Mercenaries and Adventurers

The knight and the wolf king fought and left one after another, and the stronghold as the fourth line of defense was finally safe. Although Keir and the hunters were surprised, they were still extremely excited.

But an old hunter who came to his senses first shouted loudly: "Damn it! There is another person in the tent!"

After hearing what he said, everyone realized that the tent housing the injured young hunter was inside the camp. At this time, they took a look during the Northland Wolf attack and found that the tent had already been hung down by the Wolf King.

Kil couldn't leave. He was the most important combatant here at the wooden wall at the moment, so another young hunter was called by the commanding old hunter. The two jumped off the wooden wall and hurried over to check.

The collapsed tent was in a mess. The young man just opened the entrance of the fallen tent and found that the injured hunter inside was dead. He shook his head at the old hunter who was still trying to put up the tent, and said loudly: "Tost, he can't survive. The tent pole was broken by that damn wolf king, and the broken part penetrated Ike's belly. Go in."

He paused and continued in a heavy tone: "It's covered in blood and he's no longer breathing."

"Really, let me take another look at this young man." The old hunter Tost, who had been directing the hunters to fight, touched his face with his rough hands, then asked the young hunter to hold the tent, and he opened the tent I looked at the entrance.

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When Kil, who was fighting, saw the two people walking back without saying a word and not treating Ike in the tent, he knew that the unlucky guy was probably dead.

Sure enough, the old hunter briefly said that the young hunter was dead and how he died, and then let everyone take turns to rest and fight.

After the wolf king let out a loud cry of pain, the Northland wolves slowed down their fighting offensive. The meaning is self-evident. The hunters have been dealing with this group of wild beasts for more than a year or two. From the loudness of the cries of these wild beasts, they can roughly understand the intentions and morale of the wolf pack at this time.

In the past, every northern wolf that rushed up, no matter whether they were hungry these days, at least they could see a simple and firm will in their eyes.

And ever since the Wolf King howled miserably, the wolves had become more panicked. Some cunning northern wolves cowered, and the remaining alpha wolves began to think of conserving their strength.

Perhaps, they had the intention of preserving their strength from the beginning.

The most elite and strongest Northern wolves have been following the leader, and some of the Northern wolves with the strongest fighting and running abilities have also been running around the rocky mountains all day long, thinking of ways to hunt farther and farther away. prey.

Only those ignorant wolf pups that are about to grow up are the fastest, eat the least, bark the loudest, and die the earliest.

On the wooden wall side, although the Northern Wolf's offensive has slowed down, the hunters have also consumed a lot of arrows. Each hunter's two bags of arrows are almost finished at this time. Because the archery distance is not far, the force required for each arrow is naturally not large, and each of them still has some physical strength left.

The young hunter's face turned red, and every breath he took brought out a large amount of white mist. The three old hunters were panting and their hands were shaking. The days of fighting had greatly consumed the vitality of these old men.

Severe cold, fighting, and construction obstructions have greatly reduced the vitality of the few living elderly people.

Other than that, it's different from before. There is no longer any gap in the Northland Wolf's attack, no period between attacks for them to clean up corpses, recover arrows, eat, drink and resupply, etc.

This is what Kiel and the others are most worried about.

Whenever Kil wanted to jump out of the wooden wall and get back the Boreal Wolf carcass under the wooden wall as before, a Boreal Wolf would pop up on the opposite side of the rock passage, tentatively arousing everyone's nervousness, and they got close to each other. After two non-fatal arrows, the northern wolf fled back with its tail between its legs.

"It's so annoying!" Kil yelled.

"Be careful Kil, those cunning guys must be trying to lure you out." One person said.

Another person nodded and continued: "Of course, I have seen this trick of theirs in the past few years. Hunters who can't keep calm are often ambushed by them in unknown places. When they rush over, they can only find some clothes and equipment. Fragments and the like.”

Kil smashed the wooden wall with his fist: "We can't be stuck with them like this. Either the time will be delayed longer, but we have to gain the combat advantage, or we will have a short and fierce battle, consuming more energy." The Northern Wolf lives, and then we retreat."

"But we can't just go on like this. The corpses under the wooden wall cannot be cleaned up. Even if the arrows cannot be recovered, they will be used as stepping stones for the northern wolves to rush directly to the top of the wooden wall. It seems that the northern wolves are intermittently Testing us, those guys must be holding their breath. They will rush over at any time."

The old hunter Tost stuck his head out of the wooden wall, looked at the body of the northern wolf under the front of the wooden wall, and nodded to confirm Kil's judgment.

Those corpses were stacked one on top of another, which greatly reduced the difficulty for the northern wolves to kill through the wooden wall. Presumably those northern wolves also saw this situation, so they would kill Kiel every time he went out. He obstructed Kiel's work in a probing and harassing manner.

Those beasts saw through their combat advantage and were looking for ways to destroy it.

