Chapter 8 Wolf's Lair
With Olsen's experience and Richard's magical perception, they quickly found the approximate range of the werewolf gathering place.

Werewolves have a keen sense of smell and hearing, and if you get too close, you are likely to be discovered. This is a densely wooded area, the surrounding trees are very tall, and there is a strong fishy smell in the air.

Richard reached out his hand and grabbed a wisp of breeze, closed his eyes and listened, then opened his eyes after a moment and said, "There are nine werewolves inside, including a wolf king."

"Nine? And the Wolf King!?" Olsen's face changed instantly.

"This is not something we can handle. I think we should go back and gather more exorcists."

"No need to go through so much trouble." Richard shook his head and said, "But after we deal with these werewolves, Mr. Smith will need to pay more."

"This is different from the information they gave!"

Olsen's expression became very strange. On the one hand, he was shocked by the number of werewolves and the wolf king, and on the other hand, he remembered the strength Richard had shown before.

"Sir Richard, do you have any plans?" Olsen asked after hesitating.

"Plan?" Richard looked at Olsen in surprise and said, "It's easy. Rush in, surround them, kill the werewolves, and then go back to collect the bounty."

Olsen:
Seeing Olsen's expression, Richard seemed to have thought of something and continued, "You stay outside to prevent any werewolves from escaping. I can go in alone."

After saying that, Richard walked directly into the depths of the woods.

After entering the wolf's den, the fishy smell became stronger. Richard's arrival was quickly discovered by the werewolves. After a wolf howl, nine werewolves quickly rushed towards him.

Each of these werewolves is two and a half to three meters tall when standing upright. They are agile, covered with thick gray hair, have strong muscles, have eyes of an eerie dark green, and have bloody mouths full of sharp fangs, which makes people afraid.

“Even if he has a brain, he still thinks like a beast.” Richard said to himself.

"Poisonous vines!"

The thorns on the ground suddenly became alive, like long snakes, quickly wrapping around the nearest werewolf. The three werewolves running in the front were directly entangled by the vines that suddenly appeared.

The dark green vines were covered with sharp thorns, which instantly pierced into the werewolf's body, releasing paralytic toxins immediately. The struggling werewolf became increasingly powerless.

When the werewolves behind saw their companions entangled by vines, they immediately began to jump and dodge, avoiding the remaining vines.

——"Arcane Missiles!"

Seeing the werewolf dodging the vines, Richard raised his hand and shot out several arcane missiles.

Bang bang bang.

Arcane missiles instantly hit the three werewolves that were unable to dodge in mid-air. The magical energy directly defeated their physical defenses and tore their muscles.

——"Flame jet!"

Richard pointed his staff, and the next second, a cone-shaped flame that was strong enough to melt steel instantly burst out and hit the werewolves. The werewolves' oily fur was the best combustion aid, and the werewolves were instantly burned into a ball of torches, and their miserable roars resounded throughout the forest.

At this time, several other werewolves that had been circling around came near Richard. Seeing the miserable state of their companions, they pounced on them waving their sharp claws.

——"Flying technique!"

A gust of breeze instantly lifted him up, and the whole person soared into the air like a bird.

Although these werewolves are numerous and very powerful, they will always be targets for wizards who have mastered the art of flying. This is also the reason why Richard dares to deal with these werewolves alone.

"Ouch!"

Watching their prey flying away in front of them, the remaining werewolves roared angrily. One of them leaped onto the tree trunk a few times, then leaped a few more times to the treetops, and jumped towards Richard in mid-air.

——"Secondary Fireball!" A fireball the size of a bowl hit the werewolf's face directly. The werewolf didn't even grunt as it fell down at a faster speed than before. With a bang, it fell into a baby-like sleep.

The remaining werewolves kept baring their teeth and growling at Richard, and then one of them suddenly picked up a stone on the ground and threw it at him.

The huge force made the stone fly at an alarming speed, but unfortunately these werewolves had never practiced throwing, so the stone deviated far away. But it also encouraged other werewolves to learn from them, and they picked up stones and branches on the ground and threw them continuously.

Although the werewolf's aim was very poor, he would always hit the target. Richard waved his staff lightly, and an invisible force field instantly enveloped the werewolf.

——"Second-level deflection force field!"

——"Energy shield!"

The rocks and branches that were originally flying towards Richard deflected uncontrollably to other places and could not cause any harm to him at all.

"It's over!"

——"Arcane Missiles!"

Richard waved his staff lightly, and several arcane missiles flew out instantly. With Richard's precise operation, the werewolves had no time to dodge and were hit.

In a short time, the werewolves were beaten to the point of having their bones and muscles broken, and their skin and flesh torn. A few unlucky werewolves were directly hit in the head by arcane missiles, and their heads exploded like watermelons, with red and white splashing everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, nine werewolves, including the wolf king, were killed or injured, and lost their ability to move.

Richard fell from mid-air and came to the side of the tall wolf king. The wolf king stared at Richard with eyes full of hatred and fear.

Richard raised his hand and prepared to send the wolf king away.

"Please wait a moment, sir." A voice suddenly sounded.

Then, a figure quickly walked out from the woods not far away. It was the witch seen earlier.

"Who are you?" Richard turned to look at the witch. He was not at all surprised at her appearance.

"Sir, I'm Jenny. As you can see, I'm a jungle witch." The witch bowed to Richard and said respectfully.

Jungle witches are a branch of witches, most of whom live in the jungle. They are proficient in potions, plant manipulation and animal taming, and are somewhat similar to druids.

"What is your purpose?" Richard asked calmly.

Witch Jenny continued, "Your Excellency, I would like to exchange this werewolf with you."

"Exchange?" Richard raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, exchange." The witch said earnestly: "You know, jungle witches are not good at fighting. I need to tame animals to protect myself, so I want to exchange this werewolf."

Richard thought for a moment and said, "Okay, what do you plan to exchange for it?"

"Potions, some rare minerals or some magic items, or money?" the witch said happily.

"How much can you offer?" Richard asked.

"One hundred thousand US dollars." The witch said quickly.

Richard shook his head slightly: "This is the wolf king that I worked so hard to catch!"

"So, we have to pay more!"

(End of this chapter)