Mercenaries and Adventurers

Kil and his companions returned the seriously injured young hunter to the camp at the original Rock Mountain stronghold as the fourth position. The injured companion had woken up at this time. He asked how the situation was now, and Kil told him simply. Suddenly they had set fire to the third wooden position wall.

"Can we hold on? We?" His spirit was a little sluggish, and naturally he was not confident enough to hold on to the battle.

Kil patted the injured companion on the shoulder, and another young hunter also wiped the ashes on the injured companion's cheek in a friendly manner.

"It's no problem. I don't know if you have counted it. If you stick to it layer by layer, there are not as many as there were two days ago." Kil counted the two of them with his fingers. I don't know if it doesn't count. Combine all the Northern Wolves killed before the start of the Rock Mountain defense battle, the sporadic Northern Wolves killed before the start of the Rock Mountain defense battle, and the Northern Wolves killed by the three-tiered positions.

After arriving in this large snow-covered forest this year, they have killed too many northern wolves.

"Those northern wolves are carnivorous beasts after all. There is always a certain number of beasts that can survive in this forest. Excluding other carnivorous beasts, their number is even smaller. After our killing, even if they are about to grow up The young wolves are also used as adult wolves, and the number of these northern wolves is still declining rapidly."

Kil paused and patted his helmet, making a thumping sound.

"As long as Knight Lanissa can successfully kill the Northern Wolf King, these Northern Wolf races will be finished. The main force of a large number of populations will be wiped out, and it will be impossible for them to regain a foothold in the forest."

Keir's analysis made the two young hunters in the warm tent feel a lot more at ease.

"That's good, Huh." The expression on the injured young hunter's face relaxed as he lay on the bedclothes.

Without disturbing the wounded's rest, the two of them came out of the camp. The body of another old hunter was also brought back. The previous battle was fierce and time was tight. Kil did not pay attention. Only then did he realize that the dead old hunter was the one in the hunter team who believed in the God of Hunting. hunter.

Unfortunately, his gods failed to bless him.

But then Kil thought, maybe for believers in the God of Hunting, as a hunter, dying while hunting wild beasts might be a noble and dignified way to die?

In other words, this behavior may be more in line with the teaching content that the other party usually talks about?

Kiel didn't know about this. He didn't know whether this old hunter entered the kingdom of gods after death, as people in other worlds often said, or whether his soul was picked up by messengers of gods and arranged for Reincarnation or something.

Keir hoped that this brave old hunter would have a good ending after death, as he said.

But he himself doesn't believe in this kind of thing.

It's not that he doesn't believe in gods in a world where gods exist, it's just that he's not interested in things like reincarnation in the next life.

There is only one journey in life, life, old age, illness and death are all. Although he had good luck after his inexplicable death in his previous life and was reincarnated into this different world, he did not think that similar good luck would befall him again.

This idea has been subconsciously conflicting with the idea of ​​being reincarnated into a different world and becoming the protagonist.

Sometimes he couldn't sleep at night, and similar thoughts would come out of the depths of his mind. In the dead of night, they would each occupy one side of his mind, fighting for the high ground of his mind.

Kil chuckled and took a deep breath of cold air.

What are you thinking about? This is not the time to think about these things.

He shook his head, straightened the clothes of the dead old hunter, and placed his body where it would not interfere with movement and fighting.

"How about putting the body on the top of the rocky mountain? It's safe and cold there." An old hunter who was familiar with the deceased said, rubbing his nose.

No one said anything, and in the end it was the commanding old hunter Tost who made the decision, and the dead old hunter was sent to the top of the mountain to be left alone.

Because all they have to do is wait for the wooden wall of the third-level position in front to be extinguished, and the base camp where they are currently located will naturally become the front line of the battle.

As for the wooden wall, it can hold up until tomorrow morning. This is after the flames are extinguished and the remaining warmth of the remains will hinder the wolves.

After rubbing his hands, the old hunter gathered everyone around the fire and began to prepare for the next battle.

Kiel recalculated the number of wolves in the North that he had just calculated in the camp in front of everyone, and the final answer excited everyone.

After all, the battle has been the worst so far. They have at least given the Northland wolves a heavy blow. If the next battle continues, can these Northland wolves not be attacked by other animals in the forest after the beginning of spring? Elimination is a problem.

There are not enough adult wolves to resist other wild beasts and hunting. It is difficult for the young wolves in the dens and the remaining Northland wolves to continue to maintain their status.

If the wolf king can be eliminated this time, then the wolf problem in northern Kendall County will really disappear.

"Just a little bit."

"Yeah, if we work harder, these beasts will be finished."

"Very good. In this case, let's eat something and take a rest. Then, Kiel, you will be responsible for the fifth line of defense behind us. Since this method is very effective, let's put the fifth line of defense in your plan. Do it too. In addition, you, and you. The two of you will find a way to make the wooden wall of our camp stronghold higher, and use the most supplies in the camp. As for you, old man, you go check the front passage. As for the small rockfalls on both sides, we don’t have the metal clamps, so we can let these rockfalls teach those beasts a bigger lesson!”

