Wind Fox

Roy knew these young Half-Elf hunters, but was curious about their whereabouts, so he asked them, "What are you doing here?"

Several young Half-Elf hesitated, pushing and shoving each other for a while before one of Half-Elf finally stepped forward and said to Roy, "Um... Roy, we want to join the Adventure Group."

"You need to talk to Instructor Nora about this."

Roy was a little helpless. No matter what, this kind of thing couldn't be traced back to him. He was a newcomer who had only been in the Adventure Group for less than a month. These Half-Elf hunters really didn't know how to prioritize.

"The instructors are camped downstream. I'm going to take a shower. You guys go talk to her, but it might not be successful. Instructor Nora probably doesn't plan to recruit any new people!" Roy said to the young Half-Elf hunters.

The Half-Elf hunters looked troubled.

Roy didn't want to get involved in this matter, Instructor Nora wasn't someone who could be persuaded with just a few words. He squatted down by the pool, washed his face, and prepared to wash his dirty clothes first.

The Half-Elf hunters could only follow the stream downstream.

After Roy finished washing his clothes, took a refreshing shower, and changed into dry clothes, he returned to the camp and happened to see the young Half-Elf hunters leaving the camp dejectedly.

It goes without saying that Instructor Nora must have rejected them.

Roy walked into the camp, where Instructor Nora was discussing the matter with the other instructors. Seeing Roy return with his hair soaking wet, she said to Roy:

"Roy, the elven hunters said you were the one who told them we were setting up camp here?"

"Yes, I saw them by the waterfall upstream. They told me they wanted to join the Adventure Group, so I had them come and ask you..." Roy answered honestly.

"Next time you encounter something like this, just refuse. We are the Castleton Elf Academy Adventure Group, and we only recruit teachers and students from our own academy."

Instructor Nora said to Roy.

"Understood, Instructor Nora," Roy replied quickly.

Magician Scarlett sat down next to Instructor Nora and protested to Instructor Nora:

"Nora, now that you mention it, I realize that I'm the only one in the Adventure Group who isn't from your Elf Academy. With your recruitment criteria, I don't even meet the standards..."

"Speaking of which, Scarlett also graduated from the Elf Academy," Instructor Eleanor said from the side.

Magician Scarlett and Instructor Nora are close friends, and they often bicker with each other.

Sabrina was practicing her swordsmanship by the stream, with Instructor Virgil giving her guidance. Miss Christine was also sitting on a large rock by the stream, her big blue eyes fixed on Instructor Virgil.

Roy hung his freshly washed wet clothes on the clothesline stretched out outside the tent, then prepared to lie down inside for a while.

When the guide Majeri, saw that Instructor Nora had finished her conversation, he quickly came over.

Instructor Nora then gathered all the members of the Adventure Group together, and they all sat down in a circle.

Guide Majeri said to Instructor Nora, "Tomorrow, if we continue a little further ahead, the caravan will enter the next village. If you don't plan to buy Magic Herbs, there's no point in following the caravan into the village. Wind Fox often roam these mountains. If you don't want to camp in the village, we can separate from the caravan tomorrow morning."

The caravan will stay in the village for about a day, so we can take this opportunity to explore the area. I know of a few hiding places for Wind Fox.

The day after tomorrow morning, we'll head to Tiger Leap Gorge. I've arranged to meet the caravan leader, Sindji, at the gorge entrance; the caravan will be waiting for us there.

Instructor Nora and the other instructors discussed it briefly and decided that Majeri's arrangement was feasible.

Next, guide Majeri introduced the Pattington Wind Fox to everyone. This magical beast is not unique to Pattington; in fact, other planes also have this kind of rudimentary magical beast. The Wind Fox on the Pattington Plane are bluish-green in the north, and their leather is Wind Element -friendly. Gloves made from this Wind Fox are very popular among the great Elf Archer.

Elven hunters enjoy hunting Wind Fox.

"Gelu, your gloves should have been replaced a long time ago. Whether we get new gloves or not depends on our luck tomorrow!"

Instructor Virgil, sitting next to Sabrina, joked with Instructor Gru.

Instructor Gru looked at his gloves, which were indeed badly worn, and said, "We must hunt two Wind Fox tomorrow!"

