This was something that was impossible to happen, at least the young man couldn't figure out how this man survived.
The young man could clearly see the miserable sight of those evil wolves gnawing at his body.
At that time, Heimer was undoubtedly at the end of his strength and should not have had the possibility of survival.
However, Heimer, who was supposed to be bait, showed up just like this, and he seemed to be alive and well.
"Heimel is still alive?!"
Zeref's excited voice came from the front, and he was also paying attention to the situation behind.
"Yes, we are trying to save him."
The young man replied.
"Only by maintaining this speed can we save Heimer."
"Okay! Leave it to me, come on!"
Zeref's mood was very high.
"Verus, help him quickly."
Seeing that Heimer was about to be haunted by those wolf-headed men again, the girl was extremely anxious.
It's a good thing that Heimer survived.
Now is not the time to think about this question. As long as Heimer can escape danger together with everyone, there will be plenty of time to ask him.
However, Heimer is not really out of danger now.
Although the surrounding wolf-headed men were stunned for a while because of Heimer's strange state, they quickly realized that this man should be an enemy.
So the group of wolf-headed men immediately waved their weapons in an attempt to stop Heimer.
Heimer's state at this time was really abnormal, and no one knew what exactly happened.
In short, although Heimer looks menacing now, not to mention he is a young man, even Nia, who does not have much experience, can feel that this man does not have much spare power to deal with the wolf-headed man.
If he just sat idly by and ignored it, Heimer would not be able to successfully run to the carriage.
"Leave it to me."
The young man pulled out the bowstring and placed the arrow on it. His fingers hooked hard on the long string made from animal sinews, and the flexible bowstring penetrated deeply into the flesh. It wasn't until the bow arm made a "chirp" sound that the young man finally
Let go.
The arrow, which came with the roar of the wind, hit the back of a wolf-headed man holding a scimitar who rushed towards Heimer.
The feathered arrow failed to kill him. The thick fur of the wolf-headed man and a layer of leather armor directly caused the feathered arrow to get stuck in the flesh, making it impossible to go any further.
Although the road was bumpy and it was difficult to aim in a car that shook from time to time, the more important reason was that after replacing the general's crossbow with this hunting bow, it was difficult for the boy to launch a more powerful attack.
Comparing bows and crossbows, it can only be said that they are indistinguishable. The army needs crossbowmen and archers. The two arms cooperate with each other and complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, and can exert the power of one plus one greater than two.
Although they are all long-range arms, archers and crossbowmen can suppress the enemy with dense and destructive arrow rain once their numbers reach a large scale.
However, compared to the bow, the damage of the crossbow is stable and does not depend on the user's physical ability.
The firing rate of the bow is faster than the crossbow, and it is also more flexible. Although there are repeating crossbows, that kind of crossbow is monopolized by others and is only equipped in a few armies.
At the same time, the cost of crossbows is generally higher than that of bows, and the training of stone crossbowmen is relatively simpler than that of archers. Therefore, in the Bardafenr Legion, the gap between the number of stone crossbowmen and the number of archers is not very big.
big.
Bows and arrows require the user's arm strength, and the boy's arm strength is not enough for this hunting bow to shoot the strongest arrows. In addition, the wolf-headed man itself has a strong physique, which makes the boy's attack not so effective.
"Nia, what do you think wolves and wolf-headed men are afraid of?"
The young man who continued to use bows and arrows to repel the pursuers suddenly asked the girl next to him.
He needs some reminders now, as he can't get rid of the pursuers no matter whether he uses a bow or a crossbow.
In this case, you have to find another way.
"The pepper bombs you used before were quite useful."
Nia immediately answered the boy's question. Although Yu was a little confused by the boy's sudden question, she wanted to help after all.
"This... doesn't work, let's change it."
This kind of thing is really useful in a small enclosed space. For example, the pungent smell is still permeating the car, making people want to cry.
I regret that I made something like this out of nowhere and even used it.
And even if you throw out all the tear gas canisters in your pocket now, it probably won't have any effect. These pursuers won't give up just because of this smell.
"Water? It is said that even orcs cannot swim."
The reply was very quick, but unfortunately it was not feasible.
"Is there a river or something in front of us?"
"Uh... Then use fire? All beasts are afraid of fire, right?"
Nia thought for a while and immediately gave another answer.
Heimer was still dozens of meters away from the carriage, and the boy continued to support him with bows and arrows.
However, this was only treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. In the end, the wolf-headed people gradually formed an encirclement. If Heimer was stopped, I am afraid that this man would really be unable to struggle.
The seemingly calm young man was already sweating profusely due to the decisive consumption of mental energy, and time was running out.
Moreover, at this time, there were wild wolves that would try to climb into the car through the removed fender from time to time. Fortunately, Nia was always by her side using a long stick to drive away the beasts and share the pressure of the boy.
"Okay, just use fire."
The young man did not deny the girl's opinion this time. At this time, he suddenly realized.
