Episode 22

“I’ll lure one guy in. There’s a trap, aren’t two worth trying?”

“No!”

Wilmot flatly refused my offer.

“You can see the footprints over there. At that size, it must be a fully grown adult. Like you said, if there are three trolls, eight people will have to deal with the other two, but it could lead to an accident.”

“Brother. But if we assume that the troll habitat has changed and we are in the outskirts, isn’t it unlikely that all three of them are adults? In the case of trolls who live in groups in the outskirts, there are many cases where the mother takes her children. This friend is the mother. I think it might be possible if you entice it.”

To Roy’s opinion, Wilmot replied with a stiff face.

“It’s not like I didn’t think of that either. But, as you say, someone has to take a risk to lure the mother. Roy, what would you do if I were to take the part?”

“Ah… big brother. I didn’t mean anything, it just happened because I just said whatever came to my mind. I’m sorry.”

Roy lowered his head shyly at Wilmot’s question.

‘Why are you so serious?’

From their conversation, I could guess why Wilmot rejected my offer.

But Wilmot’s worries were, in a word, useless.

“Mr. Wilmot. As Mr. Roy said, if I lure the mother troll, will you continue hunting?”

At my question, Wilmot sighed and opened his mouth.

“If that’s the case, it’s worth trying, but…”

“Okay. Then I’ll go ahead and lure one out before they arrive. Someone’s going to have to get them out of the way anyway, even if they try to escape.”

When the manned group arrives and the party begins to flee, someone will be pursued by the trolls.

If I say I’m going to lure one guy, it’s the same as saying I’m going to take a certain risk.

A light of conflict flashed in Wilmot’s eyes.

“I won’t stop you if you want to. Are you really okay?”

“How did you find them, so it’s a pity to end it like this. Then, if two of the three are young, I’m sure you’ll continue hunting. How long will it take to deal with the young?”

“If that’s the case, it’ll be within twenty minutes at most.”

“Okay. If all three of them are adults, I’ll assume they’re running away and go to the campsite yesterday.”

“Ian, you don’t have to take the risk. You just have to find the game again. Why don’t we just stay together?”

Talia stopped me with a worried voice.

“Don’t worry, I have the confidence to take my body out.”

The troll’s running speed is comparable to that of an introductory warrior.

As long as it wasn’t surrounded on all sides, he was confident that he could get away with it.

“I think they’re close, so let’s go before it’s too late.”

Without delay, I ran in the direction of the troll.

A moment to move through the trees and bushes.

I saw Nick and Peter running in front of me, breathing heavily.

“Ian! Run away! The troll is after you!”

Nick, who spotted me, exclaimed loudly.

“I will lure one of them. It was decided after discussing it with Mr. Wilmot, so don’t mind me and run.”

“What are you talking about! You die then!”

I left Nick behind and continued running.

As I jumped over a bush the size of an adult, I saw a group of trolls running at me 20 meters away, baring their teeth.

‘female. It looks like the mother.’

The troll in the lead is about 3 meters tall.

Looking at the bobbing breasts, it was clear that it was an adult female.

Two similarly sized trolls followed behind the mother troll.

Judging by the lack of breasts, it appeared to be male.

Usually, adult male trolls were about 3.5 meters tall, so they were still quite young.

Using my right foot as a pivot, I quickly spun one turn to the left.

Wheein-

The shield left my left hand and flew towards the mother troll, making a heavy gong sound.

The mother troll stretched out her left hand, perhaps trying to block the shield.

However, the mother troll’s hand was severed as it collided with the hard, sharp edge of the shield.

Even so, the shield, which had not lost its strength, became lodged in the mother troll’s collarbone.

Kwajik! Whoa!

An angry roar erupted from the mother troll’s mouth.

‘He doesn’t even budge.’

A reckless way of fighting using amazing regenerative power and blunt pain.

This is why trolls are scary.

The mother troll threw away the club in her right hand, pulled out the shield embedded in her collarbone, and threw it at me.

I twisted my body to avoid the flying shield.

At the same time, he picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the mother troll once again.

The stone that flew like a shot hit the mother troll’s eye.

The distance with the mother troll was reduced to 3 meters.

I quickly turned around and started running to the right.

human! Die! Mom goes alone!

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As if my provocation had worked, the mother troll turned after me.

Fortunately, the youngsters followed Nick and Peter.

‘From the large species, they say that they are simply ignorant, but that seems to be true.’

The smaller the beast, the more evil and cunning, and the bigger, the more savage and simple.

Eat, sleep and cheap.

Since he was a monster servant living a monotonous life, most of the troubles could be solved by force, so it was natural for him to become brutal and simple.

For a while, it ran at just the right pace for a female troll to come after it.

‘It’s just fine.’

I found a broken wooden pole and stopped there.

Some of the unevenly bent wooden beams rose sharply toward the sky.

Concentrate on your senses and check if there are people around you.

‘good. There is no one.’

Krrr.

Moments later, the mother troll emerged, cutting through the bushes with both hands.

The hand that had been severed by the shield had already regained its original form.

It was a regenerative power that was hard to believe even when I saw it with my own eyes.

