The Orc Dark Lord couldn’t have foreseen the tables turning so drastically in a scene he believed he had in the bag.
His knees gave out, and, regardless of the strange glances from the other Orc Warriors, he knelt directly in front of Ethan, his voice choked with tears.
“No, no, no, I was talking about myself, I swear it. I was referring to myself. Please, spare me!”
He fell to his knees, his skin scraping against the ground as he tried to cling to Ethan’s leg.
“What I said earlier, can we let bygones be bygones? I truly regret it. I beg you, spare my life. I’ll be your servant, your horse. I’ll even hand over these Orc Warriors. They’ll do as you say, just please spare this miserable life of mine.”
Ethan chuckled, “So you really want to live, huh?”
Hearing this, the Orc Dark Lord suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.
He began nodding furiously, “Yes, as long as I’m alive, I can bring value to you!”
Ethan burst into laughter before coldly stating, “And you think, after all this, I would let you off the hook?”
The hope in the Orc Dark Lord’s heart vanished at the sound of Ethan’s icy voice.
He felt like he’d been cast from heaven straight into hell.
Suddenly, he screamed in disbelief, “No, no, no, I can become a ruler in this game! I can survive this, someone, anyone, please save me!”
He frantically sent messages through the world chat.
[Orc Dark Lord: Someone save me, someone save me!]
[Orc Dark Lord: Whoever saves me, I’ll give them all my resources. I have tons of wood, food, and gold coins! Yes, I also have priceless building maps, so many valuable things! All yours if you save me!]
His words brought an abrupt silence to the world channel.
No one knew what had transpired in these short few minutes.
But the universal reaction was to ignore him.
The reason was clear.
In just a few minutes, something had happened that forced the Orc Dark Lord to throw away his dignity and openly beg for help on the world channel.
It was proof that he had lost, completely and utterly, transforming from a victor into a defeated loser.
The mysterious Dark Lord’s strength was truly unfathomable.
Those who had just mocked him felt chills running down their spines.
If they attracted this guy’s attention, how could they lead a peaceful life?
Numerous Dark Lords began apologizing on the world channel.
ƥαṇdαs ηθνε| [Undead Knight Dark Lord: To the mysterious Dark Lord brother, although I’m not sure if you saw my previous comments, I apologize for them. I was deceived by the Orc Dark Lord, which led to my distasteful remarks.]
[Blood Phoenix Dark Lord: Same here. I also apologize for my inappropriate comments. If you feel disrespected, I’m willing to apologize and pay the corresponding gold coins. I’m very sorry.]
[Mermaid Dark Lord: You turncoats, switching sides so quickly, huh?]
…
Ethan watched their actions, his face showing disdain.
He then turned his playful gaze to the Orc Dark Lord and asked, “For daring to kidnap my woman, how do you propose to die?”
Upon hearing this, Allie, who was standing beside them, blushed and lowered her head to look at Ethan, thinking: What do you mean ‘your woman’? I haven’t agreed to anything yet.
The Orc Dark Lord stood in place, stupefied.
He could not accept the grim reality that he was about to meet his end.
Tears uncontrollably streamed from his eyes as he sprang up like a madman, shouting defiantly, “No, I didn’t lose! I won! I beat the game, I am the mightiest Dark Lord!”
Ethan looked at the Orc Dark Lord with contempt, no longer wishing to waste his time.
With a casual flick of his blade, he cleanly severed the Orc Dark Lord’s head.
Holding up the head, Ethan flew to the center of the battlefield, loudly declaring, “The Orc Dark Lord is dead! All Orcs, drop your weapons immediately, or face death alongside your master!”𝑜𝒱𝑙xt.𝒸𝐎𝓂
He tossed the head into the middle of the battlefield.
All the Orc Warriors, upon seeing their Lord’s decapitated head, lost all will to fight, throwing their weapons onto the ground.
The high priest standing on the city wall continued to yell, “My brethren! Don’t believe him! Our lord is definitely not dead. This is merely a trick to deceive you!”
However, in the face of such an incontrovertible reality, the priest’s attempts at rallying the troops felt feeble and pathetic, bordering on self-deception.
