Level up is hard? I can Directly Purchase infinite Levels!-Chapter 73: I Want to Anger Them!

"Any casualties?" Raine asked, looking at his team.

Kyle shook his head. "A few got injured, but it’s nothing serious. We’ve already treated them."

The team members were equally excited.

After undergoing the second stage of Blackwater Aegis training, their physical strength, endurance, and recovery had all significantly improved.

Despite the danger of the previous battle, thanks to their stronger bodies and seamless teamwork, not a single one of them had perished!

Raine nodded and then gave an unexpected order.

"Cut off all the trolls’ heads and hang them on the most visible cliff at Sunfall Gorge."

Old Gore frowned when he heard this.

"Raine, this... will it anger the troll tribe?"

Raine’s gaze turned cold as ice. "Heh, that’s exactly what I want—to anger them!"

The others were momentarily stunned.

Sean also looked at Raine in confusion.

Raine’s voice was laced with a chilling killing intent.

"These trolls, what’s the difference between them and alien beasts?"

"They see us humans as nothing more than food, with blood on their hands. We should be angry—we should be the ones provoked!"

"Are we supposed to keep tolerating this, afraid of angering them? If they dare to come, I will dare to kill! I’ll kill until they’re terrified!"

Sean closed his eyes, then opened them again, and when he did, they were filled with overwhelming hatred and resolve.

Yes!

The mountain of fallen comrades, those torn apart and devoured by trolls...

The anger should always belong to the human race!

"You’re right! Blood must be repaid in blood!"

"If they dare come again, I’ll give my life without hesitation!"

Sean said firmly, casting aside any doubts.

They had been fighting with the intention of dying.

"The next steps are up to us."

Raine said, gesturing for the team to begin their task.

Although Old Gore and the others felt this was risky, they still resolutely carried out the order.

Raine, meanwhile, focused his thoughts and checked his system panel.

[bloodstone: 78,305]

Although the recent battle had cost over 30,000 bloodstone due to the temporary promotion, he had still earned nearly 80,000 bloodstone after clearing alien beasts and slaying two Master-level trolls.

However, Raine was never one to feel that bloodstone was ever enough!

To attract enough trolls, he needed even stronger provocation.

Currently, the trolls didn’t know his exact identity or power, so they likely wouldn’t send out Grandmaster-level experts right away.

As for Iron Dragon Fortress, Commander Hegros had probably already communicated with the commander of Ironshield Fortress.

Even if a Grandmaster-level troll appeared, Raine believed Ironshield Fortress wouldn’t just stand by.

...

Swiftflow River Outpost.

The third division was stationed there, with Captain Sugor, a Master 8th-level expert, in charge.

Upon receiving the urgent request for reinforcements from Sunfall Gorge, his mood darkened. He immediately sent a messenger to report to Ironshield Fortress and ordered two elite sub-teams to rush to Sunfall Gorge.

However, only a few hours later, Sunfall Gorge sent another message.

A small squad from Iron Dragon Fortress had helped Sean hold the outpost and annihilated the over 2,000 trolls attacking it!

"Iron Dragon Fortress people? How did they end up here?"

"Even if it was cross-zone reinforcement, the fortress command should have notified us in advance."

Sugor was filled with confusion, immediately questioning the messenger.

"What’s going on? What’s the name of the team leader?"

"The team leader’s name is Raine, from Iron Dragon Fortress’s Seventh Division."

The messenger replied, "Their squad is about a hundred strong, and their combat strength is extraordinary, especially their physical strength, which can almost go toe to toe with the trolls."

"That Raine squad leader is even more terrifying. Although he’s only Elite-level, he easily killed two Master-level troll warriors."

"Elite-level killing two Master-level trolls?!"

Sugor was stunned. "Go back for now."

"I’ll immediately send someone to verify this Raine squad leader’s details with the fortress command and report the situation at Sunfall Gorge in full."

...

On the other side of Sunfall Gorge, the troll observation outpost.

A group of troll scouts stood on the mountainside, overlooking the scene below.

They saw the steep cliff near Sunfall Gorge, where troll heads were hung everywhere, blood dripping from the severed necks.

Under the setting sun, it created a horrifying sight!

Even from a distance, it was unmistakable.

"Damn human pests!!"

The troll scouts growled in anger, quickly turning to return to the camp.

At the camp.

A fierce-looking troll warrior, with blood-red warpaint smeared across his face, was wiping down his massive battle axe.

After hearing the scouts’ report, his eyes widened in shock.

"What did you say?!"

"All the trolls involved in the attack are dead?! Including Rockhammer and the others?!"

"All of them are dead!"

"We saw it with our own eyes... our clan’s heads are hanging on the cliff."

The scout’s voice trembled with fury.

Manebone could hardly believe it and immediately ran to the front lines to see for himself.

When he saw the bloody scene on the cliff from a distance, his overwhelming rage almost shattered his composure.

He roared at one of the trolls beside him, "Go to Ironfang Outpost and notify Manestone! Have him bring every able-bodied warrior here!"

"I’m going to flatten Sunfall Gorge and devour those humans one by one!"

The troll ran off in a frenzy.

...

Several hours later, as night fell.

Over 3,000 Hill Trolls surged from Ironfang Outpost, joining the remaining 600 trolls under Manebone’s command.

When Manestone arrived with his forces and saw the mass of severed heads on the cliff, his anger reached its peak.

But he was slightly calmer than Manebone, forcing himself to suppress his fury as he asked,

"What exactly happened?!"

Manebone’s face darkened. "Those humans received reinforcements, and their strength is extraordinary. Rockhammer and the others fell too quickly, and they couldn’t even send out a request for backup."

"Hmph! The high priest ordered you to oversee this attack, but you stayed in the back. Get ready to bear the high priest’s wrath!"

Manestone scolded.

Manebone argued, "Rockhammer was in charge of the main assault, and I stayed in the rear to guard against a human flanking maneuver!"

"Who could have expected that instead of flanking us, they wiped out the entire main assault team?!"

"Am I supposed to be blamed for that?"

As the two commanders started to argue, two other troll warriors growled.

"Enough! Now is not the time to argue!"

"These humans are provoking us. I can’t stand it anymore! Let’s flatten that outpost and kill every last one of them!"

"Right!"

Manebone nodded fiercely, his eyes full of murderous intent.

"First, we take revenge! After that, they can do whatever they want with me!"

Manestone stared at the row of severed troll heads on the cliff, his fury burning inside him.

In the previous battle, the human defenders must have suffered heavy losses.

As for them, besides Manebone and himself being Master-level, there were also two other peak Expert-level warriors!

With nearly 4,000 fierce warriors, even if that reinforcement squad was strong, they could crush them with overwhelming numbers!

"Before the humans can regroup, we attack immediately! Flatten Sunfall Gorge!"

Manestone roared, launching the assault.

Thousands of trolls surged like a black tide, charging out of the forests and heading straight for Sunfall Gorge. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Just as the troll army crossed the lake, preparing to launch their assault on the broken outpost, something unexpected happened!

A blood-red figure shot up from the direction of the lake and hovered steadily in mid-air!

It was Raine, who had been waiting!