Pale Emblem

Chapter 83
Volofi can think of a name for himself, its intelligence and language level are obviously higher than those of the same kind, but as an intelligent species, the gnoll's fear and curiosity about the unknown are indelible.The difference is that when a fool encounters an incomprehensible phenomenon, he seeks an explanation from his peers, and then obtains solace.A wise man will discover that the truth is not important, but that he can comfort his fellows and then guide their actions.

This is the so-called right to speak.

The "smart" Volofi never told the Hobgoblin Squee and the Spring brothers about his experience.Now, it tells a story to a group of stupid gnolls, but there are many things that even it can't understand, and it can only apply the superstition of "spirits" to make everyone accept its claims.

"...The half-elf girl possessed by spirits was very frightened at first. She was shaking, gesturing at us with a strange stick, and yelling. I couldn't understand what she was saying, nor did she I know she wants to drive us away. I see her crying, and I think her meat should be more tender and delicious than those two dragon-veined half-elves."

"The only thing to watch out for is the ferocious wolf beside the half-elf girl. It is the size of a tiger, and its fangs are many times larger than mine. No gnoll wants to be bitten by it. However, the giant There is only one wolf, and we have many..."

"The previous master sent ten claws goblins to test the ferocious giant wolf, six were killed by it, and four escaped. So we can rest assured... The ferocious giant wolf will not stay away from the half-elf girl, as long as it does not escape, we will You can always kill it without worrying about its retaliation."

"The previous master ordered us to attack with most of the claw goblins, but the half-elf girl hit the white wolf with a stick, and then the white wolf rushed out alone, running around the half-elf girl and the seriously injured dragon-veined monitor lizard The white wolf exudes a strange smell, like the stench of purple sunflowers. All the gnolls and clawed goblins near the white wolf all vomited..."

"Oh, Zikui..."

The ferocious gnolls who heard the story made a noise, and they all looked like they were about to vomit.They hate purple sunflower, because the strong scent of purple sunflower can hurt the keen nose of the gnoll.Disa half-elf, also known as purple sunflower, is the anti-wolf flower.Unfortunately, the flowering period of purple sunflower is very short, and it only opens for a few days in summer, which cannot effectively prevent gnolls.

However, gnolls hate the smell of purple sunflowers, and goblins don't have any special feelings for them.

If the gnoll Volofi vomited because of the smell of purple sunflower, why did the claw goblins vomit too?
They may have smelled different odors at the time, both of which made them sick.

The dire gnolls obviously didn't notice this detail, and they heard Volofi continue: "The goblins and gnolls near the white wolf were all killed by it. We can only retreat. After we get used to the smell, we will attack again. At that time, the half-elf girl turned into flames, strong winds, and frost to stop us."

"I thought I could kill the half-elf girl and the fierce white wolf immediately, but every time it was an illusion. They became stronger and stronger. The fierce white wolf took all the goblins and gnolls that were killed to the injured dragon vein giant. The lizard. The monitor lizard devoured a lot of dead orcs, and its wounds were almost healed. However, the former owner found that the half-elf girl could ride the white wolf to escape, but she resolutely defended the cave entrance several times in distress and did not allow any Orcs broke in."

"My former master must have been bewitched by the spirits. It even thought that there was a lot of wealth in that cave, and would not give it up...just like Squee and Springer brothers are now. The former master finally took his The furbolg bodyguards were also dispatched and ordered all to attack."

"At that time, the half-elf girl and the fierce white wolf seemed to be unable to withstand our siege. As a result, the spirit appeared."

"A black shadow of a spider appeared on the forehead of the half-elf girl, and her whole person became very scary, especially scary..."

Volofelen said it was terrible twice, obviously frightened, and in retrospect he couldn't help but prick up the mane on his back.

"The spirit let out a piercing scream, and all the goblins, the gnolls, and the bears were all frozen in place, unable to move. Then, a dark shadowy bear emerged from under the spirit's feet. It took my former master, and the The furbolg bodyguards sucked in and spit it out. They were wrinkled mummies."

"Our gang is over... Only less than half of the claw goblins and gnolls fled separately. And the half-elf girls started chasing us."

