Pale Emblem

Chapter 68 The Superiority of Civilization

Huck roared vigorously, his voice was strong and penetrating, the length seemed to have no end, like a rushing and roaring waterfall, completely drowning out the weird laughter of the gnoll.

When he ran out of breath, even the night owl in the canopy stopped calling, the gnoll was even more silent, and the whole forest became surprisingly quiet.

Huck took a breath first, and said excitedly to the others, "It's a pleasure to yell! You should try it too."

The half-elves stared at him with monster eyes, shocked by his deep, long breath.

Hake is obviously not a Venerable, nor is he a dragon vein, but he has just shown at least the level of third-order life.

Disa half-elf chooses career or dragon path, in the final analysis, is to improve their life level.A special case like Huck is really shocking, representing the third way in addition to occupation and dragon veins.Especially for professionals from Legion, Hopeless Venerable, the reason for Huck's promotion is particularly attractive.

The dark hunter Max probably knew that the great changes in Huck were brought about by Vertok. He didn't want the Iron Cross to pay attention to Huck's secrets, so he opened his mouth to divert everyone's attention and exclaimed: "Vertok , the sense of danger has faded! Those gnolls seem to have stopped approaching and chose to hide!"

"Lord Vertoc, what should we do now?" Huck asked with reverence, and he didn't even express curiosity about the gnoll retreating.

Vertok thought about it for a while, and said categorically: "Take turns to watch the night, take turns to rest. Those who rest will sleep well, and those who watch will keep the bonfire and help me do some preparations."

Gnolls are not rare orcs, but there are very few orcs around Fallen Leaf City.The opponents of the adventurers in Fallen Leaf City are mainly half-orcs and barbarians.Their knowledge of the Wolf Man is based on the public information provided by the trade union.As for Huck and Max in Braun Town, they haven't dealt with Jackals for 20 years.

Veltok knows even less about gnolls, but the goblin Wowo was once enslaved by gnolls and later gnolls.Its knowledge of gnolls can be said to be very profound.

In fact, the gnoll is a powerful and dangerous monster with tenacious vitality and amazing physical ability.The most impressive time for Goblin Wowo was when he and his companions followed a seriously wounded and dying gnoll.The goblin waited another day until the target lay motionless on the ground and saw the fly crawling up the gnoll's wound.The goblins thought the gnoll was dead and were going to eat its corpse.As a result, the gnoll grabbed the closest goblin and bit off its neck.

As second-order orcs, gnolls are superior to half-elf professionals in all aspects of physical fitness.They can run two hundred kilometers in one go; running on all fours, they must charge faster than half-elves with only two legs.Gnolls also have keen perception, very developed sense of smell and hearing, and few animals can escape their tracking; night vision allows them to move at night without the limitation of sight distance.

If there are any shortcomings of gnolls, their relatively short lifespan should be counted as one.The average lifespan of the common gnoll is less than 40 years.However, this flaw does nothing for Vertok to escape danger.

Vertoc's gluttony talent and excellent physical ability have no advantage in front of gnolls, let alone other half-elf professionals.

The current situation is that they are being targeted by a group of gnolls, and they cannot get rid of them or run away.The gnolls will play to their advantage, following them closely, harassing them endlessly.When half-elf professionals become tired and weak, it is their time to kill.

Gnolls are typical opportunists, and will not miss any opportunity to hunt.But if there is no chance, they would rather let go than take risks, especially when there are similar people around.

Almost all predators try to avoid injuring themselves.Because, in cruel nature, injury means weakness, and weakness leads to elimination.

Gnolls belong to the intelligent species, but their animal instincts are often greater than their rationality, and with a little wisdom in their minds, they are thinking about how to harm their companions.

The Hobgoblin Wowo realized that the gnolls like to pull each other's backs, and they are weak when they are strong, and strong when they are weak.A group of gnolls is not scary, and a lone wolf is not a problem, but the lone wolf cannot be driven to a dead end.At that time, it will burst into power beyond imagination.

Therefore, when the goblin Wowo encounters a gnoll, he will throw it a little food, and then let his subordinates beat it.The gnoll will kneel down and eat Wowo's feces as a sign of submission.

You could say that gnolls are inherently mean, selfish and cruel.But if the selfish nature is considered in the natural world, it is not a disadvantage.

Everything is for survival.

Veltok is not the hobgoblin Wolwo.He couldn't, and couldn't, tame the gnoll by the means of the hobgoblins.

However, the gnoll Wowo's cognition of gnolls is still worth learning from.

Since we can't get rid of the pursuit of this group of gnolls, we can only fight back!
Vertok made Huck roar, demonstrating to the gnolls and inviting battle:
come on!

We are here!

See who is the hunter and who is the prey.

The gnoll felt the power of Huck, and the will of the half-elf to fight.But they didn't want to get hurt, they all wanted their companions to rush to the front and die.

As expected, the gnoll stopped.

Captain Rhodes was confused and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Vertok, what's going on? Has the gnoll gone?"

Vertok thought for a while, and felt that according to the current situation, it was necessary to explain to others, "The overall strength of this group of gnolls may be stronger than us, but they are a group of selfish beasts, not united; Huck just screamed. , as the territorial beasts warned them. The cunning gnolls shunned for a while, but our chances of getting rid of them are slim, almost impossible!"

"Next, we must remain united, relying on each other, as a whole, without fear that the gnolls will attack us."

In the case where physical quality and even numbers are not dominant, the difference between half-elves and gnolls is that they come from civilized countries.Civilization is anti-primitive.

