Chapter 188 Rescue 3 "Ouch——"
The guards guarding the city gate only heard a wolf howl coming from far and near.
Everyone trembled with fear.
"Hahaha! Look how scared you are."
Seeing that he had succeeded in frightening everyone, the captain felt quite proud. The wolf howling outside really matched the occasion.
"This happened a hundred years ago, and the authenticity cannot be guaranteed. I will continue to tell this legend. Later, a Nameless Warrior appeared. He sneaked into the forest alone and never came back..."
"People say that this warrior has died, but the wolf pack is also divided and does not know how to unite and cooperate like before."
Soldierss were fascinated by this, "Did that warrior kill Wolf King?"
The captain nodded, "What else could it be? Without Wolf King, the wolves will fall apart."
"Later Adventurer's Guild set up a stronghold here, organizing adventurers to go out to eliminate evil wolves, and the residents' self-defense forces also re-entered the forest and regularly eliminated the larger wolf packs. Only then did Niceburg truly prosper, gradually growing in size, and was finally selected as the capital when the alliance was established."
The guards were all amazed. They didn't expect that the city where they were serving had such a history.
One of them, Soldiers, suddenly became a little uneasy. He whispered, "Brothers, did you hear anything? It seemed like a wolf howling?"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone burst out laughing, "Are you scared by the captain's story?"
But soon they stopped laughing because they heard it too.
It's not one or two wolves that are howling, but many, many wolves.
It was indeed hard to hear clearly at first, but the sounds gradually grew louder, became more numerous and denser, and finally became a chorus of wolves.
City Garrison Everyone stared at the city gate with big eyes and small eyes. This was the first time they encountered such a strange situation after looking at the city gate for so long.
One of the guards trembled and said, "Tonight... something doesn't seem right tonight."
The others also nodded, and they all thought of the ancient legend the captain had just told.
The captain's brows also frowned. Could it be that the legendary scene was about to reappear? In fact, he himself didn't really believe those absurd legends. He just told it to his subordinates just to relieve boredom.
"Damn it, the wolf cubs outside are collectively calling for spring."
A joke dispelled the fear of his subordinates.
"Tonight is indeed a bit unusual. Let's not warm up by the fire. Pull yourself together and take a good look at the city gate. If you find anything wrong, close the door immediately."
"Even if those beasts are really crazy, I don't believe they can climb over this high and thick city wall."
The guards responded one after another and came to the city gate with weapons in hand to be on guard carefully.
Not long after, there was nothing unusual except the howling of wolves outside the city gate, but a group of people ran on the street inside.
This is the rescue team coming from the dock.
Quirk ordered everyone, "There are guards guarding the door in front of you. Take off all those wearing Bayonet for me, so as not to make people suspicious. In addition, the formation should be scattered."
After such a large group of people arrived at the city gate, they were stopped by the guards as expected.
Shelah came forward to negotiate with the guards. She had a very anxious expression on her face, but she was not pretending.
"My daughter went outside the city during the day and hasn't come back yet. I'm going to lead my helpers to find her."
"Madam, please calm down. Maybe she has gone to live with a friend in a nearby village. Have you heard so many wolves howling? It is very dangerous outside the city now."
"No, my daughter has no friends outside the city. I have to find him no matter what."
Captain City Garrison looked helpless, but did not stop him anymore, "Okay, I wish you good luck, and don't go deep into the forest."
He glanced at the team behind Shelah. There were about thirty people, who might be able to deter the small wolf pack.
Since there were no carriages or large luggage, the Soldierss did not check and let them go immediately.
Still guided by the parrot Polly in front, the rescue team continued along the road.
"Put on all Bayonet now! Light the match! Be ready at any time."
Not far from the city gate, Captain Quirk ordered his subordinates to prepare their weapons.
The howls of wolves coming from all directions were really disturbing, and everyone in the team was very nervous.
"Mrs. Setia, Niceburg are you always like this at night?"
"No! Never heard of it."
Quirk's heart was a little hung up.
After walking for nearly twenty minutes, they finally saw the wolf in the bushes on the roadside for the first time, but they were not attacked. The wolf just looked at them with its green eyes for a while, and then ran north.
