Chapter 23 Chapter Twenty-Three

Davin's two feet were fixed there as if they had taken root.All around were horrific soldiers, with legs chopped off, blades in their chests, and heads hacked off with axes. Davin just stood there, waiting for death to come. He thought that when the war started, Birx would definitely take the big ax and chop him in two.But the gang of orc soldiers jumped forward and surrounded their commander.Davin couldn't figure out what he did to make these orc warriors scramble to protect this orc to the death. After that, no one followed him.Orcs and trolls look for humans to fight, and humans find orcs and trolls to fight.Davin, who was closest to the coastline, was left alone and ignored.

The corpse of a troll lay at his feet.The dead Barnes was thrown into the water by a tall orc. Davin couldn't see why the orc had to throw Barnes so far.He decided not to investigate further. The whole world exploded. The violent shaking of the ground woke Davin who was stunned.Davin moved a bit, although he just fell to the ground. Though a moment before the sky had been cloudless--it was a clear and sunny day--it was dark now, and streaks of lightning followed by deafening thunderclaps shook the ground again and again. Davin heard a burst of rumbling noises, looked up, and saw a huge wave was slowly advancing.Darwin hadn't seen such a big wave on the beach since he was sent to Northwatch.This is by no means a small boat can set off.

The wave was as high as the walls of Northpost—it was about to hit Davin. Davin tried to stand up quickly, but his boots would not hold steady in the sand.He fell to the ground at once.Davin spat out the sand in his mouth and cleaned his nose.He gave up struggling, and buried his fists firmly in the sand, with an awe-inspiring demeanor of death. The tide hit him overwhelmingly, almost uprooting him.The heavy armor and fists stuck in the sand like anchors held him down.Davin couldn't help worrying about those poorly equipped soldiers.He wasn't worried about those orcs and trolls at all, what worried him most was whether he could breathe.

After a few seconds, the tide began to ebb.The waves washed the sand off his face, and even though he was in the water, the water tangled his hair and made his beard feel heavy. "You have disgraced me today, my warriors!" Davin twisted his body backwards and looked up to the sky.The sky was still dark, but in one place it was bright.A spaceship stops in mid-air. For a moment, Davin had a premonition of hope—maybe this spaceship was driven by Lorena, maybe she and Queen Proudmoore had escaped from the Burning Blade Clan, maybe this nightmarish sky was the Queen's masterpiece, They came to support Northpost, drove away the orcs, and saved the world.

Davin stared at the spaceship carefully, and the hope just now was wiped out.There are several strange patterns on the canvas outside the spaceship, which Davin recognized as the marks of orcs.Two of them were exactly like the ones he'd seen on the orc armor and weapons—not to mention the markings on the shields of those bastards who were killing soldiers.One of Davin's platoon leaders had told him that these orcs distinguished their tribes by their coat of arms. Davin never believed in religion.He prayed only once in his life, and that was when he hid behind a tree and begged the demons not to find him.Although that prayer unexpectedly came true, Davin didn't want to abuse his luck, and he hasn't prayed since then.

But now, for the second time, Davin prayed to God to allow him to survive today.Somehow, Davin found that he actually had the strength to stand up. The words he heard just now came from that spaceship, and a rope ladder was thrown down from above, and the rope was tightened every time the orc who spoke just made a section. When the orc stood on the beach, all the orcs and trolls gathered - at least as far as Davin could see - and cheered the orc with arms raised.Davin noticed that the orc had blue eyes.He knew who the orc was.Davin had never seen an orc chieftain before.He remembered that Thrall was a shaman, as powerful as Queen Proudmoore, so he should have caused the shocking wave just now.

Thrall held up two hammers in one hand - Davin knew that these were the Doom Hammers that belonged to Thrall's master Orgrim in the legend - and shouted loudly: "I am Thrall, Durotar The chief of the clan, the king of the clan, the leader of the orc tribe! I'm here to tell you—" He pointed to Burks, "—this orc doesn't represent my opinion at all." Over the past six years, Davin has held numerous meetings with the orcs.Northpost is the only place for orcs to enter and exit the merchant coast, and the battle between orcs and humans is inevitable. Davin had never seen such an expression on Birx's face.

