What's happening?
The Orcs had changed their attack direction, and the merchant caravan that had been fighting hard suddenly felt the pressure lighten. They turned their eyes forward and saw a giant figure in terrifying armor amidst the Orc crowd, swinging his war hammer in fierce battle against the frightful Orcs.
"Hiss...! What kind of monster is that?"
The soldier, watching the battle before him, gasped in shock. The others shared his sentiments. To humans, Orcs were symbols of savagery, ferocity, and brawn—and this was largely true. Most Orcs were huge, powerful, and bloodthirsty. Generally, humans had little to gain from direct confrontations with Orcs.
But the Black Knight they were watching was different.