The two sentries drawn by the disturbance did not even get a clear look at their enemies before they crashed to the ground.
A few minutes later, with no further movement from the ogres—
Feyn crouched low and quickly moved along the edge of the rock wall, disappearing behind a protruding Giant Stone ahead.
Thirty seconds later, he returned.
"Behind that rock should be the path Ralph mentioned leading down. There's nothing on the slope," the old hunter said in a low voice. "Further down is a bend. My [Eagle Eye Technique] can't reach that far, but the slope is narrow. Even if there's anything there, there should only be one or two."
The party continued deeper along the rock wall.
After rounding the bend, they indeed encountered another two ogres.
They were squatting amid a pile of bone scraps, rummaging for something to chew on.
Whoosh—
An arrow sank into the base of the left one's neck.
The ogre gave a muffled grunt. Before it could rise, a flash of sword light slashed down along the point where the arrow had entered.
It was Edlin, enhanced with Ryan's [Longstrider].
The fatal strike left it crumpled on the ground.
The one on the right had only just reacted. It grabbed a thick leg bone from the ground, preparing to swing it as a weapon, but Ulag had already charged in front of it.
The Battle Axe carved a deep gash into its knee.
The instant its body involuntarily dropped to its knees, the cold glint of a dagger appeared before its eyes, followed by a gush of blood from the artery in its neck.
Feyn was already crouching beside the corpse with practiced ease.
Crack.
The dagger slipped into its mouth and pried along the roots of its teeth.
Ulag