Chapter 10: Finding Your Way in the Woods
As a businessman who traveled from north to south, it was certainly impossible for Mace not to have seen a wolf, but he could swear to God that he had never seen a wolf of this size since he was born.
Judging from the size alone, this giant wolf is tall enough to be a man, with a thick coat of oily and shiny fur, and at this moment it is leisurely squinting, enjoying the warm afternoon sun, and its thick tail is flicking around behind it, looking very relaxed. And Lijie had already closed her mouth at this moment, and followed behind Rod quietly. As a mercenary, Lijie certainly knew how terrible and dangerous these beasts were, and although she was not so nervous as the fat merchant that she didn't dare to gasp, the girl also set her eyes on Rhodes and waited for his orders.
And Rhodes himself was thinking.
Silver wolf "Moon Soul", a tenth-level elite, although it is not a BOSS attribute, but it is also very troublesome, after all, in the Dragon Soul Continent, in addition to humanoid creatures, the danger of monsters is distinguished by three levels: beasts, giant beasts, and monsters. Beasts are ordinary creatures, while behemoths are monsters that have survived for a long time or have been stimulated by some kind of monster with a huge body, fierce and dangerous personality. And when they awaken their soul power, they will be upgraded to demonic beasts. And at that point, they will not only fight on their own bodies, but will also be more difficult.
Although the silver wolf in front of him was not as high as the previous Wind Snake Lord in terms of threat level, and for Rod, it was not difficult to kill it, but .........
Thinking of this, Rod couldn't help but subconsciously glance around. If it was in the game, then Rod would definitely not mind slaughtering the other party to get some experience and get some materials, but now it's not a game, and there are only three of them, Lijie is just a spirit master, and he doesn't have the ability to protect himself. As for Metz, it is even more combat-powerful, and in this case, more is better than less.
Thinking of this, Rod made a gesture, then turned around and walked in another direction, anyway, the Moonlight Lake is not small, there is no need to deliberately do some thankless things in order to cut corners. Seeing his movements, Lijie and Mace glanced at each other, and then followed behind Rhodes to leave. Unfortunately, good fortune doesn't seem to be planning to favor them.
"Click."
The moment the fat merchant turned around, his feet slid suddenly, and he fell heavily to the ground, crushing a branch beneath him.
And at this moment, I saw that Rod, who was originally walking in the front, immediately turned around and raised his right hand, and soon, with a crisp birdsong, the emerald green figure shot out of his hand and rushed straight to the rear of the two.
"Boom!!"
With the sound of impact, a low howl came from behind the two, Lijie and Mace turned their heads, and were surprised to find that the white giant wolf that should have been some distance away from them actually came behind them without knowing when it had come to them, and at this moment its huge body was lying on the ground, as if it had been hit by some external force.
Then, a shadow flashed from the two of them.
As early as the fat merchant fell, Rod knew that something was wrong in his heart, after all, in the Silver Moon Forest, the sensitivity and perception of these giant wolves could be ranked in the top three. But fortunately, in the game, Rhodes has more than once encountered the trouble caused by pig-like NPCs, and these experiences have had an effect at this moment——— although Rhodes' perception is not high to lock these giant beasts, but with his familiarity with the giant wolf, Rod still immediately made a judgment, although the "Moon Soul" that is resting is unlikely to immediately attack himself and others, but it is definitely aware of the existence of himself and others, with the characteristics of these giant wolves, most of them will quietly follow behindand wait until it gets dark before attacking. They wait, but they can't afford to wait. Instead of passively dealing with these guys at that time, it is better to take the initiative and control the situation effectively.
Rhodes was quite right.
The Moon Soul really didn't expect the other party to attack so quickly, and in the face of the fluttering soul bird, it subconsciously reacted, but it was still a little slower. The turquoise spirit bird struck its body impartially, and the shockwave sent it flying away.
And just as the white giant wolf was lying on the ground, before he could recover from the impact, Rhodes, who activated the shadow flash, had already come to its side. He stared intently at the giant wolf in front of him, then stretched out his right hand. …,
“Cage!” (Elvish: Transform)
The turquoise bird flew back into his hand and turned into a card, and its color changed from green to white in an instant. Rod didn't look at it much, he turned his hand away, grabbed the card in his hand hard, and then stabbed straight into the right hind leg of the moon soul.
