The Witcher: Elemental Lords

The convoy began to panic from front to back. Voices were transmitted from the front to the back, "All alert, all alert."

"Archers, get ready. Nock your arrows. Archers, get ready. Nock your arrows."

"It's a Shadow Wolfhound, they live in packs. We killed one, and one ran away. There should be more."

The voices spread from front to back, and all the guards tensed up, jumping down from the carriages and nervously looking towards the forests on both sides. The archers jumped onto the carriages, looking around.

Just then, Dole felt something with vigilance. His gaze suddenly shifted from the front to the forest beside him.

He suddenly shouted loudly, "Be alert, in the forest beside us!"

Following his shout, three grey-black figures suddenly jumped out of the shadows at the edge of the forest. Once in the sunlight, their figures could no longer be concealed. They were three grey wolfhounds, mouths wide open, sharp claws extended, pouncing fiercely at the alert guards.

Level Two Shadow Wolfhounds are extremely fast.

Two guards were instantly knocked down. One of the guards was the captain of the guard, also with Level Two strength. After Dole's reminder, he instantly sensed the danger. In a flash, his greatsword swept upwards from below, following his instincts, and a wild battle aura extended onto the broadsword, forming a blade of battle aura.

Clang, the greatsword let out a soft hum. Then the guard captain saw the Shadow Wolfhound's two claws, precisely grabbing onto the broadsword, along with a surge of power.

He was immediately knocked away.

The scene instantly became chaotic. The surrounding archers also reacted at this moment, and dark or faintly glowing arrows rapidly shot towards the Shadow Wolfhounds. However, these Shadow Wolfhounds were extremely fast, jumping back and forth within the convoy, and the archers couldn't take them down for a while.

Seeing this, Dole deeply felt powerless. The Shadow Wolfhounds were Level Two, and his Fireball spell might only be able to burn their fur. Shadow Wolfhounds were speed-type monsters, their strength wasn't their strong point, but the power they carried when pouncing was still very strong, and without battle aura, even if one or two archers occasionally hit them, it was difficult to break through their defenses.

The Shadow Wolfhounds pounced into the formation and quickly wounded several guards.

The people on both sides of the convoy quickly came to support, and several Level Two guards drew their weapons and charged towards the Shadow Wolfhounds.

The battlefield quickly descended into chaos, the convoy was completely scattered, many carriages were affected, and the pack animals were startled, running away in all directions.

Dole observed carefully.

Magical beasts are very different from ordinary wild beasts. Like human transcendents, they also possess powerful transcendent power, strong defenses, and rapid speed. Ordinary people simply can't keep up with their speed, and the bows and arrows of ordinary hunters can at most pierce their fur, leaving a small wound on their bodies. Only experts above Level Two can leave a gash on their bodies.

The person who was knocked down at the beginning was an example. He chased after a Shadow Wolfhound, wielding his greatsword with large, sweeping motions, only attacking and not defending. Several cracks were clawed into the armor on his body. He was wearing light armor, so he could still keep up with the Shadow Wolfhound's speed. If it were heavy armor, he probably wouldn't even be able to chase it.

"The role of armor is still very powerful."

Dole's carriage also experienced a commotion. Those who weren't strong enough fled to the front and rear, while those who were about the same strength began to surround the center. Everyone was in chaos, and various shouts and commands came from all directions, encircling and suppressing the three Shadow Wolfhounds.

At this moment, he was forced to get off the carriage and stood by the roadside with Baal, observing the direction of the battlefield.

Just at this moment, a loud shout came again from the distance in front of the convoy. Dole also felt the same strong battle aura fluctuation as before, followed by a violent dog bark and the fluctuations of fire-type and wind-type magic. It looked like a wizard had taken action.

He didn't know what was happening in the front, but the middle section of the convoy was already in a fierce battle.

At this moment of chaos, several figures secretly and stealthily came along the back of the carriages from the front of the convoy. They lowered their bodies, restrained their breathing, and even deliberately restrained the sound of their footsteps.

Dole was stunned. He saw Ryan, a Level Three swordsman, in the crowd. At this moment, he held the greatsword in his hand, approaching cautiously.

He quickly led his men to the middle section, approaching the battlefield.

Looking at the chaotic convoy with people and horses overturned, Ryan was neither sad nor happy. So many years of life had long experienced countless such things. Separation and death could no longer cause the slightest ripple in his heart.

He led his men to sneak over quietly, and the Shadow Wolfhounds didn't notice at all.

He observed the battlefield, checked the number of Shadow Wolfhounds, and after having a plan in mind, he gently flicked the broadsword in his hand and gestured to the back.

Action.

He paused, and the battle aura on his body suddenly bloomed, covering his whole body, like a stream of light, crashing into one of the Shadow Wolfhounds. The giant sword in his hand was also covered with battle aura. In just a flash, it instantly crossed a distance of more than ten meters and stood next to a Shadow Wolfhound.

The sword light flashed, and the Shadow Wolfhound was directly split in half, its body twitching on the ground.

He moved, then rushed towards another Shadow Wolfhound.

The speed of the several swordsmen who came with him was also not slow, quickly rushing into the battle circle and providing support.

Soon, the Shadow Wolfhounds were killed cleanly.

Dole took all of this into his eyes, and his heart shuddered. The speed of a Level Three swordsman is a bit exaggerated. If he were his enemy, as long as he pounced in front of him, he would probably not even have the power to resist.

Level Three warriors can form battle aura armor, comprehensively improving the warrior's abilities. Defense, strength, and speed are greatly improved. Only warriors above Level Three can officially threaten mages.

Warriors are indeed the kings of close combat.

After killing these Shadow Wolfhounds, the surrounding Shadow Wolfhounds saw that the situation was not good and quickly fled into the forest, disappearing without a trace.

The team leaders began to quickly gather the carriages, collect scattered materials, and repair damaged carriages.

At the back of the convoy, there were several carriages specially used to carry various replacement parts, so they were not afraid of carriage damage.

Ryan finished his instructions and left without stopping at all. He even glanced at Dole when he left.

Dole shrugged at him, not saying anything.

His current value is not in combat. Even if he fights, he can't fight enemies above his level.

He didn't know when the battle in front stopped, but Dole was quickly found by the carriage driver and invited back to the carriage.

Halfway up the mountain, a good part of the day was delayed. Several carriages were completely damaged, several large horses died tragically in the battle, and several people also died. It can be said that this battle was a heavy loss.

However, the corpses of several Level Two Shadow Wolfhounds were enough to make up for everything. The fur, meat, and even the magic core were useful.

The magic core is the main material for enchanting armor and weapons, and it is very useful. A magic core above Level Two is worth about several hundred gold coins, which is very valuable.

While Dole was thinking about these issues, Pengke rode over from a distance, came to the front of the carriage, and shouted loudly, "Wizard Lin Rui, Wizard Lin Rui?"

Dole stretched his head out from the curtain, "What's the matter?"

Pengke said in a deep voice, "Steward Kalai has something to discuss with you, please come with me."

Dole jumped out of the carriage, and then jumped lightly, landing behind Pengke.

Although he hasn't ridden a horse before, he has seen others ride it. He only needs to grab Pengke's shoulders.

One person and one horse quickly galloped away.

Riding a horse is indeed bumpy, especially on uphill roads. The comfort is not high at all.