Free Web NovelChapter 2682: Chapter 1813: Rush
The purple scar is close at hand.
Duanmu Huai sat on a chair made from a pile of broken garbage, staring at the big crack before him. His mind was filled with cheerful melodies, and the unified shouts of the Orcs made him feel a surge of excitement. Ever since he left the planet and embarked on this great WAAAAAAGH expedition, he had been in a state of constant exhilaration. He wanted to kill something and then smash something else.
He could feel the pulsation and roar emanating from the big crack, and like those Green Orcs, he was filled with excitement. During this period, Duanmu Huai repeatedly engaged in battles; he sought out the leaders of the Orc Clans, beat them up, and then led them, promising them a grand WAAAAAAGH expedition. This cycle repeated until now, where he had gathered a large army!
"Alright, we’ve arrived at our destination!"
Duanmu Huai stood up, brimming with confidence, pointed forward.
"That is the location of the crown, I can feel it. Inside, there are many trying to stop us, but they can’t hold us back! We can go wherever we want! Nothing can stop us!"
"WAAAAAAGH!"
The Orcs raised their hands high, cheering loudly. Regardless of what the Beastman Crown truly was, at least all the Orcs could feel its presence. In the past, they would have fought each other over the crown, but now they simply followed by the Big Iron’s side, wanting to see him wear the crown.
"Smash up whoever tries to stop us!"
"WAAAAAAGH!"
"Crush whoever stands in our way!"
"WAAAAAAGH!"
"But boss, what if they’re not stopping us?"
An Orc curiously asked with a thick tongue, and Duanmu Huai’s response was a slap.
"Crush them anyway!"
"WAAAAAAGH!"
"Remember, smash anything you see! No exceptions!"
"WAAAAAAGH!"
"Now, let’s go————!"
Duanmu Huai shouted with satisfaction, watching as the Orc fleet advanced towards the big crack under his leadership. In his memory, this big crack seemed important? But that wasn’t significant now, for two ugly and strange Orcs stood beside him, putting their arms around each other. He might have seen them before, as they felt familiar at first sight, like halves of each other’s souls. They laughed, sang, and anticipated a battle that would truly be WAAAAAGH to the extreme.
He had a feeling, as long as he wore that crown, he would become even closer with these guys.
To Duanmu Huai, he didn’t dislike this.
Meanwhile, as the endless Orc fleet plunged into the Milky Way’s biggest toilet, on that lonely planet, Mary received a surprising report — after Duanmu Huai encountered issues, others in the Tribunal immediately began various investigations and research. Ultimately, Alice Phil and Medea brought them an astonishing conclusion.
"Origin?"
"That’s right."
Alice Phil nodded and explained.
"In my world, there’s such a saying that things can’t appear out of thin air. If you keep tracing back, you’ll definitely find their initial cause, which we refer to as origin. Once there’s an origin, no matter how many generations it goes through, it will persist, and the attribute of the origin will dictate one’s actions. Everything has an origin."
"Ugh... I don’t quite understand, can you simplify it further?"
"Here’s an analogy..."
Alice Phil thought for a moment.
"If someone’s ’origin’ is ’consumption,’ then when they awaken this origin, they might be unable to control their desire to eat. They would want to eat everything, including humans and inorganic materials. If someone’s origin is ’taboo,’ then they’d be easily drawn to all kinds of ’taboo’ behaviors. And if someone’s origin is ’forever,’ they might be unable to tolerate things ’that are about to end.’"
"So, Miss Alice, you’re saying that Mr. Duanmu might have awakened his ’origin’?"
"Yes, after learning about this, I investigated the Green Orc race. According to the Judgement Court Manual, there’s something very peculiar. Orcs have a kind of power that their master refers to as ’I reckon’, which specifically manifests as ’I think it is what it is.’"
"Sounds somewhat similar to the basic concept of Human Magic."
Naruse Mio’s expression became somewhat complex.
"Miss Frieren once said that casting magic requires first letting oneself feel it is absolutely achievable..."
"Moreover, the Judgement Court Manual also states..."
Alice Phil flipped through the manual.
"This power grows stronger with the increase in Orc numbers. Thus, based on our research, we suspect it is possible that the Orcs’ power of ’I reckon’ awakened the master’s ’origin.’ Because in Miss Alicia’s initial report, she wrote that at the beginning, the master’s behavior was still quite normal. But gradually, as the number of Orcs increased, that’s when his situation changed."