‘Let’s try it.’

When you double your height, your weight increases by a cube.

Judging from the thick limbs and protruding belly, the weight of the mother troll was expected to be around five to six hundred kilograms.

With such a large body, he has the strength to run at a speed similar to that of an introductory warrior.

I had no idea how strong the replacement would be.

‘Even gorillas tear humans apart, not to mention trolls. But even so, it’s the same as being ground in front of a mace.’

A troll’s durability is no different from that of a large beast.

If you are a skilled warrior, you can easily deal with one or two trolls.

However, I have superior athletic abilities than those skilled warriors.

Unless I accidentally lost a limb, the odds of me losing were slim.

I grabbed the handle of the mace and ran to the troll.

human. kill!

The mother troll lowered her stance and swung her right hand wide to catch me.

Although he may be able to run fast thanks to his huge body, his movement itself was a little slower than that of an introductory warrior.

However, since the attack range is so wide, it could lead to a serious accident if you are not careful.

I easily dodged the attack by taking a step to the left.

The moment the mother troll’s body turned to the left following her arm.

I swung the mace with all my might toward the guy’s right knee.

Kwajik.

A piece of iron on the mace’s head pierced his knee and more than half of it fell off.

As one knee failed, the troll lost his balance and leaned to the right.

The mother troll swung her arms to catch me until I fell.

There was no way the already slow guy could catch me with his center of gravity unbalanced.

I backed away and got out of his range.

The mother troll lost control of her own weight and fell to the floor.

He put his arms on the ground and lowered his head toward the floor.

At that moment, I rushed quickly and slammed the mace raised above my head at full speed.

Kwajik.

The mace penetrated the back of the mother troll’s head and lodged deeply.

If something goes in, something must come out.

Red blood and white brains spurted high between the skulls.

thud.

The sound of the mother troll collapsing echoed softly.

It was impossible for even a troll to move with more than half of its brain crushed.

This was almost like sending them to one room, so they would have gone without pain.

‘I’m a guy who can’t feel pain anyway, so it doesn’t matter? …huh?’

But then.

Surprisingly, the broken head wriggled and healed with the mace stuck in it.

“It’s crazy, really.”

I thought I couldn’t stay still, so I pushed the mace deeper and stirred it loudly.

After a while, playback finally stopped.

‘Did I get rid of it?’

Hunting trolls wasn’t difficult.

If they hit and run and fight, they seemed to be able to deal with three or four of them with ease.

‘Still, it’s too early to hunt alone.’

The biggest problem is always human.

Although I have faster body movements than a skilled warrior, there is not an overwhelming difference.

Just looking at the sparring with my older brother Richard, I was not confident of a perfect victory even though I had much better physical abilities.

Furthermore, skilled warriors can enhance their weapons and armor.

Attacks are blocked and defenses are more likely to break through.

In the end, for safety, I needed a colleague to be with me until I reached the proficiency level.

That way you’ll get a chance to escape.

‘Let’s see for a long time.’

When you die, everything is over.

My ability is like a graph of an exponential function going upward.

Once I get up to the proficiency level, the output I can produce exceeds 13 mana.

The output of skilled warriors is about 7.

Twice the output difference brings more than twice the increase in combat power.

At that time, there was nothing to be afraid of even if several skilled warriors attacked.

If you run away, it’s enough.

I stopped thinking and looked at the dead troll.

Surprisingly, the damaged knee was already regenerating.

“Shall we make it pretty?”

I dragged the troll to the broken tree trunk.

With the back of his head facing the sky, he smashed the troll’s head into a sharp wooden pole.

I took the troll’s brain that had fallen on the floor and decorated it appropriately around the wooden pole.

Gathered fallen leaves nearby to cover the traces of battle.

The forest itself was thickly covered with fallen leaves, so it didn’t show any camouflage.

“I don’t know if I can see it.”

Thinking that this was enough, I moved to the place where the party was.

On the way, I didn’t forget to look for a shield.

“ha ha ha.”

“Isn’t this round trip great?”

After a while, by the time we almost reached our destination.

I could hear the male voices talking loudly.

“Look! Mr. Ian hasn’t come yet, so be quiet. You don’t know when the troll will come. Even if that’s not the case, aren’t you worried about Mr. Ian?”

Talia shouted sharply, reprimanding the men.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Talia. You bastards! Aren’t you sorry for your colleagues who risked their lives? You don’t know when your little friend will come, so shut up and wait!”

“Yes, brother. I’m sorry.”

“sorry.”

Apologies from Peter and Roy followed.

“Talia-san, don’t worry too much. If it’s that friend, it won’t be a problem. It could be that she’s already on her way back from the troll.”

Nick comforted Talia.

I hurriedly showed up, fearing that the party would fall apart.

“Mr. Ian! You’re safe.”

“I’m glad Mr. Ian.”

Talia and Kate approached, looking relieved.

At the same time, Wilmot asked me a question.

“Hey. How did the troll come alone?”

“He’s dead.”

“what?”

Wilmot asked with a puzzled face if he thought he had heard it wrong.

“The troll. It’s dead.”

At that moment, everyone in the group looked at me with their mouths open.

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