Gnolls from all over the world have the habit of domesticating coyotes. If you only look at the heads, there is almost no difference in appearance between gnolls and coyotes. Therefore, there is a saying in the Disa Alliance that a female gnoll gives birth to two cubs in a litter.
, the healthy cub will grow up to be a gnoll; the other stunted cub will degenerate into a hyena and become the companion animal of the gnoll.
This is definitely a rumor.
Jackals are an intelligent species, and coyotes are wild beasts. Although wolf-shaped creatures all have a common ancestor, they have embarked on different evolutionary paths and are not the same species. The jackal group has domesticated coyotes to help hunt, warn, and
Coyotes can also be used as backup rations when necessary.
In fact, gnolls generally resent being compared to coyotes, which devalues their status in the group and belongs to the "backup ration" class.
As the descendants of the ancient behemoth "Gluttony Monarch", jackals have unique values. Simply put, they eat the strong, including eating the weak. This situation is relatively rare. If there is an extreme lack of food, jackals will eat the coyotes first.
, and then the weak compatriots to ensure the continuation of the ethnic group.
In another case, there is a war between two groups of gnolls. They invade each other's territory, capture each other's members, eat their bodies, and then stick their heads on wooden stakes to show their strength and
Taunting and intimidating opponents means that they are all weak "food" and should surrender as soon as possible, otherwise they will be eaten up.
Vertok absorbed part of the memory of the Gnoll King Huo. Following the Gnoll method, he cut off his opponent's head and stuck it on a wooden spear to vent the anger in his chest.
However, the gnolls among the orc bone collectors are all slaves of the goblin nobles and do not come from a gnoll family or clan. They feel nothing about the tragic death of their kind, but panic and confusion are unavoidable.
The scar-faced jackal was the last one to arrive at the scene. When the other jackals saw it, they all hunched their backs and backed away, showing "surrender alertness."
Scarface walked over with a swagger, as if he was not worried that someone of his kind would attack him from behind.
This is the body language of the jackals. Surrender is fake, and vigilance is real. If given the chance, they will indeed sneak attack on the leader. And the leader must be confident enough and not afraid of sneak attacks by his fellow tribesmen, otherwise he will really be besieged.
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Scarface has been able to independently activate the bloodthirsty talent. According to the life level classification standard of the Disa Alliance, it is a fourth-level ferocious jackal. There is a reason why the companions are afraid of Scarface, because in the case of food shortage, it can
Decided to eat the weaker members.
As the strongest gnoll in the group, Scarface didn't need to listen to the opinions of his peers. He walked up to the decapitated gnoll corpse, sniffed it vigorously with his nose, and carefully inspected the wolf impaled on the wooden spear.
The human brain is also very confused.
Judging from the method of beheading demonstration, the murderer who killed this unlucky companion was undoubtedly a jackal. But the murderer did not take away the body of the victim. It is not the habit of jackals to discard their prey casually.
What's even more strange is that Scarface didn't smell the murderer's scent.
Jackals have a very sensitive sense of smell, but if they want to distinguish thousands of smells at the same time, even a hundred heads are not enough. The worthless smells in the environment are automatically filtered out by jackals, and they only sniff out unfamiliar smells.
Mind touch is a magical ability. Vertok left his scent nearby, but the gnolls just ignored his scent.
When Vertok killed the gnolls, he flew more than ten meters in one step, leaving very few footprints. The gnolls did not know how to protect the scene. They stepped on their paw prints everywhere, causing Scarface to misjudge.
It suspected that there was an Outland Gnoll who had awakened the blood of the Storm and was operating nearby. Only the Storm Gnoll could lock his scent and prevent it from leaking out, and then used the Wind Blade Claw to cut a flat wound on the unlucky guy's neck.
There is a saying in the Goblin Kingdom that ordinary gnolls who eat the flesh and blood of storm gnolls have a high chance of awakening the rare storm bloodline. Scarface firmly believes in this, but he does not know that this is just a way for the goblin king to eliminate the threat of gnolls.
It's just a trick. All the orcs with the potential to be kings, such as the Storm Gnoll, the Cyclops, the Four-Horned Ram, etc., are all on the Goblin King's killing list.
Scarface couldn't stop being excited, pointing to the headless corpse of his companion, and said to the other gnolls: "You eat it, and I'll go find the master and report the situation here."
The gnolls are worthy of being the blood descendants of the Gluttonous Lord, and it is their custom to bury the bones of their companions in their bellies. The gnolls believe that this will make themselves stronger, but Scarface only wants to capture the storm gnolls in the outer realm, and he is now
He has no regard for the flesh and blood of ordinary races.
Goblin nobles who kill storm gnolls will be rewarded by the goblin king. For the orc bone collectors, the value of the new target is obviously higher than that of a group of stranded adventurers.
Wiltok never thought that one of his raids would lead to unexpected results. However, some changes occurred within the half-elf camp because of his departure.
Captain Rhodes was sitting by the campfire, wiping his sword and gun with a piece of cotton towel. This is a rare and strange-shaped weapon, five feet long, which needs to be held with both hands; the end of the sword is edged on both sides, like a sharp weapon.
