17 Big canine required (2/2)

'Sh*t, did it just see me?'

Joonbum could not scream out loud. The monster, or the orc, saw straight through Joonbum. As the orcs scanned the area, they actively searched around for the unusual smell and finally noticed him.

'Well, it should be obvious… they don't seem to consider me as a threat.'

It was obvious that the orcs had noticed Joonbum. The area was much different from when he first arrived. There was a large empty area out in the forest which was as wide as 150 feet. There was not a single tree trunk or rock on the ground as it was now covered in wild grass. His excuse for it was so that he could gain a good view for safety, but he actually did it to forget about Galfus. The trees that surrounded the area were cut towards the outside. They were tangled up with other trees, making an outer defense line.

Not only that, an artificial wooden barricade that surrounded an enormous tree was more than enough to draw attention. It was not something that existed in this forest. The alien smell it contained was also a dead giveaway.

'It's obvious that they would notice.'

The orcs should have noticed such an unfamiliar sight or smell the moment they stepped into the area. Joonbum also remembered that he also left some of his own feces around his fortress.

'How do you like the smell of my poop? Huh?'

The thought quickly passed by.

The orcs began closing in on Galfus. Galfus, unlike its fearsome past self, looked so weak compared to those orcs. But even in a crisis, Galfus did not look scared; it did not let its guard down toward its enemies.

Joonbum took up a vuvuzela and blew it. It created a loud sound, enough to shake the forest and startle orcs.

'It's enough to break through thousands of crowds!'

It had a sound like no other, and with such power, it grabbed attention well. Joonbum blew it again, making the loud, terrible sound that pierced orcs' ears.

One of the orcs screamed in anger, waving its club mindlessly.

”What! You want a piece of me?”

Joonbum taunted it at the sight. He also jumped up and down, twisting his waist to taunt the monster as best as he could.

The orc screamed in anger, showing sharp teeth that were worthy of a fearsome monster.

”Take this!”

Joonbum pulled the trigger and shot the orc. His eyes widened as he watched a big shadowy thing flying toward him through the scope and screamed. He dropped on his back, his face pale. It was a club that the orc had thrown at him at full speed.

”Ahhh!”

He felt blood flowing down his cheek. The club was twice the size of a human-sized mortar colored deeply in blood red, showing how long it had been used. It also had dried meat that had been smashed and never cleaned. A club of that size was thrown at him, breaking half the watchtower.

The watchtower was wrecked by its damage.

'Blood? From where? Is it my blood?'

Blood dripped to his chin, then onto his hand. As he realized it was his own blood that was dripping, he felt a sudden itchiness on his face.

”Ugh!”

He screamed in agony while feeling his face. Then an angry roar was heard. Joonbum wasn't only the one that got hurt. The orc had suffered more serious damage. Part of its face was ripped apart, bleeding from multiple places.

Time that seemed to stop started moving again. Joonbum moved. He reacted to his instinctive fear. It wasn't like before where he just watched, safely hidden, away from the scene. He was uncovered and targeted.

And there was more.

'I taunted them!'

He realized that he had just taunted a monster with intelligence. But he couldn't think for long. He was filled with fear to even think correctly. At that moment, Galfus jumped.

”Galfus!”

Joonbum screamed while quickly moving to pick up a rifle that had dropped on the floor.

Galfus jumped at the orc on the right, biting off its neck, which Joonbum followed by shooting at the startled orc. Multiple gunshots were fired and the orcs started screaming. Slugs from a shotgun pierced through the orcs. Galfus roared fiercely, crushing the orc's head.

It was chaotic. An orc took a chance to swing its club at Galfus, and Galfus quickly stepped back to avoid it, seeming to have known that it was coming. Joonbum wanted to shout out to Galfus, but he fired his rifle instead.

One of the orcs threw its club at Joonbum again. The watchtower started failing.

”Galfus!”