Volume 2: The Source of Life Chapter 22: Slaughter Wolf

  "Brother Cheng, are you okay?" Ka Nuo Li yelled from the top of the cliff.

  The environment at the foot of the cliff is similar to other places in the Ma'anshan Mountains, with dense shrubs and no human traces.

  I and Kanori responded in unison, then headed towards the location marked by Kanori's white coat fluttering in the distance.

  I must first confirm whether there really is a fallen spirit mouse over there.

  The moment I saw Kens, I suddenly remembered their mission to hunt and kill the food mouse, which led to this trip.

  But I just guessed their method of catching mice from a few short conversations, using sound waves to chase the mouse all the way until it fell off the cliff and died.

  It has to be said that this is a good way to save energy while still being able to deceive. But whether they really did it or not, it's unclear.

  From the top of the cliff, it's a distance of over 300 meters to the bottom. The path winds its way down for over 400 meters. As I walk closer and closer, with wave after wave of bloody smell hitting my nose, I know I'm right.

  The road began to scatter with mouse corpses, and the further in you went, the heavier the smell of blood was, and the mouse corpses became more and more dense.

  The location has been determined, there is no need to continue in-depth, I turned around and prepared to return, and met Kano and others coming down.

  At this moment, a cold gust of wind suddenly blew from behind, and almost by conditioned reflex, I crouched down, followed by a roll, and dodged away quickly.

  The appearance was very disheveled, but the back still transmitted a burning pain. I knew it was bleeding.

  "Spirit Wolf!"

  As I saw the grey giant wolf in front of me, my heart skipped a beat. Its cold and unfeeling eyes were staring at me with a fierce glare.

  Hiss... Hoot...

  The giant wolf suddenly let out a long howl towards the sky, and I secretly cried out in alarm. At this time, dozens of similar spirit wolves appeared before my eyes one after another. Some still had mouse corpses in their mouths, and a nauseating liquid that was either mouse blood or saliva dripped down from their sharp wolf teeth, splashing onto the ground and emitting wave after wave of foul odor.

  The wolf is a gregarious animal, with good organizational relationships among them. At this moment, their scarlet eyes, excited and staring at me tightly, have obviously taken me as an invader who breaks into their territory.

  That wolf suddenly raided me and firmly guarded my retreat route, forming a pincer movement with other wolves.

  I stood still for a moment, then suddenly let out a cold laugh, looking at this giant wolf, and walked towards it step by step.

  "Want to bite me to death?"

  My gaze met it with no emotion, the small knife in my hand grasping casually, as if without any lethal force.

  I stopped five meters away from it and said, "Let me through!"

  The wolf let out a low growl, its paws constantly digging into the ground, its fierce eyes glaring at me warily.

  "Let me pass again." I said in a low voice without any emotion.

  The wolf spirit appeared somewhat restless and anxious, its gaze fixed intently on me as it occasionally glanced at the pack of wolves behind me, seemingly seeking some kind of information.

  There was once a reincarnation, I met a dog king, it is said that he slaughtered tens of thousands of dogs, and his body naturally exuded a dangerous aura, even the fierce Tibetan mastiff would see him and obediently surrender.

  I haven't slaughtered many dogs or killed many wolves, but the spirit and temperament that exudes from my bones is obviously not comparable to ordinary people.

  With the spiritual wisdom of the wolf, it can be fully perceived.

  As if it had received some kind of order, the spiritual wolf behind me relaxed its tense breathing, and although its eyes were still ferocious, it took a small step to the side.

  I gave it a faint glance, lifted my steps and continued to move forward, step by step towards it. As I passed by its side, its sharp teeth were less than ten centimeters away from my abdomen.

  Back at the low cliff, Kanori and others had been waiting impatiently, constantly shouting down from the cliff.

  I thought about it and decided to call them all down.

  Including Canoli, a total of ten people, suspended by ropes, stumbled and crawled down.

  I told them the situation and said: "If we don't drive away those spirit wolves, this batch of spirit mice will be eaten by them sooner or later. Hmm, what do you plan to do?"

  "Brother Cheng, this spirit wolf is not like ordinary wild beasts! We usually need at least five or six people to capture a lone wolf that has been driven out of its pack." Kanori said with a worried expression.

  "Uh-huh," I nodded and said: "Alright, let's get ready, we're heading back."

  "Ah?" Kanori exclaimed in surprise.

  I glanced at him lightly and said, "What's wrong?"

  "This, uh, this," Kanori muttered: "Just like that, it seems a bit off."

  I know he's been eyeing this batch of spirit mice, the 500 spirit mice from Tang Family Village were enough to make Gu Te take a risk and steal them, let alone these thousands of ownerless ones.

  "But there's a Ling Wolf dominating here, you can't beat it!" I asked knowingly.

  The scene fell silent for a moment, and a young man from Montreal said in a low voice: "Cheng Ge, according to what you just said, the Ling Wolf is only occupying the inside, and there are still some scattered Ling Mice outside. Why don't we pick up some outside?"

  "Just so, as long as we don't startle them." As soon as he said this, everyone echoed in agreement, and the young man received everyone's support, his face involuntarily flashing with a hint of pride.

