Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 184: Exploring Alone
Bows and arrows are the nemesis of flying creatures. As long as they don't fly high enough, the advantage of flying is equivalent to nothing in front of the bow and arrow.

A five-man team, two rounds of firing, wooden arrows shot the vulture down from the sky,

A troll stepped forward to pick up the body, returned to the team and aimed at the next target again.

The red-skinned trolls are not scouts, they come from a military camp called "Bobber's Face".

[Troll Hunter: A ranged soldier among the red-skinned trolls who likes to outnumber the weak]

【Level: 26】

Finko and the others could not see the description and level of the monster, but judging from its health bar, its strength had surpassed that of the [Ice Lizard]. Coupled with the intuitive sense of crisis, they chose to retreat to the border of the area.

Although the vultures occupying the base have been cleared out, it will only take a while for the vultures flying from the north to occupy the farmland again, and this group of red-skinned trolls may be seen tomorrow.

"Sister, let's go back and tell the adults the news."

After the red-skinned trolls were cleared, they disappeared into the snow. Although they showed no signs of invasion, telling Wang Yue the new news should be the right choice.

But Finke did not return immediately. Instead, she went forward to check. Apart from the fallen vulture feathers, there were only bloodstains and footprints in the snow.

"Sister, if you follow me."

"You guys go back first. I'm an assassin by profession, so it'll be safer for me to go alone."

Looking at the red-skinned troll leaving, Finko showed a determined expression.

Since she has decided to move forward, no unexpected event will be enough to dampen her determination.

The werewolves looked at each other in bewilderment. No one had ever been able to convince the captain of his stubbornness, not even his sister Finch, and this time was no exception.

"Well, we'll go back and tell Lord William."

The captain and his team members headed in two directions. After just a few dozen steps, they lay down on the snow in tacit understanding, choosing a faster mode of action.

"Finch!"

"I understand. You guys make way for me!"

Although the monsters had not refreshed on the way back, I couldn't avoid the few lizards passing by.

The other black werewolves blocked the monsters for Finch and escorted her run.

Finch thought very clearly that as long as he told Wang Yue the news, the lord who felt sorry for Finch would definitely worry about her safety.

"Even if my sister yells at me, I'm willing to do anything as long as she's safe."

At this time, Wang Yue turned over in the room, frowning, as if he had dreamed of something bad.

Fink is very clear about her own advantages. Although she does not have the [Stealth] skill of a player assassin, the [Sprint] she learned after becoming a second-level creature allows her to avoid any enemy.

Alone through the troll scout's stronghold, she now has three directions to choose from.

"According to the intelligence, the front is the troll base camp, the west is the snowy mountains where there are almost no troll activities, and the east is the Blacktip Wood Forest. The lizards in it are not something I can deal with."

The only option for solo exploration is to head west. If you are lucky, you may find unexpected gains near an uninhabited snow-capped mountain.

Finko continued running, getting closer and closer to the pure white snow-capped mountains.

A new monster appeared on the snow. It was a long-tusked wild boar that grew on the highlands of the ice field. This monster would not actively attack other targets, but was just a yellow monster that ate the grass innocently.

[Ice boar: suspected ancestor of the trolls, note the similarity of the fangs]

【Level: 25】

In addition to new types of monsters, the ice field is covered with a lot of green grass. These green grasses are all herbs, but if they are not collected, they will become food for wild boars.

"There is a blue herb here. It can be considered as my discovery."

The herb that Finko picked is called Icecap Grass. This herb can only grow in thick snow, and you can see the blue light on its leaves even in the daytime.

[Icecap Grass] is a rare medicinal material among the second-level herbs. It is mainly used as a potion material to increase ice resistance and absorb ice damage. It plays a great role in the ice map.

Fink found nothing beyond what he had reported before reaching the foot of the mountain, not even a second blade of icecap grass.

Now she could only go up the mountain. Even from the foot of the mountain, the hillside was almost exactly the same as the foot of the mountain except for wild boars and common herbs.

"No, there are footprints."

The footprints on the ground have been covered by snow, but the new snow that has filled the footprints is whiter. Just squat down and touch them, and the texture will be completely different.

Finko smelled the smell and found that in addition to the scent of wild boar, the footprints also had a smell similar to that of trolls.

"It's not a blue-skinned troll, it should be the red-skinned troll we saw this morning."

If the red-skinned trolls are operating here, it means there are details missing from the reports nearby.

This further confirmed Finke's guess that the seemingly deserted hillside should have a passage leading into the interior.

"Follow the footprints. I'll be back once we find the entrance."

Fink followed the scent and footprints all the way up the mountain. The higher he went, the fewer wild boars there were.

At the same time, she noticed that the green herbs had stopped growing and there were more and more protruding black rocks under the snow.

[Lava rock: rocks left behind by volcanic eruptions, with a pungent smell]

Finkle covered her nose because she could no longer follow the footprints due to the pungent smell and could only walk by feeling.

As she continued walking towards the top of the mountain, a sound reached her ears.

From the front of the snow mountain to the back, the sound became more and more obvious.

"That's right, but how do we get inside?"

Finko stomped on the ground twice, and the hole in the ground suddenly opened, allowing her to fall into the cave.

When she stood up again, she had arrived inside the snow mountain and the top of her head had been repaired.

In front of him is a [Medium-sized Stone Spirit], and the stone at the entrance is part of its body.

[Medium Stone Spirit: A natural creature with a small amount of thinking ability]

【Level: 25】

As a neutral creature, the Stone Spirit tried to communicate with Finko, but the two could not speak the same language. Finko could not understand the arrangement of the stones, and the Stone Spirit, who had no ears, could not hear the werewolf's voice.

The conversation between the two people was fruitless, but at this time, the sound of footsteps began to echo in the depths of the cave.

"Oh no, it must be those trolls that left the footprints."

Here is an idea. If you want to get out, you have to climb onto the body of the stone spirit, but it is obviously too late.

In a hurry, Shi Ling pulled Fen Ke away and blocked her with his body.

When the armored red-skinned troll reached the entrance, the stone spirit stopped moving and pretended nothing had happened.

After a quick inspection, the trolls found nothing unusual.

"Don't move, don't make any noise."

The troll realized that he had made a wasted trip and blamed the stone spirit for the commotion.

Before leaving, they poked the stone with their long hair to vent their anger. Finko, who was behind the stone spirit, watched its health bar decreasing, but the stone spirit did not move again.

As the red-skinned troll walked away, there were frequent footsteps approaching.

Finko could only continue to hide behind the stone spirit and wait for the noise to disappear.

(End of this chapter)