Chapter 5: Encountering Ferocious Wolves on a Desolate Mountain

  Night Walker 5

  "What disaster?" I asked in surprise.

  "Yes! Old Hunter once said, it's better to fight tigers and leopards than to provoke the gray wolf. The gray wolf and white wolf are both rare breeds of wolves, the white wolf is brave, the gray wolf is cunning. The mother gray wolf is also an excellent mate for the wolf king, it seems that the wild game in Sixth Brother's bag is its cub. The wolf king must have known our whereabouts, after losing his child, he will definitely take crazy revenge on us." Fourth Brother said anxiously.

  Seeing me and Old Six moving slowly, Fourth Brother suggested loudly again: "Big brother, Sixth Brother, hurry up and speed up your progress. It's best to reach the cave before the wolf pack arrives. After entering the cave, it will be easier to deal with the wolf pack. 'A good dog can lean against a wall and resist eighteen wolves.' Otherwise, if we are attacked from all sides, even if we escape with our lives, these lucky gods may end up in the belly of the wolves on Hope Mountain."

  His fourth brother's words at this time were actually filled with a calm tone, without any disorder.

  Hearing the fourth brother's words were so serious, I didn't dare to delay for a moment, and hurriedly shouted forward: "Speed up, Old Six, we must enter the cave before the wolf pack arrives."

  Lao Liu was a bit hesitant, perhaps because he wanted to eat wolf meat early, and when he heard my order, it seemed like he couldn't wait any longer, quickly leading the Xi gods to hurry forward.

  "After walking for a while, he suddenly said: 'We're almost there, just ahead, no more than 200 meters away.'"

  At this time, the wolf pack surprisingly stopped howling, and except for the neat jumping sound of the Xi gods, the surroundings were eerily quiet.

  "Has the wolf pack left?" I asked my fourth brother beside me.

  "Take a sniff, big brother. The wolf howls in the distance, silent by our side, this wolf smell is getting closer and closer, when hunters approach their prey, they won't make any sound." Fourth brother said softly.

  I sniffed hard with my nose in the air, and a faint pungent smell of wolf urine came clearly into my nostrils along with the cold wind.

  "No good, the wolf pack is just nearby." I thought to myself.

  Looking ahead, all I saw was the hazy moonlight, not far away, a pair of green eyes were quietly and quickly rushing towards us.

  "How much further, Old Six?" I asked urgently, seeing the wolf pack rushing towards us at high speed.

  "We're almost there, boss. Son of a bitch, how did we end up running into the wolf's den today?"

  Lao Liu scolded loudly and led the joyful god to a nearby mountain cave in big strides. Suddenly, his foot slipped, and he fell to the ground with a thud.

  My heart sank, and I saw the gods falling down one by one. It seems that tonight is indeed a case of "when it rains, it pours", one thing after another, and now I can already faintly hear the sound of wolves' heavy breathing in my ears.

  "What are you still doing there? First protect the corpse group and give big brother time to resurrect." Fourth brother scolded.

  Sixth brother fell down and was dazed, still sitting on the muddy mountain road. He was reminded by fourth brother's words and quickly shivered, jumped up from the ground, and didn't even wipe off the mud and water on his face. With a whooshing sound, he drew out the heavy tungsten iron greatsword that weighed over 100 catties from behind him.

  "Lao Liu, you take the guiding flag and give it to Fourth Brother, go block the wolves that are attacking first. Fourth Brother, you go to the front of the team, before I resurrect, coordinate with Sixth Brother, don't let the wolf pack get close." I know that at this moment, I absolutely cannot panic, otherwise tonight we might not be able to leave Hope Mountain.

  As we spoke, a vanguard of over ten wolves suddenly pounced on us like lightning. Just in time, Sixth Brother arrived with large strides and killed them all before they could get close to the corpses. Seeing this, I felt slightly more at ease.

