A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 2667: Chapter 1800: This Hero Eradicates the Heretics (Eating and Sleeping Every Day)

"You bastard!"

The young guard rushed over, pinned the man to the ground, but it was too late, the tightly shut gate had already fallen, revealing a wide path for the invaders.

"Why did you do this! You grew up here! Have you forgotten?"

The young guard grabbed his colleague fiercely, his eyes reddening, glaring viciously at the man before him. He and this guy were about the same age, having grown up together. The young guard was well aware of his situation. Precisely because of this, he trusted him to guard his back.

But what the young guard didn’t expect was that the person he trusted the most was the one who stabbed him in the back!

"Don’t forget! You were only five when you came here! It was the Lord who took you in when you had nowhere to go, allowing you to grow up here! How can you do this! Why did you betray the Lord?"

"Nowhere to go?"

Gripped tightly by his friend, the man’s expression remained very calm, even with a cold glint in his gaze towards the young guard.

"Do you know why I had nowhere to go?"

"?"

"I was only five at the time, there are many things I don’t remember, but I do recall when my parents were fleeing with me, at that time, to allow me to escape, they chose to divert those damned orcs, and then they were eaten alive by the orcs!"

At this moment, the man’s voice suddenly increased significantly.

"I will never forget how my parents were torn apart and devoured by those damned orcs! I want revenge! I’ve never forgotten that!"

"But, but the Lord saved you..."

"So what?"

The man revealed a sinister smile.

"At the end of the day, isn’t it just to fatten us up before eating us? I heard that in the old Human Kingdom, some places would play music for the cattle being raised, even give them wine and cheese. It was said that the beef slaughtered from such cows was more delicious. Maybe your Lord likes this too!"

"You bastard!!"

Hearing this, the young guard could no longer hold back and roared angrily, while the man also suddenly pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed towards the young guard. The latter reacted swiftly, raising his longsword as he forcefully stabbed downward at the man simultaneously.

"Splurt!"

Blood spattered, the man’s body trembled once, then became motionless. Yet, his eyes remained filled with hatred and venom, staring at the young guard. The latter stood up, seemingly just realizing what he had done, staring blankly at the blood on himself and the blood-stained weapon, unsure of what to do.

"What’s going on?"

Watching the suddenly open gate, Duanmu Huai, who was fiddling with the Thunder Warhammer, curiously asked. He was planning to charge again but didn’t expect the gate to open directly without even a "ready—go" command.

Could there be a trap?

"Should we continue forward?"

Lisetta asked anxiously.

"I suspect this is probably a trap..."

"So what if it’s a trap? I want to see what tricks they have. Do they really think I’m as stupid as Sima Yi to fall for this?"

Duanmu Huai swung the Thunder Warhammer, then posed for a charge.

"Everyone, charge with me!!"

When the gate opened, the defenses on the city wall completely collapsed. Even so, those orc soldiers and human guards still tried to block the attack. They raised their long spears, densely pointing towards the gate like hedgehogs. Meanwhile, warriors in the rear bent bows and shot arrows like raindrops, flying through the gaps in the spear formation and forward.

For ordinary soldiers, such a situation would definitely mean heavy losses.

Unfortunately, they encountered Duanmu Huai.

He charged into the gate like an out-of-control dump truck, the torrential arrow rain clanging on his heavy armor, with no effect other than the sound. The solid steel spears shattered upon contact with Duanmu Huai, turning into fragments on the ground. The spear-wielding soldiers felt like they were hit head-on by an elephant, sent flying into the air.

"Boom boom boom boom!!"

Duanmu Huai’s speed did not decrease at all. He charged ahead on the path like a mad bull, indifferent to whether it’s a person, a house, or anything else in front of him, all would be knocked away. Other soldiers tightly followed behind Duanmu Huai, attacking along the path he opened.

For the orcs of this territory, what happened was equally out of their expectations. They didn’t expect the gate to fall so quickly, and the troops the Lord sent did not reach the city wall in time, stumbled upon Duanmu Huai’s charge, and were hit directly by the overloaded heavy truck.

Duanmu Huai charged forward victoriously until he stopped in front of the castle.

This was not just because the fully armed orc soldiers had taken position, standing ready, nor because of the orc lord behind them. It was because in front of them stood a group of humans.

A group of weak humans.

