Chapter 587： strange commission

This is a forest of chirping insects, tall and leafy trees, and thorny bushes full of thorns.

The bright sunlight projected from the bizarre branches and green leaves, and finally, on the grass that was still hung with dewdrops, dazzling light spots with strange shapes were reflected.

Next to one of the irregular triangular light spots, there is a shocking skeleton of a bovine monster.

Judging from the skeleton's white ribs, still bloodshot, and the deep dented claw marks and horn marks on the sturdy trees around it.

Not long ago, there was apparently a hunt between monsters.

The breeze blew, and the surrounding vegetation swayed.

Accompanied by the sound of cautious footsteps, five human figures of different heights gradually became clear, and they appeared not far from the bones one after another.

I saw that walking at the front was a strong middle-aged male man, his pace was steady, holding a giant metal square shield in one hand, and a short sharpened knife in the other.

On both sides of the team, there is a young male ranger with a short bow and agility, and a middle-aged male swordsman with a sharp eye and a broad-blade sword.

The three protected in the middle were an elderly male magician with a peaceful face and a long wooden staff, and a nervous-looking young female priest in a white priest's robe.

There is no doubt that this is obviously a standard mercenary squad, both in terms of staffing and the variety of equipment on everyone.

"It's so rich and bloody, it's suffocating..."

The crisp and deliberately lowered voice sounded, and I saw the young female priest in the middle of the team, holding the short metal staff in her hand, with a nervous look.

Immediately afterwards, when she had just passed the big tree covered with battle marks and saw the skeleton of the almost devoured bovine demon beast, she couldn't help but pause, "Yeah" called out.

"Hey young! It hurts!"

At the same time wailing, there was the male young ranger beside him.

At this moment, his instep was being stepped on firmly by the female priest's short-heeled leather boots.

The voices of the two young mercenaries made the other three obviously much older old mercenaries look stunned and immediately assumed a fighting posture.

However, after looking around, the three old mercenaries found it speechless.

The strangeness just now was just that the two young rookies in the team pecked at each other.

"Bonnie, what did you find?"

Shaking his head helplessly, the middle-aged male swordsman asked while putting down the raised broad-blade sword.

"Sorry, Captain, I found that..."

I saw that the young female priest was still in shock, sorting out her white priest robe, and pointed at the corpse of the bovine monster with a blushing face.

"So that's the case, the corpse of the hexagonal cow? Although the strength of this beast is only around the first-order five-star level, its rough skin is almost comparable to that of the black steel spider, plus its powerful impact. And the six horns on the top of the head, the comprehensive strength is comparable to the ordinary first-order peak beast."

On the other side, the old magician stepped forward slowly and squatted in front of the **** corpse.

Squinting his turbid old eyes, after some observation, the old magician said thoughtfully: "The corpse has been eaten by most, only the head and tail are left. Judging from the claw marks on the trunk and the vague footprints, it should be A pack of Rockhorn Wolves did it."

"A pack of rock horn wolves?!"

Hearing this, the young priestess named Bonnie and the young ranger all swallowed.

You must know that the strength of the Rock Horn Wolf is around the first rank and eight stars. It is not only agile, but also extremely vicious. It can be said that it is very difficult to deal with.

The most important thing is that this is a kind of gregarious beast, and the smallest group is more than 20...

"It is indeed a pack of Rockhorn Wolves, but don't worry."

The old magician lightly stroked his long white beard and smiled: "Don't forget, our captain and avant-garde Teshan are both second-order powerhouses who have experienced hundreds of battles, plus our three first-order peak powerhouses, It is naturally more than enough to deal with a group of rock horn wolves."

"Master Alva is right."

The sound of the urn sounded, and the big man at the front of the team holding a metal square shield said: "Two rookies, just hide behind me."

"Bonnie, I know that you have just walked out of the Temple of Light. After a while, you will gradually adapt to this mercenary life."

Seeing the helpless middle-aged mercenary captain, he first nodded to the young female priest.