Civilization advocates heroism and opposes cowardice; advocates mutual assistance and opposes selfishness; advocates loyalty and opposes betrayal.Even if some people are cowardly, selfish and like to betray, the moral standards respected in the civilized world will still have a profound impact on them.He had to carefully hide his dark thoughts, so that others would not know his true nature.Otherwise, he will be spurned by his companions and become unable to move an inch.

that's enough.

When one hides selfish thoughts, one is conquering the original nature.He'll easily and quickly embed himself in a team to get the most out of him.

At the heart of civilization is solidarity, from which everyone can benefit.It can be seen that the argument of civilization against primitive nature should be expressed as: civilization surpasses primitive nature.

Even if the half-elf professionals of the Disa Alliance form a temporary team, they are superior and more effective than the gnolls who obey their instincts.

This is the key for Vertoc to defeat the gnoll behind him!
"Our fight with the gnolls has begun, but it doesn't have to be a fight."

Vertok said solemnly: "As long as we don't show any flaws, the gnolls will not dare to act rashly. In the next few days, we may have to compare the consumption with the gnolls to see who is impatient and who will become weak first. If If we are weak, they will attack; if the gnolls are weak first, they will choose to give up the pursuit. That way, we win, and no one is injured and bleeding."

He paused, then said: "Of course, everyone can put forward their own opinions, as long as they are reasonable, I can accept them. And I promise that I will not sacrifice any of my companions!"

Several adventurers of the Iron Cross looked at each other, and Rhodes was the first to make a statement.

"Mr. Vertok, I believe in you. I will obey your arrangement and let us face this test together." He bowed to Vertok and said.

Vertok nodded and said, "Gnolls are used to attacking at night. I, the bow fighters Lisen and Bob, and the swordsman Selan guarded the first half of the night. The others rested first and stayed until the middle of the night. Lan assisted me in laying out simple fortifications."

Everyone obeyed Vertok's dispatch, rest and rest, and work and work.

Thran helps Vertok slant the spiked wooden spear into the snow to form a defensive circle, then chop down branches to make more spiked wooden spears.In the second half of the night, Huck and others took over Vertok's work and continued to make defense tools and reinforce the sled.

All night, the gnoll did not move.But everyone knows that they did not leave, but hid not far away, observing the situation here with green eyes.

The next morning, the line continued to move in a northwesterly direction.Because last night, everyone's emotions were relatively tense, and many people did not rest well. Vertok deliberately slowed down and tried to preserve the team's fighting stamina.

He began to pull the sled himself, so that after the strongest Huck and Leeson were broken, the others could take turns on the sled to rest.

The gnolls communicated with hooting calls, indicating that they had been following the rear of the group, keeping an invisible distance from the half-elf professionals.

Vertok adjusted his direction again, and with the intuition of his gluttony talent, he found a group of white-tailed deer.The bow warriors shot and killed two doe, threw them on the sled, quickly dispersed the deer, and continued on their way to the northwest.

Dispersing the beasts encountered will increase the difficulty of the gnoll's hunting and further widen the distance between the two sides.

In the second half of the second day, the jackals caught up with Vertok's team.They made strange noises on the periphery, trying to harass the half-elves to rest.

Vertoc's various performances convinced the adventurers of the Iron Cross, and everyone's tense nerves began to relax, and they maintained a high state of mind.

However, Vertok vaguely felt that something was wrong, but found the source of the problem.

After three days, the forest belt gradually sparsed, and a large area of ​​forest clearing appeared.The melting ice and snow made the ground like a quagmire, and it was more difficult to drag the sled, but with Vertoc's super physical strength, these were not difficult.

The problem was that the gnolls were still hanging behind them.

The forest is sparse and the area of ​​open space expands, which means less prey, and the terrain is more suitable for development and cultivation.Weltok believed that they would soon be able to find the outskirts of Riptide.Accordingly, this environment is not suitable for gnoll activities.

On the other hand, Vertoc leads the team to trek up to 25 kilometers a day, and the half-elf professionals are in very good condition. Even the dark hunter Max can go sledding.Along the way, they collected branches and processed more than 200 spiked wooden spears, along with nine rabbits, two fat badgers, a deer, and a small basket of edible plant tubers on the sled.

Logically, the gnolls should have given up, but they didn't.

Vertok led the team across the open space many times, and the gnolls behind them were afraid of being targeted by bow warriors and did not dare to show up in the open space.Oddly enough, they preferred to take a detour through the forest belt and chase after the half-elves.

The sky was getting dark, and night was coming again.The dark hunter Max said to Vertoc: "Vill, something is wrong."

Vertok stopped and turned around and said, "You noticed it too?"

Max nodded and said, "Yes, the sense of danger is getting stronger and stronger... I suspect that it is not the wild gnolls following us, but a group of orc bone collectors. My guess if true, then These gnolls belong to the Bone Gatherer's scouts, and they're waiting for the Talon Goblins behind them!"

Huck's two arms were covered with steel shield blades, and he said in a loud voice: "If this is the case, it will not be peaceful tonight. We may have to fight the alien orcs!"

Vertoc nodded silently and said to Huck: "You have mastered the heart of the mirror, and you don't need two shield blades. You take a sword and give me a shield blade, and I can also act as the defender of the team."

"We're not leaving. Captain Rhode, hurry up and bring in as many wild melons, mushrooms, and shoots as possible... Huck, go and chop down a few trees..."

"Tonight, we're camping out in the open space ahead."

(End of this chapter)