But Azshara had only managed to hurt so many of these orcs because they had chosen to dodge during her attacks. If they had chosen to defend instead of evade, she would not have been able to injure so many of them so easily.
No matter how accurate Azshara's arrows were, as long as they protected their vital points, killing even one of them would become quite troublesome. But these fellows had already lost their minds, so how could they possibly have thought of that?
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Three more drumbeats rang out. The moment the orcs heard them, they changed again. They still surrounded the two of them as before, but now, when facing Azshara's attacks, they began using their arms to shield their vital points instead of trying to dodge.
Azshara had been able to hurt them only by striking their vital spots while they evaded. Seeing them adopt this stance, she gritted her teeth in frustration. If this continued, there was truly nothing she could do.
Once Azshara realized that she posed far less of a threat to these orcs, she stopped attacking. Continuing like this would only drain a great deal of her stamina. "Li, why don't we wake them up directly?"
Azshara naturally meant Timaria and Bar, but Li gently shook his head. "No need. These fellows aren't particularly strong; they're just troublesome to deal with. Even if we woke Timaria and Bar, it wouldn't help much. Neither of them is suited to handling this situation."
As for Gulman, that fellow's fighting style was better suited to one-on-one combat. Having him deal with this many enemies would truly be a headache.
"Boom! Boom! Boomboomboom!" The drums sounded again, but this time the rhythm stretched on. Rather than the short beats from before, the drums seemed