Empire Of Souls 123 Breaking Through 3

Grobak urged his Giant Wolf forward and engaged in brutal combat with Ordak who was also mounted on his own Giant Wolf. Both wolves were powerful and of equal strength, but as the two fought it became clear that there was a clear disparity between the strengths of Grobak and Ordak. Grobak was a peak master cla.s.s being who focused on offensive strength and he outcla.s.sed Ordak by quite a bit. Even the strongest commander of the Harkul, whom he had previously fought against alongside Nelay, could only be considered an equal match for him.

The two Giant Wolves growled at each other while circling and occasionally lunging towards each other's neck in order to deal a fatal blow. Each time the wolves drew near to each other, the two Orc warriors on their backs would trade blows with each other, dealing only glancing strikes. Their battle was taking place while the Horde stormed towards the Human settlement, and it had gone mostly unnoticed because over a thousand of Grobak's warriors had quietly formed an encirclement prior to this. No one had noticed what they were doing until it was too late and they never expected that Grobak would act so viciously.

"Heh, If not for master's display of his power, this would not have been possible." Grobak said while his Giant Wolf circled around its enemy.

"Grobak! Did you sell your soul to a devil? That thing was your master? I will kill you in place of my chief and offer your head to our ancestors as a sacrifice!" replied Ordak with rage.

Grobak smirked and said with a chuckle, "Hehe, fool. Your chief, your ancestors, they are already dead!"

"Liar! Impossible! Our ancestors are eternal! You will be struck down like the b.a.s.t.a.r.d you are!"

Ordak couldn't handle the provocation and pushed his Giant Wolf onward to charge. Grobak was prepared and quickly stood up. He leapt powerfully from the back of his mount, releasing the entirety of his rage, and swung his axe downwards towards the approaching beast. It was too late for the wolf to dodge and Grobak embedded his axe into the skull of the Giant Wolf.

Although its skull was quite thick, Grobak had poured all his strength into the downward slash. He cut through the wolf's skin, muscle, and skull causing the wolf to tumble forward due to the momentum. Grobak rolled quickly to the side after letting go of the haft of his axe, but Ordak wasn't so lucky. He couldn't escape from the force of the movement and tumbled along with the Giant Wolf for several yards until he crashed into a rock with the Giant Wolf landing on top of him.

Grobak mounted his Giant Wolf once more and charged towards the injured Ordak who was struggling to lift his dead mount from off his body with difficulty. Before he could remove the corpse burdening him, Grobak's mount leaped and landed on top of the dead wolf and crushed Ordak beneath its weight once more. With a sneer, Grobak jumped down and ran over to his axe, pulling on it forcefully until he yanked it from out of the skull of the beast. He shattered most of its skull along with his fierce tugging. With a satisfied grin and a light whistle, he trudged over to Ordak's struggling body.

"Heh, I bet you never thought this day would come, did ya?" Grobak teased while lifting his axe over his shoulder.

Ordak struggled to speak, "You b.a.s.t.a.r.d, do you think you will have a good end? I may not live past this day, but you will soon follow! When my chief returns, you're dead!"

Ordak coughed blood as he attempted to speak. It was difficult for him to get his words out, but Grobak was patient. He looked over his shoulder and saw that his elites had almost wrapped up their own battle and he nodded his head in satisfaction.

"See those boys? I trained them myself. Looks like your warriors just weren't up to the challenge. Does it anger you? Knowing that the men you trained and trusted are all dead? Every trace of you will be completely annihilated. Even your soul will become food for my master. No one will remember you. You are only a worm beneath my feet! Your women, your brothers, your offspring, I will take care of them all don't worry. Haha, it's time to send you on your way."

Ordak wanted to say something, but he was filled with rage and blood was choking him. He could only look on with fear as Grobak raised his axe and made one smooth motion cleanly removing his head from his body.

Grobak whistled once more, "Well, guess that's over with."

With a light pat, and a satisfied grin, Grobak put his axe on his back and led his mount back towards his warriors.

"Clean up this mess and go kill some Humans. Remember, don't kill them all. The master will need slaves. Oh, and if you get the opportunity, I wouldn't mind if you killed a few more of those Harkul sc.u.mbags. Hehe, just don't make it too obvious. We have an image to uphold!"

Grobak laughed and led his elite warriors personally into battle.

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Meanwhile, not far from the chaos stood a tall and proud man with a golden mask covering his face. His long and unruly hair blew softly in the wind as he watched the carnage and chaos unfolding within the settlement. Only he could see the stream of souls pouring into his mask, being devoured by his power, and becoming his strength. It may have seen like an astronomical number, but every ability of his consumed SP at an enormous rate. It was never enough.

"Master, it will be over soon."

A young and beautiful woman at his side said gently as she looked at her master with intense adoration.

"This is only the beginning Lenia. It is far from over."

Lariel and Nelay were also near. Lariel and Lenia had been at his side the entire time, but Nelay had only just returned to Aleks's side.

"Aleks, a little bird and a pest are approaching." whispered Lariel sweetly in Aleks's ear drawing the ire of the other two women.

Of course, they wouldn't say anything. They only glared at Lariel.

"I already know. That is why I have been waiting here for some time now. I knew she would come. This is fate." Aleks replied solemnly.

Lariel raised her hand to Aleks's face and gently touched the cheek of his mask.

"Fate? Not fate, only the machinations of an evil and selfish being." Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

Aleks stared at Lariel for a moment before saying, "Evil? Then what am I? Am I not evil after all that I have done?"

Lariel smiled. It was a gentle and calm smile that was slightly devilish.

"You are not evil, my Aleks. You are special, the only one of your kind. You bear the Origin and with it, a chance to return to the beginning. Only you can right all that is wrong, to bring truth to the lies."

Aleks shook his head slowly, "I am just a man."

Both Nelay and Lenia had no idea what the two were talking about and could only look on from a distance. They both sensed at the same time the two approaching figures and turned their cold eyes on the young woman and the old man. They could sense the Legendary aura from the old man, but the young woman seemed harmless.

A light laugh left the lips of the young lady and she skipped forward as if she were a young woman on a stroll. This caused the older man to frown, because he had already sensed the terrifying auras of those three people standing on the hill. He knew very well that he was no match for all three of them and the young man in the golden mask was the only one he could not determine the strength of. He seemed weak in comparison and did not give off any aura of power currently. This was clearly their target, but he couldn't understand how one so young and powerless could have such terrifying women around him. He did not expect this at all.

"Shelise… is this wise?" He asked warily.

Shelise giggled and seemed to be acting like an innocent and carefree young girl. It was a much different image than she had showed before.

"To think, I would finally be able to reunite with you here brother. How I have longed so much for this day. Won't you come and greet your younger sister?" Shelise playfully called out.

Both Lenia and Nelay were shocked by her words, they were not aware of any of this. On the other hand, Lariel was not surprised and seemed to be expecting this. However, she didn't bother to turn her head to look at the young girl. Instead she continued to watch Aleks carefully and noticing his slightly trembling hand, she took his hand in hers.

"You were just like this on that day too. I remember your trembling hands as you stabbed your friend through the heart. I could see the struggle in your eyes and the pain on your face, even though you wished to hide behind a mask of your emotions. Now, you hide behind a mask of gold, but you are still that young man with a broken heart. That will never change."

Beneath his mask, who knew other than Lariel what Aleks's true expression was, when he heard that young girl's voice.