Time: 2011-5- 22 18:17:12 Words: 3163
"Guild Leader, how many are there?" A mercenary asked the captain beside him.
" I don't know. I only know that if it's less than 2,000, it'll be fine. If it's more than 5,000, it'll be troublesome..." the commander said in a low voice.
"Roar!"
A wolf howl attracted everyone's attention. On the high slope in the southwest, a huge snow wolf howled at the moon. Then, it lowered its head and looked at the merchant group behind the defense line. It howled again. This was the signal to attack!
"Light the fire!" The leader shouted. A few mercenaries threw their torches into a deep trench that had been dug in front of them. The trench was filled with kerosene. In an instant, the flames surged, and some snow wolves that had already begun charging fell into it, letting out mournful cries.
Snow wolves were afraid of fire. This was not only the nature of wolves, but also due to their own attributes, snow wolves were more afraid of fire than other wolves. This was the knowledge that humans had obtained with blood. In response to this, humans naturally developed some methods to fight against the wolves in the Snow Wolf Plains.
However, the snow wolves were not easy to deal with. Seeing the sudden appearance of the fire wall, the wolf pack hesitated for a moment, but under the wolf king's shout, they began to charge again. Many snow wolves jumped over the fire wall, but what awaited them was the sharp swords of the mercenaries. More snow wolves fell into the ditch and were burned alive.
"Raise your guns and get ready! Go!" The mercenary leader shouted again. A few mercenaries with metal spears more than three meters long picked up the wolf corpses in the ditch and threw them into the wolves in the distance. They did this to prevent too many wolf corpses in the ditch and eventually put out the fire. Moreover, once the wolf corpses covered in oil fell into the wolves, they would more or less ignite the other snow wolves.
"Throw the oil can!" Seeing that the flames in the flintlock were gradually decreasing, the commander gave the third order. He threw the ceramic oil tank into the ditch, and the fire wall burned fiercely again. The wolf pack's attack was once again contained.
The human defense line was just like that. Although there were still people injured on the human side, the wolves had consumed hundreds of wolves. However, the humans had also consumed a lot of fuel. Both sides understood that they were competing with each other in terms of consumption. The key to victory was whether the humans 'fuel was exhausted first or the wolves could not withstand the losses and retreated first. Weren't mercenaries able to fight wolves? Even a Sword Saint would be useless against hundreds or thousands of wolves.
The battle had been going on for an hour. The wolves were still attacking fiercely, and the mercenaries were still dealing with them calmly. After all, no one knew how many wolves would attack tonight. The only thing they could do was to defend with all their might.
Looking at the Wolf King on the distant hillside, I suddenly had a bad feeling. Looking at the full moon hanging high in the sky, I asked Alice to cast a light spell and a falling feather spell on me. I also cast a brute force spell on myself. Then, I suddenly jumped up with the support of the iron rod. Using the moonlight and my dark vision, which was not much left because I had become a human, I scanned my surroundings. I finally knew what my feeling was.
There are no less than 10,000 wolves in this pack. Only when we kill more than half of them will the wolves consider retreating, but it seems impossible now. When I told Seth about this news, Seth frowned and thought for a moment. Then, he told me a crazy plan.
"You said you want to assassinate the alpha wolf?”When Seth told his thoughts to the mercenary leader, the leader thought Seth was crazy. He swallowed and said,"Alright, although we all know that if the alpha wolf dies, the wolf pack will quickly retreat, but the distance from here to the alpha wolf is more than 500 meters. Even arrows can't shoot it.”
"Let Lina throw me over. Alice has the Turbulence Spell that can accelerate in the air. I'm not heavy, and I'm wearing leather armor. The success rate is more than 70%.”Seth said calmly.
"But even if you can get to the alpha, can you kill it successfully? How will you return after killing the alpha?”The commander asked again.
"There's no need to think about this now. We can only fight. If we fight, we can still survive. If we don't fight, we will definitely die.”Seth continued.
The leader was convinced. At the same time, he found two mages from his mercenary group. Both of them were fire mages. Seth had added many protective spells on him. Alice and I naturally couldn't stay idle, so we tried our best to provide him with protection.
"Are you ready?" I took a deep breath and adjusted my condition to the peak as I asked Seth softly.
"That's enough." Seth answered, holding his sword with one hand.
I placed the iron rod horizontally behind my waist, holding the end of the rod in one hand and the middle of the rod in the other. My right foot was the axis, and my left foot was swinging outwards. My body slowly began to spin from left to right, and the speed of my rotation became faster and faster. When I turned to the fifth round, Seth seemed to know that I had already accumulated my strength to the peak. He jumped up lightly, and my iron rod just happened to arrive at his feet.
"Hah!"
