The copper mine is very close to the town of Dawn, and Zhao Xi led the team through the dense woods in less than half an hour under the guidance of the hunter guide to reach the destination at the foot of the mountain.

70% of the Preston plane is occupied by forests and mountains, and the rolling mountains are rich in various metal deposits, and mining ore for smelting and processing is an important pillar industry of Preston Territory.

The copper mine in Dawn Town is very large, and many people in the town originally worked in the mine, like Groot, who originally belonged to the mine's guards, but with the appearance of a large number of shadow wolves, this copper mine was temporarily abandoned.

The muddy roads are littered with discarded and damaged minecarts, pickaxes and other tools, and the rowhouses and wooden houses built on the edge of the woods have been wantonly devoured by vines and plants because they are uncared for.

"It was in the morning, we had just had breakfast, and they came!"

Groot said with trepidation: "They came from all directions, and the speed was very fast, and they did not give us a chance to organize resistance at all, and many people were bitten to death on the spot."

There was a hint of pain in the warrior's eyes: "We are lucky to be able to escape back, there are many miners who have just entered the mine, and they have nowhere to escape if they want to!"

"Later, we tried to retake the mine, but halfway through it we were attacked by wolves, and after a dozen people died, no one wanted to come over."

Zhao Xi asked, "Can you roughly estimate the number of shadow wolves?" ”

Groot shook his head and said, "I can't tell how many there are, at least there are hundreds!" ”

Zhao Xi thought for a while and asked, "Then how about the strength of the shadow wolf?" How many can you handle alone? ”

Groot pondered for a moment. He replied cautiously: "In the past, if I was alone, I could only deal with two or three shadow wolves at the same time, they were very fast, their claws were sharp, and they could easily tear through the leather armor. ”

"Now that the equipment has been changed, I think I should be able to deal with one or two more!"

"My lord, come and see!"

The team's guide, Saya the hunter, stood in front of the entrance to the mine and shouted, "Here's the situation! ”

Zhao Xi immediately rushed over.

Saya said excitedly, "Your Excellency, there are a lot of wolf claw footprints at the entrance of the cave, and there is a lot of fresh feces here, I guess the shadow wolf occupies the mine as a lair." ”

Zhao Xi nodded. Take a closer look at the footprints and fecal marks on the ground.

Whew~

The next moment. Everyone heard the howl of wolves coming from the depths of the mine.

Fang Xu lifted the big sword and couldn't wait to say, "Brother Niu, what are we waiting for, let's go in directly!" ”

Zhao Xi's eyes flashed, he straightened up and said, "Okay." Let's go in. Everyone, get ready for battle! ”

The passage at the front of the mine is wide. Five or six people walked side by side, and the mine gradually descended into the interior of the mountain, and the dark cyan cave walls shone with a little metallic light. The dilapidated miner's lamp still at work barely illuminates the deep passage.

After walking less than fifty meters, a fork in the road appeared in front of me, and two mine roads were separated from the left and right.

Groot introduced: "My lord, the one on the left is the old mine, which is very deep and like a labyrinth, because there is not much ore produced, so it is basically abandoned, and on the right is the new mine that was opened up later. ”

Saya pointed to the ground and said, "The Wolf Claw's footprints are all heading towards the new mine, and we should be able to see them soon if we walk this way." ”

As if in response to Saya's words, the howl of the shadow wolf came from the mine on the right again, and the sound was not far away, and the mercenaries who followed behind Zhao Xi all changed their faces.

An Xiaohai rubbed his hands, pulled out the dagger and said, "Brother Niu, do you want me to go to explore first?" ”

Fang Xu sneered: "What else is there to explore on this road? Let's push straight over, my big sword is already hungry and thirsty, and I must kill it today! ”

The Ye family brothers and Ouyang Duan both nodded, they both agreed with Fang Xu's words, the wolves were hiding in the mine tunnel in front, this was the best opportunity to eliminate them, just kill them directly.

