Chapter 372 "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
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The alpha wolf didn't stand at the front like Li Shiyue; instead, it hid behind the other wolves, as if it were directing the overall situation.
On the vast grassland, the low howls of wolves clashed with those of Li Shiyue and his group, who remained silent, highly tense, and armed, not daring to let their guard down for a moment.
Both sides are waiting, waiting for an opportunity to launch a joint attack!
Li Shiyue had already figured it out; these were clearly two packs of wolves that had merged into one, including the same pack she and Wang Datou had seen the previous night.
Just as Li Shiyue guessed, the initial wolf pack consisted of only about ten wolves, which wouldn't have dared to confront their group of over a hundred people head-on.
This was because winter was not yet over and food was scarce, which is why this pack of wolves only had about ten members.
Otherwise, there shouldn't be more than ten wolves on such a vast grassland.
But how could the wolf pack bear to give up such living "meat" as Li Shiyue and the others?
Therefore, the giant silver-gray wolf turned around and summoned another pack of wolves from somewhere.
It's possible that the male wolf that split off from this pack formed a family, or it's possible that the giant wolf defeated the leader of the other pack, which allowed it to lead both packs.
That's how the scene of the twenty or so wolves confronting Li Shiyue and his group tonight came about.
Wolves are not ordinary wild beasts; they are intelligent!
They understand the division of labor and cooperation. In fact, it can be said that when they hunt, they obey the howling of the alpha wolf, the twitching of its ears, and the wagging of its tail to carry out the alpha wolf's commands.
Is it an offensive? Or a deterrent? Or perhaps an encirclement and attrition tactic, ultimately narrowing the encirclement and taking it down in one fell swoop?
They really do understand tactics!
As the alpha wolf howled at the sky, Li Shiyue immediately raised her hand, held up her knife, and shouted, "Shoot!"
Upon hearing Li Shiyue's command, the archers behind the spearmen and the broadsword team unleashed their already lit fire arrows, which whizzed towards the pack of wolves!
"Aww—"
Some people are lucky and have good aim, and they actually hit the wolf's body. The flaming arrow immediately catches fire when it touches the wolf's oily fur!
Not to mention, with that arrow stuck in the wolf's body, how could it not howl in pain?
However, out of the three salvos and dozens of rockets fired, only a few hit the wolf.
The primary purpose of firing these rockets is to deter wolf packs, not to kill them.
After all, even with the light of a campfire, it's impossible for even the best archer to hit the target every time in the darkness.
Wild animals are not afraid of fire. The campfire that Rocket and Li Shiyue had people light around their camp, which they had added fuel to, was all to drive away the wolves and make them follow their biological instincts and stay away.
Although these three waves of rockets did disrupt the wolf pack in front of them and caused the deaths of several wolves;
However, with the alpha wolf howling, the pack quickly rearranged itself and began to approach Li Shiyue and his companions step by step.
Fear of fire is instinct, but obeying the alpha wolf's orders to hunt is also instinct!
When a wolf is hungry, it will eat meat!
Li Shiyue raised her knife again at this moment because she saw the alpha wolf behind her about to howl and give orders to the pack!
"Brothers, tonight we're going to have some meat!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The first person to rush towards the pack of wolves was not Li Shiyue, but Shitou!
With a single thrust, a hundred-pound spear pierced right through the wolf that lunged at the rock!
Li Shiyue, who was following behind Shi Tou, was relatively close, and the stench of the ferocious beast hit her directly in the face!
Stone wasn't a stickler for rules. Li Shiyue looked at the wound on the wolf's neck where it had been stabbed, and sprayed sticky wolf blood all over Stone's head and face!
The smell of blood further fueled the wolves' ferocity!
When the first wolf bled to death, it was clear that Li Shiyue and his group were destined for a fight to the death with this pack of wolves tonight!
Once Stone became the first person to kill a wolf, there would naturally be a second.
Li Shiyue followed closely behind Shi Tou. While Shi Tou was still struggling to pry the wolf's head, which had been pierced through its neck, from the spear, she leaped forward, raised her knife with both hands, and slashed from above and below, beheading the male wolf that had run towards her from the side with just one strike!
Li Shiyue was more particular than Shi Tou; she dodged to the side, and only a small amount of wolf blood splashed onto her.
Besides the two of them, two or three of the dozen or so spearmen on the outermost perimeter had also wounded the wild wolves that were attacking them.
Li Shiyue then looked at the huge silver-gray alpha wolf that had been standing behind the pack of wolves. Its green eyes met Li Shiyue's, and neither of them would give in!
They killed five or six wolves, slowing down the pack's advance.
However, the circle of wolves surrounding them had actually shrunk considerably.
Li Shiyue knew that the wolf pack was planning a war of attrition; it was a matter of who could outlast whom.
With both men and horses exhausted, if the wolf pack were to attack again, further shrinking their movement area, even if they managed to kill a few wolves each time, they would become passive!
In this way, they will be surrounded by wolves, and they will truly be trapped and at the mercy of the wolves.
"Sister! Brother!"
The two people who had been called by Li Shiyue looked at her. "Come with me to kill the wolf!"
The three of them stood back to back, crossed the campfire, and headed straight for the giant wolf at the back of the pack.
As soon as the three of them moved, the wolves that had been crouching and confronting the soldiers turned around and pounced on Li Shiyue and his companions.
"Damn it! You little wolf cub, your grandpa's right here!"
Two spirited soldiers worked together, one with a spear in front and the other with a long sword behind, chasing after the wolf.
The two men, with their spears and knives working together, stopped the wolf in its tracks.
Wang Datou and Gao Jin also realized that Li Shiyue was trying to capture the leader first.
Once the alpha wolf falls, there will be no wolf to command the pack in battle. Then, these hundred or so men will be able to deal with this motley crew of about twenty.
Thus, Wang Datou and Gao Jin shouted for the soldiers to form three-man formations and disperse to fight off the other wolves one by one.
Meanwhile, Li Shiyue, who had been fighting his way through, was only three steps away from the alpha wolf.
With the help of others, Li Shiyue finally confronted the alpha wolf!
With her inner strength fully unleashed, she moved with incredible speed, charging towards the wolf simultaneously!
Wolf Fang aimed for Li Shiyue's throat, while the long blade slashed towards the alpha wolf's neck!
The "sizzle" sound was only audible to Li Shiyue; it was the sound of a blade cutting through fur.
Below that is flesh and blood; the "squeak" sound is the squeezing sound of flesh and blood separating.
Then came the popping sound of a ruptured carotid artery—"pop!"
Decapitation!
Warm wolf blood splattered onto Li Shiyue's wrist, but this time she didn't have time to dodge.
A "crack!" was followed by a "snap!" These two short, crisp sounds were the sounds of the alpha wolf's neck bone being severed by Li Shiyue's immense strength at lightning speed.
The first sound is the pause as the blade wedges into the bone; the second sound is the explosive severing of the bone.
The alpha wolf fell to the ground, dead!
Li Shiyue, covered in bright red wolf blood, joined the battle.
Before she could make another move, the wolves that were locked in a standoff with the soldiers all tucked their tails between their legs, whimpering as they tried to retreat.
"Brothers, don't let them get away!"
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