Chapter 74: Ogre Chieftain

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Kazko stared at the shirtless ogre with a strange but curious gaze. Surely that was the weapon they were after, the reason he had so careless fallen for some mere kobolds trap, the entire objective of this mission.

And yet, here it was, being brought to him by an ogre chieftain at the very least. The ogre walked proudly towards him as he gave off quite the intimidating aura for a mere beast. Kazko halted his trolls from attacking the small creatures who were now retreating at the arrival of this ogre and he tightens his grip on his weapon.

Looking around, it didn't seem like there was anyone else waiting in the shadow to strike. After confirming this, he ordered half of his goblin riders to chase after the retreating kobolds as they were the fastest trope he had and wouldn't be of much help against such an experienced ogre.

He decided to air on the side of caution and sent in a few of his Trolls to attack this ogre and feel out his moves and fighting strength.

He wasn't that battle eager that he would charge in without first knowing the strengths and limitations of his opponent. Especially one that oozed with so much confidence, he was actually strolling into a battle against so many superior opponents.

Ten goblin riders went after the kobolds who were craftily using traps and the forest terrains to gain the advantage and the goblin riders tried to stay ahead of their tactics and fire their crossbows at them occasionally. Six trolls then charged at the ogre chieftain while swinging their massive weapons at him. A few wielding spiked clubs and the others with bone spears.

The ogre chieftain took a wild fighting stand and activated what looked to be a skill. Orange aura engulfed the entirety of his body and even the large Hamaxe on his right hand. With the sound of an explosion, the ground he stood on caved in and shattered, kicking up snow and dirt everywhere, as the ogre shot forth faster than the trolls could keep up.

He moved so confidently and without hesitation that it made Kazko believe he must've fought against several trolls before, which explains the weapon. He leaped off the ground and with the hammer side of his weapon, he smashed the skull of the troll in front of him straight into the ground. Trolls regeneration could heal almost any wound inflicted on them but the time varied based on the severity of the injury.

However, if their heads were completely crushed or burnt with fire, they would be unable to recover from that and die instantly. The ogre didn't stop there though, using his built-up momentum, he spun around mid-air and threw his weapon at the next target closest to him.

The troll tried to defend itself by raising its club in a bid to block or deflect the incoming attack, when suddenly a rune carved on the side of the Weapon glowed and it changed its direction. Making a sharp curve away from the flimsy defense and slamming straight into the troll's face.

|Flow Control|

The large weapon threw the troll off its feet but failed to land a decisive blow. It made another curve towards a different troll but its speed had already been cut in half and it was easily deflected away by a spiked club. Several more Trolls then charged at the insolent ogre with their weapons descending upon him.

The ogre smiled and tugged on the black chain in his arm and immediately, the Hamaxe came flying back to him with the ax side taking off one of the arms of the troll charging at him directly from the front. The troll lost its balance from the sudden weight difference from losing the arm that held his weapon overhead and the ogre did not fail to take advantage of that.

He took several wide strides forward and leaped up slamming his right foot on the troll's face and ensuring it lost its balance and fell on its back with the ogre now on top of the giant troll. The other trolls did not hesitate when they saw this and continued their attacks.

Three trolls wielding spiked clubs and a spear swung their massive weapons at the ogre who stood on top of their kin with all their might, not minding if their kin died on the spot. However, the Ogre's smile only grew wilder and Kazko instinctively knew, this wouldn't end well.

Boom! Splatter.

There was a large sound of an explosion and shattering flesh and bones, followed by the gory sight of blood and other bodily fluids. The three trolls and the one who had just recovered from being sent flying by the Hamaxe seemed to believe that the ogre was dead as they grunted happily to themselves.

Yet, Kazko's instincts told him otherwise. His eyes quickly scanned everywhere, trying to find the ogre chieftain but it was of no use. No matter how hard he tried he couldn't locate the ogre and he was almost on the verge of believing he had escaped when suddenly a glimmer of light entered his eyes.

At the point in time, the three trolls had finally noticed as well and their necks raised their heads upwards. What they saw made their knees tremble and their bodies froze.

The ogre was way up in the air and his large Hamaxe had suddenly gotten abnormally large. If that was all there was to it, then they surely would not be in this state and it was not. The absurdly large hamaxe had a humongous orange and translucent projection of the same weapon, covering more than a 5-meter radius, and it descended on them.

Kazko was aware that Kadiz magic weapon had a skill like this, and had prepared for it, but this was way beyond his wildest expectations. He didn't know if this was due to the magic essence having combined with the magic weapon and making it whole again, or if another skill was involved.