  I hurriedly went to check the situation of the Joy God, saw that the Zhēnzhōu symbol on his body was still intact. I quickly made a makeshift altar by gathering soil from the ground and lit four incense sticks at the east, south, west, and north points. After burning the money and paper, I closed my eyes and softly recited in my mouth: "The heavens and earth have their proper energy, and all things are formed and flow from it. Below, it becomes the rivers and mountains; above, it becomes the sun and stars... The wise men of old are already far away, and the classics were written in ancient times. The wind blows through the eaves, and the books are read, illuminating the face with the ancient way."

  Having finished reciting, he opened his eyes and shouted at the dead man: "If you don't rise now, when will you?"

  As soon as the words fell, the fallen Xi gods had already stood up one after another. The large pack of wolves that was rushing over from a distance seemed to be attracted by the aura of death, and they stopped on the spot, unusually excited, and let out mournful howls towards the moon, leaving behind a desolate cry that lingered in the mountains for a long time.

  "What the hell is going on." I cursed in my heart as I looked at the strange phenomenon of the wolf pack ahead.

  "Hurry up and seize this opportunity, big brother. Fourth Brother, you lead the way for us." Fourth Brother reminded me. As soon as he finished speaking, Fourth Brother had already blown the conch shell horn.

  With the sound of the fourth brother's horn, I held up my voice and shouted: "Let's go!"

  The wolf pack seemed to have reacted at this time, and finally began to frantically pounce on us. However, due to the narrow mountain road, they couldn't get past Old Six's defenses. Some fearless wolves lost their lives under Old Six's knife, and a strong bloody smell suddenly filled the air.

  Seeing Lao Liu walking ahead with his upper body exposed, I hurriedly scolded the newly risen Xi Shen: "Bastard, why aren't you moving yet?"

  The fourth brother understood, and quickly waved the guide flag in his hand, leading the auspicious gods to slowly follow behind the sixth brother towards a mountain cave not far ahead.

  Not long after, a large cave appeared on the side of the road, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. He hastily beckoned his fourth brother to lead the bride into the cave, leaving his sixth brother alone outside to guard the rear. After settling the bride, the huge stone that had been hanging in his heart finally fell, and knowing that his sixth brother was still fighting wolves outside, he quickly exited the cave with his fourth brother to check on the situation.

  As I arrived at the entrance, I saw dozens of wolf corpses piled up outside. I laughed at the bodies and said: "You bunch of ignorant beasts, running into Kui Ru tonight is your good fortune."

  "Not good, Sixth Brother is not at the cave entrance." Fourth Brother exclaimed.

  My heart was greatly shocked, and I hurried to the outside of the cave to look for Liu's whereabouts. Only to see my sixth brother chasing after a pack of wolves in an open area about 20-30 meters away from the cave, at this time he had already gone mad with killing, where would he still think of returning to the cave to hide?

  In the distance, more and more wolves came to join the battle circle, starting to surround Sixth Brother on all sides. The wild wolves seemed to know Sixth Brother's ferocity, so they no longer dared to clash with him head-on. Every time Sixth Brother approached, they would scatter in all directions and then surround him from other angles again. This made Fourth Brother's big knife unable to taste wolf blood once more, while he himself was exhausted, wasting his energy, just like fighting a Tai Chi master - no matter how hard you tried, it was all in vain.

  It seems that things are going to get worse for Sixth Brother, so I quickly pulled out the mountain-opening knife from my waist and was about to rush over to help him. However, Fourth Brother ordered: "Big Brother, wait a moment, don't engage in battle, just bring Sixth Brother safely into the cave. These wolf packs have changed their attack strategy compared to earlier. Earlier, those wolves only wanted to come up and bite us to death. On one hand, it was because the Wolf King hadn't appeared yet, and they wanted to gain merit from the Wolf King. On the other hand, it was because they didn't understand our situation, so they were easily killed by Sixth Brother. Now, they seem to have a plan, and it looks like the Wolf King is about to appear. The Wolf King knows how formidable Sixth Brother is, so it must be planning to exhaust its opponent. Excellent hunters know how to slowly wear down powerful prey."

