Chapter 7: The Hunter and the Prey

Deep in the forest, an ugly troll smells the scent of human flesh and sticks its ugly head out of its burrow.

The troll, who had migrated from afar, had recently taken a few humans from a nearby village to feast on them at night, and he had become obsessed with the taste of humans, skinny creatures.

Now that the troll could sense that the human's position was very close to him, the excited troll bared its sharp fangs, apparently ready for the next hunt.

The beast shuttled through the branches and forks of the forest, and the high-speed flow of qi made the long hair on its body stand on end.

Eventually, it saw a human figure in a gray cloak, walking alone in the woods, seemingly unaware of the troll's greedy gaze among the trees.

Not strong, no armor, no alertness, no companions around.

There has never been such a suitable prey, like a dinner that has already been baked.

The troll let out an earth-shattering roar and lunged at its prey.

The hunter is fast, but the prey reacts faster.

The human rolled forward in fit, dodging the troll's razor-sharp claws.

The troll's natural hunting genes made it sense that something was wrong, and the giant claws stuck into the ground and barely stopped the inertia of its body rushing forward.

Several ice picks shot at the trolls from the forest, followed by a chain of lightning bolts, the heat of which instantly converted the ice picks into high-temperature steam, which could be avoided by lightning magic and ice magic trolls, but the pervasive hot gas could not be hidden.

The troll's stiff hairs had fallen from its upper body, and its eyes had been burned blind.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" The trapped beast let out a desperate roar, and the leaves of the forest trembled down.

The roles of the hunter and the prey are now reversed.

At this time, the gray cloak had quickly stood up, struck, and finished, without the slightest bit of mud and water.

The two daggers came out of their hands and accurately hit the troll's neck and heart, while the wind attribute magic allowed the dagger to pierce deeper and tear the flesh apart more thoroughly, wiping out the last bit of the troll's tenacious vitality in a short instant.

The troll's massive body crashed to the ground.

"This monster is the culprit of cannibalism nearby, right?! It's really the same as the predecessors inferred, it's a troll, and this thing is really huge. Lilina sprang out of the grass, looking at the monster's corpse with interest.

"Well, if we compare the information we learned about this creature in the library, this individual is indeed quite large, I didn't expect it to be so easy." Edith followed suit, and came out of the grass.

"Trolls of this size have no natural predators in the forest, except for humans, of course." Harold stepped forward and pulled the troll's short knife from it, and then slashed off the troll's claws. "If the three of us were to face the enemy head-on, I'm afraid it would be very difficult. But I controlled the wind to interfere with the troll's sense of smell in searching for enemies, and I used myself as a decoy to attract its full attention, so the monster was so easily defeated. ”

"Indeed, it turns out that we just thought that you just had a weak and beautiful appearance, and everything else was scum, so we really looked away." Edith glanced at the ring on Harold's finger. "I've noticed the ring since yesterday, and the adventurer who wears the Eagle Badge Ring comes up with a crusade plan and skills that are indeed worthy of this level."

Hey, hey, I look like a girl a lot, but it doesn't mean I'm really that weak like a girl.

"Huh? Are Eagle Adventurers powerful? Lilina clearly didn't know anything about it, and she turned her head to ask Edith.

"It's quite strong, and it's quite powerful as a comprehensive measure of the adventurer's strength, experience, and luck." Edith nodded slightly.

"Yes, yes. can make Xiao Yi Senior Sister say the sincere words of praising her predecessors, just think about it. Lilina's eyes rolled, and she quickly came to a conclusion.

"Ahem, it's not ..... Nothing sincere!! I was just surprised by the eclecticism of our academy, but I didn't expect that there would be students with adventurer backgrounds enrolled. ”

"Hehe, Sister Edith isn't honest at all." Lilina chuckled.

Harold didn't answer, just wrapped the troll's claws and listened quietly to the chatter of the two girls.

However, he interrupted the girls' conversation.

"Hey, how long are you two going to make small talk? Hurry back to the village and then move on to the next task. For elite adventurers like me, time is a precious asset. Harold shrugged his shoulders, showing an elder's regret for the young man's casual waste of time.

"Yes! The senior captain is really amazing! ”

Lilina's flamboyant tone.

"Hmph, it's just a narcissist."

Edith was dismissive.