With Liam's reminder, Lorna subconsciously glanced up at the man's arm. This sight made Lorna's expression change instantly.
"What...what is going on?"
Lorna was a little confused. She had heard that people could become infected or sick after being bitten by a mad dog, but she had never heard that the body hair on the body would grow longer after being bitten by a dog. Moreover, this was too fast. She had just been bitten. , already had a reaction?
"No... something's wrong, this is too weird!" Liam quickly pulled down the man's sleeves to cover the rapidly growing body hair on his body.
The man's breathing became heavy and short, and Liam seemed to have thought of something. He opened his eyelids and saw an eye covered with bloodshot eyes that was almost blood red.
These eyes are still in a state of unconscious divergence, but Liam knows very well that these are not the eyes of a human being with reason and morality, but more like the eyes of a bloodthirsty beast.
He realized that the problem was more serious than him, and that it was more serious than anyone imagined. What was wandering in the woods now might not just be simple gregarious beasts.
"I think I know why Lister's dog suddenly went crazy."
Liam never knew that there were such monsters in the forests of Gilneas. The injuries they caused seemed to be able to transmit some kind of "disease", and the disease struck quickly, starting with the injured hound, and the disease could also was continued to be disseminated a second time.
Only half an hour has passed since the hound was injured, and it can turn a well-trained and extremely loyal hound into a ferocious and crazy beast. And this effect seems to spread faster to humans, who have just been bitten. , this unfortunate dog handler showed the same situation as the hound.
"What happened? Why does this man look so painful?" Darius walked to Lorna's side and looked at the man who was being supported by Lorna and her entourage, but his eyes were still closed, and his jaw and body were shaking. road.
"I don't know either. He was bitten by that mad dog, and then he became like this."
Lorna didn't notice the details that Liam discovered. She looked at the increasingly painful man and answered her father's words anxiously and worriedly.
"Uncle Darius."
Liam stood up and whispered something into Darius's ear. Darius looked shocked. He quickly squatted down to verify and found that the situation was no different from what Liam said. .
"I suggest that he be tied up with a rope, otherwise if he really loses his mind like the hound, we will easily be completely defeated from the inside." Liam's face was as dark as water. He felt that guarding outside the cave? Staring at them humans The ? may not be an unintelligent beast.
"Just... do as you say." Darius signaled to his guards, and they immediately took the man aside for processing? "Damn it? What on earth is attacking us? In the black forest Is there such a monster?"
"In any case, the most important thing for us now is to find a way to get out of here or join the rescue team." Jean walked up to Darius and said in a hurry, "Hiding here is not a long-term solution."
"Is my father right? We know nothing about their number or intentions. They are dormant at the moment, probably waiting for one of us to be bitten by the hound." Liam added, "And...if... Judging from the worst-case scenario, the commotion that happened in the cave just now may have been 'heard' by them. The five senses of beasts are much sharper than those of us humans."
Darius and Lorna were horrified by what they heard. It made them feel that they were not surrounded by a group of terrifying beasts, but were being targeted by a group of insidious and sophisticated hunters. These guys were smart and knew how to divide the work? They even set up a special trap A trap waiting for them to escape.
Think about it, why did they leave behind a hound that was weaker than a human? Instead, they kidnapped the hunter. I'm afraid they didn't want the people here to know what they were, and let them die in confusion.
Fortunately, Liam discovered something was wrong in advance. Otherwise, what if Darius treated the creatures in the forest as ordinary beasts? If he thought that he could stop them with a cave and a few guards, I'm afraid Darius and his The entire team will be wiped out, no one will be spared.
"But I'm afraid we can't leave this cave easily." Lorna said, she looked at Liam, "If it is like what you said, if we enter the woods rashly at this time, the long team will become their target—— It cost us two people in the woods.”
Liam fell silent. Indeed, Darius and the others had paid the price of two hunters to prove that in the woods, they might die without even seeing each other's appearance, and they could only rely on guarding the cave. , to gain a chance of survival.
But... they couldn't stay too long. Liam felt that if they really delayed it until dusk fell and the sun faded, the dark forest might become the grave of all of them.
Jean patted Liam on the shoulder, "You go and fire off the flare, tell our people that we are here and wait for the guards to come over. There is nothing to be afraid of some wild beasts. It is not a problem for us to stay here for a while."
After listening to his father's words, Liam nodded immediately. Indeed, other people present should not be overly panicked. This would not be good for them. Besides, maybe he was just overthinking. Those monsters should not be able to interact with Jill. Nice's army countered.
The blue signal flare exploded in mid-air in the forest. Liam put the smoking gun back into his gun belt and looked at the surrounding forest warily - just like where they were before, the woods here were also It was too quiet and eerie.
Jean and Darius's guards also received orders from their masters and began to use local materials and nearby wood and stones to build some simple bunkers. This way, if a wild beast attacks, they can also play a certain role. defensive effect.
They don't know what kind of creatures are ready to move in the woods, but now they can only treat them as a herd of beasts. It is better to be surrounded by wild beasts than to be surrounded by monsters, or smart, man-eating monsters.
However, after the rescue signal bomb was fired, the sky gradually darkened, but the rescue was delayed, and the surrounding woods remained eerily quiet.
Liam leaned against the low stone wall, watching the light in the forest dimming little by little, and his mood became increasingly anxious.
Jean stood beside the prince without saying a word, but his gradually becoming sharp eyes showed that the king was not at peace in his heart.
When the last ray of dim sunlight that passed through the gaps in the leaves could no longer be slanted, there was finally movement in the woods. Liam suddenly looked up in the direction of the movement, and the next scene surprised him. The hair on my head stood on end.
