After his "Sword Saint" skill reached maximum level, even though his speed advantage far surpassed that of the ogres, due to the disadvantageous environment, the distance between them not only didn't widen but gradually decreased.
"Trouble!"
Nolan's face turned grim when he heard the commotion from behind him.
Although his current strength was greater than that of a single ogre, it wasn't enough to be overwhelming. If he were surrounded, his situation would be dire.
"My magic power is too low, only 8 points left. I must save one slot for a healing spell."
Nolan's expression was serious as he quickly thought, constantly moving in an "S" pattern through the jungle, using the cover of some thick trees to block the pursuing ogres.
Boom!
Suddenly, a loud bang came from behind.
Nolan paused, quickly turned his head to look behind him, and then his eyelids twitched.
He saw that the two ogres charging at the very front had actually forcibly pulled a tree as thick as a bucket out of the ground.
Rumble!
The tree was thrown by the combined strength of the two ogres, and its massive shadow enveloped Nolan.
Facing such a situation, Nolan's eye twitched. He quickly turned, crouched down, and raised the iron sword in his hand to block in front of him.
Bang!
The thrown tree heavily impacted the iron sword, letting out a dull roar. A powerful shockwave surged through the iron sword, making Nolan's face turn pale.
More importantly, the tough branches on the tree trunk, propelled by this impact, continuously lashed at Nolan's body.
His already tattered clothes were further damaged, and several cuts appeared on Nolan's face!
'HP: 109 / 113'
Nolan stumbled back several steps, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of his mouth.
Thump—Thump—
Besides the two ogres who threw the tree, the remaining four ogres had already charged over, using this opening.
"Ptui."
Nolan spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes showing a fierce glint, "Indeed, this real otherworld isn't as gentle as it's portrayed in anime."
Regardless of how these ogres came up with the idea of ambushing him, even using a small goblin settlement as a trap for their encirclement.
He could no longer treat these guys as monsters with no intelligence.
"Aargh!"
"Human, food!"
"Roar!"
"Waaargh!"
The four ogres who charged first, with their fierce, yellowish faces, showed no intention of holding back. Their gaze was brutal as they looked at Nolan, and the huge wooden clubs in their hands smashed down heavily.
Four powerful roars echoed above Nolan's head!
"Quick Slash!"
A cold glint flashed in Nolan's eyes. He gripped the iron sword tightly with both hands and used his most powerful current move against the four massive wooden clubs smashing down.
The 120% attack made the iron sword cut through the air, emitting a screech. The astonishing cutting power, with a forceful offensive, severed the massive wooden clubs one by one.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
Boom—
The four broken wooden clubs flew out under the force of the impact.
The skin between Nolan's thumb and forefinger on both hands split open, and blood flowed out. The already chipped iron sword completely gave out under the impact of both sides.
Bang—
The iron sword snapped and flew out.
The impact from both sides erupted upon collision, and Nolan retreated two steps before stabilizing himself.
"Huff, huff."
Nolan gasped for breath, looking at his blood-dripping hands and the broken iron sword he still gripped, then he bared his teeth.
He didn't gain an advantage!
But one against four, this result was already quite good.
Fortunately, the weapons these ogres used were all made from sturdy trees casually found in the jungle. If they had been wielding iron weapons, that would have been real trouble!
Ordinary human weapons would naturally not be convenient for the tall ogres, unless they were magic weapons that could adjust themselves according to the user's body size.
The four ogres looked at the broken wooden clubs in their hands, a bewildered expression appearing in their dull yellow pupils, but it was quickly replaced by anger.
Bang!
They threw away the broken wooden clubs in their hands.
The four ogres swung their massive fists and charged towards Nolan.
Reaching out and grasping at the void, a new iron sword reappeared in Nolan's hand. At the same time, he softly chanted numbers, "10!"
"9!"
Two rough, yellowish fists, the size of soccer balls, came smashing down. Nolan immediately raised the sword in his hand to block in front of him.
Bang!
A dull thud.
Nolan stood firmly on the ground, glanced out of the corner of his eye, and quickly turned sideways.
One fist struck the spot where he had just been!
"8!"
"7!"
The other two ogres attacked from Nolan's two sides, sandwiching him.
Nolan narrowed his eyes and immediately retreated to prevent himself from being surrounded. At the same time, he swung his iron sword, striking first at the fist of the closest ogre.
Crunch!
Flesh and blood splattered.
The sound of bones breaking was accompanied by the ogre's pained wails and screams.
"6!"
But at the same time, an ogre raised its foot and kicked viciously.
Nolan pulled back his iron sword, repositioning it horizontally across his chest to block the kick. Out of the corner of his eye, he also noticed the heavy punch swung by the second ogre.
"5!"
"4!"
Facing another double attack,
Nolan could only free one hand to retrieve another iron sword from his item box and block at his left shoulder.
Of the four ogres, one had been injured in the arm by Nolan and repelled. The other two had their attacks blocked by the two iron swords, but there was still one ogre's attack that Nolan could not defend against at this moment.
"3!"
Thump!
A soccer-ball-sized fist heavily slammed into Nolan's right shoulder.
The immense force was something Nolan, with his extremely low physical defense, simply couldn't withstand.
Bang—
The iron sword in his right hand flew out.
Nolan was sent flying by the punch, crashing into a large tree behind him before stopping.
"2!"
"1!"
'HP: 71 / 113'
"Pfft!" Nolan, leaning against the tree, spat out a mouthful of blood, revealing his blood-stained teeth, "That really hurts!"
"But, the cooldown is ready."
"Quick Slash" had a ten-second cooldown.
As for martial arts, "Four-Light Consecutive Slash" would reduce attack power, at most injuring the ogres, but killing them was impossible. And the "Instant Reflection" skill was too ineffective when being surrounded.
"Waaargh!"
The ogre that had repelled Nolan continued to swing its massive fists and charged over.
Seeing this ogre rapidly charging towards him, Nolan bared his teeth, his eyes filled with a chilling intensity: "Then just die for me!!"
Nolan forcefully pushed off the tree trunk with his back, leaning his upper body forward. He kicked off the ground with both feet, gripping his iron sword, and charged forward as well.
"Quick Slash!!"
Nolan roared, swinging the iron sword in his hand upwards with all his might.
120% attack power instantly erupted!
Without the obstruction of the wooden club weapon, the ogre, with only two fists, was completely unable to block the swing of the sharp iron sword.
Pfft!
Gushing green blood, mixed with ruptured internal organs, shot into the sky!
The charging ogre was sliced in half by Nolan's upward sword strike!
Bang—Bang—
A large amount of internal organs squeezed out from the split body, scattering on the ground, and the two halves of the body also crashed to the ground with a dull thud.
'Experience gained: 310'
Experience: 1581 / 5000!
The other three ogres, who had originally intended to charge over, saw this scene. Even with their inferior intelligence, a look of fear couldn't help but appear in their pupils.
Nolan raised his head to look at the three ogres opposite him, and the two ogres who had thrown the large tree and had now caught up.
While they were stunned, he turned his head and plunged into the bushes, quickly disappearing from sight.