Fireflies are insects that frequently appear in movies and literature, but most children living in cities today have never seen one.

This insect is widely distributed and was once abundant in the north. Its population decreased after the 1980s, and it nearly became extinct in the 1990s. It can no longer be seen in cities today.

When I first entered the village, I saw a few fireflies scattered around, so when I saw the red glow in the woods, my first reaction was to think that I was seeing things and that the fleeting light was just a flying insect illuminated by a torch, or something like a firefly.

But the thought only flashed through my mind and was quickly dismissed.

I looked at the red beam of light flickering in the woods ahead, raised my arm to signal the people behind me to stop, and shone my flashlight in that direction: "Everyone be careful, there's something in the woods ahead."

"Waaaaah~~"

Under the beam of my flashlight, a wild dog with messy fur and pointed ears slowly emerged from the woods, baring its fangs.

The red light I just saw was reflected from the eyes of this stray dog.

"Splash!"

Old Xiong cocked his hunting rifle and aimed it at the wild dog: "The situation in this forest tonight is too strange. It's only a few kilometers from the village, how come wildcats and wild animals are suddenly appearing! Everyone, hold your torches and move forward. If this wild dog doesn't run away, I'll shoot it!"

As soon as Old Bear finished speaking, Monkey and Manjing walked up to me, holding torches and waving them to scare the wild dog away.

"Splash!"

As we moved forward, the bushes behind the wild dogs swayed, and countless red dots appeared in the shadows.

Wolves and dogs share a common origin, and many people are familiar with the fact that a wolf's eyes glow green at night.

A wolf's eyes can glow at night because there are many special crystals at the bottom of its eyes. These crystals have a strong ability to reflect light. When a wolf is active at night, the crystals in its eyes can gather the very weak and scattered light around it and then reflect it out, as if the eyes are glowing on their own.

Almost all animals in nature whose eyes can reflect light emit green and brown glows.

According to the records of the judges, this kind of wild dog with glowing red eyes has a special name in the tomb raiding industry: "the stray dog".

The reason these wild dogs have reddish eyes is because they only eat carcasses.

Some unscrupulous geomancers and itinerant sorcerers specialize in capturing and raising these stray dogs. Once someone asks them to harm someone, the sorcerer will place these two stray dogs, one male and one female, around the ancestral graves of the enemy.

Within a year, these two stray dogs were able to give birth to several litters of puppies, digging up all the surrounding graves and devouring the bones and corpses inside.

Any grave that is dug up by a stray dog, an extremely yin creature, will have its feng shui completely ruined, and within a year or two, the family will surely be destroyed and its inhabitants killed.

As an experienced hunter, Old Bear remained remarkably calm when he saw the first wild dog.

But when he saw the red glow behind him, his voice trembled slightly: "Everyone gather together, take off your clothes and throw them in front, and prepare to light a bonfire!"

"Take off your clothes?"

The monkey scratched his head: "There are two women in this group too."

"Stop talking nonsense, everyone listen to me!"

Old Bear growled and started tearing at his shirt: "Hurry up, all of you! Once these beasts pounce on us, it'll be too late!"

Even when we encountered the mysterious pig-faced bat, we never saw any fear on Old Bear's face.

Thinking back to what he had said when we entered the mountains, I realized that these wild dogs might be more dangerous than I had imagined. I opened my backpack and splashed alcohol on the clothes that everyone threw at me. At the same time, I took out a pull-cord flare and distributed it: "Wild dogs are completely different from the domestic dogs we know. Their wildness and cooperation are no less than that of wolves. Everyone, be alert. If anyone is knocked down, protect your neck immediately."

"Woo-hoo!"

"Awooo!"

As we prepared, a dozen or so wild dogs peeked out from the bushes ahead.

These wild dogs with their mottled fur are larger than domestic dogs because they face the harsh living environment of the jungle year-round, and even their barks are closer to those of wolves.

A dozen or so stray dogs emerged from the woods and began pacing around us, their crimson eyes filled with greed.

As I watched the drool dripping from the mouths of these stray dogs, I gripped the torch tightly and instinctively held my breath.

"Look at the way these beasts are looking at us, they're probably planning to eat us for supper right now!"

Song Laosan's eyes hardened, and he said in a deep voice, "Listen up, everyone. When we start fighting, don't panic or be afraid. We must stick together! Only with more people can we protect ourselves! If anyone leaves the group out of fear, no one can outrun these beasts in this deep mountain forest. Even if the others want to save you, they won't have a chance."

"Woo-hoo!"

A stray dog, growing impatient, couldn't resist taking a step forward.

I took a deep breath and stared intently at the stray dog: "Uncle Kang, Xu Le, Xiao Zhou, the three of you step back. Your mission is to protect Sister Hua!"

"You're doing this for us, how can we let you stand at the front?"

Uncle Kang, carrying his long knife, advanced instead of retreating: "My old bones aren't that useless!"

The monkey waved a torch, scaring away a restless stray dog ​​nearby, and said, "Xu Le, aren't you guys supposed to be able to summon gods? Why don't you call a sage to help us at a time like this?"

Xu Le explained, "There needs to be a connection between humans and immortals. The longer the worship lasts, the more familiar the two become, and the faster the immortal will descend. We are all newcomers, so we must be single-minded and perform rituals to invite the immortal to possess us!"

The monkey immediately became disappointed: "Damn, your spellcasting animation is way too long!"

"Awoo!"

As we were talking, a wild dog with a scar on its face barked, and the other wild dogs, as if receiving a command to attack, pounced on us in unison.

"Pfft!"

The Wei family member standing next to me reacted quickly, slashing the head of the nearby stray dog ​​with his knife. As the dog fell to the ground, he took a step forward to deliver the finishing blow.

"Aww!"

Seeing this, another stray dog, which had been waiting for an opportunity, pounced from the side and bit his arm.

"Bang!"

I swung the torch and smashed it into the stray dog's face. Taking advantage of its loosening of its grip, I threw the torch at the clothes that were stained with alcohol.

"call!"

In the dense forest, a flame roared up.