Chapter 82

How could they run into a pack of bone-spined frostwolves?

And fifteen of them at once?

This isn't Red Wood Ridge; it doesn't even count as the periphery.

Although his mind was full of confusion, Xia Hong had no time to think carefully at this moment.

Roar... roar………………

The frostwolf rushing toward him had a body length of at least 2.5 meters. Its sharp, dense fangs were only half a meter from his forehead, and the long, sharp barbs around its neck had even left two long wounds on his arm.

Xia Hong raised his blade to prop up the frostwolf's lower jaw. Sensing that the frostwolf's strength was not as great as his own, he leaped backward, instantly pulling the frostwolf back, twisted his Cold-Startling Blade, aimed at the frostwolf's back, and stabbed fiercely.

Swish…………

Although the frostwolf's strength was not as great as his, its speed was astonishingly fast. Seeming to sense the cold light on its back, it actually twisted its body and dodged it.

With the strike missing, Xia Hong felt somewhat disappointed and hurriedly turned his head to observe the situation of the others.

At this look, his heart instantly turned cold by half.

Yuan Cheng had already been pounced to the ground by a frostwolf. Xia Chuan and Yue Feng rushed over to rescue him, but before they could even strike, they were targeted by another frostwolf;

Lin Kai, Xu An, Li Yuankun, and Liu Yuan were also entangled by two frostwolves. The four of them were all using stone axes, which not only failed to cause damage to the frostwolves but instead were suppressed by the frostwolves' speed advantage. In just a short while, multiple wounds had already appeared on their bodies;

The seven Woodcutting Realm members brought by Luo Ming were even more miserable. One had already been bitten to death and was being feasted upon by a frostwolf; the remaining six were no match for the three frostwolves they faced and could only struggle to hold on by relying on the two among them who had blades.

Xu Kang and Luo Ming, like himself, were entangled by the other two most robust ones in the pack. Judging by the situation, it was clear they could not resolve it quickly either.

Whoosh... whoosh……… whoosh whoosh……

The only ones who could be considered lucky were the ordinary people from the camp who were fleeing.

On the five trees behind the crowd, arrows were constantly shooting rapidly toward that side. The four frostwolves eyeing the ordinary people were not only blocked, but two of them were even hit by four or five arrows.

It was just that the parts hit were all on their backs, which clearly did not constitute fatal wounds.

Whoosh…………

A blast of gale-force wind rushed toward his face. Xia Hong turned abruptly, slashed horizontally with his blade, and hit the barbs on the frostwolf's neck squarely. However, he did not cut the barbs off; he only used the force of the collision to dodge.

Xia Hong scanned the physique of the wolf pack and noticed that the density of arrows shot from the trees was becoming lower and lower. Realizing that the arrows of Li Baihe and the others might be running out soon, his heart became increasingly anxious.

The three most robust ones were entangling himself, Luo Ming, and Xu Kang; eight with smaller physiques were dealing with the Woodcutting Realm personnel; and the other four were chasing the main team.

This frostwolf pack was clearly well-organized. The howls issued before they rushed over were likely for arranging the formation.

This was aimed at wiping out their group!

Recalling the information about wolf packs from his previous life, Xia Hong's heart sank suddenly, and he turned his head to glance toward Red Wood Ridge.

Could it be that this pack of wolves still had an alpha?

No, regardless of whether there was one or not, he could not delay any longer.

Xia Hong turned his head to glance at the ordinary people's side, gritted his teeth, and roared at the trees: "Don't worry about that side, resolve these three big ones first, otherwise everyone will die!"

On those five trees, the arrows, which had already become sparse, stopped immediately after Xia Hong's voice fell.

After a full ten breaths, the five people on the trees seemed to have figured it out. They quickly adjusted their arrowheads and shot madly toward the frostwolves on Xia Hong's side.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…………

Before the arrows arrived, Xia Hong had already placed his Cold-Startling Blade in his left hand. Taking advantage of the gap while the frostwolf pounced toward him, he hugged the frostwolf's abdomen with his right hand, kicked the ground with both feet, and clamped it tightly, not letting it move.

Pfft…………

After three consecutive arrows missed, one finally shot into the frostwolf's ear. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xia Hong suddenly released his right hand, switched to holding the blade with both hands, exerted force from his waist and feet, twisted his body, and slashed fiercely at the frostwolf's neck.

