Why can't humans do it too?

Chapter 186 The Dilemma of the Beastmen

Suer even saw many orcs checking their bodies in disbelief, wondering how such a huge commotion had resulted in only a few minor injuries.

Jibril knew that Sue had taken the only firework she had ever made. Every time she saw the firecrackers stuck in Sue's waist along the way, she felt her blood running backwards—even though she didn't have any blood.

But it was that surging, tidal feeling that made her anticipate Sull's expression when he threw out this firework that he thought was a bomb. Just imagining that scene made this pink-haired winged being incredibly happy and excited. This scene was bound to happen, but what Jibril hadn't expected was that it would happen so quickly, so suddenly.

"Pfft, hahahahahahaha!!!" Seemingly laughing so hard her body was about to give way, Jibril simply knelt on the ground, supporting herself with one hand while rapidly pounding the ground with the other.

What happened today could make her happy for decades.

Not only was Xin Ke's face gloomy, but even Su Er, who considered himself to have a good temper, wanted to curse. He gritted his teeth and walked a few steps to Jibril's side. Su Er picked up this wicked winged creature and threw it forcefully towards the orc race.

Get out of here!

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These elite orc warriors didn't leave peacefully, or rather, they all left with a heavy heart, feeling extremely frustrated. Although a few survived, when the sea creature asked them for its life, Sur didn't know whether to call them lucky or unlucky.

"Hey hey hey~~, don't be so stingy~", Jibril said with a big brotherly attitude, putting her arm around Sull's shoulder and laughing, "Isn't there no danger at all? With me, as a Skywing, protecting you, how could you possibly encounter any real danger?"

Rolling his eyes and ignoring her, Suer simply changed direction and continued walking, letting out a heavy sigh through his nostrils.

She wasn't angry or humiliated at all when Sull threw her out in the end. On the contrary, after decisively dealing with those weak orcs, Jibril happily sidled up to her again.

"Really, isn't there a saying in your world? Men should be magnanimous, magnanimous!" Jibril said, patting Sull's shoulder repeatedly.

“…Sorry, I’m just a boy.” The pain in his shoulder made it impossible for Su Er to remain silent any longer. He could only retort with a cold laugh, then looked at Xin Ke on the other side and asked, “Have all their memories been read?”

"Hmm," Xin Ke stood up with a slight headache, rubbing her temples. Reading so many memories in such a short time had put her under a bit of pressure. "How should I put it? But it's certain that the orcs' goals are not entirely the same as ours."

"what?"

"Simply put, the reason these orcs keep trying to cross the sea is because they are almost unable to survive on the mainland, or rather, they are having a very difficult time surviving?" Xin Ke briefly explained to Su Er, "Including the orcs who just died, all the orcs before were trying to find a safe and suitable island to live on in the vast ocean, so they were not specifically looking for anything here."

"Huh? How did the orc race get to the point where they can't survive?" Xin Ke's answer didn't dispel Su Er's doubts; instead, it increased them. "Although they can't use magic either, their physical strength is enough for them to survive on the continent, right? At least it's much easier for them than for humans, and they were doing just fine before, weren't they?"

“So that was just before~” Xin Ke glanced at Su Er lightly, “Speaking of which, it seems that the reason why the orc race has fallen to this state is also related to you, Mr. Monkey?”

"What the hell? Me?" Sur asked in astonishment, finding it hard to believe that this matter could involve him.

"Yes, according to his memories, after a battle with the Orks two years ago, the Orcs, who had suffered heavy losses, wanted to consolidate their strength, but in the process, the Vampires, who had been watching them for a long time, seized the opportunity to directly attack the capital, Wuyan, which was like adding insult to injury."

"From his memories, we can see that many orc children also died in the attacks of the vampires. Even their... well, priestess? Their leader died on the spot after using Bloodthirst twice to repel the vampires. The new priestess who took office hastily lacked prestige and was unable to quell the disputes between the tribes under her command and their disobedience. In addition, the forest elves' power expanded eastward. Therefore, she could only rely on the last strength left by the previous priestess to deal with some troublemakers before making the decision to cross the sea to find a new home against all odds."

"Hmm~, although they lost some points earlier, judging from their final actions, they can be considered quite resourceful~", Xin Ke made a brief comment.

"So that means the orcs have withdrawn from this great war~", Jibril said lightly as she sat cross-legged in mid-air, giving the orcs a final summary. "Hmm~, that doesn't seem quite right either, but having lost many cubs, they should be unable to make any moves for decades or centuries."

“You foolish monster lady, you haven’t even mentioned the orcs from before~. They were one of their few remaining elites, and they were all wiped out here,” Xin Ke added without a trace of sympathy.

"Aha~, say what you want~", Jibril, who had just won a small victory, was in a great mood and didn't take Xin Ke's sarcasm seriously at all. She just stretched and said, "So what if they quit? Anyway, those lowly races who can't even use magic have no connection with the Star Grail. The victory of the war has nothing to do with them."

