Chapter 587: strange commission

Chapter 587: strange commission

This is a forest full of insects and katydids, tall trees with lush branches, and thorny bushes covered with thorns can be seen everywhere.

The brilliant sunlight projected from the strange branches and emerald green leaves, and finally on the grass that was still covered with dewdrops, dazzling spots of 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 white ribs of the skeleton still with fresh blood, and the deep claw marks and horn marks on the surrounding thick trees.

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

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 appeared one after another not far from the skeleton.

The one walking in the front was a strong middle-aged man with steady steps, holding a huge metal square shield in one hand and a shiny sharp knife in the other.

On both sides of the team are a young male ranger with a short bow and agility, and a middle-aged male swordsman with a wide-edged sword and sharp eyes.

Protected by the three were an elderly male magician with a peaceful face and a long wooden staff, and a young female priest who looked very nervous and was wearing a white priest's robe.

There is no doubt that this is clearly a standard mercenary squad, no matter in terms of staffing or the various equipment on everyone.

"It's so strong and bloody, it's almost suffocating..."

A clear and deliberately lowered voice sounded, and I saw the young female priest in the middle of the line holding the short metal staff tightly in her hand, with a nervous look on her face.

Immediately afterwards, when she had just bypassed the big tree full of battle marks and saw the skeleton of the almost devoured cow monster, she couldn't help but pause, "Yeah!" called out.

"Ouch! It hurts!"

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

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

The shouts of the two young mercenaries made the other three obviously much older old mercenaries all look aghast, and immediately put on a fighting posture.

However, after looking around, the three old mercenaries found out speechlessly.

The strangeness just now was nothing more than two young rookies in the team, the rookies pecked at each other.

"Bonnie, what did you find?"

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

"Sorry Captain, I found that..."

The young female pastor was still in shock, arranging her white pastor's robes, pointing to the corpse of the bull monster with a blushing face.

"So that's it, the corpse of the six-horned ground ox? Although the strength of this kind of monster is only around the first-order five-star, its rough skin and thick flesh are almost comparable to the black steel spider, coupled with its powerful impact. And the six horns on the top of the head, the overall strength is comparable to that of an ordinary first-order peak monster."

An old and hoarse voice sounded, and the old magician walked forward slowly, squatting in front of the **** corpse.

Squinting his cloudy old eyes, after some observation, the old magician said thoughtfully: "Most of the corpse has been eaten, and only the head and tail are left. Judging from the claw marks and faint footprints on the trunk, it should be A pack of rockhorn wolves did it."

"A group of rockhorn wolves?!"

Hearing this, the young female priest named Bonnie and the young ranger couldn't help swallowing.

You must know that the strength of the rock horned wolf is around the first-order eight-star. Not only is it fast, but it is also extremely fierce, which can be said to be very difficult to deal with.

The most important thing is that this is a kind of monster that lives in groups, and the smallest group is more than twenty...

"A pack of rockhorn wolves indeed, but don't worry."

The old magician stroked his long gray beard lightly, and said with a smile: "Don't forget, our captain and Qianwei Teshan are both second-tier powerhouses who have experienced many battles, plus our three first-tier peak powerhouses, It is more than enough to deal with a group of rockhorn wolves."

"Master Alva is right."

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

"Bonnie, I know that it hasn't been long since you came out of the Temple of Light. After a while, you will gradually get used to this kind of mercenary life."

The helpless middle-aged captain of the mercenary first nodded at the young female priest.

Then, he frowned at the young ranger beside him and said: "As for you, Gad, you have been with us for three months, and you still make such a fuss that you are fined not to drink ale for three days."

"Captain, you might as well knock me to death with the hilt of your sword."

The young ranger named Gard, with his dark face, immediately shrunk into a bitter face, and said dejectedly.

The shrill and sharp howling of wolves suddenly sounded from all directions of the five people.

Immediately afterwards, the originally calm vegetation began to move without wind, and even the free energy particles in the air became much more chaotic.

For a moment, a murderous aura spread around the team.

No doubt they were surrounded.

"Reform formation and prepare for battle!"

The middle-aged mercenary captain was the first to react. With a low growl, he commanded the team to quickly move under a towering tree with complex terrain.

Facing a swarm of wolf monsters with powerful impact, using the surrounding environment as an obstacle to reduce the opponent's sprint speed is naturally a battle experience that every veteran mercenary knows.

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

I saw that standing in the front of the team were naturally the mercenary captain and Teshan, the two second-tier powerhouses.

The old magician, Bonnie, and Gard were clinging to the big tree, so that at least they would not leave their backs to the wolf.

However, the combination of two melee combat and three long-distance combat is somewhat limited.

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

"Wall of Earth!"

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

While the earthquake was shaking, two thick mud walls more than 2 meters high slowly rose from the ground, tightly blocking the space on both sides of the back row.

"Guardian of the Holy Light!"

At the same moment, the crisp singing sound just ended, and Bonnie drew a beautiful arc in midair with the short golden staff in her hand.

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

This is a defensive auxiliary magic that only priests of the Holy Light who have walked out of the Temple of Light can master.

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

Its defensive function is essentially similar to the energy shield that only powerhouses above the third level can use.

As for how much buffering effect it can play, it depends on the strength of the caster himself.

Just as Bonnie's crisp voice fell, on the other side, the grass not far from the five people suddenly trembled from far to near, making a series of rustling sounds.

Immediately afterwards, wolf monsters with khaki-yellow bodies and sharp horns on top of their heads jumped out of the grass roaring, carrying the broken leaves broken by the impact.

At the same time, a deep roar full of murderous intent came to the ears of the five people.

Needless to say, these sudden magical beasts were the rock horned wolves mentioned by the five of them.

In the blink of an eye, more than 20 rock horned wolves whose strength was around the first-order and eight-star level, constantly wandering around, surrounded the five people tightly.

The sound of the rubbing of fangs, the quicksand of wolf claws scratching the ground, and even the sound of breathing from the nasal cavity and mouth of the huge wolf head began to permeate the air continuously.

Seeing this scene, the faces of the five mercenaries couldn't help showing a dignified expression, each of their hands holding their weapons tightly turned completely white.

Among them, the mercenary captain is at the second-tier three-star, Teshan is at the second-tier two-star, and the other three are at the first-tier peak. From the perspective of combat power, they are almost on par with each other.

In other words, this is a 50-50 ~ If one is not careful, it is likely to usher in a catastrophe.

"Earth Gun!"

"A piercing arrow!"

"Holy Light Bomb!"

Without hesitation, under the command of the mercenary captain, the mouth-wrenching chanting ended, and the mercenaries who had prepared in advance immediately launched the first wave of attacks.

For a moment, the brilliance of magic intersected with the speeding arrows.

As a result, the three rockhorn wolves in the front, with **** flesh on their khaki fur, fell down whimpering one after another.

Seeing the remarkable effect of the first wave of attacks, the spirits of all the mercenaries couldn't help but cheer up.

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

On the other side, the remaining 17 or 18 rockhorn wolves rushed up together with roars, staring at their bright scarlet eyes.