"The mission hasn't been completed yet, and it's still unknown who will win!"
The water element magician from Beta's adventure group retorted and then followed Beta's pace, riding his horse to the right.
This encounter between the Beta Adventure Group and the Mad Wolf Adventure Group is just a daily experience for the Osborne Town Adventure Group.
Not long after Beta and his companions left the place, the four adventure groups that followed them encountered the Mad Wolf Adventure Group guarding there.
After listening to the request of the Mad Wolf Adventure Group, only two adventure groups chose to join the team of the three major adventure groups.
After hesitating for a moment, the other two adventure groups turned around and left, gave up the mission and went directly to other areas of the Warcraft Mountains, intending to earn the money for renting the horses first.
Every team has its own considerations.
The reason why Beta dared to lead the team to take a detour into the Phantom Wolf Valley was not because he really felt that he had the ability to snatch the mission bounty from the three major adventure groups.
"Boss, did you accept that mission?"
When the group was walking through the woods and could no longer see the light of the fluorite lamps carried by the members of the Mad Wolf Adventure Group, the water element magician Siqi winked at Beta and asked.
"Hehe, Siqi, you still understand me."
Beta smiled and nodded.
Last night in the Grizz Bear Tavern, when the bard came down from the second floor and said that the reward for the "Exploration of the Phantom Wolf's Lair" mission would be doubled, Beta quietly went upstairs to accept the mission.
Fortunately, there was no stronger adventure group in the tavern at that time, and this mission was not a public mission.
As long as he accepts the mission, and as long as the Beta Adventure Group does not give up the mission within the mission time limit, no one else will see this mission again.
In the past, this mission was always undertaken by a single third-level professional, but those professionals were often discovered by the Ghost Wolf King in the valley before they even got close to the designated area.
In the end, everyone escaped back to Osborne Town with serious injuries, so the reward for this task increased from 4 gold to 8 gold, and then doubled to the current 64 gold.
It is quite appropriate to accept this mission as an adventure group.
"Let's not enter the Phantom Wolf Valley for now. Let's wait until the three major adventure groups lure out the Wolf King's tribe, and then sneak in."
Adventurers are actually a group of daring guys. As long as there is a mission bounty, they will dare to go anywhere.
When Beta took on the mission, all he wanted to do was buy some animal attractants to lure the wolves out of the Wolf Valley and gradually weaken the wolf pack's strength. Finally, he would sneak into the valley to complete the mission.
Now that he had a more conspicuous bait, he certainly wanted to take this opportunity to complete his mission.
Since Beta mentioned the mission, he took out the mission scroll issued by the Adventurer's Guild from his arms:
[Bounty Mission: Investigate the Abnormal Magic Fluctuations in the Phantom Wolf Lair]
[Publisher: Lily Kingdom Magic Association]
Mission: The Magic Association has recently detected unusual magical fluctuations in the Phantom Wolf Valley area of the Warcraft Mountains. The source of these fluctuations must be identified. Adventurers must infiltrate the core area of the Phantom Wolf Lair, collect samples of soil, minerals, or other suspicious substances, and record the specific characteristics of these fluctuations.
[Task requirements: 1. Avoid direct conflict with the Phantom Wolf King clan and prioritize covert actions.
2. Submit at least three soil samples from nests in different areas (the collection locations must be marked).
3. If you discover any abnormal source of magical power (such as a mysterious magic circle, unknown magical substances, etc.), you must record it in detail and bring back evidence.
[Task Reward: 1. Basic Remuneration: 64 Gold Coins
2. Additional Reward: If you find the cause of the anomaly or bring back key clues, you will receive an additional 20 gold coins.
"So your mission this time isn't just to enter the Phantom Wolf King's lair? You also have to find two other Phantom Wolf lairs?"
Monica asked after reading the mission information.
"The most troublesome one is the Phantom Wolf King. As long as we collect the soil sample from the Phantom Wolf King's lair today, the other Phantom wolves will not be difficult for us."
Beta didn't plan to eat a fat man in one bite this time.
He affirmed, "Although there are no fewer than ten Phantom Wolf tribes in Phantom Wolf Valley, in fact, all tribes, big and small, are under the command of the Phantom Wolf King when humans enter the Phantom Wolf Valley."
"Their three adventure groups are so powerful that they will definitely alert the Phantom Wolf King. As long as the Phantom Wolf King leads his tribe to drive them away, that will be our chance!"
…
On the other side, there was a valley only four or five miles away from the Beta Adventure Group.
The carpet formed by pieces of fluorescent mycelium linked together is enough to illuminate the area at the bottom of the valley.
The fleeing Orcs had already penetrated deep into the Wolf Valley without anyone noticing!
The palm of his hand that was gripping the back of the old wolf's neck was soaked with the dark red that seeped through the wolf's fur, and the slippery touch almost made him let go.
If it weren't for the disabled old wolf that he had been holding in his hands as a "hostage", the wolves that were chasing him would have rushed up and eaten him alive.
Just as he hunched over and tried to catch his breath, the one-eyed lame wolf suddenly arched its spine in his hand, and its body suddenly bounced in the air, breaking free from Oak's grip with most of its neck.
The bloody canine teeth bit the boy's wrist fiercely.
"squeak--!"
A sour sound of teeth grinding was heard. It was because the only ice shield scroll that Ork had taken from Eden before Leila and the others left had stuck the old wolf's teeth on his wrist.
"Save your energy, you old dog!"
Oak jumped across a mountain stream by stepping on a fallen fir tree, and behind him he heard the dull sound of a heavy object falling into the water.
The two second-level ghost wolves were chasing him from the rocks on both sides of him. At this time, they were driving three injured first-level wolves as stepping stones, and their sharp claws condensed with shadows plowed sparks on the rock wall.
The three first-level ghost wolves were just like the ghost wolves that had been seriously injured by Leila and the others. After falling into the mountain stream, they seemed to have no strength to get up and chase him.
The rotten leaves and fluorescent mycelium burst out juice on the soles of the boots. With the golden light of the sliding skill, Oak made a right-angle turn and avoided the ghost wolf that pounced from above.
The ghost wolf couldn't stop in time and crashed into the black iron tree. A layer of silver-white resin seeped out from the cracks in the bark. It seemed to be the main material for making life-restoring potions. Unfortunately, Oak didn't have the time to collect these things now.
After dodging the attack from above, he swung the old wolf towards the wolf shadow that was rushing towards him. The whimpering of the beast that attacked him from behind made him grin with bloody corners of his mouth in mockery.
Ever since he discovered that these ghost wolves paid special attention to the old wolf in his hands, he was no longer afraid of these ghost wolves.
By now, Leila and the others should have already fled back to Osborne Town. He just needs to hold on and he will definitely be able to wait until the rescue arrives!
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