Military System: An Isekai Harem Fantasy Book 1 by T. Barnes

Author:T. Barnes [Barnes, T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 39: Hunters

Outright terror and disappointment overcame the leader as he gradually began to accept the crushing reality of the fate that awaited him- extermination! The primal instinct of self-preservation kicked in immediately. Flight was the only option. The leader wasn't ashamed of his cowardly thoughts. Death dwarfed cowardice by far. Right now, he was desperate not to become one of the disfigured corpses surrounding him that had been struck down with the incredibly insane magic.

Meanwhile, Kadin's group combed through the forest with the intent of finding Xzavier. But much to everyone's surprise (except the old man), they found a trail of dead orcs in the woods!

The hunters with Kadin were experienced hunters who had been in the game for a long time. As men of action and violence, they recognized the cruelty and psychotic nature in the way the orcs had been killed. They marveled greatly as they investigated the environment. They all searched for the obvious signs of struggle, but found none. By all counts, the orcs seemed to have been running away from their assailant! This only baffled the hunters.

One of them yelled out to the others as the group investigated the dead orcs.

"Aye! Do ya'll see this? This can't be true right?"

"Roger that! What the hell happened here?"

"Is this for real? Were these orcs truly running…?"

"Bah! What beast could make a group of orcs flee?!"

"Indeed! It is unheard off…"

"HEAVENS! I see no other beastly set of footprints here!"

A roguish fat man who closely resembled a bloated pig spat a brash reply;

"Sorcery…this must be sorcery. Nothing can make a band of full grown orcs run for their lives in this manner!"

The man's suspicions were way off from the real truth, but his supposition on what had happened wasn't entirely baseless. It was unheard of for an orc to run. One orc might be a coincidence, but the multiple dead bodies which they had chanced upon told a different story! It was unbelievable, especially for them who as hunters had witnessed the unrelenting savagery of orcs in the face of battle. So, the only logical conclusion they could arrive at was sorcery.

While the others rambled and debated amongst themselves regarding the truth of what had just happened here, only Kadin kept to himself. Only he knew the truth. This wasn't the work of a beast, neither was it the work of a sorcerer supreme. No, this was the handwork of the young man with the coldest set of eyes called Xzavier. But he didn't voice out his own version of the truth. It was better they stayed in a mood of uncertainty. That way, they needn't worry about running into live orcs.

As the group of hunters trudged through the woods in search of Xzavier, for the first time in a while, Tacy found herself asking questions she never thought she would ask.

"Master Kadin, why hasn't the nearby government sent any troops to round up the orcs causing trouble here?"

Tacy didn't know it, but subconsciously, the part of Xzavier that clamored for change had rubbed off on her.

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