Judging from the sounds, there were quite a few wolves in the woods.
"Master Laddie! Wolf! Master Laddie! Wolf!"
The parrot Polly screamed, making Shelah convinced that the danger his daughter encountered must be related to these wolves.
After walking for some distance, the road ahead began to become straight, without the obstruction of trees, and everyone saw the faint light of fire.
"Master Laddie! Master Laddie!"
The parrot Polly screamed more happily.
Shelah told Quirk: "My daughter must be in front! Near the firelight! It must be."
"Speed up! Head towards the fire."
The team started running quickly, but soon they encountered an obstacle - there were about a dozen wolves blocking the road ahead.
Of course, this was only what they could see. There were also sounds coming from the forests on both sides. There must be a lot of wolves inside waiting for an opportunity. Otherwise, a dozen wolves alone would never dare to stop thirty adult men.
The target of these wolves is obviously the rescue team. Their hair stands on end, their lips curl up, their teeth are exposed, and they make a threatening "whining" sound.
In order to facilitate command and rational output of firepower, Quirk divided the thirty sailors into three groups.
He shouted, "One group is ready to shoot! Group two and three are on guard on both sides!"
The ten sailors at the front lined up in a row. They raised their muskets and pointed their guns at the wolves in front of them under the bright moonlight.
The match rope at the gun machine had already been set up, and the end of the slowly burning rope showed a small red dot in the night.
"Fire!"
Captain Quirk gave the order, and the sailors in the first group pulled the triggers at the same time.
Ten muskets suddenly made a loud noise, which temporarily drowned out the howling of the wolves around them.
Since it was night, the fire from the muzzle was particularly dazzling, illuminating the surrounding area.
The wolves that blocked the road were in bad luck. The deadly projectiles tore their fur and embedded deeply into their bodies.
More than a dozen wolves fell down in an instant, and most of them lost their breath immediately. The ones that were still alive let out painful "" sounds.
The screams of the canines were particularly heart-wrenching. For a while, many people felt pity for these wolves. People who had dogs at home also thought of their own dogs.
The wolves who were not shot were frightened by what happened to their companions, but what frightened them even more was the sound of the muskets. Wolves (dogs) have very keen hearing, and sudden loud noises are a terrible weapon for them.
The wolves that were still able to move fled away with their tails between their legs, and the woods on both sides of the road soon became silent.
Quirk waved his hand, "Keep going!"
"This... is this enough?"
Shelah was greatly shocked. She had drawn out the dagger and held it in front of her, ready for a desperate fight. Unexpectedly, these Aldo Peoples dispersed the wolves as soon as they took action.
The strange weapon used by Aldo People also shocked Shelah.
It is powerful and can hit wherever you point it. This is the musket that left the deepest impression on her.
But since her daughter was still in danger, she didn't have time to think too much and followed the team towards the direction of the fire.
On the way down, they encountered two more groups of wolves, but the power of the muskets did not cause any obstruction.
The team finally reached the light they had seen before, and sure enough, there was flame burning.
Although it was extinguished in some places, it could still be seen that the flames formed a circle intermittently, and in the center of the circle was a carriage.
"Master Laddie! Master Laddie!"
The parrot Polly flapped its wings and flew towards the carriage.
The door of the carriage opened quickly, and two women came out. The crew of the Southern Ship recognized that one of them was the Female Advisor next to Earl Greiman.
Polly landed on Laddie's shoulder and kept rubbing his head on her face.
Shelah also rushed to the carriage, got up and held his daughter in his arms. He was both thankful and reproachful and said, "I'm scared to death. What's wrong with you kid!"
"I'm sorry, Mom, for making you worry."
Helen on the side felt very guilty, "I'm sorry, aunt, it's all because of me."
"Alas~"
Shelah sighed, not knowing what to say.
Quirk ordered his subordinates to guard the surrounding area and came over, "It turns out it's really you, Miss Consultant."
Female Advisor blushed, "I'm sorry, Captain Quirk."
Quirk waved his hand, "Forget it, since you already know, there's no need to say more. It's important to get back to Niceburg now."
"Thank you, I have caused trouble for you this time... Oh, this is Grand Duchess Princess Helen from Eton Duchy. She and I went out to look for her sister. We didn't want to encounter a pack of wolves."