"I escaped for two days, and was caught up by the half-elf girl. She conjured many sharp blades out of thin air and cut my face." Volofi stroked the scars on his face and said, "I can only run into a shadow lurking in the shadows. The territory of the necromancer. When the half-elf girl and the shadow lurker fight, I will take the opportunity to escape."

"Later, I gathered a group of scattered claw goblins, and I didn't join your gang until I met Brother Squee and Brother Spring."

Hobgoblin Squee and Spurling took in Scarface, and the fierce gnolls they raised were all present at the time.However, Scarface claimed that his gang was ambushed by the half-elf adventure group, and the original owner was killed by the half-elf.

Under normal circumstances, the Bone Collector gang is ruthless with the tyrannical gnoll who has lost its master, but Scarface is also accompanied by a group of clawed goblins.

To the goblin nobility, claw goblins are the equivalent of wealth.In order to completely accept the claw goblin led by Scarface, the Squee and Spring brothers made an exception to allow it to join their gang.

Now, Scarface came up with another set of rhetoric.The gnoll in the gang is actually very difficult to tell if it is lying or not, and they rely on keen intuition to judge that Scarface is not harmful to themselves.

A gnoll asked curiously, "Wolofy, is there any treasure in that cave?"

Volofi turned his head and roared at it: "If there is treasure in the cave, the half-elf girl possessed by spirits will not leave the entrance to chase and kill me. Therefore, there is no treasure in that cave, everything is spirits. trap, it will take our flesh."

"My former master was bewitched by spirits, just like Squee and the Spring brothers are now!"

When the gnolls compare their own situation, it is not difficult to find that they are eerily similar to the experiences described by Scarface.They all encountered seemingly weak half-elf adventurers; the half-elf actually chose to stick to the spot instead of fleeing in the face of a large number of orc gangs; every time the gang attacked the short hill camp, it seemed that they could only win by a little bit, but they always Lost; the half-elves spared no effort to collect the corpses of the orcs; the hobgoblin leader went mad and encountered unexplainable strange phenomena, but he refused to give up...

Volofey concluded with great certainty, "There is a kind of spirit that possesses half-elves. It deceives hobgoblins and takes our flesh. That storm gnoll is probably also what it is pretending to be. Brother Squee and Spurling are like me. Just like the former owner, he was turned into a madman by that kind of spirit..."

"We can't stay here, we have to run away. Let's all run away as far as possible. If anyone informs the mad Hobgoblin brother, I'll eat it now!"

The scar-faced gnoll revealed its fierceness, clenched the handle of the machete, and glanced left and right with green eyes faintly revealing a bloody red light.Once it sees a gnoll hesitating, it will immediately launch the most violent attack on the other party.

Volofay suspected that the terrifying spirit, thirsting for orc flesh, had been drawn to him.Since it has told the truth, it cannot continue to remain in this gang.Otherwise, when the gnolls react, they will definitely kill it.Volofi is strong, but it is impossible to survive the siege of nine dire gnolls.

Volofey hoped that the Squees and their clawed goblins would satisfy the goblin's appetite, and he himself escaped with a few companions.

Gnolls raised in captivity by the goblin kingdom have a hard time making the decision to betray their masters. However, when the goblins are crazy and food is in short supply, and out of fear of the mysterious and unknown, they finally use the cover of the night to panic. She followed Scarface and fled to the west side of the forest.

The sentient, dire gnolls were completely oblivious to the fact that their every move was being watched by Vertoc.

Vertoc had no idea what the gnoll was plotting.He quietly stalked behind the ferocious gnolls and followed them for a long time before he was sure that the gnolls in the Bone Collector gang had chosen to flee from the pack just as he had expected.

Vertoc stood in the middle of a bush, and the silhouette of the ferocious gnoll gradually became blurred until it disappeared from sight.

Although gnolls are selfish, cunning and suspicious, no one can deny that they are very dangerous cannibals.Veltok had a special touch of the mind for gnolls, and he didn't think he could defeat ten savage gnolls, not even with Huck.

