Divide and Conquer

The battle on the fleshy hill didn't take too long to finish. That said, the elven warriors were still visibly exhausted.

"Wow…" "That was…" "Thankfully… Thankfully… It's over…" They were also all visibly and audibly relieved.

"Hahaha" Some of the elves even seemed to find it amusing that they were still alive which wasn't at all surprising. 

Despite the 'Victory', the rate of injury was nothing to scoff at. If one were to assume that all the coming battles would share a similar pattern then one could only conclude that further expedition would be impossible.

'The elves will obviously increase in power as they grow accustomed to their weapons and armor but…' Nothing said that the enemies they faced further in would remain as weak as the advance party they just encountered.