"Soldiers of Durotar, retreat immediately." Thrall pointed at Burks again, but this time he had an extra hammer in his hand, "This evil bastard did not hesitate to fight against the people of the two countries in order to provoke disputes between the two peoples." The demons are in collusion. I will never betray our alliance, nor will I allow those brutes who seek to destroy us to succeed." Burks roared, "I have been your faithful servant!" Thrall shook his head, "The soldiers around you reported to me that you always carry a blade-shaped loyalty symbol of the Burning Blade Clan on your body—this is a token of the Burning Blade Clan. According to Jaina—there is another one that has been with Ji The old mage Anna worked with—it is said that those who carry this logo have been controlled by a demon named Zmodor. That demon has been hiding in Kalimdor to instigate hostility between the people of the two countries in an attempt to split Our allies. These demons always use us first and then destroy us."

Birx pointed at Davin with an ax and shouted: "These are the demons who want to destroy us! They enslave us, humiliate us and slander our traditions!" Thrall's unhurried voice was in stark contrast to Birx's hysterical yell: "Yes, some of them did—but it was all because the devil took our souls and forced us to live with the world. war against the men of the world, a war we lost in the end. We are now free from these chains and as strong as ever. Why is this, Birx? Because we are all warriors, because of the nobility of our souls and Pure, at least most of us orcs are. I can't call a brute who conspired with a demon to make us break our promise pure."

Both the orc and the troll looked at Burks with surprise and disgust.There were a few orcs who seemed a little puzzled, and one of them stood up and said, "Is it true, Berks? You really conspired with a demon?" "In order to destroy these humans, I am willing to collude with a thousand demons! They all deserve to die!" In order to show his attitude, Burks went straight to Davin with an axe. In an instant, all Davin's instincts disappeared.The feet took root again as before, and the whole person just stared blankly at Birx's axe, waiting for the orc to chop on his head.

Before Birx could swing the axe, his whole body shook.He stopped walking and fell to the sand.Davin saw Thrall behind Burks raise the Doom Hammer and hit him. "You have dishonored Durotar, Berks. You have despicably killed so many orcs, trolls, and human soldiers. This shame can only be washed away by your death. As a chieftain, it is up to me to enforce the Your punishment." Thrall raised the Doomhammer high above his head and aimed it at Birx's head. Davin's heart tightened suddenly.Blood and brains splattered everywhere.Davin, who was so frightened that he stopped breathing, didn't dare to raise his hand to wipe, even the one that sprayed on his left cheek and beard. Nor did Thrall wipe off the marks of Birx's death—he had more blood on him than Davin's.Davin guessed that this might also be an honor for the orcs.The chief walked in front of Davin: "On behalf of Durotar, I apologize for this traitor's behavior and for everything today, Major. I will not let the Burning Blade clan affect my people anymore, and I hope you will too. can make the same promise.” Davin didn't believe that his mouth could still work normally, so he nodded instead. "We will retreat immediately. I am very sorry that we did not arrive in time to stop this bloody conflict. But my order to the troops is to let them gather on land and stand by. We will withdraw to Durotar immediately and will not attack again You." The chief took a step forward, "unless you give us a reason to attack." This time, Davin shook his head eagerly. Davin still stood there, watching Thrall order his troops to gather up the dead bodies, take care of the wounded, return to the ship, and then set sail northward towards the Kocal Crags.Davin stood there, his boots sunk in the sand, his armor, his face and brain covered with Birx's blood.Thrall climbed onto the spaceship along the rope ladder, and the spaceship and ship headed north together. Davin was surprised to find that his second prayer was answered again.He began to wonder if someone was secretly helping him besides praying. At the same time, he was amazed by the rapid turn of events—all thanks to Thrall's words.Although Thrall's actions stopped the orcs and trolls from fighting at that moment, it was only temporary.What made them really stop the war and retreat immediately was Thrall's words. Although Davin hated orcs very much, he had to admit that Thrall was too admirable. Later, a captain whose name Davin could never remember ran over and asked, "What instruction, Major?" "Go back, Captain." Davin let out a long breath, he didn't even realize that he had been holding his breath for a long time, he suddenly felt very tired, "Go back."