Moon Witch, embark on the journey!

39. Howling

Those that can be called magic beasts are naturally stronger than ordinary beasts, at least they have some ability to cast spells. Therefore, most of those that are not good at hiding will carry some elemental aura.

With her powerful observation skills, Luna simply took a look around and found the place that was suspected to be the ice fox's lair.

"That's amazing... I was planning to live outside for two days in the worst-case scenario."

Halfway up the snowy mountain, in front of a small cave covered with ice and snow, three girls were discussing something.

"Let's set up traps outside. I've learned some before."

Jie Li put down her big backpack and started to get ready. Senna stood aside and looked around, and said impatiently:

"Why not just charge in and kill them? They're not some powerful monsters anyway."

"How do you know how many are inside? Even if we can deal with them, what if they're not home? If they get stained with our scent and don't come back later, it'll be troublesome."

After Jie Li finished the arrangement, the three girls ran to a nearby snow-covered rock and waited, which ended up lasting more than an hour.

They simply meditated on their own.

"coming."

Luna suddenly opened her eyes and whispered to the person beside her.

A total of five little foxes with white bodies and light blue stripes on their tails came from the bottom of the mountain. This lowest-level magical beast can only spit out a little cold air and cannot even release complete spells. It is at the bottom of the food chain nearby.

Because of this, they are extra sensitive.

Luna and the others were in a leeward place with shelter. At this time, the three of them slowed down their breathing and waited for the prey to approach.

The ice fox, which was not big to begin with, only left very shallow footprints. As it walked towards the nest, its movements became slower and slower. It shook its head and looked around, as if it had discovered something wrong.

Snapped!

A fox walking in front stepped on something, and the next moment its front leg was caught by a trap, and it let out a shrill scream.

Swish!

The other four were already a little nervous, and almost subconsciously fled in all directions, completely ignoring their companions. Even the one caught in the trap felt a chill all over his body, and a burst of strength burst out of his small body, and he actually used his hind legs to slowly open the trap.

"This is different from what I thought!"

Jerry complained that she had already begun to brew witchcraft.

"It's no use saying it earlier! You might as well have just gone for it!"

"You two should not break the ice fox, the material must be complete."

As soon as Luna reminded them, the two girls were stunned, probably because they didn't master the appropriate witchcraft.

Swish!

A stream of cold air was emitted, instantly enveloping a fleeing white fox. The cold white air made a crackling sound, freezing its agile body in an instant.

Freeze!

Swish!Swish!Swish!

The four that escaped were all frozen and turned into several beautiful ice sculptures in the snow.

At this time, Senna used the freezing spell to freeze the one that had just escaped the trap. Jie Li simply stopped preparing the witchcraft, as she had never learned the appropriate witchcraft for this situation.

"Is this kind of witchcraft's activation speed and control really that of an apprentice?"

Both girls looked at Luna in astonishment. As mid-level apprentices themselves, they knew very well how exaggerated the spells cast by ordinary apprentices were.

Many apprentices were so nervous during battle that they couldn't even cast any spells, which led to them being attacked back. Slow casting was not enough, but accuracy was also a big problem.

"Well, I feel like if I don't work harder, it's going to run away."

Luna had a rough idea in her mind. It seemed that most of the apprentices did not have her control.

But there was a problem. The four consecutive spells had almost consumed her mental power and magic power, and her body was already feeling tired. Her spellcasting ability was extremely mismatched with her level.

"You guys take care of it first. I'll go find a corner to meditate."

Since Luna had put in her greatest effort, the other two had no complaints and started to clean up the scene.

......

The mission ended too quickly, and after seeing Luna's exaggerated spellcasting ability, the three decided to walk to the outer areas to see if there was anything else they could gain.

"I didn't expect that ordinary traps would have such a poor effect on magical beasts. Or maybe I'm not very skilled. If it were an old hunter from my hometown, even an ordinary person might be able to deal with such a weak magical beast."

Jie Li muttered as she walked. She has always been very competitive:

“I still have a lot to learn.”

"Don't focus on weird things. We are still wizards after all. As long as we become more powerful, witchcraft can replace most of our skills. There are also many things that only witchcraft can do."

Luna reminded.

"That's right, I know too little witchcraft."

Senna was a little depressed. She thought that as a mid-level apprentice, she would be able to show her skills, but in the end, it seemed that nothing worked.

"I hope there will be some stronger guys, so you can see my strength."

"Others just hope the roads are safer!"

The three of them gradually entered a farther area, but it was not easy to find monsters. Perhaps due to their lack of experience or bad luck, they did not find any valuable targets along the way.

Ow—

A roar came from a distance, as if it contained some anger and pain.

"It's the cry of the Frostwolf!"

Senna immediately became excited. She looked at Luna and Jerry and pointed in that direction:

"Want to take a look?"

"Since we're already nearby, of course we have to see it."

