Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Ooh-woo! Ow! ”
Similar to the sound of a dog howling, the noise echoed through the camp. This sound was especially obvious to the several dog-headed men who stood near the entrance of the camp.
The dog-headed people were cunning and timid humanoid creatures who were only around one meter tall. Their heads were not dog heads but were similar to those of raptors. They had a long jaw, bright jewel-like eyes, and horns. The characteristics of their bodies were also similar to the raptors recorded on earth. They had scaly skin, which was generally dark brown and occasionally black. They had mouse-like straight tails, and legs with joints that made a Z shape. Their movements were also very fast, and they only had four flat, long, and sharp toes.
Dog-headed people were not very good with their words. However, the interesting thing was that they could speak dragon language. The sound was very similar to a dog howling. Perhaps this was the reason why they were called dog-headed people.
All of this was the result of Sean’s previous observations. They were exactly the same as the dog-headed people he remembered.
At this moment, Sean and eight others were standing in a line at the entrance of the camp. Not far from them were a few dog-headed people who were having a discussion. Due to the fog, Sean was not able to see the situation inside the camp clearly. He could only hear the sounds of dogs barking, which was particular to the dog-headed people. As for the dog-headed people inside the camp, they were not able to see what happened inside the fog. It seemed that they were having a fierce argument.
“What are we going to do?” Anyers asked in a low voice.
Sean thought for a moment, then picked up a spear, lowered his body, and walked out.
Sean was around 180 centimeters tall, but here on Miracle Continent, he was considered short. After he lowered his body, he was around the same height as those dog-headed people. Of course, the visible shadow in the fog was a lot fatter.
Sean did not enter the camp, because that would definitely give himself away. He could only rely on the effect of the fog on both sides to create an illusion.
As soon as the others saw what Sean was doing, they immediately reacted. Anyers, two spearmen, and Cecilia also picked up long spears and long pikes, then walked forward following after Sean. The number was exactly five, no more and no less. As for the two swordsmen, they took this opportunity to go around, one left and one right, lurking on both sides of the camp entrance. This type of coordination was not difficult for them. The team did not need Sean to say anything, as they were able to help cover each other with seamless coordination.
Sure enough, when Sean and the others appeared at the entrance of the camp, the sound of quarreling between the dog-headed people stopped. A little while later, one of them howled. However, this kind of question and answer was a difficult conversation for Sean. He had brought the skill tab and attributes tab to this world with him, however, he had not brought the language ability tab. Of course, even if Sean was inside the game, he would still not be able to understand what the dog-headed people were saying.
This was obviously not the first time that Sean had used this confrontation method. He pretended to not have heard and took a few more steps forwards. His shadow gradually disappeared into the fog, as the other members behind him followed. Only Cecilia had paused for a moment as if she were hesitating. However, very quickly she decided to move forward as well.
This move had made the dog-headed people inside the camp a little bit irritated.
There seemed to be the sound of swearing, as they started to move. These dog-headed people soon rushed out of the camp, while continuing to make shouting noises that were difficult to comprehend.
But all this, of course, would naturally not affect the decisions of Sean and the other team members. When Sean had arrived at a distance far enough from the camp, he and then others threw away their long spears and pikes. Then, they stood up again with their own familiar weapons in hand. They turned around and waited to attack the dog-headed people.
Quick running sounds could be heard.
There was a slight ‘poof’. It was the sound of a body rushing into the thick fog.
As soon as the five dog-headed people plunged into the fog, they froze. They looked at the humans standing not far ahead of them with confusion, as the number of people was exactly the same as them. In the next moment, these dog-headed people became alarmed. Timid and cunning by nature, they would never attack their enemy without having more than twice the number of people their enemy had. Since they noticed that there were five people in front of them, they had no desire to attack.
But when they turned to escape, they found that their escape route had been blocked, as there were four humans waiting for them.
The sword like electricity!
The spear like a dragon!
Sean and the others did not hesitate to make a move the moment they saw the dog-headed people become flustered.
Their simple yet cruel killing method easily got rid of the five dog-headed people who had been lured out of the camp.
The clean and crisp killing technique showed that Sean’s team was not made of novices. Everyone was a truly experienced veteran. Because of two consecutive successes, coupled with Sean’s explanation and arrangement, the rest of the team started to genuinely believe in Sean.
There was no need to take care of all the dog-headed people. Although the equipment they had on them was not too damaged, it was only ordinary weaponry and leather armor. Some of them were even worse than ordinary. As for the guards from the Black Cat Business Guild, the equipment they used had been of elite grade, so the team was not interested in the equipment from the dog-headed people. As for Sean and Cecilia, one having a high standard and one being a magician, naturally neither would be interested either.
