Danger, Third-Tier Magic—Lightning Strike

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The two Trolls' running made the ground shake.

Captain Dosari retreated while quickly issuing orders.

"Lerr, Land, you two go stop the one on the left. Hold it off while conserving as much stamina as possible."

"Bask! We'll take care of this one. Prioritize attacking its eyes and throat."

Captain Dosari shouted.

"Yes, Captain!"

"No problem!"

Lerr and Land answered together, raising the shields in their hands in unison as they charged toward the Troll on the left.

"I'll cover you." Bask drew the bow in his hand and shot at the eyes of the Troll on the right.

Whoosh!

The arrow shot out.

The Troll on the right immediately raised its broad, rough palm to block its face.

Pfft—

The arrow sank into the Troll's palm, but it did not even pierce through it.

"Human, food!"

The intense pain successfully drew the Troll's attention. Furious, it yanked the arrow from its hand, threw it to the ground, and roared as it charged at the archer Bask.

"Good."

Seeing that they had successfully drawn this Troll over, Captain Dosari nodded, but his expression was unusually grave.

With Bask's skill, he had actually failed to shoot through this Troll's palm. That showed just how tough and thick-skinned it was.

Pa!

Captain Dosari's retreating steps halted. His legs stomped hard against the ground, his knees bent, and the twin swords in his hands crossed as he aimed them at the charging Troll. "Accelerate!"

A pale-blue light flashed across Captain Dosari's body.

Then!

Captain Dosari's body suddenly rushed forward. At a speed far beyond what he had shown before, he swiftly appeared in front of the Troll.

And in that very instant!

The crossed twin swords in Captain Dosari's hands slashed heavily down at the Troll's chest.

Pfft! Pfft!

Two deep sword marks appeared!

However!

Aside from a little blood seeping out, such a heavy blow could not be considered a serious injury at all compared to the Troll's massive body.

"Raaagh!!"

The Troll howled in agony, its thick fist smashing heavily toward Captain Dosari.

Boom!

Captain Dosari's expression changed, and he quickly raised his twin swords above his head to block.

But the heavy force still traveled along the blades, numbing Captain Dosari's arms and nearly making him lose his grip on the twin swords.

At that dangerous moment!

"Double Shot!" The archer Bask's steady voice came together with two sounds of something tearing through the air.

The Troll, just about to press its advantage, suddenly felt its vision go dark. Immediately after, an extraordinary, violent pain spread through its entire brain.

"Raaagh!!"

The Troll clutched its blinded eyes, fell to the ground, and began rolling around in constant agony.

Captain Dosari hurriedly retreated, distancing himself from the Troll struggling endlessly on the ground. Only then did he let out a slight breath of relief. "Thanks, Bask."

"Now's not the time for thanks. While its eyes are blind, take this Troll down first."

"Brother Land's side is about to stop holding. Damn thing really is tough and thick-skinned. It didn't even die after being shot in the eyes."

As the archer Bask spoke, he cursed under his breath.

Tang Zheng looked at the Attribute Panel and the Martial Arts used by the members of the "Rock" squad that appeared there, but he did not waste Skill Points learning them.

These skills were not strong.

"The gap between Demi-human species and humans really is obvious."

Tang Zheng observed the battle just now and thought silently to himself.

Trolls were a subspecies of the Troll Tribe. Compared to the Troll Tribe, which possessed the talent of "Rapid Regeneration," Trolls could at most be considered a little tougher and thicker-skinned.

That talent, something that could be completely ignored in the game, combined with the advantage of their size in the New World, meant the entire "Rock" team was being utterly suppressed.

At the same level, humans in the New World were almost incapable of defeating Demi-human species and Heteromorphic Races!

No wonder that before the Players descended, the humans of the New World had nearly been driven to the brink of extinction.

In the game "YGGDRASIL," human Players could, through their Class builds, slowly catch up to the racial advantages of Demi-human species and Heteromorphic Races after reaching level 50.

But in the New World, the highest level humans could reach was only around 40...

"Whew." Captain Dosari exhaled, shook his somewhat numb arm, and walked with a sharp gaze toward the Troll rolling on the ground from the intense pain.

He fixed his eyes on the Troll's heart.

Captain Dosari raised the longsword in his left hand and stabbed it in with sudden force.

Splurt!

Red blood tinged faintly green sprayed out. The Troll's violently thrashing body stiffened, and its thick arms fell limply to the ground.

Seeing one Troll dealt with, everyone present let out a small breath of relief.

Captain Dosari lifted his head and looked toward where the Land brothers were, then grabbed the sword hilt and yanked hard, preparing to get up and go help.

However!

"Waaaargh—"

The Troll that should have died after being stabbed through the heart suddenly twitched. Immediately after, it struggled and roared, raising its thick arm to grab Captain Dosari.

It was clearly a final counterattack before death!

The sudden change stunned everyone.

"Captain, dodge!!" Bask the Archer roared, his face changing drastically.

The unexpected turn of events.

Even Captain Dosari's reaction was half a beat slow. He had not expected that his strike just now had failed to kill the Troll, but as an Adventurer, he still had vigilance.

"Acceleration!"

Blue light flashed over Captain Dosari, and his speed suddenly increased.

The Troll's movement, which had originally been aimed at Captain Dosari's waist, missed, but it grabbed his ankle in passing and squeezed hard.

Crack!

"Ahhh!!!"

The sound of bone shattering rang out along with Captain Dosari's scream.

"Captain!"

Bask the Archer's face went pale.

At the same time.

The two brothers, Land and Lerr, who were fighting the other Troll, heard Captain Dosari's scream and instinctively lost focus for a moment.

In an instant!

Their formerly tight coordination broke apart, and by the time the two of them reacted, it was already a step too late.

Bang!

Lerr was sent flying by a heavy kick from the Troll.

Already at a disadvantage, Land, now facing the Troll alone, was in even greater danger at every turn!

Seeing the originally stable situation change in the blink of an eye, Bask the Archer could only anxiously fire arrow after arrow to help Land, who was in danger.

Only!

Although the Troll's intelligence was on the low side, it was far stronger than a Goblin's. Since another one of its companions had been shot blind, this Troll was naturally on guard. One hand protected its eyes while the other continued to hammer down without stopping.

Land looked like he was about to be unable to hold on!

Faced with this situation, Tang Zheng looked somewhat serious, but he had no intention of stepping forward at all.

What a joke!

With a big shot here, why would he need to risk himself?

"Grandmother!" Nfirea, who was sitting on the carriage, saw the miserable state of the "Rock" team and quickly looked toward his grandmother, Lizzie, his face deathly pale.

"With that level of ability, they still plan to become a Gold Rank Adventurer team."

Grandmother Lizzie spoke expressionlessly. Though her words were extremely harsh, she still raised a finger, and a dazzling blue-white light bloomed at its tip.

"Lightning Strike!"

Crack!

Astonishingly powerful energy condensed into a bolt of blue lightning and shot straight forward.

Lightning Strike first blasted apart the arm of the Troll holding Captain Dosari's ankle, then, without losing any force, slammed into the other Troll!

Boom—

As the blue electric light dissipated, a huge scorched hole appeared in the other Troll's chest!

Thud!

The Troll's entire body was charred black. It tilted backward and fell flat on its back, letting out a muffled sound.