Ogres are huge, ugly and greedy creatures. They prey on the weak and are accustomed to relying on violence to solve problems. The average height of adult ogres is close to 3 meters and weighs about 200 kilograms.

Scholars of the White Tower believe that ogres are a branch of goblins, but unlike their weaker cousins, these powerful humanoid monsters are inherently evil and brutal. They will eat any creature they catch, including their own kind.

Most ogres live in groups. The smallest group is a family unit consisting of 1-2 males, 2-5 females and several cubs. The largest group exceeds hundreds. Their way of solving problems is to use wooden sticks.

, stones and spears directly smash anything that blocks them. If they cannot, they will adopt an evasive attitude of ignoring it.

Ogres are strong and powerful, but their brains are relatively stupid. They will attack human villages without any scruples. In fact, most of the villages that have been attacked are at the hands of ogres. Therefore, human lords can ignore the goblins in their territory.

, kobolds and even small groups of gnolls, but they will never allow ogres to roam the territory.

Victor, Edwin and Bruce were sitting around an oak table, waiting for the latest intelligence from the scouts.

A big black crow flew in from the window, flapped its wings and landed on the table, shouting "croak" at Edwin. This was Victor's alchemical crow.

Edwin immediately put a handful of stones and a silver plate on the table. The alchemical crow picked up a stone and dropped it into the silver plate. It made a "ding" sound, and then tilted its little head towards Edwin.

He looked at it, as if to see where the old scholar would take out his reward.

"This is Black Feather's third reconnaissance. Judging from the results, there is indeed only one ogre found in the southwest corner of the territory." Edwin threw a dried fruit to the black crow who was waiting for the reward, and told everyone

said.

These days, Edwin has been training this smart alchemical crow and named it Black Feather. He was surprised to find that Black Feather can express numbers within 20 after training, so he drew a picture of food.

Portrait of the Ogre, try to ask Black Feather to detect the number of Ogres.

"Master, I'm not questioning your conclusion, but ogres usually appear in groups... For the safety of the soldiers, we'd better wait for more detailed information from the scouts." Bruce didn't believe that a crow could tell the difference.

The difference between one bird and a group of birds may be that this bird does have some cleverness, but I'm afraid they are all used to trick people into eating and drinking.

Of course Victor knew that the results of Black Feather's investigation were credible, but he would never put forward any opinions on this issue.

At this moment, Nelson hurried in with this piece of paper.

"In the southwest corner, there are ogres and unknown jackals. This is the information sent by the scouts." Nelson found that the three people were staring at him and directly told the information.

"An ogre? That's great!" Victor breathed a sigh of relief. Although he believed in the Alchemy Crow's detection capabilities, with the confirmation of the scouts, this should be the most accurate result.

Edwin and Bruce looked at each other, and both saw the solemnity in each other's eyes. Edwin hesitated and said to Victor: "There is only one ogre, which is good news, but it may also be bad news."

"Ogres are brutal and aggressive monsters. The most powerful males among them will fight each other for the leadership of the group. Such battles are usually fatal. There will always be a loser who will use his blood and life to defeat the winner.

authority. But there are always exceptions to everything. Occasionally, individual losers escape from the group and become wandering ogres. These ogres wandering alone are very powerful, and most of them have mastered the ability to be violent." Edwin said.

Then he glanced at Bruce, knowing that Bruce must understand what he meant.

"The strength of the violent ogres has surpassed that of ordinary knights. This innate ability allows them to ignore pain. The more seriously injured they are, the greater the increase in strength and speed. Ordinary elite soldiers cannot resist the violent ogres.

Even the Bronze Knight may not be able to sustain its attack for too long. However, I am confident that I can block it. During this period, all you have to do is to use heavy crossbows to continuously kill it until it dies!"

Bruce said softly, the burning fighting spirit burning in his eyes,

Obviously, Bruce wants to use this ogre as an opportunity for him to break through the bronze level and enter the extraordinary realm.

"Captain Nelson, you need to select some men who are good at crossbows and riding skills to go with my people. Remember to only wear leather armor, because you will be swept away by the ogre's mace. Wear armor or leather armor.

There is no difference. Only speed and dexterity can protect yourself." Bruce warned Nelson.

"Can we dig a trap or something for this ogre?" Victor suggested. He felt that there was no need to fight the powerful and stupid ogre head-on.

