Travels of the Necromancer

Eating is like a war. This is not an exaggerated rhetoric, especially for a group of mercenaries who have not eaten for several days.After Freya checked that there was no problem, the mercenaries showed their strengths to seize the opportunity.Nick relied on his speed advantage, and Ted relied on his strength. Freya, who was pushed outside, stomped her feet and started a mental attack.

As the chief hero, I got the exclusive treatment of a scorpion claw, and I could happily watch the melee of the mercenaries outside the battle circle.

"Is it really okay?" Next to it, Noah whispered to Lai.

"Everyone has been under a lot of pressure these days, so it's good to relax." Lai smiled for the first time since being thrown into the hinterland of the wasteland.

As night fell, the well-fed mercenaries began to divide and pack the wasteland giant scorpions in an orderly manner.They will take away the part with the most meat, and bury the part that cannot be taken away in the soil and mark it in case of emergency.The dry air of the wasteland makes the giant scorpion meat very hard very quickly, and the taste is naturally much worse, but this is conducive to long-term preservation.

Suddenly, a loud wolf howl interrupted the movements of the mercenaries.

"There are a lot of demonic wolves." Lan's report has always been so concise.

"All gather, form a defensive formation, and pay attention to protecting food." Ley responded immediately.

People often think that mercenaries are free and undisciplined, but in fact, mercenaries who have undergone strict training will definitely not be inferior to regular troops in group combat capabilities, so there are many mercenaries from small countries guarding cities.

Now, the formation formed by the members of the Ford team is a very standard circular formation. The melee players stand on the periphery, and the long-range attackers such as magicians are protected in the inner circle, supporting each other and echoing each other.

Because I consumed too much mana and energy during the day, I was ordered to rest in the center, but this did not prevent me from throwing some auxiliary magic such as blast spells at the mercenaries.

The howling of wolves was getting closer, and soon a group of demonic wolves appeared in our field of vision.The number of this group of demon wolves is really quite a lot, a rough estimate is that there are nearly a hundred of them.After the demon wolf surrounded us, they didn't start attacking immediately, as if they were waiting for something.It didn't take long before we knew what they were waiting for - more wolves.

"Damn it, all the beasts from the whole wasteland have gathered here!" A mercenary cursed.

I looked around, and there were dense green eyes everywhere. This scene is really not pleasant.Now I can no longer count the number of demon wolves, and new packs of demon wolves continue to arrive.Speaking of which, the shape of the demon wolf is smaller than that of ordinary wild wolves, but the strength and speed of the demon wolf are not comparable to that of ordinary wild wolves.

The demonic wolves and the mercenaries confronted each other for a long time, and finally, with the roar of a larger demonic wolf, the pack of wolves began to attack!

The demon wolves bared their white teeth, showed their sharp claws, and rushed towards the mercenary.The speed is really fast, and the number is even more astonishing.Unfortunately, what they encountered was a group of experienced and cooperative mercenaries.The neat formation of the mercenaries made it impossible for most of the magic wolves to get in touch with the mercenaries, and the magic wolves who could not take advantage of the group were naturally no match for the mercenaries.Therefore, at the beginning of the battle, it was basically in a one-sided state, and the corpses of the demon wolves gradually piled up.

However, as time went on, the battle situation began to change.The physical strength of the mercenaries is constantly being consumed, but the magic wolf keeps replenishing them.As a result, mercenaries began to die, and Freya had to run around to treat them.

"Chris!" A sword pierced the wolf's head, and then kicked the other end away. Ley found a gap and called my name.

I understood what he meant, ended my meditation, and began to prepare the mantra.The archers in the inner circle no longer saved arrows, and used intensive rounds to temporarily suppress the attack of the magic wolves, reducing the pressure on the mercenaries in the outer circle and allowing them to shrink slowly.When the demon wolves surged up again, what awaited them was my magic.

A wall of fire surrounded us, and the charging demon wolf was immediately swallowed by the raging flames. The mercenaries who had been fighting for a long time were finally able to rest for a while.

"Damn wolves, they're all crazy!" Ted flicked the blood off the tomahawk, but most of the blood had turned black and stuck firmly to the blade.

"These wolves are strange." I said, looking at the pack of wolves patrolling around the firewall.Even though they have evolved into monsters, the fire-fearing habits of the magic wolves will not change. Instead of being scared away by the wall of fire, these magic wolves rushed into the flames, and did not stop until dozens of them died.

"Maybe they weren't attracted by the smell of food," Ley said.

"The wolves are being manipulated? Are we facing a druid?" Noah frowned.