Before he could even finish his speech, a spear thrown by the Divine Dragon Spearman pierced him through.
With the death of the high priest, the battlefield instantly went quiet.
All the Orc Warriors kneeled on the ground, awaiting their fate.
Ethan glanced towards his troops at the city gate, seeing four Divine Dragon Warriors lying motionless in pools of blood, having obviously sacrificed themselves for the team.
A Divine Dragon Ram was also completely destroyed, rendered unusable.
The remaining Divine Dragon Warriors were covered in wounds, waiting for healers to tend to their injuries.
Ethan assigned a few of the less severely injured Divine Dragon Warriors to a small team.
To prevent anyone from pilfering the spoils of war, he ordered them to garrison the minotaur camp.
After that, he gathered the Earth Dragon Laborers to start collecting the loot.
Regarding the remaining Orc Warriors, there were as many as 15 left.
Ethan planned to incorporate them into his own camp, which would both augment his manpower and enhance his fighting strength.
As for the surviving orc laborers from the massacre, he intended to give them to Allie.
In Allie’s camp, only the succubus harvester could provide a large amount of resources, while the followers could only provide a limited amount, unable to keep up with the consumption rate.
These orc laborers could make up for Allie’s shortage.
When Ethan told Allie about the distribution, she nodded with delight, even offering proactively, “As for these spoils of war, whatever you say goes. I’ll take anything you want to give me.”
Then, blushing, she lowered her head, thinking, “What do you mean, ‘your woman’? I haven’t agreed to anything yet.”
Ethan was oblivious to Allie’s state of mind, replying, “Alright then, you should head back to the camp to rest. I can handle things here.”
Allie was taken aback, suddenly looking up at Ethan in disbelief, exclaiming, “What?”
Ethan was torn between laughter and tears at Allie’s reaction, and chose to play ignorant.
He nodded earnestly, saying, “You look quite worn out today. You should get some rest.”
Allie pouted discontentedly, leaning against Ethan’s arm.
The soft touch immediately sent shivers down his spine.
With a tempting tone, she asked, “Are you really sending me away?”
Ethan’s manhood stirred at the sensation, causing Ethan to step back hastily, saying, “Yes, you should leave first.”
Upon hearing Ethan’s words, a disappointed look spread across Allie’s face, and she looked at Ethan with eyes full of reproach.
Ethan quickly turned around, stating, “Now’s not the time. We’ll have a chance later.”
Listening to Allie’s fading footsteps, he sighed inwardly. “Having to look but not touch is really torturous,” he thought to himself.
Afterward, he found a creek, jumped in, and washed off the blood stains from his body.
Once Ethan finished bathing, he went to the location of the Wraith Tower.
The tower was now in a somewhat dilapidated state, its durability reduced by the summoning of Wraiths.
Checking its panel, he found the Wraith Tower’s durability was at zero.
He put it into his bag.
Although he had no idea how to repair it now, he might be able to find the materials to do so in the future.
Next, he flew to the injured Divine Dragon Warriors.
Their wounds had somewhat healed, and after burying the fallen warriors, they shouldered some of the spoils of war and began to return to the camp under Ethan’s command.
Meanwhile, Ethan stayed at the battlefield, waiting for the Earth Dragon Laborers to arrive.
During the waiting period, he didn’t idle around.
Instead, he started exploring the Orc Dark Lord’s personal cabin.
Truth be told, he was quite curious about how the Orc Dark Lord had managed to summon two altars.
After rummaging around the cabin for a while, he found something.
Hidden in a very inconspicuous secret compartment, Ethan discovered a vial filled with a deep red liquid.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, on acquiring ancient Dragon Blood], a system notification rang out.
Curiously inspecting the liquid in the moonlight, Ethan muttered to himself, “So this is Dragon Blood? System, what’s it for?”
“The blood can be consumed by ordinary people for virility enhancement, promoting a second round of growth for their ‘manhood.’ Considering your Divine Dragon Bloodline, it can boost your vitality and cannot be exploited for energy draining. For women who have intercourse with you, they too will experience a boost in their powers,” the system answered.