Chapter 36: The Evil Branch Tribe
said that last night was full of wine and food, and several people who fell asleep were about to part ways.
"Lord Eiffel, I've come out of the Swamp of the Dead, my mission is complete, it's time to go back. β
Lizardman Joey pointed to the path in the middle of the forest and bowed to Zhu Hachi.
Frett, on the other hand, is a bit ambiguous because it has three heads and three minds.
"Don't want Brother Eiffel to go!"
The youngest said with a cry.
"Brother, go all the way, come back when you have time. β
This is the old fortune.
"My friend, have a safe journey, and your friendship with me will be proven by time. β
This is the second child, Rui said.
"Can't you say something normal?" Zhu Ba complained in his heart, and then comforted the crying little brother.
"Special, don't cry, next time my brother will cook you something more delicious!"
"Really, don't be foolish!"
"Brother Eiffel will definitely be back. β
The child's gaze is easy to divert, after appeasing the special, Zhu Ba and Frette and Joey parted ways, more than three months, like an arrow, he wants to rush back to Shavina's side as soon as possible.
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Haka, the troll sorcerer, has been in a very bad mood lately, and this mood has been maintained for almost a week.
A few days ago, he commanded the trolls of the Evil Branch Tribe to fight a beautiful ambush and eliminate a group of humans who had come to explore the Misty Forest, but the escape of the two females forced him to send the only troll hunter in the tribe to chase him down, and after that, the troll hunter Hal never appeared again.
The Evil Branch is not a very large tribe of trolls, having lost a lot of people on their way from the Troll Roaring Forest to the Misty Forest, and in the last few days many trolls have gone missing while hunting, and Haka has already smelled bad from them.
"Patriarch, it's time for lunch. β
A blue-gray teenage troll, who looked thin among the trolls, tore open the straw curtain that hung from the doorway of the thatched hut and stooped in.
"It's Zulkin, have our guests eaten?"
When Haka heard the noise, he turned around and found that he was his apprentice and the other troll in the entire Evil Branch tribe who was highly intelligent and able to learn witchcraft, Zurkin.
"Yes, the guests and the clansmen are already eating, and now they are waiting for you. β
There was not a glimmer of luster in Zurkin's dark grey eyes, and if anyone looked at him, it was as if something was about to pounce out of his eyes and choose someone to devour.
"You go out first, I'll come later. β
Letting Zurkin leave the hut first, Haka hesitated, took a troll doll made of blood-colored unknown vine-like plants from the walls of the hut, hung it around his waist, and then lifted the straw curtain and appeared outside the hut.
The camp consisted of dozens of thatched huts, and in the center of the camp hung a huge stone pot in the middle, under which an orange-red flame was now flickering, making the boiling unknown animal broth tumble with its own heat and blisters. At the edge of the pot, a body that looked huge compared to a troll was tearing at a boiled elk.
Farther away, trolls, mostly women and children, were nibbling on today's dinner, some of the bones and scraps of flesh left over from last night. Since many of the trolls in their prime disappeared when they went out hunting, there was not much food in the camp now.
"Tuna, is dinner okay?" Haka smiled as she approached the huge body, her body covered in thick bone armor with sharp spikes, and a pair of thick sharp horns arranged in front and back on a rhinoceros-like head were even more hideous, this was a female ability troll!
"Very fat deer, I'm satisfied. But I've been sent here for a few days, when are you going to schedule my mission?"
The female troll, Tuna, stood up while biting at the fat hind legs of the deer, and asked in a low, hoarse voice.
"I've been in some trouble here lately, and I'll arrange your assignment when the trouble is resolved. Haka said with a wry smile as he looked at the fifteen-foot-tall giant creature in front of him. He also wanted to arrange this huge food-consuming machine sooner, but the disappearing members of the clan made that possibility disappear. He couldn't guarantee that once he let this beast out, he would have a chance to control it.
"Alright then, but don't keep me waiting, I'll rush back as soon as I can. β
Tuna looked at Haka for a moment, then sat down on the floor again, continuing her unfinished dinner as she continued her unfinished dinner, muttering to Haka.
Haka scooped a piece of orc and a bowl of broth from the pot and turned back to the hut. Passing behind Tuna, her eyes flashed with a fierce glow, "Is the trolls very powerful? If you hadn't been sent by adults, you would have been refined into a puppet by me!"
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It's been a few days since we set out from Waterdeep, and the scent of autumn has filled the misty forest. The fat elk and the sweet fruit all supplied the expedition with plenty of energy. In this harvest season, the expedition team has also harvested a lot, they have killed nearly twenty trolls, and the results are brilliant.
"All of them, be on alert!"
The expedition was led by Captain Sitos of the Warden, a level 9 warrior with a greatsword in the middle of his strong palm.
"Squadron Leader Sitos, this is the last time we were ambushed, and there were more than thirty trolls ambushing our team, and among them were high-level trolls like the Troll Hunter. β
Shavina swiftly walked through the forest from the center of the line to Sitos, who was taking the lead.
