Chapter 123: Volume III - Chapter 44: First Battle with Creatures

I kept my eyes on the ice troll like Alexander and slowly turned in the opposite direction, to the left, making sure not to make a sound. Alexander followed behind me.

We saw a few more trolls along the way, but they didn't cause much trouble because they were usually alone and not too close to us.

Of course, we couldn't go on like this forever, we would have to be one of the luckiest people of the century for such a thing to happen. And, unfortunately, we weren't.

As we continued to move forward in silence, an unnatural rustling sound suddenly caught my attention and my eyes widened. I quickly threw myself backward, unbalancing Alexander and throwing us both to the ground.

Out of the corner of my eye I could just make out a small silhouette, even smaller than us, hurtling toward where I had just been.

Because I had been thrown back, the silhouette had missed its attack and had fallen to the ground just like us, giving us a chance to examine it.