"Urjin!
Where are we going? "
It was still the troll with only one fang left. His shoulder had been sliced open by a sharp scimitar, revealing the tender flesh within. Although the wound was exposed, there was no blood flowing out, and the wound had started to shrink over the past few hours.
The self-healing ability of the trolls was surprisingly strong, and they could even regrow broken limbs. This was the price they had to pay for not being able to learn combat aura or magic.
Yuna panted. His fangs were covered in a layer of mist due to the long hours of running and the temperature of the night. He wiped them with his hand and looked at his shoulder that had been grazed by a bullet. Then, he pushed away the flesh that had already grown out and replied, "Let's rest here for a while!
Once we're done, we'll go around the village and return to Azura! "
Yuna was a little depressed. Not only did he not gain anything from this battle, but he had also lost more than 20 of his powerful subordinates. The Urjin tribe's future would only get more and more difficult.
Thinking about his wife and the children in the tribe, Yuna could only feel that he was useless.
The trolls were actually very honest. They would not complain that their enemies were too strong, only that they were not strong enough.
Every failure would tell others that they had tried their best, but the trolls did not have such a concept. The weak were prey to the strong, and that was their rule. Weakness meant death, so the only way out was to become stronger.
The sky was already dark, and the trolls did not know how to light a fire. They took out the small amount of dried meat that they brought with them, ate a few mouthfuls, and then lay down on the ground to sleep.
As the leader, Yuna had the responsibility to protect his people. So, he was the first to stand guard at night — and usually, this was the only shift.
He exhaled a breath of air. The weather in late autumn had started to turn cold, and his nocturnal breaths had started to exhale white air. However, Yuna quickly adjusted his mood. His two large eyes began to scan the surroundings. At the same time, his figure gradually became one with his surroundings. Squatting down, he looked as inconspicuous as a piece of dead wood. In this dark night, he did not attract any attention at all.
Time passed minute by minute.
At midnight, the sound of hooves could be heard from afar.
Yuna's eyes immediately scanned the area where the sound had come from. He saw three people riding on three heavily armored warhorses slowly walking towards him.
Yuna squinted his eyes and immediately held his breath. He let out a soft sound that sounded like an insect's chirp.
The sound didn't travel more than ten meters in the wilderness, but it woke the sleeping trolls up immediately. They looked at their leader immediately, and then slowly and quietly got up. At the same time, they entered a state of camouflage. They covered the weapons that never left their hands even when they were sleeping with their bodies to prevent the moonlight from reflecting off the moon.
The sound of galloping horses in the distance was neither fast nor slow, but Yuna immediately felt that this was not normal. This was not a plain. The ground was full of hard rocks and uneven terrain, which made it difficult for horses to walk. However, the galloping sounds did not feel sluggish to Yuna at all.
Yuna carefully looked at the approaching figures. With the help of the moonlight, he could clearly see that there were two men and one woman. But this was not important to Yuna. After all, regardless of whether they were men or women, they were just synonyms for 'food' in his eyes.
Moreover, it was not just the three of them. The three horses counted as well.
Yuna swallowed a mouthful of saliva and his fingers involuntarily stroked the battle-ax he had casually grabbed. Recently, the tribe had been severely lacking in food. That was why he had led almost all the warriors out to hunt. But not only did they fail, they had also lost so many warriors. This made Yuna extremely depressed. Now, these three people and three horses were the best food. Although it was not much, at least it was enough to feed the women and children of the tribe for a few days.
Every family had its own problems. Yuna had worked very hard to ensure that the people of the tribe could eat.
He crouched very low and sniffed the air. Then, he let out a sound from his mouth. This was the signal to prepare to attack!
The three people were riding in the dark, but they did not even light a torch. Yuna had never attacked humans at night. He had hunted many times at night, but he had never heard of a magical beast that could light a torch. So, he did not notice the abnormality of the three people.
Yuna's position was slightly lower. The three people walked about five meters away from Yuna and his warriors, but they did not notice Yuna at all.
It had to be said that the Trolls' ability to conceal themselves was too strong. They might not have noticed it themselves, but this beautiful concealment ability had already fooled a level eight unicorn. Now, it had also fooled two high-ranked magicians!
Yuna was like a venomous snake, quietly lying in ambush. He gently picked up the battle-ax in his hand and slowly raised his body, preparing to attack. His legs were as tense as springs, but he held his breath and did not let the three people notice him.
"Ta, ta, ta …"
The sound of the iron hooves hitting the ground was very clear in the wilderness.
Yuna saw the opportunity, and with a sudden push of his legs, he leapt towards the three people without a sound!
There was no roar before the battle, no sign of an attack. Yuna just appeared out of thin air in the sight of the three people!
