Chapter 19: Danger, Third-Tier Magic: Lightning Strike

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The movements of the two ogres running made the ground shake.

Captain Dosari issued orders rapidly while retreating.

"Leier, Land, you two go intercept the one on the left; drag it out while trying to conserve your stamina."

"Bask! We’ll take care of this one; prioritize attacking its eyes and throat."

Captain Dosari shouted.

"Understood, Captain!"

"No problem!"

Leier and Land both spoke, raising their shields in unison as they charged toward the ogre on the left.

"I'll provide cover." Bask pulled the bowstring, shooting toward the eyes of the ogre on the right.

Swish!

The arrow flew.

The ogre on the right immediately raised its broad, rough palm to block its face.

Pfft—

The arrow embedded into the ogre’s palm, but it didn't even pierce through.

"Human, food!"

The intense pain successfully drew the ogre's attention; it angrily pulled out the arrow, threw it to the ground, and roared as it charged toward the archer, Bask.

"Good."

Seeing that he had successfully lured this ogre, Captain Dosari nodded, though the expression on his face remained exceptionally grave.

Given Bask's skill level, the fact that he couldn't even pierce the ogre's palm showed just how thick-skinned the creature was.

Snap!

Captain Dosari’s retreating movement paused; he stomped his feet hard into the ground, bent his knees, and crossed the twin swords in his hands toward the charging ogre: "Acceleration!"

A pale blue light flashed over Captain Dosari.

Immediately after!

Captain Dosari’s body surged forward, appearing in front of the ogre with speed far exceeding what he had shown before.

And at this very moment!

The crossed twin swords in Captain Dosari’s hands slashed heavily into the ogre's chest.

Pfft! Pfft!

Two deep sword marks appeared!

However!

Such a heavy blow, aside from a small amount of blood spilling out, could hardly be considered a serious wound compared to the ogre's massive size.

"Aargh!!"

The ogre shrieked in agony, its thick fist smashing heavily toward Captain Dosari.

Boom!

Captain Dosari’s expression changed as he quickly raised his twin swords to block above his head.

But the heavy force still traveled through the blades, leaving Captain Dosari’s arms numb and nearly causing him to lose his grip on the swords.

At this dangerous moment!

"Double Shot!" Archer Bask’s steady voice came, accompanied by two sounds of air being pierced.

The ogre, which had been preparing to press its advantage, suddenly felt its vision go black, followed by an extraordinary, intense pain spreading throughout its entire brain.

"Aarghhh!!"

The ogre covered its blinded eyes, fell to the ground, and began to roll around in agony.

Captain Dosari retreated quickly, distancing himself from the ogre struggling on the ground, and let out a slight sigh of relief. "Thanks, Bask."

"Now is not the time for thanks; let's finish off this ogre while its eyes are blinded."

"The Land brothers are almost at their limit; they really are thick-skinned—it didn't even die after being shot in the eyes."

Archer Bask muttered a curse while speaking.

Tang Zheng looked at the attribute panel; he had not wasted skill points to learn the martial arts used by the members of the "Rock" squad.

These few skills were not strong.

"The gap between demi-humans and humans is truly obvious."

Tang Zheng observed the battle just now and thought silently to himself.

Ogres are a subspecies of trolls; compared to trolls who possess the "Rapid Regeneration" talent, ogres are at most just a bit thicker-skinned.

This talent, which would be completely negligible in a game, combined with the advantage of size in this other world, resulted in the entire "Rock" squad being completely suppressed.

Under equal conditions, it is almost impossible for humans in this other world to defeat demi-humans and heteromorphic species! It is no wonder that before the players descended, humans in this other world were nearly at the level of extinction.

In the game "Yggdrasil," human players could gradually catch up to the racial advantages of demi-humans and heteromorphic species after reaching level 50 through job builds.

But in this other world, the highest level a human can reach is only 40...

"Hoo." Captain Dosari exhaled, shook his slightly numb arms, and walked with a sharp gaze toward the ogre rolling on the ground in intense pain.

Aiming for the ogre's heart.

Captain Dosari raised the longsword in his left hand and thrust it in with a sudden burst of force.

Squish!

Pale green, reddish blood sprayed out; the ogre’s violently thrashing body stiffened, and its thick arms went limp as they slammed onto the ground.

Seeing one ogre finished, everyone present breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Captain Dosari looked up toward the position of the Land brothers, pulled hard on the sword hilt, and stood up, preparing to go over and help.

However!

"Waaargh—"

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The ogre that should have died from the heart stab suddenly twitched, followed by a struggling roar, and raised its thick arm to grab at Captain Dosari.

It was clearly a final counterattack before death!

The sudden change caught everyone off guard.

"Captain, dodge!!" Archer Bask roared, his face turning pale.

A sudden turn of events.

Even Captain Dosari’s reaction was a beat slow; he hadn't expected that his sword strike just now wouldn't kill the ogre, but as an adventurer, he had his guard up.

"Acceleration!"

A blue light flashed on Captain Dosari, and his speed suddenly increased.

The ogre’s attempt to grab Captain Dosari’s waist missed, but it managed to grab his ankle and squeezed hard.

Crack!

"Aaaah!!!"

The sound of bones shattering and Captain Dosari’s scream rang out.

"Captain!"

Archer Bask’s face turned white.

At the same time.

The brothers Land and Leier, who were fighting the other ogre, were momentarily distracted upon hearing Captain Dosari’s scream.

In an instant!

Their previously well-coordinated movements broke, and by the time they reacted, it was a step too late.

Boom!

Leier was kicked away heavily by the ogre.

Already at a disadvantage, Land, facing the ogre alone, was in even more precarious danger!

Seeing the previously stable situation change in the blink of an eye!

Archer Bask could only anxiously fire arrows to help the endangered Land.

However!

Although the ogre’s intelligence was low, it was far superior to a goblin; since its companion had been blinded, this ogre was naturally on guard, keeping one hand in front of its eyes while the other continued to strike.

Seeing that Land was about to reach his limit!

Facing such a situation, Tang Zheng was serious but had no intention of stepping forward.

Just kidding!

With a big shot present, there was no need for him to take risks.

"Grandmother!" Enfierea, sitting in the carriage, saw the miserable state of the "Rock" squad and looked at his grandmother, Liji, with a pale face.

"With this level of skill, they still intend to rank up to a "Gold-tier" adventurer squad."

Grandmother Liji spoke expressionlessly; although her words were harsh, she raised her finger, and a dazzling blue-white light bloomed at her fingertip.

"Lightning Strike!"

Crack!

The astonishingly powerful energy condensed into a blue bolt of lightning, shooting straight ahead.

The Lightning Strike first severed the arm of the ogre that had grabbed Captain Dosari’s ankle, then continued with undiminished power to blast the other ogre!

Boom—

As the blue lightning dissipated, a huge, charred hole appeared in the chest of the other ogre!

Thud!

The ogre’s entire body was charred black; it tilted backward and fell onto the ground, face up, emitting a dull thud.

(End of chapter)