Chapter 8

In the land of Miracles, there is a very clear distinction between beasts and magic beasts. No matter how fierce a beast is, it can only reach the level of a first-tier, thirtieth-level creature. However, even the weakest magic beast is a second-tier, thirtieth-level existence. Although they are both at the thirtieth level, the gap between the first and second tiers is indescribable. The most basic manifestation is that any magic beast has a more robust body and combat power than a beast, and all of them have the ability to control magic power.

It can be said that any magic beast can be considered a magic warrior.

The Wind-patterned Black Wolf is a type of wolf magic beast that can only be found in the Starfall Forest.

However, this magic beast is different from ordinary magic beasts. In this world, the vast majority of magic beasts act individually, even other wolf magic beasts are the same. After all, magic beasts, unlike beasts, do not need to rely on group actions to capture food due to their strong bodies and special magic power. However, the Wind-patterned Black Wolf is different. This magic beast still retains the habit of living in groups. Its group combat ability and the unique physical and magical abilities of magic beasts make it one of the most terrifying enemies in the Starfall Forest.

Dulain and the others did not know what the Wind-patterned Black Wolf was, but they all understood Sean's order to prepare for battle.

Almost as soon as Sean's words were spoken, the four guards had already formed a battle formation facing the Wind-patterned Black Wolf. Their curved blades were already out, their bodies slightly crouched, and their centers of gravity lowered. The archer, clearly aware of his lack of close combat ability, naturally retreated and stood with Cecilia. In contrast, Dulain and Old Pete looked very calm, showing no signs of surprise or panic. The former simply drew his longsword, not even bothering to take off the round shield on his back, while Old Pete took off his longbow, quiver, and longsword, and advanced with a long spear in hand.

It must be said that the reaction and quality of third-tier professionals are still quite noticeable. Cecilia only reacted after everyone had already formed a defensive battle formation, and a short magical incantation began to rise.

However, despite their quick reactions, the lack of familiarity with the Wind-patterned Black Wolf led them to adopt a more conservative policy, greatly missing the best opportunity to attack.

Almost as soon as everyone had formed their battle formation, a wolf howl had already sounded. By the time the formation was complete, the green stripes on the Wind-patterned Black Wolf's body had all lit up, and in the next moment, it pounced toward the group.

In the eyes of this Wind-patterned Black Wolf, the group was not even worth considering.

Seeing the arrogance of this magic beast, Dulain coldly snorted, took a step forward, and a solemn aura instantly surged from his body. The longsword in his hand emitted a faint, not particularly bright light. This was clearly Dulain's knight skill, and Sean, with just a glance, knew what the skill was. However, his expression was not very good because he saw Dulain's body tilt, his wrist lift, and the longsword slash toward the Wind-patterned Black Wolf's waist.

The faint light of the longsword flashed, and a burst of air flow erupted from the Wind-patterned Black Wolf's waist. A wolf howl sounded, and the Wind-patterned Black Wolf was struck by Dulain's sword and flew out, flipping in mid-air before landing steadily on the ground. There was no scene of blood splattering as expected, and the group was momentarily stunned.

Anyone with a bit of experience knew that the weakness of a wolf lies in its waist, and even magic beasts generally inherit the weaknesses of beasts. However, not everything in this world is absolute. A small number of magic beasts do not follow the rules. Many places that ordinary people consider weaknesses are not problems for them, and with the intelligence of magic beasts, they can even use these as traps to deceive enemies.

The Wind-patterned Black Wolf in front of the group clearly belonged to this small number of magic beasts.

"Throat!" Sean thought for a moment and then explained in a way that everyone could understand: "This is a Wind-patterned Black Wolf. When it attacks, the magic patterns on its body light up, greatly increasing its speed, and its entire body is protected by an air flow. Unless your strength is powerful enough to break through the air flow surrounding it, its only weakness is in the throat, the only place not covered by magic patterns."

The Wind-patterned Black Wolf is one of the most common and dangerous monsters in the Starfall Forest. Generally, this type of magic beast only appears in the central area of the Starfall Forest, and according to Sean's past game experience, it should appear on the fourth day. However, they had only entered the Starfall Forest for less than half a day. In the past game experience, only professions with strength exceeding forty points could directly break through the air flow protection of the Wind-patterned Black Wolf. Otherwise, except for attacks on the throat, the Wind-patterned Black Wolf could be considered physically immune, as all attacks would not break its defenses.

Currently, there was no profession in the entire group with strength exceeding forty points, so the best way to deal with the Wind-patterned Black Wolf was to directly attack its vital points.

After listening to Sean's explanation, Old Pete shook his long spear and charged at the Wind-patterned Black Wolf alone. The Wind-patterned Black Wolf was initially somewhat wary of Dulain and the others, but after Dulain's sword did not cause any harm, it no longer took the group seriously. Seeing only Old Pete charging at it, the Wind-patterned Black Wolf immediately became ferocious and charged at Old Pete.

