Chapter 19: The Forest of Man-Trolls, Wolf Attack
"Thank you, but speaking of which, is there anything important that you are here for? Do you want to stay for a few more days? I have been researching a lot of new dishes recently..."
"You don't have to stay a few more days, but I do have something to tell you this time."
"Levi, since the cavalry squad was annihilated last time, the Orc King of the Misty Mountains has known of your existence. He is likely to retaliate against you. You'd better be careful in your recent actions."
The Orc King...
The first person that came to Levi's mind was Azog, but then he thought something was wrong, as he had never heard of Azog being given the title of Orc King.
That's the guy. Levi's mind flashed with an image of a tall, yet bloated and fat orc.
Is it the orc king who lives in the cave?
"I see. Thank you for your reminder."
Vagrants always come and go like the wind, and Levi failed to keep him after all his persuasion. In the end, he just took him into the territory for a tour and introduced some new things.
For example, iron golem.
These big guys stared at Farodan with expressionless faces, which made him terrified. However, the Iron Golem just scratched its head, produced a small red flower from somewhere, and handed it to Farodan, showing no intention of attacking.
It seems that the iron golem's friend-or-foe identification function is quite reliable.
"Thank you." Farodan took the flower politely.
After walking around, the homeless man left quickly without staying for long.
After a while, Levi also mounted his horse and rode eastward along the road.
I have to say that with a horse to ride, the travel efficiency is much faster. Although the maximum speed of this horse is only 11.5m/s, the advantage is that it can run continuously.
Moreover, not only can the horse keep running, Levi also does not need to rest.
The man and the horse ran at full speed for a whole day without stopping, and arrived at a landmark building at an incredible speed: the Last Bridge.
Nearing the river, Levi slowed down the horse and stepped across the stone bridge step by step, admiring the scenery on both sides.
The river reflects the setting sun, adding a touch of beauty to the evening.
This is it.
"Troll Forest."
Levi spread out the map.
A short distance northeast from here is the dangerous Ogre Forest.
It is called the Troll Forest because there are a large number of trolls from the eastern Etten Wastes and Misty Mountains gathered there.
There are more than just three trolls in this forest.
Levi didn't know where the three trolls who were going to capture Bilbo in the future lived, but that didn't stop him from going in and taking a look out of curiosity.
If you can find it, that would be the best, and replenish your own piggy bank. If not, just treat it as a trip.
Although the scenery here is not that great.
After making up his mind, Levi dug a large hole in the ground next to the bridge, temporarily stored the horse in it, and sealed the hole.
Thanks to riding a horse, Levi had hardly consumed any food in the past two days and now had sufficient reserves.
After making sure it was safe to leave the horse here, Levi ran towards the northeast without wasting a moment.
The sunset is fleeting.
Night is coming.
A slight breeze blew by, but failed to move Levi at all.
Brush——
After pushing aside a bush and seeing a panicked hare inside, Levi left with disappointment again.
We have been searching for half the night since we entered the forest, but still haven't found any trace of the ogre.
If others saw this, they would definitely think that Levi was crazy.
Levi took the initiative to look for things that normal passers-by would avoid, and the key is that he couldn't find it no matter what.
What? You all hid when you saw me coming?
Suddenly, there was a movement in the bushes behind Levi, and a black shadow jumped out from them, raised the knife in his hand and slashed towards Levi.
"Ahaha, look what I found—"
brush--
In an instant, Levi drew out his sword, jumped up and slashed backwards.
Critical hit!
“Gah—”
The sound disappeared suddenly.
Then he looked at the body on the ground.
Oak.
Levi immediately became alert. These guys were not the type to act alone. These orcs were like cockroaches. The appearance of one meant there must be a bunch of them nearby.
But fortunately, this one was killed by myself as soon as it appeared, so it will probably not attract support from nearby.
However, when the smell of blood began to spread, it was destined to be a restless night.
“Ah——”
The wolf began to howl, the sound was almost right next to his ear. Levi's hair stood on end. He immediately opened his backpack and put on his armor in an instant.
Brush Lala.
Wolves leaped out one after another, and the one in the front opened its bloody mouth and pounced directly at Levi.
It can be imagined that if the bite is solid, the power will be no less than being chopped by a machete.
Boom! The next moment, a wooden square shield with an iron rim appeared. Unprepared, the fiercest wolf ran headfirst into it. The shield did not move at all, but the recoil made the wolf dizzy.
It was destined to have no time to relax. Levi seized the opportunity and slashed at its head with a sword. The wolf howled and fell to the ground. The critical hit of this sword reduced most of its health bar.
The wolves pounced on him one after another. Levi held a shield in his hand and fought and retreated. While facing the simultaneous attacks of seven or eight wolves from all directions, he did not forget to give the wolves on the ground one more blow.
As long as the shield still has durability, these wolves can hardly hurt Levi.
Obviously, their attacks are not powerful enough to cause the "shield-breaking" effect.
Boom! Levi blocked a wolf with his shield and turned to chop at the other one. The speed was so fast that even a wolf as agile as Levi could not dodge it. However, as soon as he turned around, a wolf came up from behind, opened its mouth wide, and bit his kidney fiercely.
Levi just felt like being pricked by a needle in his waist.
This move had obviously been prepared for a long time, just waiting for Levi to reveal a flaw.
【-1】
But the damage is not high.
It bit the thickest part of the claws.
However, Levi almost forgot that his enemies included more than just the wolves.
Silently on a rock behind the pack an Orc drew his bow and took aim.
brush--
An arrow struck.
Boom! Levi felt his brain shake.
The Orc archer smiled grimly and looked very proud.
The arrow hit Levi's head accurately, and even seemed to penetrate the silver iron helmet and go straight in.
head shot.
But what happened next frightened the orc so much that he could hardly hold his bow.
Levi calmly pulled out the bloody arrow from his head and took a deep look at the position of the Oak archer.
【-4】
This arrow caused great damage. If it weren't for the protection of the armor, it would have been enough to take half of Levi's life.
But, it's of no use.
The satiety level slowly decreased, and the health volume increased rapidly. In almost the blink of an eye, the health bar was full again.
Ignoring the archer, Levi raised his sword and fought with the wargs again, killing and splashing blood along the way. Oak was shocked to find that so many wargs could not deal with just one person.
The wolf had clearly bitten him, and he was indeed injured, but why was he not dead? !
The archer wanted to launch another sneak attack, but was blocked by the big shield every time. The man would rather be bitten by the wolf than use the shield to protect against his arrows.
It didn't take long.
Levi gnawed on beef jerky, stepped on the wolf corpses on the ground, and rushed towards the archers' position.
Swish! A sword cut off the head.
(End of this chapter)
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