Volume 1 Feathering Chapter 19: Rescue of Captives
"Sir, do you want to remove the shackles of the orcs and goblins as well?"
Although the tied captives could escape without the guards of the gnolls, their escape speed was obviously not the same depending on whether they were tied up or not. Not to mention that some orcs were tied together with the goblins. Even though those orcs were covered in muscles and looked very strong, it was difficult for them to run away.
"Open it for those orcs and set them free!"
At the critical moment, Levi didn't want to focus on this aspect. Anyway, according to his current understanding of these green-skinned orcs, letting them go would definitely distract some of the jackals' attention.
Orcs are also a humanoid race with their own culture and kingdom. Their strength is far beyond that of the likes of Gnolls, and they also have a special kind of pride, which can definitely cause some trouble for the Jackals.
He simply looked at the half-elves and humans in the team: "I am Levi, the chosen hero of the high elves. Are you willing to escape from here with me?"
According to the system prompts, there are a total of 5 prisoners from the lawful neutral and lawful good camps. Depending on how many of them successfully reach nearby villages, he will receive different levels of reputation and experience value rewards. If all 5 prisoners survive, there will be hidden additional rewards.
The captives who had just been freed nodded hurriedly. Apart from the life-saving grace, they were not completely out of danger yet, so of course they had to rely on the benefactor in front of them!
Levi immediately led them to retreat.
Although the gnolls were still finishing up and wanted to completely defeat those humans, several gnoll trainers were now driving some of the fastest coyotes back .
If they don't run away, once they are caught by them, they will be completely finished.
There was even a young man in the team who was injured and had unsteady legs and feet, so he took the initiative to cast a magic spell to grease the man's feet to make it easier for him to run away with everyone.
As they began to retreat, the orcs behind them did not start to run away immediately. Instead, they first untied the goblins and ogres and then started to run away.
Obviously, they all had the same idea as Levi, which was to find someone to take the blame.
They don't have to run faster than coyotes or gnolls, they just have to run faster than those goblins running around like headless flies!
From a distance, Levi heard a thunderous roar behind him: "We are orcs from the Red Cloud Tribe, Pointed Ear Mage, and we owe you a favor this time!"
Levi shrugged and didn't take it seriously. He was busy running away, and he had already inquired about everything in the tavern.
Apart from the gnolls and kobolds in the wild who are not qualified to be counted, the high elves are currently at war with three races at the same time: the dark elves, the green-skinned orcs, and the skaven. There are large armies confronting or fighting each other on the borders in all directions every day.
In this case, what use would a favor from a green-skinned orc who was captured by some level 1 gnolls be to him?
He hadn't responded yet, but the gnoll on the other side couldn't stand it any longer: "Damn elves, damn orcs, the gnolls won't let you go!"
Levi suddenly had an idea. He stopped immediately and looked at the grinning werewolf warlord who was directing his subordinates to capture the fleeing gnolls and goblins.
Although it had just experienced a battle and there was still a lot of blood on its body, it actually did not have any particularly serious injuries. At this stage, a level 3 soldier was really a crushing blow to the militia led by ordinary God-chosen heroes.
And I don’t know if it used some special skills, but its height and muscles have increased a lot compared to before. From a distance, it looks like a little giant.
"Just you, a bunch of gnolls wandering around like ghosts? You don't even have a hero of your own?"
The heroes he is talking about here are not heroes chosen by God, but some special beings who are truly powerful and can enhance the army.
The chosen heroes all have campaign levels and attributes, and a very small number of natives also have similar abilities. They often have extremely special status in their respective races and countries.
The eyes of the Gnoll Overlord suddenly turned blood red, and he seemed to be irritated. "Damn pointy ears, we have Lord Hogg, he will not let you go!"
Donna next to him snorted coldly and shot an arrow at him. She was a little fed up with the other party's arrogant attitude.
I'm just a mere gnoll, what's there to be proud of?
As it turned out, even though the Gnoll Warlord was a Tier 3 soldier, and even had a high chance of having an elite template, it was unable to dodge or block Donna's arrow and was hit directly in the chest.
“-7.”
But the number that emerged was a bit pitiful. Compared with the number when she killed the goblin in seconds before, the difference between the two was several times. This guy's defense was a bit too strong. I don't know if he had any special equipment or special skills.
But Levi no longer cared, because he had already got the information he wanted. He ignored the angry werewolf behind him and turned around and started running.
