Wolofey could think of a name for himself. Its intelligence and language skills were obviously higher than those of its kind. However, as an intelligent species, the fear and curiosity of the unknown were indelible. The difference is that when a fool encounters a phenomenon he cannot understand, he seeks explanation from his companions and then gets comfort. Smart people will find that the truth is not important. What is important is that they can comfort their companions and then guide their actions.
This is the so-called right to speak.
The "smart" Wolofei never told the hobgoblin Squee and the Spurling brothers about his experience. Now, it is telling stories to a group of stupid jackals, but there are many things that even it cannot understand, so it can only use the superstitious saying of "spirits" to get everyone to accept its claims.
"...The half-elf girl possessed by the spirit was very scared at first. She was trembling, gesticulating at us with a strange stick, and yelling. I couldn't understand what she was saying, and I couldn't understand what she was saying. I know she wants to drive us away. I saw her crying and thought her meat should be more tender and delicious than those two dragon-veined half-elves."
"The only thing you need to be careful about is the ferocious giant wolf guarding the half-elf girl. It is as big as a tiger, and its fangs are many times bigger than my teeth. No gnoll is willing to be bitten by it. However, the giant wolf is There is only one wolf, but we have many..."
"The previous owner sent ten clawed goblins to test the dire wolf. Six of them were killed by it and four escaped. So we are relieved... The dire wolf will not stay away from the half-elf girl. As long as it does not run away, we You can always kill it without worrying about its sneak attack and retaliation.”
"The former master ordered us to attack together with most of the claw goblins, but the half-elf girl hit the white wolf with a stick, and then the white wolf rushed out alone, running around the half-elf girl and the seriously injured Dragon Vein Monitor . The white wolf's whole body exuded a strange smell, like the smell of purple sunflower. All the jackals and clawed goblins who were close to the white wolf all vomited..."
"Oh, Zikui..."
The ferocious gnolls who heard the story started to make a noise, and they all looked like they were about to vomit. They hate purple sunflowers because their strong scent can hurt the sharp noses of jackals. Disa half-elves also call Zikui the anti-wolf flower. Unfortunately, the flowering period of purple sunflower is very short, only blooming for a few days in summer, and it cannot effectively prevent jackals.
However, jackals hate the taste of purple sunflower, while goblins don't have any special feelings towards purple sunflower.
If the gnoll Wolofer was vomiting due to the smell of the purple sunflower, then why was the Clawed Goblin vomiting too?
They may have smelled different odors at the time, and they were all disgusting.
The ferocious jackals obviously did not notice this detail. They heard Volofe continue: "The goblins and jackals who were close to the white wolf were bitten to death by it. We can only retreat. We will attack again after we get used to the smell. At that moment, the half-elf girl transformed into flames, wind, and ice to stop us."
"I thought I could kill the half-elf girl and the ferocious white wolf right away, but it was an illusion every time. They became stronger and stronger. The ferocious white wolf killed all the goblins and jackals in its mouth and gave them to the injured dragon-veined giant. Lizard. The giant lizard devoured many dead orcs, and its wounds were almost healed. However, the former owner discovered that the half-elf girl could obviously escape on the white wolf, but she resolutely guarded the entrance of the cave when she was in danger several times, not letting anyone Orcs break in."
"My former master must have been deceived by the spirit. It actually thought that there was a lot of wealth in the cave, and it refused to give up no matter what... just like what Squee and the Spurling brothers are doing now. The former master finally put his The furbolg bodyguards were also sent out and ordered everyone to attack."
"That time, the half-elf girl and the ferocious white wolf seemed unable to withstand our siege. As a result, the spirits appeared."
"The shadow of a spider appeared on the half-elf girl's forehead, and her whole person became terrifying, especially terrifying..."
Volofer said twice that it was scary. He was obviously frightened. Looking back now, he couldn't help but stand up the mane on his back.
"The spirit let out a piercing scream, and all the goblins, gnolls, and big furbolgs were stunned in place, unable to move. Then, a black shadow giant bear appeared at the feet of the spirit. It took my former master, and The furbolg bodyguards sucked them into their stomachs and spit them out again. They became crumpled mummies."
"Our gang is finished...less than half of the clawed goblins and jackals fled separately. And the half-elf girl started to actively hunt us down."