But what no one expected was that Zhao Xi directly rejected Fang Xu's suggestion: "No! Now you all retreat to the entrance of the cave, and it is enough for me and Xiaohai to go in! ”

Fang Xu was taken aback: "Brother Big Niu, there are hundreds of shadow wolves, how can you two beat them?" ”

Zhao Xi smiled and said, "I don't think there will be hundreds of shadow wolves inside, I think it's a trap, a trap that lures us deep into the mine!" ”

Li Shuai was a little incredulous: "Won't it?" Are they so smart? ”

Zhao Xi said in a deep voice: "The shadow wolves are definitely not that smart, but the vampires who control them are definitely not fools, don't you feel that we have been too smooth and calm all the way?" ”

"When things go wrong, there must be demons! I am afraid that our enemies have already known of our coming, and have already set a trap, waiting for us to get into this big pocket, and it will cut us off again, and we will not be able to escape! ”

He pulled out his bloodthirsty blade and said categorically: "You listen to my command, Fang Xu, Qianqian, you lead the team to firmly guard the front position of the cave entrance for me, Xiaohai, you first go to the old mine to see if there are any ambushes, and I will go to the new mine to deal with the bait hiding inside!" ”

No matter how many doubts and puzzles everyone had in their hearts, at this time they had to obey Zhao Xi's command, so Fang Xu and the others led the mercenaries back to the entrance of the cave, and An Xiaohai opened and sneaked into the mine on the left.

And Zhao Xi lifted the bloodthirsty battle shield, holding the bloodthirsty battle blade and striding into the new mine road.

The mine road was rugged and difficult, the ground was littered with ore, the light was getting dimer and darker, and the wolf howl in front of it kept coming, and the distance was getting closer and closer.

Zhao Xi asked in the team channel as he walked, "Fang Xu, how is the situation over there?" ”

Fang Xu replied: "No enemies have been found around the entrance of the cave, Brother Niu, you have to be careful!" ”

Zhao Xi: "I know, you pay attention to vigilance!" Xiaohai, how are you doing here? ”

An Xiaohai: "There are no monsters on my side, there is nothing, I'll go in and take a look." ”

Zhao Xi: "Okay! Be careful not to get lost. ”

Team channel communication can also be regarded as a golden finger for players, as long as it does not exceed the limited range, Zhao Xi can know the situation of his team at any time, and the division of troops and combat command is not a problem.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a black shadow flashing in front of him, and a strong wind with a strong fishy aura rushed towards him!

Shadow Wolf!

Zhao Xi didn't think about it, the battle shield held in his left hand suddenly shot forward, and the battle blade in his right hand fell at the same time!

Boom!

The shield slammed into the attacker, a muffled sound of the shield clashing with the flesh.

Since Zhao Xi didn't use the shield strike skill to intercept, the sneak attacker was not shot out, and the bloodthirsty blade then accurately slashed the target! -

205!-

244！

Double whammy!

With the improvement of Zhao Xi's level and the upgrading of equipment, his attack power became stronger and stronger, and he knocked out nearly 500 HP points of the sneak attacker with a single sword, which was completely unimaginable before.

Oh!

The shadow wolf screamed and rolled to the ground.

Shadow Wolf, a level 17 monster, the vampire's most loyal lackey!

This shadow wolf is much larger than the average domestic dog, the wolf does not have any hair on its body, and its coat is dark greenish and blue-gray, and the surface is covered with brown spots similar to camouflage, which makes it easy to blend in with its surroundings and make it difficult to spot.

Although it was not lightly injured under Zhao Xi's heavy blow, and the blood on its skull flowed, its fighting spirit was still there, and it struggled to jump up, opened its bloody mouth to reveal its sharp fangs, and bit Zhao Xi's thigh fiercely.

Zhao Xi snorted coldly, suddenly took a step back, and swung down another knife at the moment when the shadow wolf bit the air-

289！

This knife accurately slashed the wolf's nose, and the sharp blade cut through half of the wolf's face!

The shadow wolf fell to the ground with a "snap", and there was no more breath.

System Prompt: You gain 280 XP.

System Prompt: Kill 1 Shadow Wolf, Quest Progress 1/350!

Whew~

Before Zhao Xi could react, a terrible and piercing wolf howl sounded in the mine, and black shadows flashed in the mine tunnel in front of him! ――

Congratulations to Crazy Wings for becoming the first helmsman in this book, thank you for your support! (To be continued......)