But as he watched, he was dumbfounded. The Wolf King, Howling Moon, had grown immensely in strength, directly causing the old man to cough up blood and appear on the verge of death!
At this, Elish was completely panicked.
He had bet on the wrong horse, and the cost might be the lives of all of them!
As mercenaries, they were already living on the edge, but they hadn't expected this day to arrive so quickly. Elish let out a bitter smile, realizing he had been reckless. He should have taken his men and broken through the encirclement while someone was distracting the divine-level Silver Moon Wolf King!
Now, it was too late to say anything. Elish's heart sank, and the surrounding mercenaries' morale plummeted. Many were bitten to death by the wolf pack in their panic!
The head steward watched from afar and sighed. It seemed this plan was destined to fail!
With that thought, the head steward went to the carriage, used a special item to open the compartment, and climbed in. A moment later, he emerged holding a young moon wolf and shouted loudly, "Stop!"
Indeed, upon seeing the young moon wolf in the head steward's hands, the Silver Moon Wolf King let out a long howl towards the sky. The surrounding wolf pack began to retreat gradually. The Silver Moon Wolf King grunted, "Human, hand over my tribe's young moon wolf!"
"Wolf King, let them go, and I'll stay. Otherwise, we'll perish together!" the head steward said resolutely!
The plan had already failed, so he couldn't let the family's divine-level elder perish here. This was the backup plan: if anything went wrong, he, the head steward, was prepared to sacrifice himself at any moment!
The Silver Moon Wolf King was furious but had no choice but to allow them to leave. This young moon wolf was a pure-blooded moon wolf, a rare sight in their tribe once every hundred years. Its potential wasn't just divine-level but super-divine-level. This was why the Silver Moon Wolf King had to retrieve the young moon wolf!
"Great Elder, you may go!" the head steward said directly!
The Great Elder also sighed, nodded, and drove the carriage away. The Silver Moon Wolf King immediately made way. Watching the caravan gradually depart, the head steward breathed a sigh of relief. Li Er and the others, seeing there was nothing more to see, prepared to leave, but the wolf pack had surrounded them and wouldn't let them pass!
The head steward glanced in their direction, unconcerned. After all, they weren't part of the caravan; their lives were of no consequence to him!
"Human, release the young moon wolf. I have no interest in your life; I only wish to retrieve my tribe's young moon wolf!" the Silver Moon Wolf King stated!
The head steward sneered and replied, "I will naturally release it. As for your words, they are merely for listening."
With that, the head steward released the young moon wolf. He knew he wouldn't survive. Facing a divine-level wolf king, escaping was impossible. The wolf king would never let him leave!
Subsequently, the Silver Moon Wolf King gently picked up the young moon wolf with its mouth and placed it on its back. It didn't even glance at the head steward. The surrounding wolf pack, however, began to howl and charge towards the head steward!
Li Er shook his head and said, "Let's go too!"
As he spoke, a hint of his aura emanated, causing even the departing Silver Moon Wolf King to shiver and turn back in alarm!
Thus, Li Er and his group nonchalantly walked out of the wolf pack. As they passed the Silver Moon Wolf King, Li Er even patted the young moon wolf's head before leaving.
After walking for a day, Li Er chuckled, "It seems we have a strong connection with that caravan. We've met again!"
Asebu jumped up to look and shrugged his shoulders, "Perhaps we're going the same way!"
"Tsk, tsk, this caravan seems to be cursed. They've attracted attention!" Li Er shook his head!
Asebu blinked in surprise and then asked, "Boss, what do you mean?"
Li Er pointed a finger, and a scene appeared before them. A figure in black robes was slowly approaching them!
"Is that... a necromancer?" Joels exclaimed, recognizing the oily green eyes and the aura of evil emanating from him. On the continent, only the undead possessed such characteristics!
Asebu and the others were stunned. They were lucky to have their boss with them; if they had stayed with the caravan, they would have died at least twice!
Soon, the necromancer appeared before the caravan. He struck the ground, and countless skeletons crawled out from beneath the earth, heading towards everyone!
"It's you!" the divine-level old man said with a grim expression!
"Indeed. Since you're already heavily injured, I can finally gain one more divine-level servant this time!" the necromancer cackled. Behind him, a bone dragon with golden skeletal features flew out and charged towards the divine-level elder!
Elish was utterly speechless. What bad karma had he accumulated to get involved with this caravan?
"Everyone, break through!" Elish shouted!
He wouldn't make the same mistake twice!
The necromancer was fully engaged with the divine-level elder; he wouldn't have the attention to spare for them. If they didn't escape now, there would be no chance. As for their supplies, forget it. Could they compare to their lives!
The divine-level elder roared and engaged the bone dragon with his greatsword. However, already heavily injured, he was no match for the bone dragon and was soon beaten to the ground, unable to rise!
The necromancer slowly approached and said condescendingly, "You can't escape after all!"
As he spoke, he extended a finger, black energy swirling around its tip, about to invade the elder's head!
However, at this moment, the elder's eyes suddenly opened. His greatsword shot out like a stream of light towards the necromancer's head!
This sudden turn of events directly sent the necromancer flying, and the greatsword pierced his forehead, killing him instantly!
Clearly, the elder knew the necromancer's weakness! He was gambling, betting that the necromancer would indeed get close to him!
He had won. But he was severely injured. The surrounding skeletons dissipated with the necromancer's death, and Elish and the others had already fled far away. The elder lay on the ground, smiling bitterly. Perhaps, he too was about to die!
At this moment, Li Er and his group slowly approached. Li Er ignored the elder and walked to the necromancer's body. He looked at it, stroked his chin, and seemed deep in thought!
"Boss, what are you looking at!" Asebu asked curiously!
He was about to reach out and examine the necromancer!
Li Er chuckled and said, "Do you want to die? Don't touch anything. He's covered in poison!"
Asebu quickly withdrew his hand. Joke, he didn't want to die!
Joels looked at the divine-level elder, took out some medicinal herbs from his spatial ring, and tossed them in front of the elder. The elder looked at Joels and asked uncertainly, "Are you Senior Joels?"
Joels nodded. The elder picked up the medicine and began to treat his wounds, which would at least provide some relief!