"By the way, Mr. Monkey? Mr. Monkey? Suer?" After calling several times without response, Xinke reached out and waved her hand in front of Suer's eyes. This man had been maintaining a blank expression since the beginning, looking absolutely stupid.

"Are you interested in telling me how you feel right now? As the catalyst for the decline of a race... do you feel any pleasure?" Xin Ke asked, tucking her hair back like a journalist. "Or should I just wait here? Sink all their ships and kill them at sea when the orcs cross the ocean in large numbers. In my memory just now, I saw that they had already found their preferred island."

"Shall we go and enjoy this delicious meal? The thrill of personally annihilating an entire race?"

Looking at the dazed Suer, Xinke asked quietly.

Chapter 187 A Difficult Choice

"There's absolutely no need to worry about danger. We can even wait until all the orcs have migrated to the island and then sink it. Think about it, in the game you're talking about, this would be a unique and extremely precious feat, wouldn't it?"

Like a demon deliberately tempting people to fall, Xin Ke spoke slowly and deliberately.

"This is righteous revenge. Think carefully about the suffering you endured at the hands of the orcs, and the companions you lost because of them. I remember when you first came into this world, the human settlement that took you in was also destroyed by an orc attack, wasn't it?"

"The anger and humiliation you felt when your comrades sacrificed their lives to cover your retreat... Now, such an opportunity is before you. There is no such thing as sympathizing with the enemy in this world. Your fallen comrades are watching you."

"Avenging a wrong is a must, even if it takes decades, centuries, or generations—this is the family motto of the Nielbaren family." Gently taking up Suer's right hand, Xin Ke could feel the hand being held in her palm trembling slightly, but her words did not stop.

“If you really find it difficult, you can just pretend you don’t know, and I will help you with the rest,” Xin Ke even considerately offered a way out.

"Oh~~~, I can help if you want to destroy the island~~~, after all, according to the terms in this other world, you're already my friend, right? Hmm... friend? That's an interesting word, so don't forget to count me in~", Jibril felt no pressure at all about wiping out the orc race, treating it as a normal thing compared to eating and drinking.

But Suer...

Sur...

It felt like being roasted over a fire.

The choice came so suddenly and so easily, it was as simple as deciding what to have for dinner, a decision made so casually... and so easy to make.

Based on the information he has so far, the fate of the orc race is already in his hands in the blink of an eye. He only needs to press a switch lightly, or there is an even easier way—default.

Just pretend you know nothing, and Xin Ke will send those orcs to their deaths.

If you're worried that the orcs will migrate to the island in batches and you can't wipe them out all at once, you can even wait until they've finished migrating before erasing the island from the planet.

This is a gift from a friend.

Whether it was to subdue his will or to lure him into making a mistake, what the white-haired beastman Asano Shirasu said was a true fact. By attacking the settlement where Suer had lived when he first came into this world, the beastmen gained the right to continue to survive and reproduce in the cold and hunger, and regarded humans as food, sparing neither adults nor children.

And then there's Lovas—the first man to willingly give up his life for the survival of Suer and everyone else. Suer will never forget his existence, even though at the time he didn't know the local language or writing system, and didn't even know his name.

So, it's only right to return it, isn't it?

Blood debts must be repaid in blood.

It is utterly foolish to sympathize with the enemy. Humanity or righteousness simply do not exist in this world, nor in this brutal war.

If he misses this opportunity, will he really not regret it for the rest of his life?

Does he deserve the sacrifice of his comrades who are watching over him from the afterlife?

His companions' blood and soul were intertwined with his body, seeping into his very bones, inseparable.

Their suffering and their cries.

Their desires.

Sul crouched down and touched the lead beastman. The Shiba Inu's brown fur looked exceptionally shiny, and when he touched it, he could not feel any prickles; it was incredibly smooth. Sul forcefully plucked a tuft of fur from its forehead, but even this pain did not wake the beastman.

After Xin Ke searched their memories, these few remaining orcs are now unconscious and await the ravages of the marine species. Next stop: hell.

“…Let me think about it some more,” Suer’s voice was low and weary. This opportunity had come too suddenly and too easily, leaving him unsure how to face his own feelings.

"Okay~", surprisingly not insisting on anything, Xin Ke just shrugged and said easily, "Anyway, they are still in the reconnaissance stage. After losing this batch of people, they will probably be hiding for a while. Although the situation on the mainland won't give them much time to think. During this time, Mr. Monkey can think it over carefully~"

"Ah, thank you," she said, raising her head and smiling somewhat reluctantly, addressing both Xin Ke and Jibril.

To be honest, Suer couldn't even believe that the information he had suddenly received was true. The orc race on the continent was on the verge of extinction? The orc race, which had been regarded as a great threat and an invincible force by humans in the past, now had its life and death in his hands, and even the beginning of its decline was related to him.

