The copper mine was very close to Chenxi Town. Zhao Xi and his team, led by a hunter guide, walked through the dense woods in less than half an hour and arrived at their destination at the foot of the mountain.
70% of the Preston plane is occupied by forests and mountains. The rolling mountains are rich in various metal mineral deposits. Mining ore for smelting and processing is an important pillar industry of Preston territory.
The copper mine in Dawn Town is very large. Many people in the town originally worked in the mine. Groot, for example, originally belonged to the mine's guard. However, with the appearance of a large number of shadow wolves, the copper mine was temporarily closed.
was abandoned.
The muddy roads are littered with abandoned and damaged mine carts, iron pickaxes and other tools. The row houses and wooden houses built on the edge of the woods have been devoured by vines because they have not been taken care of. Weeds are growing among the scattered ore piles, and you can see dense forests.
The bones are hidden in it.
"It was in the morning, we had just had breakfast, and they came!"
Groot said with lingering fear: "They came from all directions, very fast, and gave us no chance to organize resistance. Many people were bitten to death on the spot..."
There was a trace of pain in the soldier's eyes: "We are lucky to be able to escape. There are many miners who have just entered the mine. They have no place to escape even if they want to escape!"
"Later, we also tried to retake the mine, but we were attacked by a pack of wolves halfway through. After more than a dozen people died, no one wanted to come here anymore."
Zhao Xi asked: "Can you roughly estimate the number of shadow wolves?"
Groot shook his head and said: "I can't tell you exactly how many there are, but there must be hundreds of them at least!"
Zhao Xi thought for a while and asked: "So what is the strength of the shadow wolf? How many can you deal with by yourself?"
Groot thought for a moment and replied cautiously: "In the past, I could only deal with two or three shadow wolves at the same time at most. Their claws are very fast and can easily tear apart leather armor.
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"Now that the equipment is better, I think I should be able to deal with one or two more!"
"Sir, come and see!"
The guide in the team, hunter Shaye, stood in front of the mine entrance and shouted: "There is something going on here!"
Zhao Xi rushed over immediately.
Shaye said very excitedly: "Look, sir, there are many wolf claw footprints at the entrance of the cave, and there is also a lot of fresh feces here. I guess the shadow wolf occupied the mine as a lair."
Zhao Xi nodded and looked carefully at the footprints and feces marks on the ground.
Ouch~
The next moment, everyone heard the howl of wolves coming from the depths of the mine.
Fang Xu raised the big sword and said impatiently: "Brother Daniu, what are we waiting for? Let's go straight in!"
Zhao Xi's eyes flashed, he stood up and said: "Okay, let's go in, everyone be ready to fight!"
The passage in the front section of the mine is very spacious. There is no problem for five or six people walking side by side. The mine passage gradually goes down into the interior of the mountain. The dark blue cave walls are shining with little metallic lights, and the worn-out miner's lamp that is still working can barely illuminate it.
Deep passage.
After walking forward less than fifty meters, there was a fork in the road ahead, and two mine roads branched off to the left and right.
Groot introduced: "Sir, this is the old mine tunnel on the left. It is as deep as a maze. Because there is not much ore produced, it is basically abandoned. The right is the new mine tunnel that was later opened up."
Shaye pointed to the ground and said: "The wolf claws and footprints are all heading towards the new mine tunnel. We should be able to see them soon if we go this way."
As if in response to Sha Ye's words, the howl of the shadow wolf came again from the right mine tunnel. Moreover, the sound was not far away, and the expressions of the mercenaries following Zhao Xi changed.
An Xiaohai rubbed his hands, pulled out the dagger and said, "Brother Daniu, do you want me to go in and explore first?"
Fang Xu sneered and said: "What's the point of exploring this road? Let's push straight across. My big sword is already hungry and thirsty. I must kill today!"
The Ye brothers and Ouyang Mu both nodded. They also agreed with Fang Xu's words. The wolves were hiding in the mine tunnel in front. This was the best opportunity to eliminate them. Just kill them directly.
But what no one expected was that Zhao Xi directly rejected Fang Xu's suggestion: "No! You all retreat to the entrance of the cave now. It's enough for Xiao Hai and I to go in!"