"I ran away for two days and was overtaken by a half-elf girl. She created many sharp blades out of thin air and cut my face." Volofer touched the scars on his face and said, "I could only run into a shadow and lurk. The territory of the hunter. When the half-elf girl and the shadow lurker are fighting, I will take the opportunity to escape."
"Later, I gathered a group of stray Claw Goblins. It wasn't until I met Squee and the Spurling brothers that I joined your gang."
The hobgoblins Squee and Splin took Scarface in, and the ferocious gnolls they raised were all present at the time. However, Scarface claimed that his gang was ambushed by a half-elf adventure group, and the original owner was killed by the half-elf.
Normally, the Bone Collector gang is ruthless against the ferocious gnolls who have lost their master, but Scarface is accompanied by a group of clawed goblins.
To goblin nobles, claw goblins are synonymous with wealth. In order to fully accept the Claw Goblin led by Scarface, brothers Squee and Spurling made an exception and allowed it to join their gang.
Now, Scarface comes up with another story. It is actually difficult for the jackals in the gang to tell whether Scarface is lying. They rely on their keen intuition to judge that Scarface is not harmful to them.
A jackal asked curiously: "Wolofei, is there any treasure in that cave?"
Wolofei turned his head and growled at it: "If there was treasure in the cave, the half-elf girl possessed by the spirit would not leave the cave entrance to chase me. Therefore, there is no treasure in the cave at all, everything is the spirit." A trap that wants to take away our flesh and blood.”
"My former master was bewitched by spirits, just like the brothers Squee and Splinter are now!"
When the jackals compared their own situations, it was not difficult to find that they were surprisingly similar to the experiences described by Scarface. They all encountered seemingly weak half-elf adventurers; the half-elves actually chose to stay put when faced with a large orc gang instead of escaping; every time the gang attacked the Dwarf Hill camp, it seemed that they were only a little bit close to winning, but they always failed. They lost; the half-elves spared no effort to collect the corpses of the orcs; the leader of the hobgoblin went crazy and encountered unexplainable strange phenomena, but refused to give up...
Wolofer concluded very firmly, "There is a kind of spirit that possesses half-elves. It lures hobgoblins and then takes our flesh and blood. The Storm Gnoll may also be disguised as it. Brothers Squee and Siblin are like me." Just like the previous owner, he was turned into a madman by that kind of spirit..."
"We can't stay here anymore, we have to escape. Let's all escape together, as far away as possible. If anyone informs the crazy hobgoblin brothers, I will eat it now!"
The scar-faced jackal showed a fierce look, holding the handle of the scimitar tightly, and his green eyes with a faint blood-red light glanced around. Once it sees a Jackal hesitating, it will immediately launch the most violent attack on the other party.
Wolofer suspected that he had attracted the terrifying spirit that was hungry for orc flesh. Now that it has told the truth, it cannot remain in this gang. Otherwise, when the jackals react, they will definitely kill it. Wolofei was very strong, but there was no way he could survive the siege of nine ferocious gnolls.
Wolofer hoped that the Squee brothers and their clawed goblins would satisfy the spirit's appetite, while it itself took several of its companions to escape.
It was difficult for the gnolls who had been raised in captivity in the Goblin Kingdom to make the decision to betray their masters. However, when the hobgoblins went crazy and lacked food, and out of fear of the mysterious and unknown, they finally took advantage of the cover of night and panicked. The ground followed Scarface and fled towards the west side of the forest.
The ferocious gnolls, with their heightened senses, are completely oblivious to the fact that their every move is under the watchful eye of Vertok.
Vertok had no idea what the Gnolls were plotting. He quietly followed this group of ferocious gnolls and followed them for a long time before confirming that the gnolls in the Bone Collector's group had chosen to escape from the group just as he expected.
Vertok stood in the middle of a bush, watching the ferocious gnoll's retreating figure gradually become hazy and blurry until it completely disappeared from sight.
Although gnolls are selfish, cunning and suspicious, no one can deny that they are very dangerous man-eating monsters. Vertok mastered a kind of psychic touch that was specifically targeted at gnolls. He didn't think he could defeat ten ferocious gnolls, even if he added Huck.