A Gilnean soldier wearing black leather armor and holding a torch stumbled out of the woods. His face and body were covered in blood and mud, but he seemed not to be injured, but the sword on his waist and muskets were nowhere to be found. When he saw Liam's position, it was like a drowning man seeing a life-saving driftwood.
He got up from the ground in a panic, regardless of the torch that fell on the ground, and was about to run towards Liam's position, but before he finished running, his whole body suddenly froze, and his feet were hanging on the ground. in mid-air.
The young Gilnean soldier looked down in horror at the sharp claws that penetrated his chest. His dark hair was soaked in his blood.
The sharp claws penetrated his lungs and trachea, and he could only exhale "ho ho" and could not speak at all.
As he got closer, another claw penetrated his abdomen, and then threw the soldier's body away. After hitting a tree, the soldier's eyes dimmed, showing signs of losing his life. .
A beast with long black hair, like wolf claws, but huge feet stepped on the torch dropped by the soldier. The fire suddenly went out, and the sunlight that slanted on the open space next to the torch finally dispersed. go.
At this time, everyone, including Liam, finally saw the true appearance of the monster that attacked their team. It was a monster that was nearly three meters tall, huge, with a wolf head but stood tall.
His jet-black hair seemed to absorb all the light, and the sharp claw-like nails on his palms were dripping with the blood of dead soldiers.
This werewolf stood under a big tree more than ten meters away from Liam and the others. His eyes were flashing with sadistic ferocity, and his body was hunched. He was like a wild wolf, making a low growl from his throat. snore.
"Monster!" Liam witnessed the tragic death of the soldier, pulled out his short gun and shot the werewolf. Before the werewolf had time to react, a bloody hole was made in his body by the projectile.
However, the werewolf didn't feel any pain and flinched at all. It was just because of the momentum of the bullet that he turned sideways. He tilted his head, glanced at the injured left shoulder, raised his right paw and made gestures at the edge of the wound for a while, and then used Staring at Liam with hatred and hostility.
The angry Gilneans also wanted to imitate their prince and shoot at the monster, but before they raised their guns, the giant humanoid wolf suddenly looked up to the sky and howled, and then retreated into the deep forest at an extremely fast speed.
The guards did not dare to rush in, and could only watch with helpless eyes as the body of the tragically killed soldier fell on the edge of the forest. They knew that the monster had not gone far yet. If they went to collect the body at this time, it was very likely that someone else would come soon. Collect the body for yourself.
With the monster's strong body and height, even if it was armed with firearms and sharp blades, they had no confidence in winning. And judging from the speed at which he escaped, it was impossible for them to catch up.
That long howl still echoed in the forest, and when the expressions of all the people guarding outside the cave changed drastically, echoing wolf howls came from every direction in the forest.
"How many monsters like this are there?!" Liam's finger bones holding the short gun turned white, showing how hard he was holding it now.
As a prince, watching his soldiers and his people die tragically in front of him was completely unacceptable to Liam. The soldier was still very young, maybe he had just gotten married, and his parents and wife were still waiting. Take him back!
Gene saw Liam's anger, and he held his son's shoulders to calm him down a little, "Keep calm, Liam, I'm as angry as you, but now anger will only make us mess up. ——Those monsters, they are intelligent and are deliberately irritating us."
"Father, those troops... I'm afraid all of them..." Liam had already guessed that the troops coming to the rescue must be in trouble. The number of werewolves exceeded all of their imaginations.
At this time, the sky has turned completely dark. If the werewolves want to launch an attack, now is the best time. They are probably waiting for this moment.
Jean's face was solemn, "If all the small supporting troops are killed, something will soon be discovered outside, but we can no longer wait to be rescued. If we cannot stop these monsters, I am afraid that when the support arrives again, our company will There won’t be any bones left.”
"Everyone, prepare to fight!"
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"Are you sure?" Arthas pressed his gauntlet, "Where are the werewolves gathering?"
Velinde's face was still a little pale, but it was much better than when she first woke up. She nodded affirmatively to Alsace, "I have been inspired by the moon god. To the north of the Black Forest, werewolves gather. Together..."
"Since the werewolves are in the north, we have to intercept and kill their boss." Arthas looked at the dwarf mage who was still preparing to cast spells. "Milhouse, you've got it." ?"
"Well, Your Highness, although this - the elf lady has provided me with barely accurate coordinates, in order to avoid teleporting everyone into the void, I still need to make some adjustments."
Milhouse Manastorm danced in front of a magic circle and explained to Arthas. Valeera twirled the dagger in her hand twice and said impatiently, "Hurry up, dwarf, we have heard what you said. I said that almost three times.”
"Hey, little elf girl, have some respect for the powerful Milhouse Manastorm. It doesn't matter if you want to swim in the void. I can't send His Highness the Prince of Lordaeron into the Twisting Nether!"
Milhouse retorted very unconvincingly, but still did not put down the work in his hands.
Arthas stretched out his hand to stop Valeera, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. "It's best to be as accurate as you said, Milhouse. What I want is a two-way teleportation array. You have to teleport us back, otherwise we will Will face the entire pack."
"Of course, of course, this little thing won't trouble me." Milhouse nodded confidently, "Although it may not be as good as Ms. Proudmoore, Mana Storm's teleportation spell has another style."
Arthas stared at Milhouse. He had no choice. There were free mages in the Privy Council and enough teleportation skills. This was the only one left. Jaina was still busy strengthening her staff. Alsace Sass didn't want to disturb her for the time being.
Although the paper records stated that the accuracy of his teleportation magic reached 99%, for some reason, Alsace, who had killed countless demons and undead and personally killed the Black Dragon Prince, always felt a little guilty.
