Chapter 8: Jack the Silver Hook
Jack was very excited today, this was his first field mission since he became the captain of the second brigade of the Stormwind City Defense Army.
Unlike the troops stationed outside, the Stormwind City Defenses are mainly responsible for maintaining law and order in the city, and their usual job is to line up in front of the city gates and wander around the city. Unless you encounter a tribal hero infiltrating, there will be some sporadic battles, and most of the rest of the time is just a mess. For Jack, such days were not at all what he expected.
Jack is the son of the owner of the gold-encrusted rose shop in Stormwind, and he only needs to simply inherit the family business to take the political and business route and enter the high society of Stormwind City.
In today's Terran world, there are only three routes to enter the upper class: politics and business, the Holy See and the military, among which politicians and businessmen are inseparable, and almost all of the people in power today come from major business families, and the business alliance is the largest force of the Terrans, and it is also the real ruler of Stormwind City.
The Holy See is relatively independent, mainly to satisfy people's belief in the creation god. Every year, the Holy See selects a number of young people from all over the world to send them to the Holy See schools for education.
The entire world of Isu has a strong belief in the creator god, so the status of the Holy See has always been relatively transcendent, but the Holy See rarely intervenes in secular affairs.
The military is mainly a means of earning a living for the lower strata of society. However, it is not excluded that some people from the upper class like to choose the military route, such people often like the battle itself, and the fascination with blood and fire may have long been solidified in their genes.
Jack is one such person, in order to enjoy the thrill of battle, he insists on joining the army rather than inheriting the family business. However, his father Old Jack did not want him to go to the front line to participate in the war, although the current war between humans and tribes was relatively calm, there were only some skirmishes on the border, and there was no sign of a large-scale battle, but Old Jack still used some connections to keep Jack in the city defense army, which made Jack very dissatisfied.
Every day, in addition to wandering around the city and bullying some untouchables who are not long-sighted, he goes to the prison to whip the prisoners to vent, and the days are really faded out.
After learning that the king had issued the task of "expelling the terrifying white wolf king", Jack immediately seized the opportunity and took the initiative to ask King Varian for his life, leading his second brigade to carry out the expulsion mission in the former source village.
"I can finally have a good fight." Jack thought to himself, "I heard that this white wolf's combat power is still quite strong, I hope I won't be disappointed." ”
Jack thought as he glanced back at a van that had been escorted with the team. I don't know what's inside.
Before Jack left the city, two powerful adults greeted Jack.
One is the King's youngest daughter, Her Royal Highness Princess Irene, and her close maid has spread the word that Her Royal Highness is collecting cute pets all over the place recently, hoping that Jack can capture this white wolf and present it to Her Royal Highness. Naturally, Jack agreed, expressing his loyalty to Her Royal Highness.
The other was the High Priest of the Holy See, who personally transported a wagon to Jack before he left the city. The High Priestess tells Jack that in the event of an unexpected change in the White Wolf King, the wagon can be opened, which contains a secret weapon prepared by the Holy See. The High Priestess then personally cast the blessing of the god of war on Jack, which can greatly increase his attack and defense for 24 hours.
Both the king and the Holy See attach great importance to this task, and they must seize the opportunity to complete the task beautifully, and perhaps they may be transferred to the front. Jack carefully arranged the entire position, around the intersection of the village, there were multiple horse rejections and traps, each key position was guarded by a team of sword and shield knights and a long line of spearmen, and the periphery was dotted with archers.
Jack is just warlike by nature but not stupid, with so many people and the mission announcement sent by the king, it is absolutely not difficult to expel a white wolf, the only worry is that he is afraid that the white wolf will run away and will not be able to complete the requirements of Her Royal Highness Princess Irene.
rushed over early to set up a defensive position, just to ensure that the white wolf was captured alive.
Seeing that the formation had been arranged, Jack transferred a team and planned to enter the village to observe the situation of the white wolf.
Xiaobai has always been very laid-back, and after a bloody sweep of the rookie players, the depths of the grove have become a forbidden area, and no player dares to disturb it anymore. Yang Fan and Nana didn't allow it to follow, so it had to draw circles in its own territory out of boredom.
Suddenly, the intuition of the small animal made it become vigilant, and a faint tyrannical aura appeared in the direction of the village entrance, this feeling made Xiao Bai uncomfortable, it stared at the black round eyes, glanced at the village entrance, and saw a silver-haired young man wearing bright silver chain mail and holding a bright silver hook leading a team to appear at the village entrance.