  Kanori looked at me with a glance and didn't make a sound, apparently also having intentions to move.

  I listened quietly until they were excited, and then I said: "The wolf's sense of smell is quite keen. With so many people passing by, we can detect them without getting close to them. They won't understand that you just want to pick up some small heads instead of invading them."

  Everyone fell silent at this remark. Seeing the expressions on their faces, I knew that some people were not quite convinced, or rather, they had a glimmer of hope in their hearts.

  After a long time, Kano Road said: "Cheng Ge, are we really going back like this?"

  I said indifferently: "What else can I do?"

  "This... You have a lot of ideas, is there... a way?" Kanori smiled awkwardly.

  I smiled lightly and glanced at him, saying: "Wealth and honor are sought in danger, this batch of field mice is indeed tempting, but with the wolf king dominating, if we don't have a spirit of sacrifice, let's just pack up and leave."

  "You really have a way?" Kanori's eyes lit up instantly.

  "Uh, there are a few ways, but they're all quite risky, if things go wrong..." I paused and smiled: "It's life-threatening."

  The crowd fell silent again, and Kano thought for a moment before saying, "Cheng Ge, we need to discuss this."

  "Uh-huh." I nodded and walked away into the distance.

  The cliff of Derbya is quite long and the terrain below the cliff is also different. I walked around and looked around, and it wasn't until much later that I returned.

  "Have you thought it through?" Looking at Kano's resolute expression, I had already guessed their answer.

  "Alright," Kanori said in a low voice: "We've got this batch of mice, Cheng Ge, what do you need us to do? Just say it directly."

  I smiled and said, "Then let's go, we'll head up."

  "What?" Kanori and others were stunned, "We didn't mean to...?"

  I smiled and said: "If we just rush forward like this, what's the difference between that and seeking death? Let's go up first, we need to use our brains."

  Chapter 7: Slaughter Wolf

  The next day, at noon.

  The sun is burning fiercely in the sky.

  Kanori and the others who had been busy all day were all spirited, standing in a row like soldiers rushing to the front line, waiting for me to review before departure.

  "Have you all rested well?" I asked calmly.

  "Roger!" The uniform crisp response was a "roger", I didn't know what the word meant, but apparently it meant they were well-rested.

  "Then, let's set off."

  At a single order, ten people descended down the precipice. After descending the precipice, I left the crowd and disappeared among the trees.

  Now, my cultivation of the Five Elements has reached a stage where I can easily control the pores on the surface of my body and some muscle contractions at certain joints. To put it simply, I have long passed the foundation-building stage and entered the realm of minor spiritual attainment.

  I closed all the pores on my body and didn't let out a single scent. I quietly arrived at the main battlefield that had been chosen early in the morning.

  Outside a man-made fence!

  This is a fence that is narrow outside and wide inside, built according to the terrain. The two cliffs were originally extended outward by five or six meters, and yesterday Canoli and others added more than ten meters to both sides on this basis, reaching a height of three meters.

  Not only that, but the big feature of this fence is its multi-layered structure. There are three layers inside and out, each layer separated by less than 1.5 meters, with the middle layer being slightly shorter than the outside one.

  The benefit of doing so is that even if the Ling Wolves can muster up the strength to jump out of the first layer, they absolutely do not have the space to increase their speed and jump out of the second layer. The third layer was just for insurance.

  Moreover, the top of the fence has been sharpened, and if Ling Lang doesn't grasp it well, he will be pierced through.

  The bottom of the fence was covered with a thick layer of dry branches, some key areas for ignition, and I also sprinkled a small amount of tree oil. Although today's wind is not strong, the direction is excellent.

  Fire attack!

  Many legendary stories have classic examples of using fire to defeat a stronger enemy. However, in my personal understanding, the victory of the weaker side in these examples should be a fact, but the degree of victory may have been exaggerated by the storytelling method.

  The strong are not fools, they can become strong because they have the strength to be strong.

  When facing a weak and small enemy, they may be underestimated, or perhaps make mistakes, but it is absolutely impossible to make mistakes to the extent of being defeated by the enemy in one move.

  So, fire attack is good, but it's not omnipotent.

  Fortunately, this time I faced a powerful enemy was a pack of spirit wolves, although clever, but such cleverness only within the range of beasts.

  They are powerful.

  About half an hour later, the distant and disorderly footsteps reminded them that they had arrived.

  "Hurry back to the fence."

  "Kanori big brother, I'll cover your back, you guys rush into the enclosure."

  "Johnny, after we part ways, others will run quickly."

  "Kanori big brother, you go in first, we'll cover the back."

  "Damn it, listen to me, go in quickly."

  I took a glance, and the team of ten people was still relatively intact, but individually, they were not so intact. A young man's arm had been bitten off entirely, and others also had injuries all over their bodies, apparently the short distance of two hundred meters from the spiritual wolf's territory to here was not easy to walk.

  I shook my head with a wry smile, although I had taught them the tactics of gradual advancement and light retreats, but unfortunately, people like Kanori were not using them well.

  But in any case, the spirit wolf was still lured over.