Now that the Orcs were all dead, Arthur could move on.
"I need the head and the blood." Arthur went up to the Trunel Orc Leader and chopped of its head.
>You've Obtained the Head of the Trunel Orc Leader!Veil of Thousand Skins has been activated. Please choose your new appearanceCustom Appearance has been chosen!New appearance has been selected as Dozla the Bandit Chief!Dragon's Insight has been successfully activated
Strength: 20
Toughness: 39
Agility: 22
Dexterity: 22
Vitality: 21
Wisdom: 31
Intelligence: 45
Will: 20
1. Emboldening Shout
Info: The user shouts loudly and strengthens the morale of its kin while also calling those that are nearby.
Cooldown: 5 minutes
Cost: 1% Mana for every use
2. Fire Ball
Info: The user shoots a fire ball that can burn targets
Cooldown: None
Cost: 2% Mana for every use
3. Stone Spear
Info: The user creates stone spears from the ground that can impale enemies and also block them.
Cooldown: None
Cost: 10% Mana for every use
4. Mud Wave
Info: The user creates a wave of thick mud that slows down enemies
Cooldown: None
Cost: 10% Mana for every use
Looking at the Shaman's status, Arthur was rather surprised.
'No way the players would be able to fight against this.' Arthur thought. 'The spells he has are enough to cause trouble for a lot of people all at once. The combination of Mud Wave and Stone Spear is rather deadly when used correctly.'
Arthur knew of the spells that the Shaman could use and how problematic they could be.
"But this is perfect against the Bandits… now I just need to trigger them as much as I can." Arthur muttered to himself.
He observed the Orc settlement that was similar to a primitive human tribe. They used tree trunks that had been sharpened into stakes as walls and added a few skulls on spikes on top of it.
Inside the walls, one could see several large tents that could house multiple Orcs at once. The Orcs went about their life similar to humans, hunting and gathering food and other necessities.
Arthur could see female Orcs taking care of children as well as cooking in large cauldrons. There were also large boars being cooked on a fire pit.
Being Orcs, they needed a lot of food to sustain themselves. And when it came to an entire tribe like this, it became apparent as to why they were contently hunting.
In fact, all the Orcs that Players came across in Trunel Woods were out hunting for food. It just so happened that they were fine eating humans as well as animals. Orcs also bred quickly, with children maturing and growing strong fast.
If not for the fact that they would be hunted down regularly too, either by humans or the other beasts of the forest, their numbers would have increased massively in just a few years.
There were many cases of Orc populations becoming overwhelming for a region to handle, causing them to migrate to other areas. This is why Orcs were rather common and could be found in many areas.
Still, having settlements like this meant that they also had similar weaknesses to humans.
'Burning them down won't be an issue at all…' Arthur took out the box that contained the Four Incendiary bombs that Alchemist Lugan had given him.
Of those, Arthur took a single bomb and cut its wick by half. This reduced its explosion time by fifteen minutes.
'This should be enough to sneak in and sneak out.' Arthur hoped.
With that done, he left the head of the Orc and his own rucksack here before heading towards the Orc settlement from the side.
Arthur also made sure to come in from the opposite direction of the wind so that his Scent wouldn't be detected by the Orcs. The stealth skill reduced his presence and ensured that Arthur wasn't detected by the time he was right beside the spiked wooden wall.
He was in a blind spot for the settlement with a few thick bushes growing here.
~CLACK~
Arthur hit a piece of flint and lit the fuse of the bomb. Once that was done, he threw the bomb through the gaps in the wall.
Of course, the gaps weren't large enough for any large animal or human, but it was slit enough for a mouse and something as small as the bomb.
The bomb rolled into the back side of the settlement, right where a bunch of dried leaves, and wood were kept as fuel. The large stack also served as a way to hide the bomb and made it harder for anyone to spot it beforehand.
~huu~
'Time to get back,' Arthur quickly sneaked away and returned to the boulder where he had kept his items.
He put in his rucksack and held the head of the Trunel Orc Leader in his hand. He waited for a few minutes until finally it happened.
~BOOM~
The bomb that Arthur had thrown in finally exploded, a wave of fire rapidly expanding and consuming all that was near it.
The fiery explosion reached nearly twenty meters in height and resulted in a shockwave that toppled multiple tents at once!