Hearthstone Farm Lord

Chapter 53 The Half-Undead Gnoll

"Gnoll? How did the Gnoll know we're here?"

Lucio was taken aback, and hurriedly looked up Thorn Ridge.

At this time, many moving "small black spots" appeared on the Thorn Ridge, and these "small black spots" quickly ran down the Thorn Ridge.

Lucio gathered his fighting spirit in his eyes, stretched his field of vision, and immediately saw the shape of these "small black dots", they really looked like jackals!

But these gnolls are somewhat different from the gnolls in Lucio's impression, but Lucio just glanced at them hastily, so he didn't see the difference.

"Damn it, it's really a jackal! Line up, and the archers are ready!" Lucio ordered loudly.

Hearing Lucio's order, the main combat soldiers in the city defense army immediately assembled nervously.

The soldiers in the front row picked up their round shields, the soldiers in the middle row raised their spears, and the archers in the back row drew their arrows from the quiver again, facing the direction of the wolf man's attack, and stood ready.

Hearing Matthew's prompt, Sean also looked towards Thorn Ridge.

I saw Jackals rushing towards them along the Thorn Ridge like a tide, and there were about [-] of them roughly.

Not only did Lucio discover the weirdness of the Gnoll, but Sean also felt a little strange.

Because none of these gnolls running down from the Thorn Ridge howled, as if they were all dumb, and the only sound coming from the Thorn Ridge was heavy footsteps.

Not only that, Sean also found wild beasts such as wild wolves, wild boars and bears in the team of jackals.

"Wolf men can also tame wild animals? I investigated the habits of wolf men before I came here. There is no record in the book that they can tame animals?" Sean turned his head and looked at Lucio.

"I've never heard of jackals taming wild beasts. Beasts and jackals have always used each other as food."

Lucio watched the wild boars and wolves rushing down from the Thorn Ridge, his expression became more serious: "So many wild beasts have been tamed! These gnolls look difficult to deal with."

At this time, the wolf man who rushed to the front had already entered the range of the archers. After receiving the order, the archers shot arrows at the wolf man one after another.

Because there are many targets and there is no need to deliberately aim, the archer's shooting speed has also become much faster.

……

But strange things happened.

As countless arrows shot into the team of wolf men, many wolf men were hit by the feather arrows, and several of the wolf men who were hit in the head fell to the ground and died without even groaning.

But the other jackals who were shot in the chest, abdomen, thigh, and arm didn't seem to have heard of the feathered arrows on their bodies, and didn't let out a single howl, and still rushed towards them.

"These jackals are very unusual." Sean and Matthew said in unison.

Naturally, Lucio also noticed the unusualness of these gnolls, and hurriedly turned his head and asked, "Your Highness Sean, what is going on with these gnolls? Don't they feel pain?"

Sean said that these jackals were unusual because after several jackals fell to the ground and died, each dead jackal gave Sean 1 experience point.

According to the experience of the past two days, the city defense army will not give Xiao En experience points for killing ordinary beasts. He will only give 1 experience point for killing monsters of the black iron rank.

This indirectly shows that these jackals in front of him are not ordinary jackals.

But Sean definitely wouldn't explain the system to Lucio, so he said, "Matthew, let's talk about it."

Matthew looked at the jackals in front of him, and said with a serious expression: "If you read correctly, these should be 'semi-dead' jackals."

"What is 'half-undead'?" Lucio asked in surprise.

"'Semi-undead' refers to the state of a creature that has been infected by a necromancer with the undead virus, but has not completely decayed into a skeleton.

Take the jackals in front of us as an example. They still have a physical body and even have the instinct to hunt, but they cannot be completely controlled by the necromancer. ’ Matthew explained.

"So that's the case." Lucio nodded: "I've never seen a necromancer, I only heard about it from a bard in a tavern.

To be able to infect such a large number of gnolls, this necromancer must be of a high level!

Matthew what do you think we should do?After finishing dealing with these jackals, go back and call for reinforcements? "

"No need." Matthew smiled contemptuously, "These gnolls were just planted with 'dead seeds' by the necromancer, and they were not completely controlled by the necromancer.

This level of infection can be done by a silver-rank necromancer, and I can still deal with it. "

After finishing speaking, Matthew waved his hand at Sean: "Your Highness Sean, to eliminate this necromancer, you have to pay more!"

"No problem." Sean readily agreed.

Fortunately, they brought Matthew this time, otherwise there would be a necromancer suspected of being a silver rank, and they might really have to go back to Jorn City to call for reinforcements.

At this time, the wolf man was getting closer, and Matthew also said loudly to the city defense army in front:
"Everyone, pay attention to attacking the heads of the gnolls. Their skulls are burning with soul fires. Only by extinguishing these soul fires can they be effectively killed."

Hearing Matthew's words, the soldiers in the front row used round shields to form a shield wall, and the soldiers in the middle row pierced their spears through the gaps in the shields, aiming at the head of the half-dead wolf man.

These half-dead wolf men only had physical instincts left, and they no longer had the ability to think.

So they didn't dodge the spears that hit their heads directly, and they still rushed forward, beating the shields of the soldiers in front with their claws in vain.

The result was very gratifying. A large number of semi-dead wolf men were stabbed in the head, and their souls were shattered and fell to the ground.

Although these semi-dead wolf men are weaker than normal wolf men, they are not afraid of pain, death, and bows, and there are too many of them, which still caused huge damage to the soldiers in the front row. pressure.

Many half-dead beasts like bears and wild boars were rampaging with their powerful bodies, and the soldiers were also knocked back by their powerful impact.

After beheading more than 100 gnolls and various wild beasts, the soldiers in the front row suffered extensive damage, and soldiers were dragged to the rear for treatment after being hurt and howling.

Unlike previous battles, this time they were facing undead creatures.

After being injured, their wounds turned from red and swollen to black, and even partial necrosis appeared.

The little priest, who was sweating profusely in the back and treating the wounded, also said to Lucio: "Lord Lucio, this is a very terrible undead virus, if it is not handled well, it may even become a contagious plague.

Please try to minimize the damage to the soldiers, otherwise I may not be able to do it alone. "

"No problem." Lucio said to John beside the soldiers while conveying the news: "Come on, John, let's go to the front and help the soldiers relieve their pressure."

Lucio pulled out the long sword hanging from his waist and walked towards the front of the formation.

"Okay." While John was talking, he turned his head and said to Wen De Sole in the back row: "Wend Sole, then please protect the Temple of Xiao En, etc., where is Your Highness Xiao En?"

(End of this chapter)