Apparently, the hunter fled to the forest as soon as the yeti appeared. He couldn’t compare with the orc warriors when it came to battles, but the hunter possessed superior knowledge when it came to survival skills and the habits of beasts and monsters. As such, he was able to preserve his life.

“You’re lucky. What about you?” Eugene asked. Although Eugene’s tone had changed drastically from their first encounter, Maxenne could only bow his head while trembling. Eugene had appeared from where the orc chief escaped, and it only meant one thing.

“W-well… I was hiding among the dead warriors…” Maxenne answered.

Galfredik commented with a grin, “Kyah~ You’re quite skilled. You outdid yourself even in that mess.”

Maxenne’s face glowed even redder. They were calling the hunter lucky, but himself skilled. Anyone could see that the man was being sarcastic. However, Maxenne had already abandoned his pride as a warrior. There was nothing he could say.

Eugene turned his gaze away from Maxenne and spoke, “And what about the snow ogre and the other monsters? You couldn’t have killed them all, right?”

Romari answered with trembling legs. She had exhausted herself by using magic to charm a huge group of monsters.

“Well, it’s quite strange, actually. They killed all the mercenaries, started fighting among themselves, then started running away. It looked as if they were extremely surprised by something.”

“Just now?”...