Gnolls are very scary monsters. Compared to the large but weak goblins, they are fewer but more dangerous. Once they move in groups, even the trolls have to walk around.

Adult gnolls are quite burly, generally over two meters tall, and have great strength. They have gray-green skin and dark yellow fur, and like to hunt humanoids for food, and are typical nocturnal carnivores.

These jungle hunters are accustomed to thinking with their stomachs and have a special habit of screaming from their prey. The humans who fall into their hands are miserable, and they must be brutally bitten before being devoured, and they can only die after repeated torture.

Compared to the goblins, who are messy when they are numerous, the gnolls are more disciplined. In order to fill their stomachs, they will come up with all kinds of cunning methods. When there are many of them, they do not hesitate to attack.

Recently, the Black Forest has been bustling with human adventurers in treasure hunting. Relying on Harmony Village as a base, with the accurate maps and information provided by Zhou Qingfeng, the adventurers continued to advance.

For the gnolls in the depths of the forest, it is the recent increase in the number of prey that has come to their doors. They began to try to be proactive. There happened to be such a gnoll man who collided with the team led by Zhou Qingfeng.

If you hit it, you will fight!

A number of humanoids with coyote heads burst out of the dense fog of the forest. They are clad in foul-smelling leather armor, fangs and teeth, and a piercing howl.

Gnolls have only rudimentary weapons in their hands, but they are experienced hunters, constantly changing positions when attacking, using trees to quickly close the distance between them and their prey. The average adventurer will be confused by the tricks they play.

The rookie guards obviously don't have much combat experience, but they still have Sophia's unified command. The sword and shield hand in front of the head could not grasp the shield, so he abandoned the shield and held the sword in the command, and attacked head-on.

The two gnolls naturally separated left and right, outflanking and flanking. And the companion next to the sword and shield hand hurriedly pushed into the gap to his left and right, and used his shield to protect the wings.

The battle instantly entered the white heat, and the sword and shield hand in front of his head stared at red eyes. He exclaimed, staring at the gnoll to his right was a slash. The weapons of both sides collided together, causing a shock and severe pain in the tiger's mouth.

A gnolloll that is more than two meters tall and has twice the strength of an ordinary human. The bone clubs they held easily swung away the knives and shields, but they were blocked by the shields of the defense - there was a muffled bang, and the three rookie guards who were covering each other were easily brought down by the two gnolls.

The difference in power is too great.

The sword and shield hand's war knife and bone stick slashed together, and the jackal holding the stick pulled hard, but the sword and shield hand who fell to the ground held the knife and held on to it. The gnolls on the other side were about to strike him a blow, and an arrow whizzed in and hit him in the chest.

The gnoll body of the arrow shook, its foul-smelling crude leather armor was poor, but its defense was quite good. The arrow enraged it even more, and it swung its stick again. The second arrow whizzed, piercing its gaping mouth at close range.

The fallen guards took the opportunity to get up and gritted their teeth to attack. One of them was kicked away by the gnolls, while the other two managed to cut their opponents. The wounded gnolls retreated and swept with their bats again, still full of strength.

A rookie guard holding a shield was hit by a bone stick, his arm bone shattered, and he fell down screaming. The other fought back, but the frenzied gnoll simply opened his bloody jaws to bite his head off - another swishing arrow to save the way, piercing the gnoll's neck.

The battle was short and intense. The sword and shield hand in front of him fell to the ground, his chest collapsed, his mouth spitting blood, and he couldn't see that he was alive. He opened his dying eyes and looked around, but found that it was quiet around him, and the gnolls had retreated.

When Zhou Qingfeng came up from behind, the sword and shield hand could only sigh weakly: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Hugo, we did our best." ”

"Justen, there's a serious injury here." Zhou Qingfeng shouted, and then said to the fallen sword and shield hand: "Don't worry, you can't die." This is my responsibility. You are not strong enough, you need to eat and practice more. ”

The 'Plague Priest' walked up, took a brief look at the wounded on the ground, and used his magic to heal them. Although there is no way to restore these rookies to combat effectiveness immediately, at least they can be saved from the hands of death.

The sudden battle ended, and not long after the twenty-odd gnolls launched their attack, they knew that they had hit an iron plate. Five or six corpses were left behind, and the others fled quickly - the human team was too strong, and Healy's accurate shooting alone was deadly.

Someone took care of the wounded, while Zhou Qingfeng went to check on a few stinking gnolls. The three arrows that hit the gnoll's chest were the ones he shot with a light crossbow - he thought the blow would be fatal, and who knows if this monster had anything to do.

I stabbed the tattered leather armor with a dagger, it was so hard and thick that I couldn't pierce it with all my might. Zhou Qingfeng was very strange. Justen, who had completed the treatment, also leaned over to take a look at it, and said in surprise: "This is the skin of a bipedal wyvern, and it is very defensive." ”

The stinking leather armor was peeled off, and Justen confirmed the material, but shook his head and sighed, "The gnolls' tanning skills are so poor, they waste a lot of good leather." Now it can only be recycled slightly, and maybe it can be used by ordinary soldiers. ”

Only a little tattered leather was recycled, and these gnolls basically didn't leave anything good for Zhou Qingfeng. Their weapons are all bone arrows, bone clubs, and not even a bit of metal can be seen. But these monsters are really strong, tall and strong.

Zhou Qingfeng asked Jasten, "These monsters are dead, do you want to extract their vitality?" ”

Justen shook his head and said, "Don't look at them as strong, but the living conditions in the Black Forest are too bad." Monsters generally have serious diseases and parasites, and their vitality is not strong. We also don't like the life force from monsters, humans are the best. ”

Zhou Qingfeng pouted when he heard this, and after comforting the newly injured guards, everyone continued to march. The team did not advance very fast, and traveled less than five kilometers throughout the day. Before nightfall, you have to find a place with a water source and set up camp.

Even if there are only a dozen people, camping in the wild requires camping. Everyone had to cut down the trees and build simple wooden walls and barriers. If you're attacked by monsters, these simple devices can be a lifesaver.

Zhou Qingfeng's team can be called ultra-luxurious, not only is the personnel strong, but the 'Shadow' is also carrying all kinds of tools and supplies. This abyssal demon horse is almost perfect in all aspects except for a lot of nonsense.

"I'm a war horse, I'm a war horse. Why do you want me to do this kind of work? "'Shadow' teased his hooves to show that he had been wronged, "This is Ma Shan being bullied, you are too hateful." None of these things I carry are for my own use. ”

The Abyss Demon Horse carried three or four hundred kilograms of logistical supplies, and everyone in the team went to its back to load and unload, preparing to sleep at night. Everyone ignored its whining words, and at most laughed and laughed.

It wasn't until Zhou Qingfeng came over that 'Swift Shadow' stopped talking nonsense, lowered his voice and asked, "Master, don't you think there is a mole in our team?" The guy left a lot of marks along the way, and I could see them clearly. ”

Zhou Qingfeng said nonchalantly: "With our current loose system, it is impossible not to be mixed in. Instead of letting those enemies hide, put them in the open. As for the enemies who are following them, there will also be traces.

If the lurkers run away and hide, I'll have a headache. ”