Every time you aim, you must maintain concentration, so that it is difficult to expand your thoughts. Confirming that Heimer can indeed outrun the group of wolf-headed men, the young man also made a specific plan.
Yes, he should have tried this method from the beginning.
"But...there's nothing to set fire to here."
Nia thought that the boy would say that her suggestion was useless again, but she didn't expect that he would accept it so simply.
"I remember there was oil in the car, right?"
The oil that the boy refers to refers to the oil that people boil out of animal or plant fats. This kind of oil can be used as both a food seasoning and a lubricant, so it can be said that it has a wide range of uses.
"Yes, I remember there were several cans."
Before packing the carriage, Nia noticed that there were several clay pots in the damaged wooden boxes, which contained oil.
"Take it out. Whether we can get rid of these guys depends on this."
While the boy was talking, he shot two more arrows, but with little effect. The hit wolf-headed man casually pulled out the arrows stuck in his body from his flesh.
"good."
Oil is flammable. But usually no one would have the luxury to light a fire with these oils, which are a popular commodity, but now they don't care so much anymore.
Nia immediately returned to the cargo pile and rummaged for the oil the boy needed.
But where is the oil placed?
Damn it, I can’t remember clearly.
Where to put it?
Nia knew that there was no time to waste looking for things now.
"Eaaah!"
Liana was waving her little hands wildly, which was very dangerous. If she knocked something down, something might happen. Nia wanted to stop her, but now time was running out and her sister's matters could only be put aside.
"Huh? That is."
However, her sister's little hand seemed to be waving randomly, but it always stayed in one direction. Nia looked in that direction and noticed a wooden box with a corner cracked inside.
"That's it!"
Nia moved the wooden box out, and she was in the shaking carriage, so she had to be careful not to break the clay pot inside.
But is this a coincidence? Would such a young sister know what they need at this time?
"Bring it."
Nia didn't think too much about it and just thought it was a coincidence.
After the young man shot an arrow, he turned around and took out a jar from the box of clay jars filled with oil.
"Push everything else down."
"good."
Nia followed the boy's request and pushed down the box of oil cans.
Wow!
Along with the crisp sound of broken pottery, the already somewhat damaged wooden box was completely shattered, and oil was scattered on the floor. These slippery liquids did not arouse the vigilance of the wolf-headed people. In order to chase Heimer, they just took care to avoid it.
Pottery shards on the ground.
"Um?!"
A wolf-headed man with three scars on his face stepped on the "water", and the experienced wolf-headed warrior immediately discovered the problem.
"Is this oil? Stay back!"
He glanced ahead and felt very unwilling.
It was just a little bit close. Whether it was the carriage or the man they were chasing, they would be able to stop them all in just a few moments.
However, the human boy in front of him who had been harassing them with bows and arrows gave him a great sense of crisis.
Because the arrow in the human's hand was burning, the wolf-headed man who had a premonition of something bad immediately let out a warning roar.
"Oh, the response is pretty quick."
Seeing that Heimer had stepped out of the oil beach, the boy fired the rocket in his hand.
The arrowhead of this rocket was dipped in oil and then ignited with a flint. The oil on the ground combined with the arrowhead caused a fire.
The erected flames formed a wall of fire, and both the wolf-headed man and the group of wild wolves who were not afraid of death were stunned. For a while, no one dared to take another step.
The flames filled with high temperature inspired their most primitive fears.
At the moment when the pursuers retreated, Heimer also ran to the back of the car.
The boy and the girl reached out to him at the same time and pulled Heimer into the car.
"Zerf! Let 'Lightning' run as fast as he can."
"Okay! Has Heimer been rescued?"
"Yes."
Now that the goal has been achieved, there is no need to waste time with those wolf-headed men.
Zeref waved the horse's reins, and the reins hit the horse's back, and the "lightning"'s originally suppressed speed burst out due to the pain stimulation.
"I can't catch up... Lord Nursha, they ran away."
Looking at the carriage that had pushed them far away, the wolf-headed man who had just cleared the wall of fire was helpless.
"It's okay, I already know who the person we need to find is."
Nursha, this fearsome giant wolf slowly walked from the back of the queue.
"Do you know the murderers of your brothers? Are they those people?"
The wolf-headed man with only three scars asked Nursha respectfully.
"Yes, I have not forgotten the face of that human girl. Apparently they came from that village."
Nursha could see everything just now clearly, and he memorized the faces of the people in the car.
"But now they have run away, what should we do?"
"Run away? Where could they run to?"
Nursha smiled contemptuously, knowing exactly where this group of people would end up.
Just like a rabbit that has been driven out of its hole can only desperately find a nest to hide in, a good hunter can always wait for his prey to fall into the trap in front of the right rabbit hole.
Nursha waved his hand and left with his minions. Only the wolf corpses were left on the road.
"Continue our hunting, this time the prey will make us happy."