When everyone re-entered the micro-realm, the first thing they did was to check if the wolf pack was still there.
Ye Wu glanced out the window, then nodded to the others.
"The wolf pack is still there, but the rain has stopped."
"Just look at these two little guys, and you'll know the wolf pack must have stayed up all night."
The two lambs huddled in a corner, shivering. They had listened to the howling of wolves all night; it must have been tough for them.
"There are only ten arrows inside the house; the rest are outside."
Li Su'er said.
Chen Yang nodded and then said, "After we go out, we should prioritize collecting the arrows."
Apart from Li Su'er and Ye Wu, everyone else held a thick piece of wood and stuck it into the fire, waiting for the flames to be lit.
Li Su'er and Ye Wu walked to the window together, pushed open the window frame, and raised their bows and arrows to aim at the wolf pack outside.
Both men were very focused, their fingers gripping the bowstring tightly, each aiming at their respective targets.
Whoosh!
The two men fired their arrows almost simultaneously, and at the same time, a mournful wolf howl came from outside.
The wolves, enraged, howled at the window. Li Su'er and Ye Wu drew their bows again and fired swiftly. Then, another scream rang out from outside the window, and the wolves fell silent.
"I hit the target with the first arrow, severely wounding one of them, and killed it with the second arrow," Ye Wu said.
"The first arrow missed, but the second arrow killed him instantly," Li Su'er said proudly.
“That’s right, the wolf pack is definitely a bit afraid of arrows now,” Chen Yang said.
Wolves are very intelligent animals, and that is precisely why they experience fear.
Their goal now is to instill in the wolf pack the idea that if they raise their bows, wolves will be injured or killed.
At this moment, the other people also lit the wood in their hands, and flames roared on the wood.
They didn't have the materials to make torches, so they could only burn wood directly as makeshift torches.
Chen Yang put Ouhuang with the two sheep. Ouhuang's leg wound had not yet healed, and it was still too young. It was already incredible that it could fight the wolf yesterday, so it could not participate in the battle today.
"First, take the arrows, then retreat to the left side. This is at the corner of the fence, where we can use it for defense and build a fire line. Just hold a fan-shaped area. The stone axe and spear are on the retreat route; Brother Guo, you're in charge of getting them. The haystacks from the kiln fire are covered, so a lot of them shouldn't be wet. Yining, you light these haystacks, and Brother Wang and I will protect you."
Chen Yang quickly assigned the tasks and then walked to the door.
"Get ready, I'm opening the door."
Chen Yang deliberately knocked on the door to make some noise, and then slowly opened the door a crack.
"Aww!"
A wolf's head poked in, baring its fangs as if to bite, but Chen Yang held it firmly in place. Meanwhile, Wang Bing, who was already prepared, raised a log and smashed it down with all his might.
"Ooh~"
The wolf whimpered and quickly retreated.
"You beast, your head is really hard!"
Wang Bing threw away the wood; his arm felt a little numb.
Chen Yang opened the doors wide, while the others pointed torches at them. The wolves, having learned their lesson, dared not rush in again.
"Hurry up and get out of here, and be careful not to let the torches go out. If your torch goes out, immediately use someone else's torch to light it," Chen Yang said, then took the lead and went out first, holding his torch.
Several wolves howled at him, but he gripped the torch tightly and pointed it at them; the burning flames kept the wolves at bay.
The wolves near the cabin gathered in front of the door, and the people inside the cabin also came out.
Ye Wu and Li Su'er held bows and arrows, while the other four surrounded them with torches. The wolves were somewhat afraid of the torches and arrows and dared not approach.
While confronting the wolf pack, Chen Yang and his group followed the pre-arranged route and successfully obtained spears and stone axes. This reassured them somewhat, as having weapons in hand gave them the means to fight.
However, when they passed the haystack, Jiang Yining couldn't get it to light. The torrential rain the previous night had soaked most of the hay. They tried to cover it with leaves and then tied the leaves and hay together, but it still didn't stop the rain from getting out. Most of the hay was soaked.
Jiang Yining was sweating profusely with anxiety, but finally managed to set the haystack ablaze. The dry hay burned, while the damp hay emitted large amounts of smoke, which made the wolves even more fearful.
Chen Yang's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected the smoke to be so effective.
Taking advantage of the wolves' retreat, they quickened their pace and successfully retrieved the dozen or so arrows outside the cabin.
"Quickly, set up a fire line."
Chen Yang said as they retreated to the corner of the fence.
Wang Bing and Guo Zifeng quickly laid out the dry branches they had prepared on the ground and then lit them with torches. The dry, slender branches quickly caught fire, and everyone placed their torches on the branches to keep the fire burning.
Li Su'er and Ye Wu raised their bows and nocked arrows, each aiming at the wolf closest to them. Chen Yang, Wang Bing, and Guo Zifeng protected the two archers and Jiang Yining, holding their weapons and standing guard.
Two wooden arrows were fired, and both hit their targets. They were less than five meters away from the wolf, which was not difficult at such a distance.
However, although Li Su'er's arrow hit its target, it didn't cause much damage. It only slightly injured the wolf's leg.
Wooden arrowheads have poor penetrating power, and the bark-woven bowstrings don't have much tension.
However, Ye Wu's arrow still rendered the one-eyed wolf incapacitated, piercing its other eye. This was purely by luck; Ye Wu had aimed for its body.
However, Ye Wu would not say that it was luck. He forced a smile and pretended to be profound as he drew his bow and shot an arrow again, ending the blind wolf's life.
Chen Yang seized the opportunity, stepped across the fire line, and thrust his spear out fiercely.
His target was the wolf whose leg had been crippled by Li Su'er's shot.
Even with its leg limp, the wolf still managed to dodge Chen Yang's spear.
Chen Yang missed with his first thrust, so he switched to a sweeping motion, which struck the lame wolf's hind leg.
Chen Yang used all his strength to sweep the wolf, and the lame wolf completely lost its balance, lying on the ground struggling.
Meanwhile, on the other side, several wolves attempted to attack from the right side where the fire was less intense, but were forced back by Wang Bing's spear. Jiang Yining, who was hiding behind the group, actually hit one of the wolves in the waist with a stone.
The wolves abandoned their attack, retreated a short distance, and then stared menacingly at the six people.
A sad wolf with a scar emerged and stared intently at the group.
"It's the wolf king."
Li Su'er and Ye Wu nocked their bows and aimed at the wolf king, but the wolf was more than ten meters away from them. At this distance, the chance of hitting it was very low, and the power of the arrows would be much weaker, posing no threat.
At this moment, Guo Zifeng suddenly stepped forward and hurled the stone axe in his hand. The wolves hurriedly dodged, but the stone axe still struck one of the wolves, hitting it directly in the head.
The wolf fell to the ground without making a sound.
The wolf king walked up to the wolf and nudged it with its nose, but the wolf did not react.
"Ooh~"
The wolf king howled to the sky, and the pack of wolves howled in unison, a sight that utterly shocked the six people.
"Chen Yang, we must kill the wolf king. Only by killing the wolf king and giving the wolf pack a new leader will they stop attacking us again," Guo Zifeng said seriously.
Just then, the wolf pack began to slowly move away; they were retreating!
(End of this chapter)
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