It would be great if it was really a druid, I said silently to myself as I looked at the pack of wolves who had no intention of retreating at all.Then I turned my head and asked Lai for his opinion: "The wall of fire can last for a quarter of an hour, what should I do next? I can use Thunderbolt again, but if this happens, I won't be able to use magic for the next day."

"Don't use it again!" Nick, who was aiming at the wolf outside the fire wall, trembled in fright when he heard my words, and almost threw the crossbow, "I'd rather fight with the wolf than see you again." The thunder and lightning magic."

"Is this for us to choose between being struck by lightning or being buried in the belly of a wolf? To be honest, it's really hard to choose." Freya, who was bandaging the wounded, laughed, which caused other mercenaries to laugh too. Put on a face of approval.

Hey, is it so scary?I wondered, and suddenly remembered that my lightning protection necklace had been damaged.Uh, it is indeed better to be cautious.

"Chris, let's keep your magic power. You just need to assist in the attack tonight." Finally, Ley made a decision, "Shrink the formation, divide the personnel in charge of close combat into two groups, and take turns to rest."

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"These damn monsters are endless!" Ted roared, and struck down with an axe.The force of this blow was enough to smash rocks, but it only left a scar on the arm-thick vine, and other vines immediately filled the gap.The injured tree vine was shaking on the ground with green juice flowing, as if it was convulsing, but soon, the wound healed, and the tree vine went into battle again.

"Strictly speaking, the man-eating tree is still a plant, and whether it is a monster is still controversial." I floated in mid-air, observing the entire battle situation.The situation of other mercenaries is similar, they can only protect themselves.Because the mercenaries have completely meleeed with the vines of the man-eating tree, unable to advance or retreat, so I cannot use large-scale fire magic.

Yesterday, the mercenaries fought hard with the demon wolves all night.It wasn't until dawn that the demon wolves retreated, leaving behind countless corpses, and almost all the mercenaries died.However, the mercenaries didn't have time to rest, and when they cleaned the battlefield, they only recovered arrows, and they didn't even have the time to get the magic core from the wolf. Everyone had the same idea—leave this ghost place as soon as possible.

We were a step too late, however, and were attacked by a horde of vultures before we could leave.Vultures are just ordinary scavengers, not even monsters.So when a few vultures appeared sporadically, we didn't pay attention, thinking that they were attracted by the corpse of the demon wolf.But I didn't expect that the vultures would gather more and more, almost repeating the siege of the demon wolf.Although their attack power is not as good as that of the demon wolves, their sharp claws and beaks, coupled with the number of them covering the sky and the sun, still caused a lot of trouble for the mercenary team.

After finally getting rid of the vultures, we encountered the man-eating forest again.Looking at these trees that are almost exactly the same as the pictures on the "Illustrated Book of the Most Dangerous Animals and Plants in the Eastern Continent", we chose to circumvent them cautiously.But the "Illustrated Book" did not say that these trees can move, and the speed of movement is not slow!Can this appearance really be called a "tree"?

"I personally think that now is not a good time to discuss academic issues!" Noah also pulled out the spare sword, held the sword in both hands, and quickly added a sword with his right hand after the sword in his left hand cut the rattan, almost in the same position. Poor, finally cut off a cane.The broken part of the vine kept spraying green juice, but then another four or five vines attacked him.

"It's not an option to go on like this!" someone shouted.Indeed, from last night to now, the mercenaries have been exhausted by the uninterrupted fighting, and it won't last long if this continues.

I frowned and stared at the center of the man-eating forest, which was probably the core.It's just that the tree vines there are denser, wriggling layer upon layer, like snakes huddled together, and the mercenaries can't get close at all.If I fly above the core and use fire magic, it should be able to solve it, but I can't control the spread of the fire. According to the current situation of the melee, some people will definitely not be able to evacuate in time.

Just when I was having a headache, I suddenly heard someone calling my name.I looked down and found that it was blue.He rarely spoke, and since he spoke at this time, it must be very important, so I fell next to him.Strangely, the vines beside him were not cut off, but lay limply on the ground.

"Can you fly me there?" Lan pointed to the center.

"No problem, but are you sure?" No matter what his plan is, if he fails, there is absolutely no possibility of escape.

Blue nodded, so I pulled him into the air.Lan was relatively short in stature and light in weight, so it didn't take much effort to carry him with the flying technique.

"Is this height okay?" When we got to the sky above the center of the forest, Lan and I were about ten meters away from the ground. If we got any closer, we would probably be dragged down by the vines.

"Okay." Hearing his answer, I let go of my hand.Then I watched him fall into the wriggling mass of vines and be quickly swallowed up by the vines.