Battle Reaches a Fever Pitch

The battle at Pathfinder Camp had reached a fever pitch. Tens of thousands of Forest Trolls lay fallen in pools of blood, while the High Elf rangers had also paid a certain price.

After all, the Forest Trolls had ranged fighters as well. The Troll Headhunters' spear throws were equally superb; any High Elf pierced by those sharp spears had almost no chance of surviving.

The Forest Troll Dragonhawk Riders had also successfully reduced the number of High Elf magisters through fearless sacrifice. This forced the already scarce High Elf magisters at Pathfinder Camp to keep their heads down and hide.

Pathfinder Camp's fortifications were not impregnable either. One-armed Zul'jin once again displayed the strength of the Forest Trolls' greatest Warrior, smashing straight through Pathfinder Camp's defenses.

"Naralakh, Haralaz, get in there!" After breaking through Pathfinder Camp's defenses, Zul'jin did not press deeper himself, instead issuing orders to his subordinates.

Naralakh, whose exceptionally muscular face was covered by a bear mask, held a shield in his right hand and a weapon in his left as he rode atop a massive war bear. He shouted wildly, "Mua-ha-ha! Charge, guards! The time to drink blood has come!"

The trolls of the Amani Clan possessed a powerful cavalry force: the Amani War Bear Knight Guards, who rode Amani war bears.

And the leader of the Amani War Bear Knight Order was Naralakh, who served the Bear God.

"You deserve to be torn apart!" Haralaz served the Lynx God, and his head was likewise covered by a lynx mask. He wielded two strange, slender sabers, and this powerful Forest Troll bore the reputation of being the deadliest killer in the forest.

The troops under Haralaz's command were the Forest Troll Headhunters.

Naralakh led the Amani War Bear Knights in the charge. Great bears possessed terrifying short-range burst speed, and before the High Elf rangers of Pathfinder Camp could repair the breach, they had already rushed inside.

The sheer mass of the great bears, combined with that horrifying impact, instantly sent large numbers of High Elf rangers flying. Any leather-armored High Elf ranger struck by an Amani War Bear Knight was essentially killed on the spot, their insides shattered.

The Amani Troll knights forcibly tore a bloody path through the enemy. Some High Elf rangers were even trampled to death, reduced to mangled heaps of flesh.

Seizing the opportunity, Haralaz led the Forest Troll Headhunters through the bloody path opened by the Amani War Bear Knights, charging into the High Elf rangers and beginning a slaughter.

His saber thrust forward viciously, piercing straight through the abdomen of a High Elf ranger trying to stop Haralaz. The leather armor was like paper. Blood spilled from the High Elf ranger's mouth as he stared unwillingly at Haralaz.

Ranger-General Sylvanas Windrunner naturally could not watch the Forest Trolls slaughter freely within Pathfinder Camp, so she gave orders to the two aides at her side. "Lor'themar, Hadronox, stop those two no matter what!"

Besides Ranger-General Sylvanas Windrunner, the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas currently had three High Elf Ranger Lords: Lor'themar Theron, Hoxbyr, and Hadronox Mingyi.

Hadronox Mingyi's greatest achievement had been capturing Zul'jin.

That was right. The great leader and hero of the Forest Trolls had been captured by a team led by Hadronox Mingyi. Zul'jin had lost his eye and arm at that time.

Upon receiving the order, Lor'themar and Hadronox arrived together at the chaotic battlefield. Lor'themar drew his two-handed sword, while Hadronox wielded a one-handed sword and a dagger.

"Hadronox, don't blame yourself too much." Lor'themar and Hadronox were kindred spirits, so Lor'themar knew that even now, Hadronox still blamed himself for not executing Zul'jin back then. A major reason Hadronox had not killed Zul'jin immediately was that he had wanted to wait for Lor'themar to arrive, so Lor'themar could personally execute Zul'jin and avenge the torture Lor'themar and the others had suffered when they were captured.

Hadronox Mingyi obviously could not escape his guilt with just a few words. In his view, if he had executed Zul'jin back then, this battle would never have happened.

However, Lor'themar's concern made Hadronox force a smile. "Our task now is to stop Naralakh and Haralaz, isn't it?"

Then Hadronox changed the subject. "But one day, I will kill Zul'jin with my own hands and make up for the mistake I made!"

Seeing Hadronox's expression, Lor'themar knew that unless Hadronox truly killed Zul'jin, this knot in his heart could never be undone. But after the lesson they had learned once already, killing Zul'jin again would hardly be so easy.

Lor'themar Theron went after Naralakh. His arrow pierced through the eye and into the brain of Naralakh's war bear mount, and the dying bear immediately threw Naralakh from its back.

Naralakh nearly ended up with a mouthful of dirt, and his beloved war bear mount had been killed as well. He glared furiously at Lor'themar. "You will die very soon!"

"Is that so? I hope your strength is as great as your mouth." Every Ranger Lord of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas was a top-tier powerhouse, and Lor'themar Theron was no exception. With his two-handed sword in hand, Lor'themar looked less like a ranger at that moment and more like a Warrior.

Naralakh grinned savagely, his muscular body leaping high into the air. He chopped down with his weapon and roared, "Die!"

Forest Trolls who served the Great Bear God were granted unparalleled strength. Naralakh had been born with immense natural power and stood above the rest of the Forest Trolls. After becoming a servant of the Great Bear God, Naralakh possessed astonishing strength and could be called the strongest man among the Forest Trolls.

The two weapons collided, but Lor'themar was not knocked down by Naralakh's overwhelming strength as Naralakh had expected.

Still, Lor'themar did not have it easy either. Naralakh's strength was absolutely beyond what High Elves could normally attain. If not for his formidable strength and his technique for deflecting force, the sword in Lor'themar's hands might already have been knocked away.

Fortunately, Naralakh's fighting was utterly devoid of technique. A believer in overpowering every skill with sheer strength, Naralakh disdained honing combat arts.

So, after adapting to Naralakh's terrifying strength, Lor'themar began to counterattack.

Other than Ranger-General Sylvanas Windrunner, the strongest Ranger Lord was undoubtedly Lor'themar Theron, though King of Rangers Hoxbyr and Hadronox Mingyi were also exceptional.

Although Naralakh was not proficient in combat techniques, his beast-like instincts always allowed him to block Lor'themar's attacks at critical moments.

Hadronox Mingyi had also engaged Haralaz. Unlike the loud, taunting Naralakh, Haralaz and Hadronox attacked immediately without exchanging a single word.

Both wielded two weapons. Haralaz had his pair of strange sabers, while Hadronox carried a one-handed sword and a dagger.

Their weapons swung so quickly they nearly left afterimages. Even ordinary rogues would have been ashamed by the speed of their attacks, and every strike was deadly enough to kill.