Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong-Chapter 931 - 587: Strange Commission_2

Chapter 931 -587: Strange Commission_2

Bonnie, the rookie mercenary, tilted her head and asked with confusion, “Captain, have the mercenary tasks always been this strange? What does the employer want with the pebbles by the lake in the center of the forest?”

“This task we’ve taken is indeed puzzling.”

After contemplating for a moment, the mercenary captain’s resolute eyes also revealed a hint of confusion.

He then relaxed his shoulders slightly and said, “Forget it, the commission for this task is quite generous, and it’s not something harmful. Don’t think too much about it.”

“Captain is right. Only fools don’t take advantage of gains. If we can get a large commission just by picking up a few broken stones, why not?”

On the other side, the young ranger Gade, biting a dogtail grass in his mouth, chimed in, “There is no better task than this!”

“But somehow, I feel that something is not right…”

With a tight grip on her metal short magic wand, Bonnie’s brows furrowed slightly as she muttered to herself.

At this time, through the gaps in the dense leaves above the five people’s heads, the sunlight still shone brightly and warmly on their bodies.

However, the slender figure covered by Bonnie’s loose priest robe inexplicably felt a chilling coldness that made her hair stand on end.

“May the Holy Light bless us and hope that everything will be fine.”

Having prayed in her heart, Bonnie’s gaze became firm again, concentrating her attention on the forest in front of her.

After walking for a while in the dense and perilous forest, the group of mercenaries surprisingly found some more fresh demon beast carcasses.

Each of the carcasses, without exception, had been gnawed to the bone not long ago, similar to the Hexagonal Cattle carcass they encountered earlier.

“Rock-horned Wolves did this.”

After examining another bloody demon beast carcass, old magician Alva furrowed his gray eyebrows, and his face showed confusion, “I have never seen Rock-horned Wolf packs attack so many demon beasts in such a short time.”

“Master Alva, is this situation very strange?”

Bonnie blinked her clear eyes, put her hands together in prayer for the dead demon beasts in front of her, and asked.

“Indeed, it is unusual.”

The middle-aged mercenary captain, who was carefully examining the claw marks on a tree trunk, responded, “Although Rock-horned Wolves have impressive explosive power, they are one of the weaker types of wolf-type demon beasts in terms of stamina. In theory, they should not be able to hunt continuously in such a short time.”

“Could it be that there are a lot of Rock-horned Wolves in this area?”

With a “boom,” Trevor raised his heavy metal giant shield in front of him, frowning as he spoke.

“Not likely. Rock-horned Wolves are demon beasts with a strong territorial sense. Even among groups of their own kind, they won’t coexist harmoniously.”

With an aged reply, old magician Alva stood up with the support of his magic wand, shaking his head, “What’s even more puzzling is that some of the footprints of these Rock-horned Wolves seem to have been covered up.”

“Covered footprints?”

Young ranger Gade had his bow at the ready, looking tense, “How is that possible? As far as I know, Rock-horned Wolves are not good at covering their tracks.”

“That’s exactly what I don’t understand.”

Just then, the old magician dug a circle into the soft mud beneath a tree trunk with the end of his wooden magic wand before saying solemnly, “For example, here, this ground is definitely not normal.”

After listening to the old magician’s heavy words, Bonnie looked at the circle of mud that was clearly much softer than its surroundings, and her pale face showed increasing anxiety.

She spoke up, “This place is really strange. Let’s leave quickly.”

“But the lake in the center of the forest should be just up ahead.”

With reluctance, young ranger Gade bit his teeth and said, “If we leave now, wouldn’t our efforts go to waste?”

While listening to the discussion of the two rookie mercenaries, the middle-aged mercenary captain slowed his movement.

As he was about to order everyone to retreat, something strange happened.

Awooo! Awooo!

The shrill and sharp howls of wolves suddenly echoed from all sides of the five people.

Immediately afterward, the surrounding plants, which were originally still, began to sway without wind, and even the energy particles floating freely in the air became much more chaotic.For a moment, an atmosphere of deadly solemnity spread around the team.

Without a doubt, they were surrounded.

“Regroup and prepare for battle!”

The middle-aged mercenary captain was the first to react. He bellowed a command and quickly directed the team to move under a towering tree with complex terrain.

Facing the powerful onslaught of the wolf-like demon beasts, using the surrounding environment as an obstacle to slow down their charge was a combat experience every veteran mercenary knew.

Upon hearing the command, the other four, including the two rookie mercenaries, reacted quickly and immediately took up their defensive formation by the big tree.

Naturally, at the very front of the team were the captain and Trevor, the two Tier 2 Powerhouses.

The Old Magician, Bonnie, and Gade were pressed against the base of the tree behind them. This way, at least they wouldn’t leave their backs exposed to the wolves.

However, there were limitations to the combination of two close-combat and three long-range fighters.

Even with the support of the tree, there were still considerable gaps on the left and right sides of their back row.

“Earth Wall!”

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With the end of the old incantation, the Old Magician’s wooden magic wand struck the ground forcefully.

Beneath them, the earth trembled as two thick mud walls, over 2 meters high, slowly rose from the ground and tightly blocked the gaps on the left and right sides of their back row.

“Holy Light Protection!”

At the same time, Bonnie’s melodious incantation also ended, and she used her short magic wand, which shimmered with golden light, to draw a graceful arc in midair.

The next second, all five mercenaries, including herself, were enveloped by a thin golden light, which sparkled brilliantly under the shadow of the tree.

This was a defensive support magic that could only be mastered by Holy-Light Priests who had come from the Temple of Light.

Its effect was to reduce the damage the target received within a certain period of time.

In essence, it was similar to the energy shield used by Tier 3 powerhouses.

The extent of its defensive effect depended on the caster’s own power.

As Bonnie’s crisp voice fell, the grass not far from them began to tremble rapidly, making a rustling sound as it approached them.

One by one, the wolf-like demon beasts, with sharp horns on their heads and earth-yellow fur on their bodies, leaped out of the grass with a howl.

At the same time, deep, murderous growls reached the ears of the five mercenaries.

There was no need to say anything; these demon beasts were the Rock-horned Wolves they had mentioned earlier.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty Rock-horned Wolves, with their strength fluctuating around Tier 1 Peak, surrounded the five mercenaries tightly.

Seeing this, a solemn expression appeared on the faces of all the mercenaries.

Among them, the captain was a Tier 2 Three-star, Trevor was a Tier 2 Two-star, and the other three were Tier 1 Peak powerhouses. In terms of combat power, they were on par with their opponents.

In other words, this was a battle with even odds. If they didn’t fight carefully, they might encounter a devastating disaster.

“Earth Spear!”

“Piercing Arrow!”

“Holy Light Bullet!”

Without hesitation and under the captain’s command, the mercenaries launched their first wave of attacks as the chanting ended.

For a moment, the brilliance of magic and the arrows crisscrossed through the air, mauling the fur of the first three Rock-horned Wolves, causing them to whine and fall.

Seeing the great effect of the first wave of attacks, the morale of the mercenaries lifted.

However, just as the two magic system mercenaries were concentrating on their chants, and the Ranger had just taken out a second arrow from his quiver,

More than seventeen or eighteen remaining Rock-horned Wolves roared and charged towards them all at once.