Bushes rustled audibly as the ambushers split into three groups to chase after the wooden dolls. Kang Yoon-Soo was the first to stand up and draw his black longsword, and Shaneth and Henrick followed afterward. Seeing some movement through the tall, dense foliage, Kang Yoon-Soo nimbly ran toward the rustling and swung his longsword.

“Graaaaahk!” The ambusher screamed in pain as he collapsed, blood spurting everywhere.

Henrick went over to examine the corpse, and his eyes widened as he exclaimed, “What? Isn’t this an orc?”

The green-skinned corpse holding a longbow belonged to an orc, and judging by the leather armor it wore, it seemed to have come with the intention to fight.

It was at that moment…

“Karuk!”

An arrow flew, let loose by another orc who had come over after hearing the sound of battle. The arrow came from quite a short distance and easily avoiding it was out of the question. Just as the arrow was about to lodge itself deep within Shaneth’s shoulder, Kang Yoon-Soo quickly swung his longsword in a lightning-fast movement.

Clang!

Kang Yoon-Soo’s longsword parried the arrow.

The orc who had fired the arrow crouched down as it maintained a low position, hidden within the bush. It continued to rapidly fire arrows at the group. However, Kang Yoon-Soo easily blocked all of the arrows with his longsword...