The old hunter Tost who was in charge directed and arranged everyone's actions one by one.

So, everyone took advantage of this period of time to rest, saying it was a rest, but no one stopped. Except for the old hunter who was cooking, everyone else carefully cleaned the arrows that Kil had brought back before, or It is to simply repair some used and damaged arrows, replace the arrowheads, or trim the arrow feathers.

When cooking, the old hunter listened to everyone's opinions and did not put meat in the soup. After all, the burning smell of the northern wolf carcasses piled up under the wooden wall not far from here was really unpleasant. It smells good.

So the soup they drank was almost all root vegetables. In addition to the thick soup mixed with bread, the old hunter also cooked some potatoes. Everyone was very full, and the injured young hunter also ate something before falling asleep. Down.

In the evening, everyone takes turns to rest. As the only close combatant, Kiel was required to maintain his strength, so he worked the night before and tried to rest as much as possible in the second half of the night.

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The next morning, with the dull sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, Kil suddenly woke up.

When I ran out of the camp, I saw that Knight Lanisa had returned.

Knight Lanissa was fully armed, and there was no change other than a slight look of embarrassment. As soon as she came back, she quickly asked the old hunter to prepare food for her. Last night, she and the injured wolf king chased each other in the surrounding forest for a long time.

"That guy is really cunning. He actually wanted to lure me to some special places." She said, "But I have seen through its actions a long time ago. I didn't move and just stood there and watched it lure me back and forth. Ha, It’s ridiculous.”

The old hunter next to him whispered to Knight Lanisa what happened after the knight went out last night.

After saying that the hunter was dead and seriously injured, Knight Lanissa was silent for a moment and simply nodded, saying that she would return to Kendall City to appease their families.

It is not that the hunter team has not made sacrifices before. On the contrary, when Knight Lanissa first formed a team of hunters to assist her a few years ago, many unskilled hunters died in this forest.

Everyone in the team is actually used to death and injury.

The old hunter also explained that the knight's horse was lured away by the Northern Wolf during the battle last night.

Knight Lanisa waved her hand: "It's okay. I saw it on the plains outside the mountain. I let it hide, and then it followed me during the battle. If I was riding a horse last night, hey, maybe I would have You can kill that wolf king."

She also didn't expect that the chase with the Wolf King would last all night.

The old hunter then talked about their plans. They decided to continue dragging and even killing more northern wolves here, and then passed through two positions to block them. Finally, they got a rope escape channel from Kiel and left here, and then gathered with Knight Lanisa in the forest.

Knight Lanissa was thinking while eating. After finishing a bowl of thick soup and a handful of dried meat, she gave her order: "In this case, you will stay due east of Rock Mountain. Meet me at a waterhole one kilometer away." As soon as he finished speaking, a wolf howled.

Just by listening to the voice, everyone can tell it is the voice of the Wolf King.

Knight Lanisa smiled and said, "Those who don't care about life or death thought they had abandoned me in the forest and wanted to come over and kill you secretly."

Although she smiled, no one else, including Keir, could laugh.

Looking at the serious expressions of Kil and the others, Knight Lanisa laughed and cursed: "What are you afraid of? Little Kil's ax is very powerful, cutting off one of its legs and greatly slowing down its running speed. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to chase him all night without a mount.”

After saying this, she rolled her eyes: "I'm hiding, you guys are getting ready to fight. Wait a minute and I'll secretly attack it!"

After a simple meal, Knight Lanisa covered herself with a piece of coarse tent cloth, hid under the wooden wall of the camp, and secretly observed the rock passage through the gaps in the rough wood of the wooden wall.

The others immediately got ready and ran behind the wooden walls of the camp, preparing to fight.

It was already bright at this time, and although it was still blocked behind thick clouds, the sun still brought the most basic light on a cloudy winter day to this deserted forest.

Since the Wolf King roared outside the rocky mountain, he has never made another loud noise. But other ordinary northern wolves became lively and roared in confusion.

"They're about to attack." Knight Lanisa, who was hiding under the wooden wall, was not idle. She was eating dried meat to regain her strength and talking about her experience gained from fighting wolves for many years.

In terms of experience with northern wolves, she actually has more experience than the veteran hunters. Because even if old hunters have been hunting all their lives, it is impossible to compete with wolves in their previous lives. Basically, ordinary hunters can only hunt one or two prey at a time. No matter how many, the situation will often be reversed. .

Prey anti-hunt hunter.

Since Knight Lanissa accepted the family arrangement and became a knight-level warrior, she has been fighting with large groups of northern wolves all the time.

She knows better than anyone how those northern wolves attack when they gather together.

"These wolf packs all look the same, but in fact they are no different from us humans. They all come from different wolf dens in the forest. They don't obey anyone. If there is no wolf king, they will not even gather into such a large pack."

