Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two Trolls' running made the ground tremble.
Captain Dossari quickly issued orders as he retreated.
"Ler, Lander, you two hold back the one on the left. Stall it while conserving as much stamina as possible."
"Bash! We'll deal with this one. Prioritize its eyes and throat."
Captain Dossari shouted.
"Got it, Captain!"
"No problem!"
Ler and Lander answered together, raising their shields and charging at the Troll on the left.
"I'll cover you." Bash drew his bow and fired at the right-side Troll's eye.
Whoosh!
The arrow flew out.
The Troll on the right immediately raised its broad, rough hand in front of its face.
Thud—
The arrow sank into the Troll's palm but failed to pierce through it.
"Human... food!"
The intense pain successfully drew the Troll's attention. It angrily pulled the arrow from its hand, threw it to the ground, and roared as it charged toward Archer Bash.
"Good."
Seeing that he had successfully drawn the Troll's attention, Captain Dossari nodded, though his expression remained unusually grave.
Even with Bash's skill, he had failed to shoot through the Troll's palm. That showed just how tough its hide was.
Smack!
Captain Dossari abruptly halted his retreat, stomped hard against the ground, bent his knees, and crossed his twin swords toward the charging Troll. "Accelerate!"
A pale blue glow flashed across Captain Dossari's body.
Then!
Captain Dossari suddenly dashed forward, appearing before the Troll at a speed far beyond what he had displayed before.
And in that instant!
Captain Dossari brought his crossed swords down hard across the Troll's chest.
Slash! Slash!
Two deep sword wounds appeared!
However!
Despite the force of the blow, other than a little blood spilling out, it was nowhere near a Severe Wound considering the Troll's massive body.
"Roar!!"
The Troll screamed in pain and smashed its thick fist down at Captain Dossari.
Bang!
Captain Dossari's expression changed as he quickly raised his twin swords above his head to block.
Yet the tremendous force still traveled down the blades, numbing Captain Dossari's arms and nearly making him lose his grip on the swords.
At that critical moment!
"Twin Shot!" Archer Bash's steady voice came with the sound of two arrows tearing through the air.
The Troll, about to press its advantage, suddenly found its vision going dark. Immediately afterward, extraordinary pain flooded its brain.
"Roaaargh!!"
The Troll clutched its blinded eyes, fell to the ground, and rolled about in agony.
Captain Dossari hurriedly retreated, moving away from the Troll struggling on the ground. Only then did he let out a slight breath of relief. "Thanks, Bash."
"This isn't the time for thanks. Its eyes are blinded—finish this Troll first."
"Brother Lander's side is about to give out. Its hide is really damn tough. It didn't even die after arrows went into its eyes."
Archer Bash spoke while cursing under his breath.
Tang Zheng looked at the Martial Arts used by the members of the Rock team that had appeared on the Attribute Panel, but he did not waste any Skill Points learning them.
Those skills were not particularly strong.
"The gap between Demi-Human Species and humans really is obvious."
Tang Zheng silently thought as he observed the battle.
Trolls were a subspecies of Ogres. Compared to Ogres, which possessed the Fast Recovery talent, Trolls were merely a little tougher.
Such a talent could be completely ignored in a game, but in the New World, combined with their advantage in size, it left the entire Rock team completely suppressed.
At the same level, humans of the New World could almost never defeat Demi-Human Species or Heteromorphic Species!
No wonder that before Players descended, the humans of the New World had nearly reached the point of extinction.
In YGGDRASIL, human Players could gradually catch up to the racial advantages of Demi-Human Species and Heteromorphic Species after reaching level fifty through Class Construction.
But in the New World, the Highest Level humans could reach was only level forty...
"Hah." Captain Dossari exhaled, shaking his slightly numb arm as he walked toward the Troll rolling on the ground in intense pain, his gaze sharp.
After locating the Troll's heart.
Captain Dossari raised the sword in his left hand and drove it in with all his strength.
Squelch!
Dark greenish-red blood sprayed out. The Troll's violently thrashing body stiffened, and its thick arms dropped limply to the ground.
Seeing that one Troll had been dealt with, everyone present let out a slight sigh of relief.
Captain Dossari looked up toward where the Lander brothers were, yanked hard on the sword hilt, and rose to go help them.
However!
"Waaaargh—"
The Troll that should have died after having its heart pierced suddenly twitched. Then, with a struggling roar, it raised a thick arm and grabbed for Captain Dossari.
It was clearly a last desperate counterattack!
The sudden change stunned everyone.
"Captain, move!!" Archer Bash shouted, his face changing drastically.
The sudden turn of events.
Even Captain Dossari was a beat too slow to react. He had not expected that his strike had failed to kill the Troll, though he still possessed an adventurer's vigilance.
"Accelerate!"
Blue light flashed over Captain Dossari's body, and his speed abruptly increased.
The Troll's grab for Captain Dossari's waist missed, but it caught his ankle instead and squeezed hard.
Crack!
"Argh!!!"
The sound of shattering bone rang out alongside Captain Dossari's scream.
"Captain!"
Archer Bash's face went pale.
At the same time.
Lander and Ler, who were fighting the other Troll, heard Captain Dossari's scream and instinctively faltered.
For a moment!
Their previously seamless coordination broke apart. By the time the two of them reacted, it was already too late.
Bang!
Ler was sent flying by a heavy kick from the Troll.
Already at a disadvantage, Lander faced even greater danger alone against the Troll!
Seeing the formerly stable situation change in the blink of an eye!
Archer Bash could only anxiously fire arrows in quick succession to help the endangered Lander.
However!
Although Trolls were not particularly intelligent, they were far smarter than Goblins. Since its companion had been blinded by arrows, this Troll naturally stayed on guard, protecting its eyes with one hand while continuing to bombard its opponent with the other.
Lander was about to be unable to hold on!
Faced with such a situation, Tang Zheng's expression grew somewhat serious, but he had no intention of stepping forward.
Are you kidding? With a powerful expert here, why would he need to take a risk?
"Nana!" Nfirea, seated in the carriage, saw the Rock team in such dire straits and quickly turned pale as he looked toward his grandmother, Lizzie.
"With this level of skill, they still want to become a Gold Rank adventurer team."
Grandmother Lizzie spoke expressionlessly. Although her words were harsh, she raised a finger, and a dazzling blue-white light bloomed at its tip.
"Lightning Strike!"
Crack!
A tremendously powerful energy gathered into a blue bolt of lightning and shot straight ahead.
Lightning Strike first severed the arm of the Troll gripping Captain Dossari's ankle, then continued onward without losing any force toward the other Troll!
Boom—
As the blue electrical light dissipated, a huge charred hole appeared in the other Troll's chest!
Bang!
The Troll's entire body was blackened. It tilted backward and fell flat onto the ground with a dull thud.
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