Chapter 17: The Wailing Mountains
On the road leading from the Franks to the Wailing Forest, Horn and his party rode a bumpy ride in a purchased carriage.
Originally, Horn was going to buy a horse for no one and quickly reach the Wailing Forest. But the old magician of Popna, who was uncomfortable riding a horse, insisted on making a carriage. The others didn't care, and it was useless for Horn to object, so he had to hold back his anger and buy a carriage.
The carriage was not fast, and what made Horn even more troublesome was that every time he went to a post station, the dwarven ancient cave would run to the tavern to get drunk, and Kyle would flirt with the hostess. In addition, the old magician who made Horn gnash his teeth, followed the two of them to steal the hostess's tofu, which made a miasma. During this period, he also clashed with a few adventurers, if it weren't for the fact that the highest level of those adventurers was only level six, and they didn't dare to challenge Horn's group, it was estimated that it would be another scuffle.
The only thing that makes Horn happy is that the swordsman Kim, the priestess Sangmi, and the killer Brusto are still normal. When nothing happened, Kim closed his eyes and recuperated, Brusto still took the dagger and kept wiping it, and Sangmi kept praying and communicating with the goddess of life.
It took me ten days to reach the outskirts of the Wailing Mountains, and after passing through a mountain pass, there was no road ahead. The group all abandoned the carriage and marched on foot.
The majestic peaks are like clouds, and the white clouds are like chains around the mountainside. The lush primeval forest is like a piece of jasper inlaid in the earth. Countless mountain peaks, undulating and winding to the sky.
Looking down from the sky, a few black dots are struggling to move through the primeval forest.
Horn and his party had only approached the outskirts of the Wailing Mountains after a day's walk. Looking at the boundless woods in front of him, the old magician said solemnly: "The front is really into the Wailing Mountains, Brusto, you are exploring the way in front, and Jin and the ancient cave are following." Horn, you stand in the middle, leaving the queen behind. There are "two-headed wolves" here, so be careful. ”
The "two-headed wolf" is a calf-like wolf with two heads, one capable of spitting fireballs and the other capable of freezing air. Very agile, quite a level 5 warrior. What's even more photogenic is that they are social creatures, with at least a dozen wolves in a pack and hundreds of larger ones.
The six of them lined up in three columns, the front, the middle and the rear, and moved forward cautiously. Because the grass in front of them was so dense, the three people in front of them, Jin, Brusto, and Gudong, could only work hard to break through the grass and open up a path. The three people in the back looked around, drew their weapons, and did it as soon as the wind blows.
After about half an hour, the grass was not as dense as it had been. About a mile there was a small dirt slope popping up. There was only a little ankle-length grass on it, and a few rocks.
Kyle excitedly pointed to the dirt slope and said, "Go to the front and take a break, these damn grasses, endlessly, my delicate skin can't stand it." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Dong had already mocked: "You sissy, the day before yesterday in that bar, you bragged to the waitress named Jinna, what standing under the sun is all right for a day, why is it that such a little grass leaf is so unbearable for you, a big hero, now." Ha ha. ”
Before the two of them could raise the bar, Jin suddenly said sternly: "Don't speak, did you hear any sounds?"
Suddenly everyone fell silent, and all of them stopped, listening carefully and looking at the annex. The forest was silent, not even the sound of insects and birds. After a while, Horn couldn't help but whisper: "There is no sound, could you have heard it wrong?"
"It's just that there is no sound to be abnormal, along the way, there are birds and insects, and those sounds have disappeared just now, be careful. Kim looked around vigilantly and explained.
At this time, everyone also felt abnormal, and they all approached and formed a circle at the moment.
There was a soft sound, and a black shadow sank into the grass about a hundred meters behind.
"It's a two-headed wolf" Kyle's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly saw the identity of the black shadow.
"Hurry up, go up that dirt slope, the two-headed wolves are all packs, and it's not easy to fight in the grass. Popner shouted.
The two-headed wolf is extremely fast, Horn's strength is too low, and Popner is a magician, so he is even worse than Horn in speed.
Kim grabbed Horn with one hand, pulled Popner and the others with the other, and turned around and ran towards the dirt slope.
There was a commotion behind them, and at least dozens of two-headed wolves scurried out of the grass. The size of a calf, with two heads grinning and growling, the cold wolf's fangs as sharp as daggers.
With a "howl", a double-headed pounce on the ancient cave running at the end. Dwarves can have strength, but not speed, and short legs are a big injury.
Gu Dong felt the cold wind in his back, roared, didn't look back, and struck an elbow blow that knocked the two-headed wolf away.
The two-headed wolf howled in pain, rolled a few times, and chased after him. However, the ancient cave also took the opportunity to run forward, and climbed up the dirt slope with a rolling belt.
Looking at the wolf of the ancient cave, Kyle sneered, "Why, aren't the dwarves brave and good at fighting, when did they learn to roll all over the ground?" ”
Gu Dong's face turned red and shouted, "This is tactics, do you understand, tactics." ”
"Less nonsense, all with their backs to the rocks. Horn and Kyle, Popner Station, Gudong and I stand on the top of the front, Brusto you wander. Kim snorted and began to arrange a tactical response.
