Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chapter 217: Battle with Wolves (1)

The wolves let out a low growl, occasionally taking a few steps forward and then retreating again, as if they were afraid of the firelight and did not dare to get too close. In the light of the fire, their hideous fangs were exposed.

Zhang Hou laughed and said, "These beasts are really afraid of fire and dare not come over." Everyone had never seen such a scene before. They were so frightened that they dared not breathe and no one paid any attention to him.

Red dots appeared in the darkness from time to time, and later there were as many as twenty or thirty pairs. It was obvious that twenty or thirty wolves had come.

These wolves appeared from time to time in the dim firelight. Each one was four or five feet long, with hair standing up like hard thorns, and looked terrifying.

When everyone saw such huge wild wolves, whose number was two or three times that of the team's size, they became even more worried.

The wolves kept moving around the fire, seemingly looking for an opening to attack. Fortunately, the opening of the bay between the lake and the stream was not very wide, only about 14 or 15 feet from north to south, and the fire was only about 10 feet away, and it was burning very vigorously, so the wolves did not dare to pass through easily.

Zhou Weide cursed, "Fuck you!", took out his horn bow, put an arrow on it and aimed at one of the wolves. Chu Xiaomu hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't provoke them yet. If they rush over the fire without caring, we won't be able to handle it."

Yingdan also said: "Xiaomu is right. Wild wolves are the most bloodthirsty. Once they smell blood, they will go crazy. We should not stimulate them for the time being."

Zhou Weide was so angry that he screamed and had to put away his bow and arrow.

Yingdan added, "We have five bows and arrows, five arrow barrels, each with twenty-five arrows, a total of one hundred and twenty-five arrows. If we can kill one wolf with three arrows, we should be able to deal with these dozens."

Chu Xiaomu nodded and said, "It's a pity that it's night now. I'm afraid the wolves will hide after we kill a few of them. I think it's best to hold on until dawn. Then we won't be afraid of them anymore."

Everyone said yes.

The wolves kept wandering around outside the fire, seemingly in no hurry to attack. A few of the more impatient wolves bent over and half-crouched on the ground, scratching the ground with their front paws, making a rustling sound. Occasionally, they would leap forward a few feet, revealing their white teeth, drooling, and growling at the people behind the fire, as if to provoke them.

In the darkness a little further away, there were occasional flashes of red light, and it seemed that many pairs of eyes were staring motionlessly at the ten young men of the herding team and the horses behind them. Chu Xiaomu was startled: "Could there be a lot of wild wolves hiding in the darkness?!"

The horses seemed to sense the strong danger and began to become anxious and panicked, chirping in fear and crowding towards the shore of the lake.

Chu Xiaomu stared at the wolves and observed them carefully. He gradually saw some clues. He thought that some of them were wandering in front of the fire to confuse everyone, some were posing provocatively, and some seemed to be hiding in the dark waiting for an opportunity to attack... With such a clear division of labor, there must be a wolf king behind them commanding the wolves! Fortunately, the wild wolves were afraid of the burning flames. They were probably waiting for the opportunity for the flames to get smaller or extinguished, so they shouted: "Everyone, cheer up and watch the fire carefully. Don't let the fire get smaller. There may be more wild wolves in front of you!"

Wu Sheng said: "Captain, you are dizzy, which eye of yours can still see other wolves?"

Chu Xiaomu said: "I don't know either, I just feel like something is wrong."

Zhang Hou spat at him and said, "You scared me to death. It turns out that you just made it up."

Wangang said: "These wild wolves look very cunning. Everyone should listen to the captain. It won't hurt to be more careful."

Zhang Hou shouted: "You are only trying to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige!"

Wu Sheng said back: "You are talking nonsense again!"

Zhang Hou was puzzled and asked, "Why am I talking nonsense again?"

Wu Sheng said: "These wolves are not human beings, how can they have any 'ambition'? How can we, the ten new recruits, have any 'prestige'? You are talking nonsense."

Seeing that he was being unreasonable, Zhang Hou angrily asked, "Who are you speaking for?!"

Wu Sheng rolled his eyes and said, "I won't help anyone. I will criticize anyone who is unreasonable!"

Zhang Hou was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Chu Xiaomu said: "Don't interrupt at this moment. These wolves are wandering around, demonstrating, I think there must be a wolf king behind them commanding. Since there is a wolf king, there must be more wolves."

Wu Sheng was about to argue again, but was stopped by Lin Zhen.

Yingdan said, "Xiaomu is right. We also have the concept of alpha wolf and wolf king in Yutuo City. It is said that a wolf pack of several to a dozen will be led by an alpha wolf and forage for food everywhere in the grassland. When these wolf packs meet, they will gather into a larger pack, which may eventually reach dozens or even hundreds of wolves. When the number of wolves increases, the wolf pack will choose the most vicious and cunning one among the alpha wolves to be the wolf king..."

Zhang Hou opened his mouth in shock and asked, "Are you saying that we are now facing a pack of dozens or even hundreds of wolves with only one wolf king?"

Yingdan nodded. The others were too frightened to speak.

These fires were lined up in a row, and Chu Xiaomu asked everyone to disperse temporarily, with each person taking care of one fire. Su Mishun was timid and didn't dare to stay too far away, so he had to watch two fires with Chu Xiaomu. Fortunately, the oil root grass is very resistant to burning, and the grass roots prepared on the side may be able to support the night until dawn.

However, the oil-root grass will eventually burn out. What if the wolves still don't leave after daybreak? Chu Xiaomu's heart was pounding, and he didn't dare to think any further.

As the cool night wind blew, the oilroot grass prepared beside each fire was burned to only one piece. The wolves became more anxious, moving faster, and their provocations became more frequent and more ferocious.

Everyone was nervous and extremely sleepy. The younger ones, Ling Weidou and Zhou Weiyi, were yawning continuously and could hardly lift their eyelids.

Chu Xiaomu had no choice but to ride his horse back and forth inside the fire line, shouting: "Everyone cheer up! This is a matter of life and death, we can't relax at all!" After saying that, he let out a long whistle, and after hearing it, everyone's sleepiness went away and they became more energized.

The flame gradually shrank. Suddenly, a dull growl sounded in the darkness, and a huge wild wolf slowly walked out from the darkness, with long saliva flowing from between its sharp teeth. It stared at Chu Xiaomu fiercely with evil eyes like a ghost. It obviously recognized that Chu Xiaomu was the leader of the team.

Yingdan shouted: "Xiaomu, this one might be the wolf king, maybe we can catch him first..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Weide shot an arrow at the Wolf King. He was impatient and had a bow and arrow in his hand. When he heard Yingdan's cry, he bent his bow and shot an arrow, hoping to kill the Wolf King with one blow.