The barbs on the frostwolf's neck hadn't been cut off just now because it had used its flexible posture to dissipate most of Xia Hong's force. This time it was different; the frostwolf's eardrum had been hit, causing it pain, and its posture was already staggering. Plus, Xia Hong had grasped the timing perfectly.

Crack……

Several of the barbs on the frostwolf's neck were cut off by Xia Hong's blade.

The Cold-Startling Blade had even cut three or four centimeters into its neck.

But even so, the frostwolf struggled on the ground a few times before quickly rising, as if it had no injuries at all.

It was just that judging from its wary eyes and hesitant footsteps, the shock brought to it by Xia Hong's blade was clearly not light.

"Help, help……"

"Run, they're catching up."

"Run, run."

"Don't block me, those in front, run!"

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The chaotic sounds coming from the north made Xia Hong's expression increasingly anxious.

Letting the five archers on the trees ignore the ordinary people on that side was a cruel approach, but for the current situation, it was undoubtedly the best choice.

Xia Hong tentatively moved a step to the left, discovering that the frostwolf also immediately followed his direction and moved. His mind stirred, and he immediately raised his blade, making a gesture to rush forward fiercely. The frostwolf was immediately so frightened that it retreated wildly.

Sure enough, this frostwolf was afraid!

Xia Hong kept a sharp eye out and turned to rescue Yuan Cheng, who had been pounced to the ground.

But upon turning his head, he discovered that Yuan Cheng had already stood up.

Not only had he stood up, but the frostwolf that had just pounced on him had one eye blinded, and green blood was gushing out.

Xia Hong was stunned, and immediately afterward, he saw Xia Chuan beside Yuan Cheng, holding a small blade in his left hand with a trace of excitement on his face, and he understood immediately.

Good lad, you've got guts!

Xia Hong dared not delay. He raised his eyes to look north and discovered that those ordinary people trailing at the very back were already in a chaotic mess, and those four frostwolves were still slaughtering. He immediately turned his head and shouted to everyone.

"Don't get entangled here, follow the main team. Just block these frostwolves and don't let them kill anyone, hurry!"

Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, and the others who had already broken free naturally followed the order quickly. Li Baihe and the other five archers on the trees also quickly came down, first moving toward the ordinary people on the north side to drive away those four frostwolves, not letting them continue to kill.

After driving away the four frostwolves in the rear, Li Baihe and the other five did not continue to flee but stopped to shoot arrows constantly to interfere with the frostwolves, creating opportunities for the other Woodcutting Realm personnel to break away from the battle.

Xia Hong, Luo Ming, and Xu Kang waited until all the Woodcutting Realm personnel had almost retreated before taking advantage of Li Baihe's arrow interference to break away and flee, quickly catching up with the main team.

Looking at the dozens of mangled corpses on the ground, Xia Hong's expression instantly became extremely ugly.

In just a hundred breaths of time, those four frostwolves had been able to kill so many people. If they had been any slower, that would have been terrible.

Xia Hong raised his head to look at the fifteen frostwolves that had gathered together again. Although he felt hatred in his heart, he had to accept reality.

"Don't retreat, stand here and block them, just don't let them rush over!"

Xia Hong and Luo Ming, the four Earth-Digging Realm members, stood on the left and right sides respectively, while the others stayed in the middle. Everyone stood in place, eyes fixed on the frostwolf pack.

Seeing that the crowd was not moving, the fifteen frostwolves, although pressing forward, had footsteps that became slower and slower, and their movements became smaller and smaller.

The increasingly intense wariness in their pupils was also clearly visible.

Especially the one that had just been injured by Xia Hong; its footsteps were very slow, even lagging a body length behind the other two robust frostwolves.

"Whoosh…………"

Seeing that the frostwolves did not dare to rush up at the first opportunity, Xia Hong breathed a sigh of relief.

High intelligence leads to this; they are smart, but also prone to overthinking.

In all fairness, with their small number of people, it was absolutely impossible to block these fifteen frostwolves and protect the ordinary people in the camp.

Even if they fought for their lives, they might not necessarily win.

To save their lives, they could only win by a surprise move.

"Leader Luo, Leader Xia, we've come to help!"

Suddenly, two voices came from the crowd behind.

Xia Hong and Luo Ming turned their heads to look, and joy instantly appeared on their faces.

(End of chapter)