Everyone hurriedly stood up according to the arrangement, and before they could stand, at least a hundred two-headed wolves had already rushed up the dirt slope and surrounded everyone in a half-moon shape.
"Woo" a wolf howl, a two-headed wolf half a circle larger than the other wolves howled, giving the order to attack.
"Inspiration of the Goddess", Sang Mei chanted, and a ball of green light rose from her body, which was divided into several groups and waved towards everyone. The green mangs are submerged into the body. Horn felt that his strength had increased a lot, and his fighting spirit was also strong.
The wolves on the opposite side began to attack, only to see the head on the left of all the two-headed wolves, the mouth opened wide, and a fire in the depths of the throat began to condense.
"Be careful, it's fireball. Popner recited the incantation with his mouth in a hurry, and after the last few syllables were finished, he waved his staff "earthen wall" in his hand.
A wall of earth rose two meters wide and about two meters high from the ground. Separate the crowd from the wolves.
"Bang" hundreds of explosions sounded in succession. The fireball sent by the wolves completely shattered the earthen wall, and the dust filled the sky.
Suddenly, a few leaking fireballs flew out of the dust, Jin shouted, and the big sword in his hand turned into several sword shadows, directly shattering the fireballs, and the shattered sparks splashed everywhere, burning the grass on the ground, and emitting thick smoke.
"Xiu Xiu" A few bowstrings vibrate, and a few cold rays of light shot towards the wolves like a talisman. At the same time, after a few wails from the wolves, several two-headed wolves fell to the ground.
It was Kyle's arrow. At some point, Kyle jumped onto the rock, almost shot an arrow, and shot the two-headed wolf in the eye, deep in the brain, killing him instantly.
At this time, Horn realized that the bow in Kyle's hand was actually the harp he usually held, but now the strings in the middle of the harp were removed, leaving only the outermost string.
Dust and smoke in the air blocked the view. Kim asked Popner to blow away the smoke. This time, Popner didn't recite the incantation, but took out an arcane scroll directly from his arms, tore it open and shouted, "Tempest."
A gust of wind came out of thin air in the sky, blowing away all the dust and smoke. Magicians have limited magical power, and casting magic continuously will quickly drain their mana, so magicians usually make some arcane scrolls in their spare time, just in case. This arcane scroll requires little or no mana to cast.
The scene in front of him made Horn gasp, and the originally grassy slope turned into a scorched earth with potholes.
After the wolves on the opposite side were shot by Kyle, they began to be smart and knew how to dodge. Kyle can't do what he did at the beginning, but now he can only hit one with a few arrows, and let it avoid the vital point, only to be injured.
"Howl" The wolf hiding behind gave the order to attack again, but this time it was not a fireball technique, but the wolves pounced directly.
Gu Dong drank wildly, wielding a war hammer with both hands. Like a bouncing ball, it smashed into the wolves with a hammer. As soon as the heavy warhammer touched the wolf's body, there was an immediate sound of bones breaking. With their keen speed, wolves come and go like the wind. From time to time, cold air is spewed from the mouth of the other head. As long as you are sprayed by freezing air, you will immediately slow down. The two-headed wolf took the opportunity to bite with its claws and fangs.
Gu Dong fought more than a dozen wolves here, and he killed four or five. But there was also a cost. Where there is no steel armor to protect it, it is inevitable that there will be a few scratches and blood. Even the hard armor was bitten out of a few holes.
Kim's situation was much better, a great sword swung and roared like thunder. The seemingly slow movement, as long as it is chopped, is basically not dead or injured. There were only a few blood marks on his body. There were more than thirty wolves surrounding him, but it seemed that it was only a matter of time before he wiped them all out.
Brusto was more relaxed, and he completely used the killer's stealth skills to the fullest. Run to the periphery of the wolves yourself. With ghostly speed, play a chase with the wolves. As long as there are more wolves, they disappear immediately, and only when there are two or three of them do they emerge from the grass. With a wave of his hand, the two-headed wolf split into two sections. It's strange that the dagger that he usually wipes all the time has never seen him use.
After performing the magic "Inspiration of the Goddess", Sangmei joined the battle with her bare hands. It's just that I put the steel fist glove on my hand, and I saw that she was like a flying butterfly, dancing up and down, and waving her hands and feet, often bringing up a piece of blood. However, the steel spikes on the gloves are short after all, and if they don't hit the vital point, they can't be fatal. There were less than seven or eight two-headed wolves on her side, and it wasn't too difficult to deal with.
Popner hadn't used powerful magic since he cast the earthen wall. He hid behind everyone and used the most basic magic arrow, which consumed the least amount of mana, and as long as he saw that the two-headed wolf was unable to move, he immediately made up for it. He actually killed a lot of people, but in order to control the consumption of magic power, he retreated and rested at the end when the situation stabilized.
Horn was initially frightened and gradually adapted. Drawing his long sword to defend himself, he observed, and found that a two-headed wolf who had been shot in the shoulder by Kyle and had difficulty moving was not far away.