Volume 1: The Poem of Departure Chapter 3: Warcraft: Moon Wolf
On the Great Plains, the two sides are facing off.
Although the pack ox with sharp horns is one of the top choices in the diet of the steppe wolf, even ten times the number of steppe wolves do not want to face a herd of cattle in a circle - Barlow chooses to untie the ox cart and the pack ox, and the pack ox turns outwards and the buttocks face in a circle. Ever since a few steppe wolves tried to charge only to be pushed back by the horns, all of them had set their sights on the three humanoids.
"Is it a siege, afraid that we will run away?" Delkora pinched her chin, "I really want to tell him out loud: Hey, cute little guy, I won't run, I'm going to talk to you ~good~~"
"It's like the big villain in a knight's novel. Assas glanced at him.
"Do you mean the Duke of the Black Wolf in the Silver Wolf Elvo? I think I'm imitating a lot of it!"
"Hmm...... It doesn't look like you're nervous!" The dwarf Barlow patted the handle of the hammer, "Old Summers says you're rookie mercenaries, but it seems to me that you're more like a seasoned veteran!"
"Maybe that's right. Delkora muttered, her eyes falling on the lone steppe wolf running in the distance, and the staff pointed in a certain direction—
"Fire!condensation!plural!"
Three short words burst out of his mouth, and a fist-sized fireball shot straight at the lone steppe wolf, sending it flying with an accurate hit, and then a fire ignited on it. Although the flames were quickly extinguished by its rolling roll, the wolf appeared to be badly wounded, whimpering and leaving the circle.
"It's still a big impact......" Delkora looked at the staff in his hand with disgust on his face, "This is too bad, isn't it?!"
"A true warrior who never complains about his weapons. Assas replied, sword in both hands, looking at the wolves that had begun to gather at Delkora's anger, "You have to always believe in it." ”
He lifted his sword upside down and strode into a charge, the tip of his sword striking a streamer on the grass.
"But I'm not a warrior, I'm a magician! fire! bondage! burst!"
A wolf trying to ram Ashas on the side was entwined with flames from the grass and exploded. The aftermath swept behind Assas, but it was staggering past him, and it didn't affect his speed.
More wolves rushed towards Assas. Seeing that he was about to fall into the siege.
Assas, who was charging at high speed, suddenly stopped his steps with a fierce kick, and the powerful force made him lean forward, and the long sword glowing with a streamer behind him was also picked up by him with the inertia of charging and smashed on the ground in front of him!
"Ground Split!"
The grass was originally soft, but at this moment it cracked like a rock, and a thick gap spread along the long sword, and in an instant, it enveloped the location of the wolves in front of it, several wolves were knocked away on the spot, and more than a dozen wild wolves stuck their limbs in the cracks when they stood unsteadily, and the other wild wolves also cared about the broken ground and did not dare to charge.
"Well done!"
The dwarf Barlow let out a loud cry and struck a approaching wolf away.
"Perfect!" Delkora gave a thumbs up, then raised his staff and pointed at the cracked earth: "Fire!
Tongues of fire several meters high burst out of the crack, and the steppe wolf, which had not had time to escape, was engulfed in flames.
"Whew~~"
Another wolf howl sounded in the distance, and the wolves, who were seriously injured but still eager to try, stopped moving, and after a few low roars at the three of them, they dragged the injured wolves back step by step-
But they did not withdraw too far, and the encirclement remained.
"Hey, boys, we seem to be in trouble. The dwarf Barlow was carrying a sledgehammer, and his face was a little unpleasant, "This is a wolf pack with a wolf king. ”
"Looks like we've been targeted by the Wolf King. Del Kora's gaze swept over the blackened wolf corpses on the ground and pouted, "I don't believe it will let us go." ”
"The steppe wolf is not a monster, but every large group will have a wolf king, and the wolf king is the most powerful individual in the wolf pack, sometimes reaching the strength of the black iron professional......" Assas raised an eyebrow, "If it wants to go it alone, this is good news." ”
The dwarf Barlow is bronze-level, and both of them are black iron level, so it is not difficult to deal with a beast.