After a pause, she swallowed the roasted wolf meat in her mouth: "Because the gathered wolves have no food that can support them. I read in the book that these northern wolves are actually forest wolves. In addition, there is another kind of wolf. They look similar, but their living habits are completely different."

Kil was a little curious and asked Knight Lanisa about the steppe wolf.

"I heard that only those coyotes can gather truly large wolf packs, tens of thousands. They gather together to attack larger numbers of migratory animals. The locals call it the 'Big Hunt.'"

"The 'Great Hunt' held every few years is a major ceremony that attracts the attention of the gods. It is said that every time after the 'Great Hunt', the hunters who are favored by the gods, regardless of whether they are beasts, humans or other alien races, will be hunted as long as they are in The most powerful hunters during the 'Great Hunt' will receive powerful blessings from the gods."

She muttered at the end: "The life rank will be promoted. Huh, who can believe it."

After Knight Lanisa said this, the embers of the wooden wall of the third line of defense blocked by the rock wall unseen in the front were exploded by the direct impact of the Wolf King just like the previous times.

Everyone looked carefully at the debris that exploded and flew not far away, and discovered something.

"It seems smaller than before?"

"That's right, the debris that was hit by the Wolf King flew much higher than the last time."

Knight Lanisa, who was hiding under the wooden wall and watching this through the gaps in the wooden wall, sounded excited: "It is injured, and its strength is estimated to be only about 85% of its previous strength. If I were not injured, I would probably be able to win it in a head-on battle." .”

Eighty and a half?

Kiel was a little confused. Isn't this supposed to be because there are so many problems with strength? Why, in Lanissa Knight's opinion, can he win 85% of his opponents directly?

Although he had doubts, he knew that this was not the time to ask.

He held the sword and spear tightly in his hands, ready for battle at any time.

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However, after the remains of the wooden wall of the third line of defense were pushed away by the Wolf King, what appeared in front of them was not the figure of the Wolf King, but the attack of adult wolves mixed with young wolves.

Without the hindrance of the metal clamps, they ran very fast, and even the rocky passage ramp all the way up couldn't slow them down.

"Master Knight, what do you think?" Looking at the northern wolf rushing over, the old hunter quickly asked Knight Lanisa who was hiding under the wooden wall.

"Fight! What are you waiting for me to do! I will not participate in the battle until the Wolf King appears!" Knight Lanissa scolded in a low voice.

After coming back to their senses, everyone quickly fired their arrows and shot at a target in groups of two. Although this kind of shooting is very powerful, the northern wolves charge quickly and in large numbers, but in just a blink of an eye, they rush over.

Kil immediately stepped forward, stretched out his spear and plunged it down.

As the fourth line of defense in the original Rock Mountain stronghold camp, its gate was built taller. Although the original wooden door for entry and exit partially weakened its structural strength, the taller wooden wall still brought trouble to Kiel and the others. Better defensive effect.

Although it is only about one and a half meters higher than the previous wooden wall, for the northern wolves, it is impossible for them to rush up so easily.

The northern wolves were the first to rush under the wooden wall. Although they avoided the hunter's arrows when they rushed over, they were extremely anxious at this time. The sharp teeth are of no use, and the claws can only scratch some scattered wood chips outside the wooden wall.

The young wolves howled anxiously, while the adult wolves cleverly climbed down, allowing other northern wolves to step on them and try to climb up.

But Kiel specifically attacks the stacked northern wolves. He can easily stab the northern wolf trying to climb up by stabbing it from top to bottom. If he misses, he swings his spear downwards and kills the northern wolf. The northern wolf fell down, and naturally the hunter's arrows hit the northern wolf that fell to the ground and exposed its soft belly.

While Kiel and the others were fighting hard, there was a vibration high in the passage behind them, followed by a loud noise and a huge vibration. Kiel and the others turned around and saw that the Northland Wolf King had bypassed the front from the height of the rock passage on one side and landed from behind them.

However, before the Wolf King who landed behind them could howl in excitement, Knight Lanisa who was hiding under the wooden wall stood up and walked out. She flicked the rough tent cloth wrapped around her body and roared while holding out the double-edged metal. The spear rushed forward at a faster speed.

"Waiting for you! Die!"

Her voice was full of excitement, because she chased the Wolf King all night last night, but was slipped around by the Wolf King several times. This new resentment mixed with the previous anger made her determined to win at this moment!

But the Wolf King was horrified. He was proud that he had bypassed this human knight, but he didn't expect that his proud thoughts were completely seen through by the other party.

Facing the charging human knight, it endured the pain and turned around to retreat. As soon as it retreated, Lanissa Knight accelerated and thrust forward, pointing the metal spearhead directly at the injured place of the Wolf King.

As long as she can destroy one of its legs, this huge beast that is on all fours will be completely defeated by her.

But at this moment, the empty wolf skin that had been hanging in the sky above the camp started to glow red and crashed towards Knight Lanisa.