The afternoon sun shines through the gaps in the shade of the trees, casting a golden speck in the valley.
Wei Tao leaned against the hot rocks and carefully observed and listened to the movements around him.
Suddenly, a pair of dark green eyes appeared in the bushes more than ten meters away.
Then came the second pair, then the third pair, and finally more than a dozen red-capped gray wolves came nearby.
Wei Tao immediately tensed up, grabbed a few sharp stones found on the road, and hid his body deeper.
"I'm lucky. All the hard work these days has paid off, and I finally found them near their nest."
"But my luck is also a bit bad. The last time we saw them, there were only three or four wolves, but today there were more than ten wolves all at once."
The wolves that live in the Cangmang Mountain are generally only a few wolves, and the number can reach double digits. They can definitely be regarded as a large group.
As Wei Tao had seen in miscellaneous books before, there was no way a pack of hundreds or even thousands of wolves could exist in the vast mountains.
After all, the larger the number of wolves, the more food they consume every day, which puts huge pressure on their survival, and will eventually return to a state of equilibrium.
The wolves huddled motionless in the bushes, and he hid behind the rocks and remained motionless.
It wasn't until a quarter of an hour later that a gray shadow suddenly burst out of the bushes. In an instant, it was under the tree where the mountain deer was hanging upside down. It jumped high and bit into it.
Wei Tao frowned and did not take this opportunity to throw the stone.
He waited quietly until the red-capped gray wolf tore the mountain deer off and dragged it back to the bush without making any rash moves.
The number of wolves was too great, far beyond his expectation.
Therefore, we can only give up this hunting opportunity and wait until we are more fully prepared next time before returning to this place.
The wolves quickly disappeared deep into the bushes.
Wei Tao waited for a while, then moved his body little by little and left slowly.
Suddenly, a chill ran down his back.
A gust of fishy wind blew towards my face.
Without any hesitation, Wei Tao turned around and slashed out with his sword.
Whoosh!
A gray shadow has already rushed forward, and you can even smell the stench emanating from its mouth.
Its claws were less than a foot away from Wei Tao's body, and then it was struck by the machete, and a dazzling spark suddenly flew out between the blade and the sharp claws.
The machete was bounced high, spinning and pierced into the tree trunk on one side.
However, the huge impact swept away the gray shadow that was coming towards him, and he fell to the ground and rolled around a few times before he stood up.
A low whine escaped from the depths of the red-capped gray wolf's throat. It kept digging at the ground, preparing for the next attack.
Wei Tao faced it several meters away and did not attack first, nor did he even use the throwing method of Wandering Stone Fist to throw away the stone in his hand.
Because in just two or three breaths, two more adult red-capped gray wolves sprang out from the bushes and surrounded him from different directions.
He regretted that he should not have come to hunt alone.
Because it was only then that he discovered that the red-capped gray wolves here were very different from the gray wolves on earth.
They are larger and stronger. The last time I saw them from a distance, I didn't think they were anything.
Looking closer now, each one is almost as big as a calf.
The screams of wolves howled one after another.
A golden symbol appeared in front of my eyes, and the status bar just appeared, but then disappeared.
"My mind is a little confused. I want to improve my spiritual practice while being surrounded by wolves. I am simply courting death."
"We have to fight hard, at least get down the mountain alive first..."
Wei Tao suppressed the tension and anxiety in his heart, exhaled a long breath, and his hands suddenly swelled and became as red as blood.
The fishy wind suddenly arises.
Two red-capped gray wolves, one on the left and one on the right, swooped over from both sides.
He didn't have time to think too much, his body had already reacted according to instinct.
The red line boxing practiced day and night comes out in response to stress.
Step up, twist your waist, bow your body, and punch.
Wei Tao tried his best to let the red-crested gray wolf on the left brush his claws against his waist, and then punched the waist of the wolf coming from the right hard.
Click!
A crisp sound came from the body of the red-crested gray wolf.
There was a stabbing sound at the same time.
There was a gap in the clothes around Wei Tao's waist.
Fortunately, he added two more layers of thick linen protection inside, so there were no wounds left under the wolf's claws.
The red-topped gray wolf on the right howled miserably and fell to the ground, struggling desperately but unable to stand upright.
With a bronze head and an iron tail, a paralyzed waist, Wei Tao's powerful and heavy punch immediately made it lose its fighting ability.
But before he could take a breath, two more red-crested gray wolves pounced on him.
