After some trouble, the camp of the Qingque tribe returned to peace, and the night watchmen changed shifts. Mao and the second senior brother were both on guard.

Having learned from the lesson not long ago, the night watchmen this time no longer just stayed by the fire as they did before. Instead, after waiting for a while, two of them would go together to a place far away from the fire and take a look around.

Because it was too bright next to the fire, you couldn't see very far at night.

The second senior brother and Mao, one holding a bronze spear and the other holding a slingshot, patrolled the camp with two dogs.

The two had slept in the first half of the night and had been harassed by the tiger before. The weather was very cold at the moment, so both of them were extremely energetic.

A dog that was walking with them suddenly stopped, its body tensed, the hair on its neck stood up, and a low whimpering sound came from its throat.

The other dog was almost the same as this one. The two guys made protest and warning sounds towards the distance of the camp.

The sudden actions of the two dogs made Second Brother and Mao immediately alert.

They followed the direction the two dogs were heading and looked into the distance.

On a snowy night, everything becomes hazy. It seems that you can see things clearly, but when you really look, they become blurry again.

The distant mountains, nearby trees, and wild grass all became outlines.

The place where the eldest brother and his men were stationed was a place with a relatively wide view. Although the vision would be affected on a snowy night, they could still see quite far.

Before the dog's warning, it was difficult to see anything because of the shadows all around. But now that the dog reminded me, I looked carefully and found the clue.

Some dark shadows appeared not too far from the camp.

At first, the two didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was just weeds and bushes.

I noticed that those shadows were not trees at all, but some wild animals! Because they were moving slowly!

"Get up! Get up! There's a beast!"

Mao shouted loudly.

The reaction of the second brother was completely different from Mao's.

Without saying a word, the guy took out a bullet from the animal skin pocket at his waist and put it into the leather pocket of the sling in his hand.

Then he put some distance between himself and Mao, swung the slingshot over his head, making a whistling sound, and as soon as he loosened his grip, the bullet flew out at a rapid speed.

A dark shadow closest to the camp was caught off guard and let out a miserable cry. It was a wolf howl!

He used stone bullets and had a few copper bullets, but he was reluctant to use them.

After all, there was snow all around at that time, and if the copper bullet was fired, there was a high chance that it would not be found.

Mao's shouting and the dogs' howling, which was similar to that of wolves, made the camp, which had just been quiet for a short time, boil again.

People who had just fallen asleep were rushing out of the snow house in a hurry. In a panic, some of them knocked down the entire snow house, smashing a lot of snow.

At the same time, a series of long wolf howls were heard from the outskirts of the camp, making the quiet night seem extremely desolate and deserted.

Corresponding to the howling of the wolves, many dark shadows appeared around the camp!

Wolf pack!

Encountering a pack of wolves at this time of year!

This is not a very happy thing.

Wolves have never been easy to mess with, especially when food is scarce. The eldest brother would rather have two more tigers than fight a wolf pack.

“Stop! Stop!”

Some of the people who came out of the snow house subconsciously drew their bows and arrows and started shooting at the wolves that were getting closer and larger in number. The eldest brother heard the sound and quickly called for a stop.

Several years of semi-agricultural life did not make the eldest brother forget about hunting. He knew clearly how terrible wolves were.

If they do not launch an attack first at this time, they can still hold out against the wolves by relying on the number of people on their side and the lucky ones following them.

After a confrontation, as the daylight grows, the wolves may retreat on their own.

If we take the initiative to break this deadlock at this time, things will not be so good.

But it doesn't mean that the fifty people from the Qingque tribe who are equipped with bronze weapons cannot defeat the wolf pack, but a head-on fight with the wolf pack may result in many people being injured or even killed.

As I said, the tribe is not short of food now, and the purpose of their trip is just to mine ore, so the eldest brother does not want any conflict between the people in the tribe and the wolves.

Because no matter how you look at it, this is a loss.

It has to be said that there are certain reasons why the eldest brother can become the leader. This is not only based on his bravery, but also based on his calmness and consideration for the overall situation.

Everyone followed their instructions and did not launch any more attacks. The second senior brother, who had already thrown a stone, also stopped.

"Line up! Line up! Take up your shields! Protect the deer!"

The eldest brother's voice rang out again, pointing the direction for the panicked crowd and letting them know what to do at this moment.

The training in the tribe has never been neglected. After long-term training, the people in the tribe have already formed conditioned reflexes to some commands.

Hearing the eldest brother's command, everyone immediately lined up and moved towards where the deer were.

Because the incident happened too suddenly and it was dark, some people did not find their weapons in the panic.

For people like this, the eldest brother asked them to go back to the snow house to search for weapons.

Compared with the well-trained citizens of the Green Bird Tribe, the twenty slaves who followed were completely at a loss. Suddenly encountering such a situation, they were all in a panic.

The eldest brother yelled at them several times, and they gradually quieted down.

As slaves, they had no weapons. When they encountered danger suddenly, they could only grab some snow from the ground, roll it into a snowball and hold it in their hands. No matter whether it was useful or not, at least they had some security in their hearts.

At this time, the wolves were closer to the Green Bird tribe's camp. The one in the front was less than fifty meters away, and their hair could be vaguely seen.

And against the backdrop of the white snow, the white teeth flashed a cold light.

There were a lot of wolves, a black mass, at least more than fifty of them.

More than fifty wolves against fifty people, more than half of whom are unarmed, plus a dozen dogs that have not yet successfully transformed. If a real conflict breaks out, the people of the Green Bird tribe will have to pay a heavy price.

Fortunately, after walking a little further, the wolves stopped.

The two sides stood in a standoff, the atmosphere was so tense that it seemed to be freezing.