Chapter 5 chapter Five

It never occurred to Bylock that some of the best times in his life were those spent fishing. Literally, "fishing" should not be a way of life that an orc would choose.It's not about war, it's not about honor, it's not about fighting, it's not about giving people a chance to prove their mettle.No weapons, let alone blood. But it doesn't matter what.Bylock came fishing only because he was free. When he was young, he believed the promise of Gul'dan and the Shadow Council, thinking that he could have a new world, where the sky was blue and the orcs were united tightly and could never be defeated.Bylock and his clan followed Gul'dan's guidance, and never thought that he and his Shadow Council were sent by Sargeras and the demons, let alone that they would pay their souls as the price for coming to this world.

It took ten years for the orcs to be defeated.They became the slaves of the demons, though they had considered the demons as their benefactors; they also became the slaves of the human beings, and fought with the human beings so many times that the demons looked sideways. The devil's magic made Bylock no longer remember what his hometown looked like.He also didn't want to remember the days when he was enslaved by humans.He only remembered that during that period of time, he worked non-stop every day, and his back was almost broken, but all this did not destroy his will.Demons can't do it, and neither can humans.

Later, Sal came. Everything has changed.Son of the great Durotan—and Durotan's death marked the end of an era—Thrall escaped from the Overseer to use technology learned from the humans against the humans.His appearance brought the orcs back to their glory days. The day Thrall and his growing army freed Bylock, he made an oath: unless one of them died, he would serve the young orc chief for life. So far, this premise has not been established.Although both humans and demons want to kill one of them, no one has ever been able to do so.But a humble minion of the Burning Legion almost made it.He blinded Bylok's right eye, and in exchange Bylok beheaded his entire head.

After the war, or after the orcs settled down in Durotar, Bylock applied to withdraw from the army.But he promised that once the horn of war sounded again, he would be the first to return to the team, although his right eye was gone, and now he just wanted to enjoy the freedom he had won so hard. Thrall complied with his request.He made everyone who wanted to go home go home. Bailok doesn't really need to fish.Durotar's cultivated land is some of the best in the world.Only humans living in swamps have to abandon farming and start fishing.Because they want to use the extra fish to exchange the orcs for the extra food.

But Bylock hoped that humans would not catch a single fish.If possible, he wishes he didn't have to do anything for humanity.True, he had to fight with humans, but it was a last resort.Humans are a group of monsters, and Bylock is not willing to work for this group of uneducated monsters. It is not difficult to imagine how surprised the one-eyed orc was when he suddenly saw six humans while he was fishing as usual on the Dead Eye Coast. The place where Bailok usually fishes is covered with deep weeds.Although he lost a right eye, he could tell from the beginning that there were no traces of other people except his own footprints in the grass-especially human beings.And he didn't see any ships passing by nearby, and he couldn't even see the shadow of a ship from here.

But how these people came is not important, what matters is that they came.Bylock put down his fishing rod and untied the meteor hammer tied behind his back—this was a gift from Chief Thrall when he rescued him.So wherever he goes, he takes it with him. If these uninvited guests had been Bylock's kind, he would have questioned them now, but they were human - and probably spies - so he would never do that.You can't startle the snake.If only they were a bunch of fools who accidentally crossed the border.According to Bailok's judgment, this possibility is extremely small. They are most likely intruders.If that was the case, he would never let them leave alive.

Bylock had learned human language when he was imprisoned by humans, so now he can understand the words of these people—at least the part he can understand.He crouched quietly in the tall grass, eavesdropping on those few people talking. It doesn't sound like a good situation. "Kill it," said one. "Thal," continued the other.Others say "greenskins" - a term humans often use to insult orcs. He heard a complete sentence: "We will kill them all and occupy the entire continent." Someone asked a question.Bylock heard only one word - "troll".As a result, the person who spoke in front said: "Don't worry, we will kill them too."

Bylock parted the grass so he could see the six men clearly.They don't look like anything special, and to Bylock, humans all look alike.But the elderly orc noticed a pattern on the two closest to him—flaming blades.One has one of these tattooed on his arm, while another wears one of these earrings. Bylock's blood froze all of a sudden, he recognized the sign.A long time ago, the orcs just came to this continent under the guidance of Gul'dan.These people are known as the Burning Blade Clan, and this pattern is printed on their banners and armor.The Burning Blade clan is the most vicious of the legions that serve under the Shadow Council's orders.Later they were all wiped out.None left.

