Free Web NovelChapter 45: Calamity Orc
Ren stood there for a few seconds. He knew the calamity orc would make a move, but when? He wanted to ensure that he was not taken unaware when the attack came.
A few seconds went by.
WHOOSH!
The sound was loud and seemed like space itself was ripping apart. Ren heard it before he saw it, a chain tearing through the air. And then it came into his sight. It was a blade a meter and a half long, tied to a chain, coming right at him. He had less than a second to respond to it or lose his head.
Ren refused to dodge the attack. He crossed his gauntlet-like hands. The blade slammed into his arms, sparks flew in every direction, and he was pushed back a few feet. The ground beneath him was dug in by his feet until a deep mark was left.
The chain was pulled back. The blade swung in the air in an erratic manner before rushing back into the cave, following the chain.
Ren stood there. He dropped his hands and looked at the cave, a smile on his face. "That attack packed a punch, but you can definitely do better, piggy."
The eyes of the orc showed inside the cave, red and glowing bright. It was clear that it had fully awakened and was now ready to fight.
RAWRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
It let out a thundering roar that almost rivaled that of Ren. It caused the walls of the cave to tremble, and the entire mountain as well.
Thump!
Thump!
Its footsteps came heavy and loud as well. Each one caused the ground to tremble. The orcs that were close to the cave all instinctively started moving away. The fear in them could be seen through their eyes and bodies as well.
The calamity orc finally got out of the cave. It stood at a staggering ten feet tall, almost twice as tall as the average human, so tall that its head almost reached the roof of the cave.
The calamity orc was no normal orc. With a body that seemed built like a mountain, its body was an ashy pink and covered with tons of blood-red markings all around it. It had very slim clothes on, covering only its nether region and nothing else.
There was a deep scar across its face, so deep it would make one wonder who was capable of leaving such a wound on this monster.
On its hips were two massive blades tied to chains that wrapped around its body multiple times. The blades were covered in deep red rune engravings.
’He is a really big boy,’ Ren thought as he looked up at the calamity orc. In the hand of the orc was a smaller orc, gripped by the head so hard it could not move at all.
The calamity orc lifted the orc into the air and then opened its mouth. A red stream of light burst from the chest of the orc and rushed into the mouth of the calamity orc. It was feeding on the orc in real time.
The orc dried up at a stunning rate until its body was nothing more than a dry husk. When it was done, the calamity orc hurled the body to the side.
"Scum! Die! RAWRRRRRRRR!" the orc spoke and then roared right in the face of Ren so hard that it caused rocks to be sent flying. Its hands moved to the blades on its side at a stunning pace. It grabbed them and pulled them free. The chains extended in seconds, and it pulled both blades back and swung them down at the same time.
’Here it comes,’ Ren thought and spread his wings. With one flap, he launched backward into the air. The blades made a powerful arc through the air and came down fast. They cut into the ground where Ren had just been.
BOOM!
The attack carried a force so powerful it shattered the ground where it hit. Debris flew in all directions. The calamity orc looked up and saw Ren flying in the air, then stomped its foot into the ground. Instantly, massive boulders broke out of the ground and rushed at Ren.
"Shit," Ren cursed as all the boulders came. He pulled up and dodged as fast as he could, but while he was mid-dodge, the orc hurled the blade at Ren. It moved so fast and burned with an intense red energy.
Ren saw it in his peripheral vision and reacted. He swung his hand, his claws met with the blade, and what followed was a terrifying explosion.
BOOM!
Ren was hurled back fast. He slammed into multiple trees and broke through them, clearing a huge chunk of the forest in an instant.
The orc leaped off the cliff of the cave and landed on the ground with a loud thud. It looked in the direction of Ren and began rotating its blades, creating a vortex of blood-red energy.
Massive boulders flew around the orc, each one easily the size of a car.
Ren got on his feet slowly.
"Seems this dude is not just the forest lord in name, he might just have the skills to back it up."
He stood straight and faced the orc. He smiled from ear to ear. "Give me your best, piggy!" he roared.
The calamity orc replied with an attack. It hurled every rock around it right at Ren, each one moving faster than a bullet.
Ren flapped his wings and shot forward, his gaze locked onto the incoming rocks. He banked hard left and evaded one before diving down and going under a few. He landed on one and used it to propel himself faster.
The calamity orc saw him incoming and gritted its teeth. It pulled back both blades the moment Ren crossed the rocks and then swung. The chains extended, and the marks on the blades glowed.
Ren gritted his teeth, planting his feet hard into the ground, and swung his claws with all his might.
KABOOM!
The collision of claws and blades caused the ground beneath them to crack in an instant, followed by a shockwave that tore through the forest so fast and hard that trees were ripped out of the ground and tossed aside.
At that same time, all the orcs that were watching and close to the cave seemed to have some sort of information reach them. They all gathered their weapons and rushed towards Ren’s settlement.