Everyone discussed for a while and each came up with some ideas, but each one carried great risks. Some people said that everyone should pretend to pull down the wooden wall, lure the northern wolves to attack, and give those guys a hard beating. Some people said that Kil should take some risks, climb down the wooden wall, and first recover the arrows from the corpse of the northern wolf. As long as there are enough arrows, the remaining six hunters can be divided into two groups, taking turns to be on guard and rest, prolonging the battle on the fourth wooden wall of the position.

There are several other options, but they are either too outrageous, such as setting fire to the wooden wall now and retreating. Or just sneak away from the rope on the top of the mountain and go to support Lord Knight Lanisa in the battle. As long as the Wolf King is eliminated, the remaining Northland wolves will not be the opponent of Lord Knight at all. Those guys will only They will scatter like birds and beasts after suffering heavy losses.

Kiel actually likes this bold plan. He feels that as time changes, the plan everyone decided to discuss before will have to change as the situation changes.

But on this point, these hunters don't seem to agree. Although they themselves proposed this plan, they themselves rejected this bold plan.

The reason is simple and pure: the things agreed with the knight cannot be changed in the absence of the knight himself.

Since Lanissa Knight had previously agreed to let them rely on their positions to continue resisting, they had to do so.

Keir shrugged in agreement.

Although the general direction still had to be based on the previous plan, at this moment, no matter what, they had to solve the problem in front of them.

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After rolling his eyes, Kil's eyes had already returned to normal, so now he took off his helmet, leaned his butt against the wooden wall, and discussed the next solution with everyone.

"Otherwise." He coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention.

"If you don't have enough arrows, let's focus the remaining arrows on one or two people first, and then everyone else will follow me and climb down the wooden wall."

As soon as Kil said this, his radical plan scared others.

"Kiel, let's all go down. Not to mention that the northern wolves will kill them all after they find out. Just say how we can quickly get back to the wooden wall later is a problem." A young hunter patted the wooden wall and said.

"If this thing blocks the northern wolf, it will naturally stop us. If we put down the simple wooden ladder, there is no guarantee that the northern wolf will not rush up along the simple wooden ladder."

Kil touched the soft short beard on his chin and was silent for a moment: "How about this? The hunters who went down with me all brought their bows and gave the arrows to their companions above before coming down, and everyone collected them as soon as they came down. The arrows on the corpse of the northern wolf. As long as there are arrows, the hunters who come down can immediately ensure their combat effectiveness."

He continued: "I will also be on the front line to fight against the wolves that hinder the attack. Those who come down will first look for arrows to ensure everyone's ability to fight in the future, and then deal with the wolf corpses piled up under the wooden wall."

Keir pointed to the inside of the rock passage: "As long as their corpses are not piled up under the wooden wall, the defensive capabilities brought by the height of the wooden wall will naturally come back. As for the Boreal Wolf corpses, we will not bring them back to the wooden wall. It's behind, just drag it to a place in front of the wooden wall, where it won't be in the way and it will be easier for the Northern Wolf to attack."

"I have a question. If we don't stuff the wooden wall with the corpses of northern wolves, and then set the wooden wall on fire, it will be difficult for it to burn for a night. And at night, those damn beasts will definitely secretly steal the corpses of their companions. Take it back and eat it," said an old hunter.

Kil thought for a while, and indeed, this problem was very serious. They had previously judged that the northern wolves were short of food. This was gradually reflected in the emaciated bodies of the attacking northern wolves. A large number of wolves gathered together and had already destroyed the rocks. All the easy-to-hunt prey near the mountains have been caught, and they gradually do not have enough food to feed the wolves as a whole.

If the corpses of the dead Northern wolves were left alone, there was no guarantee that they would not make use of these dead Northern wolf corpses. Although no one, including the old hunter, knows whether northern wolves eat the corpses of their companions, they would rather believe that they do than not. At this point, everyone is prepared for what they will do.

Kil thought for a while before he came up with a solution.

"In this way, the body of the northern wolf must be brought back, but not now." He looked at the time. The height of the sun hidden behind the thick clouds was still very low, and it was still morning.

"According to what I said, let's get the arrows back first to ensure everyone's lethality. Then after we have enough arrows, we will take turns to rest at noon. In the afternoon, we will dismantle the entrances and exits of the strongholds left behind by the wooden walls. Drag the northern wolf carcass in directly from the gate."

"I tried to block the sneaky Northern wolves at the turn of the passage in front, and everyone quickly dragged the Northern wolf carcasses back behind."

"You're crazy!"

"Who knew there wouldn't be a dozen or so northern wolves ambushing us after the passage ahead turns? Can you handle it? As soon as they howl, all the northern wolves will seize this good opportunity, then break through the wooden wall and kill us all. people!"

Kil swallowed: "I don't think all those northern wolves are hiding in the rocky passages of Rock Mountain."

"Why?"

He spread his hands and said, "What do they eat?"

"What do you eat?" All the hunters looked confused.

Keir felt somewhat confident at this time. He stamped his feet and pointed around: "The surroundings are surrounded by rocks, or snow falling from the sky. Where is there anything to eat."

"For these guys who are getting hungry, only the forest outside can find some food. If the wolf king could make the full wolves obey his instructions before, but the current situation, although it is not I don’t know if there are any northern wolves that have escaped, but at least those guys will definitely be unable to follow orders accurately because of hunger.”

