Why, did Kilgardan land on Koh Qui, far from the Elwyn Forest?

Why, has Alsace been dormant in the Arctic for so long?

Why, Illidan can only dominate the Outlands?

Why, Kael'thas can only make small moves in the Void Storm?

Because they sensed that there was a force in the Elwyn Forest that they couldn't match—

Uncle Hogg!

The above is a joke in the game, and it shows how powerful Hogg is. I can't count how many players have died at the hands of this elite gnoll. Li Quan's impression of Hogg only stayed in the game.

The real Hogg is something only the adventurers who died at its hands have ever seen. According to Jordan, most of the adventurers had never seen Hogg by his name.

The three of them had the good fortune to hear Hogg's howls from afar. It was a high-pitched howl unlike the average gnoll, and the faint of heart would be scared. It's hard to imagine how terrible the real Hogg is.

Under the bulletin board in the town square of Shining Gold, a large number of adventurers gather every day.

As a testimony, Hogg's wanted notice was never taken down.

But today, someone took down the notice.

When the adventurers gathered in front of the bulletin board saw it, they all quieted down and looked at it in disbelief.

Li Quan looked at the notice in his hand with great interest, which read:

Wanted: Hogg

Hogg, the giant gnoll, is now roaming the woods in the southwestern part of Alwyn Forest. It has successfully resisted all attempts to hunt it down so far.

Stormwind has set a generous bounty for the removal of the gnoll, and hunters who want to get it must enter the forest. Watch out for more gnolls.

"What does he want to do, could it be that he tore up the wrong poster."

"Definitely. No one would be stupid enough to provoke that monster. ”

"Hey, I know this man, he's the generous herb merchant, and everyone calls him Mr. Chocolate."

"Why do you have such a weird nickname?"

"Because in addition to herbs, he often takes chocolate as a reward."

The sound of swallowing saliva.

"Does he even know what he's doing? Hogg doesn't care if you're rich or not. Someone said sharply.

Of course, Li Quan deliberately tore down the notice in front of everyone.

He just wanted everyone to know that he was going to take someone to get Hogg.

Not convinced? Don't like us? We'll see.

Li Quan's confidence comes from the kite tactics developed by Jordan and the three of them, and it also comes from mana wine, backed by infinite mana, and the mage Johnson in the team is a humanoid turret.

In addition to this, he has a secret weapon.

This secret weapon is actually the biggest reliance that Li Quan can rely on to face Hogg so calmly.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Since you're all here, I'm going to announce something. Li Quan stepped up the steps of the bulletin board and shouted loudly downward: "Our dream team is going to challenge Hogg!" Wait for our good news. In three days, Hogg will be killed! Reward metal at the Dream Team! Glory belongs to the Dream Team! ”

Li Quan said in his heart that the more amazing and exaggerated the lines, the better, so as to maximize the publicity effect.

There was an uproar below the bulletin board.

"Who wouldn't brag? Challenge Hogg? I don't know how I died. Someone immediately jumped out to refute it.

"So you're the Dream Team, and I heard about it a while ago, and you threatened to kill Hogg in the tavern? It's a laughing death. Have you ever seen a gnoll? ”

"I haven't even seen a gnoll, and I dare to kill Hogg wildly, where did the hillbilly come from!"

"If you don't believe it, we'll see!" Li Quan shouted with a grin.

Immediately, there was another ridicule.

"I'm waiting to collect your body!"

"I can't help myself!"

"You're killing yourself!"

"Alas, there is another skeleton in the Westspring Fortress."

Li Quan saw that the momentum was almost done, and jumped down from the steps with a smile. came to the side of the three Jordans who were standing awkwardly and said, "Go, go!" ”

When Du Han learned that there was a commotion here, he brought people over, and happened to meet Li Quan and his party who were about to set off.

Knowing that Li Quan actually led someone to go to the wanted Hogg, his face suddenly changed, and he dissuaded: "Li, don't be impulsive, this is too dangerous!" I don't know how many brave men have died at the hands of these riverpaw gnolls. No one knows Hogg's horror better than I do. ”

"Ann, la, a! I'm fully prepared, and I won't do anything I'm not sure of. Li Quan said with a smile.

"No way!" Du Han shook his head resolutely, "You listen to me. These powerful brutes never stop invading the Elwyn Forest, and if kobolds are a psoriasis-like disease, riverpaw gnolls are cancer. Their presence has caused too much damage to the Elwyn Forest. Hogg is the leader of them, and I don't know how many gnolls there are around. I'm afraid you've been torn apart by a group of gnolls before you even see Hogg. ”

"Isn't it a gnoll, little meaning?" Li Quan patted Du Han on the shoulder, he stretched out his arm to shoot, in front of a thick man like Du Han, every word Li Quan said seemed to be child's play.

Li Quan didn't explain much, but said: "This is my decision, and it is also their ideal." He pointed to the three Jordans with a solemn face and said, "What is the difference between people who have no ideals and salted fish?" As an adventurer, the best destination is to die in battle. Besides, we're really sure we're going to deal with Hogg. Duhan, you don't need to persuade you anymore, wait for my good news here! ”

"You ......"

Du Han sighed helplessly, and looked at Li Quan and his party with a look of regret and left Shining Gold Town. Behind them are the adventurers who sigh or gloat and bet. No one was optimistic about Li Quan and the four of them, and even thought that it was impossible for them to come back alive.

The West Spring Fortress is half a day's journey from the town of Shining Gold. Fortunately, Li Quan hired four horses.

"Let's go! Target: Westspring Fortress. ”

……

Westspring Fortress is a military fortress set up by Stormwind on the western border of the Elwyn Forest, guarded by Stormwind guards to defend against the threat of entering the human heartland.