BOOM!!!

The massive projection finally descended on all four trolls who could not even move a muscle and with the resounding sound of a massive explosion, it created a massive impact that reverberated throughout this section of the forest. The impact destroyed everything in its wake and even sent Kazko and his small army flying back several dozen meters.

The strike had created a massive crater in the forest that covered more than a 30-meter radius, destroying any life in that area. The single attack had taken the lives of more than the original six trolls and a few goblin riders that were close to the impact had also lost their lives. It had also cleared out the large trees and vines in the area.

Kazko was sent flying and tumbled on the ground a few times before he brought out his sword and stabbed his blade on the ground to stop himself and finally stood up. He saw the ogre land in the center of the crater and whistle in Surprise and admiration at his own handiwork, seemingly proud of himself.

Kazko clenched his teeth, his tusk threatening to tear through his skin. This was the reason he had originally teamed up with Rekaz, they were supposed to fight this guy as a team as Rekaz was the only one that would've been able to take his attacks while creating openings for him to exploit.

Kazko tightened the grip on his weapon while he turned his head to look around, there were a few more than he had expected. Quite a few trolls were still left alive so it looks like throwing their massive bodies at this guy was their only choice if they were going to retrieve that weapon.

The goblin riders he had sent after the Kobolds still hasn't returned and the ogre hadn't even bothered trying to stop them at that time which made him think that he wasn't alone. He was an ogre chieftain so he probably had several more ogres in hiding and they had probably already taken care of those goblins.

However, as long as there weren't any demons among them, there wouldn't be a problem. This was a disposable army, to begin with, so there was no problem sacrificing them for their ultimate goal.

"Attack! Kill that bastard all of you."

He yelled while pointing his blade at the ogre still standing in the crater of his own creation and every single troll still left alive charged madly at him. The goblin riders also took off running, their attacks might not be threatening but they would be the X-factor in this strategy.

He had already seen what the ogre could do against multiple trolls at a time, but that was simply because he was faster and more agile than the trolls. However, with the goblin rider's timely interference, it was likely to create several vulnerabilities during the fight. Kazko walked slowly in order to get in range so when an opportunity presented itself, he wouldn't fail to strike.

His little army was just about to pounce on the ogre chieftain when suddenly, several wind blades came flying out of the forest at the front of the trolls which stirred up dirt that obstructed the trolls vision, bringing them to an abrupt halt.

A petite cloaked figure then came flying down from one of the trees in the forest and swooped down at the ogre chieftain, picking him up from behind and flying away with him, towards the north.

Kazko brows furrowed at the sudden development and ager suddenly bust within him. "After them, don't you dare let them escape." Kazko bellowed with rage as he dashed forward with the other trolls and goblin riders as they chased after his escaping prize.

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Still in the eastern parts of the Darknar forest.

Towards the east of the large crater created by the ogre chieftain. Three similarly cloaked figures exited the cover of the woods and walked out into the open, staring at the scattered trolls and goblin riders that desperately ran after the two flying figures that were headed north, in the direction of the Greyad plains.

They soon turned their heads back and stared at the crater in front of them, clearly impressed by what they saw. One of them spoke excitedly. "Wow man, that was nuts... I can't believe the chief had that much power, to begin with."

The others nodded in agreement before a female voice chimed in. "Well, that was also due to the strength of that magic weapon, I heard it might actually be a relic."

"Wow seriously, damn I want one... And we didn't even get to do anything this time."

"Yeah right, so what should we do now, go after them? Or do we go check on how the battle with the second War troll is going?"

The figure that stood in the middle and hadn't spoken yet nodded silently before finally speaking. "The chief should be fine on his own till they get to the plains and with the way things are going, he should be able to stall for enough time. Besides, while Nadine is with the other party, she might get carried away and cause a problem so let's head there."

"Hahahaha... Man, you two really don't get along do you."

"You know they say whenever a guy and a girl fight a lot they probably secretly like each other."

The cloaked guy in the middle sighed and spoke.

"Surely you jest. Enough jokes though, don't forget this is also a test and they are all watching, let's hurry up."

"Roger that."

"Aww... fine. you're always so boring, it's why Callie didn't like you."

The cloaked figure in the middle twitched a bit before ultimately calming down and they all took out a single scroll and activated it. Instantly their feet left the ground and they flew in a different direction than where the trolls had headed off to, albeit, it was still towards the north.