Bab 124: Rest in Peace

With Blossom leading the way, we move silently through the forest, relying on her senses to locate the stragglers. Her affinity with the wild allows her to detect their presence long before they're aware of ours.

We find our first target: a lone orc that has strayed too far from its group. Its eyes are scanning the forest for any sign of us. Blossom signals, and we move into position.

Ayame leaps into action first. The orc has no time to react before her sword finds its mark, and in a clean, swift strike, she severs the monster's ugly head that lands on the forest floor with a thud.

Another orc is nearby, and it's my time to shine. I dart forward with my spear aimed low, and catch the creature off guard. It howls in pain, but the sound is quickly silenced as Blossom emerges from the shadows and her dagger slices through the air to deliver the finishing blow.

And just like this, the hunter has become the hunted.