The wolf is an animal that has a strong social nature. In general, wild wolves tend to live in packs, helping each other to fight the pressures of survival in the natural world.

And in the wolf pack, the strongest male wolf will often serve as the head wolf in the wolf pack. The head wolf speaks the same among the wolves and enjoys the privilege of choosing a mate and enjoying food. Sometimes, people also refer to the head wolf as the wolf king.

Kirito and Li want to pack their luggage and repair their equipment. Leaving the village of Horuka, which had helped them a lot in a short half-day.

They walked along the main road towards the northern steppe of the village. The target of their trip is the leader wolf of the steppe wolf group living in the northern steppe steppe - the steppe wolf king.

"Saber, before the hunt begins, I'll explain my plan to you."

Kirito said.

"OK, you can say it." Li Xiang said that he was listening.

"The Steppe Wolf King's HP is almost five times that of the average steppe wolf, and his attack power and speed are much higher than that of the average steppe wolf. However, as one of the earliest wild bosses, its difficulty is not particularly high, because as a wolf, its attack style is similar to that of ordinary steppe wolves. Aside from two more special abilities, it attacks almost identically to the Steppenwolf. Kirito explained in detail.

"I see, as long as you pay attention to the two special skills of the wolf king, the rest is exactly the same as the way we hunted the steppe wolf before, right?" Li Xiang summed it up succinctly.

“Bingo！ It's better to use the "switch" tactic as before. The remaining two special skills, one is a skill that can dash a certain distance in a straight line and crash into enemies in the sprint path - "Collision". The other skill is "Howl", which has a chance to stun all enemies within the radius for 1 second.

The "Collision" skill can only advance in a straight line, and after the Wolf King launches "Collision", as long as he dodges to the side, he can avoid the damage of the collision. As for the other skill "Howl", as long as you take the initiative to retreat and leave the attack range with a radius of 5 meters before the Wolf King launches the skill. The starting motion of "Howl" is very, very obvious, and I'll remind you when the time comes. Just avoid and retreat. ”

Soon, the two came to the grassland.

It's the middle of the night in the game world, and the grassland is still pitch black, even though the moon continues to shine light. Kirito and Li Xiang held torches and walked towards a slope on the edge of the grassland.

According to Kirito's memory, there is a cave on the slope here, and this cave is the habitat of the steppe wolf king. Originally, the task of hunting wolves should not have taken place at night, and wolves were more terrifying at night than during the day. But now that Sword Art Online has become a game of death, Kirito decides that he must race against time to get to the next village as soon as possible.

As of now, nearly 10,000 players have been trapped in Sword Art Online for more than a dozen hours. If Akihiko Kayaba's words were just a joke, the real-world police or family members would have forcibly taken off their game helmets long ago.

However, they were never rescued. This proves that what Akihiko Kayaba said is true. Then, the only way for them to get out of trouble is to tackle the whole game as soon as possible.

As time goes by, players who have been hit hard in the Beginning Town will eventually come to terms with the reality and continue to pour out of the Origin Town.

In order to avoid competition with other players, it is very important to try to stay ahead of the curve and strive for more resources to strengthen your game character.

"Kirito-kun, it's night, and the view is very bad. Isn't the coat color of wolves generally gray? In this case, we can't see it clearly. ”

Standing outside the cave where the Steppe Wolf King lived, Li Xiang was puzzled.

"It doesn't matter, the color of this wolf king's coat is very conspicuous. And I checked the strategy of this boss during the closed beta period. It seems that the designers have taken this into account, and there is a small hole on the left and right of the cave entrance where torches can be inserted, and we can install our own torches as street lamps, so that we can fight with our hands free. ”

Kirito picks up his torch and shoves the handle of the torch into a small hole in the stone wall of the cave.

Li Xiang did the same, and placed another torch.

It may be that a special effect has been triggered, and the arena as a whole has lit up a lot.

"What's next?"

"It's very simple, we first have to attract the boss out of the cave, if we fight in the cave, the narrow terrain is very bad for our control skills to avoid the boss."

Kirito said as he picked up a stone from the ground. Use your throwing skill to throw the stone into the cave.

"┗|'O′|┛嗷~~"

In a few moments, a terrible wolf howl came from the cave.

"Get ready, the wolf king is coming out soon, I'll go first, saber, you pay attention to my password at any time, and see the time transposition output!"

Kirito had an expression as if he was facing a great enemy, and his right hand, which was gripping the hilt of the Sword of Fortitude, was already white.

It was also his first time challenging the Wild Boss, and although this wolf was only the weakest of all the Wild Bosses, even experienced Closed Beta players like him couldn't help but get nervous after Sword Art Online changed from a game to an adventure that risked their lives.

Li Xiang also quickly prepared for battle.

In the dark cavern, a giant black and white wolf leaped out.

By the light of the moonlight and the light of the torches at the entrance of the cave, Li Xiang took a closer look at the wolf king.

The coat color of the wolf king is black and white, and it can be clearly seen that the belly, cheeks, and feet of the wolf king are white. The white fur was still conspicuous in the faint light of the night. Its eyes were royal blue, and its cold pupils seemed to sparkle in the night. It is also extremely large, and its shoulder height can still reach almost the same height as a normal person's abdomen when it is on all fours......

But the more closely he looked at it, the more Li Xiang felt that there was a wonderful sense of déjà vu constantly flickering in his mind.

Isn't this Nima a husky? Isn't it a bit of a ruin to the atmosphere for me to give me this whole play?

The wolf king opened his bloody mouth, his sharp fangs glittering with cold starlight in the moonlight.

"Stand back! The boss is about to use Howl! Kirito yelled.

Li Xiang quickly took a few steps back, retreating to a distance of five meters.

"Roar—"

The sound waves visible to the naked eye mixed with air waves, and exploded with the steppe wolf king as the center. The violent wind pressure passed through Li Xiang's front, and his bright hair fluttered in the wind, like a tulip in full bloom.

I barely opened my eyes, only to see the body of the Steppe Wolf King turn into a black lightning bolt and go straight to Kirito.

"It's now!" Kirito's eyes were filled with determination and excitement.

As a BOSS, this steppe wolf king has powerful attributes and practical skills.

After the wolf king uses "Howl", it is very likely that he will continue to use "Collision".

Presumably, the designer's idea should be to let the wolf king combine the two skills, and the effect of the whole set of actions should be:

The Wolf King uses "Howl", and two players, Kirito and Saber, enter a 1-second stun time.

The Wolf King uses "Collision" to quickly approach Kirito, who is still in a vertiginous state.

Kirito is knocked into the air and receives an additional normal attack (bite attack) from the Wolf King.

Kirito, pawn.

Even if Kirito dodges the Wolf King's "Collision", because the Wolf King will quickly advance when using "Collision", throwing off the distance between him and the player. After the dodge skill, the player will not be able to organize an effective counterattack immediately, although the mechanism of this boss is very simple, but with the blessing of the boss's attributes that are much higher than ordinary mobs, a player who accidentally challenges it may hit the street.

However, there is a drawback to this set of moves that is not a drawback.

Kirito adjusted his position slightly, and after the wolf king launched a charge, he quickly pounced to the left and made a standard fish jump.

At Kirito's original position, as Kirito dodged, a large tree appeared in the wolf king's charging path.