Apocalypse Online #4 by Conor Malachi

Author:Conor Malachi [Malachi, Conor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Keep Evolving Studios
Published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

Two days of searching passed, and the damned bands were still rocking out. Currently it was some punk-rock-sounding group singing about shooters, blood, and teeth and how the orcs were the greenest and meanest. Lyric variety wasn’t the orcs’ strong suite.

Still, Sam couldn’t argue with the effects. That buff was supposedly growing stronger with every passing hour as was the duration, if the bands were ever to stop playing. She could only imagine how insane a rocked-out orc warband would be—they were already nuts given their natural tenacity, how incredibly durable their bodies were, and how they threw themselves into battle in a frenzy.

If the orcs didn’t already have rock band wagons, she didn’t want to give them any ideas. But she’d happily take the free buff.

Rocky dropped onto her shoulder and chittered at her.

“Still nothing, huh?” Sam asked.

Rocky shook his head with a puff of his cheeks.

“Nothing over here,” Sal called over party chat like he’d been asked to.

Over the past two days they had been combing an ever-increasing ring around the orc camp, to no avail. There were seeders roaming about, attracted to the noise, and local wildlife too—roasted flame boar made for an especially tasty breakfast—but there was no sign of their mystery prey.

Sam was beginning to think the orcs had already killed them all in their mad retreat back to their original camp. The numbers of the strange orcs were always rather limited compared to the much larger warband they came across. Though one look at the casualties on both sides had made it clear the marked orcs came out on top every time.

But if the mystery threat was already dealt with, it troubled Sam. She had just helped Golgug bring all of the scattered orc warbands together under one banner—his banner. Then she’d spent the past two days letting them get riled up by their ridiculous rock concert buff to who knew what power degree. Sure, she, Sal, and Rocky had all received the buff, but there were a lot more orcs than them.

Did I just play myself? Sam thought with growing dread in her heart.

Surely the orcs aren’t that cunning, sweetie, Olivia tried to ease her fears. That sweet, mothering voice of hers only did nothing to calm her.

Maybe a normal orc, but Golgug isn’t a normal orc, Sam replied. He’s bigger and smarter than the rest. On top of that he’s a wizard, so his intelligence must be off the charts for his species.

Olivia laughed. He can’t be that smart if Gutwrencha was leading the clans before him.

Yes, because orcs rule by strength, and he had us eliminate his greatest obstacle to power, Sam continued with a frown.

An explosion in the distance tore her out of her thoughts. It was muffled by the rock concert, but it clearly came from the same direction.

“Oi! Which one of you gits is lobbin’ rocketz?” shouted the singer. “Wot? Not our boyz? Ladz! Them weird gits is here! They’z here! Get ta fightin’!”

The rock music picked up in tempo and fury as explosions and gunfire joined with the show.

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