The two orcs leaped from their cover and attacked Achilles, trying to attack him from different angles so that he couldn’t defend himself!
Achilles spun Virgil in his grasp and hefted the looted axe he was using as a shield, retreating so that there was a gap between two trees in front of them, so that he could have some protection.
The orcs were clearly used to combat, and they did not relent as they continued to swipe and s***h with their axes.
They had some disadvantage fighting in the dark, especially as Achilles was wearing dark clothes and his blade absorbed light instead of reflecting it, and Achilles had high defenses, regardless.
Yet, they still got several hits in, slashing deep cuts into Achilles’s arm and chest.
In return, Achilles dealt several accurate blows which droppe