Then, he frowned at the young ranger beside him and said, "As for you, Garde, you've been with us for three months, and you're still making such a fuss that you're not allowed to drink ale for three days."

"Captain, you might as well just kill me with a sword hilt."

The young ranger named Garde, with a dark face, immediately shrank into a bitter gourd face, and lowered his head in dejection.

"Okay, let's move on. The goal of our mission this time is to go to the lake in the center of the forest and pick up a bag of pebbles."

The middle-aged mercenary captain took his own steps again, holding the polished broad-blade sword across his chest again.

After the five-person mercenary team, they started to move forward cautiously in the forest.

I saw Bonnie, the rookie mercenary, tilted her head, and asked again in doubt: "Captain, is the mercenary's mission assignment always so strange? What does the employer want the pebble by the lake in the center of the forest?"

"The entrustment I received this time is really puzzling."

After bowing his head and pondering for a moment, there was also a hint of confusion in the resolute eyes of the mercenary captain.

Immediately afterwards, he shrugged slightly, and said, "Forget it, the commission this time is quite generous, and it's not an unreasonable commission, so don't think about it too much."

"Captain is right, it's an idiot not to take advantage of it. If you pick up a few broken stones, you can exchange for a lot of commissions. Why don't we do it?"

On the other side, the young ranger Gad held a dog's tail grass in his mouth and agreed: "There is no more perfect task than this!"

"But, I always feel that something is wrong..."

Clenching the short metal staff in her hand, Bonnie frowned slightly and muttered to herself in a low voice.

At this time, through the gaps between the lush leaves, the sunlight that occasionally casted over the heads of the five people was still bright and bright, shining warmly on their bodies.

But Bonnie's slender body, which was covered by loose priest's robes, felt an icy cold for no reason.

"May the Light bless us, and hope all is well."

Praying to this point in her heart, Bonnie's eyes were firm, and she refocused on the surrounding forest scene.

Next, after walking for a while in the dense and dangerous forest, this team of mercenaries discovered something unexpected.

Along the way, several more appeared one after another, almost all of which were fresh beasts with only skeletons left.

The surroundings of each corpse are almost the same as the corpse of the hexagonal cow at the beginning, obviously they were all eaten up not long ago.

"Did the Rock Horn Wolf do it again..."

After lowering his head and inspecting another corpse of a **** demon beast, the old magician Alva's gray eyebrows were wrinkled, and a look of confusion appeared on the old face: "This old man has never seen it before, the Rock Horn Wolves in a short period of time, Attacking so many monsters in a row."

"Master Alva, is this situation strange?"

Blinking clear starry eyes, Bonnie folded her hands and asked while praying in her heart for the beast that died in front of her.

"It's really unusual."

The middle-aged mercenary captain, who was carefully examining the claw marks on the tree trunk, took over the words and responded: "Although the explosive power of the Rock Horn Wolf is very good, its endurance is the weaker type of wolf beasts. In a short period of time, continuous hunting."

"Could it be that there are a lot of rock horn wolves in this area?"

With the sound of "Boom", Teshan stood the heavy metal shield in front of him, and frowned as well.

"It's unlikely. The Rock Horn Wolf is a magical beast with a strong sense of territory. Different groups will never coexist harmoniously."

The old reply sounded, and the old magician stood up with his staff, shook his head and said, "What's even more surprising is that some of the footprints of these rock horned wolves seem to have been covered up. "

"The traces that were covered up?"

The young ranger Garde was already on the ropes, and said nervously: "How is this possible? As far as I know, the Rock Horn Wolf is not a beast that is good at covering up its footprints."

"This is what the old man doesn't understand."

I saw that the old magician used the end of the wooden staff to draw a circle on the mud floor under a tree trunk, and then said sternly: "For example, this place is definitely not normal land."

After listening to the solemn words of the old magician, Bonnie looked at the muddy ground that was obviously much softer than the surrounding area. On her fair face, the unease became more and more obvious.

Then he said: "It's really weird here, or let's leave quickly."

