Chapter 18 Tracking
The scene inside Elwynn Forest feels very primitive.
There are basically no roads inside the forest, the trees are scattered, the distance is close, the ground is full of tall weeds, and the branches and vines are spreading everywhere.
Even if there is a 'beast way', it will soon be overwhelmed by the vigorous weeds.
This situation made the speed of the four of Kewen seem a little slow.
However, what Galken said at the beginning was right. They were very familiar with the environment of Stormwind Kingdom.
I don't know how familiar they are in other areas, but as far as Cowen is concerned, they really know this piece of 'Elwynn Forest' very well.
Because on the way forward, the three often pointed to Kewen, sometimes pointing in one direction, telling Kewen that there was the activity area of 'Forest Spider', or that direction was the activity area of 'Stonetooth Wild Boar'.
Even where grizzly bears are likely to appear, the three of them gave Kewen clear pointers.
So along the way, the team encountered only one attack by wolves.
Eight gray wolves suddenly jumped out of the lush grass, but everyone was always on alert.
Natanali rushed forward first, nimbly passing between the two wild wolves.
A pair of daggers pierced the necks of the two wild wolves in an instant.
Then, she jumped up again, stepped on a wild wolf that jumped up, and jumped twice with her strength to grab a vine hanging in the air, thus avoiding the other wild wolves. attack.
Galken's movements were also fast, and when Natanali jumped up, Galken charged forward with a low growl.
On the way to charge, Galken swung the great sword in both hands. Even if the sharp weapon did not attack with all his strength, it still directly split the gray wolf that was trampled down by Natanari in half.
Afterwards, Galken kept walking, relying on the defensive power of his chain armor, he continued to rush into the middle of the remaining five wolves, and the weapon continued to sweep past.
In one move, another two wild wolves were killed instantly.
At this moment, Tagle suddenly let out a battle roar, causing the remaining three wolves who were about to attack Galken to be shocked, and turned to look at Tagle at the same time.
Taking this opportunity, Natanari fell from the sky, and Galken swept the weapon again.
Without waiting for the remaining three wolves to recover,
The two of them cooperated perfectly to kill him.
The entire battle lasted only ten seconds, and the eight wild wolves gave their lives in vain.
After the battle, Natanali crouched down and skinned the three wild wolves with intact fur.
As for the other wild wolves, their furs have long been torn apart by Galken, and they have completely lost their value.
Galken took the opportunity to explain to Cowen: "Wolf packs are wild beasts that do not have a fixed range. They are running around in the entire forest, so we don't know how to avoid them."
Ke Wen nodded to show his understanding, then suddenly raised his hand and waved to the grass where the wolves rushed out.
The arcane energy instantly covered the past, causing two screams of 'Ow' in the grass.
Two wild wolf cubs were pulled out of the grass by the "arcane energy" and hung in the air.
Seeing this, Galken put down his guard, shook his head and said, "Kewen, let it go."
"Aren't we cutting the weeds and eradicating the roots?" Kewen asked.
"It's not necessary." Galken smiled. "They have no value. If they can grow up in this forest, they will only contribute fur to adventurers in the future."
Kewen nodded and waved the back of his hand, causing the group of 'arcane energy' to throw the two wolf cubs back into the grass.
The frightened cries of 'Ow Ow' quickly disappeared, and I wonder if these two wolf cubs would run to the territory of other beasts in a panic...
Not long after, Natanali skillfully finished peeling the wolf skins, rolled the three wolf skins together, and stuffed them into the 'space pocket' hanging around her waist.
The team continued on its way.
The rest of the way was safe and sound, and in about half an hour, the four arrived at the 'Fargoday Mine' belonging to 'Stormwind City'.
The working atmosphere of the mine is very hot. The miners hang oil lamps on their waists and carry mining tools in and out of the mine.
There are some simple outposts around, some of Stormwind's guards are in charge of guarding them.
Galken went directly to a guard and asked if the mine had been stolen in the past two days.
The guard's answer made Galken very excited, because when he was patrolling the mines this morning, there was really a phenomenon of mineral theft.
In response, Galken immediately gave the other party a silver coin, and then took the three of Kewen to the edge of the mining area.
"Nana!" Galken grinned: "Then it's up to you! Help us find clues about the kobolds!"
Natanali, already accustomed to her task, nodded silently, then began to look around.
After investigating around the periphery of the mining area, for nearly half an hour, Natanali suddenly rushed forward.
After a few steps, she bent over and squatted on the ground, reaching out and groping gently on the ground.