Therefore, all nine people in the team quickly entered the dog-headed people’s camp.
The camp was extremely big and was entirely built in accordance with the standard military camp. There was a four-meter-tall fence, perfect drainage channels, well set-out camping tents, and thick sand on the ground. These features all indicated how extraordinary the dog-headed people’s camp was. Moreover, there was also a magical formation set in the camp. The fog that surrounded the Starfall Forest could not invade the camp at all. This was the reason why the layout of the entire camp was very obvious to the naked eye.
After observing for a little bit, Sean was able to tell that this camp had at least 600 dog-headed people when it was first built.
Normally, the standard size of a dog-headed camp was around 200 members, while the standard size of a dog-headed tribe was more than 400 members. Usually, the number of people inside the dog-headed tribe determined whether this tribe was strong or not. This was very different from Gnolls, who looked more at the strength of the members. Therefore, a dog-headed tribe with more than 600 members could be regarded as medium-level or even close to a standard tribe.
However, what was strange was that this dog-headed tribe did not have a dog-headed chief, a dog-headed commander, or dog-headed magicians with a rank four or even rank five profession that a normal tribe would have. The great leaders of this tribe were only rank three magicians. As for the one who actually controlled tribe, it was a magician from the Medusa Business Guild who specialized in physic power.
The so-called spiritual energy sector referred to a magic sector based around the soul, spirit, illusion, and other magics.
If this was a real dog-headed people’s tribe, it could be taken down by using an army to attack. Any crisis occurring on a territory was naturally the responsibility of the territory’s lord. It was not that the Black Cat Business Guild had not thought about seeking help from the lord of the Tindus Domain. It was just that right now, the old Marquis Perot was in an unconscious state, and Viscount Damien had not yet inherited the Marquis title. Also, nearly half of the military power in their territory now belonged to Count Mario.
Complex and chaotic relationships and circumstances eventually left the Black Cat Business Guild to deal with the current matter on their own.
Fortunately, it was not a real dog-headed people’s tribe. There were no dog-headed newborns inside this camp, therefore there were no fresh blood supplements. This meant that every time a dog-headed soldier was used, there would be one less of them in the group. In addition, this dog-headed tribe did not have any clerics or cures, so if any of the members suffered an incurable wound, they would not be able to receive any help.
Looking at the situation inside the camp right now, Sean knew that there were probably not many dog-headed people left. Sean could not help but think back to Ron’s remark earlier.
If Ron was given another day or two, he might have actually been able to successfully attack and take over this dog-headed camp.
In a way, Sean had to thank the joint pressure that the Medusa Business Guild and the Arctic Silver Business guild had put on Ron.
Sean held out his right fist, then raised his index finger and waved it towards the right. Then, he raised his middle finger, so that both fingers were held up. Afterward, he waved his index finger to the left, then turned his right hand back into a fist before opening up all five fingers at the same time.
Everyone looked at Sean blankly, all at a loss.
“What does that mean?” After a long while, Anyers took the risk and asked.
“You guys didn’t understand me?” Sean looked surprised. Then, he remembered that this T.M.D was not a game. When Sean was in the game, he would go into this kind of command operations mode. As he was used to that, he subconsciously started to do the same in this real world, forgetting to take into account that these people did not actually understand the code words simplified from the military gestures on earth.
However, Sean was also very thick-skinned. He used a superior voice without blushing or his heartbeat quickening and said, “This is a special code gesture, how come you guys don’t know it? When going into stealth operations, it is necessary to rely on these types of gestures to communicate. The hand gestures I made earlier mean that the first group will sneak in from the right, the second group will sneak in from the left, while the rest of the members will follow me.”
All of a sudden, everyone displayed an understanding expression, as if they had learned something just now. This made Sean automatically feel more superior.
Afterward, a swordsman raised his hand and said awkwardly with a nervous expression on his face, “But commander, you…haven’t divided us into groups yet.”
Sean scorned as he took a sideways glance. He still did not blush or have an increased heartbeat. At a time like this, he definitely would not say that when he was in the game, the team would have been divided into groups ages ago. Earlier, he had subconsciously given the command. “Do you guys need me to teach you these things?” Sean said. “Divide according to the usual preparation standards, do you guys understand?… Still don’t understand? What a useless bunch! One spearman, one swordsman, and a defender. This is the standard allocation. Isn’t our number right now perfect?”
Therefore, everyone once again looked at Sean with expressions of respect.
“What are you guys still looking at me for?! You three go left, you three go right.” Sean randomly ordered a spearman, a swordsman and a defender to go left, then ordered the other three to go right. The rest of the members, who were the thief and Cecilia, naturally followed Sean, “Cecilia and you will move together with me.”