The smell of something scorched drifted through the air.
The two trolls that had seemed incredibly dangerous and driven the "Rock" Team into a desperate situation were easily defeated by a single Lightning Strike.
The atmosphere fell somewhat silent!
Even Captain Dossari, whose ankle had been crushed and who had been howling in pain, fell silent at this moment.
"Third-Tier Magic 'Lightning Strike' discovered. Requires Basic Magic Caster Class. Required level: 15–21. Current requirements not met..."
The information from the Attribute Panel appeared before Tang Zheng.
The Basic Magic Caster Class could be converted through the Genius trait, but he clearly did not meet the level requirement yet.
"What a shame."
Tang Zheng thought to himself.
Then, noticing the silence in the area, Tang Zheng could more or less guess the complicated feelings within the "Rock" Team.
The trolls they had been unable to defeat even after giving it their all had been so easily dealt with by their client.
It was hard not to feel conflicted about that.
Not to mention!
Those capable of using Third-Tier Magic were Platinum Rank adventurers, or even Mithril Rank adventurers.
The "Rock" Team was already struggling just to advance to Gold Rank, let alone reach the ranks of such higher-level adventurers!
After a brief silence.
Tang Zheng was the first to break the atmosphere, quickly heading toward Captain Dossari.
Looking at Captain Dossari lying on the ground, his face twisted from the intense pain.
Tang Zheng crouched down. Seeing that the troll's severed hand was still tightly gripping Dossari's ankle, he said, "Captain Dossari, I'll remove the troll's hand for you."
Captain Dossari nodded instinctively, then his face flushed slightly.
Whether it was due to the pain caused by Tang Zheng forcibly prying the troll's hand from his leg, or for some other reason, was unclear.
After Tang Zheng tore off the troll's dark-yellow, rough-skinned hand and casually tossed it aside, he looked toward Captain Dossari's lower leg.
His entire lower leg had been crushed flat and hung limply against the ground in a twisted shape. As for the bones inside, there was no need to mention them—a comminuted fracture was unavoidable.
An injury of this severity would have basically left someone disabled in his previous life!
But in this world, though it was somewhat serious, it was not a major issue. After all, even Resurrection Magic existed.
"Minor Healing!"
Tang Zheng extended both hands toward Dossari's lower leg and spoke softly.
A gentle white light enveloped Captain Dossari's lower leg. Under the effects of Healing Magic, the previously flattened leg slowly swelled as though being inflated, while its twisted shape gradually repaired itself.
The lower leg, which had just lost all sensation, began to feel agonizing pain again. Captain Dossari sucked in a sharp breath but still forced himself not to cry out.
As the light faded!
The lower leg, which had previously been unrecognizable, had barely regained the shape of a lower leg.
Seeing this.
Tang Zheng cast Minor Healing once more.
When the second Healing Magic spell ended, Captain Dossari's entire lower leg looked as though it had returned to its original condition.
"The surface is fine now, but the bones inside suffered comminuted fractures."
"Two spells can only repair them roughly. To fully recover, you'll probably need several more. Once I recover some mana, I'll heal you again."
Tang Zheng let out a breath and spoke softly.
The "Rock" Team had treated him quite well during this journey. Since he could help them, Tang Zheng naturally would not be stingy.
Captain Dossari's face was covered in sweat, and his lips had turned somewhat pale. The pain from his recovering lower leg was clearly too intense. "Thank you, Tang."
"You don't need to be so polite, Captain Dossari," Tang Zheng said.
At that moment.
Archer Bash arrived as well, supporting the injured Lander and Ler. Seeing their captain's condition, they let out sighs of relief and looked gratefully at Tang Zheng.
"Are you two all right as well?"
Tang Zheng stood and looked at the two brothers being supported.
"Don't worry, I won't die." Ler grinned. Aside from his equally pale face, he had no obvious external injuries.
However, since Archer Bash was supporting him, even if he had no visible wounds, he had probably suffered internal injuries. Tang Zheng remembered that he had been kicked away by the other troll.
"A few broken ribs." There was a trace of blood at the corner of Lander's mouth. "But I won't die either."
"Once my mana recovers, I'll treat you too." Tang Zheng nodded.
Lander laughed heartily. "All right."
"Huh?" Archer Bash's ears twitched, and he suddenly turned toward the troll lying on the ground with one arm blasted off by lightning. "It's actually not dead yet?"
At those words.
The expressions of the "Rock" Team members turned cold.
Tang Zheng's eyes, on the other hand, lit up. Before anyone from the "Rock" Team could act, he had already walked over to the troll lying on the ground.
His shortsword flashed!
Following the wound left in the troll's eye by an arrow, he thrust the blade fiercely into its brain and twisted it hard.
The troll, which had only been clinging to its last breath, completely lost its life.
The clean, decisive movement left the members of the "Rock" Team somewhat astonished.
Perhaps even Tang Zheng himself had not noticed that his movements had unknowingly gained a trace of ruthlessness!
"Gained 300 experience!"
Tang Zheng saw the message flash across the Attribute Panel, and a hint of delight appeared in his eyes.
That was actually so much experience.
It directly raised Tang Zheng by one level. Adding the scattered experience he had gained earlier, he had now reached Level 5.
"Are you all right?!" Nfirea jumped down from the carriage and hurried over with a worried expression.
The members of the "Rock" Team instinctively exchanged glances, then respectfully looked toward Nfirea as he approached them.
"Don't worry, we definitely won't delay the rest of the journey." Captain Dossari braced himself against the ground and stood up on one leg as he hurriedly spoke.
"That's not what I meant."
Nfirea's cheeks reddened slightly upon hearing that. He waved his hands, about to say more, when he suddenly saw the "Rock" Team members looking behind him with awe on their faces.
"You should rest and recover for now."
Grandmother Lizzie walked over with her hands behind her back, her expression blank.
"Yes, ma'am."
Captain Dossari spoke solemnly, though the way he stood on one leg looked somewhat comical.
A Magic Caster capable of using Third-Tier Magic was not someone a small team like theirs could afford to offend, especially when she had just saved their lives.
The other three members of the "Rock" Team lowered their heads with reddened faces. As adventurers, being rescued by their client was truly humiliating.
Yet no matter how they thought about it.
They had never expected their client to possess such strength and still hire an adventurer team as escorts. No, perhaps the other party had only intended to hire laborers from the very beginning.
Grandmother Lizzie ignored the "Rock" Team and looked toward the direction from which the goblins and trolls had appeared.
That area belonged to the Great Forest of Tob on the southern side of the Azerlisia Mountains. It was not only enormous, but also extremely dangerous. E-Rantel stood right beside this forest.
"Looks like it's time to clear out the monsters again," Grandmother Lizzie muttered.
Goblins were monsters that reproduced extremely quickly. Combined with the wild beasts and other monsters in the forest, they would attack humans almost every year.
Therefore, the Adventurer's Guild in E-Rantel kept monster-clearing quests posted year-round.
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