"Then it's settled. We'll set off tomorrow morning to hunt Wind Fox in the nearby jungle."

Instructor Nora made her decision.

The next morning, the Adventure Group did not continue south with the caravan. The caravan's followers also told the instructors that Wind Fox frequently appeared in this area...

Led by their guide, Majeri, the Adventure Group plunged into the jungle.

At the edge of the oak forest, a chipmunk leaped down from a fir tree. Its bushy tail, like a dandelion-like parachute, greatly reduced the force of its descent. The instant it landed, its two front legs touched the ground first, and its body immediately curled into a ball. After its hind legs landed, it pushed off forward with a mighty leap, transforming into a phantom as it rushed to the base of an oak tree.

This Golden Oak was over thirty meters tall, almost reaching the waist of a fir tree, and its huge canopy was covered with unripe acorns.

The chipmunk's mouth was almost full. It squatted in front of the tree roots, carefully looking to the left and right. Not seeing any other wild animals, it began to dig vigorously, preparing to bury all the acorns in its mouth.

Suddenly it smelled a faint odor of fox odor. Its colorful fur stood on end, and it clawed at the oak trunk, leaping toward the top of the tree.

A blade of wind shot out from the grass behind, drawing a spiral trajectory in the air, tearing through countless blades of grass and leaves, and precisely pierced the chipmunk's body just as it was climbing to the top of the tree.

The chipmunk's supple body was instantly cut in two and fell onto the grassy forest floor.

A bluish-green adult Wind Fox emerged from the grass, snatched the upper half of the chipmunk that had been cut in two, chewed it a few times, and swallowed the half of the chipmunk whole.

The remaining half was also bitten off by the Wind Fox's tail and swallowed in a few bites.

Just as it was about to turn around and disappear into the tall grass, its gaze suddenly fell on the Golden Oak beside it. Its slender eyes narrowed, and it lowered its body, almost touching the ground.

Instructor Gru appeared on a horizontal branch of the oak tree, his Battle Shortbow already fully drawn.

Adult Wind Fox can grow to over 60 kilograms. They have an affinity for Wind Element and are skilled in using wind blade magic. Although they are suspicious and timid by nature, they are also very ferocious. Adult Wind Fox, in particular, have almost no natural enemies in the forest.

Often, when Wind Fox encounters an Elf Hunter, it will fight first, even if it can't win, it can still escape...

Upon seeing Instructor Gru, the Wind Fox did not immediately choose to run away; instead, it crouched down and hid in the grass.

The life runes on his neck suddenly lit up, instantly condensing into a wind blade in his mouth. The moment the Wind Fox spat out the wind blade, Instructor Gru also almost fired an arrow.

Instructor Gru didn't even think about how to dodge the wind blade, because he wasn't fighting alone.

As the wind blade shot out from the Wind Fox's mouth, a figure carrying a shield appeared in front of Instructor Gru.

An ice spear skimmed along the grass and shot towards the Wind Fox...

After unleashing its wind blades, the Wind Fox nimbly twisted its body to the side, and the arrows shot by Instructor Gru barely grazed its fur before sinking into the soil.

The Wind Fox didn't notice the ice spear until it was right in front of it.

Moreover, under Magician Scarlett's control, this nearly two-meter-long ice spear wasn't even meant to pierce the Wind Fox...

Just as Wind Fox twisted its body to dodge the ice spear, the ice spear suddenly exploded with a 'bang' next to Wind Fox. Under the snow and mist, Wind Fox, covered in countless ice shards, rushed out of the icy mist.

Under the threat of death, its body unleashed almost all its potential, its legs slamming into the ground, propelling it forward seven or eight meters...

Although the speed did not decrease, the body, which was covered in ice, was clearly unable to continue twisting its body in the air.

Roy held up his small Round Shield to block the wind blade that was shot at Instructor Gru, who was nearly knocked off the tree by the blade.

Instructor Gru then jumped down from the tree, drew his bow and shot arrows at the Wind Fox.

Unfortunately, the Wind Fox was too fast, and Instructor Gru's three arrows all landed behind it.

The Wind Fox was seen fleeing in the direction where Miss Christine was hiding.

