“Squirrel, I have a different opinion,” Chen Feng said softly.
"Little madman, don't be afraid. We won't encounter a large force of werewolves, and we won't be in danger." The martial artist next to him thought Chen Feng was afraid of encountering a werewolf tribe, so he said this to him.
"Brothers, if the werewolf leader were even slightly smarter, they would go down into the river first, walk upstream or downstream for a while before coming ashore. Why would they leave traces directly on the other side?" Chen Feng ignored the others and directly voiced his doubts.
"Little madman, do you mean the werewolves might use a feint, deliberately leaving traces on the other side of the river to lure us away, and actually just walk along the river after they get on it?" Squad leader Squirrel asked.
“We’ve learned about similar cases in our tactics class, and I think it’s possible. After all, werewolves don’t want us to track them down after suffering heavy losses,” Chen Feng nodded and analyzed.
"How about this, we'll follow it forward for ten miles first. If we don't find anything else, we'll turn back and search for new clues again," Liu Song thought for a moment and finally made his decision.
Chen Feng didn't argue anymore because he understood his own identity; he was just a freshman here to learn. Being able to express his thoughts was already a reminder to them, and it was impossible to change their minds directly.
Meanwhile, Liu Song also had Xiaoyuer lead a few men to provide backup from behind, to prevent the werewolves' scouts from ambushing them by the river. Then, Feimaotui led his men to search ahead and found that various traces were becoming increasingly obvious.
“Squirrel, I think Little Crazy’s words make a lot of sense. On the way, the werewolves’ tracks were very well hidden, but after crossing the river, they left more and more traces. It’s very likely that they did it on purpose.”
After searching for seven or eight miles, Feimaotui turned back and said to Liu Song with a serious expression, "Don't let them scout ahead now." Even Liu Song and the others following behind had discovered more obvious traces.
"It seems we underestimated the werewolves. Not all of them are weaklings. Let's switch from the front to the rear and return to the river to investigate further." Liu Song made a decisive decision and led the team back to the river.
"Little Fish, is there anything unusual?" Little Fish and the others looked around warily. When they saw everyone return, they came to greet them. Liu Song asked him.
“There’s nothing unusual. We have people looking from the treetops, and there’s no trace of werewolves for miles around,” Little Fish said, shaking his head.
"Now let's analyze this. If the werewolves are really as Little Crazy says, will they go upstream or downstream?" Liu Song called over Little Fish and Swift Legs, and together with Chen Feng, they discussed their next move.
"It could be upstream or downstream, right? After all, once they go into the water, they won't leave any trace. We don't know how far they walked in the river before they got ashore," Little Fish said, scratching his head.
“Yes, Squirrel, how about Little Fish and I each take a few comrades and explore upstream and downstream respectively? As long as they come ashore along the way, they will definitely leave traces,” Swift Legs suggested.
"Little madman, what do you think? Which path will the werewolf take?" Liu Song hesitated for a moment, then asked Chen Feng.
“I think they will go downstream, because going upstream will be slow due to the resistance of the water. If we humans catch up, it will be difficult for them to escape. But if they go downstream, they can simply lie in the water and float downstream if they encounter danger,” Chen Feng said after thinking for a moment.
“Alright, let’s search downstream, exploring along both banks for a ten-mile radius. If there are no traces, we’ll return to search upstream,” Liu Song finally decided.
Immediately, Swift Legs led four or five martial artists to the other side of the river, while Little Fish led four or five martial artists on this side, searching downstream. Liu Song, along with Chen Feng and the remaining martial artists, followed slowly behind them, conserving their energy to guard against werewolf attacks and monsters.
Within the Werewolf territory, the land is mostly brown, and the vegetation is predominantly brownish-green, unlike the human territory where the sky is blue, the water is clear, and the vegetation is lush. It feels somewhat desolate, similar to some plateaus within the human territory.
However, in addition to werewolves, the Werewolf Kingdom is also home to various kinds of monsters and wild beasts. Therefore, in addition to guarding against werewolves, human soldiers also have to guard against attacks from monsters and wild beasts.
"howl--"
After traveling about five miles, a howl suddenly came from the left bank. Everyone was startled and then discovered that a tusked boar drinking water on the left bank had run into the search team. It roared and attacked Feimaotui and the others.
"Speedy, chase it away as quickly as possible, don't alert the werewolf scouts in the vicinity," Liu Song immediately gave the order over the walkie-talkie.
"Yes. Everyone, surround and kill it." Swift Legs responded, then shouted, leading four warriors to begin surrounding and killing the tusked boar.
Swiftfoot was a seventh-grade early-stage martial artist, and the four martial artists he brought were all eighth-grade soldiers. Therefore, it did not take much effort to surround and kill this tusked boar, which was only at the peak of the eighth grade. It took about ten breaths to kill it.
"It's a pity. The meat of the tusked boar is especially delicious, but it weighs more than 1,500 jin (750 kg), so it's impossible to carry it. Just take its two tusks and four legs, and don't worry about the rest," Liu Song said regretfully as he gave instructions.
"Squirrel, I know how to cook. I'll go and cut a few pounds of tender meat to take back and cook for you guys to try." Chen Feng's heart stirred. It would be a waste to throw away such a big tusked boar. Taking it back would allow them to eat for a long time.
Moreover, although the flesh and blood of a peak eighth-grade wild beast wouldn't be of much benefit to him, it would still have an auxiliary effect on the cultivation of the new students and some eighth-grade soldiers who came with him, so he told Liu Song.
"Ha, you've got a lot to offer. Go ahead, but don't bring too many, or they'll be a burden when you encounter werewolves," Liu Song chuckled, then nodded and gave him a word of advice.
Chen Feng immediately leaped across the river and arrived at the place where the Swift Legs had killed the tusked boar. They had already cut off the boar's two sharp tusks and four thighs, and then handed them over to Chen Feng before continuing their exploration.
Chen Feng scanned his surroundings with his mental energy and, finding no one paying attention, immediately cut off more than 20 kilograms of tender meat from the tusked boar's belly and put it into his backpack. Then, he touched the tusked boar and put its carcass into his storage compartment.
Chen Feng then caught up with them. Liu Song didn't ask him anything, and the group continued on their way. Soon, they found traces of werewolves coming ashore on the right bank, about seven or eight miles downstream. Moreover, these traces had been concealed, and only veteran soldiers could spot them.
"Squirrel, we found traces of werewolves coming ashore, and they cleaned it up quite well, but they didn't escape the eyes of the broom." Upon receiving the report, Liu Song immediately led Chen Feng forward and indeed found scattered traces on the right bank.
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