When I walked down the slope with Sergio, one of the three people attacked by the bronze wolf was barely breathing, but he was bleeding so much that his face was pale.
"Stand up, Peng Dam. If you defeat the Bronze Wolf, you will become famous. Don't die in a place like this!"
"Ahhhhh"
"What, what do you want to say?"
"Gahagu I'm sorry"
"Idiot, don't apologize, from now on, from now on hehe!"
The bull orc named Pendam died while being carried by the surviving dog orc adventurers.
"He doesn't look 20 years old."
"Although it's short, if I include my past lives, I should live longer."
On my way home after sending a crusade request to Ichiro, I witnessed an adventurer being kidnapped by a bronze wolf, but this was the first time I saw him die like this.
I didn't know what to say, so I had to stand there, but Gad used earth-attribute magic to dig three holes deep enough to accommodate one person.
Leos shouted to the crying adventurers who survived.
"It must be painful, but if you are also an adventurer, pack up your companions' belongings and prepare to mourn.
The dog-orc adventurer nodded two or three times and began to collect the relics.
"Hair of the deceased, souvenirs, guild cards."
If you lose your life during the crusade, there seems to be few opportunities to recapture the physical body.
In most cases, the only option is to collect artifacts like this and bury them on site.
It seems that if no one could use earth magic, they might not be buried as deeply as they are today.
While the three were mourning, another team of adventurers appeared.
A bear beast who seemed to be the leader rushed towards Leos with a large sword in hand.
"Leos, wasn't the person who was killed Cortland? Could it be Jonals, Pendam, or Todd?"
"Jill, everyone was killed, woo woo woo"
Leos didn't seem to recognize him, but Gil, who arrived later, seemed familiar with the party being attacked.
Cortland, who survived, was hugged by Jill and began to sob again.
This time, most of the adventurers based in Ibro gathered together to defeat the Bronze Wolf.
They are also competitors, but most of them may be acquaintances or friends.
The adventurers who arrived later comforted Cortland, buried his companion, and said prayers.
While the adventurers were praying, Gil asked Leos about the situation.
"And then you were caught off guard. Do you feel that way?"
"We were checking the slope over there as we climbed, so it was almost impossible for Sergio to block with his arrows."
"What are you going to do after this?"
“There’s still time until sunset.
After glancing at the direction in which the copper wolf escaped, Raios turned his attention to the adventurers.
"Catelan looks good, let's follow up and bring him to our party."
"I see. Since we are following the traces, the speed will not increase, so it should be fine."
"Ah, I'm more worried that I can't surpass myself because I'm at a loss."
"Because the opponent is the opponent, so please keep an eye on me and don't let me jump out."
"Do you understand it"
Leos waved to her as Gil nodded in response and returned to his friends.
"Hua Wuming, besides here, is there any other place where the bronze wolf can hide?"
"There is a hanging rock at the border. You can avoid getting wet behind it, but you can't hide outside. If you want to hide, just cross another stream. I don't know." If it's the cave in front.
"Is that so? I want to confirm.
"I see"
"Also, if you can move to the tree as before, please confirm the area ahead while guiding you from the top of the tree.
"I got it"
In the formation, Leos and Gil took the lead in searching for traces of the bronze wolf, while Gard held a shield behind him.
"If we encounter a bronze wolf, Gad might come forward."
There are two shields behind Gad, prepared for the team that comes later.
Swordsmen and spear users lined up behind them, while archers Sergio and Cortland stood behind them.
When I moved on the branches, I played a guide and reconnaissance for Lede and Gil.
"Hua Wuming, how is he?"
"No, I can't see you now."
"What direction?"
"So be it."
The bronze wolf's bronze fur stands out in direct sunlight, but is surprisingly unobtrusive when surrounded by green foliage.
"That said, this area is like my garden and I walk there all year round."
Ever since I went into the mountains to collect herbs, I have always paid attention to the surrounding situation so that I can detect the presence of monsters as early as possible to avoid being attacked.
"That's why I feel a sense of dissonance."
"Mr. Raios, the bush on your right looks a little strange when it falls down."
"Where is it? Oh, this branch is indeed broken."
“There’s another place in the future that will feel the same way.”
"who is he?"
"No, I can't see you."
Whether they escaped in such a hurry or they were unwilling to hide their existence, there are always some traces that seem to belong to the Bronze Wolf.
But the distance between the traces was about ten meters, and it sent shivers down my spine when I thought about how they were able to jump such a long distance, and what kind of physical abilities they had.
"Leos, who is that boy? I can't see his face on Ibro, but"
"Ah, Hua Wuming lives in Azka. He usually goes into the mountains to collect herbs, so I asked him to give me some guidance today."
"So that's it, he's a temporary seeker."
"I was going to do that, but"
"What, it doesn't look like it's useless."
"Ah, it was Hua Wuming's fire attribute magic that drove away the bronze wolf just now."
"Yeah I didn't know cat people could use such powerful magic"
"No, no, this is not fire magic." I wanted to say it, but the basic rule of adventurers is not to show off, so I just kept quiet.
Then, I followed the traces of the copper wolf, but unexpectedly, it started heading westward halfway.
Then, when I reached the rocky stretch of North Creek, the traces disappeared.
No matter whether you go upstream or follow the stream down to the village, there are no bushes and no traces can be seen.
"Gil, let's go back to the village. It's not good for us to pursue him after dark. Besides, if you don't tell the knights about the Bronze Wolf's movements, they may enter the village."
"Yes. Let's start over."
"Hua Wuming, tell me the shortest route back to the village."
"Okay, let's go this way."
Jill asked as I pointed away from the swamp.
"Can't you go down the stream?"
"Yeah, there's a place on the road where there's a cliff, so we have to take a detour."
"Yes, I understand"
With Copper Wolf's physical ability, I was worried that he would jump over the steep cliff of the stream and fall into the village. Fortunately, he did not appear in the village.
The group returned to the camp, and Raios and I went to report to the knights.
Warren, the leader of the Knights of Lagot, came out to respond.
"She seemed to remember me as a cat lover with an injured left eye."
"You are the boy who came to the fortress to report the news, right? You are the adventurer's guide this time. Don't be too unreasonable."
For Warren, who is nearly 2 meters tall, I'm only about waist tall, so I'm sure he looks unreliable.
"Captain, you shouldn't underestimate Hua Wuming so much."
As Warren told me about the battle with the Bronze Wolf, his eyes changed.
"Ah, this body is really amazing."
“It doesn’t let the fire spread around and hits exactly where your opponent doesn’t like it.
"The two men who looked at me as if they were sorting things out are of the same race as Mr. Zeol."
When Raios reported the battle map, the location of the encounter, and the traces left behind, the knights immediately began to change positions.
"It would be nice if I could leave the village and go north."
Warren stared at the place on the map where the Copper Wolf's aiming point was written, and his face darkened.
The markers on the map are drawn around the village of Azka.
"Is this going around the village?"
"That's right, when bronze wolves attack villages, they often go around to check the situation and target places that seem to have weak protection."
"All right"
"Ah, that's enough of a detour, let's get down to the real business from now on."
The Bronze Wolf may finally enter the village after it appears on the unmarked west side of the village.
It doesn't seem like that long has passed since that day.
