Jackals are very scary monsters. Compared with the large but weak goblins, they are fewer in number but more dangerous. Once they move in groups, even the trolls have to go around.
Adult jackals are strong and burly, generally more than two meters tall, and powerful. They have gray-green skin and dark yellow hairs, and they like to hunt humanoids for food. They are typical nocturnal carnivores.
These jungle hunters have a special addiction to the screams of their prey. The humans that fell into their hands were miserable, and they would inevitably suffer cruel bites before being swallowed, and they would die after repeated torture.
Compared to goblins who mess up with more, jackals are more disciplined. In order to fill their stomachs, they will come up with all kinds of cunning ways. When there are large numbers, they do not hesitate to launch a powerful attack.
It was not the first time Zhou Qingfeng dealt with jackals, but this time was the most enjoyable one. The jackal archers are still shooting arrows desperately, but their inferior bone arrows can't cause much damage to Nar, who turned into a giant bear.
The arrow pierced the bear's skin, and a bit of blood came out, causing some pain. The furious female druid raised her fist and smashed a jackal on the ground, followed by grabbing the other two and colliding with each other. The bones rattled during the impact, as if rubbing against the ground.
The enemy was defeated, and the expedition quickly counterattacked.
Zhou Qingfeng took the lead and rushed out, passing a few densely leafed bushes. Two wolves trying to hide and sneak appeared before him under the disguise of fallen leaves. The monster's cunning eyes quickly turned fierce, and he smashed it with his stick.
The air flow stirred by the weapon glided past Zhou Qingfeng's face. He didn't confront the Jackal at all. Instead,'Jiying' smashed the tree branches from behind him, launching an impact with an unstoppable aura.
A jackal man only paid attention to Zhou Qingfeng, was hit by'Jiying' and thumped and fell down. The other jackal hit the bony shoulder blade of Jiying with a stick, but was blocked by the rune metal layer covering it.
Following the forest, a sharp arrow was shot, and it accurately hit the throat of the second jackal-the figure of the elf golem quickly flashed in the bushes.
The jackal with the arrow in his throat is still immortal, and its tenacious vitality drives it to retreat quickly. But as soon as it turned around, Zhou Qingfeng, who had just avoided it, came head-on and cut through its thigh tendons with a sword, causing it to fall heavily.
The blood was everywhere, and the battle lasted only two or three minutes. The jackal hunter encountered an expedition armed by Zhou Qingfeng and was immediately tortured. They have physique and familiarity with the environment, but they are far inferior in terms of equipment and organization.
There were dying roars and embarrassing fleeing sounds from the woods.
"Old Boge, someone is injured." Zhou Qingfeng returned to the team and shouted, and said to a fallen hunter: "Don't worry, you can't die."
The jackal was killed six times and one wounded, and the rest fled when the situation was unsatisfactory. On the expedition, a human hunter was hit by a random shot of a bone arrow, and the wound was bleeding out of black blood. He was poisoned and was about to shock.
A'plastered priest' came up, looked briefly at the wounds of the wounded, and performed magical treatments.
The believers of the'Mother of Disease' are best at detoxifying with poison.'Slow down the poison' can remove common toxins, and another'treatment of minor injuries' can make the wounded stand up again. Even if there are only one or two low-level priests in the team, it can greatly improve morale and combat effectiveness.
The corpses of the gnolls are nothing to look at. These monsters are useless except for their wild instincts. They are very poor, with worse equipment than the orcs, and can only use some natural weapons.
The only wounded jackal was in Nar's hands. This monster is extremely vital, and has broken several ribs, biting wildly without admitting defeat. Zhou Qingfeng endured the stench and asked the old Borg to come up and show the'charming humanoid'.
Any monster that looks like a human will be affected by this second-level magic. If the Willpower check fails, the subject regards the caster as his closest friend and unconditionally executes the latter's commands.
