogre.
Because one of its heads had been torn off by the Dragon's sharp claws.
Fortunately, it had lost one of its heads. Otherwise, if the expedition team encountered it, they would not know if they were here to subdue a monster or to deliver themselves to their doorstep!
The Twin-headed Ogre's strength rating was barely at the "high-level" level.
This fellow's two heads could think separately, and they were extremely sharp in battle. What was more frightening was that one of its heads would often become a Warlock. In other words, in battle, it was equivalent to an excellent Warrior, coupled with the Warlock ability that could cast spells at will.
That was a f * cking foul!
The head that the Twin-headed Ogre had lost was the "Warlock" one. Hence, it fell from a dual-core superman who cultivated in both magic and martial arts to its original form, becoming a big guy who could not even walk nimbly.
Well, because it had lost one head, it was not very used to its new state, and its movements were a little shaky.
"I hope it can learn its lesson in its next life, or simply reincarnate into a good life." After chopping it down, the paladin, who was as strong as a bear, stood on its corpse and laughed loudly, ignoring the serious injury on his left shoulder that had almost been crushed.
Soon, he could not laugh anymore.
This was because the young Ogres who had gone out to look for their tribesmen who had fallen off the cliff had returned.
That battle was extremely tragic. In the end, almost all the paladins were seriously injured, and the priests had used up all their magic. One of the two rangers even lost a leg and became a cripple.
Fortunately, this glorious victory was praised by His Majesty the Void Mask. He mercifully bestowed divine grace, allowing all the injured to recover to health.
This included those who did not believe in him.
When the warm Holy Light was erected like a pillar of light in the Ogre camp, the winter purge in Darr's Domain finally came to a successful end.
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