The Dragon Girl would never like the Lord.

Fria didn't give a definite answer because she herself wasn't quite sure if she could accurately perceive these things.

After all, she was only good at fighting, and not very good at finding crystals.

"Alright, you can have these crystals for now."

Ron thought that if Philia carried these with her, she would have something to compare them to, and perhaps she could find something in the Misty Forest.

Fria didn't reject the man's offer; for some reason, she quite liked the colorful crystals.

And so, Ron took the demi-human women into the carriage and headed towards the Misty Forest.

Behind him followed fifty holy knights and a hunting party.

Yarman remained in the valley territory to command the remaining ordinary knights.

After all, with him gone, the valley territory couldn't be without a commander.

With Yarman there, and those towering walls, even if the enemy attacks, they won't be able to breach the valley territory in no time.

Ron was quite reassured about this.

Chapter 149 Destroying the Orc Lair! Death is the only relief!

Under the sunlight, in the dense forest, the team is heading towards the Misty Forest.

Upon reaching the outermost edge of the Misty Forest, Ron mounted his horse and led his knights toward the orc stronghold they had scouted beforehand.

Philia Shemir and Muses walked, but fortunately they were agile and could easily keep up with the horses, which were not slow.

This orc stronghold has been scouted for several days. There are about 150 orcs there, which Ron can easily handle with his current strength.

However, we cannot let our guard down, as the orcs are still very strong in combat, and if we are careless, there may be significant casualties.

Fortunately, there is a secret medicine developed by Lilith that can cure anyone who doesn't die on the spot.

About a kilometer from the orc cave, Ron ordered the group to stop and gave instructions.

"Troy, you five, split into three groups, lure the orcs away, and bring them back to your current position in ten minutes."

Despite the Knights' current strength, plus himself and Fria, dealing with over a hundred orcs shouldn't be a big problem.

However, with such a large number of orcs, casualties were unavoidable.

Therefore, we should use a diversionary tactic to lure away some of the orcs first, so that there will be virtually no casualties.

Orcs are large and strong, but not fast. When riding horses, their knights can easily lure the enemy away.

"Leave it to our lord with confidence!"

The knights thought that drawing away these clumsy orcs was a piece of cake, and the danger was not even as great as staying to fight.

Therefore, they were still quite willing to take on this task.

And so, the six knights split into three groups, forming two teams, and charged toward the orc's lair.

They rushed over, but the orcs who were fast asleep at the entrance of the lair didn't even have time to react.

I only woke up groggily when I got close.

But by then it was too late; by the time he was fully conscious, his head had already separated from his body.

Faced with such a sudden event, the orcs roared and charged towards the invading enemy.

However, the number is not large, only about twenty.

But these were all the orcs sunbathing outside their lair.

After they rushed out, the orcs inside the lair came out in twos and threes.

Upon seeing their comrade's body, they picked up sticks and angrily smashed things everywhere.

Although they lack intelligence and humanity, they still feel inexplicable anger upon seeing the corpse of their comrade.

Just then, the second team of knights charged forward.

Before they even got close, the enraged orcs were lured out of their lair.

After these three rounds of luring, at least sixty orcs inside the lair were lured away.

This is almost half of the orcs in the lair.

"We could have just attacked directly, why go through all this trouble?"

Fria felt that the man beside her always caused too much trouble, and it would be more satisfying to just charge in and fight.

She believed that as a dragon, she could at least overpower most of the orcs, and that the rest could be handled by the men beside her and the knights under her command.

"The orcs are quite strong. If they were to fight more than a hundred at once, there would still be casualties."

Ron knew Philia's temper and didn't blame her. Instead, he patiently explained:

"Moreover, we don't just have to clean up this one orc den today. If you exhaust your strength and stamina now, it will be difficult to deal with the next, even larger orc tribe."

As overall strength increased, the strategy for dealing with orcs also changed.

Previously, it was about right to clear one orc den a day.

But things are different now. With the second awakening of Fria, we can be a bit stronger.

Once we've cleared out these orcs, we can try to make contact with the ice wolf pack.

However, there's no rush to make contact with the ice wolves. First, we need to clear out the alien races near the swamp and on the outskirts of the Misty Forest.

Then the logging teams would begin cutting down trees for winter and for building houses.

Otherwise, when the harsh winter arrives, there won't be enough timber, and we'll run into problems.

"You guys surround us from both sides, and wait until I, Phyllis, and the others have killed ten orcs before you surround us."

As usual, Ron planned to have Philia and himself charge ahead first to deal with some of the orcs, and then have his knights take over.

Because some of them had just been promoted to Holy Knights last night, their strength was not yet sufficient, and their combat power was weak.

If we were to face the orcs directly, there would likely be casualties.

However, things changed after he and Fria killed a group of beastmen. At least their morale was boosted significantly, and the number of beastmen decreased, preventing a situation where the number of beastmen exceeded that of their knights.

"Understood, my lord!"

The knights nodded and then rode around the cave on both sides.

"Fria, we'll go first."

After giving instructions to the knight, Ron turned his gaze to Philia, who was standing to the side.

I have to say, I feel quite at ease with her around.

At least in battle, he can fight alongside me; of course, in nighttime sparring, he'll be the one pinned down...

Upon hearing the man's words, Fria did not reply; her suddenly unfolded wings had already provided the answer.

With her dragon wings fully extended, Fria pushed off with her legs and her body transformed into a streak of crimson light, hurtling towards the orc's lair.

Apart from the orcs who had been lured away, at least eighty orcs had gathered at the entrance of the lair.

At first glance, there was a huge, dark mass of people, some over 2.5 meters tall and others nearly 2 meters tall. Their size alone was quite frightening.

However, Fria showed no sign of backing down and resolutely charged forward despite facing so many orcs.

Seeing that Fria had already rushed out, Ron immediately spurred his horse to catch up. Although he was not as fast as the dragon in the air, he managed to keep up.

We won't let her charge in with a dragon.

Seeing this, Shemir and Muses did not hesitate at all. The mother and daughter followed closely behind like wolves, ready to kill all the orcs in front of them.

Although they weren't very vengeful, they were still somewhat angry about being surrounded and killed by orcs last time.

Because if the man in front of me and Philia hadn't arrived, I don't even want to think about what terrifying things I would have experienced.

"Ho ho ho~"

The orcs were already furious because of the death of their companions, and their senses were not weak, especially since Phylya's figure was very dazzling in the sunlight.

The orcs at the entrance of the lair immediately spotted the intruder.

They brandished sticks, ready to smash the intruders in front of them to death.

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But it's no use!

Despite the orcs' strength and physique, they couldn't keep up with Phylia's speed.

In just a moment, she severed the heads of the two orcs that rushed up, and blood splattered everywhere.

The remaining orcs angrily charged at the uninvited guests, but Felya was faster and always managed to dodge their attacks while delivering a fatal blow to her enemies.

Clearly, Feliya has grown a lot during this time and is much more adept at hunting orcs than before.

These orcs were no match for her at all.

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