Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 210: Wolf Pack Attack

Xu Yi and Lu Ke quickly picked up their weapons and looked towards the jungle.

"You know, these wolves are really something, they always give us a warning when they come; they’re quite polite," Xu Yi said with a smile, trying to lighten the mood.

After all, he didn’t know how many wolves would appear this time.

Danger, it was bound to be very dangerous.

They had no protection now, only a campfire.

"Go up, climb onto the beam," Xu Yi patted Lu Ke on the shoulder, letting her go first.

Lu Ke immediately understood, heading towards the ladder.

"The corner, it’s more stable there," Xu Yi reminded, then continued scanning the surroundings.

As soon as he saw a target, he would shoot immediately.

Lu Ke moved the ladder to the corner and quickly climbed up.

"Xu Yi, hurry," Lu Ke urged as she steadied herself.

Xu Yi glanced around, then moved the ladder to another corner and climbed up.

After climbing up, Xu Yi pulled the ladder up with him.

Once the ladder was up, Xu Yi placed it across the beam.

This way, they could stand more securely. If necessary, they could even lie down and rest for a while.

As soon as Xu Yi settled in, Lu Ke said, "They’re here."

Then, Xu Yi saw over a dozen wolves.

And they were all quite large.

"Why are there so many? Didn’t Xu Yi say there were only seven wolves in the pack?"

"That’s usually the case, but sometimes the pack can be twenty or thirty strong."

"It’s a good thing Xu Yi and Lu Ke got the beam installed today, otherwise they’d be surrounded by now. With so many, they’d definitely be eliminated."

"Don’t think it’s entirely safe up there either, wolves can jump quite high."

"Can they jump three meters high and get up there? If not, they’re relatively safe."

"Quite cautious of you, using the words ’relatively safe.’

"They seem to have quite the affinity with wolves, running into them wherever they go."

"Why isn’t Xu Yi attacking yet, just standing there dumbfounded?"

"What’s the point in angering the pack? They hold grudges. If you can’t kill them all, it’s best not to provoke them. Maybe they’ll leave after a while."

"Xu Yi’s a hunter; he doesn’t need you to worry. Have you ever gone hunting?"

The wolf pack bared their teeth at Xu Yi and Lu Ke, a few even jumped up, trying to bite them.

"Don’t panic, their jumping isn’t high enough to reach us," Xu Yi reassured, worried that Lu Ke, being farther away, might be scared.

"Yeah, I know. Good thing you got the beam ready, or tonight would really be dangerous," Lu Ke said, looking at the wolves below, drooling as they were; it was impossible not to feel fear.

After all, they really could bite and eat humans.

"They probably won’t stay here forever, there are too many of them; they won’t keep guarding something they can’t catch," Xu Yi continued to reassure her, as long as Lu Ke maintained her composure and didn’t fall, there’d be no danger.

At nearly three meters high, it was beyond the wolves’ reach.

"Aren’t we going to attack?" Lu Ke asked, seeing Xu Yi had shown no sign of attacking. When the wolves first appeared, she had almost started shooting.

"No, attacking would anger them. Clearly these beasts hold grudges. If there were only seven, we wouldn’t worry," Xu Yi explained; there were 28 of them.

Some wolves, finding they couldn’t reach Xu Yi and Lu Ke, lunged at the fire.

But as they got closer, they quickly retreated.

The heat instinctively made them wary.

"If only we had guns, one shot per wolf, the points would skyrocket," Lu Ke joked, feeling safe now that the wolves couldn’t reach them.

"If we could find materials, we could make some black powder, some homemade grenades. One would send them running," Xu Yi replied.

Even with a gun, you could only take out one or two.

After all, they wouldn’t stand still for you to slaughter; they’d scatter at the first sign of danger.

Comparatively, arrows could kill a few more, because they’re quieter.

Of course, only one or two more.

If there were only seven wolves, Xu Yi would have acted already.

Killing two or three, the rest wouldn’t be a worry; the same tactic would work again.

"Oh no, they’re not going to eat our honey, are they?" Lu Ke saw a wolf approaching a clay jar, though it was covered with bark and a small stone, it wouldn’t be hard for a wolf to open.

"They shouldn’t," Xu Yi had never heard of wolves eating honey.

The wolf sniffed around the jar, circled it, but didn’t open it.

"The smoked meat we hung here is safe too, or it’d be in trouble," Lu Ke noted, glancing to the side.

There was a slanted hole with a piece of wood stuck in it, all the smoked meat hung there. From the start, Lu Ke had worried animals might come at night, so she hung the meat higher up.

"Right, you were foresighted," Xu Yi praised.

"If I hadn’t hung it up, you would have," Lu Ke replied, embarrassed, unwilling to accept Xu Yi’s flattery.

"These wolves are persistent, still jumping," Xu Yi observed the wolves below, starting to search for the Wolf King.

In such a large pack, besides several leaders, there had to be a Wolf King.

The wolves’ movements were directed by the Wolf King.

Even if the Wolf King couldn’t be taken down, they could be warned.

Soon, Xu Yi locked in on the Wolf King’s position.

It was in the shadows of the jungle, discreetly directing the pack.

So, Xu Yi placed an arrow on his Hunting Bow and shot it.

Xu Yi knew he hadn’t hit the Wolf King.

But to his surprise, the pack retreated.

One by one, they looked back reluctantly at Xu Yi and Lu Ke.

"Are they really leaving?" Lu Ke saw the wolves slip into the jungle, feeling a wave of relief.

"Not necessarily, wolves are cunning; they might pretend to leave and pounce when we come down," Xu Yi cautioned, keeping Lu Ke on guard.

Such situations indeed existed.

But it didn’t matter much to Xu Yi.

With so many wolves, their scent would be strong; he could smell them.

"Really?" Lu Ke looked surprised at Xu Yi; she’d never heard of such a thing.

"Yes, listen carefully and you might hear some noise," Xu Yi said, putting away his bow and arrow.

He wanted to see how patient these wolves really were.