Mercenary Wars

Chapter 76 High-End Hunter
Ryan's throwing knives were clearly not as sharp as Gaucanor's blood arrows, barely scratching the High Troll's skin. The poison, however, seemed to have some effect, slightly slowing down the High Troll's speed.

"Boss, watch out!" Darlis, perched on Gao Jiano's shoulder, suddenly shouted.

Gao Jiano quickly dodged and hid behind a large tree.

"Boom!" A small tree streak shot past, and the gust of wind it created caused Dariss's camouflage cloak to flutter.

Gaucano continued his full-speed run.

Darius, perched on his shoulder, would occasionally cast a spell on the high troll or warn him about the projectiles.

With her help, Gaucano made it to the camp quickly and safely throughout the entire process.

Tens of seconds later.

A bear's roar rang out: "Roar—"

Gao Jiano's eyes lit up, and he soon saw a huge black bear running towards them. On the bear's back stood Hicks, the serious-looking vice-captain of the Gray Eagle Mercenary Group, and two other mercenaries carrying powerful bows.

The three men simultaneously drew their bows taut, and three arrows shot out, one of which emitted a bright white light and was significantly faster.

"Hush-hush-"

With a few whooshing sounds, three arrows struck the troll's body one after another, causing him to cry out in pain, and the rapid footsteps finally stopped.

Gaucano breathed a sigh of relief, then took advantage of the speed of his Blood Rush to climb onto a nearby boulder, put Daris down, and turned to look at the High Troll.

As Little Black passed by the boulder, the three hunters on its back, led by Hicks, leaped onto the boulder and stood side by side with Gaucano.

"Boom!" Immediately afterwards, the black bear and the giant troll collided violently.

The two burly men immediately engaged in close-quarters combat.

Little Black was only a level six magical beast, but it was much larger. In addition, the High Troll was injured, so the two were evenly matched for a time. The huge commotion caused the ground nearby to tremble and the trees that were affected to break.

At the same time, the four hunters on the boulder also drew their bows and arrows, and sharp arrows kept shooting at the high troll.

Gaugano, who had just finished his Blood Rush, was actually very weak, but with the idea of ​​getting a kill, he still fired a few Blood Arrows.

Unfortunately, the high troll's body was too tough; his arrows were almost impossible to inflict fatal wounds, and the chance of him managing to kill him was extremely slim.

Realizing this, Gaucano gave up and simply sat down on the ground to rest and watch the battle.

The High Troll was held back by Little Black, and more and more Gray Eagle mercenaries rushed to the scene. The lower-level ones could only watch the show, while the level four and five ones launched their attacks. All kinds of arrows and spells poured towards the High Troll from all directions.

Before long, the high troll was surrounded and attacked, his body covered in wounds and blood.

"If you've got the guts, let's fight one-on-one!" he roared angrily.

No one paid attention.

Most of the intelligent races of Farallo consider accepting a duel an act of honor. Even among heretics, duels frequently occur.

However, for a creature like the High Troll, who in many people's eyes doesn't even qualify as an intelligent race, his challenge to a duel was naturally not accepted, especially since his level was higher than everyone else's.

Feeling the indifference of humanity, the High Troll was filled with rage and humiliation, and immediately roared to the sky: "Roar—"

The loud noise caused many people to cover their ears, and his skin quickly turned red, as if it were on fire.

Hicks's expression changed slightly, and he quickly drew the bowstring taut. At the same time, some patterns and lines faintly appeared on his exposed arm.

These patterns and textures shimmered slightly as they lit up, their tips touching the arrows at his fingertips.

Gao Jiano quickly guessed what it was—the magic rune "Aimed Shot". Aimed Shot is a very powerful hunter skill, with an effect similar to "Loyalty of the Bow and Arrow", both of which make arrows more powerful.

The difference is that "Loyalty of the Bow and Arrow" requires a bow and arrow, while "Aimed Shot" requires a lot of stamina or mana, as well as at least three seconds of aiming time.

Sure enough, Hicks aimed the arrow for more than three seconds.

In those three seconds, the high troll, whose entire body had turned bright red, surged with power, roared as he flipped the black bear to the ground, and then charged toward Hicks and the others.

But the black bear immediately pounced again, using its claws and teeth to try its best to hold back the giant troll.

"Boom boom boom!" Gao Jumo delivered several powerful kicks, leaving the black bear covered in blood, but the black bear still managed to hold on tightly.

At this moment, Hicks finally finished aiming. A flash of white light appeared on his arm, and then the arrow shot out along the direction of the white light.

"Whoosh—" The arrow was extremely fast, and Gao Jiano could only barely see a shadow of it.

Blood splattered all over the troll's head as the arrow pierced through his forehead and down to the back of his head!

"Boom." The giant troll's heavy body then collapsed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

"Oh—" the mercenaries cheered.

Hicks ran over and touched the weakened black bear, the magic runes on his arm lighting up again.

Magical patterns also lit up on the black bear's body, echoing each other.

The magic runes on both sides breathed rhythmically, and the black bear's injuries healed at a visible speed. Before long, it got up from the ground again.

As a result, Hicks' legs buckled and he almost fell, but the black bear steadied him with its body, allowing him to regain his footing.

Even so, Hicks was panting heavily and leaned against the black bear for a few minutes to recover before he beckoned to Gaucano.

Gaucano was somewhat distracted.

There's no other reason why I was distracted.

As a level 2 hunter, this was his first time observing a high-level hunter's battle, and he couldn't help but have some fantasies.

All I can say is that Hicks truly lives up to his reputation as a level six hunter. Gao Gano even felt that even without the help of others, Hicks could defeat the High Troll with just himself and the Black Bear, though the cost would be much higher.

Half a second later, Gaucano, having recovered, ran up to Hicks: "Lord Hicks."

Hicks chuckled and patted him on the shoulder: "You've got some skills, kid!"

"You're not a member of the mercenary group?" He noticed that Gao Jiano didn't have any shoulder insignia.

“I’m an apothecary,” Gao Jiano added, “and also a level two hunter.”

"Apothecary?" Hicks thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "I think Cassandra mentioned you. Aren't you called Gao Gano?"

“Yes, sir.” Gaucano nodded.

Hicks curled her lip: "Cassandra said you are the most outstanding warrior she has ever taught, but I think you are clearly an excellent hunter and archer!"

Cassandra said I was the most outstanding warrior she had ever trained.
Upon hearing the news, Gauguin felt a surge of pride.

Of course, on the surface he showed no sign of anything amiss, and politely exchanged pleasantries with Hicks.

Then Hicks changed the subject: "At level three, you need to consider specialization. Which hunter specialization do you plan to specialize in? Beast Taming, Marksmanship, or Survival? Or do you want to specialize in multiple specializations at the same time?"

(End of this chapter)