Luna, who had almost recovered, was eager to try. Fighting against a few weak monsters with little resistance would not have any training effect at all, and she was indeed in urgent need of magic stones.

"You guys are really belligerent..."

But when Luna and the others rushed over, they found that someone had already gotten there first. It was better to say that the roar they heard before was the desperate roar of the monster.

A gray-white wolf beast, nearly as tall as a person, has fallen to the ground, its limbs still twitching slightly, blood still oozing from its lower body, and its warm breath rising up into a puff of white smoke in the snow.

A thin man wearing a cloak was using a dagger to disembowel the body of the Frostwolf. There were also traces of witchcraft fighting around the body.

Almost at the same time, he and the three girls discovered each other.

The man paused, put down the dagger in his hand, slowly stood up, and said in a low voice:

"Get out of here, now!"

"He's a high-level apprentice."

Luna whispered.

In fact, most of the people who are alone in this area are high-level apprentices, and mid-level apprentices basically act in groups.

"We have no ill intentions, we just heard a noise and came to check the situation..."

Just as Jie Li was about to explain, the expressions of the others changed.

Ow—

The sound of wolf howls continued to ring around.

40. Hidden Dangers

Frostwolves are pack monsters. Although individual ones are still within the range of what a mid-level apprentice can deal with, once they gather together, even high-level apprentices generally dare not confront them head-on.

"You're the ones who wasted my time!"

The senior apprentice stared at the three girls without any sympathy. Instead, his tone was quite angry and frustrated.

"Hey! How long have we been here?"

Senna immediately couldn't help herself.

Looking at the wolf shadows gradually emerging in the distance, there were more than ten of them. Jie Li quickly held down Senna and said hurriedly:

"Let's work together to fight. If the four of us take turns casting spells, the Frostwolves won't be able to defeat them in a short time and will retreat in the face of difficulty."

"Who wants to cooperate with you? Go to hell!"

The apprentice wrapped his cloak around himself, and a faint aura of witchcraft emanated from him. Then his figure quickly faded and he disappeared completely.

"Invisibility... It seems this guy doesn't want to fight the monster head-on."

Luna had seen this kind of apprentice-level witchcraft a long time ago, and seeing it again now made her feel nostalgic.

"You are still so calm, what should we do?"

Jerry and Senna both looked at her subconsciously. Perhaps they themselves did not notice that the two people who originally had high self-esteem now looked up to Luna.

"Fight, what else can I do?"

Luna hadn't learned the invisibility spell yet, and the general invisibility spell wasn't that effective. If a dozen or so frost wolves were to search separately, they would be easily caught.

The cloak on the apprentice seemed to be an alchemical item, which should have played a strengthening role. Even Luna could only find a few traces, so those monsters should be completely helpless.

Therefore, the three girls near the Frostwolf's corpse undoubtedly became the target of the wolves.

Gray shadows were approaching, and more than a dozen frost wolves were rushing towards this side from all directions. Unlike the small ice fox, this kind of magic beast was nearly as tall as a person and was quite oppressive.

Swish!

Three frost wolves rushed over first, at an alarming speed. At least with Luna and the others' speed without physical transformation, and in the enemy's territory, it was basically impossible to escape by simply running away.

"So, we have to hurt them first."

Luna stretched out her slender fingers, took out two balls from the small bag on her waist, and threw them directly at the wolf shadow that was rushing towards her.

boom! boom!

Two balls of flame exploded, and the waves of fire and impact covered several meters. The wolf beasts that were rushing over were forced to stop, their fur was charred black, and one of them even suffered some internal injuries, whimpering and retreating.

"Tsk, you still have some strength."

With Luna's observation ability, she had discovered that the Frostwolf that was about to be hit was suddenly covered with a layer of frost, absorbing most of the impact and high temperature.

"Alchemical bombs? How many do you have, Luna?"

"There are only a few left. Let's take turns."

Luna touched her pocket. She made fewer the first time, but she realized it was not enough after using them. Now she only had three left.

"Fire bullets are more effective."

The rest of the frost wolves still surrounded them without giving up. The large wolf beasts covered with frost pounced forward, covering a distance of several meters with one leap, giving a very oppressive feeling.

The three girls huddled together in a small circle, with Senna and Jie Li casting spells at the same time.

boom! boom!

Two small fireballs flew out and exploded when approaching the wolf beast, forming a small range of high-temperature fire waves, delaying the Frostwolf's offensive.

Swish!

Just as the frost wolves retreated temporarily, another small fireball flew towards one of them. The frost armor on that frost wolf had just been broken, and there was no time to rebuild it.

The wolf's eyes reflected the fireball that was flying towards him, and this predator on the ice field showed a flash of obvious fear.

boom!

After being hit head-on by the witchcraft, the Frost Wolf, with most of its body charred, was thrown into the air in the waves of fire, then collapsed to the ground nearby. After flapping its limbs a few times, it gradually died.