Chapter 145 Hilly Terrain
Hearing the ranger's words, everyone got goosebumps, and they felt uncomfortable at the thought of the dense army of carnivorous ants. I'm afraid there's nothing to stop these terrifying predators except for a massive area of lethal spells.
Henry lowered his head and thought for a long time, then looked up at Amy. "When you reach the edge of the forest, you bless everyone with an invisibility spell. We took a bit of a risk and crossed directly from the most visible places. ”
Zuvosa shook his head and immediately vetoed the suggestion. "No! The wolf's sense of smell is very sensitive, and it won't take long for them to smell the remaining scents and find us one by one. ”
"Do you think I'd come up with such a proposal without any preparation?" As he spoke, Henry took out the unused perfume from the dimensional bag that he had not used up last time on Werewolf Island. "This is the drug used to interfere with the sense of smell when dealing with werewolves in the past, and I believe it is more than enough to deal with wolves."
Ranger took the bottle and carefully opened it and sniffed it, and a strong floral fragrance wafted out of it, causing her to sneeze several times in a row. "Where did you get this thing, it's smoky. However, it is a good way to deal with animals with a keen sense of smell, at least so that they can't smell us. ”
Henry smiled helplessly. "This is a perfume made from blooming flowers, and it was originally intended to be used as a luxury item for women. However, I have not been able to find flowers with a moderate fragrance, so I have only made a few samples. As a result, the taste of what you are holding in your hand is so pungent that there is no way to sell it. ”
"The hosts. You've made enough money. There's no need to develop any new products, right? "Amy was involved in the salt trade. So she knew very well how much Henry was earning a year now.
Henry touched the stubble on his chin and explained, "No way, after this trip, I'm going to start some big projects." It is estimated that when the time comes, the cost will be like a stream, and it will be easy to be interrupted if there is not enough capital supply. Don't think that we have a lot of gold now, but it's still far from those real archmages. ”
"Stop talking, sprinkle some of this stuff and cover up the smell on yourself. There's a little hilly area just ahead, and I don't want to be spotted by the wolves. Zuboza sprinkled a few drops on himself as he spoke. Then he handed the bottle to Amy.
The girl stopped asking, and she simply poured it down a little and handed it to the orc warrior. After a few minutes, everyone except Bambock exuded a strong floral scent. Soon the group reached the edge of the forest, and at a glance they saw a wolf roaming not far away. Most of these creatures' fur is gray or dark brown, and their eyes are cunning, cruel, and ruthless, and their sharp fangs can be seen clearly even from this distance.
The ranger hid behind a tree and carefully observed the wolf's movements, and it didn't take long for him to see a panicked herd of deer. She whispered to the others behind her, "These guys are doing the last hunt before winter, they are only responsible for driving the prey, and it won't be long before the orc hunting force will follow." This large herd of elk may not be able to escape even a tenth of it. What do we do now? Do you wait for the hunt to end or move on? ”
Henry frowned and asked, "How long will this hunt end?" Also, how many people are in the orc hunting team? ”
Zuvosa observed the number of wolves, lowered his head and thought for a while before answering: "Normally, the size of an orc's dispatch will not exceed three hundred. The hunt lasts from two to three days. They will dispose of all their prey in place and leave with edible meat and warm deerskins. ”
As soon as he heard this, Henry shook his head. "It's been too long, we can't wait that long. Amy began to bless invisibility, and I used the minions to distract them, and everyone walked through the side. ”
The girl received the order and began to chant a spell in a low voice, and soon the power of the magic caused the group to disappear in place. Except for the occasional unusual fluctuation in the air, there were no people standing here. Henry used a fourth-level magic to summon five vicious wolves, and then commanded them to run in the direction of the wolves.
"Let's go, these minions won't last long." As he spoke, he led the way and ran forward.
The group stared closely at Bambock, who was standing in the air in front of them, the only reference they could see. Since no one can see anyone due to the blessing of invisibility, everyone is very careful, for fear that they will be separated from others if they are not careful.
Not far away, five vicious wolves were running fast, and their sudden intrusion quickly attracted the attention of the leader of the wolf pack. The pitch-black one-eyed wolf let out a howl, and the guy who was still chasing his prey immediately stopped. They slowly gathered together, waiting for the next order from the leader.