"Big... big...Grand Duchess?"
Quirk was suddenly at a loss. In his opinion, the grand duke seemed to be one level lower than the king, and the consultant lady said it was Eton Duchy. Wasn't that the actual king? Wasn't the woman beside the consultant lady equivalent to Queen?
He suddenly realized that he seemed to be involved in foreign affairs, and the other party was still the highest-level person in a country.
Father in Heaven ah! Spare me! I have never even come into contact with a noble other than the lord.
"Your Highness! I, the captain of the South, Quirk, am here on behalf of Count Paul Greiman of the Auldo Kingdom Northwest Bay Alarda Territory. Please forgive me for offending!"
He made a poor courtesy towards Helen and stammered about his identity.
After finishing speaking, I remembered that I still didn't know whether the other party could understand my language, so I had to wink at Female Advisor.
Laddie smiled and said, "Don't worry, senior sister understands Aldo Language."
Senior sister? Damn it, the consultant lady who looks very low-key turns out to be so happy in her hometown! Why did she go to a country place like Northwest Bay?
Grand Duchess Helen bowed to Quirk and thanked him with a smile:
"Thank you Captain Quirk for coming to the rescue tonight. Our sisters can't thank you and your subordinates enough!"
"What the hell! Grand Duchess You're welcome!"
Quirk quickly gave in.
Mrs. Setia on the side suddenly interjected. "Let me tell you, now is not the time to chat, you should go back to Niceburg as soon as possible. I always feel that the wolves around me are starting to gather again."
Only then did everyone remember that they were still in a dangerous place.
Quirk said, "Without any further delay, let's leave quickly!"
Helen took out his unconscious sister from the carriage. Quirk originally wanted a Soldiers to carry Finnie on his back, but Grand Duchess refused.
"This child is very light. I can still carry it on my back. Focus your efforts on guarding against the wolf."
So Quirk loudly announced to the sailors to return to Niceburg.
But as soon as they started walking back, they encountered a rather large group of wolves.
They only heard the howling of wolves one after another in the forest, which was frightening. After a while, with the help of the moonlight, they saw countless wolves rushing towards them like a swarm.
The wolves were all lined up in single file, as neatly as the troops led by an experienced officer.
Quirk immediately ordered the sailors to move closer to each other and stand in three rows according to the previously divided groups.
In order not to interrupt the firepower for too long, he ordered that only one row of people be allowed to fire at a time, and the other two rows of people were ready. If after the first Volley Fire rings, the wolves continue to rush over, then drive the next Volley Fire.
At the same time, the row that has finished shooting should not be busy reloading for the second time, but should hold the gun tightly and use Bayonet to guard against those lucky and courageous "silly green" wolves rushing over.
Gunfire soon rang out!
Several wolves were hit on the head and fell down, and several others were injured and ran away covered in blood. This could be seen clearly under the moonlight.
The wolves behind were frightened. They stopped attacking here, but they didn't leave either. Instead, they kept wandering far away, as if hesitating whether to continue attacking. After all, they were more wolves than others.
But the musket range can still reach them. Although the Smoothbore Gun tube has lost its accuracy at this distance, there are always hits with so many guns.
The second Volley Fire sound sounded, and several more wolves fell down in the distance.
"There's movement in the woods! Use Hand Grenade!"
Soldiers on both sides immediately took out Hand Grenade, lit it, and threw it into the woods.
After a few bombs were exploded, several screams of "" were heard.
Some wolves who were frightened by the explosion rushed onto the road in a daze, and happened to face the sailor holding Bayonet and were stabbed to death.
Grand Duchess Helen stared blankly at the wolves fleeing in all directions, not knowing what he was thinking.
Laddie on the side asked in a low voice, "Senior, isn't it incredible?"
"..."
She was answered with silence.
"After I arrived at Northwest Bay, I felt vaguely..."
"What?"
"The age of heroes is coming to an end..."
Quirk ordered the team to continue on the road after confirming that the wolves in front had completely escaped.
Everyone fired a few scattered shots along the way, but no one was injured by the wolf.
Finally, they arrived at the north gate of Niceburg. It was almost three o'clock in the morning.