Orc Hero Story - Legend of Degree

It was raining.

The sky is glowing with lightning, and a great grain of rain is beating against the earth as if it were a response.

The strong winds were blowing, and ordinary warriors could not stand up properly.

But for Bash, it was like a post-exercise shower.

It's raining, I can't stop it.

That's right.

A few days have passed since Bash left Lycanto, the capital of the Beastland.

The rain that began to fall during the journey seemed to stop immediately, but it gradually grew stronger and eventually became a storm.

There is no sign of the storm stopping, and the forest has been shaking for days.

Hmmm, that said, I'm a little uncomfortable with the outlook on the boulders.

Zelle went up the forest several times to do reconnaissance, but it was raining and her vision was bad, and she didn't know how many meters away it was.

That said, Zelle was a battle-scarred fairy, and she was able to determine the direction of her destination using the TDN of "probably", "probably", "somehow" as an indicator.

Perfect.

"Well, the Demon Kingdom is this way!" It's a bit of a bad weather, but I'm getting wary! "

Ahh!

Heavy rain flooded the river, causing flooding all over the forest, and the path that should be able to pass is filled with turbulence.

Sometimes the bash hits the water up to the waist and goes in the direction Zelle leads.

Daemon.

The Four Races Alliance was most afraid of this race, which was the ally of the Seven Races Alliance and the strongest of all.

Therefore, in the interests of peace, the Four Nations decided to push the Demon Kingdom to the edge of the continent.

A thin land surrounded by rugged mountains and cliffs in the northwest of the continent.

Strategically the least valuable land was given to the demons and locked up.

Therefore, to enter the kingdom of Demon, one had to cross a great valley.

Algadia Valley.

The valley, named after it, is extremely deep and wide, with a river flowing at the bottom.

The river is so intense that even a bash level warrior would have difficulty crossing without a bridge.

There are several bridges over the valley, but there is always a customs post there.

The customs posts were fortified and operated under the control of the Four Races Alliance.

That's all, the demon race is feared.

Oh, that's the border, isn't it?

As I did so, I began to see something slightly in front of me.

It was a familiar stone building during the war.

It was a human fortress.

It's so impressive.

"It's noisy around here." The border is also sturdy. Maybe. "

This is the border crossing with the Daemon country.

The fortified area was immensely spectacular.

Everywhere is painted with resistant paint, and magic circles are painted at key points.

Human Architecture, Dwarf Resistant Paint, and Elf Magic.

This is the realm of the Beast, but the nations are working together to keep an eye on the Demon Nation.

Of course, Basch and Zel had no way of knowing that.

The entrance to the Sekigucho is locked by a thick iron door that is specially used by human beings.

This only opens when someone with a valid pass shows up.

Yes, like the bash now, for example.

Don't worry, the door's open.

Umu

However, the door of such a fort was open.

A thick door with both sides was swaying with a gust of wind.

"... something happened."

Bash pulled out his sword from his back.

Thinking about the battles that had been going on for years, I could feel the swords' swallowing.

"It doesn't smell of blood...?"

There's no sign of anyone.

Hmmm, I'm going to scout for now!

"Please."

Zelle rattled into the fort.

After that, Bash went into the fort again with great caution.

"... what is this?"

What was spreading there was a creepy sight.

A fallen chair on a desk with documents. Shattered shelves. Cards falling apart on the floor.

After the struggle, Bash decided.

Bash knew very well that this kind of sight would remain when someone raided him suddenly while he was relaxing.

However, there is something missing.

Dead bodies, bloodstains.

If there is a fight, there is a certainty.

The roughness of the furniture and cards is too unnatural for someone to clean up the body and bloodstains.

"...... muuuuuuuuu"

There is no sign of anyone who would have created this sight.

The bash is full of gaps from the side, but when the viewer sees it, he walks through the space without caution.

Bash walked through the creepy expanse to the back of the passage, the entrance to the Demon Kingdom... the exit of the fort.

In the back of the aisle, which was as wide as the carriage itself, the door was swaying in a storm as the entrance.

Looking further behind the door swaying by the storm, a rain struck the stone bridge over the valley.

The stone bridge was also shattered.

There was no doubt that there had been fierce fighting.

Milord...

And then Zel came back.

Zel leapt around Bash, gesturing and telling me the situation.

"Inside the fort is an empty sky." I don't know what happened. However, there's no doubt that someone was rampaging here and the body disappeared. "

I see.

Bash relaxed his shoulders.

If you don't care what happens here, you're lying.

But it probably had nothing to do with the Bashes.

"But you're in trouble." If there is no one at the customs, you may be suspected of breaking into the country. "

"... what should I do?"