He pointed to the turn of the downward passage ahead: "The hatred for us and the desire for victory will make those northern wolves fight with us to the end. But fighting to the end is one thing, filling their stomachs before the battle is another. It’s over.”

At this time, the hunters gradually understood what Kil meant.

Although the Northern Wolf wanted their lives, it was difficult to concentrate on the battle as it had been a few days ago.

Everyone discussed it for a while and felt that this was about it. Kiel's plan was not that radical or unorthodox, and in the general direction it still followed the previous plan. As for the risks involved, that is what they must bear now that they are short of arrows.

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After sorting out the weapons and equipment, Kil was ready. When he secretly returned to the camp fire to drink water, he swallowed another red-eyed mushroom candy pill.

Compared to eating whole mushrooms directly a few days ago, making the mushrooms into sugar pills has reduced the side effects of the mushrooms, but the corresponding effectiveness has also been weakened too much.

He still vaguely remembered the feeling of everything around him slowing down when he ate red-eyed mushrooms for the first time. After it was turned into a sugar pill, although it was still effective, it was greatly weakened.

Even so, Kil still felt that it was better to eat less of this food because of its side effects.

After Kiel was ready, the hunters also handed over all the arrows to the two old hunters. The other old hunter felt that he was not as strong as the young man, so he decided to come down and collect arrows with the young man and carry them to the North. Wolf carcass.

The next thing is divided into two parts, collecting arrows and carrying the body.

Whether the latter can be established depends on how well the former is done.

And while guarding the hunters to collect arrows, Kil also had to fight to determine how many northern wolves there were in the rock passage.

If his guess is true, there should not be many Northern wolves left here. Most of them should have retreated into the forest, and the rest are restraining everyone and preventing them from cleaning up the place in front of the wooden wall.

In fact, Kiel and the others have another killer move. On both sides of the rock wall in front of the fourth wooden wall, some small stone traps have already been prepared.

It's just that the battle between Lanissa Knight and Wolf King in the camp was beyond their expectations, so this thing was of no use.

"Kiel, our side is ready."

Three young hunters and one disobedient old hunter were ready. They had each brought three empty quivers, and their bows were slung across their backs in their cloaks.

"Okay, everyone, let's get started." After saying that, Kil put down his helmet and visor, held it up with one hand, and jumped off the wooden wall.

There would naturally be problems jumping off a wooden wall with a height of three and a half meters, but now its outward side does not have this height at all.

When Kil landed, he stepped on the cold body of the northern wolf, and the other four also fell down.

Everyone deliberately avoided the arrows on the corpse when they landed, for fear of smashing one or two arrows when they landed. If it were normal, the hunters would naturally not care about this, but now the situation is difficult and they have to save even one arrow.

"Let's do it." Without taking out his sword and shield, Kil reached out to take the spear thrown by his companion on the wooden wall, and strode forward.

The four hunters, old and young, took out their daggers and daggers and removed the good arrows stuck in the Northern Wolf one by one. After briefly judging the broken arrows, they removed the parts that could still be used.

They are all hunters who have been dealing with bows and arrows all their lives. They move quickly with their hands. They don't care that using a dagger to dig out the arrows will damage the fur of the dead wolf. They can clean up a wolf carcass in a few strokes. After they were done, they threw the body a little further away from the wooden wall.

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The northern wolf that was poking its head was just around the corner in the distance. As soon as Keir and the others came down, this guy turned around and barked in a low voice to an invisible place behind him.

After walking forward for about ten meters, Kil stood in the middle of this passage, holding his spear with both hands, preparing to fight the northern wolf that was about to appear.

Although Kil was ready to fight, his mind returned to the Wolf King he had seen before.

That guy was holding a metal spear in his mouth, but it looked even more powerful than Knight Lanissa's previous use of the spear. The tight but wide-opening power of the spear left a deep impression on him. .

Those were not one or two specific combat moves. After all, the huge North Wolf King held a spear in his mouth. Both the user and the method of exerting force were very different from human combat moves. Kil knew that it was impossible to use the spear according to the opponent's movements at that time.

After all, he didn't think it would be funny to get down on all fours and fight head-to-head with a weapon in his mouth.

What really impressed him was that the opponent bit the human's spear and then launched an aggressive attack. He didn't know how to describe it. If it weren't for the fact that the Wolf King was injured, that kind of simple movement, but the swing of the spear that could force Lanisa Knight back or even retreat every time, was simply not something Lanisa Knight could defeat.

He shook his head. If the Wolf King had a strong human spear from the beginning, they might have been killed by the Wolf King long ago, and there would be nothing to do next.

One after another Northern wolves appeared in front of them. They were either injured or in a state of embarrassment due to hunger due to lack of food. But the eyes of these guys are full of murderous intent.

He growled lowly and wanted to bite Kil.

"Hmph." Seeing that these cunning guys noticed the companions behind him and became nervous and anxious, Kil immediately slammed his spear on the ground, attracting the attention of the northern wolf.