Chapter 2481: Chapter 2471 Wolf Pack

The eyes of the three—Chu Lu, Tian Luo Yi, and Zhu Ying—were all fixed on Long Yan. After all, since they entered the Demon Beast Mountain Range, Long Yan hadn’t uttered a single word. Now, suddenly saying such a thing was really hard for them to believe.

That’s how people are. If one day a person you once thought of as useless begins to guide you, you would initially refuse to believe it. That’s exactly the state Chu Lu and the others were in now.

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

Tian Luo Yi, glancing at the seemingly undisturbed bushes around, paid no mind to Long Yan. It’s important to know that he was the eyes of this small team, the scout. From his years of experience, there were no signs at all of any Demon Beasts approaching. So naturally, he thought Long Yan was just trying to assert his presence.

“Brother Long… this…”

Even Chu Lu had some disbelief in Long Yan, but he didn’t know what to say. Although he wasn’t very familiar with Long Yan, he knew his teammate Tian Luo Yi exceedingly well.

Their ability to return from the Demon Beast Mountain Range so many times was inseparable from Tian Luo Yi’s reconnaissance, so for a while, he didn’t know what to say.

“Don’t disturb the army’s morale with your reckless words.”

Chu Meng shot Long Yan an angry glance, knowing that this man never took action throughout the journey. So, naturally, she categorized Long Yan as someone without strength. Seeing the usually silent Long Yan suddenly speak such words, no one in the squad would likely believe him.

Long Yan just smiled slightly without saying a word, because the large group of creatures had already arrived nearby, leaving no doubt whether he was talking nonsense.

Tian Luo Yi’s previously calm face showed a touch of astonishment, but out of habit, he spoke.

“Something is approaching, get ready for battle.”

The astonishment was because Long Yan had just mentioned something approaching, and now it turned out to be true. He gave Long Yan a complex look and pulled out his dagger, holding it tightly in his hand.

“What?”

The crowd was obviously startled by Tian Luo Yi’s words, especially Chu Meng, who had just shouted at Long Yan. Now entirely at a loss, she stood there, looking back at Long Yan. It turned out that what he said was true.

“They’re coming!”

As Tian Luo Yi’s voice fell, a gust of damp wind ruffled the surrounding grass. In the originally dark forest, pairs of bright green eyes flickered, exuding a terrifying green glow.

“It’s a wolf pack, light the torches.”

With Chu Lu’s order, everyone raised a torch, Long Yan included. In the wild, when encountering fierce beasts like wolves or tigers, flames are the best defense, especially against this pack of wolves. Flames are the thing they fear.

All the eyes collectively retreated a step back. Their innate fear of flames made them hesitate, but from the darkness, a prolonged wolf howl sent a shiver across everyone’s faces.

Could it be that there’s an alpha in this wolf pack?

When asked what the most powerful beast in the front of the Demon Beast Mountain Range was, opinions varied. But regarding the most troublesome creature in the range, there were hardly any exceptions: everyone would say it was the wolf pack. Indeed, these creatures form groups, and even magical tigers and other beasts dare not contend with a wolf pack.

Once a wolf pack identifies prey, it often means a relentless pursuit until dropping dead or until the prey is completely annihilated. Once inside the mountains, shaking them off is almost impossible.

But if an alpha appeared among them, it would elevate the pack’s nature to a higher level, indicating this terrifying group now had a brain. Wolves are cunning by nature, and with leadership, the pack’s combat power would rival that of an army.

The main point is that if there’s a leader, the entire pack gains a sense of stability and fearlessness towards the flames.

Sure enough, as the group closed in, the surrounding wolf pack began to approach the five of them, undaunted by the flames in their hands or the fire pit in the middle. The wind in the air swirled around eerily.

“Awooo~”

With the prolonged howl, the initially glaring wolf pack lunged at the five people. Tian Luo Yi led the charge, plunging his dagger into a Demon Wolf’s throat. Fresh blood spurted from the wolf’s neck as it fell to the ground, twitched twice, and stopped moving.

In Chu Lu’s sweeping movements, every swing of his greatsword claimed the lives of one or two Demon Wolves, his efficiency in killing was unmatched by anyone else. Zhu Ying and Chu Meng stood back-to-back, Zhu Ying wielding a slender, flexible sword. Each stab she made was swift and accurate, retreating immediately whether it wounded the enemy or not, without any hesitation.

Chu Meng, like Long Yan, wielded a folding long spear. Each thrust of the spear burst with a splash of blood. Although its killing power was relatively low, its advantage lay in its length, allowing them to cooperate and prevent the surrounding wolf pack from getting too close.

To Long Yan, this pack was almost child’s play, but facing these four people, he couldn’t utilize his True Qi for now. Long Yan intended to act weak and unexpectedly strong (“a pig eating a tiger”), because if word got out that he could use True Qi, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect might become wary of him.

Sidestepping to avoid a wolf’s pounce, Long Yan clenched his fist and punched hard on the wolf’s waist. The structure of Demon Wolves is the same as normal wolves; their heads are as strong as iron, but their waists like tofu, which is precisely where their weak point lies.

Long Yan moved like a phantom among the pack, though his damage wasn’t as high as Chu Lu’s. Each attack he made left a Demon Wolf severely injured. His beguiling agility even surpassed that of Tian Luo Yi, an assassin. Demon Wolves under Long Yan’s blows couldn’t stand, a scene witnessed by the other four in the Mercenary Group.

Especially Tian Luo Yi, who kept his eyes locked on Long Yan’s back. Previously, he thought Long Yan was just a pretty face with no skills. Now he realized, Chu Lu’s sister wasn’t seduced by Long Yan’s looks but had recommended a true expert to them.

Chu Meng’s gaze was complicated. Long Yan’s current strength shocked her, causing her actions to slow by two beats.

“Watch out!”

Zhu Ying saw a Demon Wolf trying to stealthily attack Chu Meng. With great force, her flexible sword instantly pierced through the wolf’s neck. As she flicked the blood off her sword, Zhu Ying gave Chu Meng a reproachful look.

But the wolf pack was too numerous. Zhu Ying only managed to protect Chu Meng once before three or four Demon Wolves broke through their defensive circle, closing in on the two women. The two were so frightened their faces paled. But with Chu Lu surrounded by no less than dozens of Demon Wolves, protecting himself had become the limit, leaving no time to aid the two women.

Tian Luo Yi wanted to turn back and support but was tightly entangled by five or six Demon Wolves, utterly unable to turn back.

At this point, four or five Demon Wolves were drawing even closer to the two women.