The white beam of light pierced the right leg of the moon soul in an instant, nailing it to the ground heavily, and at this moment, the snow-white long sword had already appeared in Rod's hand.
“———!!!”
The silver wolf let out a howl of pain, and its eyes widened as it stared at the abominable human in front of it, and at the same time tried to stand up, but as it stood still, its body shook and had to be stabilized again.
And just then, Rod's second blow arrived.
Seeing the actions of the silver wolf, Rod was also secretly relieved, after all, the biggest feature of these elites is their speed, if they can't abolish this feature in the first place, then it will inevitably be a hard battle. And now, the silver wolf that has been deposed with a hind leg can no longer rely on speed to fight like just now, so the next step is much simpler.
Although it was deprived of one of its hind legs, the silver wolf did not panic because of this, it stared at the target in front of it, and at the same time that Rhodes stabbed straight at the sword, it also raised its front paws and swung it down at Rhodes.
Although the silver wolf had already counterattacked, Rod, who had already expected its movements, did not panic in the face of the sharp claws in front of him, on the contrary, as soon as he flipped his right hand, the white blade slashed under the silver wolf's claws, bringing up a splash of blood. And at the same time as the silver wolf was pained and clawed, all it saw was the sharp blade of light in front of it, which was even more dazzling than the sun.
Vital Attack!
The flying shattering blades pierced its massive body, tearing through its already hard fur with ease, and with a wail of pain, the white wolf flew into the air and crashed into a small tree before falling to the ground again. Half of its body had been torn out with a bloody wound, and even the white bones and internal organs that were slowly flowing out could be seen.
This scene is really disgusting, even Rhodes, who originally planned to go up to make up for the last blow, couldn't help frowning, after all, the damage of the vital attack in the game is only in the form of data, and it is not such a distinct scene, although I have seen it in the battle with the wind snake before, but this kind of thing will not make people feel good no matter when they look at it.
The impact of a blow to the soul bird, coupled with Rod's extremely targeted attack, made the black giant wolf have reached a critical point, and the original threatening howl has now turned into a low wail, and it supports its body hard, trying to stand up again. But Rhodes didn't give it this chance, just raised his sword and stabbed the star mark into its brain, decisively taking its life.
It seemed like a long time, but in fact it was only a minute or two, and for Lizzie and Mace, all they saw was that the silver wolf was knocked to the ground, and then Rhodes appeared beside it, and in just a few swords, it ended its life neatly. This made both of them extremely surprised, knowing that this is a giant wolf, it is not so easy to deal with. Li Jie asked herself that even if it was a mercenary group she was in, even if it was fully staffed, it would be difficult to kill a giant wolf so easily. But looking at Rod's performance, where does it look like killing a wolf? It's just easy and no different from killing chickens!
As for the fat businessman's mood is even more complicated, you must know that when Lu Dao fell just now, his heart was already cold, of course he knew what Lu Dao meant, and he was afraid that the wolf would perceive their existence, but he guessed the process, but did not guess the ending, although the silver wolf did detect them, but before he could put his appetite into action, he tragically turned into a corpse.........
Although the danger has been lifted, the fat merchant is still looking up and down in his heart, looking at the young man not far away in front of him with anxiety, he understands that this is his fault, what if the other party turns his face and throws him here? If he had changed his usual times, he wouldn't have to worry about these problems, after all, at that time, he was surrounded by guards hired by himself, and even if he made a small mistake, he didn't worry about what people would say. But now it's different, this young man is not a guard or mercenary, he has a completely equal relationship with himself, and if he is unhappy, he can leave himself here and leave it alone. By that time, you'll be finished!
"This ...... I......... I'm not .........."
Thinking of this, the fat merchant only felt a cold sweat on his back, and he licked his chapped lips, intending to say something, but he couldn't say anything. And just then, he saw Rod get up again, then turned around and looked at him with a calm face.
"Be careful when you walk."
So the fat merchant found that he had nothing left to do but nod his head.........