Both Shadow and Solitary Tempest appeared inside Sonya's cabin.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

The first thing that they heard was the loud rumbling sound happening around them when they appeared.

Michael and Solitary Tempest quickly dashed out of the cabin and hurriedly made their way on top of the wall.

"C-chief! You're finally here!"

Carter almost jumped and swung his sword towards Michael when he and Solitary Tempest suddenly appeared beside him.

Michael didn't mind as he just nodded at him and looked at the scene before them with narrowed eyes, and at the same time, he was feeling anxious.

Dylan who already spotted them earlier jump up on top of the wall and arrived beside Michael.

"What do you think is happening? Why aren't they attacking us and are instead moving around the village, clearly avoiding us?"

Before all the players and villagers who are currently standing at the wall is a horde of Grey Orcs!

Michae looked at Dyan then shook his head as he didn't want to answer his question, but Dylan misinterpreted it as Michael not having a clue about it.

Of course, Michael knows why the Grey Orcs are avoiding them, and it has to do with the statue that has been safeguarding the village, but Michael knows that it mostly has to do with Sonya who had been staying here at the village for a long time now.

After all, Michael had already realized that the Ice and Fire statue only has the ability to ward off anything evil, like spells related to curses or similar spells, but it doesn't have the ability to ward off attacks coming for the village, and this conjecture was proven fact when a group of Ice Trolls attacked the village just after a day that Sonya had left.

Michael looked around him and saw the worried and terrified looks of the villagers around him.

"Everyone, it's fine! Just don't bother them and refrain from attacking them, do you understand!? Especially you players!"

Some of the players who were eager for a fight suddenly became deflated balloons when Michael scolded them, and they didn't dare to defy his orders as they knew that he was the highest leveled player out of all of them.

And at the same time, they are also afraid of infuriating his friends, especially Solitary Tempest, and also out of their respect towards Dylan.

After all, these players are actually people who work for Minerva, and no one among them dares to question her, lest they get reprimanded for not obeying orders.

Michael jumped down from the wall and made his way towards where the Old Chief is.

Anri and Gus who are anxiously talking to Old Buck quickly noticed Michael heading towards them, so they stopped talking to the old man and focused their attention on Michael and the group behind him.

"Chief, you're finally back! Have you seen what is happening outside?" Anri said.

"I tell you its another war, and this time, the Grey Orcs are taking the initiative to attack the Ice Trolls!" Gus said, his eyes shining in excitement and anxiousness.

While Anri looked at Michael and shaking his head to not listen to what Gus is blabbering about.

And Old Buck on the other hand just smiled and nodded at Michael with his hand shaking while holding his cane, and the latter returned the gesture with a nod.

But what Gus said made Michael's ears perked up as he wondered why the former said that.

"And how did you come to that conclusion Gus?" Michael smiled.

Because if what Gus said is right that the Grey Orcs are really taking the initiative to attack the Ice Trolls, then this time would be the best time for them to make their way towards the Wildlands by passing through the territories of the Grey Orc Tribe, where their security around their territory would certainly loosen with their lack of Orcish personnel.

"Yes, I'll explain it to you Chief! P