Yuna, who was familiar with hunting at night, had a wealth of experience. In the forest, blind roars and meaningless movements would only bring disaster. Although they were in the wilderness, Yuna still followed his battle instincts and launched a sneak attack!
His tall body leapt into the air, and he suddenly raised the battle-ax in his hand. With lightning speed, Yuna chopped down on the body of the man in black who was walking beside him!
"Kacha!"
As if venting his anger from running away earlier in the day, Yuna's seemingly silent chop actually split the man and his horse into four pieces!
The heavens took pity on him. This powerful necromancer was chopped into pieces for no reason!
He didn't even have the time to see what Yuna looked like!
Yuna's axe chopped down on the ground with unstoppable force. The sliced flesh and the steel armor on the horse were like a layer of fragile paper, unable to withstand a single blow from his terrifying strength!
The trolls behind Yuna leapt forward one by one, and in an instant, they pounced on the remaining two people!
A greyish-white light flashed for a moment, followed by a few bright red lights!
"Boom boom boom!"
Three loud explosions almost deafened the trolls who were charging over!
Three huge fireballs exploded on the bodies of the three trolls, sending them flying. The black clothed man held a pitch-black magic staff in his hand, emitting a dangerous aura, causing Yuna to narrow his eyes.
He fearlessly spun around on the spot, and threw the battle-ax in his hand at the mage who was preparing to continue shooting fireballs!
In the blink of an eye, the battle-ax arrived in front of the mage — However, after a loud clang, the battle-ax was actually blocked by an invisible shield in the air!
However, the mage suffered from the huge impact of the battle-ax — with a plop, he fell off his horse!
Yuna didn't even bother to run. Instead, he kicked with both legs and jumped high into the air, directly leaping over the warhorse!
He pounced towards the mage behind him!
However, just as he was in the air, a sense of danger enveloped his body!
The mage's figure had just appeared in Yuna's vision when he suddenly found his hand pointing straight at him — in that split second, a blazing red light instantly condensed, and a huge fireball shot towards Yuna's head as he glided through the air!
Yuna's body had no way of dodging in the air!
However, just as the fireball was about to hit him, a slender figure leapt out, blocking in front of Yuna!
"Bang!"
The splattering of sparks and flesh caused Yuna to narrow his eyes — when he opened them again, he had already arrived in front of the black-robed man who had just finished casting a spell and was about to cast another one!
Without thinking, Yuna's slender arm suddenly punched out!
"Crack!"
This fist filled with hatred directly shattered the chest bone of the mage who was still standing on the spot. Then, he grabbed the mage's hands that were still trying to cast a spell, and twisted his bones like a piece of rag!
Next, this experienced hunter kneed the black-robed mage in the abdomen, and his right fist swung out without hesitation!
"Pu!"
The headless corpse fell to the ground, and the magic staff in its hand fell to the ground.
The mage's head was actually smashed by him!
Turning back, Yuna, whose face was splattered with blood, grabbed the neck of the woman who seemed to be in a daze on the last horse, and pulled her to the ground. However, he did not kill her with a punch, but instead knocked her head against a stone, knocking her out.
This was a troll's habit. When hunting, they would leave a prey alive to prevent it from rotting and going to waste in the end.
"Kunda!"
Yuna turned to look at the troll who had blocked the fireball for him, but the latter's chest had already been blasted open by the fireball, and he was barely breathing.
He was the troll with only one fang. At this moment, this troll's mouth was foaming with blood, and his scarred hand reached out to his leader.
Yuna rushed over with his eyes wide open, but with one look, he knew that this warrior who had followed him for so many years would not be able to hold on much longer!
"Ulkin …"
Kunda's body was charred black, and his entire chest was torn open with a horrifying open wound. One could even see the exposed bones and beating heart.
His voice was almost inaudible, but Yuna lowered his head and listened carefully. His hands were trembling as he tried to suppress his anger. Don't think that the Great Demons had no feelings. These seemingly boorish Outsiders valued friendship more than the average person could imagine.
"Kunda can no longer follow in Ulkin's footsteps … Kunda's body will be given to his child, this is Kunda's last request …"
"Ulkin, in the name of the tribe's leader, promises you!"
Yuna held Kunda's hand, but found that his hand no longer had the strength it used to have in the past.
The moonlight shone on the pitch-black land, and Kunda's eyes lost their luster. His once bright eyes reflected the starry sky that he could no longer see.
In the troll tribe, due to the lack of food, every time a troll died, his body would not be buried like a human, but would instead be eaten by his family. It sounded horrifying and disgusting, but it was a reflection of the troll tribe's attitude towards life.
No matter what they were like when they were alive, after death, their bodies would be sacrificed as food and disappear from the world.
Everything was for survival — the troll's creed was simple and straightforward.
