Chapter Thirty-One: Encounter with Wolf Pack

  Lin Wen was chatting when he looked up and saw a pair of green eyes in the dark woods, which was terrifying. They encountered a pack of wolves, the most ferocious existence in the mountain forest. "Tigers fear wolf packs", the bloodthirsty wolf pack made all the giant creatures in nature tremble with fear. Under their alternate attacks, even the king of beasts could hardly escape.

  This is where Wang Mingyu's concern lies. In fact, the wolf pack tactic is the most terrifying in nature. Before the wolf king gives orders, each wolf takes its position. They want to move but first calm down, they want to act but first stop, their howls rise and fall as they respond to each other, each doing their job, in order and not chaotic, with tacit cooperation. Such a wolf pack is like a well-disciplined army.

  At this time the most important thing is to protect oneself and one's companions, so Wang Mingyu said: "Bullets are loaded, everyone forms a circle, gun muzzles facing outward in unison, and the back is left to one's own brothers!"

  As soon as the words fell, several people followed Wang Mingyu's statement and formed a circle of encirclement.

  "Captain, what should we do?" Wu Peilin asked. "Captain, are we going to get killed today?" Li Xianyu asked. "Captain, are we just going to wait it out like this?" Lin Wen asked, and as martial artists, they all started thinking about launching a counterattack. "Everyone, don't rush, what are we? We're special forces soldiers, we need to remain calm in the face of any situation. Why haven't the wolves attacked yet? When will they attack? What should we do?" Wang Mingyu asked guidingly. "How can we escape? There's only seven of us, and although we have guns, once the wolf pack attacks, it's impossible for us to take out all the wolves - there are over a hundred of them! Captain!"

  "Are wolves more ferocious or are the Japanese more ferocious?" Wang Mingyu asked. "Of course, it's the Japanese! They have guns and cannons, and they've defeated our army!" Li Xianyu thought for a moment before saying. "Then what's the point of us learning these skills?" Wang Mingyu asked again. "It's definitely to fight against the devils and protect our homes!" Lin Wen said with a tone of annoyance, as if to say, "What's the point of asking this now?" "I'm asking everyone, are you guys afraid of fighting against the devils?" Wang Mingyu continued to ask. "Honestly, I used to think that the little devils were very ferocious," Huang Bo said with a domineering tone, "but now I'm not afraid. We're all just a bunch of mouths with two shoulders, who's afraid of whom? I don't believe they have nine lives!" The others nodded in agreement, indicating that they shared the same sentiment.

  Wang Mingyu held his gun, not turning around, and smiled as he said: "Since we're even afraid of the Japanese devils who are more frightening than a pack of wolves, what's there to fear from these beasts? Today we'll wipe them out, and tomorrow we'll wipe out the Japanese devils!"

  "Down with Japanese devils! Down with wolf packs!" several people exclaimed in unison.

  "Captain, what should we do?" Li Xianyu couldn't help but ask.

  Wang Mingyu said, "The wolf pack's ground attack is definitely unstoppable, but what about the trees? If we all go up into the trees, even if they want to attack us, they won't be able to find a target. And we can kill them at will!"

  "Right, climbing a tree. I forgot that we used to do this when we encountered fierce animals in the mountains before. At least it's safe up there. Now that we have guns, it's even safer."

  "That's because you haven't encountered such a situation before. When people are under tension, they will definitely have a mental breakdown, haha"

  "What's that, captain? What's a short circuit?"

  Wang Mingyu smiled and said: "You will understand later!"

  Li Xianyu said: "Peilin, I'll teach you, but you have to wash a month's worth of socks for me, haha"

  Wang Mingyu said: "Now we are fifty meters away from the nearest forest, and on our side, there is a bonfire. Animals are almost afraid of fire, so they won't dare to attack us for the time being. We'll move slowly over there, and it should be fine!"

  Several people heard Wang Mingyu finish speaking and began to slowly back away towards the forest behind them. When they were still twenty meters away from the forest, a wolf howl was heard, followed by several wolves suddenly pouncing on them and launching an attack. It seemed that the wolf pack saw these people trying to escape and decided to take the initiative to strike first.

