Retribution

As the last wolf before <Lin Yun> fell, the giant wolf that had been carrying the Goblin Chieftain, but now let out a mournful cry after its leader's fall, roared and charged at <Lin Yun>. It was clearly furious. This giant wolf seemed to have had a good relationship with the Goblin Chieftain. What a pity.

The giant wolf reached <Lin Yun>, its head already above <Lin Yun>'s Scale Armor. It was indeed enormous. It opened its massive jaws and lunged at <Lin Yun>, biting down. The huge mouth bypassed <Lin Yun>'s defenses and shield in an instant, swallowing more than half of <Lin Yun>'s body.

Then, <Lin Yun> instantly lost consciousness... and his weapon was flung away.

(This is karma. This giant wolf rolled a 20, and this guy's hit chance is +5, so the confirmed critical hit landed. Too brutal. And according to the critical success effect I rolled, it's a stacking effect. Not only is the damage doubled, but it's increased by 1 more, and the weapon was flung away. Simply terrifying. The giant wolf's damage is 2d6+3, but because of this, it became 6d6+3. I should say... luckily I leveled up. I rolled 19 damage, which is okay.)

"Mr. <Silent>, you bastard." Seeing the giant wolf about to bite <Lin Yun> in half, the young warrior fiercely swung his longsword at it, striking the giant wolf. The giant wolf took severe damage and let out a tragic howl before spitting <Lin Yun> out. At this moment, the female mage behind <Lin Yun> was startled, but seeing the giant wolf, she fired the last Flame Arrow she had prepared for the day. "Nock and ignite." A light emanated from her wand, forming a ball of flames. Perhaps because <Lin Yun>, who usually stood in front of her, had fallen, her heart was unsettled, causing her Flame Arrow to waver. It struck the rocky wall beside the giant wolf.

Meanwhile, seeing <Lin Yun> flung to the ground by the giant wolf, covered in his blood and saliva, with a massive bloody gash on his waist and his Scale Armor torn apart, it was clear that the giant wolf's attack was terrifying.

<Goddess Priestess> rushed to <Lin Yun>'s side, her voice trembling. She closed her eyes, trying to focus and pray for a divine miracle. "Merciful Mother Earth..."

However, the usual miracles had little effect on <Lin Yun> this time. Although <Lin Yun>'s bleeding was slightly stanched, he remained unconscious. <Goddess Priestess> grew anxious but was helpless.

"What do I do? My divine magic isn't working." <Goddess Priestess> wailed, on the verge of tears. The miracles that usually healed instantly were almost useless this time, making her doubt her own abilities.

"Let's use medicine to stop Mr. <Silent>'s bleeding first," the female mage said, though flustered, as she reached for her Light Crossbow.

Meanwhile, after the young warrior's fierce attack, the giant wolf glared ferociously at him and lunged with its blood-soaked maw, still carrying <Lin Yun>'s blood.

The blood in its mouth deeply provoked the young warrior. He rolled on the ground, narrowly dodging the giant wolf's attack, and swung his longsword at it again. However, this time, it was too hasty, and he failed to land a proper strike. Moreover, the longsword was already covered in blood, making it seem to slip.

"Damn it." The young warrior was so angry he almost threw his longsword away.

Hearing the female mage, <Goddess Priestess> quickly took out the Silver Leaf Grass, chewed it rapidly, and spat it onto <Lin Yun>'s wounds. However, there were too many wounds, all from the giant wolf's teeth, so she couldn't cover them all. <Goddess Priestess> was almost crying but could only continue.

Meanwhile, facing the immense pressure of the giant wolf's imminent attack, the female mage aimed her Light Crossbow and pulled the trigger. This shot was decent, managing to pierce the giant wolf's body, but the damage was clearly not high. The giant wolf remained focused on the young warrior and lunged again.

Perhaps it was <Lin Yun>, or the gods, or the young warrior's incredible fighting spirit, but he rolled again, successfully evading the giant wolf's pounce. This time, the young warrior threw his shield away, realizing it was useless. He dropped his longsword and shield, drew two short swords, and seemed intent on embedding them into the giant wolf and climbing onto its body.

The first short sword was deeply embedded in the giant wolf, drawing fresh blood. Unfortunately, due to dividing his attention, the second short sword missed the giant wolf's body and slid off.

But at least one sword hit, allowing the young warrior to anchor himself beside the giant wolf.

Meanwhile, <Goddess Priestess> continued to apply medicine to <Lin Yun>'s wounds. As usual, she couldn't cover all of them, but <Goddess Priestess> estimated that one more application would be enough.

The female mage reloaded her crossbow and fired at the giant wolf. This time, she wasn't as lucky. Because the young warrior was embedded in the giant wolf, the wolf thrashed about, inadvertently dodging the bolt. It was a very close call.