Among them were men and women, the old and the young, everyone appeared to be civilians, holding no weapons to inflict damage, only some farming tools. Yet these people stood in front of Duanmu Huai, trying to stop him.

"What does this mean?"

Duanmu Huai glanced at the elderly, sick, and disabled, then looked at the Orc Lord standing on the steps behind them, an orc with a tiger’s head, but its body was somewhat human-like, except it had four arms — four arms that made Duanmu Huai feel his PTSD was about to flare up just from looking.

"This is a war between us,"

The Orc Lord spoke at this moment.

"I originally didn’t intend to let the civilians join, but they came here on their own, wanting to fight alongside me."

"That’s right!"

Upon hearing the Orc Lord’s words, the civilians immediately shouted loudly.

"We want to fight for our Lord!"

"I don’t care if Lord is an orc, but the Lord saved us, so we have to help it!"

"We’ll never let you harm the Lord!"

The civilians roared angrily, their hands trembling slightly. Clearly, even in the face of the terrifying army before them, these civilians were not without fear. However, despite this, to protect their Lord, to protect their lives, they resolutely chose to stand up........

Seeing this scene, Lisetta couldn’t help but be moved to tears. She saw humans and orcs transcending racial divides, united in belief.

If it were before, then as a goddess, she naturally would have praised and blessed them, but now... she stood on the opposite side of them...

But, unlike the melancholic goddess, the soldiers of the Death Army faced these shouting civilians with silent indifference, standing still. Not moving an inch, while Duanmu Huai snorted softly, looking at the Orc Lord.

"Seems you’ve trained them to be quite obedient?"

"I just gave them what they deserved."

The Orc Lord shook its head.

"Not everyone desires war; we just hope to live peaceful and quiet lives. I know the Demon King’s Army is in chaos now, but I don’t intend to get involved. The war between humans and orcs has shed too much blood, taken too many lives, so I hope it can end here."

"Lord.......!"

Upon hearing the Orc Lord’s words, the civilians were moved, then once more looked towards Duanmu Huai.

"You are not welcome here! This is the home of orcs and humans!"

"That’s right, we don’t want war! This is our home! We want to protect it!"

"Get out! Get out!"

The voices of the crowd grew louder, the gathering crowd increasing, angrily staring at Duanmu Huai and the Death Army, wanting to express their determination this way. In the eyes of these people, as long as they showed enough determination, then the other party should restrain themselves! At least, he can’t possibly kill all of them!

At this moment, they heard Duanmu Huai’s voice again.

"Hmm, the heretical thoughts have thoroughly corrupted them, seems there’s no need for reform, just execute them directly."

Duanmu Huai raised his hand, with his movement, the soldiers of the Death Army silently raised their weapons, aiming at the crowd before them.

"Execute."

Countless red beams shot out.

The crowd fell one after another, like wheat being harvested, men, women, elderly, and children. None could escape the sickle of the Shinigami; in just an instant, the unified roars transformed into wails and screams. The soldiers coldly stared ahead, the shooting in their hands showing no sign of stopping. The civilians screamed as each fell, turning into charcoal. Then, the orcs rushed forward, completely unprepared for the cruelty of these invaders, sparing none of their brethren!

Duanmu Huai stood there, coldly watching the battlefield before him, neither civilians nor orcs managing to stir a single emotion in his expression.

Finally, only the Orc Lord remained on the battlefield, all others having turned into corpses.

"Why did you do this?"

The Orc Lord stared at Duanmu Huai, astonishment on its face.

"Why? The reason is simple; you are a threat to humans, alien beings must be purified. And sympathizers of aliens cannot survive either, it’s just that simple."

"You’re insane!"

"I have no interest in explaining to aliens."

Duanmu Huai shrugged, then turned to leave. At that moment, the Orc Lord flashed forward with lightning speed, almost too fast to see, rushing to Duanmu Huai’s back, raising its long sword to chop at Duanmu Huai’s head!

"Boom—————!"

At that moment, a meteor streaked across the sky, piercing through the battlefield, striking the Orc Lord, putting a hole through its body, and the tall figure of the Orc Lord staggered briefly before collapsing dead.

Duanmu Huai didn’t even glance at the Orc Lord, casually issuing a command.

"The heretics need complete purification; burn this place entirely."

"Yes."