Now, ten ferocious gnolls have turned their backs on their hobgoblin master, and the Bone Collector gang is by no means just lame. Without the ferocious gnolls to serve as scouts, the Bone Collector gang's ability to move at night is greatly reduced, and it is almost impossible for them to track and intercept the half-elf professionals.
Wiltok felt relaxed all over his body. He thought for a moment and immediately returned to the low hill camp as quickly as possible.
When they arrived at the camp, it was still dark. Wiltok grabbed a wooden thorn, picked up a ball of mud from the ground and threw it into the bonfire to extinguish the lighting flames. The half-elf professionals were surprised by his move. Before they had time to ask, they heard Wiltok say: "Get up, get up, prepare to move!"
Max, the dark hunter, climbed up from the tree branches and asked eagerly: "Vell, what happened?"
Wiltok answered quickly: "The gnolls of the Bone Collector's gang have retreated to the southwest. You must move before dawn, otherwise, until dawn, the hobgoblins will put all the goatheads into battle, and the dwarf hill camp I definitely can’t hold it!”
The strong goatheads are the formidable infantry of the Bone Collector. They have excellent strength and physical fitness, but they are not flexible enough and become blind at night, making it difficult to catch the half-elf adventurers. As for the claw goblins, half-elf professionals can leave them far behind by normal rapid march.
The news that the Dire Gnolls had broken away from the Bone Collector's gang lifted everyone's spirits. Lison of the Iron Cross Regiment couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Wiltok, can we break out now? Those ferocious jackals won't catch up again, right?"
While checking the weapons and equipment, Wiltok said without raising his head: "I watched the jackals walk away. How do I know if they will catch up again? I only know that if you don't move now, you may have no chance... Huck, take it."
"You follow me and move together." Wiltok threw the adamantine sword and gun left by Captain Rhodes to Huck and told him.
Huck grabbed the six-foot-long sword and spear, danced a sword flower at will, and grinned: "Sir, I will obey your orders."
Max had a sudden thought and quickly asked: "Vell, what are you going to do? Don't you want to go with us?"
Wiltok shook his head and said: "I plan to take Huck to rescue Annie and Katie. Max, you can't help now. You lead Lison and the others to move north, leaving marks along the way. Ha and I Ke will definitely be able to catch up with you."
"Rescue Annie and Katie..."
Max's face changed slightly and he tried to dissuade Wiltok: "Isn't it too dangerous to do this?"
"No, I must find a chance to give it a try. You guys pack up and leave quickly." Wiltok's attitude was very resolute. He greeted Huck and said, "Let's go!"
The Bone Collector gang surrounded the Low Hill camp, and Wiltok could have escaped long ago. The reason why he stayed was because he promised Aunt Sarah to take care of the members of the Adventurer's House. But Sarah didn't ask Wiltok to do this. On the other hand, examples of hobgoblins enslaving and taming Disa half-elves are too rare, at least this was the first time Vertok encountered them. In recent days, he had been secretly observing Anne and Katie. However, observing from a distance could no longer satisfy his curiosity. Wiltok would have preferred to have close contact with Anne and Katie.
Just as the archer Leeson worried, those ferocious gnolls may not have parted ways with the Bone Collector gang. They may also go out to hunt and come back. Therefore, tonight is the best time for him to shoot the leader of the Bone Collector and snatch back Annie and Katie.
The leader of the Bone Collector is accompanied by hundreds of clawed goblins and more than twenty goat-headed bodyguards. In order to reduce the risk of the operation, Wiltok needs Huck's assistance and coordination.
Of course, he also thought about Max.
Max is cursed by the orc shaman's cold heart and is temporarily unable to protect himself. However, he has rich wilderness survival experience and the professional ability to foresee danger. Wiltok believes that the adventurers of the Iron Cross should take good care of Max.
Wiltok didn't explain much and led Huck into the dark night without looking back.
Max felt like crying when he saw Huck walking behind Wiltok. It would be abnormal to say that Wiltok was ignorant of the world and did not notice that Lison and the others were suspicious. Could it be that Huck didn't care about the safety of his old friend and just let him deal with the professionals of the Iron Cross alone?
Seeing the cold eyes of Lison and others, Max laughed dryly and said: "Then let's pack up quickly and leave this ghost place. With the footsteps of Wiltok and Huck, they will catch up soon."
