Gnolls are very scary monsters. Compared to the large but weak goblins, they are smaller in number but more dangerous. Once they move in groups, even trolls will have to go around them.
Adult gnolls are strong and burly, generally more than two meters tall, and powerful. They have gray-green skin and dark yellow fur. They like to hunt humanoid creatures for food and are typical nocturnal carnivores.
These jungle hunters have a special hobby for the screams of their prey. The humans who fall into their hands are miserable. They must be brutally bitten before being devoured, and they can die after repeated torture.
Compared to goblins who become chaotic when their numbers are large, gnolls are more disciplined. They will come up with all kinds of cunning ways to fill their stomachs. When there are many, they will not hesitate to launch a strong attack.
This was not the first time Zhou Qingfeng had dealt with jackals, but this was the most enjoyable one. The jackal archers were still shooting arrows desperately, but their inferior bone arrows could not cause much damage to Nar, who had transformed into a giant bear.
The arrow pierced the bear's skin, causing some blood and some pain. The furious female Druid punched one of the gnolls down, then grabbed the other two and collided with each other.
It made a rattling sound during the impact, as if it was rubbing against the ground.
The enemy's strength has been weakened, and the expedition team quickly counterattacked.
Zhou Qingfeng took the lead and rushed out, passing through several bushes with dense foliage. Two jackals trying to hide and sneak appeared in front of him under the camouflage of fallen leaves. The monster's cunning eyes quickly turned fierce, and he swung his stick and struck.
The air flow stirred by the weapon passed by Zhou Qingfeng's face. He did not confront the jackal at all. Instead, the 'Swift Shadow' knocked away the tree branches from behind him and launched an impact with an unstoppable momentum.
One jackal only paid attention to Zhou Qingfeng, and was hit by 'Swift Shadow' and fell down. The other jackal swung his stick and hit the bony shoulder blade of 'Swift Shadow', but the rune metal covering it was
The layer is blocked.
Immediately afterwards, a sharp arrow was shot from the forest, accurately hitting the throat of the second jackal - the figure of the elf golem quickly flashed among the trees.
The jackal with the arrow in its throat was still alive, and its tenacious vitality drove it to retreat quickly. But the moment it turned around, Zhou Qingfeng, who had just avoided it, came towards him and cut its thigh tendon with a sword, causing it to fall heavily.
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Blood was everywhere, and the battle only lasted two or three minutes. When the jackal hunters encountered the expedition team armed by Zhou Qingfeng, they were immediately beaten. They had no physical strength and familiarity with the environment, but neither equipment nor organization were far behind.
Far worse.
The sounds of dying roars and embarrassment running could be heard in the woods.
"Old Borg, someone is injured." Zhou Qingfeng returned to the team and shouted, and said to a fallen hunter: "Don't worry, you can't die."
Six of the jackals were killed and one was injured, and the rest fled when they saw the situation was not going well. A human hunter in the expedition was hit by random bone arrows, and black blood flowed from the wound. He was already poisoned and about to go into shock.
A 'disease priest' came up, briefly looked at the wounded man's wounds, and used magic to treat them.
Followers of the 'Mother of Plagues' are best at using poison to detoxify. 'Slow Poison' can remove ordinary toxins, and 'Treat Minor Injuries' can make the injured stand up again. Even if there are only one or two low-level priests in the team, they can
It can greatly improve morale and combat effectiveness.
A few gnoll corpses are nothing to look at. These monsters have nothing but wild instincts. They are very poor, and their equipment is worse than that of orcs, and they can only use some natural weapons.
The only injured jackal was in the hands of Na'er. This monster had a very strong vitality and had several broken ribs. It opened its mouth and bit into it without giving up. Zhou Qingfeng endured the stench and asked Old Borg to come up and use the 'Charming Humanoid'
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Any monster that looks like a human will be affected by this second-level divine spell. If the willpower test fails, the subject will regard the caster as its closest friend and carry out the latter's orders unconditionally.