The young man's figure was slightly emaciated, but a pair of eyes always inadvertently flashed with bloodthirsty light, and in Xiaobai's vague impression of battle, he had encountered several enemies who brought him similar feelings, and they were all more difficult.
Jack soon discovers Xiaobai. In the novice village, a beautiful white dog like Xiaobai is like a firefly in the dark night sky, so vivid and outstanding.
Moreover, in just a moment, Jack could clearly distinguish where the "Horror White Wolf King" was in front of him, and it was obviously a dog!
"Array, warriors step forward, priests take cover, mages take control, archers prepare." The clear and smooth orders were arranged in an instant, and although he had not yet experienced actual combat, Jack's arrangement was still as strict as a textbook.
In the Yuanli Village, more and more players are gathering. Although many of them have completed all the missions in the Novice Village and gone to the new map, after receiving the mission announcement from the system, players are not willing to miss this rewarding mission. What's more, many of them have died under the little white claws, and now they have the opportunity to follow the system to retaliate, of course they have to go!
The heroes, who had suffered under the little white claws, saw Jack leading the team into the village, and they also gathered to follow behind. The description of the mission is vague, and it is generally understood that participating in the battle is entering the hatred list of the terrifying White Wolf King in the battle. It's relatively simple, with a little attack or healing an NPC or player that has already established a grudge to create aggro.
The players were careful to hide behind Jack's team, as most of them still remember the hardships they endured last night. The people who can enter this server are all players who have trained full-level roles, and some basic judgment is still there, they don't think that there is any essential difference in front of the white wolf king if the level is higher now, just look at the terrifying white wolf king is still unknown level, and the attributes cannot be detected, so they know that the gap is still far away.
Acacia is also mixed in with the player base. I still have lingering feelings about the previous experience with Xiaobai. Although he has reached level 15, which is one of the fastest upgraded groups among players, and he is equipped with several pieces of green character excellent level equipment that rewards the mission, he still does not have the confidence to take Xiaobai's blow.
It must be up to the city defense army to resist the attack of the White Wolf King, stabilize the hatred of the White Wolf King, and the players will give the city defense army auxiliary blessings, heal and restore life, or hide behind and release cold arrows to assist in providing attack output, which is a safer tactic.
And judging from what I learned from the game forum, there is only such a white wolf in Yuanli Village in this new server, which is different from the original server. Many of the other spawn players who heard the news had even traveled thousands of miles to drag corpses across the map to pick up the mission. Unlike players born in the source village, who can directly receive the task on the system panel, players born at other spawn points can only go to the bulletin board of the source village and click on the mission announcement to receive the task.
This is a team of three hundred people, just to expel a white wolf king, which is absolutely unusual. Hurricane Games has claimed that the new servers will be different from the previous ones, with more freedom, but what exactly is different is up to players to find out for themselves. Could there be some bigger secret hidden behind this unusual mission that appears now, maybe it is the beginning of a certain task chain, and the lovesickness thought silently.
Xiaobai recalled more and more clearly the previous battles with similar enemies. Although the group of people in front of him felt much weaker than the enemies he had faced, but those who knew the times were good dogs, and it seemed that there was nothing good to eat on these people, in line with the principle that more is better than less, Xiaobai took a deep look at the approaching Jack team and the heroes behind him, turned around and ran into the depths of the woods.
Acacia and the players were all petrified in an instant, looking at Xiaobai who ran away in a smoke, and their jaws fell to the ground in amazement.
Players have only heard of powerful and difficult bosses, but they have never heard of bosses who meet and don't fight, turn around and run, and the completely anthropomorphic glance of contempt before leaving is nothing, and it is despised.
More experienced players like Acacia have more to think about. What to say is the key to a player's ability to successfully navigate the game, and the "hatred system" is one of the most important factors. Each player who participates in the boss strategy will generate a certain amount of hatred according to the amount of contribution, and the boss will give priority to the attack on the target with the highest hatred value according to the order of the hatred list, which is the "hatred system".
In last night's massacre, because Xiaobai kills all players with one hit, no one pays attention to whether the "hatred system" works at all. But now, in the face of a boss who knows how to escape before the battle starts, will the "hatred system" really still work?
Looking at Xiaobai's back as he fled, Jack's expression became even more solemn. This is obviously an awakened NPC, but I don't know how far its mind and combat power have reached. But any awakened opponent should not be underestimated, even if it is just a dog.
"You go outside and call two more squads." Jack orders one of the guards to go out and give orders.