Mercenary Wars

Chapter 92 Traveling Together
The seemingly sharp and imposing black longsword was caught by Gaucano with his bare hands, and the point of contact between the blades was soft and blunt, resembling semi-congealed blood.

The troll leader was taken aback.

Then Gaucano reached out and yanked, and the Blood-Summoning Sword immediately returned to his hand. He then launched a counterattack, stabbing at the troll leader.

The troll leader retreated in time, so that the Bloodcalling Sword only pierced his body with a small wound, but under the influence of the "Bloodcalling" enchantment, even a small wound was terrible.

Then a scream was heard, and a large amount of blood gushed from his wound, tearing the small wound into a large one, making it look like he had been shot with a bloody arrow.

Just then, the gap between the iron bars widened a bit, and the short Colin squeezed to the side, jumping out of the cage and pulling the troll leader back as he was about to retreat.

Gaucano's second sword followed immediately.

This time, the troll leader couldn't dodge and was immediately pierced through the chest by the black longsword, green blood splattering everywhere.

Killing a level 3 troll grants +150 experience.

Colin quickly took five storage rings from the troll leader's corpse and returned them to everyone.

The group took out spare weapons from their storage rings and used them to destroy the iron cage.

Having a weapon, Gaucano took advantage of the moment to kill the two Zulian tigers pulling the cart.

Kill a level 2 monster, experience +50

Kill a level 2 monster, experience +50

At the same time, the other two trolls in front of the vehicle roared and charged forward.

But as all five of them took up their weapons again, the fate of the two trolls was sealed.

Gaucano didn't even manage to get the kill.

John, wielding his shield, smashed through the iron bars in a few blows, then casually crushed the skulls of the two trolls as well.

The two trolls behind the vehicle were eager to help, but due to the terrain, they couldn't get there in time and could only watch helplessly as their three companions were killed.

Seeing their three companions easily dealt with, the two trolls exchanged a glance, then turned and ran without hesitation.

The five of them certainly didn't want the two trolls to escape, but the terrain that had restricted the trolls also restricted them.

By the time they had passed over the roof of the vehicle, the faster of the two trolls had already disappeared into the dense forest, while the slower one was shot dead by Gaucanor with a blood arrow.

Killing a level 2 troll grants +100 experience.

“That guy must have gone to report it; we need to get out of here as soon as possible!” Calcro said.

Colin: "We need to tell the examiner what happened."

All five nodded, quickly cleaned up the battlefield, and left in a hurry.

The main loot was a drab little bag that Gaucano picked up from the troll leader's waist—a lucky bag.

Lucky bags are magical spatial items commonly used by the troll race. Their internal space is comparable to that of a storage ring of the same level, and the equipment that was confiscated from the group was inside one of them.

Unfamiliar with how to use the lucky bag, Gaucano could only empty it all out, and then put the remaining items away after everyone had retrieved their equipment.

Many of these miscellaneous items are troll artifacts of unknown significance, and their distribution may need to be discussed.

But now was clearly not the time to ponder that, so as the one who killed the troll leader, Gaugano naturally tied the lucky bag to his waist.

Leaving the throat-cutting path, the five headed towards the fourth examiner's camp.

However, unlike the trolls, they were not familiar with the terrain of this area, and as darkness fell, they began to lose their way after running around for a while.

Deep in the forest, the five came to a fork in the road. Two paths lay before them, leaving them momentarily unsure which to choose.

"Young master, which road do you think is safer?" John asked, looking at the two forks in the road.

“I…” Calcro’s face paled slightly, and he hesitated before speaking.

Seeing his reaction, Gao Jiano pondered: "Your abilities... are they limited?"

Calcrown remained silent for a while, then nodded.

John smiled nonchalantly: "Then just go with your gut feeling and choose one. I trust you, young master."

However, Calcro's pallor became even more pronounced. He repeatedly looked at the two forks in the road, cold sweat gradually beading on his forehead, and he muttered to himself, "Which one..."

A moment later, he was almost covered in sweat, but still couldn't make a judgment.

“Let’s take this road! Both roads lead in the right direction and should lead us to the examiners’ camp.” John simply pointed to one road at random and started walking down it.

The crowd followed closely behind.

Only Karl Klot didn't follow immediately, muttering to himself, "Which one is it..."

Gaucano wanted to ask more questions, but in the end he just sighed and said, "Let's go. Hesitation is also an option, and usually a worse one."

This seemed to persuade Calcro, calming his emotions slightly, and he followed suit.

Halfway there, Andrew couldn't help but ask, "Young Master Calcro, what exactly are the limitations of your ability to foresee danger?"

Calcrown didn't seem too keen to discuss the issue.

But under the gaze of others, he finally revealed the answer: "When I'm alone, my perception of danger is very sharp and accurate, but when someone is with me, this perception becomes dulled, and the more people I'm with, the duller my perception becomes."

Colin thought for a moment: "If we were some distance away from you, would this perception become sharp again?"

“No.” Karklow shook his head and sighed, “Formal separation is useless. As long as someone references my route, my perception will become dull. It’s like the Forget-Me-Not Moss; as long as you look at it, it will die, whether you look at it up close or from a distance using magic.”

John: "Then let's just pretend we don't have that ability."

Calcrown: "I remind myself of that too, but sometimes I still forget my own slowness and confidently lead my friends into dangerous situations... Of course, I am much more cautious than before."

As he said this, he lowered his head, a look of recollection and pain flashing across his face.

After a short rest, the five continued towards the examiners' camp.

Until some figures vaguely appeared in the distance.

The figure of a troll.

Even though it was night and they lacked dark vision, it was still not difficult for them to distinguish between humans and trolls.

The good news was that they discovered the trolls, but the bad news was that the trolls also discovered them, and there were more trolls than they were, about a dozen.

The five considered fleeing, but just then, a burst of light suddenly appeared.

"careful!"

With nowhere to hide, John quickly raised his shield, while the other four hid behind him.

Immediately afterwards, a blazing fireball shot out and slammed into the shield.

"Boom!" The burst of fireballs heralded the start of the battle.

(End of this chapter)