Chapter 21: The Troll on the Road
We were on our way to Speranza, which was still about two days away when Yoru notified me of a monster that was ahead on the road.
[Looks quite strong...] said Yoru with his telepathy.
[It's fine, let the knights do their thing.] I said. I didn't really want to interfere with their mission.
I was technically just a kid, and these guys were professionals. I still notified them of a strong monster ahead, though.
As we kept going forward on the road with the knights having their weapons ready, we spotted the monster that was currently blocking the entire dirt road. A troll.
Trolls were dangerous monsters that could go from rank B to S, mostly due to their incredible strength, but only the S-ranked were able to cast some magic.
They were also about 8 feet tall and had two tusks that came from their mouth and curved upwards.
[Seems like the amount of people coming through this road lately disturbed the troll. Probably lived close to this area.] said Yoru.
[I see, we've been getting a lot of merchants using this road...] With the amount of trade that the town had been getting over the past two years, I never once thought about scouting the area to make sure that the roads were safe.
I pretty much only explored from End Town to the east, where the forest was located. This was the road going west, so it was my very first time around these parts.
The knights all got off their horses and prepared themselves for battle. Two of them began casting magic, but...