It is absolutely not feasible to deal with scattered and fleeing gnolls by conventional means.

In the complex forest terrain, even if there are horses, they can't run fast, not to mention that now Luo Ming and his men are all two-legged infantry, and it is difficult to catch up with the gnolls who are familiar with the terrain.

If you rashly enter the forest to pursue, once you disperse, you will be easily broken by each one, and if you keep a dense formation, you will not be able to run fast.

So, Luo Ming simply asked everyone to rest in place for a while.

Of course, he has an unconventional approach, so there is no need to rush after it.

The first morning light shone through the treetops, split into a grid, and shone over the glade.

And the crisp and fresh air at this moment also made Luo Ming's temporary subordinates quickly sober up.

Of course, it is undeniable that the smell of blood in the air also plays a factor that makes it difficult to make people sleepy.

However, as aristocrats, domestic servants, and private soldiers who practice martial arts, most of them have seen blood, but they will not suddenly become dizzy or vomit.

They just turned their heads away from looking at the corpse of the gnolls, and then they could enjoy their breakfast in peace.

Luo Ming called two disciples to count the battlefield, and found that the losses of the jackals were actually not very much.

On the ground, there were the corpses of nine gnolls who had died on the spot, and some of the seriously injured who were unable to move had their knives mended before they were turned into corpses - but all in all, they were still corpses.

It seems like a lot, but to be clear - Luo Ming himself killed two gnolls on the spot, and eight other gnolls were injured by him, many of them were seriously injured and would fall if they were not careful.

This also means that after waking up, Grant and the other dozen or so people who were immediately reinforced did not have many results.

It is not so much that the jackals will collapse at the first touch, but that they see the wind and make the rudder skillful, and the hero does not suffer immediate losses. As soon as he saw that Luo Ming had reinforcements, he decisively decided to apply oil to the soles of his feet, and did not give everyone a chance to kill the enemy at all.

There was another scene that also stood out to Luo Ming - a gnolll with a wound in the leg immediately discarded his weapon, and then was dragged into the forest by his companions.

To deal with such enemies, it is not enough to fight in the field, even if you defeat them ten times, it will be difficult to kill them all.

They must be put in a state where they cannot easily retreat and escape before they can be annihilated in one fell swoop.

There were a total of thirty-two people on Luo Ming's side, which was far from enough to form an encirclement.

Therefore, it is necessary to find their nests, block them there, and use their old and young women and children and hoarded living materials as hostages, so that they have to give up and escape, and stay in the nest to fight a tough battle with Luo Ming and others.

Originally, Luo Ming had planned to spend a few days finding their nest. But Aya had already told him a more convenient way.

In other words, this is the method that His Highness Black Sun entrusted Aya to transfer to Luo Ming.

Just before Lormine was woken up by Granty......

"Luo Ming, I'll give you a temporary assignment. ”

Aya's voice rang out.

This time there was anger hidden in her voice, but at the same time there was a sense of pleasure that she was about to take revenge and that her enemy would surely die.

As if realizing that the tone was a bit impulsive, she paused slightly, and continued to speak to Luo Ming in the calmest tone possible.

"This time, I have obtained the approval of His Highness the Black Sun, so you can rest assured to avenge this arrow! I and His Highness the Black Sun are your most solid backing!"

Then, she poured a piece of information directly into Luo Ming's mind.

"Side Quest: Search & Extinction opens.

Time limit: 20 days.

Quest Requirements: Kill as many gnolls as possible around Bajina City, young and old!

Find their nests and smash them!

At the same time, obtain the treasure near the lair: the Fragment of the Eye of the Arcane, and use the Flame to destroy the evil spirits lurking within!

Support: Aya will temporarily provide a spell to track and locate the location, please use it properly, destroy all enemies who dare to harbor ill intentions against my apostles, exterminate, slaughter, and be thorough!"

This is not the words of Aya herself, at least not all, especially the last sentence, which she relayed Heiri's original words.

Hearing this, Luo Ming couldn't help but smile knowingly.

I didn't guess wrong, His Highness Hei Ri, as his own big boss, is really extremely protective.

If Luo Ming caused trouble by himself, it would be fine, the strange dream just now was completely a disaster from the sky, and he took the initiative to come to the door and wanted to harm Luo Ming - His Highness the Black Sun would definitely not tolerate it, and it would even be angry and provide strong support to Luo Ming in this kind of matter.

In the mission information, no more content was revealed, but Luo Ming made a reasonable guess.

The evil spirits hidden in the "Fragment of the Arcane Eye" mentioned in the quest information are probably the culprits of that strange dream.

And it happens to have some relationship with the gnolls...... Otherwise, Luo Ming didn't have anything to do when he came here before, but this time when he brought thirty people to encircle and suppress the gnolls, he was attacked by strange dreams, which is really suspicious.

So, it was obvious what to do.

When Luo Ming dealt with the gnolls, his men showed mercy. Deliberately created a few guys who were seriously injured, but didn't die.

In the end, the gnolls lived up to his expectations and took as many of the wounded as they could.

It's really righteous, it's really united, and you can't describe these gnolls as simple monsters...... They are closer to those barbarians who have some culture, who cry, who laugh, who have compassion, and who have a spirit of solidarity.

As a result, they are more troublesome than the average monster.

However, no matter how righteous and united, it will be meaningless when Luo Ming makes an external move, but will become a noose wrapped around their own necks, taking their lives.

The tracking spell has been attached to the bodies of these wounded, and since the wounded have been taken away, they will certainly not be easily abandoned on the way. They will be transported to a safe place, and there will be healthy gnolls to take care of them.

When the enemies of Luo Ming approached, it was obviously impossible for the gnolls to separate their companions who could participate in the battle to guard the wounded and weaken their own combat effectiveness.

Then they will definitely let the old and young who are difficult to participate in the battle to take care of the wounded - the place where these old and young and sick gather must be their nests.

Although the tracking spells that Aya temporarily provided were not long-lasting, Luo Ming was still able to extract a lot of information from them.

In order to avoid being tracked, the jackals divided their troops into several ways, went around in a circle, and then converged in the same direction, and the average person would definitely be thrown behind.

It's a pity that this has been completely seen through by the off-the-board trick of tracking spells.

When Luo Ming and his party are full of food and drink, it's time to close the net!