5 The wolf came
When the day dawned, and the rats were gone, Green Wind used an anvil as bait to shoot the two greedy black-fronted rats. The deputy head of the regiment retrieved a full bladder of blood. When Ferry saw Catherine staring at the black-fronted rat on the ground, he took the initiative to explain it to her. After hearing this, Catherine immediately walked up to As.
"You adventurous fellows, the anvil is still wounded. You, As, how do you become the deputy head of the regiment?" Catherine's voice suddenly rose an octave, and her tone was as stiff as ice slag, and Ace was speechless for a moment.
"Commander, I'm all right. Do you think this can be roasted and eaten with blood?" Anvil didn't care, and used a branch to pluck the rat corpse, discussing with Ah Si and Green Wind about the feasibility of eating the black-fronted rat.
Catherine was furious, not knowing whether to praise Anvil for his bravery or for calling him too nervous.
The night had finally passed, and although it was a little tired, the team was still on the move. The woods slowly changed and thinned out. While the visibility is wider, making it easier to spot enemies, it also means that druids can more easily gather men to launch a sneak attack. However, those naturalist fanatics have already lost two master druids before, so they must be a little worried, after all, there is no good ambush spot at the moment.
Catherine told her friends to speed up, it was really dangerous to stay too long last night. In the evening, good fortune finally appeared. While exploring his path, Green Wind finds a cave, the only dry place for a few days.
The trees are becoming scarce because the mountain is getting taller, Catherine concludes when she sees the cave. Under the protruding mountain rock is a narrow hole, but inside it matches the huge belly of the cave, which is deep and wide like a square. Catherine didn't dare to go deeper, and everyone just found a place to stay at the entrance of the cave.
In the middle of the night, a strong wind blew outside the cave, and the sky was overcast, and there was no moonlight. Without the guidance of the stars, there is no direction. Catherine, who was keeping watch in the middle of the night, was worried about tomorrow's trip, but to her peace of mind, the green wind had not found any trace of the druids or the mysterious man who was following them today.
Silver dust falls from the dark sky without warning, is winter coming so early in the Doden Mountains?
Snowflakes scrape into the hole, and the temperature drops along with the snowflakes. The bonfire flickered on and off, and the sharp howl of the beast could be heard in the darkness outside the cave.
"Is it a druid?" Ace was the first to wake up, drawing his sword and rushing to the mouth of the cave to poke his head out. It was dark outside, only the wind was howling, and the raging snowflakes were hurting his cheeks.
Ace hurriedly retreated back into the cave, and the remaining three team members woke up. Green Wind slung his bow and arrows in his hand, holding the anvil behind him. Ferry stood side by side beside Green Wind and began to gather the divine aura. The poor anvil jumped a few times, but he couldn't see what was outside. But he couldn't blame his friends for blocking the hole, after all, the anvil had slept in the innermost part of the room in the first place.
The bonfire went out, and the howls got closer. Catherine condensed a small fireball and threw it outward, and the fireball flew more than ten meters before being extinguished "suddenly".
"Storm wolf!" Catherine's voice was as cold as a blizzard.
"No way, it's a creature that only exists in the north. There are snowy mountains in the middle from the northern country, could it be that they are swimming from the sea?" Ferry cried out as soon as he heard this, he knew how far the northern country was. One of the punishments of the church is to send people there to become archbishops.
"No, I'm sure. Look closely at their fur. Catherine threw another slightly larger fireball. The firelight reflected a giant white wolf nearly two meters tall, squatting more than ten meters away. It was covered in fog, but strangely it wasn't blown away. The white wolf's head stared at the adventurers in the cave with two eyes, and let out a cold smile. Behind it, a vast white expanse was rushing towards the entrance of the cave like the sea.
"It'...... It's laughing. Fee's eyes widened vigorously. Suddenly, the giant wolf's mouth opened and swallowed the fireball whole, and it was still as dark as before.
"Laughing at what? They're just animals. Ace rushed his sword outward, half-kneeling and raising his shield in a standard defensive stance.
"The white fur was wrapped in a small wind shield. Although I hadn't seen storm wolves before, their traits were all too obvious. Small wind shields spread evenly throughout the body like mist, and only the creatures of the continent can do this. Catherine believed her friends could see it clearly.
"That is to say, the five of us have no chance of winning, and these guys are afraid of hundreds. I heard that the northern kingdom is surrounded and suppressed by the army, and the wolves can only end the battle if they are killed. Ace gritted his teeth and spoke.
The wolves let out a "whining" sound, no longer the chaotic howl they had before. One after another, as if they were talking.
"They're going to attack. "The green wind fills the bow, and the elves always have a special instinct for living things.
"Let me go to the front, let me carry it. When Anvil heard that the battle was about to begin, he eagerly pulled Ferry at him.
"There's no point in fighting hard. Catherine looked at her four companions, "We can't get out, so we'll just go inside." ”
"What if it's a dead end?" Ferry immediately asked, his brows furrowed.
"Isn't a dead end also a road?" replied Anvil calmly, then nodded in agreement with himself.
"Let's go. Ace began to slowly retreat.