Old Borg knew some jackal language. He relayed Zhou Qingfeng's order and asked the charming jackal to lead the way to his lair. More than 20 members of the expedition team followed closely, quietly preparing to fight again.
The team must have a place to stay before dark, otherwise it will be too dangerous to stay near the monster's lair.
"It said that we have killed nearly half of the adult males in the lair, but there are still more than ten adult gnolls, more than twenty cubs, more than thirty slaves, and an ogre in their lair."
Cubs and slaves are not worth mentioning, and more than a dozen adult jackals are not scary, but there is an ogre in the jackal's lair? This is something Zhou Qingfeng doesn't know. He didn't get one in the past three months
this report.
Ogres are more terrifying than gnolls. They are huge, ugly, and greedy predators. They are about three meters tall and can weigh up to half a ton. They also like to eat carrion.
This kind of monster is lazy and irritable. It always lives in a weaker group of other monsters and dominates. The weapon is often a giant wooden stick. There are not many of them, and they occasionally go alone, but each one is a big one.
Disaster.
In terms of strength alone, Nal, who transformed into a giant bear, is no match for the ogre. This kind of monster has a particularly strong ability to resist toxins. Cyric once laughed at the ineffectiveness of the 'paralysis potion' prepared by Old Borg, saying that
The thing can only be used as mouthwash for ogres.
Zhou Qingfeng stretched out his hand to look at his watch, and saw that there were only two or three hours left before dark. The escaped jackals would definitely send back information about the expedition's arrival, and a sneak attack would be impossible. The other party would definitely not be able to leave and would come back after dark.
"Ask it, how far is it from the nest?" Zhou Qingfeng looked at the charming jackal prisoner.
Old Bog murmured a few questions and relayed: "You can reach it just by walking over the mountain ridge in front. The jackal's lair is built on the hillside and is made of gravel. It is difficult to attack by force."
Zhou Qingfeng has read reports from previous adventurers. The Jackal's Lair is actually an open-air camp, with rubble piled up inside and outside three walls of two to three meters high. There are no defense facilities in the camp. But the expedition team only has more than 20 people, and a strong attack will definitely be difficult.
No way.
The crazed ogre can rush out of the lair by wielding a giant wooden club. The skin of this thing is extremely tough, and it is difficult to break without magic weapons. However, it can beat the expedition team to pieces with its incomparable strength.
If the jackals in the nest were smarter and counterattacked, Zhou Qingfeng would have to load the file.
"Na'er, prepare the trap."
"Old Borg, I need magical weapons."
"'Jiying', unload the package, I'm afraid you have to rush with me."
"Todd, you lead the team and prepare to lure the ogre out."
Everyone listened to the order and prepared their own preparations. The skeletal war horse came forward carrying large and small bags, complaining: "I am a war horse, a fearless mount, and an arrow to attack powerful enemies. Why..."
Zhou Qingfeng blocked it with one sentence, "Because you are an undead, you are more suitable for hard labor." After saying that, he mobilized his mental power to open the passage to the underworld and shouted to "Jiying": "Go in and call out those skeletons and ghosts."
Swift Shadow has a strong load capacity, carrying enough logistics supplies for the entire expedition team for several days. After unloading large and small bags, it slowly walked into the open passage to the underworld.
Different from the abyss passage, the underworld passage is like a mirror like water waves. It is so gloomy that it is impossible to see through the situation on the other side. If he wants to summon the controlled undead creatures, Zhou Qingfeng must put his mental power into it to connect.
When mental power enters the underworld, it will be greatly hindered and consumed by negative energy. But with the presence of 'Shiying', things are much simpler. Not only will this undead half-demon not be harmed by negative energy, but it will gain benefits.
Passing through the passage of the underworld, 'Swift Shadow' entered a desolate, dark, and silent environment. Gray mist condensed by rich negative energy filled the underworld, and hundreds of skeletons and ghosts stood in it.
"This place is so comfortable."
'Shiying' took a deep breath, and the negative energy gray mist poured into its body. The red flames in its eyes became brighter, and its mental power also increased. It shouted to the skeleton and ghost, "Let's go, the master needs it."