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Chapter 675 - 347: Taking Action

Chapter 675: Chapter 347: Taking Action

In the forest, a giant wolf was dashing wildly.

Mud and flecks of blood flung from its four paws.

The two-meter-tall enormous body showed extraordinary agility.

Tens of meters behind it, a black-haired, robust man wielding a sword and shield shouted, "Third, don’t let it escape! This is our only chance!"

"I’m aiming!" A lightly dressed ranger, standing on a nearby tree trunk, raised his bow to shoot arrows.

Unfortunately, the giant wolf was too fast. The arrows had no chance of striking it.

"Damn it!" The black-haired man cursed, and a female voice from behind him said, "I’ll do it!"

A blonde woman in her thirties, clad in light robes and wielding a magic staff, waved it at the distance.

Fist-sized fireballs shot out one after another.

The giant wolf couldn’t react in time, being hit by several fireballs. Its fur ignited, filling the air with the smell of burnt hair. It rolled a couple of times, extinguishing the flames on its body.

But the delay cost them their last plan, as the fireballs ignited the trees surrounding the giant wolf.

Whether it was due to the fireballs’ peculiarity or the combustibility of the trees, the situation was unrelated to their mission.

The fire spread rapidly, forming a natural fire cage, trapping the giant wolf.

"Well done, Second!" The black-haired man’s face brightened, praising his companion.

However, the woman didn’t buy his flattery. Her face turned extremely pale after releasing the fireballs.

"If you still want my help, stop calling me that!" She was clearly unsatisfied with the nickname ’Second.’

The black-haired man just smiled and didn’t mind. Instead, he picked up his sword and shield and approached the giant wolf.

The ranger on the tree trunk had also drawn his bow to its fullest. This time, the giant wolf had no room to avoid it.

The situation was like catching fish in a barrel.

But the three of them didn’t know that several people were watching them from the nearby bushes.

"We can understand their language, which means we can communicate with them." Chen Yu said.

"A mage and a ranger, huh? It seems that this world has quite a diverse range of extraordinary abilities." He Feng glanced at the Mirror of Insight and said, "The guy with the sword and shield isn’t bad either. His strength and physique are both at nine points."

"Am I the only one concerned about them using such an attack in the forest?" Li Changhe complained from the shadows, "Won’t this land them in big trouble?"

The observers were naturally Li Changhe and his companions. After detecting the black-haired man’s team, they hurried to the location, planning to contact them at the right moment.

At the same time, they could roughly infer the power system of this world through the strength displayed by the team, providing a foundation for their future actions.

"Unfortunately, they already have the advantage." Chen Yu said, "Should we still try to contact them at this time?"

The original plan was to help them hunt, establish a good relationship, and use Chen Yu’s abilities to obtain information in one go.

But since their opponents already had the upper hand, intervening now might cause misunderstandings.

"No." Li Changhe scanned the battlefield, "Although the giant wolf is injured, it has no way out. And a cornered beast fights most fiercely. Among the trio, the mage has already lost her fighting ability. The remaining ranger and black-haired man might not be able to take down this giant wolf."

Li Changhe wasn’t wrong, as the giant wolf quickly realized the situation.

It bared its teeth at the approaching black-haired man, its sharp fangs seemingly capable of biting a person in half.

It was already injured - a testament to an earlier skirmish with humans, as multiple knife wounds and arrows adorned its body.

But the pain only stimulated its ferocity. Its eyes turned bloodshot, prepared for a final fight to the death.

On the other hand, the black-haired man stopped in his tracks. He knew that getting injured now would be very unwise.

So, he put his shield in front of him and struck it with his longsword, trying to distract the giant wolf and give the ranger behind him an opportunity to strike.

The next second, the giant wolf leaped at the black-haired man, who lunged forward to shield himself.

A muffled sound echoed as they collided. The black-haired man’s face turned red, and the wolf let out a pitiful howl.

"Their tactics are not wrong. If there are no accidents, the giant wolf will probably be defeated in a few minutes." Chen Yu surveyed the battlefield, "But it’s a pity that besides the black-haired warrior, the other two are quite amateurish."

While they were engaged in combat, the woman, who had already lost her fighting ability, stood in place, thinking she was safe.

And the ranger with the poor aim gradually moved closer to the battlefield. To improve his accuracy, he abandoned his advantage of agility and concealment.

As an archer, Li Changhe was all too aware of the ranger’s thoughts.

By getting closer to the battlefield, the archer did indeed increase his shooting accuracy. But along with it, the advantage of keeping a distance as an archer was also gradually diminished.

And as he moved closer, his avenues of retreat grew smaller.

However, not all archers were as proficient in close combat as Li Changhe, who could easily kill an opponent even when caught off guard.

When necessary, Li Changhe didn’t mind putting down his bow and arrow and drawing a sword.

As for that ranger? He’d be better off not trying. If he managed to draw a dagger, Li Changhe would feel he’d tried.

Li Changhe could already foresee that once the black-haired man’s shield defense was broken by the giant wolf, the archer and mage would have their necks snapped in seconds.

In the end, if the black-haired man remained calm, he might survive.

Sigh, cooperation was the key, and their lack of it showed their inexperience in combat.

If players were this uncoordinated, they might as well give their enemies a knife to end themselves quickly.

"What a group of rookies. Well, let’s start with them." Li Changhe donned the hood and clothing provided by the officials and grabbed a wooden bow.

He Feng, seeing this, nodded slightly and did the same.

However, he picked up a long spear instead.

Meanwhile, on the other side,

The black-haired man hadn’t noticed the movements behind him as he struggled to hold the giant wolf at bay.

This last giant wolf was the final bloodline of its pack.

It survived the guild’s siege and didn’t hesitate to kill its own offspring it couldn’t protect.

Transformed into the embodiment of revenge, dozens of people died under its fangs, making it a wanted target of the guild.

Its most dangerous trait wasn’t its strength but its terrifying intelligence.

Many attempts to kill it in the past failed.

This time, they couldn’t afford to let it escape.

Just then, the black-haired man heard the sound of branches being stepped on near him.

He glanced inadvertently.

Immediately horrified, he found the ranger had already closed within twenty meters. And the female mage was not far off in the distance.

"Get out of the way!" The black-haired man’s body burst into a cold sweat.

He screamed while trying to stall the giant wolf again.

But to his horror, he heard the wolf’s menacing snarl. It... was laughing.

It took a heavy blow from the black-haired man, and at that price, it instantly broke through his defenses.

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