  "Don't panic, finish off these few wolves and quickly find a tree to climb! Remember, time is life!" Wang Mingyu said, then fired his gun. The moment the gun went off, one wolf's head burst open with blood, and it fell to the ground. The others also opened fire, killing the wolves that were pouncing on them.

  The gunshot rang out, and the wolf pack that was slowly approaching instinctively stopped in its tracks. Wang Mingyu and his companions took advantage of this brief interval to quickly climb up a nearby tree. Once they were safely perched, Wang Mingyu said, "This time we were ambushed by the wolves because we weren't cautious enough. We only considered our immediate surroundings and didn't observe the more distant environment thoroughly. Next time we must learn from our mistakes!"

  Before others could speak, they saw that under each of their trees, there were about a dozen wolves surrounding them, constantly howling as if to kill these people with their voices.

  "Captain, what shall we do? Shall we kill these wolves?" Sun Dabao exclaimed excitedly, people who have just escaped danger are always excited.

  "Our ammunition is limited, and we still have to deal with the upcoming training. Look at that wolf king down there! Everyone can only fire one shot, aiming directly at that wolf king. Without it, I reckon the wolf pack will retreat quickly! They need a new wolf king!" Wang Mingyu said. The few people picked up their guns and started taking aim. The wolf king seemed to sense danger, constantly moving its body, blending in with the wolf pack, increasing the difficulty of shooting. Just moments before, they were full of confidence, but now they were at a loss, although they had practiced with moving targets, real targets were completely different from those stones.

  Wang Mingyu also didn't make a sound, silently watching these brothers. The narrow escape from death earlier would surely give them more confidence and calmness in the face of future difficulties. Now they were being tested by the counterattack after their escape, a type of battle that was common in war and very effective. Enemies often reveal their greatest weakness when they are most triumphant or furious. But this wolf seemed to have a sixth sense for danger, increasing the difficulty for the team members. The most important thing now was to let them focus their minds and strive for a fatal blow, only then could they achieve the desired training effect. One step back, even if they didn't succeed in defeating the enemy, it would still be a valuable experience for them.

  "Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!" Six shots rang out, and the wolf king arrived on cue. In the instant that the wolf king fell to the ground, the pack of wolves suddenly became chaotic, seemingly with some friction as well, but these were no longer concerns for Wang Mingyu and his group. The wolf pack gradually retreated, slowly disappearing into the surroundings of the campsite.

  After the wolf pack went far away, Wang Mingyu and others confirmed that there was no problem before they came down from the tree. This midnight consumption undoubtedly added a bit of difficulty for them to complete their goal in three days.

  Wang Mingyu and several others came down to inspect and found that there were only four bullet holes on the wolf king's body, so they asked: "Which two didn't hit?"

  "I" and "I" again, Wu Peilin and Li Xianyu lowered their heads and said, "Hehe, aren't you very disappointed?" Wang Mingyu asked with a smile. "Yes, captain, I feel like I aimed correctly, but when I shot at the target, it was off." Wu Peilin said, and Li Xianyu also nodded in agreement. "It's okay, Peilin, Xianyu, the reason you didn't hit the target is because you were distracted. A truly excellent shooter only has the target in their sights, nothing else. In your future training, you need to practice this aspect more. I know your marksmanship isn't the best here, but it's still good!" Wang Mingyu said affirmatively. "Thank you, captain! We'll definitely work hard and not bring shame to our team!" The two promised solemnly. "With that promise, I can rest assured! The next training session will continue, and you need to keep improving in the process! Alright, it's getting late, so before you sleep tonight, summarize your experience from this time and remember it carefully in your heart! Sleep tight, I'll take watch tonight to prevent any accidents!" Wang Mingyu said as he left, not giving the others a chance to speak. The few people also understood that since Wang Mingyu had spoken, there was no use trying to persuade him further. Adding to that, they were all very tired, so they slowly fell asleep.