Fang Xu was shocked: "Brother Daniu, there are hundreds of shadow wolves, how can you two beat them?"
Zhao Xi smiled and said: "I don't think there will be hundreds of shadow wolves inside. I think this is a trap, a trap to lure us deep into the mine!"
Li Shuai couldn't believe it: "No way? Are they so smart?"
Zhao Xi said in a deep voice: "Shadow wolves are definitely not that smart, but the vampires who control them are definitely not fools. Don't you feel that our journey here was too smooth and too peaceful?"
"If something goes wrong, there must be a monster! I'm afraid our enemy has already known our arrival and has already set up a trap waiting for us to get into this big pocket. Then it will cut off our escape route and we will not be able to escape!"
He pulled out the bloodthirsty war blade and said flatly: "You listen to my command, Fang Xu, Qianqian, lead the team and hold the position in front of the cave entrance for me. Xiaohai, you go to the old mine tunnel first to see if there are any ambushes. I'll go to the new one."
Use the mine tunnel to deal with the bait hiding inside!"
No matter how many doubts and confusions everyone had in their hearts, they had to obey Zhao Xi's command at this time, so Fang Xu and others led the mercenaries back to the cave entrance, and An Xiaohai started sneaking into the mine on the left.
Zhao Xi picked up the Bloodthirsty War Shield, held the Bloodthirsty War Blade, and strode into the new mine tunnel.
This mine road is rugged and difficult to navigate, and there are scattered ores everywhere on the ground. The light is getting darker and darker, and the howling of wolves in front keeps coming, and the distance is getting closer and closer.
As Zhao Xi walked, he asked in the team channel: "Fang Xu, how is the situation over there?"
Fang Xu replied: "No enemies were found around the entrance of the cave. Brother Daniu, you have to be careful!"
Zhao Xi: "I know, please be careful! Xiaohai, how are you doing here?"
An Xiaohai: "There are no monsters here, nothing at all. I'll go in and take a look."
Zhao Xi: "Okay! Be careful not to get lost."
Team channel communication can also be regarded as a golden finger for players. As long as it does not exceed the limited range, Zhao Xi can understand the situation of his team at any time, and dividing the troops for combat command is not a problem.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a black shadow flashing in front of him, and a strong wind carrying a strong fishy smell rushed towards him!
Shadow Wolf!
Without even thinking about it, Zhao Xi suddenly swung the war shield held in his left hand forward, and slashed down the right war blade at the same time!
Bang!
The war shield hit the sneak attacker hard, and the collision between the shield and the body made a low muffled sound.
Since Zhao Xi did not use the shield attack skill to intercept, the sneak attacker was not sent flying, and the bloodthirsty blade accurately hit the target!
-205!
-244!
A double whammy!
As Zhao Xi's level increased and his equipment was updated, his attack power became stronger and stronger. He could kill nearly 500 HP points of the sneak attacker with one strike, which was completely unimaginable before.
Ouch!
Shadow Wolf screamed and rolled to the ground.
Shadow Wolf, a level 17 monster, the vampire’s most loyal lackey!
This shadow wolf is much larger than an ordinary domestic dog. The wolf does not have any hair on its body. Its coat is dark green and blue-gray, and its surface is covered with camouflage-like brown spots, which makes it easy to blend in with the surrounding environment.
Together, it’s hard to find.
Although it was seriously injured by Zhao Xi's heavy blow, and blood was flowing from its head, its fighting spirit was still there. It struggled to jump up, opened its bloody mouth, exposed its sharp fangs, and fiercely aimed at Zhao Xi's head.
Bite off the thigh.
Zhao Xi snorted coldly, and suddenly took a step back. The moment the shadow wolf bit the air, he swung his sword again.
-289!
This knife accurately hit the wolf's nose, and the sharp edge cut off half of the wolf's face!
The shadow wolf fell to the ground with a "snap" and no longer had any breath.
System prompt: You gain 280 experience points.
System prompt: Kill 1 shadow wolf, mission progress 1/350!
Ouch~
Before Zhao Xi could react, a shrill and harsh wolf howl sounded in the mine, and black shadows flashed one after another in the mine tunnel ahead!
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