While several people were secretly communicating, behind the wolves, a figure taller than all the steppe wolves walked slowly past the wolves. All steppe wolves bow their heads in respect - the wolves' unconditional obedience to the wolf king's decisions is the basis of the success of the wolf pack's hunt, but this command is not only valid during the hunt.
The tall figure walked past the wolves, walked not far in front of the three of them, and stopped when the three of them subconsciously clenched their weapons.
Far larger than the average wolf, with pale blue fur and visible scars even though it was covered in hair—Delkora could even feel the pride in his heart when he confronted the three humanoids.
And the faintly surrounding elemental fluctuations are as striking as the moon in the steppe wolves of the magical desert.
There is no doubt that this is Warcraft.
"Ha, that's a sad story. Delcora turned to stare at Arthas, "Did you say it's better to go it alone, Funeral Bird?"
"You're just taking revenge. Assas shook his head helplessly, and the long sword in his hand tightened, "I didn't expect the leader of the steppe wolf clan to be a moon wolf......
Moon wolf, the twenty-seventh wolf type of demonic beast belonging to the terrestrial realm, the tooth beast species, and the carnivorous system, is a group of demonic beasts most of the time, but occasionally a lone individual is found. The solitary individual is stronger than the ordinary group individual, and should be the outcasts who have failed in the battle for the wolf king—Warcraft Illustrated Book, Imperial Library Revised Edition, p. 2532.
Del Cora pulled out the heavy book from the clutter in his mind, and the delicate pictures on it fit perfectly with the tall figure in front of him.
"The strength of the lone moon wolf is better than that of ordinary moon wolves, but weaker than the leader of the moon wolves. Equivalent to the strength of a Bronze Horseman...... Is it Bronze?"
"Leave it to me, boys. The dwarf Barlow hammered his chest, "I'm going to let it know how good my hammer is!"
"No, no, Uncle Dwarf, this should be our job. Delcora stepped forward, the oak-class mercenary's badge on his chest gleaming, "We're mercenaries!"
"Yes, we are mercenaries. Assas also took a step forward and raised his sword, "This guy will let us take care of it." ”
The wolves gathered again. This time, they avoided the ground that had been split by the Split, and did not attempt to surround them again - as if realizing that the men in front of them would not escape, and the wolves took on a duel rather than a hunt.
"It's infuriating them. ”
"You should control the power of magic. ”
"Do you want to experience the teeth of a wolf?"
"I don't think they can bite me. ”
"Then please charge fearlessly one more time—I will surely seal your retreat with a wall of fire. ”
The two young men didn't seem to have any nervousness about the imminent big battle, and they were still arguing with themselves. The dwarf Barlow looked at them with some concern, and gripped the hammer tightly.
As long as he can defeat that moon wolf, the two little ones shouldn't have a problem dealing with those steppe wolves...... Right?
However, the wolves will not give them time. After regrouping, the wolves formed a formation centered on the tall moon wolf leader and charged towards the three of them.
"The Moon Wolf's innate magic only works in the moonlight, now...... It's almost dusk. Delkora muttered and raised her staff: "Fire! Rise! Hinder!"
The wall of fire went up, but it didn't do a good job of hindering it. Although most of the beasts were afraid of fire, under the leadership of the leader of the moon wolves, the wolves did not hesitate to cross the wall of fire one after another - because there was no time to add modifiers such as "burst" and "burst", the flames did not cause much damage to the wolves that passed through quickly.
Asshas raised his sword, Barlow raised his hammer, and Delkora stood behind the two of them, the elements around them beginning to fluctuate violently—a harbinger of some powerful spell preparation.
"Buy time for the magician. Uncle, have you ever learned a battle cry?"
"Do you look down on a dwarven bronze warrior?"
The dwarf suddenly widened his eyes and shouted like a fried lion: "You two little ones should be protected by me!"
"Come on, then. ”
The two of them each put up their weapons in front of them, took half a step back, and took a deep breath almost at the same time-
The wolves were no more than a few meters away from them.
"Luo-Da ————!"