Now, with ten ferocious gnolls turning their backs on their hobgoblin masters, the Bone Collector gang is far from being lame.Without the dire gnolls to serve as scouts, the gangs of bone gatherers are greatly reduced in their ability to move at night, and it is almost impossible for them to track and intercept half-elf professionals.

Vertok felt relieved all over his body, he thought for a moment, and immediately returned to the low hill camp at the fastest speed.

When we arrived at the camp, it was still dark, and Vertok grabbed a thorn and threw a cloud of silt from the ground into the bonfire to extinguish the illuminating flames.The half-elf professionals were very surprised by his move, and before they had time to ask, they heard Vertok say: "Get up, get up, get ready to transfer!"

Undercover hunter Max got up from the twig cushion and asked eagerly, "Vill, what happened?"

Vertoc replied quickly: "The gnolls of the Bone Collector's gang have retreated to the southwest. You must move before dawn, otherwise, wait until dawn, and the goblins will throw the goats into the battle, and the camp of the short hills Definitely can't hold it!"

The strong goatheads are the fortified infantry of the Bone Collector, possessing great strength and stamina, but they are not agile enough and become blind at night, making it difficult to catch half-elf adventurers.As for the claw goblins, half-elf professionals can leave them far behind in their normal rushing march.

The news of the dire gnolls breaking away from the Bone Collector's gang has lifted everyone's spirits.Lison of the Iron Cross couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Vertoc, can we break through now? Those ferocious gnolls won't catch up again, right?"

Vertok checked the weapons and equipment, and said without raising his head: "I watched the gnolls go far, how do I know if they will catch up again? I only know that if you don't move now, there will be no chance... Huck, take it."

"You follow me." Vertoc threw the Adamantine sword and spear left by Captain Rhode to Huck and instructed.

Huck grabbed the six-foot-long sword and spear, danced a sword flower, and said with a grin, "Sir, I will follow your instructions."

Max felt a sudden shock in his heart, and quickly asked: "Vill, what are you doing? Why don't you go with us?"

Vertoc shook his head and said, "I'm going to take Huck to rescue Annie and Katie. Max, you can't help right now. You lead Leeson and the others to the north, and leave a mark along the way. Ha and I K's sure to catch up to you."

"Rescue Annie, Katie..."

Max's face changed slightly, and he tried to dissuade Vertok: "Is it too dangerous to do this?"

"No, I must find a chance to try it out. You guys pack up and leave quickly." Vertok's attitude was very firm, and he greeted Huck and said, "Let's go!"

The gang of bone gatherers surrounded the low hill camp, and Vertoc could have escaped long ago if he wanted to.On the one hand, the reason why he stayed was to promise Aunt Sarah to take care of the members of the Adventurer's House.But Sarah didn't ask Vertok to do so.On the other hand, instances of hobgoblins enslaving and taming Dissa half-elves are too rare, at least it was the first time Vertok met.In recent days, he has been watching Annie and Katie secretly.However, observing from a distance could no longer satisfy his curiosity.Vertok prefers to get up close and personal with Annie and Katie.

As the archer Lissen feared, the savage gnolls might not have parted ways with the Bone Gatherer gang, they might have gone out hunting and would come back.Therefore, tonight is the best time for him to shoot the leader of the bone collectors and take back Annie and Katie.

There are hundreds of claw goblins and more than 20 goat monster bodyguards beside the leader of the bone collector.In order to reduce the risk of the operation, Wiltok needed Huck's assistance and support.

Of course, he also thought about Max.

Max was cursed by the Orc Shaman's cold heart and was temporarily unable to protect himself.However, he has a wealth of wilderness survival experience, and has the professional ability to sense danger.Vertoc believes that the adventurers of the Iron Cross should take good care of Max.

Vertok did not explain much, and rushed into the dark night with Huck without looking back.

Max was on the verge of tears when he saw Huck dangling behind Vertok.If Vertok is unreasonable, it would be abnormal if he didn't find Lisen and the others suspicious.Could it be that Huck didn't take his old buddy's safety in mind, and let him deal with the professionals of the Iron Cross alone?
Seeing the cold eyes of Lisen and the others, Max laughed dryly: "Then let's tidy up and leave this ghost place. With the pace of Vertoc and Huck, they will soon catch up."

(End of this chapter)