Early the next morning, Hogan went to the Red Lion to meet up with Feng Chou.
After the two met up, they quickly left the tavern and left the town through the north gate of Amborite. Under the lead of Feng Chou, they went straight to the northwest of Amborite.
Under the lead of Feng Chou, the two entered the forest from the northwest corner of the territory and advanced into the depths of the forest.
After approaching the goblin camp, with Feng Chou's reminder, Hogan used the Rogue's Stealth skill. As a level 4 Rogue, Hogan's Stealth skill was quite good.
Feng Chou directly activated the Invisible Ring on his finger.
The sudden invisibility of Feng Chou gave Hogan a big fright. Logically speaking, a mercenary of Feng Chou's level could not afford such a good magic equipment like the Invisible Ring. This made Hogan alarmed.
But fortunately, Feng Chou did not do anything else. He just brought Hogan to the edge of the open space outside the goblin camp.
Hogan climbed up a big tree and confirmed that there were indeed Troll in the camp.
Feng Chou whispered to Hogan, "The hunting Goblin Wolf Riders will set off very early. They should have set off by now. Let's go look around. We should be able to see the fresh traces they left behind today."
Hogan nodded, and the two went into the forest.
As a predator that lived in grasslands and forests, Wargs would leave almost no traces when moving in the forest.
This morning, Feng Chou changed his magic pet to Goshawk and attached Qiankun Pagoda to himself. With the help of Qiankun Pagoda's scanning function, Feng Chou quickly and accurately found the vague traces left by the Wargs.
At first, Hogan doubted whether Feng Chou had really tracked something or was just leading the way randomly. But after Feng Chou pointed out a few almost undetectable traces, he shut up.
Hogan was shocked. As an old mercenary, he knew many excellent middle-grade Rogues, but he had never seen such a powerful tracking skill. Could this Allen be a high-grade Rogue? This made Hogan even more vigilant.
Following Feng Chou's footsteps, they continued to advance rapidly in the forest. Finally, they stopped by a small river.
Because of the moisture of the river, there were very lush shrubs growing on both sides of the river. Only the small part of the river where the Wolf Riders waded through was cleared of the shrubs on the shore.
It was not difficult to judge that this place should be the only way for this group of Goblins to pass through.
Feng Chou told Hogan his deduction.
Hogan thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think we should set up an ambush here?"
Feng Chou said, "Yes, instead of chasing after them, we might as well set up an ambush here. After killing this group of Goblin Wolf Riders, we can continue to set up an ambush here and wait for the Goblins to come looking for them. What do you think?"
Hogan thought for a moment and said, "Not a bad idea."
The two of them crossed the river and hid in a thick bush not far from the riverbank.
They waited until the afternoon, and a giant wolf suddenly appeared in their sight. The giant wolf's appearance was not much different from an ordinary wild wolf, but its body was five or six times larger than an ordinary wild wolf. It was about the size of an ordinary horse.
This was the famous Mount Wolf, a terrible creature in the forest that even tigers were afraid of.
The Mount Wolf's fur was dark brown, and its body was covered in simple armor. A saddle was tied to its back, and a green-skinned humanoid creature wearing simple leather armor was riding on the saddle.
This green-skinned creature was short and had pointy ears. It was a Goblin.
But this Goblin was different from the timid, flustered, and rat-like creature in Leo's memory. Although its body was short, it was very strong. Its expression was alert, and its eyes were cold and firm.
With the appearance of this Goblin Wolf Rider, there were more Wolf Riders rushing out of the forest and into the sight of Feng Chou and Hogan.
Feng Chou and Hogan hurriedly activated their invisibility and stealth skills.
The Mount Wolf Rider charging at the front suddenly stopped. The Goblin on the Mount Wolf Rider hurriedly raised his hand to signal his companion behind him to stop.
After the Wolf Riders stopped, the leading Goblin Rider bent down and leaned against the Mount Wolf's ear, as if he was communicating with his mount.