Wei Tao did not dodge or avoid, but faced him head-on.
In this kind of surrounded fight, especially when speed is not an advantage, he can only choose to fight head-on, or even exchange injuries for injuries.
Only by overpowering the opponent's momentum and smashing their fighting will with your fists can you gain a chance of survival.
The fierce battle lasted less than half a cup of tea and was over.
The wolves left their two seriously injured companions and took away the mountain deer, not sure whether they were losing or making a profit.
Wei Tao also paid a heavy price.
Bleeding was gushing out from several places on his body, and the continuous flow of energy and blood burst into punches, bringing him to the verge of losing strength.
Sweat soaked through the torn clothes, and the sting wounds were burning and painful.
He leaned against the tree and gasped for breath, his legs couldn't help but tremble, and he could barely support the weight of his body.
"kindness!?"
Wei Tao was about to sit down on the ground, but his pupils suddenly shrank.
A red-capped gray wolf slowly walked out of the bushes with elegant steps.
It was larger than the others of its kind, and its green eyes shone with a cunning and cruel light, forming a sharp contrast with the other red-capped gray wolves.
Wei Tao was anxious in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
He even left the big tree he was leaning on, strained his weak legs with all his strength, and stepped closer to the crouching red-crested gray wolf.
It should be the alpha wolf of the entire pack and is testing his strength.
Then, he must not show any weakness at this time.
You can't turn around and run away, leaving your back to them.
The distance between Wei Tao and it was getting closer and closer, his arm expanded again and he clenched his fist that was so painful that it almost burst.
The last red-capped gray wolf that appeared lowered its head, whined softly, and began to retreat slowly.
Until it completely disappears.
Wei Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, his physical strength was almost exhausted and he was injured. He could not even exert 30% of his previous strength.
If the wolf really came up regardless of the situation, the best outcome would be that he would kill it at the cost of serious injury.
Then he is bitten to death, or becomes incapacitated and lies on the ground waiting to die.
After bluffing and waiting in place for a while, Wei Tao finally recovered some of his strength.
He first took out the herbs prepared in advance from his backpack and applied them to the wound, then he took the time to bleed the red-capped gray wolf and put them all into the wine bag he had prepared in advance.
Gudong!
Gudonggudong!
Several large mouthfuls of wolf blood mixed with medicinal wine were swallowed into the stomach.
Wei Tao opened his eyes suddenly, as if a line of fire went straight from his throat into his stomach.
Qi and blood circulated slowly, and he felt as if his arms were burning.
It was like going back to the morning when he had just become a disciple, Master Zhou struck him like lightning.
After a while, although the wound was still burning and painful, at least the blood circulation had returned to six or seven points.
Moreover, the effectiveness of wolf blood continues, waiting to be digested and absorbed by the body, constantly making up for previous consumption.
Wei Tao cut off a branch as thick as a cup and used it as a pole. He tied the two red-crested gray wolves with hemp rope and hurriedly walked out of the mountain along the original path.
At this time, the sun has begun to set in the west, and the mountain breeze has gradually brought some coolness.
Wei Tao quickened his pace, otherwise it would be difficult to return to the city before the city gate was locked.
It was not that he was afraid of spending the night in the wild, but that he had to return the flesh and blood of the red-capped gray wolf to the martial arts hall as quickly as possible. If the delay was too long, the efficacy of the Huoxue Pills would be affected.
After this hunt, Wei Tao finally understood deeply what Peng Yue said about how effective training in the mountains is in sharpening boxing skills.
At the same time, he was deeply aware of his own shortcomings.
He overestimated his own strength and ignored the application of various means.
The practice of Red Line Boxing is the foundation, but for other methods that can kill the enemy, no amount of preparation is too much in advance.
Traps, drugs, poisons, hidden weapons, etc.
If possible, he would even like to get some crossbows and armor.
After turning a corner and walking a short distance into a rare open area in the mountains, Wei Tao suddenly stopped his thoughts and stopped.
He put down the burden on his shoulders and held the machete behind his back.
Several men wearing old animal skins jumped out and blocked his way.
Whoosh!
Immediately afterwards, an arrow flew from the rear and penetrated deeply into the tree trunk beside it.
Several people's eyes wandered back and forth over the body of the red-crested gray wolf, and then looked at Wei Tao, who was in tattered clothes, with an uncertain expression and unpredictable eyes.