This adventurer is overly righteous.

The troll shifted its body, seemingly trying to break through the villagers' encirclement. Its massive body made a sound like rolling stones as it moved, which was particularly eerie in the darkness.

The villagers naturally disagreed with the abduction of the girl. Although they did not know what kind of monster the ogre was, its greedy and bloodthirsty eyes were terrifying. The girl would not have a good ending if she was taken away by it. Moreover, if it did happen once, it would happen again. If this monster left unharmed today, it would definitely come back to the village to abduct people to eat in the future.

The wooden stick landed on the ogre's rough, rock-like skin, denting slightly but bouncing back immediately. The sharpened wooden spear could only pierce the thick skin on the surface of the body, unable to damage the internal organs. The ogre felt pain and swept its large hand, capable of lifting an adult like a dog, around its body, knocking the weapons out of the hands of several people. It then let out a triumphant laugh.

"Cannot be kept."

The villagers could at most drive the ogres away; there was absolutely no way they could kill them.

That creature has tough skin, immense strength, and an extremely tenacious vitality. The bruises and wounds left on it by the villagers would heal completely in a day or two at most.

Just as Carter had guessed, the troll was enduring all sorts of attacks, but it never stopped moving outwards. The villagers' attacks were only temporary pain for it and could not pose a real threat.

"I will eat you all up!"

"I'll eat all your women!"

"I'll eat all your children!"

The ogre's three heads spoke in unison. Although the ogre was portrayed as an incredibly stupid monster in the book, it was still able to speak human language.

It scanned everyone present with greedy eyes, then glanced at the low houses built of wood and stone in the darkness. It knew that people were hiding inside, young women and children, and that it could lift the roof and reach out to take them at any time, just like tonight.

The men's attacks did cause it some pain, but compared to the delicious food in its hands, the pain was worth it.

Moreover, seeing their angry expressions, the ogre's appetite grew even stronger. It opened its mouth, which was full of sharp teeth, and extended its long, thin, dark purple tongue to lick the girl's face. This meant nothing to it; it was purely to make them even angrier, which gave it great pleasure, to the point that it could ignore the pain in its body.

"You can't stop me!"

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines; being targeted by such a monster would be a disaster.

But what should they do?

Are we just going to let this guy swagger away?

"Kroya!"

An arrow shot from the bowstring, and Carter shouted in surprise. Then he saw Kroya rushing forward at an almost unbelievable speed.

"It's those boots."

Carter reacted instantly and immediately followed Kroya, heading straight for the troll.

Kroya activated the speed-boosting magic on his boots, and now he was much faster than Carter.

"call out"

"puff!"

The arrow pierced the ogre's left side of its head, penetrating its open mouth. The intense pain caused it to momentarily lose its ability to think and scream loudly.

  

"Ahhhhh!"

The ogre's voice was so loud it hurt people's eardrums. It was a stupid monster to begin with, and under the intense pain, the hand that was holding the girl instinctively tried to tighten its grip.

Given the troll's grip strength, this blow would be enough to crush a person into mincemeat.

Some people realized this and closed their eyes in despair.

It's all because of their incompetence that things have developed to this point...

Even the most oblivious villagers had realized by now that they could never kill the monster while saving the girl, but this was not something to be discussed lightly, and they certainly couldn't directly say that they were going to abandon the other party.

Who shot this arrow?

Regardless of the outcome, this arrow has already helped them abandon their plans to save the person, and a huge weight has been lifted from their hearts, but helplessness and anger are rising in their hearts at the same time.

Kill this monster!

"Click click click"

"No, that sound!"

That wasn't the sound of a girl's bones being crushed.

Several colorless membranes instantly covered the girl's body. The ogre instinctively clenched his fist, and the powerful grip was immediately applied to the membranes on the girl's body. Several lines spread across them, but they remained firm, and the girl's body was unharmed.

"It's a protective spell."

Carter understood Kroya's plan in an instant. That's right, that kid probably had it all planned out long ago.

Every spell has a certain range of application. Generally speaking, the closer the spell is cast, the better the effect and the less magic power it consumes.

Conversely, if the target is too far away, the spell's effect will drop drastically, while the mana consumption will increase to an absurd level.

The effective range of the Protection spell is fifteen meters around the priest. Kroya was initially quite far from the ogre, but by using the power of the Acceleration spell, he quickly closed the distance before the arrow hit the ogre, simultaneously casting Protection multiple times in an instant to maximize the protection...

Now is the time for rescue that Croa has created.

In Carter's eyes, Kroya had already rushed in front of the ogre, using his speed to leap up and slash his iron sword into the ogre's hand, severing several fingers.

The pain from this sword strike was even greater than the arrow piercing its mouth. The ogre reflexively released its grip, and the girl, who had already fallen unconscious, slipped from its grasp and landed in Kroya's arms.

"You insects!"

After the pain subsided, the troll's muddled brain felt immense humiliation and overwhelming rage. Its other, still intact hand immediately slammed down on where Kroya was standing, determined to smash the two of them into mincemeat to vent its anger.

"help me!"

Carter spoke these words, standing in front of the giant, outstretched hand, his sword held horizontally before him.

Kroya understood immediately, and Carter was instantly protected by several layers of protective magic. But in the next instant, the giant hand slammed down in front of Carter.

"Thump"

The immense power emanating from the trolls surged through Carter, causing the elite adventurer to grit his teeth.

As an elite adventurer, Carter's attributes are already quite outstanding among humans, but he is still somewhat powerless against the trolls' immense strength, a difference stemming from their racial disparity.

However, with the help of Kroya's protection, Carter only took three steps back before regaining his footing.

"Come on, you troll!"

Carter shouted, feeling more confident than ever with the aid of magic.