Chapter 27: You can fight
The last afterglow of the sun set, and a little ignition light appeared in the canyon.
Only then did a human slave drag his tired body back into the wooden house one after another.
The dilapidated wooden house can barely shelter from the wind and rain. A few rows of wooden boards are placed on the stones on both sides, and a few pieces of tattered fur are placed on it, which are both mats and quilts.
Because I never take a bath, even the airy wooden house is full of sour smell. Nearly twenty slaves squeezed into the small wooden house, and after lying side by side, there was no extra space.
By the innermost wooden house of the canyon, the human slaves who returned one after another walked into the house numbly, and then threw their bodies on the wooden board without raising their heads.
"You, who are you?" Suddenly a slave screamed.
Hearing the screams, several human slaves who had already lie down before also turned over and sat up.
Only then did they find a person sitting at the innermost corner of the board.
It was a young man with black hair, a clean cloak, a rosy face, and a faint smile on his face, which obviously did not belong to their group.
"Speak softly, close the door." Arthur said softly.
Although these people were full of doubts, they still chose to close the door and naturally separated two people to guard the door. The two men near the bed secretly took out two sharp iron pieces from under the wooden board when they sat up from the bed.
These small actions were not hidden from Arthur's gaze. Arthur was very happy, glad that they had not completely lost their spirit of resistance.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" The questioner was a man with a long face. Although he was also skinny and bone-skinned, his eyes were still a little bright.
"I'm the one who came to save you."
"You are the orc's lackey, and no one can sneak in without disturbing the orc." The man's eyes became sharp, as if he would pounce on him without hesitation if he had any questions answered by Arthur.
Arthur smiled softly, "What value does the orc have in you worth it to find a spy to deceive you?"
The man was stunned for a moment. Yes, except for having some strength to mine, his life and death have no value in the eyes of orcs.
"Are you really here to save us?" The man's eyes changed from sharp to confused, and his voice trembled a little because of excitement.
"Arthur Hillow, captain of the Hugg Infantry Regiment, former army of the Snow Legion."
"Are you from Hugg Infantry? Are you okay with Deputy Commander Ignat Woods?" asked an anxious man with a baby face that looked a few years older than Arthur.
Arthur scratched his head awkwardly, "I caught up with this war shortly after I was in the regiment. I don't know that the deputy regiment commander you mentioned, in addition to Captain Huge and his lieutenant Nick, also saw a red beard."
"He knew Redbeard, and Redbeard called Ignat Woods. He was his own person! Finally someone came to save us!" The baby-faced man pointed at Arthur and started crying.
Not only him, but almost all the men in the room started crying, saying that they were tough and tough, and their emotions were uncontrollable at that moment.
Arthur's eyes were already rosy, and he knew that no matter how much risk he took this time, it was worth it because he gave these men hope.
The man with a long face wiped away his tears first, "Don't cry, don't attract orcs?"
"Captain Arthur, how many people have you come? How did you break through the orc blockade to find this place?" The long-faced man couldn't wait to know what was going on outside.
"There are troops from one battalion outside our infantry regiment. We broke through the orc defense line in this war between the two tribes and found this place by accident." Arthur lied and deliberately exaggerated the number of people ten times. He was worried that if he said that there was only one squadron outside, the other party would completely lose confidence.
The situation was indeed as Arthur expected. When the man with a long face frowned after hearing Arthur's words, "It's really difficult for a battalion to get in."
"This is why I touched it in advance, to understand the number of orcs' troops and your situation. If you can cooperate inside and outside, and both sides will take action at the same time, there will be great hope of rushing out." Arthur's eyes slowly swept across the faces of the men around him.
Their reaction will affect Arthur's next decision. If these people are afraid and lose the courage to fight the orcs, Arthur will give up this rescue without hesitation. Because they are the key to the next battle, and the strength of his own squadron outside the canyon cannot deal with so many orcs in the canyon no matter what.
"Captain Arthur, we can still fight!" The baby-faced man was the first to stand up.
"We're waiting for this day. As long as we do something outside, we will fight against the orcs!" The men around them rushed to express their opinions. They were even more anxious than Arthur, because they were afraid that Arthur would think that the orcs were too strong and they gave up saving them.
Arthur's eyes finally fell on the long-faced man, who was the leader among these people.
"We still have five or six hundred people here. The two sides agreed to take action at the same time. We are sure to hold back 100 orcs." The man said solemnly.
Arthur raised his eyebrows and said, "Say more details."
"In order to prevent us from resisting and escaping, the orcs have always kept us in a semi-starved state. Our current combat power is not even one-third of the previous ones. But we also made some preparations in secret and stored some food in the mine below. As long as we were given a day or two to recover our physical strength and fighting spirit, we are sure to hold up a orc." The man said slowly, but his order was very clear. I think he was definitely not an ordinary member of the army before he was captured.
Arthur nodded, shook his wrist slightly, and a small pile of meat and a large bucket of water appeared in front of everyone, "Can these things help you recover faster?"
There was a sound of swallowing saliva around them, and they didn't know how long it took for them to eat meat.
"Eat it, replenish and restore your strength as soon as possible, and then I'll take you out together."
While the people around him reached their hands towards the food, the long-faced man stared at Arthur's wrist, "Space bracelet? How much food did you bring in?"
Arthur raised three fingers, "Enough enough food for everyone here to consume in three days."
The man with a long face smiled for the first time, "If we could have a full meal for two days, we could kill half of the orcs here with hatred for these orcs."
The baby-faced man muttered while stuffing his flesh into his mouth, "If I give me a sword, I will go out and fight these beasts now. This is not a human life. I don't want to live a day."
A flash of cold light appeared before his eyes.
Babyface didn't bother to swallow the flesh in his mouth and grabbed the hilt of the sword. His hand trembled excitedly. Unexpectedly, one day he could hold it again. The soldier had the sword in his hand and had the courage!
One by one, one level two and three levels of equipment appeared in front of everyone, not only weapons, but also armor and shields. The Seventh Squadron has swept the orc camp these days and seized a large number of excellent orc weapons and equipment. This time Arthur brought it in.
Arthur looked at the long-faced man who was rubbing a level three-level sword with a smile on his face, "How many orcs do you kill now?"
The man with long face almost got lost and laughed loudly, "This time I'm going to kill them all!"
Chapter completed!