"Although ogres are stupid and reckless, they have keen intuition, or a talent. They can avoid most traps, otherwise they would have been extinct long ago. Therefore, every time the soldiers fighting ogres must

Bear the risk of death or injury." Edwin smiled bitterly, shook his head, and explained to Victor.

"We will set off on horseback in the afternoon. After arriving at the destination, let the soldiers and horses have a full rest before attacking the monster at noon tomorrow. Let's start making preparations now." Bruce stood up and held up his hands.

He held the table and said excitedly.

In the afternoon, a team of more than 40 people set off on time. In addition to all the trainee knights, Victor and Edwin were also traveling with them.

Victor joined the team at Bruce's request, because once he picked up the military heavy crossbow, his lethality was no less than that of an ordinary knight, and Victor really wanted to see this legendary monster.

As for Edwin, he strongly requested to participate in this operation and said he would stay in a safe place and never cause trouble to everyone.

In the evening, they met up with the scouts who were responsible for monitoring the ogres, and reconfirmed the information: an ogre had built a lair by a stream, and no trace of injury was found from a distance. In addition, in a nearby forest,

Traces of gnolls were found, but the number is unknown.

Before the sun set, a temporary camp had been set up. After dinner, Knight Bruce said hello to everyone and went back to his tent to rest.

"Bruce's condition is a little not right. Is it really okay tomorrow?" Victor had never seen Bruce, who always maintained an aristocratic demeanor, look so solemn, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Bruce is preparing for tomorrow's battle. He will face the violent ogre alone. This is a dangerous challenge for him." Edwin said softly.

"I don't understand. Since the violent ogre is so powerful, why don't we just shoot it to death from a distance with a military heavy crossbow?" Victor asked Edwin in confusion.

"There are two problems here. The first problem is that when the ogre is in a violent state, it is not affected by injuries at all. Instead, its speed and strength are greatly increased. If there are no knights to withstand its attack, those archers will not be able to shoot.

If you kill it, you will be massacred by this monster. The final result is that our shooters will suffer heavy losses, and the ogre may not die due to its strong physique. The second problem is that it is very difficult for the knight to advance. The bronze knight wants to advance

In addition to bloodline talents, another way to enter the extraordinary realm is to experience the test of life and death, stimulate the body's potential, and possibly respond to all 24 elemental positions, and be promoted to a Silver Knight. Bruce is going to take this opportunity to try to break through Silver

level, so he will never give up this opportunity."

When Edwin was explaining to Victor, they didn't notice Nicole's eyes brightening next to them.

The next morning, Bruce and Nelson walked in front of the team holding heavy shields. Nicole and four apprentice knights protected Victor and Master Edwin in the middle, while other soldiers walked in a fan shape holding crossbows.

From behind, head towards the ogre lair.

At noon, Victor saw the lone ogre by the creek. The monster was only 2.5 meters tall and was covered in thick black fur, a bit like a bear skin. Its limbs were exposed.

The joints are thick, but the muscles are obviously atrophied. The skin is dark brown, with crusty skin and raised knobs. It has a stooped body, but its belly is very bulging, like the belly of a pregnant woman. Thick gray-white hair covers its facial features.

It can't be seen clearly.

This is indeed an ogre, but it is different from the strong and tall ogre leader in people's impression. It looks like a seriously ill ogre. Just when everyone looked at each other, they heard an old voice.

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"Humans, why are you here at Gorash's house? I'm too old to bite the sinew of a clefthoof cow. I'm not a threat to you, and I don't have any treasure. Please leave."

This is standard human common language, with no problems with grammar and tone, but everyone was confused because this voice came from the mouth of the ogre.

Ogres are stupid and primitive. Although they have their own language and can even speak some simple Gnoll language, I have never heard of an ogre that can speak a complete human language, and now this strange ogre actually

How can this not shock everyone when you talk about it?

"Oh my God!? The legend is true! This is an old ogre!!" Edwin was the first to react and shouted loudly.

Ogres can live up to 90 years old, but few ogres can live beyond 50 years old, because weak ogres will die of hunger and cannibalism. However, legend has it that once an ogre lives past 60 years old,

They will unlock wisdom and be able to communicate with most intelligent races, and they will leave the group and live alone, just like the one in front of them.

"Yes, Gorash is old and doesn't have a few days to live. I live here, eat bark and grass roots, and occasionally hunt, so I am not a threat to you. Please let poor old Gorash go."