"That’s right."
Alicia nodded.
"If what’s written in the Judgement Court Manual is correct, Orcs are a simple, brusque, straightforward, and basically brainless race that likes fighting and killing. Then their perception of the master might also be very simple and direct, and... we cannot deny, there is indeed a similarity between Orcs and the master."
At this point, Alice Phil’s expression became somewhat awkward, but everyone understood what she meant.
"So, is there a way to solve this situation?"
"According to logic, with the master’s willpower, he shouldn’t be controlled by the origin. So I suspect that it’s the Orcs’ ’I think’ force that amplified the origin’s impact on the master, resulting in the current uncontrollable state. Therefore, after consulting with Medea, our opinion is... if we can eliminate the Orcs around the master as much as possible when we see him, weakening the influence of that power, maybe the master can return to normal."
"Perhaps we should indeed send a fleet there at that time."
After listening to Alice Phil’s description, Lorena sighed softly, but it was clear there was no use regretting now.
"It’s the same here."
Mary shook her head, staring at the notebook beside her, fiddling with her pen.
"So the next thing we need to do is simple. When Mr. Duanmu comes here, we will do our best to eliminate the Green Orcs surrounding him, and then find a way to awaken Mr. Duanmu’s rationality..."
"Sounds simple, but those Orcs aren’t easy to deal with."
Alicia spoke up.
"And there’s another problem, if the Great Judge initiates a rush, who can stop him?"
".............."
This question indeed puzzled those present. They exchanged glances but had no answer. The strength of Duanmu Huai was well known by the girls present, and finding another existence that could withstand Duanmu Huai in their memories was extremely difficult.
After all, apart from Duanmu Huai, most of the Tribunal tends towards attack, not defense.
"I’ll do it."
However, at this moment, a petite and unsurprising figure emerged.
"Miss Ogis? Are you really okay with that?"
"Of course."
Ogis looked at everyone and nodded.
"I will definitely stop the master."
"Then it’s decided."
Mary decisively issued the order.
"Let Miss Ogis handle Mr. Duanmu’s problem... Mio, I hope you can quickly find a place to build defense facilities. Those Orcs aren’t easy to deal with, we can’t engage them within that city."
The reason is simple, no one wants to be backstabbed by a group of Genetic Thieves while fighting Orcs. Moreover, there are quite a few Genetic Thieves in the city, and it’s hard to say who can come out alive once inside.
"Alright, I’ll start taking action immediately."
Naruse Mio seems to have a passion for this work far beyond her duties. Perhaps, to Naruse Mio, this is like children playing with clay, shaping it into various forms—an enjoyable game. Especially after professional training, she can solve most problems on her own.
"I also need to request at least one regiment of Night Guard support."
"This might be difficult."
Ann on the other side of the communication channel appeared somewhat troubled.
"You should know, all troops have been deployed to the Planet Fortress, and we don’t have more Night Guards to mobilize in the short term..."
The plan against the Eye of Fear is the Tribunal’s largest plan, and this war machine is operating at full throttle, except for a few like Zhenjiling serving in diplomatic propaganda positions, everyone else is involved to varying degrees. The mobilization of large armies, fleet gatherings, are costly endeavors.
"If we can’t bring back Mr. Duanmu, then there’s no point in implementing the plan, since no one else knows how to activate the Ether Synchronous Engine."
This is a fact; Maria only handles assembly, and the actual activation relies on Duanmu Huai. If he continues dancing with an axe with the Green Orcs in the universe, no matter how much preparation others make, it’s all for naught.
"I’ll mobilize two regiments of Night Guard. What about equipment?"
"Prepare according to the Tribunal manual’s standard for Orc combat, unfortunately, we don’t have air superiority and can’t summon warships."
This made Mary somewhat worried; summoning fleets inside the Eye of Fear is almost a clear suicidal act, but the materials that can be sent through the teleportation portal are also severely limited. Ultimately, they might have to rely on geographical advantages to impede Green Orc attacks and find a way to make Duanmu Huai regain clarity.
"Sorry to interrupt you."
At this moment, Alicia raised her hand, showing everyone the crown in her hand.
"This thing seems to have gotten a bit hot."
"............."
Staring at the crown, everyone was silent for a moment. Previously, it looked like a piece of junk picked up from a recycling center, but now it was starting to emit faint electric light.
"It seems we need to speed up."
Mary clenched her teeth.
"Mr. Duanmu might arrive here sooner than expected."
