Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ground trembled with the heavy footsteps of the two ogres.
Captain Dosari retreated, rapidly issuing commands.
"Ler, Land, you two go stop the one on the left. Hold it off while trying to conserve as much energy as possible."
"Bask! We'll take care of this one. Prioritize attacking its eyes and throat."
Captain Dosari shouted loudly.
"Alright, Captain!"
"No problem!"
Ler and Land both spoke, raising their shields in unison and charging towards the ogre on the left.
"I'll provide cover," Bask pulled back his bowstring, aiming an arrow at the right ogre's eye.
Whoosh!
The arrow flew.
The ogre on the right immediately raised its broad, rough palm to block its face.
Pfft—
The arrow pierced the ogre's palm but didn't even go all the way through.
"Humans, food!"
The intense pain successfully drew the ogre's attention. It angrily pulled out the arrow from its hand, threw it to the ground, and roared as it charged towards the archer Bask.
"Good."
Captain Dosari nodded, seeing that he had successfully attracted the ogre, but his expression remained exceptionally grim.
Even with Bask's skill, he couldn't pierce the ogre's palm, which showed just how thick-skinned and tough its flesh was.
Smack!
Captain Dosari's retreating movement paused. He stomped his feet hard, bent his knees, and crossed his twin swords, aiming them at the charging ogre: "Accelerate!"
A pale blue light flashed around Captain Dosari.
Immediately after!
Captain Dosari's body suddenly shot forward, appearing quickly in front of the ogre with a speed far exceeding what he had previously shown.
And in that instant!
Captain Dosari's crossed twin swords heavily slashed at the ogre's chest.
Pfft! Pfft!
Two deep sword marks appeared!
However!
Such a heavy blow, apart from a slight oozing of blood, was not a serious injury compared to the ogre's massive size.
"Arooo! !"
The ogre cried out in immense pain, and its thick fist heavily smashed towards Captain Dosari.
Bang!
Captain Dosari's face changed. He quickly raised his twin swords to block above his head.
But the immense force still transferred through the blades, numbing Captain Dosari's arms and almost making him lose his grip on his twin swords.
Just at this dangerous moment!
"Double Shot!" The steady voice of the archer Bask came, accompanied by two whooshing sounds.
The ogre, which was about to press its advantage, suddenly felt its vision go black, followed by an unusually intense pain spreading throughout its brain.
"Arooo ah! !"
The ogre clutched its blinded eyes, fell to the ground, and writhed in agony.
Captain Dosari quickly retreated, moving away from the struggling ogre on the ground, and then let out a slight sigh of relief, "Thank you, Bask."
"Now is not the time for thanks. While its eyes are blinded, let's finish off this ogre first."
"Brother Land's side is about to collapse. It's really thick-skinned, it didn't even die after being shot in the eye."
The archer Bask spoke, muttering a curse.
Nolan looked at the attribute panel, where the combat skills used by the members of the "Stone" team appeared, but he didn't waste any skill points learning them.
These skills weren't strong.
"The difference between demi-humans and humans is really obvious."
Nolan observed the recent battle, thinking to himself.
Ogres are a subspecies of trolls. Compared to trolls, who possess the "Rapid Regeneration" talent, ogres are at most just thick-skinned and tough.
This talent, which would be completely negligible in a game, when combined with the advantage of their size in this other world, led to the entire "Stone" team being completely suppressed.
At the same level, it was almost impossible for humans in this other world to defeat demi-humans and heteromorphic species!
It's no wonder that before the players descended, humans in this other world were almost on the verge of extinction.
In the game "YGGDRASIL", human players could gradually catch up to the racial advantages of demi-humans and heteromorphic species through class building once they reached level 50.
But in this other world, the highest level humans could reach was only level 40…
"Hoo." Captain Dosari exhaled, shook his somewhat numb arm, and with sharp eyes, walked towards the ogre that was writhing on the ground in intense pain.
He aimed at the ogre's heart.
Captain Dosari raised the long sword in his left hand and plunged it in with force.
Pfft!
Pale green-tinged red blood spurted out. The ogre's violently thrashing body stiffened, and its thick arms flopped to the ground.
Seeing one ogre dealt with, everyone present let out a slight sigh of relief.
Captain Dosari looked up at the location of the Land brothers, pulled hard on the sword hilt, and stood up, preparing to go help.
However!
"Wahoo—"
The ogre, which should have died from the sword to its heart, suddenly twitched, then struggled and cried out, raising its thick arm to grab Captain Dosari.
It was clearly a death throe counterattack!
The sudden change stunned everyone.
"Captain, look out! !" The archer Bask shouted, his face changing drastically.
The sudden turn of events.
Even Captain Dosari reacted a beat too late. He hadn't expected his previous sword strike to fail to kill the ogre, but as an adventurer, he had a sense of vigilance.
"Accelerate!"
A blue light flashed around Captain Dosari, and his speed suddenly increased.
The ogre's grab, originally aimed at Captain Dosari's waist, missed, but it caught his ankle instead and squeezed hard.
Crack!
"Ah ah! ! !"
The sound of bones breaking and Captain Dosari's scream rang out.
"Captain!"
The archer Bask's face turned pale.
At the same time.
The Land brothers, who were fighting the other ogre, heard Captain Dosari's scream and instinctively faltered for a moment.
In an instant!
Their previously coordinated movements broke apart. By the time they reacted, it was already too late.
Bang!
Ler was kicked hard and sent flying by the ogre.
Already at a disadvantage, Land, facing the ogre alone, was in even greater peril!
Seeing the previously stable situation suddenly change in the blink of an eye!
The archer Bask could only anxiously fire arrows repeatedly, helping the endangered Land.
However!
Although ogres have low intelligence, they are much smarter than goblins. With one of its companions blinded, this ogre naturally had its guard up, protecting its eyes with one hand while continuously striking with the other.
It looked like Land was about to collapse!
Facing such a situation, Nolan, although serious, showed no intention of stepping forward.
Are you kidding!
With a powerhouse present, why would he need to take risks?
"Grandma!" Enri, sitting in the carriage, saw the tragic state of the "Stone" team and looked at Grandma Lizzy with a pale face.
"With this level of skill, they still plan to become a 'Gold-ranked' adventurer team."
Grandma Lizzy spoke expressionlessly. Although her words were harsh, she raised her finger, and a dazzling blue-white light bloomed at its tip.
"Lightning Strike!"
Crack!
An astonishingly powerful energy condensed into a blue lightning bolt, shooting straight forward.
The lightning strike first severed the arm of the ogre that was gripping Captain Dosari's ankle, then, with undiminished power, it struck the other ogre!
Boom—
As the blue electric light dissipated, a huge, charred hole appeared in the other ogre's chest!
Bang!
The ogre was completely charred, its body tilted backward, and it fell to the ground face up with a dull thud.