Chapter 126: Lightning Warfare in the Forest
Pale blue silk threads twisted in the air above the surrounding woods, pulling a shadowy figure to land on a tree trunk.
The newcomer was Kael.
Not far from them, players were gradually encircling the area. Kael didn't expect the players to achieve much in terms of effective combat results. At this stage, without external assistance, the players were still too weak.
Apart from a small portion who had reluctantly developed combat capabilities through frenzied monster hunting, the only use for most of the remaining players in the forest was probably to exhaust the wolf pack to death...
Well, that was a bit too harsh, at least they could swarm up and not all of them would be killed before the wolf pack exhausted its energy.
That was enough.
After this battle, those lucky players who feasted on the wolf pack corpses would likely meet the requirements for automatic promotion.
Kael didn't dwell on it much.
He stretched out his hand and tapped his forehead, activating the spell "Hearing Acceleration Skill".
"Hearing Acceleration Skill"
"Prophetic second-level spell"
"Effect: You can hear sounds from farther away and gain a sense of blindness."
As the spell took effect, Kael, with his enhanced hearing, heard the distant panting and roaring of the wolf pack.
Further away, he could faintly hear that the outer circle of players had already started the first round of confrontation with the wolf pack.
The battle seemed quite intense.
"Listening to the sounds, the wolf pack seems to have retreated in different batches," said Old White, who was also enhanced by the Hearing Acceleration Skill.
Obviously, the battle between humans and the Shadow Wolf pack had already started right after they entered the forest.
Suddenly, Kael noticed a new movement within the distant wolf pack. A cruel smile appeared on his lips as he said,
"Gentlemen, prepare for battle, they've found us."
The many Rangers standing around Kael looked solemn.
They were organized into assault teams of three, nine-person units forming a combat module, with multiple units stationed on the surrounding tree trunks.
Long before they had covertly entered the forest, Kael and his team had already arranged everything that could be arranged.
"Come on, let me see just how strong the Shadow Wolf King from my past life really was"
When the Shadow Wolf King was eradicated in his past life, Kael had not yet entered the game, so he was not very clear about its capabilities.
But he knew that the strength of the Shadow Wolf King originated from Totem Power, which was of high quality. If it weren't limited by the challenge level of the Twisted Jungle, the threat level of the Shadow Wolf King would be even higher—
This could be seen from the fact that it managed to barely hold its own against Grandpa White, who was also limited by the Dungeon's challenge level.
Of course, if the challenge level could be higher, Kael would be even more pleased.
Because that meant the restrictions on Old White would also be reduced, and in that case, it would be more likely to overwhelmingly crush the Wolf King during their fight.
Judging from the previous encounters Kael and his team had with the Wolf King, perhaps the threat of the Shadow Wolf King was not as great as he had imagined.
"Hmm?"
In the spread Magic Silk Thread, he sensed a huge source of magic power charging toward him at an extremely fast speed.
"Here it comes!"
Accompanied by the thunderous collapse of the enormous Golden Tree, a colossal figure stepped onto the broken trunk, its cold gaze fixated on Kael and his group, radiating a desperate frenzy.
The comer was none other than the Shadow Wolf King.
It moved too quickly and, relying on the jungle which suited it better for battle, had charged ahead first.
At that moment, its gaze towards Kael was murderous, without even a roar, it charged directly at the people.
"Attack!" At the command, several Rangers who had already accumulated a considerable amount of curse power on their short spears threw them, piercing the flesh of the Wolf King.
However, for the Wolf King, now much larger than an elephant, though the splattered flesh pained it to the point its eyes turned red, the Black Flame wrapped around it, regenerating its flesh, still within its tolerance.
It relentlessly attacked Kael, seemingly knowing that only when this person was in danger could it first divert the other Humans' attention.
"What are you looking at, fool?" Old White met it head-on, standing in front of everyone, his sword sweeping continuously, a tidal wave of curse power pouring down.
The increasingly massive Shadow Wolf King roared, and steam-like Black Flame burst from its cracked flesh.
Kael, who had secretly launched a Moon Blade hoping to strike a finishing blow, squinted as he watched the blade dissolve instantly in mid-air.
How is this guy still getting stronger?
"No matter, we are stronger now!" Kael was clearly not about to let the beast attack freely.
Raising his hand, he cast "Monster Stun Technique" on the Shadow Wolf King's head, causing it to stagger for a moment, its fierce gaze then turned to Kael.
"Hey, look here, see this thing? This, does it remind you of the weapon that just killed your kin?"
Suddenly, a Magic Silk Thread pulled back a Moon Blade, cutting in half the fastest approaching Shadow Wolf Guard; with the fresh blood on it, the eyes of the Shadow Wolf King grew even more fierce.
"Thank goodness this creature doesn't use Totem Power, just takes it as a physical enhancement, otherwise it would be really troublesome to fight,"
The whole wolf pack now used the Protection gathered from the Totem Power emanating from the Wolf King, which acted like an invisible armor, enhancing bodily conditions and defensive capabilities.
Their tactic was plain but effective, simple yet highly suited for the wolf pack.
Plain it might be, but Kael had many tricks up his sleeve.
The wolf pack was not to be feared, but that Wolf King was the most dangerous entity of all.
Kael had long realized this and had specially prepared for it.
As the Shadow Wolf King and other Shadow Wolf Guards attacked, the Magic Silk Thread pulled Kael back in an instant, retreating from their assault.
Old White relentlessly pursued, and though several Shadow Wolf Guards tried to engage him, they quickly sustained severe curse power injuries.
But this time, these Shadow Wolves were unlike before; they did not retreat in pain but stubbornly blocked in front of Old White, allowing no wounds deter them from their guard—
Although this was all in vain, as Old White swiftly decapitated them with a few strokes.
But those one or two seconds were enough for the Shadow Wolf King to catch up to Kael.
"Die, Human! Perish for my kin!" The Wolf King, knowing Kael understood its language, roared as it approached, igniting the surroundings with its flames.
Suddenly, a pervasive forest fire enveloped the environment, turning it into a hell.