Annoyed by this, the giant wolf, despite finding the female mage an easier target, remained fixated on the young warrior. It leaped off a wall with its four legs, intending to crush the young warrior against it.

The young warrior sensed this and quickly exerted force, using the opportunity to flip to the other side of the giant wolf. As a result, the giant wolf slammed into the wall with its own momentum...

Taking advantage of this, the young warrior charged with his two short swords, heading for the head. His right-hand short sword plunged deep into the giant wolf's head. However, his left-hand short sword, due to divided attention, slid past the giant wolf's head, causing no damage.

But this first strike had already inflicted enough damage. As the young warrior pulled out his sword, the giant wolf collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Seeing the giant wolf finally dealt with, the young warrior, the female mage, and <Goddess Priestess> all let out a sigh of relief. The giant wolf had put immense pressure on them. The strongest, <Lin Yun>, was instantly killed in one encounter, his Scale Armor even bitten to pieces. It was truly terrifying.

Meanwhile, <Goddess Priestess> finally filled <Lin Yun>'s wounds with medicine. Hearing <Lin Yun>'s breathing stabilize, the tears that <Goddess Priestess> had finally managed to stop began to flow again.

Because at least, although one person was gone, this one person was saved.

Just as <Goddess Priestess> finished applying medicine to <Lin Yun>, a wolf's howl echoed. The four wolves that had fled earlier due to the Armored Goblin... were back. Oh, wait, where were the riders...

Perhaps the giant wolf's roar had summoned them. After all, the giant wolf was clearly the leader of the wolves. As for the riders on their backs, they were probably thrown off. Seeing the giant wolf lying by the wall, it let out a mournful cry and charged into the gap.

Seeing the wolves about to charge in, the young warrior realized he couldn't let them in. He immediately picked up his shield and short sword and rushed to the gap, colliding with the approaching wolves.

The young warrior thrust his short sword forward, successfully blinding the right eye of the wolf charging from the left. This timely action prevented the wolf from biting and blocked the wolves behind it, forcing them to retreat without attacking.

Meanwhile, the female mage and <Goddess Priestess>, having regained some composure after <Lin Yun>'s condition stabilized, began shooting at the approaching wolves. However, the female mage seemed to consider the wolves behind more dangerous and fired at them instead. And then, something magical happened.

The female mage, who had always been clumsy with her crossbow, seemed to have relaxed and focused more now that <Lin Yun>'s condition was stable. She fired a bolt that struck the eye of the last wolf, piercing it deeply, causing it to collapse. This wolf was likely near death, if not already dead.

<Goddess Priestess>, on the other hand, still closed her eyes while shooting. This time, however, she managed to hit something, striking the wolf that had injured the young warrior. But... it only took off its ear and had no other effect.

However, the young warrior thrust his short sword at this wolf again. This time, he hit it again, finally bringing it down.

But... there were still two wolves. The two wolves charged again, biting at the young warrior. He easily dodged one, but as he dodged, another wolf saw its opening and lunged fiercely, tackling the young warrior to the ground and biting his shoulder.

"Aaargh." The young warrior felt intense pain in his shoulder and immediately lost consciousness.

Now, only the two girls remained on the field.

What could they do?

Seeing the young warrior about to be bitten to death by the wolves, the two girls gritted their teeth and finally aimed their Light Crossbows at the wolf that was about to kill the young warrior.

<Goddess Priestess> was too terrified, and some holy water seemed to have leaked out. Coupled with her always closing her eyes, this bolt hit somewhere unknown.

Meanwhile, the female mage gritted her teeth, suppressing her inner trembling, and fired a bolt that hit the wolf, causing it to howl.

After firing, the female mage grabbed <Goddess Priestess> and tried to run.

Of course, the wolves wouldn't let them escape. Due to the distance and the rough terrain, mainly the many corpses, the female mage managed to reload her crossbow while running and fired again just as the two wolves reached them.

This time, both shots hit, striking the two wolves respectively. One wolf, hit by the female mage in the mouth, suffered severe injuries and collapsed. At this moment, the last wolf, hit in the thigh by <Goddess Priestess>, reached the female mage.

Perhaps feeling that she was older than <Goddess Priestess>, the female mage resolutely stood in front of <Goddess Priestess>, trying to block the wolf.

Seeing the female mage bravely step forward, the wolf lunged at her. In the nick of time, the female mage agilely dodged, narrowly evading the wolf's pounce. At this moment, although her hands were shaking, <Goddess Priestess> quickly reloaded her crossbow not far from the wolf. While the female mage drew its attention, she pulled the trigger, perfectly shooting the bolt into the wolf, causing the last wolf of all to finally... fall.