The summoned wolves attacked the moment they got close to the pack, and they pounced on a she-wolf with ferocity, biting off its throat in the blink of an eye. This sudden attack took the leader of the wolves by surprise, and he originally thought that these guys had come to join the wolves, and was planning to dismount. I didn't expect them to be like crazy, and they dared to attack so many of their kind.
The wolves quickly recovered from their shock, and under the command of the leader, all the wolves rushed forward and engaged in hand-to-hand combat. For a while, the wolves were surging, flesh and blood were flying, and in just a few minutes, the five vicious wolves were bitten all over their bodies, and it was difficult to even stand. The wolf king slowly came out of the wolf pack, he admired the fighting style of these guys very much, and planned to see if he could make a surrender.
Just as the leader was about to speak, the time for the summoning of the five wolves was up, and a circle of light appeared at their feet, which quickly disappeared completely in place. The well-informed wolf king immediately understood that it had been tricked by the caster, and that these summoned creatures were simply rushing over to attract the attention of the wolves.
"Someone has entered this hill! Notify all your kind, find them out now! I'm going to shred these guys' throats! Annoyed, it roared loudly at its own people in the language of the wolf.
Henry and the others, who were speeding up, didn't take long to hear the wolf howls one after another. Zuvosa listened carefully and said to Henry with a wry smile, "I think your minions must have them off. This kind of howl is the equivalent of a wanted warrant, and if we are discovered, it will not be long before other wolves will come to us. ”
"It can't be helped, if we get attention, it's hard to get around the wolves who are running all the time. If you accidentally get hit, it is estimated that the result will not be better than it is now. Henry spread his hands helplessly, he didn't expect these wolves to hold such a grudge.
The orc warrior smiled and patted the axe on his waist. "Head, don't worry. If these guys dare to be in sight, my throwing axe will make it too late to make any sound. ”
Amy shook her head. "I'm afraid it's difficult, most of the time the wolves appear in packs, usually at least six. I'm afraid you'll only have time to kill one or two, and the other wolves will scatter and run away. ”
"While the invisibility effect is still there, let's speed forward. I hope these guys don't be too patient, otherwise we won't want to have a good rest these days. With that, Henry took the lead and quickened the pace of his march.
The ranger held the crossbow, nervously observing his surroundings as he walked. She knew more about the wolf than most, and these ferocious beasts were very patient, often able to follow their prey for a day and a night. Just when her nerves were at a high level of tension, a low horn was suddenly heard in the distance, and then a large figure slowly appeared on the horizon in the distance.
Henry looked at the green-skinned orc in the distance, and his worst fears had happened. The migrating orc tribe looked like there were at least 10,000 people, and they blocked the entire road ahead. Now I can only find a place to hide first, hoping that these guys will leave quickly.
"Let's go out and hide, there must be a lot of priests and shamans in such a large tribe, and I don't want to be discovered by their detection spells." As he spoke, he began to look around to see if there was a place to hide.
Zuvosa pointed to a rocky hill not far away and said, "That should be the only place around here where you can hide, but I'm not sure if the orcs will pass by then." ”
Vaughn looked bitterly at the slowly approaching orc tribe in the distance. "Do you think we still have a choice?"
"In that case, go over and hide, they'll be coming soon." After saying that, Henry turned the golem into a golden book, and began to trot in the direction of the rocky hill, and the others followed closely behind him.
It didn't take long for the group to find a gap formed by several large rocks pressed together, and when they got closer, they found that there was enough space inside to accommodate everyone.
"You stay here first, and I'll go find a big rock to plug the hole." With that, the orc warrior ran out and soon returned with a large rock in tow.
After sealing the hole with stones, Henry cast a spell that made the hole look like a whole rock from the outside. When this work was done, everyone sat quietly on the ground and closed their eyes. Ten minutes or so, they heard a large number of noises outside, followed by sporadic orc scouts, and after a while, the whole tribe came to the outside of the cave, as if they were going to camp here.
Henry and Zuvosa looked at each other, then both shook their heads with wry smiles. None of them expected these orcs to camp here, and now the situation has become more delicate. (To be continued......)
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