"However, the surrounding moisture is getting stronger and stronger, and there should be a lake in the center of the forest not far ahead."

The young ranger Garde gritted his teeth unwillingly and said, "Isn't it a waste of time to leave now?"

Listening to the discussion between the two mercenary rookies, the actions of the middle-aged mercenary captain began to slow down.

Just when he was about to order the evacuation of the entire team, a mutation occurred.

Ow! Ow!

The shrill and sharp wolf howls suddenly sounded in all directions of the five people.

Immediately afterwards, the originally peaceful vegetation began to move without wind, and even the energy particles floating in the air became a lot chaotic.

For a time, a chilling air suddenly spread around the team.

No doubt they were surrounded.

"Reform and prepare for battle!"

The middle-aged mercenary captain was the first to react, only to see him growl, commanding the team to quickly move to a towering tree with complex terrain.

In the face of a powerful wolf-like monster cluster, using the surrounding environment as an obstacle to reduce the opponent's sprint speed is naturally a combat experience that every old mercenary knows.

Hearing that, including the two rookie mercenaries, the other four reacted very quickly, and immediately relied on the big tree to set up a counter formation.

I saw that blocking the front of the team was naturally the mercenary captain and Teshan, the two second-tier powerhouses.

The old magician, Bonnie, and Gard cling to the big tree, so that at least they won't leave their backs to the wolf.

However, the combination of two melee and three long-range battles is ultimately limited.

Even with the support of a big tree, there is still a lot of space on both sides of the back row of the team.

"Earth Wall!"

The old chant ended, and the wooden staff in the old magician's hand hit the ground heavily.

During the earthquake, two thick mud walls more than 2 meters high slowly rose from the ground, blocking the gaps on both sides of the back row.

"Guard of the Holy Light!"

At the same moment, the crisp chant just ended, and Bonnie drew a beautiful arc in mid-air with her short staff, which was shining with golden light.

In the next second, including herself, the bodies of the five mercenaries were instantly enveloped in a layer of golden light, shining in the shadow of the big tree.

This is a kind of defensive auxiliary magic that can only be mastered by priests of the Holy Light who have come out of the Temple of Light.

The effect is to reduce the damage taken by the target itself for a certain period of time.

Its defensive effect is essentially similar to an energy shield that can only be used by powerhouses above Tier 3.

As for how much buffering effect it can play depends on the strength of the practitioner.

Bonnie's crisp sound just fell, and on the other side, the grass not far from the five people, from far to near, suddenly trembled at a high speed, making a series of rustling sounds.

Immediately afterwards, a wolf-like monster with a khaki body and sharp long horns on the top of its head jumped out of the grass with a roar and filial piety.

At the same time, a low-pitched roar full of killing intent was also introduced into the ears of the five people.

Needless to say, these sudden beasts are the Rock Horn Wolf mentioned by the five people earlier.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty rock-horned wolves with strength up and down the first-order and eight-star, constantly wandering around, surrounded the five people tightly.

Seeing this scene, a solemn look appeared on the faces of the five mercenaries.

Among them, the mercenary captain is in the second-order three-star, Teshan is in the second-order two-star, and the other three are in the first-order peak. From the point of view of combat power, they are almost equal to the opponent.

In other words, this is a five-to-five battle. If one is not careful, it is very likely to usher in a disaster.

"The gun of the earth!"

"Through Arrow!"

"Holy Light Bullet!"

Without hesitation, under the command of the mercenary captain, the twisting chants ended, and the mercenaries immediately launched the first wave of attacks.

For a time, the brilliance of magic was intertwined with the flying arrows.

The three rock horned wolves at the front, with their khaki fur on the flesh and blood, fell down one after another whimpering.

Seeing the impressive effect of the first wave of attacks, the spirits of all the mercenaries could not help but cheer up.

But just as the two magic mercenaries continued to sing, the ranger mercenary just took out the second arrow from the quiver and lost it.

On the other side, the remaining seventeen or eighteen Rockhorn Wolves rushed up together with a roar and filial piety.