At Unas's insistence, the foreman had no choice but to call a few people over to demolish the Stone Wall. Hearing the commotion, a tall, hunched figure immediately came over to investigate.
He told the slaves to step back, Unas stood guard at the cave entrance. The passage was only wide enough for three Trolls to pass side by side. He felt confident he could handle three at once and level up, but the trolls seemed to be afraid of some kind of trap. Their tall figures swayed for a moment before turning back.
Unas simply sat cross-legged at the cave entrance to keep watch, but after a long time no one appeared, he called the foreman and asked, "What's going on? Not even a Troll dares to come over?"
"It's a good thing the Trolls aren't coming, sir," the foreman thought to himself, cursing the brazen troublemaker. "The most dangerous time is when we go back to eat and rest; the Trolls often try to attack those left behind at the mine."
With a long time until the next meal, Unas couldn't wait. "What would happen if I went there?"
"You'll just become meat in the Troll's cauldron!" the foreman thought to himself, but outwardly he kindly advised, "You'll definitely be surrounded and attacked. It's best if you don't go, sir."
"Don't worry, I won't leave the tunnel. I just want to check out the terrain on the other side."
Unas strode into the cave entrance, quickly leaving the straight passage less than fifty meters long behind. The light at the exit was dim; the Trolls certainly didn't have as many braziers as humans. Suddenly, a Troll appeared, blocking the entrance and roaring out a string of incomprehensible words.
Unas couldn't understand it, but it certainly wasn't good news. Unas pulled out a small bag of Glowing Wheat and mumbled incoherently, "Troll friends, I have some delicious food here to share with you. May our friendship last forever, and please stop attacking us."
"Chirp chirp," the Troll seemed to be laughing wildly; it turned out he could speak the Common. "Human, nothing tastes as good as your heart's treasure, but your offering has pleased me. Leave that sack of wheat and get out of here."
Unas feigned panic, dropped the grain sack, and scrambled backward before pretending to fall to the ground. The other man growled impatiently and strode forward.
Once the Troll was close enough, Unas leaped up and thrust his iron spear with all his might at the enemy who was bending down to pick up a sack of grain. The Troll had no time to react and his neck was pierced through.
What would be fatal to humans could not kill the Troll. The enemy grabbed the gun with both hands, trying to pull it out, Unas first thrust the gun upwards and then moved sideways, causing the Troll to lose its balance and be slammed against the cave wall by the iron gun.
The Troll lay sprawled on the ground, still gripping the spear tightly, preventing Unas from advancing or retreating. Unas simply threw away the iron spear, pulled out two Silver Hammers, and rushed forward, unleashing a storm of hammer blows at the Troll on the ground.
In just three seconds, a small dot of light floated up, and the Troll's head turned into a rotten watermelon. Not bad, it gave 3% experience.
The sounds of battle had already attracted the attention of the Trolls outside. Unas quickly put away all his weapons and dragged the Troll's corpse slowly backward.
Four Trolls carrying torches swarmed in, and upon seeing the miserable state of their kind, they roared and charged forward.
Unas hurled the corpse in his hand at them, and at the same time drew his iron spear again and shot it forward with all his might. After piercing the corpse, the spear also wounded the two Trolls whose vision was being obstructed.
Unas turned and jogged a short distance. The two uninjured Trolls caught up, while the two injured ones naturally lagged behind. With fewer enemies directly facing them, they could now counterattack.
He turned and charged at the enemy. The two Trolls were startled by the steel shield that suddenly appeared in his hand, but they couldn't retract their swung pickaxes and were directly cut off by the steel spikes on the shield.
Unas imbued his giant shield with Holy Shield and slammed it down on the two enemies in front of him. In this confined space, the Trolls had no chance to dodge. Unas instantly switched to his Silver Hammer attack, and ten seconds later, the two Trolls fell, granting a total of 7% experience.
The two Trolls behind them caught up at this point, and upon seeing their companion's corpse and Unas behind the giant shield, they dared not charge forward.
"Hand over my iron spear, and I'll spare your lives, how about it?" Unas coaxed, needing to catch his breath after unleashing his full power in a brief attack.
The two Trolls, of course, wouldn't back down. They roared loudly, sending out an urgent distress signal to summon more allies. Unas took a deep breath, raised his giant shield, and charged straight at them like a locomotive.
The two Trolls acted in completely opposite ways: one dropped his pickaxe and ran, while the other charged forward with his iron spear. If they could have worked together, they might have been able to hold off Unas for a while, but now they were like meat on a chopping block.
Unas first knocked down the brave one, then pulled out a longsword and shot down the fleeing one, before quickly delivering a fatal blow to them. His experience level rose to 92%. The battle was clean and efficient. The only regret was that he had bent his iron spear. Although it could be straightened and still be used, it might break at any time.
Just then, a rumbling sound of footsteps came from ahead, and a large number of Trolls were charging towards them. He put away all his weapons again and dragged the corpses of two Trolls away at top speed.
The humans had already been alerted by the commotion in the tunnel. A crowd had gathered at the entrance, but none dared to go in. They were all greatly surprised to see the newly arrived Paladin dragging out the corpses of two Trolls.
"Don't stand still, the Trolls are charging!" Unas shouted a warning, while simultaneously picking up a rock and throwing it into the tunnel.
"Listen to the Paladin, break the stones first!" The foreman was quick-witted; one look at the corpse and he knew things couldn't end well. "Sound the alarm and call for help!"
The clanging sound immediately rang out, and all of Blackbeard's slaves gathered at the cave entrance, while the slaves from the next cave were also rushing over.
Unas stood at the forefront, and he and the slaves behind him hurled stones into the cave entrance. The Trolls ' screams echoed from within, but once the nearby stones were all thrown, the rain of stones thinned out, and the Trolls finally launched their attack.
He slammed his giant shield into the ground, determined that this defensive line would not be breached by the Trolls. Unas was the most fortified fortress of mankind, and the absence of armor actually made things easier for him. He took out his twin hammers and, at the cost of having his shoulder struck by a hoe, directly knocked the first Troll to the ground.
He was about to level up anyway, so he didn't care about the injuries as long as he wasn't killed outright. His strategy of trading injuries for injuries not only activated the Reckoning, but also instantly killed the three-headed Trolls that appeared first.
The upgraded music rang in his ears, and amidst the dazzling golden light, all his new and old wounds were swept away, and all his lost strength was restored. Unas's strength finally returned to its peak state.
He put away his Silver Hammers, raised his giant shield, and charged into the cave. Upon hitting the first entity, he unleashed all the stored power of his Reckoning. A series of Troll screams came from ahead, but no light drifted over.
The Trolls were incredibly resilient; they couldn't be killed by mere collisions. Unas didn't venture too far alone and quickly retreated.