Chapter 28 Giant Wolf? Werewolf? Old Mark's Hatred
With Old Mark's many years of hunting career, it is not difficult to track a target, not to mention that the other party does not deliberately cover up his tracks.
However, the relationship between hunter and prey often changes each other, so as everyone gradually approaches the target, a majestic wolf howl is heard in the distance.
"This is?"
Hearing the threat in that huge roar, Gilly Gibbs, who had looked disdainful just now, couldn't help but change her expression.
"Ready to fight!"
Following Coulson's voice, the four black-clothed agents immediately moved neatly like robots, taking off the new steam guns on their backs and starting the steam pressure equipment. As the press rotated, the cold guns began to heat up.
, as a stream of white steam is released from the front exhaust valve nozzle, one bar accumulates on the pressure gauge, indicating that the loaded ammunition is ready to be fired at any time.
There are a total of thirteen bars on such a pressure gauge, which means that after all the pressure is accumulated, it can be refilled and fired thirteen times. The disadvantage is that it cannot be connected, and it will take a certain amount of time to pressurize again after the release is completed.
But in John's view, steam muskets were more powerful than the early matchlocks and flint muskets he had seen in his previous life.
The two special agents also used their steam guns, preparing for a battle that might occur at any time. Although they mainly acted as commanders, their combat effectiveness was much stronger than ordinary ones.
Judging from the sound of howling wolves, the two sides were at least several miles apart, but it would take at least three times more time to cross such a distance in this complex forest terrain than on flat land, and to be able to detect their movements from such a distance,
This is undoubtedly a keen and dangerous beast.
Compared with the solemnity of the two agents, John's side was completely different. Old Mark took off the bow and arrow from his back with a calm expression, and a sharp arrow with an orchid color was ready.
John, who found his prey, looked surprised and took down the prepared bow and arrow.
After all, hunting is one of the essential skills for nobles, just like swordsmanship. Entering the age of steam muskets, although battlefield mounted shooting and hand-to-hand combat with weapons have basically withdrawn from the stage of history, nobles who maintain the tradition are still continuing to use hunting as a demonstration of force.
An ancient activity, and developed it into a leisure competitive sport that only the upper class can participate in.
So John's shooting skills are pretty good, but what he's best at is swordsmanship.
Maybe the beast in the distance sensed its threat and didn't flee hastily. Instead, it continued to approach its position, and it couldn't help but roar a second time in annoyance.
The sound of the wolf howling seemed to be getting louder and louder in everyone's ears, and it was obvious that the target was already approaching them quickly in just ten seconds of howling.
Speeding so fast?
Both Coulson and Gibbs changed their expressions.
The team couldn't help but stop moving forward.
After about a cup of tea and a chaotic sound, a majestic giant wolf covered in gray, with its limbs standing as tall as half a calf, appeared on the remains of a half-collapsed tree dozens of steps away from them, standing condescendingly.
Stare at them.
"hiss……"
Even with John's calmness, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
"Ouch..."
The giant wolf showed no fear at all when faced with six steam muskets and two sharp arrows. It roared at them as if to drive them away.
Facing the giant wolf's humanized performance, John's eyes flashed with surprise, Coulson and the other two agents looked even more ugly, and Gibbs, who had been tough before, staggered back in fright.
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Powerful beasts are not scary, but smart and intelligent beasts are difficult to deal with.
Seeing that everyone was not scared away by its roar, the giant wolf couldn't help but impatiently stepped forward for more than ten steps. Its jumping ability was really astonishing and terrifying, and then it stood firm on all fours, as powerful as a Siberian Husky's wolf head on the opposite side.
The group of people could not believe what they were saying.
"You mortals, why don't you leave?"
As he spoke, the wolf turned into a young man wearing a common cowboy uniform in the West in a burst of green light.
"This is the last warning. This is the chassis of my Vanderlin gang. You federal gangsters, you have crossed the line..."
Agent Coulson recovered from the shock and couldn't help but said unexpectedly:
"I didn't expect that the three brothers of the Vanderlin Gang, the most famous and most wanted men in the Federation, would actually be werewolves?"
The young cowboy said disdainfully:
"Don't compare us with those dark creatures that cannot see the light. Now that you have recognized our identity..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by an oncoming sharp arrow.
The young man's hand suddenly appeared on his chest, holding a sharp arrow in his hand, which was the arrow that Mark had just shot.
"Werewolves! You all deserve to die!"
Seeing that the shot missed, Old Mark suddenly shot out another arrow and then clasped the back of the quiver. He took out a short arrow with a silver arrowhead from the laminated layer, quickly nocked the bow and fired the arrow, which turned into a ray of silver light and hit the werewolf's chest directly.
puff!
The werewolf grabbed the second flying arrow with one hand, and then swerved to the left to avoid it, but was grazed by the third silver arrow in the arm.
After sniffing the blood on his arm, the young man said to Mark helplessly:
"Silver Arrow? I think you have found the wrong target. I am not a bastard like a lycanthrope..." As he spoke, the wound on his arm had healed visibly.
But Mark continued to attack without hesitation. At the same time, the federal agents who had been preparing for the attack launched an attack at Coulson's order.
Accompanied by the spurting of blazing steam, six lead spherical projectiles with a diameter of 0.5 inches cut a trace in the air and shot towards the target before a mortal could react.
The young man had obviously seen the power of steam muskets. He couldn't help but ducked down and rolled quickly on the ground, avoiding multiple attacks from bullets and sharp arrows.
The embarrassed young man stood up from a squat and shouted angrily:
"Since you don't want to live, then I'll make it happen for you..."
As he spoke, he let out a wolf roar and suddenly transformed into a giant wolf again, turning into a gray shadow and pounced in the direction of the federal agent.
Obviously this man also knew that the greatest threat to him was the six powerful steam muskets.
Among the people, the only one who did not take action was John. When he saw his target giant wolf suddenly uttering human words, and then suddenly transformed, John knew that his purpose of entering the forest had failed.
Although a werewolf or something is classified as a monster, it is still a humanoid monster. It is impossible for him to eat pills made from the internal organs of humanoid creatures to build his foundation.
The other party's words indicated that he was a member of the Van der Linde Gang. Combined with Coulson's words, it was obvious that he was still the brains of the Van der Linden Gang, or should be called one of the three Van der Linden brothers.
Fan or Fan, this word is usually added before the surname to indicate that one is born into a noble family. Most of them are a habit of the nobles in the Holy Empire, especially the nobles of the Kingdom of Emsdan.
Therefore, if the three Van der Linde brothers did not deliberately add the aristocratic symbol in front of their names to show their nobility, then they may be related to their own family. Even if they are not related, they are still considered their own people. There is obviously a misunderstanding in this.
Naturally, he couldn't let people like Coulson hurt each other and cause misunderstandings. He didn't want himself and the Hessenser family to suffer revenge from the Vanderlin Gang.
Wouldn't this mean that those who love and hate the enemy are happy, and the federal government enjoys watching the show behind the scenes?
So he quickly stopped the hunter Mark who wanted to continue attacking.