Green Monster Epic

The name Thunder Mountain originates from a phenomenon: whenever dark clouds gather and it is about to rain, lightning will strike directly onto this steep and treacherous mountainous area of over 100 square miles.

It is indeed steep, with unusual peaks and ridges rising abruptly from the central plains, a rare sight. It is also truly treacherous, with bottomless abysses lurking between the strange peaks and ridges. Even the most skilled apes, if they are not careful among these steep cliffs, can fall straight into the abyss, becoming one of the countless dead souls at the bottom.

The people of the Owl Hawk Raider Gang have taken a fancy to its easily defended and easily escaped geographical environment, finding a safe haven as their usual residence. Although some people know that the people of the Hungry Python have a nest here, no one knows exactly which peak among the hundreds of Thunder Mountain peaks their nest is located under.

A team of also 33 people, after a day's journey, arrived at the edge of Thunder Mountain before dark, at a peak called Cock's Comb Rock.

Those with mounts were naturally comfortable, such as Keria in front of Allen. After arriving at their destination, she jumped off her horse, which she named 'Red Bean', and looked with interest at Allen, who was covered in dust but did not look tired, and asked curiously: "Are you so energetic? Do you have any special talent?"

Allen rolled his eyes at her. Their relationship was not familiar enough to reveal their talent skills to each other, so he pretended not to hear Keria and took out water from his bag, sitting casually on the ground to rest and recuperate. As he broke through to become a level 9 warrior, ordinary running had no effect on him. Although it was not as comfortable as riding a horse, he did not feel very tired.

"Everyone, rest tonight. You, whoever you are, you and him, you two are on night watch tonight."

Nathan was very busy, directing people to collect firewood and set up camp, then pointing to Allen and another orc loner, and solemnly instructed.

Keria stood beside Allen, about to get angry and protest for Allen, but before she could speak, Allen had casually nodded in agreement, and the words that had reached her lips were swallowed back.

The orc on the other side also had an indifferent attitude, glanced at Allen casually, then withdrew his gaze and continued to close his eyes to rest.

"You really are! If your attitude isn't a bit tougher, they'll think you're easy to bully and deliberately push dangerous things onto you."

Keria complained to Allen, explaining the ins and outs to him.

Allen listened attentively to Keria's explanation, diligently learning the experience of adventuring, but he didn't take Keria's worries to heart. He wasn't stupid. If others really thought he was easy to bully, then they couldn't blame him for turning his back on them.

"Forget it, forget it, you can handle it yourself. Anyway, I won't accompany you tonight."

Keria chattered for a long time, tiring herself out with her words, but Allen didn't react at all, which really exasperated her, and she turned away and left.

Night fell, and the bonfire at the foot of Cock's Comb Rock was lit, illuminating the area. The 30-odd people went to sleep or meditate, conserving their energy for the fierce battle that was about to come. Only Allen and another orc, Jacob, sat by another bonfire, occasionally glancing at each other and listening to the surrounding movements, then silently waiting for the passage of time.

Halfway up Cock's Comb Rock, more than 200 meters high, a ghostly figure appeared, crouching between some rocks, observing the movements at the foot of the mountain. The scene of lighting a fire in this wilderness was very eye-catching. As a native half-orc of Thunder Mountain, Bessim naturally would not despise the firelight that appeared here, because he was familiar with Cock's Comb Rock, and the Owl Hawk Gang had assigned him to lie in ambush in this area as an outer warning.

Bessim was an outer member who wholeheartedly wanted to join the Owl Hawk Gang. On the surface, there were only 45-6 official members of the Owl Hawk Gang, but in reality, they also had a dozen outer members in the wilderness, including one in Thunder Mountain, who were responsible for managing the nest in Thunder Mountain and maintaining relations between the surrounding forces. This time, when they robbed the Oak Trading Company, it was they who instigated the large and small unaffiliated bandits in Thunder Mountain to carry out this big deal under the command of the Owl Hawk Gang.

This time, when the Owl Hawk Gang robbed the Oak Trading Company, they almost lost most of their outer members, and even several of their own official members were lost. Perhaps Bessim would have the opportunity this time to be selected into the Owl Hawk Gang and no longer stay in a barren and boring nest like now, spacing out and muddling through the days.

There are actually many raiding teams like the Owl Hawk Gang in the wilderness, but not many dare to do things near Mansa City like the Owl Hawk Gang.

The reason why the Owl Hawk Gang is so bold is actually related to their habits. They never stay in one place for too long, and the advantages of a small-scale, elite team are brought into full play. For example, after robbing the goods transported to Mansa City by the Oak Trading Company this time, they will stay in the Thunder Mountain nest for up to half a month, avoid the limelight outside, and then turn around and kill to another place far away from Mansa City, and return after the wind has calmed down.

To put it bluntly, they are like nomads, changing places after each big score, and rarely staying in the same place for a long time.

According to the rules of the Owl Hawk Gang, as long as traces of a large group of outsiders entering the vicinity are discovered, the person responsible for the outer warning needs to report immediately. Bessim thought he was acting secretly and was far away from the mountain foot camp, so he was relatively safe, so he thought he could take a look at the situation first and then report it, but he didn't expect that his exposure had already been discovered by Allen at the foot of the mountain.

Allen discovered the other party's figure very accidentally. After all, Cock's Comb Rock is steep, but there are many places to hide, but the blurry vision of the night has little effect on Allen. When he looked up at Cock's Comb Rock, it was just a casual glance, but he didn't expect to see Bessim's little head popping out from behind the mountain more than a hundred meters away, as well as those eyes peeking down the mountain.

"I'm going to relieve myself."

Allen got up and said to the orc Jacob beside him. From the beginning to now, the two of them had only introduced their names to each other, and there was no other communication. This was the first time Allen had spoken to the other party.

"Okay."

Jacob responded in a muffled voice, and then continued his listless night watch activities, and would not care where Allen went to relieve himself.

Allen quietly sneaked a long way, and then disappeared behind a clump of bushes. As his actions unfolded, like a ghost, he touched Cock's Comb Rock from the side.

Climbing the mountain was no difficulty for Allen. Bessim halfway up the mountain didn't even notice that someone would suddenly kill him from behind. Just as he was slowly counting the number of people in the team below by the bonfire, an icy blade was placed on his neck from behind. Before Bessim could make any movement, he only felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and immediately lost consciousness.

When he woke up again, he was stimulated by the severe pain of his fingers being pinched off. Bessim had been dragged into a simple cave, and a dark figure was standing in front of him, while his hands were tied behind his back, and his legs were tied together with something. If he moved even slightly, he would lose his balance and fall to one side.

"Awake?"

"Who are you? Why are you approaching our team?"

The low voice sounded very young, but at this time, in Bessim's eyes, it made him feel cold.

"I, my name is Bessim. I live here. Before, I saw firelight coming from Cock's Comb Rock, so, so I came over to take a look."

Bessim didn't dare to resist at all, and answered Allen's question half-truthfully and tremblingly.

"Do you know the Owl Hawk Raider Gang?"

"I, I know a little. I heard that they did a big deal outside and are, are being chased..."

"..."