There is a river beach opposite the West Spring Fortress, and on the river beach is the lair of the river claw jackals. Looking across the river over the Western Wilderness.

In the woods.

A dwarfed riverpaw gnoll was terrified and tried to turn and run. Jordan hit a three-pointer...... No, a throwing axe pinned the fleeing gnolls to the ground with precision.

At this time, Li Quan and Jordan, Johnson, and Bird were hiding in the dense woods. Small groups of patrolling gnolls have appeared in the vicinity. The wisdom of the jackals amazed Li Quan, these monsters who walked upright and had ugly wolf heads could actually use weapons. Most of them use axes and farm tools stolen from human villages, and a small number use iron swords.

According to Li Quan's current observations, these riverclaw gnolls have a clear class division of labor. There are those in charge of patrolling, those who are responsible for fighting outposts, and those who are responsible for guarding the camp, among which the leader is easy to distinguish from the common gnoll, and the leader is stronger.

The dwarf gnolls you just killed were sentry. Li Quan: They have gradually touched the hinterland of this river beach. The further inward you go, the more gnolls appear. It's already the nest of the Riverpaw Gnolls.

At most, you have to face three or four ferocious gnolls at the same time. Li Quan stepped aside, even if he strengthened 80% of his physical fitness, he didn't have Jordan's skills, so he could only stand and watch. Jordan and the three of them are at ease, cooperate tacitly, and do not panic in the face of many jackals. Jordan went up to contain it, Johnson cast his ice arrow like money, and Bird's secondary healing technique was also very happy. This time, Li Quan brought a lot of mana wine, which gave them great confidence.

Walking and stopping along the way, they have come to the place where Jordan remembers hearing Hogg howling.

The terrain is significantly higher, a small hill, and the nearby vegetation is dense, and a large number of gnolls are entrenched here. In order to avoid being discovered and alarming too many gnolls, Li Quan and the others tried to fight as little as possible, and gradually climbed the hillside by virtue of the concealed tracks of the trees.

"Hey, someone looks like they're calling for help." Jordan said suddenly.

Li Quan listened attentively, and sure enough, he heard a small voice shouting for help. I was curious, there were other people in this kind of place, Hogg might be nearby, and he would appear at any time. Could it be someone caught by a gnoll?

"Let's go, let's see." Li Quan immediately decided.

"This should be Hogg Mountain." Jordan said solemnly, "This is Hogg's lair, everyone is vigilant and ready to fight!" Both Johnson and Bird nodded.

The four of them cautiously followed the sound up the hill. As we walked, our vision suddenly widened. It turned out that it had reached the top of the hillside.

It's an open area. Directly opposite a tree, the four of them saw a man hanging high with his hands tied, hanging in the air, struggling and writhing incessantly. He was the one who made the cry for help.

Li Quan looked around and couldn't help but be surprised.

On the ground nearby, the bones of some animals that were no longer visible were piled up. Among them are clearly human bones. On the next few open-air stones, there were some pieces of meat scattered in blood, flies and insects were flying, and the flesh had obvious marks of being bitten by sharp teeth.

Li Quan noticed that some pieces of meat still had fragments of clothing on the surface. It turned out to be human flesh!

Li Quan almost threw up.

Caught off guard, I saw the minced flesh of the human body, and the visual impact was too great. I never thought that the gnolls would eat people. But it's reasonable to think about it, there are so many adventurers killed by jackals, and wolves are carnivores, so there's no reason not to eat people.

Li Quan secretly smiled bitterly, he still had too little knowledge. Looking at the three of them with the same face as usual next to him, it is estimated that they have vomited to the point where they are used to it.

The arrival of the four people was actually discovered by the hangers on the tree. The man was immediately ecstatic, his body struggled more intensely, and he lowered his voice and shouted to them: "Quick! Come and save me! Please! Help me! ”

"If you don't want to die, don't shout!" Jordan glared at the other and whispered. His eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly. This was apparently Hogg's residence, but Hogg was not to be seen.

"This man was caught by the gnoll, but he didn't die. When he meets us, he counts his fate. Li Quan forcibly looked away from looking at the bloody pieces of human flesh, and said to Jordan, "Go and let him down." ”

Jordan nodded, cautiously left the hiding place, came to the hanging man's tree, and then quickly climbed up the tree, cutting the rope with a sword. The man immediately jumped down nimbly, bent over and ran after Jordan.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much! You saved my life! The man said.

At close range, Li Quan found that this person was dressed in tattered clothes, with thief eyebrows and rat eyes, and his eyes turned quickly. Much like a certain profession. Jordan and the three of them all pouted when they saw this person, and they were very disdainful.

Li Quan opened his mouth and asked, "Who are you?" What for? Why was it hung on it? ”

"My name is Pippen." This person's eyes were very vicious, and he seemed to see that Li Quan was the leader of the four, and immediately replied with a flattering smile: "I accidentally broke into here by mistake and was caught by the jackals." Unexpectedly, this is Hogg's lair. I almost got eaten by it. ”

"Where's Hogg?" Li Quan asked, "By the way, you haven't said what you do?" ”

"He's a thief." Jordan pouted disdainfully and said, "It's all a bunch of filthy scum." If I knew he was a thief, I wouldn't have saved him. ”

Pippen didn't refute either, looking at Li Quan and smiling.

Li Quan was about to say something more, when suddenly, a loud howl came from the bottom of the hillside: "Whoa—"

Everyone, including Pippen the thief, all changed their faces in unison.

"Not good! It's Hogg back. Pippen said in a low voice, his face frightened.