Chapter 2257: Blood Beast

A figure appeared in the beam of light rising in the center of the wooden house. Under the horrified gaze of Archibald and his sons and their employees and slaves, the figure gradually solidified. It turned out to be a handsome young man in a black robes with silver rims.
"Hi~ gentlemen, good afternoon."
Qiao An walked out of the teleportation formation, nodded to the stunned crowd, calmly walked to the wooden table, pulled a chair, and sat down by the window, his eyes naturally falling on Old Archibald's face.
The old man sweated coldly as he looked at him, and barely remained calm. He slowly sat down on the corner of the table, grabbed the bottle with his trembling palms, and tried to pour a glass of wine for the uninvited mysterious mage.
"Thank you, I don't drink." Qiao An waved his hand.
Old Archibald smiled awkwardly, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it in a hurry, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and under the comfort of the alcohol, he felt more relaxed and spoke smoothly.
"Master Master, what do you call it?"
"My name is Joan, I'm from Delin, Mr. Archibald, should you guess what I came from?"
"Uh...could it be that Master Master came here to rescue us?" The old man's expression turned from horror to surprise.
Qiao An nodded first, then shook his head slightly.
"You are only half right, Mr. Archibald, I'm here to rescue you, but not for free." Looking up to meet the old man's stunned gaze, Qiao An calmly added: "You are a businessman, Well-informed, I must know that a wizard like me who can teleport, the commission is not cheap."
"Master Mage, then let's talk about commissions. How much do you offer?" Old Archibald put on a posture to talk about business, trying to make himself appear calm.
"It depends on how you price your life."
Qiao An pointed out the window.
"When I came here just now, I took a look at this mountainous area. There is a temporary military camp in a forest clearing not far from here. A total of 20 jackal men and bandits, double spotted hyenas, and There are four... well, funny monsters."
"If I don't interfere, Mr. Archibald, you might as well guess what will happen after dark?"
Old Archibald couldn't stand it any longer, wiped a cold sweat, and looked at the young mage sadly.
"Sir, just ask the price, I don't have room for counter-offer anymore, do I?"
Qiao An nodded with satisfaction.
"Mr. Archibald, before I came, the town council introduced a new bill banning the trading and keeping of slaves in this town. If you still want to settle in Delin, you have to abide by the law, as soon as possible. Get rid of the slaves in your name. I am happy to help solve this little trouble. I don't know what you think?"
Old Man Archibald was a wise man, how could he not hear what he meant, and nodded dejectedly.
"No problem, Mr. Master, the 20 black slaves under my name are all donated to you free of charge."
"Then let's sign a contract."
Qiao Ann took out the transfer contract written in advance, together with the pen, and pushed it in front of Old Archibald.
"Ha! The price of my old life is really not cheap!" The old man laughed at himself in pain.
"Not only your life, but your son and everyone here signed this contract. I promise to send you back to Delin Town safely." Qiao An solemnly promised.
The old man shrugged, took a pen to sign, and returned one of the contracts to Qiao An.
"Deal, Mr. Master!"
Qiao An put away the contract and pen, shook hands with the old man, turned and walked to the window.
Just at this time, another stern cry for help came from outside the window.
Old Archibald feared that Qiao Ann would open the window to check, and quickly got up to remind him not to be fooled.
"Mr. Mage! It is not humans who call for help outside, but the mounts of jackals, a kind of monster called'blood beasts'. They are more cunning and dangerous than jackals, and they are especially good at imitating the sounds of humans or animals. If someone believes that it is true and moves closer to the past, they will fall into the trap set by these shameless monsters!"
Qiao An nodded slightly.
In fact, before he used the "any door" to teleport in, he had already invisibly flew two laps over the jackal camp, and incidentally checked the situation in the camp.
The beast that the old man Archibald just talked about was a kind of "four different" monsters.
From the appearance alone, this creature resembles an enlarged version of a hyena, its size is similar to a war horse, its head resembles a ferocious badger, and its legs and hooves resemble a deer.
Just as musk deer can produce musk, male blood beasts also emit a unique body odor. Except for the jackal companions who share their odor, no other creatures can tolerate this disgusting stench.
Before the beast launches an attack on its prey, its stench will become more intense. This is not only a warning, but also can effectively weaken the prey's resistance.
According to the relevant records of "Valeth Monster Illustrated Book" (magic beast sub-volume), the blood beast has two special abilities.
One is to be good at imitating any human or animal calls that have ever been heard, using this imitating ability to attract and paralyze potential prey, and launch a surprise attack when the opponent is not aware of the threat.
Second, if the blood beast is wounded and bleeds in battle, it will become fierce, and its combat effectiveness will be significantly enhanced, similar to a "barbarian warrior" that starts "rage".
If you compare the strength of the jackal and the blood beast alone, the latter is obviously stronger, but the blood beast always follows the jackal and does not mind the jackal riding on his back.
In Qiao An's view, the main reason why the jackals and the blood beasts can live in harmony is that they are both creations of the "god of jackals" Yenogu and worship the same idol.
In addition, the jackal man riding on the back of the beast does not necessarily have a higher status than his own mount, and the dominant position among the pair of partners is more likely to be the one being ridden below.
It may be difficult for humans to understand this phenomenon, but in nature, similar symbiosis is not uncommon.
For example, the goblin cavalry of "Screaming Forest", as a cavalry goblin, in terms of combat power and intelligence, is actually inferior to the "wolf" acting as a mount, and the latter is the one that really makes the decision.
As for the goblin on his back, in the eyes of the wolf, it is just a "tool man" that can be replaced at any time.
With Qiao An's current strength, neither the jackals nor the blood beasts can pose a threat to him. The only thing that needs a bit of thought is these gangsters in one swoop, so as not to leave behind troubles.
Twenty jackal thugs plus four blood beasts, and a large group of hyenas in the forest, the number of enemies is really large, Qiao An felt it necessary to summon more thugs.