A short sword; the sword body is an edgeless gun shaft made of fine gold. It has good elasticity and can withstand pressure and continue to break.
Swords and guns are suitable for slashing, and the swing speed is very fast, and can produce arc-shaped sword lights with amazing lethality.
It is not easy for a professional swordsman to use swords and guns proficiently. Rhodes spent ten years diligently practicing swords and guns skills, and has reached the point of proficiency.
Even though he is only a third-level swordsman, with his lightning-fast sword and spear skills, ordinary fifth-level masters also turn their attention to him. Just because the attack speed of the sword and spear is too fast, it is difficult to dodge and parry.
The agents selected by the famous Yinpanjiao clan did not have level 4 professionals. Rhodes practiced sword and gun skills hard to protect himself, but he regrets it now. Extreme sword and gun skills are not suitable for long-term battles. If the orc bone collector launches a siege
, he may not be the first to die, but he will definitely be the first to exhaust his energy.
Rhodes was depressed, which had a lot to do with Wiltok's sudden departure. He pinned his hope of escape on Wiltok, and now he had to reconsider what he should do to escape from the fatal crisis.
After Rhodes considered it for a moment, he finally asked: "Mr. Harker, Mr. Wiltok hasn't come back yet. Could he... have an accident?"
The so-called accident may be that he was killed by a jackal; it is more likely that he abandoned the others and ran away alone.
No one believed that Wiltok really went out to kill a jackal, not even Max. He thought that Wiltok actually had another purpose when he went out, but it was just not convenient for the Iron Cross to know. But Huck definitely
There is no reason to trust Vertok.
Hack thought for a while, grabbed the shield blade and a one-handed sword beside him, stood up and said, "I'm going to find Lord Wiltok."
Rhodes and the professionals of the Iron Cross Regiment were dumbfounded. If Huck, the strong man with the heart of the mirror, also left the team, their chances of survival would be slim.
Rhodes was just hinting at the possibility of Wiltok escaping alone and using other companions as bait. Why couldn't Huck understand?
Max didn't have so many dark thoughts, he said directly: "Huck, don't mess around... Will dare to go out alone, he may not be in danger. Where are you going to find Wiltok? If you take yourself in, we will
I can't save you."
Huck looked stern and said decisively: "Master Wiltok may need assistance. You ask me to wait here, I can't do it!"
Rhodes quickly stood up, stopped Huck, and said seriously: "If Mr. Wiltok doesn't come back, can you find him? Even if you want to find him, you should wait until dawn."
Huck glanced sideways at the leader of the Iron 10th Regiment and asked coldly: "You said the Lord won't come back? What do you mean?"
Feeling the pressure from the Mirror Heart expert, Rhodes took a step back, raised his hands with a wry smile, and said: "What I mean is, no matter what happened, we should wait until dawn... Now is the time when the jackals are most active.
.”
Huck looked around at everyone with a fierce look on his face and said: "You all heard the screams of the jackals just now. Lord Wiltok must have killed a jackal. He may be being chased by other orcs now. We need to
Our aid. I am going to help him, which one of you will come with me?"
The half-elf professionals looked at each other in confusion. Only Max raised his hand with a playful smile and said, "Count me in."
This was definitely a merciless ridicule. The professionals of the Iron Ten Regiment did not take a crippled secret hunter seriously, but due to Huck's intimidation, they did not dare to target Max openly.
Archer Lisen coughed dryly and explained forcefully: "Master Harker, before Mr. Wiltok left, he asked us to wait for him here... Moreover, it is dark now, and we can't see things that are too far away. I think, we
It’s better to wait a little longer, it will be dawn soon…”
The Archer's reasons obviously did not convince Harker. Lord took a step forward and said seriously: "If Mr. Wiltok has the ability to escape, we cannot ask him to stay. He has no obligation to accompany us in misfortune. Captain Harker,
We have to think now, what should we do next?”
The words of the leader of the Iron Cross Regiment reached everyone's heart. Wiltok had no obligation to them, and they had no obligation to Wiltok. The reason why everyone united was because of the same situation.
——Their physical strength and speed are not enough to escape from the ferocious jackals.
If any one of them had the ability to break out alone, would he still want to stay?
Rhodes' words were beautiful, which meant that he eliminated Wiltok and made it difficult for anyone to find fault. He believed that Huck could not get rid of the Jackal, and he hoped to unite the strong mirror-minded people in the team.
However, Huck couldn't listen at all. He was already dead, but it was the master of the mind who reshaped his soul and will, giving him new life and mission. In other words, Huck was not the original Huck, and Vertok's absolute
Loyalty is a basic condition.
Without saying a word, Huck turned and walked out of the camp. When he was about to go out to find his master, Wiltok came back.
He was like a ghost, escaping from the darkness, appearing silently within the shadow of the bonfire, throwing the captured Jackal leather armor and mace on the ground, his shining ice-blue eyes scanning the crowd, raising his eyebrows and asking