Mercenary Wars

Chapter 101 Ambush
"Woo-wah-woo-wah!" A leading troll shouted orders to the other trolls, clearly urging them to speed up so they could get through the mountain path as quickly as possible.

Trolls are, after all, intelligent beings. Although they were unaware of the ambush, they still possessed basic caution. This terrain, which was clearly suitable for an ambush, should definitely be traversed as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, such caution was clearly of no use in the face of a well-prepared ambush.

The trolls embarked on the narrow mountain path, while the human ambushers on the high ground searched for their targets.

Gaucano was no exception; he drew his bow and aimed at the level six troll. The night was deep, but thanks to the Hunter's Mark, he could aim at the creature even with his eyes closed.

Once most of the trolls had reached the mountain path, Raven immediately launched the ambush.

He raised his arm and threw it, and a throwing knife flew out instantly!

The throwing knife was thin and sharp, jet black and non-reflective, and made no sound. If it weren't so close, Gaucano would never have been aware of its existence.

The trolls were completely unaware until a scream rang out: "Ah—"

The troll that was hit screamed and fell to the ground.

The knife was clearly coated with a deadly poison, and even a troll with such tenacious vitality died in a violent spasm.

The battle is imminent!
Almost at the same time the raven threw its dagger, the other ambushers also launched an attack on the troll. Arrows, daggers, and spells shattered the silence of the lurking veil and surged towards the troll.

"Waaaah!" Accompanied by screams and wails, about a third of the trolls died instantly, and a considerable number of trolls were injured to varying degrees.

Gaucano, however, did not rush to attack.

After all, his target was a level 6 troll, which was unlikely to be easily killed by him, and it was unlikely that he would become one of the first trolls to fall.

Sure enough, the level 6 troll remained unharmed until a few seconds after the battle began.

Not only was he unharmed, he also leaped to the high ground, attempting to engage in close combat with the ambushing humans.

However, humans have a numerical advantage and their overall strength is not weak. As soon as the level six troll jumped up, it was immediately surrounded and attacked by several humans.

Seeing that he was struggling to defend himself under the siege, Gaucano immediately released the bowstring.

"call out--"

With the aid of eight swift breezes, the enchanted steel arrows with blood-red tips shot out, heading straight for the level six troll's throat.

The level 6 troll tried to dodge.

But unlike last time, Gaucano used a bow to shoot an arrow this time, which was much faster.

With the other humans also holding it back, the level six troll's dodge attempt almost completely failed, and it was immediately shot in the chest.

The blood arrow took effect, tearing a gruesome wound in the troll's chest, from which green blood gushed forth.

"Roar--"

The level six troll roared in pain and rage, then its veins bulged, its demonic runes shone brightly, and its wounds healed at an astonishing speed.

"Raging response!" someone exclaimed.

Berserk Regeneration is one of the signature skills of the troll warrior. In this state, the troll's already considerable recovery ability will be further enhanced in a short period of time, and its combat power will also rise to a new level.

With the boost from the berserk recovery, the level six troll roared and swung its battle axe, instantly killing one and wounding another to repel the two attackers, and then headed straight for Gaugano!

A thoughtful look flashed in his wide eyes, as if he recognized Gaucano as the human who had escaped from his grasp not long ago.

wipe!
Gao Jiano turned and ran, while inwardly cursing – how could a level six troll be so hard to kill!

A level 6 troll is definitely a tough opponent.

However, there were also strong individuals among the human ambushers. Gaogano had only run a few steps when a survival hunter arrived from the side, wielding a heavy blade to meet the level six troll.

"Clang clang clang!" In the blink of an eye, the weapons of the two powerful individuals clashed several times, sparks flying everywhere.

With someone holding the line, Gaucano stopped running and instead drew his bow again. "Whoosh—"

The arrow struck again, tearing a horrific wound into the level six troll.

Although the Berserk Regeneration quickly healed the wounds, the level 6 troll's attacks were inevitably affected, and it was forced to retreat by the Survival Hunter, suffering multiple injuries in the blink of an eye.

Gaucano fired another arrow.

Level 6 trolls are even less able to withstand the Survival Hunter's heavy blade.

The survival hunter raised his heavy blade and swung it down hard on the man's head.

"Qiang!"

At the critical moment, the level six troll swung his battle axe to parry, narrowly blocking the heavy blade just centimeters in front of him.

The two sides immediately engaged in a struggle, resulting in a stalemate.

The level six troll glanced elsewhere and, seeing that no one of his kind would come to help, and that he was powerless to turn the tide, despair crept onto his face.

Without hesitation, Gao Jiano drew his Blood-Summoning Sword and charged forward.

The level six troll had no time to react and barely managed to turn his body to the side before being stabbed in the back by a sword.

A gruesome wound was torn open, its effect resembling that of a blood-stained arrow.

Unlike the Blood Arrow, the Blood Summoning Sword's effect is continuous; as long as the blade is in the wound, blood will gush out wildly as if summoned.

Even with Berserk Regeneration, a level 6 troll can't withstand the damage.

A second later, his knees buckled, and the survival hunter's heavy blade slashed down on his shoulder, penetrating right into his lungs, rendering him completely powerless to resist.

With lightning speed, Gao Gano plunged the Blood Summoning Sword into the throat of the level six troll, securing the kill.

Killing a level 6 troll grants +300 experience.

"Well done, young man!" the survival hunter praised, sheathing his heavy blade.

It was only then that Gao Jiano noticed that it was the green-haired vice president of the Hunter's Guild.

He exhaled and said, "This troll killed my friend. Can I have his head?"

"Of course." The vice president nodded, then added, "But you can't claim credit for others' achievements."

“Without a doubt, you were the true killer of this level six troll.” Gao Jiano knew he was basically just stealing kills, so he naturally wouldn’t take credit for it.

As he spoke, he cut off the head of the level six troll, put it in a leather bag, and stored it in his storage ring.

Then he looked at the other trolls.

The human ambush was very successful, so in this short period of time, the battle had become one-sided, with most of the trolls either dead or wounded, and some fleeing.

For a warlike race like trolls, fleeing is an extremely shameful act, usually only occurring when defeat is inevitable, and now is clearly such a time.

With the situation looking great, Gaucano rushed to grab kills.

This time he didn't look for level 6 trolls anymore, since from an experience perspective, level 4 and 5 trolls were clearly more worthwhile.

Killing a level 4 troll grants +200 experience.

Killing a level 5 troll grants +250 experience.

After he secured two more kills, the dozens of troll corpses around him signaled the end of the ambush.

(End of this chapter)