"That's right..."

Zell looked around and looked at the scattered documents.

"That's right. Human beings often write orders on paper." Isn't that why I should put it on the paper that my husband passed through? "

I see, I'll do it.

"Well, when I write, Orc Hero Bash, passing through here

Write it down.

It's a very unusual thing to do, whether it's an orc or a fairy.

There are hardly any oaks or fairies that can write.

But Zel could read and write.

Only a fairy can write if she only reads the letters.

That's also whether or not you can count the letters at a level that other races can distinguish with one hand...

Therefore, Zelle wanted the name "Zelle of Achievement" in Fairyland.

"This should be fine... but I'm a little worried about this situation."

“If you ever meet a human soldier, I'll let you know.”

That's right!

Alternatively, if this had been during the war, they would have sensed the crisis from the state of the fort and returned to inform them of the situation to their native land.

But now we're not at war, we have a purpose.

Given that, we can't give priority to telling someone that the fort is empty.

Well then, let's go.

Ugh!

Bash restored his sword to his back and stepped into the storm.

The storm slowed down. The rain slammed against Bash's entire body, but the rain grain was like a shower compared to the water magic he received during the war.

However, the rain was enough to deprive Bash of his sight.

"Hmm!?"

It is already too late when I feel uncomfortable.

Was it rain, or was it when someone attacked the fort?

There was a big crack running through the stone bridge.

Then, the crack spread with a twitch as soon as Bash put his foot on it...

The bridge collapsed.

What, Milord!?

While listening to Zell's screams, Bash fell into the river without a second thought.

□

Bash is a battle-scarred warrior.

We have fought every enemy and defeated every enemy.

Nevertheless, he is not invincible and immortal.

(This isn't good......)

The river, which had been enriched by the storm, became a turbid current, spinning the body of the bash violently and hitting the skin of the rocks over and over.

Is he vulnerable to water?

No, that's not true.

Orcs were the people of the forest, but there were many battlefields related to water during the war.

There are only warriors who can't swim, and so on.

However, if you were swallowed by a turbulent stream in an unstressed place, you wouldn't have the freedom of a bash.

(My breath......)

Orcs hold their breath for several times longer than human beings.

Among them, Bash can hold his breath for a long time in the top class among several oaks.

Whether it is a place where oxygen has been greatly lost by the flames, or in the water, it remains unchanged.

Breathlessness is also an important trait for Orc warriors.

Still, there were limits to it.

"Tsk tsk"

Eventually, a mass of air leaked out of the bash's mouth.

The eyes of the bash are wide open, and the strength is released from the soft body of the bash.

Even if I had the chance, I would kick the bottom of the river, and the body of Bash, which was about to levitate a little, sank by the weight of the sword, and began to drift down the bottom of the river.

Bash will never float on the surface of the water again.

That's what I thought. That's when I thought.



Suddenly, Bash's body stopped spinning.

In a faded consciousness, Bash saw something.

There was something rambling in the water.

You can't see the outline of it, even if you try to close your eyes.

Is it assimilated with water, or is it water itself?

However, the presence gently wrapped the bash.

The painful breath suddenly relaxed.

Their posture stabilized and they were no longer slammed against the bottom of the river or the rocks.

(Spirit...?)

A river, or a cloud, or a storm.

I don't know exactly, but I know that it is a spirit that belongs to the water.

Bash had never seen a spirit before, but he had heard of its existence.

They are everywhere in the world, they are free and free, sometimes they help people, sometimes they avenge people.

"Whatever it is, we must be thankful."

In his dreams, Bash thanked the spirits as they were dripping with water.

The spirits, whether they receive the word or not, are often wobbly.

Bash seemed to be trying to tell her something, somehow.

Spirits are the whims of nature itself.

Helping people with the will is basically not possible.

Except for those who are loved by the Spirit, even such people will continue to interact with the Spirit from an early age.

Bash has never had such a problem before.

Sometimes the Spirit desires something, even if he is not loved by the Spirit.

Woe unto him that despises these desires!

There was such a legend in the land of orcs.

Therefore, Bash tries to hear the words of the water spirit.

(What are you doing...?)

There's no way I can tell.

The only thing that I can understand is the language of the Spirit, which I have repeatedly interacted with since I was a child.

Or if this was the Spirit of the Wind, then Zell would have listened.

That fairy can't be said to be the Wind Spirit and Mabuchi.

(gh......)

Bash's consciousness drifts away.

The Spirit in front of you, while showing some kind of willful movement, still can't understand.

Is this reality, or is it an illusion you see on the verge of death?

Without even knowing it, Bash's consciousness fell into deep darkness.