But now there are humans wearing their symbols, and they say they want to kill Thrall. Bylock's blood boiled.He stood up, raised the meteor hammer above his head, and spun towards the six people.Although he was a big man, when he approached those people, there was no sound except the iron chain of the meteor hammer and the swishing sound of the spike ball around the top of his head. Unfortunately, two of them happened to turn around—the ones with the Burning Blade emblem on them—and Bylock had to deal with them first.He smacked one of the shaven-headed men with a bolo on the head.He wasn't worried about losing his weapon at all - because no one could handle it.

"It's an orc!" "It's just in time!" "Get rid of it!" Bylock let out a long howl--a sound so terrifying to a human being--and leapt up to a bearded man, striking his head with a massive fist. At this moment, the man with the shaved head grabbed Bylock's shoulder - Bylock's bola missed him - and tried to lift the bola with the other hand.Seeing his strenuous appearance, Bylock almost burst out laughing. Bylock grabbed the head of the man standing to his right and tried to throw him aside.But at this time another person attacked from his right.

He even forgot that he was blind in one eye.Thinking of this, Bylock held back the pain and used his right hand to attack the enemy who attacked him. Two other men took advantage of the momentum and jumped on Bylock, one punched him hard, and the other slashed him with a knife.Bylock stepped on an enemy's leg and broke his leg in one fell swoop.This undoubtedly boosted his morale, and he stepped up his attack.But the enemy's numbers are too many.Although two people had been seriously injured, they were still lying on top of him.It is impossible for Bylock to defeat six people without weapons. Bylok knew he needed weapons now.He took a deep breath, pumped both fists with all his strength, and let out a terrifying howl.But this can only shock the enemies on him for less than a second, but one second is enough.Bylock dived down and held the meteor hammer tightly. Just as he was about to raise his weapon, two men rushed over and beat him hard on the head, and another stabbed him in the left thigh with a dagger.Bylock raised his arm, trying to fight back, but the meteor hammer flew through the air, just missing the enemy. Although it was not yet a last resort, Bailok decided to run, and ran away reluctantly. It was too difficult for him.It wasn't just because of a dagger stuck in his leg.To the orcs, fleeing is a shameful humiliation.But Bylock has a more important mission - the Burning Blade clan is back, although this time it's humans.All six—not just the two he had seen before—were wearing the symbols of the Burning Blade: a necklace, a tattoo, and something else. Thrall must be notified immediately. So Bylok fled. He vaguely felt that those six people were still chasing after them, but he didn't have the energy to take care of them.He must rush to Orgrimmar and inform Thrall as soon as possible.Although he was injured, his steps were bigger than humans, so they couldn't keep up with him.At one point he threw them so far that they were almost invisible in the lush grass.Maybe they were chasing him just because they wanted to hit an orc.They may not have realized that he could understand their strange language.So they shouldn't know that Bylock already knows their identities.Of course they didn't think about his past, although it was necessary for them. Or so he hoped. He couldn't think of anything at the moment.He drove all the thoughts out of his head, and all he wanted was to run faster, and run faster.The vast grass beat against the soles of his feet step by step.He forgot about the wound on his leg.Anywhere they could beat him, even kill him.Because he can no longer see in one eye, because his leg injury is slowly taking the strength out of his body. He is still running. But suddenly he stumbled.He couldn't lift his left leg - but his right leg was still moving forward, so he fell to the ground.Grass and mud poured into his eyes, nose, and mouth. "Must...get up..." "You don't want to go anywhere, Greenskin." Bylock could hear them talking, heard them come running step by step, and felt two of them riding on his back, "Because, one thing to remind You—you're finished. Orcs don't belong in this world, so we're going to get rid of you. Understand?" Bylock lifted his head as far as he could until he could see the faces of the two men.He spat at them. The humans laughed. "Do it, boys. Galtek Erednash!" The other five followed suit: "Gertek Erednash!"