Yuna's eyelids drooped, and then he stood up and looked at the hooded woman. He walked over and sniffed, then looked at the two mages he had killed.
"Damn it!
What kind of human is this? "
Yuna tore open the mage's expensive robe, and the mage who had been incomparably noble in life was flipped around like a tattered doll by Yuna. This caused the troll to grumble softly.
There was no other reason — this was a necromancer. Other than rotten flesh and bones, what else could there be?
Yuna seemed to be in a bad mood. He picked up the arm of the mage that he had chopped in half with his battle axe, and opened his mouth to tear off a piece of white flesh.
"Pui!"
Even the trolls, who were known for not being picky with their food, couldn't stand this disgusting smell!
Trolls weren't picky with their food, but that didn't mean they would eat rotting corpses. Unconvinced, Yuna lifted the heavy armor of the horse that had been chopped in half, and was instantly enraged.
"Curse you!
Damned bones! "
In Yuna's hand were a few long bones — these were the only things left under the armor of the horse!
Needless to say, these were the undead warhorses that only high-ranking knights and mages could possess!
With an angry wave of his hand, Yuna threw the bones to the ground, and then ordered his subordinates to tie up the woman on the ground tightly with the tree vines that they had brought with them. After gagging her, the trolls could only endure their hunger and wait for dawn to arrive before returning to the Azura Forest.
According to Yuna's plan, they should be able to use the two horses and two mages as food supplies. Unfortunately, these few things suddenly became inedible. The only human that seemed to have tender skin was still edible. However, to these hunters, if they didn't have much prey, they would bring it back to the village. No one could starve, but not the children and women. The trolls placed great importance on their families.
The undead warhorse that was still "alive" seemed to be afraid of Yuna, but this troll leader had never ridden a horse before. In his eyes, these four-legged animals couldn't run much faster than him, and they still needed to eat food. They were really worthless creatures.
So, the remaining two high undead warhorses that did not need to eat food were chopped up by him with his axe. The bones were picked up and brought back to be sewn. The fine plate armor was also collected and used to arm the warriors.
The woman was tied up like a silkworm chrysalis and thrown to the side. Her forehead had cracked open because she had hit a rock. Blood was flowing slowly, but the trolls didn't care.
While the sky was still dark, the trolls seized the time to rest.
* * *
"The reinforcements from Fort Oditore can't come?"
Many frowned and looked at the soldier who came to report the news. The latter also looked anxious. In fact, he was one of the many soldiers sent by Fort Oditore to guard here. When they were attacked by the trolls yesterday, many mercenaries were sent to Pombo Village for help. At the same time, they also sent a request for reinforcements to Fort Oditore. But his request was terminated before it could be delivered.
Because the soldiers stationed here did not believe that Fort Oditore would send reinforcements.
As for the reason?
After listening to the stuttering words of the recommended soldier for a long time, many finally understood some things.
After the garrison of Fort Oditore came a few more times, they completely gave up on coming here!
Why?
Fort Oditore was about 20 kilometers away from here. It would take about three hours for the reinforcements to arrive fully armed after seeing the smoke signal.
If the trolls attacked, there would only be two results.
The first possibility was that they had rushed into the village within an hour, looted and retreated. This was a common occurrence. The Trolls had broken through the walls of Pombo Village three times, but they did not kill or set fire to the village. These Trolls were sometimes very clever. In their eyes, the humans were a constant source of food. Every time they looted, they would try their best not to kill, but to simply take away the food.
This experience was learned after they slaughtered several similar villages. Never kill to the last man, or it would be like killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.
The other possibility was that the trolls were successfully repelled by the villagers and soldiers.
In late autumn, the trolls began to loot frequently. But as the soldiers and militia of Pombo Village became more and more experienced, the trolls who lacked strategy were getting more and more difficult to deal with.
It wasn't that the soldiers of Fort Oditore didn't come to provide reinforcements. But after a few times, they realized that they could not make it in time for the battle. Either the trolls ran away, or the trolls ran away …
One was that the trolls ran away after looting, and the other was that they were defeated. In short, the soldiers of Fort Oditore were like bystanders. It was a waste of effort. The so-called reinforcements of Fort Oditore were almost a joke.
Due to the severe shortage of supplies this year, the garrison of Fort Oditore was in danger of running out of food. Every so-called "rescue" operation would result in a large-scale loss of military equipment. This kind of thankless and completely "useless" action was greatly protested by the soldiers.
Therefore, Fort Oditore could only take action. They sent a group of soldiers to defend Pombo Village, and the rest of them did whatever they wanted to do. Don't assume that all trolls would come to Pombo Village. For example, Yuna, who only brought about fifty people to loot houses, could only be considered a small group of robbers. A truly powerful group wouldn't even bother to loot a village because there wasn't enough food to eat!