Chapter 6: Wolf Cavalry Recruitment Scroll [Please add to favorites and recommend]

"Cunning thing."

Zong Shen had already seen through the prairie wolf's intentions.

The prairie wolf was trying to lure him away from the small courtyard.

Without the protection of the courtyard's "Novice Protection Status," the prairie wolf could attack Zong Shen at its leisure.

Although this world possessed certain game-like characteristics, as could be seen from the prairie wolf and the three foolish farmers under his command, the creatures of this world also possessed their own thoughts and emotions.

This gave Zong Shen a deeper understanding of this magical world.

Wolves are unruly and vengeful.

Since this prairie wolf had set its sights on them, it wouldn't leave easily.

Thinking of this, he chose not to pursue it, but instead stepped back, one step at a time, into the lord's courtyard.

Sure enough, the prairie wolf stopped its retreat, standing rooted to the spot, staring fixedly at Zong Shen.

It was as if it wanted to devour Zong Shen with its gaze alone.

Zong Shen, however, remained indifferent. He set down his shield and one-handed sword, flashing a mocking smile at the prairie wolf.

As expected, the prairie wolf lunged forward again. This time, it seemed to have learned a lesson and did not cross the boundary.

It simply paced back and forth on the grass, three meters away from the courtyard.

That is the nature of a wolf: if you are weak, it is strong; if you are strong, it is weak.

When Zong Shen retreated, it advanced.

It was attempting to surround Zong Shen and break his psychological defenses.

Just then, Zong Shen grinned and took the hunting crossbow from his back.

He pulled a bolt from the quiver at his waist and drew the bowstring.

Even with Zong Shen's significantly enhanced strength, he could feel the immense tension as he pulled the string.

The power of this hunting crossbow was definitely extraordinary!

Although the stats indicated that the hunting crossbow had 33 points of piercing damage, Zong Shen did not yet understand the concepts behind these values.

He slotted the bolt into the crossbow's firing groove.

He aimed at the prairie wolf.

Several meters away, the prairie wolf watched the hunting crossbow in Zong Shen's hands with vigilance.

It was not yet a fully grown prairie wolf.

It was still in its growth phase.

An adult prairie wolf was much larger than this one.

Not to mention the existence of things like wolf kings.

The prairie wolf before him seemed to have been separated from its pack, which was why it was alone.

Therefore, still in its growth phase, it had never seen a hunting crossbow before, but it instinctively sensed that this object was dangerous.

When Zong Shen raised the hunting crossbow, he discovered another very favorable situation.

Before his eyes, a golden crosshair had appeared.

At the same time, weak points like the wolf's waist, nose, and eyes were marked with golden circles.

Beside him, the golden strategy guide was flickering.

(Aim your crosshair at the circle on this wolf cub; at this distance, as long as you aren't blind, you'll hit it.)

Seeing the prompt, Zong Shen understood. He aligned the crosshair with the golden circle marking the prairie wolf's eye.

Then, without hesitation, he pulled the trigger of the hunting crossbow!

"Zheng!"

"Whoosh!"

A vibrating sound from the crossbow string rebounding came first.

Followed by a sharp, piercing sound as it cut through the air.

"Awoo!"

A mournful howl from the prairie wolf followed.

The bolt had struck the prairie wolf's eye with precision, sinking in more than halfway, the tail of the bolt still quivering.

Bright red damage numbers immediately floated above the prairie wolf's head.

【-50】

【-9】

【-5】

【-4】

The 【Hunting Crossbow】 itself had 33 points of piercing damage, plus the 8 points of piercing damage from the 【Bent Crossbow Bolt】, and perhaps some bonus from his own attributes.

This proved that the eye was indeed an unarmored weak point, allowing the crossbow shot to deal full damage.

As for the subsequent damage numbers, they were likely the continuous damage caused by the bolt being embedded.

Zong Shen observed everything silently, gaining a certain understanding of how combat and damage calculations worked in this world.

There was no other way; facing this completely unfamiliar world, everything required constant exploration and summary.

At least he had the strategy module; others would likely have to rely on blind guesses based on game experience.

After the bolt struck the prairie wolf, Zong Shen placed the hunting crossbow at his feet.

He grabbed his kite shield and one-handed sword again and rushed out.

At this moment, the prairie wolf's health was at 【62/145】, less than half remaining.

Now, in pain and injured, how could it dare to stay here any longer?

It stumbled as it turned around, tail tucked between its legs, ready to flee.

How could Zong Shen let it slip away under his nose? Holding the shield in one hand and the sword in the other, he charged forward quickly.

The injured prairie wolf's movements were much slower.

Zong Shen's speed was high, and with the difference in their states, he quickly caught up to the back of the prairie wolf.

Hardening his heart, he swung his rusty one-handed sword down at the wolf's waist.

Blood sprayed out instantly, scattering onto the surrounding grass.

A bloody scent began to permeate the air.

The seemingly rusty one-handed sword sliced cleanly through the prairie wolf's fur, followed by the wolf's screams and bright red damage numbers.

【-22】

This damage was indeed not as high as the hunting crossbow!

This area was protected by fur; although marked as a weak point, unlike the eye, it still counted as having armor.

(You ignored the influence of your strength attribute on damage calculation. Once you add points in 【Personal】, you will be even stronger.)

When doubts arose in his mind, the strategy prompt appeared again.

Seeing this advice, Zong Shen's doubts were largely cleared, and he began to focus on the battle.

By now, the prairie wolf's waist and eye had suffered heavy damage, leaving it with only 42 health points, its form becoming even more unsteady and weak.

"This is the first prey since I arrived in this world!"

"Die!"

Zong Shen gritted his teeth and slashed at the wolf's body twice more!

【-22】

【-20】

The prairie wolf's health dropped to zero instantly.

All signs of life vanished.

A system prompt appeared at the bottom of his vision. With a thought from Zong Shen, the prompt floated before his eyes.

【Killed LV3 Prairie Wolf】

【Obtained 55 Experience Points】

【Wolf Cavalry Recruitment Scroll ×1】

【Prairie Wolf Corpse ×1 (Click to decompose)】

Then, a flash of white light.

Light particles emerged from the wolf's corpse and merged into Zong Shen's body.

These were the manifestation of experience points.

On the ground, besides the wolf corpse, there was a scroll covered in strange inscriptions.

It really was a setting similar to wild monsters!

It could drop equipment!

Behind him, the three foolish farmers who had been watching from the courtyard saw their lord display such might and kill the prairie wolf.

They cheered and ran out.

"Long live the Lord!"

"Following the Lord's footsteps, we will surely become nobles!"

"We will die for the Lord!"

The three sycophants shouted slogans as they ran to Zong Shen's side.

They looked at the prairie wolf's corpse with greedy eyes.

In their eyes, this wasn't a wolf corpse.

It was meat! Fresh meat!

The kind of fresh meat that would sizzle and drip with oil once roasted over a campfire!