I suddenly sent Seth flying towards the hill where the alpha was. However, anyone could tell that if this continued, Seth would land about 200 meters away from the alpha. We could almost see the mocking gaze in the alpha's eyes.
"Turbulence!"
"Hot wind!"
Alice and another mage cast a spell, and Seth sped up again in the air. This time, the distance was enough! The sudden change shocked the alpha. Seth, who had descended from the sky, stabbed his sword into the alpha's head!
"Woo-"
With the death of the alpha wolf, the wolf pack's attack temporarily stopped. This was to mourn the death of the alpha wolf, but soon, the wolf pack would start attacking again. Although they might not be able to break through the mercenaries 'defense line, Seth...
“呯!”
An oil tank broke near Seth. Then, a few more oil tanks were thrown into the wolf pack. The distance between these oil tanks was exactly a straight line, a straight line connecting Seth and the defense line.
"Phew-"
The oil on the snow was ignited. There was a fire every few dozen meters. Seth took off his cloak and wrapped it around his head. He jumped into the fire and jumped forward into another fire. The wolves were awakened by the flames, but without the alpha, the wolves did not dare to attack Seth, who had been jumping in the flames. When Seth jumped into the last fire, everyone knew that he was safe.
When Seth returned to the line, the wolves began to attack again, but this time, the pressure on the mercenaries was much reduced. Seth had many burns on his body. Although he had a protective flame barrier on his body, he had jumped into more than ten bonfires. Fortunately, both Alice and I could treat him.
"You are a madman, but I admire you.”After another hour, the wolves retreated. At this time, the mercenary leader walked over and said to Seth. Seth just smiled and didn't say anything. There was no need to say anything. His actions represented everything.
There were naturally people to clean up the mess. Although most of the wolves were burned to death, some were killed by mercenaries after breaking through the defense line. No one saw the corpse of the alpha wolf because according to the rules of the wolf pack, it was the first meal of the new alpha wolf.
After daybreak, the caravan set off once again. Due to Seth's valiant battle last night, we were able to sit in the carriage and did not have to walk like the other mercenaries. It was naturally good to be able to conserve our strength. If we wanted to train, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. After passing through the Wild Wolf Valley, there were basically no big wolf packs, and the mercenaries were not afraid of small wolf packs at all. Just like that, two days later, we arrived at the destination of this snowfield trip, Wharton City.
"Kid, you really don't want to join the mercenary group?”The mercenary group leader continued to work hard when he bid farewell to the mercenary group.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Leader. Just like I said before, we are currently training. If we want to join a mercenary group one day, your mercenary group will definitely be our first choice.”Seth politely refused.
" Alright then." The leader shrugged and took out a money bag."This is 15 gold coins. Don't think it's too little, and don't reject it.”
Seth knew that if he had not attacked the alpha wolf in the Wild Wolf Valley, these mercenaries would not have survived. In addition, the leader had expressed goodwill to him, so it was only natural for him to accept the 15 gold coins.
"Fifteen gold coins! This is a huge sum of money. The five missions we did not even cost five gold coins.”When Seth came back to tell us about this, I said in surprise. Was fifteen gold coins a lot? Of course, it's a lot. The small village that Seth went to only had a monthly income of about five gold coins, and the mercenary group just now only had a reward of 30 gold coins. 15 gold coins is definitely a huge sum for us.
" One gold coin is equal to 100 silver coins, and one silver coin is equal to 100 copper coins. We need to spend 20 copper coins every day. If we don't buy new equipment, these 15 gold coins can..." As a mage, Alice did not know why she was so sensitive to money.
"Well, this is an unexpected windfall, but I think we should spend it sparingly. After all, we are still young and have a long way to go.”Seth said. We all agreed, and quickly dispelled our excitement about the " huge sum of money ". After repairing our equipment in the blacksmith shop, we continued our journey.
Perhaps the fierce battle in the Wild Wolf Valley had consumed our adventurous factor. Along the way to the east, we didn't encounter any danger even when we entered the deep mountains and forests to collect herbs. We only encountered some small demonic beasts, which were quickly eliminated by us.
"After crossing this river, the Duchy of Isiah is on the other side.”Two months later, we stood by a small river and listened to Seth introduce us.
"I've never been here before, but I've heard my father tell me everything about this place many times.”Seth said with a nostalgic tone,"" Father said that the Duchy of Isiah, where we lived, and the neighboring countries were all small countries, but they were all very peaceful. Because no one was rich and had no money to fight, there were no strict border inspections at all. There were only some patrols patrolling the naturally formed borders.”
"What if there is smuggling?" Alice asked.
" If there is smuggling, it proves that there is a business opportunity," Seth replied." For these poor small countries, being a channel for smugglers is also an important income for the national finance.”
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