The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 308

Ember thought that the beastmen of the White Tiger Clan were already huge and savage, but they were adorable cats in comparison to the beings in front of her. With stone-like grayish green skin, the group was composed of males with tusks protruding from their lower jaws, holding in their hands spears, clubs and rods as weapons. Aggression and brutality seemed to ooze from their muscled bodies.

With her eyes wide, Ember took in the sight of the giants twice as tall as her. Given their large size, she could not help but wonder how they moved so stealthily she did not even hear their footsteps.

The creature nearest to them let out an angry roar, speaking in a manner Ember could not understand.

"Miss, stay back. I will take care of these orcs," Erlos said as he stood in front of her, positioning himself in such a way none of the orcs could see her behind him.

Orcs? Ember didn't know what to do exactly. She was obviously scared as she had never seen orcs before, not to mention they appeared really angry. She had never read about them in the books from the palace library.

Another round of growling came from those orcs, but Ember didn't need to understand their language. Their scary glares were a clear indication that they were not happy about their presence.

"Miss, this part of the forest is their home, and orcs are a territorial race who don't like outsiders entering their land. Don't worry." Erlos loaded an arrow and drew his bow, warning those orcs. "Stay back. We mean no harm. We will not enter the forest and leave soon. Go back to your village."

In a response to Erlos' warning, one orc stepped forward, his large foot deliberately stepping on the arrows, crushing them to smithereens. An ugly ferocious grin warped his face afterwards, his snorts taunting. His intentions were clear that he was not going to tolerate their intrusion.

"Erlos, w-we should run away," Ember said, but realized that there were more orcs coming out of the forest. Their escape route was blocked from all sides, and the only way for them to leave was to swim across the river. Her eyes headed for Albina, her white mare, as well as the chestnut horse that belonged to Erlos. Not to mention she didn't know how to swim, it was not possible for the horses to cross over.

"Miss, do not be scared. Trust me and just stay behind me," Erlos said as he observed the surroundings. Some of the orcs were already waving their heavy weapons around.

Ember's body shook. There were five—no, six of these dangerous-looking creatures, and she could not help but worry that they would hurt Erlos. From what she understood, Erlos was supposedly very strong since he was a High Elf…but wasn't he young? Could he fight them all? Should she help?

At the same time, she didn't trust that she could use her Fire magic without harming Erlos as well.

'But I don't want to hurt these orcs. It is us who are wrong in the first place. We have intruded on their land…'

As they marched towards them, Erlos shot warning arrows at their feet again to stop them. His thoughts were similar to Ember's. 'I should not kill them. We are at fault for entering their territory. Do I capture them? Trick them? Miss…her safety should be my priority. I have to lead them away from her.'

"Miss, run towards the river!"

"But you…"

"Trust me. I'll be fine. J I will only divert their attention while you run away. You don't need to go deep in the river. Orcs have a good sense of smell but poor eyesight. They don't like bright sunlight so they won't run after you."