"Well, trolls aren't such commanding creatures, and according to the council's analysis, being able to get so many trolls to obey orders and cooperate with each other means that their gathering place is not far away. β
Sitos rubbed his sword's hilt with his chainmail glove, pondering.
"Martin, lead the team forward to the point where they were ambushed last time. β
"Yes, Captain. β
The handsome blonde youth nodded at Sitos with a sword and shield in hand, and then rushed out, and a moment later, two crisp birdsong sounds were heard not far away.
"Safety, forward!"
With a wave of his hand, Sitos led the expedition into the scene of the ambush.
"What a terrible battle!"
Sitos covered his mouth with his hand, and the stench of rotting corpses filled the area, and Savina and Aisha couldn't help but choke as they looked at the scene.
Trolls were not in the habit of cleaning the battlefield, scattered human bones and rotting flesh were covered in fallen leaves in the autumn forest, shattered weapons and broken bow arms were scattered around, and several hollow skeletons looked at the forest-obscured sky with their mouths open, and let out a silent cry.
"This is the Golden Tooth Tuya, this is the Rogue Kaka, this is the ......"
Shavina walked on the battlefield, leaving only a wreck of their character behind from her once-vivid life. Shavina remembered them, and all the members of the expedition mourned in silence, which was a respect for life and a respect for the warriors.
Suddenly, a ranger dressed in a green canvas coat and carrying a short bow appeared out of the forest, and he came to Sitos in a few steps.
"Squadron Leader Sitos, discover the troll camp, not far to the northeast. β
"Let's go! Avenge the death of a comrade-in-arms!" Sitos waved his greatsword a few times, issued a call to battle, and then gently conveyed the order.
The whole team was depressed, and under the leadership of the ranger, they soon came to the side of a hill, and a huge wooden camp appeared in front of everyone.
"Captain, this camp is huge, how can we attack it?"
The expedition had already found a short distance from the troll camp, and the size of the camp was far beyond the expedition's expectations, so several of the expedition leaders gathered for a short meeting, and Shavina and Elsa were counted because they were the discoverers of the trolls.
"From here, we have found dozens of shacks, even if it is one troll, there are already dozens of trolls, counting the more than twenty that have been wiped out by the expedition and those who are not in the camp for hunting, there are at least twenty more trolls in the camp now. β
The blonde Martin reported to Captain Citos on the current situation of the available information.
"After the battle of the expedition team in the past few days, although the intensity is not large, it also consumes a large part of the physical strength. Facing more than twenty trolls at the same time is difficult. β
Sitos squatted on the root of the tree beside him, listening to Martin's summary, while rubbing his hand against the stubble on his chin, which had not been shaved for a few days, and where a dense black had grown. After a long time of friction, he made a decision.
"Wait a minute, wait for Hawkeye's information. β
Hawkeye is the Ranger in a green canvas coat with a short bow on his back.
As soon as Sitos's words fell, Hawkeye slid down from the giant tree beside him.
"Hello everyone, I'm back!"
He gave everyone a half-salute in a nimble and funny way, and then straightened his face and reported to Sitos.
"Captain Sitos, although the troll camp in front of you looks very large, the number of trolls is not large, less than twenty, and most of them are old and weak, women and children. However, I spotted an anore in the middle of the camp. β
"Awe trolls!
Sitos sat down and rubbed his beard again, his brain spinning.
"Martin, you're leading the first team of the Warden to hold that trolls down, and then come back to help you after I and the others kill the other trolls, are you confident?"
"No problem, guaranteed to get the job done. Martin smiled and took it, and the handsome guy seemed to have a smile on his face all the time.
Sitos was full of confidence in the Martin and Watchmen team he had trained single-handedly, and Martin did not disappoint him, and the task was handed over smoothly.
"Then that's the arrangement, the rangers will first kill the trolls with acid arrows, and then Martin will lead the team to rush in and surround the trolls, and the others will kill all the trolls first, and the mages will be on guard to prevent emergencies, do you hear clearly?"
"Clear. β
"Understood. β
The leaders of each squad heard what they were going to do in their plan and dispersed, starting to get the members of the squad to start preparing for the attack.
Savina is one of the rangers, and she follows Hawkeye and several other rangers as she begins to scatter around the troll camp, looking for the trolls who are keeping watch in their hiding places. Soon, Savina, acting alone, found a target at the top of the troll's den.
"Tuya, Kaka, this is the first. β
Savina took off the longbow from her back, put on the acid arrows that Waterdeep had specially prepared for this operation, aimed at the target, pulled her arms hard for a full moon, and then let go.
"Whooshββββββ"
The sentry troll didn't react, only watched with horror as the emerald arrow pierced his throat, and then the enchanted spell on it worked an incomparable effect, the troll's regenerative ability failed, and the acid corroded the troll sentry's throat into a bloody hole that was transparent from front to back, and he fell down with a muffled sound.
While Shavina made her move, the troll sentinels in the other directions endured the same encounter, losing their lives at the same time.
"Goo~~Goo~~"
Sitos listened intently to the chirping of birds in the nearby forest, which was the agreed code, and he waved his hand decisively.
"The rangers have eliminated the trolls on the sentry, attack!"