Old Borg knew some jackal language, and he relayed Zhou Qingfeng's order to ask the enchanted jackal man to lead the way to find his lair. More than 20 people from the expedition team followed, quietly preparing to fight again.
The team must have a foothold before dark, otherwise it would be too dangerous to stay near the monster lair.
"It said that we have killed nearly half of the adult males in the lair, but there are more than a dozen adult jackals, more than 20 cubs, more than 30 slaves, and an ogre in their lair."
Cubs and slaves are not worth mentioning, and more than a dozen adult jackals are not terrible, but there is an ogre in the jackal lair? This is something Zhou Qingfeng didn't know. He didn't get this report in the three months that he was'once'.
Ogres are more terrifying than jackals, huge, ugly, and greedy predators. They are about three meters tall and weigh up to half a ton, and they also like to eat carrion.
This kind of monster is lazy and irritable, always living in a weaker group of other monsters to dominate, and the weapon is often a giant wooden stick. They are not many in number, and occasionally go alone, but each is a big disaster.
Regarding power alone, Nar, who turned into a giant bear, was not an opponent of an ogre. This monster has a particularly strong ability to fight toxins. Cyric once laughed at the poor effect of the'paralysis potion' prepared by the old Borg, saying that the thing can only be used as a mouthwash for the ogre.
Zhou Qingfeng stretched out his hand to look at his watch, only two or three hours before dark. The fled jackals will definitely pass back the situation of the expedition, and sneak attacks are no longer possible. The other party will definitely not be able to hold on, wait until dark to come again.
"Ask it, how far is it from the lair?" Zhou Qingfeng looked at the enchanted jackal captive.
Old Borg whispered a few questions, and relayed: "You're here after walking past the mountain beam in front. The jackal's nest is built on the hillside and is piled up with gravel. It is difficult to attack."
Zhou Qingfeng has seen reports from previous adventurers that Jackal’s Lair is actually an open-air camp, with three walls of two to three meters high inside and outside piled up with rubble. There are no defense facilities in the camp. But the expedition has only more than 20 people, and it is definitely not possible to attack by force.
A frantic ogre can rush out of the lair with a giant wooden stick. The skin of this thing is extremely tough, and it is not difficult to break without a magic weapon. However, it can beat the expedition smashed by its incomparable power.
If the jackals in the nest were smarter and then counterattacked, Zhou Qingfeng would go to read files.
"Nal, prepare for the trap."
"Old Borg, I need a magic weapon."
"'Jiying', unload the package, you may have to rush with me."
"Todd, you are leading the team to bring out the ogres."
Everyone listened to the order and prepared. The skeletal war horse came forward with a large bag and a small bag, and complained: "I am a war horse, a fearless mount, and a frontal arrow against powerful enemies. Why..."
Zhou Qingfeng stopped him with a sentence, "Because you are an undead, you are more suitable for hard labor." After he finished speaking, he also mobilized his mental power to open the passage of the underworld, and shouted to Jiying: "Go in and call out those skeletons and ghosts."
Shiying has a strong load capacity, carrying enough logistics materials for the entire expedition to use for a few days. After unloading the large and small bags, it slowly walked into the opened passage of the underworld.
Unlike the abyss channel, the underworld channel is like a mirror like a wave of water, so gloomy that you can't see through the situation at the other end. To summon controlled undead creatures, Zhou Qingfeng must penetrate spiritual power to link them.
Mental power entering the underworld will be greatly hindered and consumed by negative energy. But with the "Illustration", things are much simpler. This undead half-demon not only won't be hurt by negative energy, but can gain buffs instead.
Passing through the underworld passage,'Jiying' entered a barren, dark, and silent environment. The gray mist condensed by the strong negative energy filled the underworld, and hundreds of skeletons and ghosts stood there.
"This place is really comfortable."
'Jiying' took a deep breath, and the negative energy gray mist poured into the body. The crimson flames in its eye sockets became brighter, and its mental power also increased. It shouted at the skeleton and the ghost, "Let's go, the master needs cannon fodder. It's time for you to play."