By the way, the person who just spoke must be a learned old man. Gorash admires wise scholars the most, maybe we can become very good friends." The old ogre said while trying to approach Edwin.

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"Stop it!! It wants to eat my brain!" Master Edwin suddenly shouted angrily: "This old ogre can speak human language, which means it has eaten human brains! Don't be fooled by its language.

Bluff, this is a cunning and cruel monster!"

Bruce's expression changed drastically, and he immediately stepped forward, pointed the halberd in his hand at the old ogre, and shouted: "Stand back, you ugly monster!"

"Don't be nervous, mighty knight, those are all rumors, Gorash never eats people's brains." The old ogre said as he backed away.

"Don't believe every word of the old ogres. They are very cunning and good at deception. According to the White Tower's literature, the old ogres are unable to obtain food in the group due to aging. They will quietly leave the group and live alone. In order to

To fill their bellies, they will use traps and deceptions to kill intelligent races. They especially like to eat humans, elves and halflings. There are rumors that the old ogre will obtain the memory and wisdom of its victims by eating the brains of their prey, so the old man

The brains of scholars and scholars are extremely attractive to them." Edwin said with fear and excitement: "There is a view that the old ogre and the ogre are no longer the same race, because the structure of their brains has changed a lot.

Big changes, I really want to open it with my own hands and see it!"

The old ogre wanted to eat the old scholar's brain, and the old scholar also wanted to open the old ogre's brain! Victor was speechless about this.

"No, no, no, you have misunderstood the old ogre. Gorash's knowledge comes from ancient blood. My memory tells me that ogres and humans have a common ancestor, but our ancestors were cursed.

, that it becomes what it is now.”

The old ogre quickly explained when he saw the scattered crossbowmen and approaching knights, and calmly retreated slowly towards the lair made of a large number of bones, wood and turf.

"Ancient memories in the bloodline?" Edwin's eyes lit up. He knew that the way some powerful races inherit knowledge is through bloodline inheritance. As long as they reach a certain age, they can automatically acquire the wisdom and abilities in the bloodline.

"Of course, I know many ancient secrets. Maybe we can sit down and discuss them together." Seeing the scholar's curiosity about ancient knowledge, Gorash began to seduce him again.

"I can consider cutting off your limbs and bringing them back to the White Tower, and then discuss it with you slowly." Edwin sneered.

Seeing that Edwin was not tempted by it, it turned to Victor and said: "You must be the lord of this land. Can you please ask your men to calm down first, and we can make a deal."

"Oh? What deal are you going to make?" Victor was surprised that this talkative monster could identify him.

"Dear Lord, a terrible disaster is about to occur in your territory. You will suffer heavy casualties. I can tell you this information. In return, you will provide me with food. Of course, I can also help you eliminate other animals in your territory.

Monsters, like jackals and so on..." Gorash threatened Victor, like a magic stick.

"Gorash, I will not believe the words of a man-eating monster. Don't rush to quibble. The bones scattered in your lair have already explained the problem. Today is the end of you, monster!" Victor's eyes flashed with ghosts.

The cold light and the human bones mixed in the messy bones were clearly visible to the Baron, who had x-3 and a perception of 20 points.

"Haha, Gorash is an ogre. It is natural to eat people, just like you humans eat cattle and sheep. There is no sin at all."

Sensing Victor's cold murderous intent, the old ogre stopped pretending, smiled strangely and pulled out a leg bone of an unknown beast from the lair, pointed at Bruce and said: "Mighty knight, Gora

Even if you want to break through, I will kill several of your companions even if I fail. If I succeed, I will hide in the dark and continue to take revenge on you. Now I will give you a chance to compete with me one-on-one. If I win

Just let me go. I swear in the name of Embry, the Mother of Ogres, that I will never return to this territory. But you must also swear as a knight that you will not let your men go before we decide the outcome.

Besiege me. Do you dare? Knight of Man!"

Bruce's pupils shrank, the corners of his mouth pulled out a cruel arc, and he said word by word: "I swear on the honor of a knight, no one will besiege you until we decide the winner."

Bruce originally wanted to be promoted to the Silver Knight by accepting the life and death test of the violent ogre, so why would he be afraid of an old and frail ogre?

"This monster is so cunning! It only said that if it wins, it will leave here and never come back, but it does not say what will happen if it loses? Should we remind Mr. Bruce?" A rough-looking trainee knight asked.
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