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nXiao Chen stood alongside his kind, their number in tens of thousands standing in a messy formation, ready for battle.

nHe was standing in the third row or maybe fourth or fifth row, he can't really figure it out since they were all lined up in a disorganized manner.

nFar in the distance, he could see their enemies, neatly forming a true battle line. Boasting a complete set of metal armor and towering shields, they stood in a disciplined manner, unlike his kind.

nHe look to his right and left and saw his kind, green skin, some brownish red and greyish brown, with humongous weapons made of anything that they can get their hands on either self made or looted from someone else.

nXiao Chen looked at his own weapon, a fine metal sword which was too short for his frame and a shield made of wood roughly held together by nails, he wanted a better shield but he wasn't able to make or get a better one since his colleagues would always snatch away the best from anyone weaker than them and unluckily Xiao Chen was one of the weakest.

nHe was still young according to the age depicted by the system that accompanied his reincarnation, a system made for battle specifically.

nIt gave him missions to accomplish and rewarded him with points which then can buy things from the system store, be it magic spells, weapons, abilities, talents, knowledge and other things.

nSomeone or something had reincarnated him in the body of a young dying orc after a disastrous defeat. He stared at his meager 500 points and excitement welled up in him as he stared at his mission.

nMISSIONS

nAvailable Missions

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n*Kill 10 enemies

nReward: 100 points

n*Kill 50 enemies

nReward: 500 points

n*Kill 100 enemies

nReward: 1000 points

n*Win the Battle

nReward: 10,000 points

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nThere was likely only a slight chance for him to accomplish the last mission, so he focused on getting more kills.

nHe gripped his sword tightly and prepared his shield for any sudden attack and they unleashed surely enough a barrage of arrows towards them. Xiao Chen crouched down a little with his shield angled against the trajectory of the enemy arrows.

nHowls of pain soon ensued after the sound of flesh being pierced and some occasional thudding sounds of arrows being deflected or blocked.

nThe enemy archers unceremoniously continued the barrage. Xiao Chen's allies died in great numbers and after a few seconds, the chaotic formation moved and charged towards enemy ranks.

nIt incensed Xiao Chen on how his kind does battle. They would just charge forward towards the enemy in a mad rush, engaged in melee and then that's it, no strategy at all, simple but sometimes effective.

nHe soon joined the chaotic melee scoring his first kill in the battle, he hacked at his enemies with all his strength and overpowered them with raw strength, sometimes he would even tackle them with his shield or slam them with it and kick them away with his humongous foot.

nThe battle progress in utter chaos, every orc for himself, no formation at all while their enemies confront them in groups, trapping them with shields and stabbed them with spears or swords while it trapped them.

nXiao Chen took a brief look at the battlefield and surely enough, the enemy cavalry were charging through their flanks again like the previous battles, cutting down and trampling every orc in their path.

nThe battle lasted for hours in favor of the enemy. Xiao Chen was preparing himself for the inevitable defeat and was inching back away from the center of battle.

nThe enemy mages soon began their assault after their arrival, bombarding them with spells. The orcs soon found themselves in a very tough spot as they were being bombarded with spells and arrows and being squashed by the enemy infantry in front and the enemy cavalry at their flanks.

nThe orc commander was quickly surrounded and beheaded after mindlessly charging forward deep into enemy ranks. Xiao Chen didn't know whether this was common among orc commanders or was just some coincidence.

nHe took part in two battles before and the same thing happened thrice already, their commander mindlessly charging forward, got surrounded, then killed.

nThe orc's number soon dwindled down and the unavoidable retreat happened. Xiao Chen, being away from the center of battle, scurried away quickly as soon as he saw his own kind retreated.

nHe made use of the spell Haste, which increased his running speed, which he bought from the system store for a whooping 1500 points. He wouldn't want to be killed by the pursuing cavalry like most of his retreating companions.

nHe saw the towering trees up ahead and charged in a mad sprint; he knew that the enemy cavalry wouldn't risk pursuing them in the forest in great numbers for the vegetation of the forest will hinder their mobility and they wouldn't want to go toe to toe with an orc alone for it had been tested many times that only a few men can stand against them in one-on-one confrontation.

nCrawling inside a thick bush, Xiao Chen sighed in relief as he escaped. He cared little about his companions. Every orc was on his own, survival of the fittest or more likely the fastest.

nHe checked his missions

nMISSIONS

nAvailable Missions

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n*Kill 10 enemies

nReward: 100 points (Completed)

n*Kill 50 enemies

nReward: 500 points (Completed)

n*Kill 100 enemies

nReward: 1000 points (Completed)

n*Win the Battle

nReward: 10,000 points (Failed)

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nXiao Chen grinned in satisfaction and ignored the failed mission since he had no high expectation for it to be completed, but suddenly a new mission prompt appeared

nNew Mission

n*Gather the Surviving Orcs

n(The higher the number of orcs gathered, the higher the reward)

nXiao Chen stared at the new mission and was considering if he should do it or let it fail since there was no penalty for failing it unlike the missions given to him before.

nQuick rapid heavy steps sounded near him as he saw an orc trying to outrun two enemy cavalry knights, the orc was skinny and short in stature for an orc, roughly or barely 6 ft tall, his body was littered with wounds but he kept on running, but soon tripped in a thick root of a tree.

nWith no second thoughts Xiao Chen threw his sword at the first rider successfully killing him and he rammed the following rider's horse with his shield, he exerted all his strength and successfully toppled the speeding horse from the right flank, sending the poor rider in the air.

nCrashing down hard, the rider gasped for air as the impact knocked the wind out of his lungs and his horse neighing in pain as one of its legs got broken after Xiao Chen's tackle.

nSprinting forward quickly, Xiao Chen choked the rider with his muscular arms, suffocating him. The rider soon thrashed around wildly as he tried to break free from Xiao Chen's thick arms, his face turning purple and his eyes pleading for mercy but Xiao Chen ignored it all, he just gripped the rider's throat firmly and applied more force until finally the sound of a neck being broken sounded.

nXiao Chen loosened his grip and left the rider, picking up the spear that the rider wielded. He broke the rider's neck but felt no remorse at all; he got used to taking lives already long ago since he was still a human.

nHe thrusted the spear towards the noisy horse and it thrashed around wildly but Xiao Chen just pulled out the spear and thrusted it forward again and again until the horse was silent.

nHe just brutally killed a living thing, blood splattered everywhere, his legs, torso and face covered in blood, making him look more menacing than ever.

nHe stared at the skinny orc who he just saved. With his threatening aura, the skinny orc bowed down, followed by a sudden system prompt.

nCongratulations on acquiring your first subordinate!

nUnlocking Commander's Function

nUnlocking the Army Tab

nXiao Chen got surprised but soon felt elated. He now had someone under him.. He commanded the skinny orc to loot the bodies of anything useful as he started checking out the system's new function.

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