The wolves outside seemed to have noticed something, and their howls suddenly became muffled, and the oncoming wind became more and more violent. Catherine released a wall of fire to block the entrance of the cave, and countless storm wolves had already pounced more than ten meters outside the cave. They howled together, and the terrible howl almost dimmed the walls of fire.
A storm wolf slammed out of the pack and hesitantly stopped in front of the wall of fire. Green Wind shot an arrow, and the wolf dodged sideways, and the arrow was stuck directly in its back. "Uhhh
"Quick. "Green Wind spoke quickly and shortly. At such a close distance, that arrow was enough to kill a bear, and the Storm Wolf was only slightly wounded, and his defense was truly amazing.
The snow suddenly became heavier, almost a blizzard, and roared into the hole, and the wall of fire instantly dimmed a lot. Fortunately, Catherine had condensed a large fireball and smashed it above the hole.
The "boom" rock cracked, and the falling rocks buried the entrance of the cave for a moment. However, it was not safe at this time, and the cracking of the rock caused a landslide, and rocks kept falling from the roof of the cave. The five of them ran as hard as they could, not caring about what lay ahead. They ran a few hundred meters in one go, and there was a "rumbling" sound behind them.
Catherine and Ferry gasped for air, and in terms of physique, they couldn't even compare to the injured anvil. Ferry in particular has to release his divine aura as he runs, so that he can emit some light. This extravagant lighting method made him more and more tired.
The air in the cave was cold and cloudy, and Catherine released a small fireball floating in her palm. They ran hundreds of meters and seemed to have penetrated to the other end of the cave.
The cave in front of me began to slowly shrink again, forming a tunnel-like cavern that extended downward, about two people wide. The walls of the cave are very smooth, as if they have been deliberately carved.
"It's so deep, I don't know where it leads. Are we going down?" Ferry looked at it, sticking his head out.
"My dad taught me a simple way to see how deep the hole is. Anvil walked to the front with his chest held out. He pulled out a small boulder from his bosom and told everyone to be quiet. The small boulder was thrown down with a little force, "da, da", and jumped into the depths.
The voice grew quieter and quieter, and the anvil pressed his ear to the ground to listen carefully, and after a while he stood up and said, "About three thousand paces away, and it's big down there." ”
"Let's go, we might be able to find an underground river, and then we guess there will be an exit. Catherine felt like she had heard good news.
Ace was at the front, then Green Wind, Catherine was in the middle, holding the little fireball, and Ferry and Anvil were at the end. Since the rocks here are quite smooth, everyone walks cautiously against the rock wall. The whole cave was very quiet, and the slightest sound would go far away, and it would make people's ears hurt.
"Hey, where do you say those storm wolves came from?" asked Feeley, covering his mouth, "Are those damn druids tricksters? ”
"It's hard to say, it's not necessarily a druid. Catherine replied as quietly as she could, "Even if the druids could turn into storm wolves, not so much. And the heavy snow, it seems to be in the north just now. ”
"It's useless to think too much now, let's find a way to get out first. As's voice came from the front, "Anyway, I always feel like it has something to do with those weird druids. ”
Suddenly, the green wind grabbed As, and motioned for the people behind him to stop temporarily. Green Wind crouched down and put his hands on the ground, and Ferry did the same. But the rocks were cold, and Ferry didn't feel anything special.
"It's getting hot here. Green Wind was silent for a few seconds before stating how he felt.
"Are you sure?" Ferry asked, tilting his head, Greenwind.
"Not everyone can measure the temperature by putting their hands on the ground. "Ace was a little helpless about Fee's behavior.
"Elves have special senses. Catherine made the fireball in her hand a little larger, illuminating her surroundings much brighter, "It is said that some elves are born to communicate with nature, while others are free to manipulate the elements. Green Wind is probably a natural communicator. ”
"It must be an underground lava river. The anvil cried, and the sound was like thunder, echoing in everyone's ears.
Tap, tap. Do you want to deaf us?" said Feeley, covering his ears and leaning over the anvil head.
"I-" Before the anvil could speak, Ferry covered his mouth. Ferry put his hand to his lips and asked him to tap. Anvil nodded, pulled Ferry away, and spoke with his mouth open for a long time, but unfortunately there was no sound.
Ferry patted his forehead and said, "It's not that he doesn't make a sound, it's that he is quiet." Oh, my God. ”
Anvil seemed excited, dancing with her hands open, still speaking silently. He waved his hand vigorously, pushed away Catherine's men, and ran up and jumped forward. Before the anvil hit the ground, he slid the axe under him and slid down quickly.
"Slow down. Catherine hurriedly shouted, "Quick, keep up with the anvil." ”
A few people went to chase after him, but Ferry slipped first without running a few steps. He knocked Catherine over, and the two of them slid down together. Green Wind seemed to be alert, and jumped up to let the two of them go at once. Catherine and Feeley, who slipped down, took Ace down directly. Ace struggled to hold the cave wall with his sword and shield, preventing the three men from continuing to slide. Unexpectedly, the falling green wind couldn't stand at all, and he lost his balance and crashed into Ferry Fee. At this time, Ace could no longer support it, and the four of them slipped down like butter.