It was 4 in the afternoon now, Reign and the others have been on their journey for over 8 hours now, the red forest was huge and they still hadn’t found a way out, maybe it was for the better as the forest that was next was much more dangerous than this one.
Going through shrubs and bushes they slowly move through the forest, observing their surroundings in the process as they had previously stumbled upon a big group of vamps, the leader of which was a level 19, even though they believed they could defeat the group it would be a long and arduous battle where a single mistake could turn deadly, not to mention that it could also attract more enemies, making it incredibly disadvantageous for them.
They had to run away immediately, luckily for them their levels were higher compared to the chase in the dark forest, the wolves were fast and they managed to flee the enemy quickly before they continued on.
They encountered another group of red wolves, they previously checked and it was impossible for Beast to tame them, their minds were already affected by the red fog and they were in a sort of a berserk state all the time. The red wolves, called the Blood Wolves by the system were physically stronger compared to their counterparts but were less intelligent and relied less on their instincts so a battle with them was always a straightforward one.
After a couple of arduous hours, they were finally near the end of the dungeon, how they knew about that? well, they came across another group of cultists and swiftly killed the group as its size was much smaller than the previous one. Wolf took the only surviving cultists with him a bit further away from the others for ‘questioning’. A couple of minutes and many screams later he returned with information about the forest.
There was one small problem to leaving the forest though, at the area they were in the only way to get out of it is to go through the vampire’s territory, yes, not a vamp but a vampire, he was one of few that resided in the forest, controlling the vamp’s to do his bidding.
After some deliberation they decided to take the risk, the vampire was strong and a fight against him would be dangerous, but going all the way around would take a longer time, something they were not excited about. The plan was to get to the outskirts of the territory first and observe the vamps before they try to stealth their way through.
Before they could arrive though the party had to go into hiding, sounds of battle came in front of them and many groups of vamps were passing through, the number of vamps was huge and they wanted no part of them. Looking ahead they knew that something was wrong, the noise, the fighting, the anxious looks on the vamp’s faces made the other come to a conclusion. The vamp’s territory was under attack, and looking at how fast the vamp’s are returning the opponent should be strong, probably on the same level as the vampire.
Reign and the others carefully go closer to the territory, a bit excited, if they were careful enough they might be able to profit greatly from the fight, after all, wouldn’t it be great if they could swoop in and kill the two bosses fighting?
That of course remained to be seen as they were still in the dark when it came to the fight, if the vampire was fighting two opponents, for example, they would simply decide to pass the area quickly and not risk anything, the same thing applied if the vampires opponent was much weaker than it.
Finally arriving at the vamp’s territory the sight ahead stunned them, hundreds of vamp’s and blood wolves were locked in a brutal massacre against each other. The vamps were weaker than the wolves in a direct confrontation but their numbers were higher, allowing them to gang up on the wolves and use their superior numbers to fight evenly against them.
In the distance loud rumbling could be heard, Reign and the others exchange looks and nod, that was probably where the bosses were, getting there would normally pose a problem as the vamps would be guarding the surroundings, their numbers, strength, and territory size were much bigger compared to the wood folks.
Ding!
[ Sudden quest initiated.]
[ The vamp’s territory has been attacked by a blood wolf pack, the players can choose to join the battle, the quests reward will be given after the fight is over, the better the player’s performance in the battle, the better rewards they will gain.]
“A quest!” Reign and the others show a look of excitement on their faces, they were going to join the fight regardless, the quest now just gave them more incentive, as the rewards would definitely be good if they managed to kill both bosses.
“Wait, why didn’t we get any quest when we fought the wood folk tribe though, is this special and can only be given if a situation like this one happens?” Reign asks the system out of curiosity.
Ding!
[The wood folk tribe the players went to previously was not strong enough, only the strongest parts of a map will have a quest activate.]
“Not strong enough, they had a freaking Treant with them!” Shadow shouts with a loud voice, his face red from anger towards the system.
Ding!
[The treant in question was not part of the tribe, it was simply a wandering boss.]
“What, so we actually didn’t need to fight that thing, fuck.” Shadow curses out of frustration.
Everyone collects themselves quickly and makes their way towards the center of the territory. They were using the same tactic as previously, climbing the trees that were around them they jumped from one to the other, more carefully this time as there were only some places with planks on them, probably used by the vamps for a lookout.
Making their way to the center they actually came across some vamp’s in the trees, the vamps were using the trees to attack wolves from a safe distance, these vamps, however, were different, as they were using crude bows to attack the wolves.
[Lvl 16 Vamp Archer]
Description: A variant of the vamp’s, the archer has part of its intellect intact, allowing it to use the bow as the main weapon. The vamp archers have a basic level of archery, the bows they used looked crude and weak but they were in fact made from the branches of the surrounding trees, allowing them to be highly flexible and strong.
The archers did not spot them though, considering the wolves were their opponents they had no need to be vigilant about their surroundings, the wolves were not such good climbers and it would take them a while to get up, a time during which their brethren would alert them.
The archers were all killed swiftly by them, their bodies dumped down to where the wolves are, allowing the wolves to have a feast as they erased all the evidence.
The group traveled for 10 minutes before they were able to get to their destination, they were finally able to see the fight for themselves.
The vampire looked different compared to movies, he wasn’t wearing a suit or anything elegant, his clothes in fact were red robes that were already a bit battered and cut.
Fighting the vampire was a huge red wolf, the wolf’s size was around two meters, its bloody-red body looked incredibly strong, with huge muscles everywhere.
“Damned beast, I’m going to skin you alive and drink your blood after I am finished with you!” The vampire screams in rage, his territory was a mess right now, with a huge number of his subordinates perishing, the battle was still going on and would only stop after one of the bosses is dead. ．
[Lvl 20 Boss, Vampire Althrean ]
[Lvl 20 Boss, Alpha Blood Wolf ]
The two bosses had been fighting for a while now, their bodies were full of wounds while the surrounding area was completely destroyed, a testament to their strength.
The vampire was as fast as they expected, his speed was still short of Reign’s after he used his three skill combination, but compared to Reign the vampire needed nothing for it, its speed was its best stat and the way it moved around the wolf was as if he was simply playing with him, which was untrue as the vampire was simply waiting for good chances to attack.
He used a sword as a weapon, it was a rapier with which he was able to inflict many small wounds on the wolf’s body.
The wolf on the other hand fought simply and savagely, lunging at its opponent and trying to claw or bite, it was usual for it, the only difference being that the wolf was able to use a blood type skill which increased its stats massively for a short period of time.
They were both incredibly tired now, but Reign and the others still didn’t attack them, they were going to wait for both of them to use their trump cards, before they finish them off quickly after that, allowing them to get spoils from both.
The vampire starts getting impatient as the battle continues, he only wanted to end this as quickly as he could, his territory was slowly crumbling around him and he could do nothing other than fight the big bad wolf.
The vampire’s eyes constrict as he gets ready for one final attack.