Bridget's arrival hadn't improved Taelan Fordring's situation. If anything, it had made things harder for him. He still had to look after her from time to time.
Taelan Fordring acted decisively, activating Zeal twice in quick succession. He cleared out the ordinary Troll warriors around them.
The good news was that the Trolls' temporary leader had been killed. The bad news was that the Eye of Violet's effect had ended and gone on cooldown.
By now, Taelan remembered the story behind Tareshen.
It had been sent by the Zul'Aman Trolls to contact the Zul'Mashar Trolls. But it had killed their chieftain and tried to take over as chieftain itself. It seemed they'd arrived just as the Trolls had split apart over the murder. That was also why there were so few Troll warriors.
After a hard-fought battle, he led the group back into the valley once again, rescuing Angela from the Trolls along the way.
The Trolls formed up again and blocked the valley's entrance. Only three people could fight side by side here. Any more, and they wouldn't have room to maneuver. They'd also be exposed to Cleave from the more powerful warriors and Consecration from the Paladins! This tactical dead end had now saved their lives.
And the Trolls had seen Taelan Fordring's Zeal for themselves! Every time he activated the skill, Holy Light enveloped his weapon, and heads were split open one after another in a ring around him.
The chieftain who'd dared to defy him was already lying dead.
The situation had become just like Zhao She's words in the Records of the Grand Historian: "When two rats fight in a hole, the braver one wins!" The Trolls couldn't break through for now, but they kept wearing down the humans with javelins and ranged spells!
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