"Found it?" Galken asked immediately.
"It depends on luck." Natanali responded without looking up: "There are kobold footprints here, but no one knows when they were left."
Galken nodded, and then explained to Kewen next to him: "The crusade against the 'kobolds' is like this. After finding the clues, you will bet your luck. If you are lucky, you can track down and find the kobolds that have not yet entered the lair."
At this time, Natanali stood up and pointed to the inside of the forest in front of the left: "Look at the direction of the footprints, the 'kobold' is leaving there, are you chasing?"
Several people looked at each other and nodded.
Not much to say, Natanali took the lead, and the four of them got into the forest together.
After more than ten minutes, the team stopped, Natanali sighed, and while looking at the surrounding ground, she said: "Unfortunately, the clues of the footprints will be broken when they reach this gravel area. Everyone looks around. See if there are any other traces."
Galken and Tagle stepped forward in response, each chose a direction, bent over and slowly searched.
Soon, everyone gathered together and shook their heads in disappointment.
At this time, Kewen finally stopped paddling, and said aloud: "Let me do it, I just remembered a magic, it should have some effect."
The others were stunned for a moment, and Galken looked even more like he had lost and found it, and immediately urged. "Hurry up! Use it and see!"
Ke Wen nodded and stepped forward, holding his hands together in front of his mouth, after taking a deep breath, he blew it out.
The magical energy in the palm of his hand was blown away by Kewen, and turned into a mist formed by a large piece of magical particles, which drifted and sank into the ground.
Soon, a glimmer of light appeared on the ground in the surrounding area, and the magic particles came out again, rising to form an illusion.
The figure of the kobold squad appeared in the illusion. Five kobolds carrying shovels stepped on the gravel ground and walked in another direction.
"It's amazing magic..." Natanali couldn't help but sighed in admiration, then looked in the direction where the phantom kobold left, and greeted everyone: "Chase!"
"No hurry." Kewen reminded: "I can maintain the magic effect all the time, but correspondingly, our speed will also slow down."
"Then slow down." Galken immediately decided: "Since we will never lose the trace of the 'kobold', we don't need to be so anxious."
Natanali nodded in agreement, and then arranged: "Keep the formation, don't let anything disturb Kewen."
"Okay." Galken stepped forward: "I'm in front, Nana, take care of Kewen's right side, Tagle."
"Understood." Tagle took the initiative to walk to Kewen's left side and lifted the shield slightly.
The team moved on.
Along the way, Kewen kept the virtual scene combined with the 'Tracking Spell' and the 'Illusion Spell' in front of the team, so that the 'kobold' in the phantom always led the way.
After more than half an hour, the 'kobold squad' in the illusion disappeared under a hill.
Kewen waved his hand to dispel the illusion, and then the four of them quickened their pace and rushed to the place where the 'kobold' disappeared.
A huge dead tree body lay at the foot of the hill.
Natanari quickly discovered the clues. In a position behind the dead wood, there were actually superfluous piles of branches.
This situation is too obvious, obviously telling others that this is not normal.
In response, Natanali made several gestures one after another.
Galken and Tagle nodded silently, then lightly walked up, carrying their weapons.
Listening attentively, the crowd did not hear the kobold's voice. Galken walked to the stack of branches and fiddled with the branches with his great sword.
Soon, a very narrow dog hole appeared in front of everyone.
The dog hole was only half a meter wide, which made everyone a little dumbfounded, because no one would be able to stretch out if they got in.
Galken smiled wryly and asked in a low voice, "What should I do? Do you want to smoke down the hole like a rabbit?"
"Cowen?" Natanali asked. "Do you have any other magic that is suitable?"
Kewen nodded and smiled, "No problem, leave it to me."
After he finished speaking, he stepped forward, looked at the dog cave, raised his hands, deliberately recited the incantation of 'rune script', and released the Transfiguration on the cave entrance.
With the release of the magic, the entrance of the cave suddenly expanded rapidly, and soon, an oblique passage with a width of more than two meters appeared.
The sight in front of them excited the three of Natanari, and Galken praised in a low voice, "Kewen! You are so reliable!"
Kewen accepted the compliment with a smile, and then reminded: "Okay, let's go in."
"Tagger." Natanali arranged: "You and I go ahead, Galken's weapons are too big, and some of them can't be used."
"No problem." Tagle raised his shield and stepped into the passage first.
Galken walked behind Kewen, and only made a simple torch, lit it for everyone...