  I nodded to my fourth brother and rushed towards my sixth brother. Several wolves saw that I was smaller than my sixth brother and didn't know how formidable I was, so they hastily pounced on me with a howl. In the blink of an eye, they were killed by me.

  I soon rushed into the pack of wolves, and Sixth Brother was already exhausted, struggling to hold on, using all his strength to wield a large knife that splashed water everywhere. It seemed like he could only defend himself and had no strength to fight back.

  When he saw me coming in, his spirit was greatly lifted, and he shouted loudly: "Ghost Big Brother, you've come just in time, let's get them together, grandma drop."

  While talking, a moment of negligence, behind was already caught by a wolf, Old Six was furious, just about to chase after it, I scolded: "Don't you want to live? Hurry up and retreat back to the cave with me, doing this will only get you killed by the pack of wolves."

  Lao Liu finally came to his senses, and hastily leaned against me. The two of us fought and retreated at the same time. Seeing that we were incredibly brave, the wolf pack didn't dare to chase after us, but instead reluctantly followed behind us. It seems that these beasts are going to wear us out tonight.

  As we entered the cave, with the protection of the mountain cave, we didn't worry about safety issues for the time being. However, if this continues, we will eventually run out of water and food, and what awaits us is death. The wolf pack stopped more than ten meters away from the entrance of the cave, some sitting or lying down, looking very leisurely. Some hungry wolves began to gnaw at the wolf corpses on the ground. Watching these guys lingering around the entrance of the cave with no intention of leaving, I couldn't help but feel worried.

  My fourth brother seemed to have seen the doubts in my heart and comforted me, saying: "Big brother, don't worry, there's a saying that goes 'catch the ringleader first', as long as I can find the Wolf King, things will be easy."

  As for Fourth Brother's skills, I have no doubts about them. He is a godly marksman who can hit his target from a hundred paces and is also well-versed in the art of hidden weapons. The prey he sets his sights on can be said to have no chance of escape.

  I nodded at my fourth brother and asked: "Has the Wolf King been found?"

  "I'm still searching, logically speaking, the wolf king should be among these wolf packs now, otherwise the wolf pack's attack earlier wouldn't have been so organized and disciplined. Since you rescued Sixth Brother from the cave earlier, I've been looking for this beast, but what puzzles me is that neither the mother gray wolf nor the wolf king has appeared. This situation is something I haven't encountered before." Fourth Brother said with doubt.

  "Was the wolf king controlling the pack from somewhere else?" I asked.

  "It's impossible, the Wolf King doesn't have the ability to remotely control the wolf pack. Now there are more and more wolves outside the cave, the Wolf King is clearly nearby, maybe I haven't seen it yet. Big brother, your night vision is very strong, take a closer look and see if you can find out where the Wolf King is." Fourth Brother said, looking at the outside of the cave.

  I hastily moved closer to my fourth brother, and Knife Scar Six was using a fire starter to make a fire beside me. It seemed he had begun to think about enjoying his game, but the disaster brought by this game had already made us miss something important.

  Looking out of the cave, although it's quite dark outside, for me, it's not difficult to make out objects in the darkness, especially on a night with moonlight. When I was young and learning to drive a hearse, my master had me intensively practice my night vision ability.

  Only to see outside the cave were wolves everywhere, and it was unusually quiet at this time, as if the previous killing had never happened. After searching hard outside the cave, no trace of the wolf king was found. At this moment, suddenly saw a slightly larger wolf carrying a wild beast like a raccoon dog on its body, and in an instant it disappeared into the wolf pack without a trace.

  "What the hell is going on? How can a wolf be carrying a raccoon, isn't that one of their favorite foods? And where would you even find a raccoon during this season?" I rubbed my eyes, not quite believing what I had just seen, and muttered to myself beside my fourth brother.

  "What did you see? Big brother? Badger?" asked the fourth younger brother curiously.

  "Perhaps it was just my eyes playing tricks on me, but I could have sworn I saw a wolf with what looked like a badger on its back." I replied.

  "Ah—" his fourth brother exclaimed in surprise.