Chapter 593

Chapter 593: The Swift Wolf Style

Facing Luo Ji’s question.

Hu Jie thought for a moment before speaking.

“If they continue south, there’s a stretch of mountain forest. There’s a high chance they went that way.”

This sentence had barely ended when another Swift Wolf Warrior, who had been searching around the camp perimeter, hurried over.

“Reporting to Your Majesty, a large number of departing footprints were found behind the camp, heading south.”

Alright.

The answer was clear.

Luo Ji turned his head toward Li Ke and spoke.

“Li Ke, you take the Swift Wolf Warriors and chase them down. After you catch up, don’t engage them head-on. Just hold them in place.”

“This subordinate obeys!”

After receiving the order, Li Ke led his Swift Wolf Warriors and rapidly chased south.

Luo Ji did not delay either.

After dispatching 2 guards to briefly settle the Catmen.

He quickly led the Xuanjia Army and the Goblin Crossbowmen to follow south as well.

Worthy of the name Swift Wolf Warriors, Li Ke and his men displayed astonishing agility within the forest.

Following the Tigermen’s retreating footprints and the lingering scent along the way, they pursued relentlessly.

The Tigermen’s withdrawal speed was clearly inferior to Li Ke’s tracking speed.

After all, among these Beastman races, the fastest hunters when it came to pursuit were clearly Wolfmen, not Tigermen.

The disturbance in the forest caught the attention of both sides at the same time.

After all, they were all Beastmen.

Each of them possessed keen senses.

Watching shadow after shadow flash between the surrounding trees.

Hu Xin, at the front, darkened his expression.

“They caught up this fast?!”

“What do we do now. Fight or not?”

Hu Ying, following behind, directly threw out the question.

Compared to Hu Jie, Hu Xin’s personality was clearly more gloomy and far more patient.

Otherwise, he would not have endured the humiliation of losing the Chieftain position back then until now.

“Speed up. We’re withdrawing.”

At this moment, Hu Xin clearly had no interest in fighting the Wolfmen.

He had only just taken the Chieftain position.

He had not even had time to secure it.

The Tigermen under him were not necessarily convinced of his authority.

At a time like this, if he fought a powerful enemy and got injured again.

Then Hu Jie would become his lesson.

However, in a wilderness encounter battle, whether to fight or not was decided by the faster side.

The Tigermen were not actually slow, but their speed came from explosive bursts.

In other words, once that burst passed, their speed quickly dropped.

Not to mention that there was also a large group of Badgermen and Kobolds trailing behind.

Li Ke understood this point very clearly.

This force had no chance of shaking them off.

“Awoo—”

Letting out a loud wolf howl, this was not an attack signal.

It was to inform Luo Ji behind them that the Tigermen’s trail had been found.

Li Ke himself was not in a hurry to launch an assault.

After chasing this long, they had to let them catch their breath first.

At the same time, on the other side.

Clearly hearing the wolf howl coming from afar.

After confirming that Li Ke had discovered the enemy’s whereabouts.

Luo Ji decisively adopted the tactic of swift action and began a forced march.

Both sides were moving simultaneously.

After a brief adjustment, Li Ke swiftly drew the bronze twin blades at his waist.

Immediately after, another wolf howl rang out.

The Swift Wolf Warriors, who had previously been moving in groups, rapidly dispersed.

Without any attempt to conceal it, they clearly showed their intent to encircle from both sides.

The movements of the Swift Wolf Warriors caused the Beastmen ahead to tense up.

With a large pack of Wolfmen chasing behind them, who could remain completely calm?

One by one, their gazes constantly drifted backward.

Continuously checking the distance between themselves and the Wolfmen.

However, this instinctive action invisibly slowed their running speed.

But this level of deceleration was clearly not enough to satisfy Li Ke.

The wolf howl sounded once more.

The Swift Wolf Warriors had begun their offensive.

The combat style unique to the Swift Wolf Warriors emphasized speed above all else.

Depending on the situation, it was divided into several variations.

One of these styles was specifically designed to launch attacks and kill enemies while sprinting at full speed.

It could be considered one of the Swift Wolf Warriors’ signature tactics.

The bronze twin blades swung fast and vicious.

Carrying the momentum of the charge, the attacks became even more powerful than before.

The Kobolds and Badgermen closest to them were cut down by more than a dozen in a single clash.

At the same time, the Swift Wolf Warriors’ movement speed barely slowed at all.

Moreover, while moving at high speed, the densely packed trees did not hinder them.

Instead, they became tools for changing direction.

That almost erratic footwork made it impossible for surrounding enemies to find an opening to attack.

Miss a strike, and in that instant of exposed weakness, the Swift Wolf Warriors’ twin blades would already be upon you.

Relying on this unique “Swift Wolf Style” of combat.

The true strength of this Wolfman specialty unit was fully displayed at this moment.

The heavy casualties among the Kobolds and Badgermen caused panic to spread among the Beastmen.

The Tigermen at the front also grew increasingly agitated.

Indeed, packs of Wolfmen were not easy to deal with.

In the Beastman world, any tribe would give them a wide berth.

But were their Tigermen easy targets?

Between the Tigermen and the Wolfmen, it had always been a case of minding their own territories.

When had they ever been chased down like this?

“Damn it. I’m not running anymore!”

Amid the shouting, one Tigerman directly stopped.

“If we keep running, we won’t even have the strength to fight later!”

After speaking, the Tigerman who had reached his limit let out a tiger’s roar and lunged toward a Swift Wolf Warrior.

“Come on! Wolf pups! You really want me to bite your necks off that badly?!”

This Tigerman’s action clearly had a contagious effect.

Of course, the more important reason was that many Tigermen were dissatisfied with Hu Xin, the newly appointed Chieftain.

When Hu Jie was Chieftain, their Tigerman tribe had dominated half the forest.

Their strength had even faintly surpassed the Wolfman tribe on the other side.

They had ruled this area for many years.

Yet the moment Hu Xin took over, he led them to flee like a bunch of ridiculous Kobolds?

What kind of joke was this?

More than half of the Tigermen stopped on the spot.

Roaring as they prepared to kill a few Wolfmen to vent their anger.

Seeing this, Hu Xin’s expression darkened visibly.

Just as he was about to do something, Hu Ying beside him grabbed him.

“What they say makes sense too. If we keep running, we’ll lose all our strength. We might as well fight while we still have some left.”

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T/N: Apologies, I really got the name of Li Kuo mixed up from a different novel. As an apology, I’ll be uploading 2 more chapters.