"Let's go, Donna. First, escort them back to the village, and then find out some information about Hogg. I remember there is a bounty mission about it in the tavern, right?"
He had seen this name before, but because there was too little information about the mission, he didn't even know which direction the opponent was in, nor was he clear about the opponent's strength. How could he just go and fight with his head?
Donna put away the bow and arrow with some hatred, then turned around and started running away with Levi again.
"Yes, it is said that Hogg is the leader of the gnolls in the Stoney Highlands."
"Rock Highlands? I can go there if I have a chance..."
Soon Levi returned to the half-elf village. When the task completion announcement sounded, he received several hundred points of reputation and dozens of experience points as rewards.
If it was an ordinary small task, this reward would be quite good, but when he thought about the fact that he rescued them from those ferocious gnolls, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
If it weren't for those "lovely" human chosen heroes who shared almost all the pressure, he would have to defeat at least one group of gnoll slave-hunting groups head-on to ensure the safety of all the captives, including a gnoll warlord who was suspected to be a level 3 elite.
That’s the reward? That’s it?
Soon most of the captives left with many thanks, except for a young man with black hair and black eyes, whose appearance and clothing were obviously different from the other captives, with a very obvious oriental style, and even had a ponytail, who stayed.
Levi immediately knew that the other party should be the hidden reward after he rescued all the captives. It was he who was injured and held back before, and he gave the other party an easy way out.
Sure enough, in addition to expressing his gratitude, the other party quickly expressed his true meaning.
In order to repay his gratitude and also to prevent more humans or half-elves from falling into the hands of the gnolls, he asked to follow Levi to fight and eliminate these evil enemies.
How could Levi refuse?
He was very surprised to find that he had an extra level 1 elite spearman under his command, and he was a guy with a unique background.
Name: Zhou Miyin (farmer with long-handled spear)
Race: Human
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Faction: Royal Power - Aurora
Tier: Tier 1 (Elite), Experience 23%.
Attributes: Strength 8, Agility 6, Constitution 7, Intelligence 2, Perception 2, Charisma 2
Life: 78.4 (7X10X1+8.4)
Mana: 0 (not enabled)
equipment:
Spear (White - Normal): Attacks 2-7.
Light Leather Armor (White - Normal): Defense 1-3.
Skill:
1. Resist Charge, passive skill. When standing still, you can better resist the charge, and when attacking the charging unit, it will cause an additional 3-5 damage;
2. Elite: Two random attributes +1, currently strength and constitution, and gain extra health bonus (related to one's own occupation, constitution, and class). The current bonus is 8.4 (1X7X1.2).
talent:
1. Peace: Passive skill. When fighting together with allies of the Lawful Good or Lawful Neutral camp, there will be no morale penalty even if the factions and races are different.
2. Harmony of Yin and Yang - Yang: Passive skill. Most of the troops of the Zhendan Dynasty can be divided into one of the Yin and Yang systems. When entering into a battle, they will produce different effects depending on their strength and Yin and Yang.
Currently Yang: Effects are Constitution +1, Defense +1.
Maintenance cost: 85 copper coins (weekly)
Leadership consumption: 2.
(It is said that his ancestors were once members of the Zhendan caravan that drifted here, so he also received some training in related skills)
Levi nodded with satisfaction. That's right, this is the reward that matches the difficulty of this mission. Although it is only level 1 at present, it is an elite spearman with two talents, and both are so outstanding. His potential must be very high.
The only thing that surprised him a little was that the opponent was actually a group of soldiers from the Zhendan Celestial Empire. As the same initial optional faction, whether it was Zhendan or Celestial Empire, these few words could not help but make him have many associations.
The special word "Zhendan" was not compiled by the game company itself, but was the name given to ancient China by ancient India and other countries more than two thousand years ago. It is most commonly found in various Buddhist scriptures.
He made this choice at the beginning because the high elves' characters were more handsome, but if he had the chance to do it again, he might not necessarily choose Zhendan. Now the other party's appearance has made up for his regret a little bit.
However, on the forum, those who chose the Zhendan faction did not mention any words related to the harmony of yin and yang and tranquility.
They only said that there seemed to be a large number of female soldiers in the Zhendan Empire, and every household was very wealthy . Ordinary farmers had oxen or horses at home, so they should be very rich.
Is it that they have not yet recruited subordinates with these skills, or are they actually concealing the information intentionally without any prior agreement?