At this moment, Miss Christine stood up from the bushes with a nervous expression, aimed at the Wind Fox running towards her, and her forehead was instantly covered with sweat.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here!" Sabrina emerged from the bushes beside Miss Christine, gripping her Heavy Sword tightly, and whispered to Miss Christine.

Miss Christine was just worried that missing her target with an arrow would put her in danger.

So he had been too afraid to shoot the arrow, but now, with Sabrina's comfort, he immediately had the courage...

An arrow was shot out against the Wind Fox.

The Wind Fox was covered in ice shards and unable to twist in the air. It was hit squarely by the arrow, which passed under the Wind Fox 'Wind Fox neck and emerged from its abdomen.

The Wind Fox, covered in ice shards, crashed heavily onto the grass, rolling a considerable distance before landing right in front of Sabrina's boots.

Sabrina walked up, grabbed the arrow shaft, and lifted the still-not-quite-dead Wind Fox from the ground.

Seeing the sudden surge of magic on the Wind Fox's chest, Miss Christine quickly drew a silver dagger from her waist and slashed it across the Wind Fox's neck.

The Wind Fox let out a whimper, and the wind blade in its mouth was already half-formed, like a small half-ball of wind. Then it exploded with a bang, blasting the Wind Fox's jaw to shreds...

The Wind Fox's final act of betrayal before its death startled Sabrina.

She was quite embarrassed, as both young ladies were splattered with fox blood. However, the two seemed unconcerned, exchanging smiles and striking victorious poses.

Then Instructor Gru, the Magician Scarlett, Instructor Nora, and Instructor Virgil arrived one after another from the surrounding area.

Instructor Nora frowned as she held the Wind Fox, which was half-dead, in her hand, and asked in confusion, "How did it get like this? How did its head explode?"

Instructor Gru, who was also examining the arrow holes in the Wind Fox, said to Miss Christine:

"It was only slightly off-center. If it had passed right through its heart, it probably wouldn't have had the strength to fight back."

You two need to learn a lesson this time: never approach any prey before it is completely dead.

"You must wait until it's completely dead before cutting off its head; that's the only way to ensure safety."

Miss Christine nodded, accepting the instruction in a low voice.

Sabrina's face also flushed slightly. This time, she had clearly made a common-sense mistake, causing Miss Christine to be implicated.

Instructor Eleanor emerged from the bushes and called out to everyone, "Let's hurry, I found another one in the jungle over there..."

Instructor Nora's eyes lit up. She stuffed the Wind Fox into her Magic Pouch and said to everyone, "Let's keep up the good work and try to hunt down another one!"

The instructors were very experienced in hunting in the jungle, and they worked together to surround the enemy from all sides.

Instructor Gru would wait at the best shooting spot for the prey to come to him.

In just one day, the Adventure Group hunted down four Wind Fox. Except for the first one, which was shot down by Miss Christine with an arrow, the other three Wind Fox died at the hands of Instructor Gru.

From the prey they retrieved, one could immediately tell the difference in archery skill. Instructor Gru shot almost all the Wind Fox that went straight through the heart with a single arrow, and each fox had only one arrow hole in its body.

Instructor Nora seemed very pleased.

In the evening, we reviewed the day's hunting session together, analyzing where we could have done better...

However, they were ultimately just low-level magical beasts, Wind Fox, and their value was not high. Apart from their wind-attribute fur being sought after by Elf Archer, they had nothing else of value on them.

Instructor Nora didn't plan to stay in this area. After spending the night there, she arrived at the entrance to Tiger Leap Gorge with the help of guide Majeri.

The Adventure Group arrived at the entrance to Tiger Leap Gorge at noon, before the caravan had even arrived.

This place is called Tiger Leap Gorge because the gorge is so narrow that even a tiger could leap over it.

Ahead lay a vast forest. Without traversing Tiger Leap Gorge, the caravan's horses could not cross the steep terrain. Hidden in the crevices of the Tiger Leap Gorge were some Harpy, but those creatures would only fly out to hunt when they were hungry.

They rarely target passing elven caravans, preferring instead to hunt large herbivores in the mountains and forests.

However, the presence of these Harpy here is indeed a threat...

However, there are many caves on both sides of Tiger Leap Gorge, and the Harpy ' dwellings are not fixed, so elf hunters usually cannot catch them.