Mount Wolves were very smart. After a long period of training, they could communicate with their master.
After communicating with his mount for a moment, the Goblin straightened his body and said something to his companion behind him with a sharp, ear-piercing voice unique to Goblins.
A moment later, the group of twelve Wolf Riders suddenly spread out, forming a semicircle and closing in on the bush Feng Chou and Hogan were hiding in.
Feng Chou said in a low voice, "We've been discovered. Let's go."
It was not strange that they had been discovered. Although the two of them had activated their invisibility and stealth skills in time, the scent they had left behind in the environment could not escape the noses of the Mount Wolves.
Hogan and Feng Chou both jumped out of the bush and rushed towards the two ends of the Wolf Riders semicircle formation.
Feng Chou drew his sword and squatted down, lowering his center of gravity. He took small steps and rushed forward in an arc. He used his body to hide the two-handed sword in his hand behind his back. It was the most dangerous move of the White Raven Sword Style.
Hogan also used the same move.
As they rushed out, the semicircle formation of the Wolf Riders began to change. The horizontal line was split in the middle and rushed towards the two of them.
Feng Chou rushed to a position about four to five meters away from the nearest Wolf Rider. He turned his foot and moved a few steps to the left. He avoided the few Wolf Riders that were coming towards him from the right and circled around to the side of the Wolf Rider on the left. Then, he took a step forward, twisted his waist, turned his shoulder, and swung his arm. The two-handed sword hidden behind his back sliced through the waist of the Wolf Rider like lightning.
The + 3 Black Steel two-handed sword cut through the Wolf Rider's waist like cutting through tofu. It also cut off one of the Wolf Rider's legs. It cut up from the Wolf Rider's butt and cut open its abdomen from the side.
Hogan used almost the same tactic as Feng Chou to finish off the first Wolf Rider.
But the following tactic was completely different from the two of them.
After Feng Chou killed the first Goblin Wolf Rider, he followed the momentum of the sword in his hands and unleashed the full Sword Style. The longswords in his hands turned into billowing sword light, rolling past a few Goblin Wolf Riders and leaving behind a pile of corpses.
On the other hand, after Hogan killed the first Wolf Rider, he switched from the Hidden Sword Style to the Half Sword Style and started a skirmish with the surrounding Wolf Riders.
After Feng Chou used the Full Sword Style, not only did he frighten the other Goblins, even Hogan was shocked.
After Feng Chou finished off the Wolf Riders on his side, he unhesitatingly used "Charge" on the Wolf Riders on Hogan's side.
"Charge" was one of the basic skills of a mid-level Warrior. It was a skill that channeled Hydgar's power into the legs to greatly increase the Warrior's running speed for a short period of time.
Feng Chou's body turned into a series of afterimages and charged into the midst of the Wolf Riders surrounding Hogan.
He could not let a single one of these Wolf Riders escape. If any of them escaped, the Goblin Tribe would be prepared, and the following weakening tactic would be for naught.
Feng Chou's Charge instantly alerted Hogan and the remaining Wolf Riders.
The remaining Wolf Riders no longer cared about encircling Hogan and scattered in all directions.
Hogan hurriedly raised his sword and pounced forward, severing the hind legs of two Wolf Riders from behind. He also activated Charge and chased after the third Wolf Rider.
Feng Chou followed up his Charge with a Leaping Slash, killing a Wolf Rider. He then turned and chased after another Wolf Rider.
When a Warrior used Charge, their running speed in a straight line would increase by two to three times their normal speed for a short period of time. Their speed would even surpass that of a Wolf Rider.
After Feng Chou and Hogan caught up to their respective targets and killed them, they turned back and caught up to the two Goblins who had no choice but to flee on foot after their legs were severed by Hogan. Finally, this hunting party was wiped out.
After killing the Goblin Wolf Riders, Hogan looked at Feng Chou with a completely different gaze. His eyes were filled with caution.