Putting aside the attacks from the vampires who have been tracking and opposing the orcs for a long time, Suer also heard another piece of information that he was concerned about in Xinke's description just now—the eastward expansion of the forest elves' power is also an important reason for squeezing the orcs' living space.

And what about the movements of this forest elf? Could they be unrelated to Xin Ke?

The purpose of seeking revenge for him in Xin Ke's words just now was too obvious. He wasn't some stupid sea creature; how could he not see through such a simple thing?

Although Sull wanted to tell himself that this was just a normal strategic adjustment and expansion by the forest elves, his intellect told him a different story.

Sometimes he hated himself for seeing all this so clearly, which not only didn't make Su Er feel any easier, but instead made him even more agitated.

"Hey~~~, Su~~~Er~~~"

Shouts came from not far away. When Suer turned around, he saw the blue-haired sea creature clumsily splashing around in the water sphere, trying to push it closer to Suer. It was obviously useless. However, the sea creature had used all its strength and was panting heavily.

Fortunately, the commotion did attract Suer's attention.

"Sul! I want to play with fireworks too!!" Seeing that someone was finally paying attention to her, the blue-haired sea creature immediately and confidently reached out her hand to ask for it.

"...So that wasn't fireworks at all," Suer muttered weakly, feeling even more exhausted just thinking about it.

Chapter 188 Defective Race

How should I put it? I'm a little envious of this marine species...

They have no need to worry about survival or the future of their race. In the vast ocean, they are the only intelligent race, occupying the largest territory, and no other race will compete with them.

Every day, besides thinking about how to make herself happier and how to have more fun, she seems to have no sense of danger at all. Even though a small-scale crushing battle had just taken place in front of her, the deaths of the orcs had no effect on her, and she did not realize the danger of the three people in front of her. Her mind was still full of wanting to play with pretty fireworks.

"That's all," Su Er waved his hand dismissively when he saw the sea creature still nagging. However, he hadn't expected that this mermaid was much smarter when it came to having fun than he had imagined.

"Nonsense! You clearly have a lot more on your waist!" The sharp-eyed marine creature slammed its fist against the water wall in anger.

“…That one was just an exception, you’ll see if you don’t believe me,” knowing that an idiot could be incredibly stubborn when he got stubborn, Suer simply took another firecracker bomb from his waist and threw it towards the distant sea.

boom!!!

This time it was finally a normal explosion. Some water splashed up by the violent blast had already landed on the ground here. The power was quite strong.

To be honest, seeing such a normal bomb even gave Sull a strange sense of relief. Thankfully, Jibril probably only made one of those fireworks specifically designed to annoy Shinko, otherwise…

Thinking of Xin Ke's personality, Su Er knew that what had just happened was definitely not over yet, and these two women would definitely continue to fight each other... So tiring.

With a deep sigh, Suer was too lazy to care anymore, and couldn't care less. As long as they didn't really fight to the death, that was fine. As for the rest, let it be.

"...Really, there aren't any left," the blue-haired sea creature muttered in disappointment, unaware of Su'er's inner turmoil. He looked just like a boy who had been eyeing a toy in a store for a long time, only to find that the last toy had been bought by another child just as he reached the store entrance after finally saving up enough money.

"Ah! So, would you like to come visit me?!" The blue-haired sea creature quickly dismissed her disappointment and suddenly turned excitedly to the three of them, shouting, "Aren't we allies? Visiting an ally's house is the proper thing to do, isn't it! Hey!"

No, allies are not to be trifled with.

To be honest, the dull atmosphere from before was largely dispelled by this lively marine creature. At least now, besides feeling a bit oppressed, Suer actually felt more like making sarcastic remarks.

"...Are you serious?" Despite having already lowered his estimate of the intelligence of the marine species as much as possible, this invitation still gave Suer a...painful feeling.

Have you forgotten something? Something that just happened not long ago?

Don't forget why you ended up here! You were forcibly kidnapped!

Before this, the place you were standing in was blasted into a huge hole by this Skywing species. Suer didn't believe that the sea creatures would suffer no losses under Jibril's attack, but now this sea creature is extending an invitation to visit without any hesitation?

What a hospitable and friendly race! Sul was almost moved to tears.

"Huh? Of course I'm serious!" The sea creature tilted its head in confusion and continued to urge, "So, so, are you coming? Come on!"

It's confirmed. Marine species would never engage in such fraudulent activities. Their anxious demeanor is highly suspicious, and anyone with a modicum of intelligence wouldn't participate.

To be honest, after confirming that the orcs' purpose in appearing at sea was not the same as theirs, Suer and his two companions had planned to go to the sea creatures' country for further investigation. After all, just because this sea creature didn't know didn't mean that the other sea creatures didn't know.