Seeing the speed of the Wind-patterned Black Wolf, Old Pete's eyes turned serious. He immediately stopped his advance and stabilized his lower body. He knew it was impossible to finish this creature with one strike, so he tightly gripped his long spear, pointed the tip at the ground, and assumed a battle stance. As the Wind-patterned Black Wolf pounced at him from a few meters away, Old Pete changed his gesture, swung his long spear, and struck the neck of the Wind-patterned Black Wolf.

Once again, a powerful air flow burst out.

This air flow completely neutralized the impact force of Old Pete's swing, and in the end, the long spear only grazed the neck of the Wind-patterned Black Wolf, like driving away a small cat or dog, with no offensive power or threat, and even less effective than Dulain's previous slash.

Of course, this does not mean that Old Pete was inferior to Dulain. After all, Dulain's previous attack was clearly a skill, while Old Pete's attack was not.

As a result, the Wind-patterned Black Wolf was only slightly deflected, not completely stopped from its attack. However, fortunately, Old Pete's reaction and movements were not slow. As soon as he realized his attack had failed, he moved his feet, following the momentum of the long spear, and moved to the left, avoiding the Wind-patterned Black Wolf's attack from the front.

This alone showed that Old Pete's combat experience was far from ordinary, and the group truly felt the difficulty of dealing with this magic beast.

Clearly, a second-tier, fortieth-level magic beast could force even a third-tier professional like Old Pete to struggle, which was the danger of the Starfall Forest and what Sean had been worried about: if not careful, there could be heavy casualties.

Seemingly realizing that Old Pete alone would have difficulty dealing with the Wind-patterned Black Wolf, Dulain raised his sword to go and support.

"Stop!" Sean immediately shouted when he saw Dulain move, "Your task is not to go there."

"What do you mean?" Dulain was taken aback, his face turning cold, and his solemn aura immediately burst out.

However, in the face of Dulain's intimidating aura, Sean showed no reaction, and said in a deep voice, "I am the commander now. You need to follow my orders. If I don't tell you to attack, you stay here and wait."

Seemingly not expecting Sean to remain so calm under his aura, Dulain was momentarily stunned.

However, Sean did not have time to deal with Dulain's thoughts. He turned to Old Pete and shouted, "Old Pete, can you hold on?"

"Hold on?" Old Pete did not even turn his head, his stubborn military temperament fully awakened, "It's just a beast. I'll kill it for you in a moment!"

Hearing Old Pete's words, Sean did not respond further, "You guys, form a horizontal defense!"

Seeing Sean so naturally take over Dulain's command and start giving orders, the four guards looked at each other, clearly unsure whether to follow his orders. Harlay and the archer were also stunned, not expecting Sean to be so assertive, directly taking over Dulain's command and giving orders without caring about others' opinions.

Only Cecilia, who clearly understood Sean's character, quietly prepared her magic without saying a word.

"Are you all fools? Don't you even know how to form a horizontal defense?" Sean did not care about the others. Seeing that they had not reacted, he immediately scolded them, just like when he was a team leader in the game, "Do I need to teach you how to form a horizontal defense? Move forward three meters, form a line, stand shoulder to shoulder, raise your shields, lower your center of gravity, and touch the ground with the tips of your blades! Don't you even know these basics? How do you become guards?"

Seeing Sean not even glance at him, Dulain was extremely angry, his face turning red, but he had to suppress his anger and nodded to Harlay. Seeing Dulain nod, Harlay understood and immediately ordered the four guards to follow Sean's orders. Once confirmed, the four guards indeed showed their exceptional quality.

"Dulain, you don't need to participate in the next battle. Your only task is to stand here and protect Mr. Harlay, Cecilia, and our only archer." Seeing the four guards finally follow his orders, Sean finally glanced at Dulain, "Also, you better take off the shield on your back. This thing is not for show. If you don't use it, why bring it in?"

Being mocked by Sean, Dulain clenched his fists in anger but still took off the round shield on his back and assumed a defensive stance.

At this moment, everyone except Old Pete and the four guards was staring at Sean, wondering what he was planning. There was only one Wind-patterned Black Wolf, yet he did not gather everyone to deal with it but instead formed a mysterious horizontal defense, which was indeed hard to understand. After all, everyone present was not inexperienced in combat and knew how to fight a lone wolf, and even when facing a pack of wolves, they would form a circular defense, not a horizontal one.

Of course, the most basic concept in everyone's mind was that magic beasts do not act in groups.

However, this basic concept was quickly overturned.

A wolf howl sounded in the forest, and soon, two more Wind-patterned Black Wolves appeared where the first one had been.

Seeing these two Wind-patterned Black Wolves appear, Sean, who had been tense, smiled.

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