Lu Yu hesitated for a moment, looking at him with confusion.
Tai Lie’s expression remained unchanged as he said, “There are many wolves. If many people go to surround and kill the wolf king, the front may not be able to hold up.”
Upon reflection, Lu Yu felt that what he said was correct.
It had been difficult to defend last night, and everyone had suffered many injuries. Calling more people would weaken the defensive strength.
Lu Yu’s gaze swept over Xia Cao sitting nearby, hesitating as he said, “Then, can Xia Cao…?”
Xia Cao immediately understood his meaning, furrowing his brows and shaking his head, “No, it’s not possible. The wolf king is very alert and fast. I’m not accurate enough, and the wolf king’s fur is tough, difficult to penetrate with wooden sticks.”
There still wasn’t a suitable weapon.
Lu Yu felt helpless; this was like being caught in a deadlock.
To obtain weapons, they needed to ensure survival. And to ensure survival, they needed to kill the wolf king to obtain the blueprint. But killing the wolf king required weapons…
Lu Yu scratched his chin, trying to think of a solution.
Suddenly, Tai Lie spoke up, “I’ll go.”
Lu Yu and Matai all turned their gaze to him.
Tai Lie calmly said, “I’ll go alone and kill the wolf king.”
Xia Cao, who had always been gentle, was the first to oppose, “King, this is too dangerous, I don’t agree.”
Matai King was the lifelong leader and believer of every Matai. The previous Matai King died in battle ten years ago when outsiders surrounded them, passing the King’s position to Tai Lie before he died. If something happened to Tai Lie, there would be no one to replace him in the current Matai tribe, and then it would be truly over.
Lu Yu didn’t know so much, but he could still sense Tai Lie’s importance to Matai tribe. “Let’s think of another way.”
The other Matai people hurriedly persuaded, “Yeah, King, don’t take risks.”
“We’ll eat more meat, we can resist.”
“Yeah, I can fight ten wolves!”
“King, don’t go…”
The scar-faced man who was usually so silent to the point of being mistaken as a mute, solemnly said, “King, why not let me…”
Tai Lie waved his hand, interrupting him, “I’m the most suitable for the whole tribe. Rest assured, I’ll be careful.”
Tai Lie was the strongest fighter of Matai, with exceptional speed and reflexes.
“King…”
Tai Lie was resolute, “That’s settled. Let’s leave it at that.”
No one could defy a determined Matai King.
And so, the matter was settled.
Lu Yu clapped his hands, “Then let’s first determine the territory and position of the wolf king, and then find a suitable place nearby for both escape and ambush.”
—
As Matai said, finding the wolf king’s position was indeed not difficult. Matai searched separately and found the wolf king on the third night.
Immediately, they found a valley nearby. The terrain of this valley resembled an inverted gourd, with two entrances. The narrow entrance faced the place where the wolf pack slept at night. It was a good place that was easy to defend and hard to attack.
Everything was prepared, only awaiting the right moment.
Two days later, as the sun was already setting and night was about to fall, a faint breeze stirred in the air.
—
Lu Yu and Tai Lie lay in ambush on one side of the narrow entrance.
The rest of Matai people set up campfires in the belly of the gourd valley and while roasting meat.
The gentle breeze gradually carried the aroma of roasted meat towards the wolf pack’s location not far away.
Lu Yu, dressed in the grass clothes he had woven before, quietly lay behind a large rock.
Perhaps the wolf pack hadn’t eaten enough today, as about half an hour later, they heard a sharp howl.
Lu Yu’s spirits lifted; the wolf king had arrived!
In just a moment, the sound of the wolf pack running like thunderous drums echoed from the mouth of the valley. The narrow entrance could only accommodate three or four wolves entering at a time. From a distance, the rapidly running wolf pack formed a long black line.
Following this black line with his eyes, Tai Lie, who was lying beside him, turned his head slightly and whispered, “The wolf king is over there.”
Feeling a warm breath on his earlobe, Lu Yu felt uncomfortable and pinched his earlobe, following Tai Lie’s gaze until he found the Grey Giant Wolf King.
It was a giant wolf about three or four times larger than the average grey giant wolf. With black-grey fur and bloodthirsty eyes, it sat majestically with three or four wolves surrounding it.
Its presence was imposing and formidable, looking very difficult to provoke.
Lu Yu pursed his lips, tapped the game panel, and aimed the aperture at it.
[Grey Giant Wolf (Leader): Land Melee]
[Threat Level: C]
[Drop Rate: Small Healing Pill Blueprint (Upgradeable)]
Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. As he expected, the dropped item was indeed a blueprint.
However, what does “upgradeable” mean? Does it mean that he can still produce Big Healing Pill in the future…?
“How is it?” Tai Lie frowned and asked.
Lu Yu snapped out of his thoughts, turned his head, and replied softly, “I can—”
[Matai (Leader) Warrior]
[Special Character (Can gain favorability)]
Two lines suddenly appeared on the game panel.
Lu Yu was stunned.
He didn’t close the game panel, and his eyes were still fixed on Tai Lie, so the aperture locked onto him. He had previously scanned information from Matai, so it wasn’t surprising to see more now.
But what was this “Special Character”? What was favorability, and what was its purpose?
And what about the “upgradeable” from earlier…?
Can’t they make things clear, damn it!
Tai Lie looked at the suddenly perplexed person in front of him and asked with a furrowed brow, “What’s wrong?”
Lu Yu snapped back to attention, rubbed his nose, “Oh, nothing, I mean, there are things we need on the wolf king.”
Tai Lie nodded slightly.
At this moment, almost all the wolves had entered the gourd-shaped valley, leaving only the wolf king and a few female wolves at the entrance.
Tai Lie stood up, knelt in front of Lu Yu, lowered his head, and solemnly instructed him in a low voice, “Stay hidden here and don’t move. If I die, you run away.”
Lu Yu’s heart tightened, he opened his mouth to say something, but in the end, he just took out the last two Big Healing Pills from his ring and handed them to Tai Lie, saying earnestly, “…You should keep them in your mouth. Swallow them if you get injured. Don’t worry about anything else, I know what to do.”
Tai Lie took the pills and put them in his mouth, pressing them against his teeth.
After a pause, he turned around.
Tai Lie’s running was not as light and agile as Shan Pu’s; his running momentum was overwhelming, like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, accompanied by a fierce wind, rushing forward.
The gray giant wolf king spotted him and howled loudly.
The four female wolves stood up, staring intently in Tai Lie’s direction.
The two sides met.
—
Lu Yu lay on the ground, his eyes fixed on the battle ahead. In his arms, it was like holding a jumping rabbit that he couldn’t control, almost bouncing out of his mouth when Tai Lie was bitten hard on the shoulder from behind by a wolf.
Although Tai Lie had two Big Healing Pills, those were life-saving medicines for serious injuries, and he wouldn’t use them for just a piece of flesh torn off his shoulder.
So from this moment on, the scene gradually became bloody.
As the night deepened, the aroma of meat in the air gradually dissipated, leaving only the heavy smell of blood.
Lu Yu bit his lip, his fingers almost crushing the wild grass beneath him.
Miscalculated. They should have first kill some wolves, picked up some Big Healing Pills, to let it stuffed in Tai Lie’s mouth while fighting.
Lu Yu silently prayed to the heavens and Buddhas for help.
Two minutes later, Tai Lie killed a female wolf at the cost of a piece of flesh torn off his shoulder.
Lu Yu’s spirits lifted.
Although it was only one female wolf, Tai Lie’s ability to counter-kill under the attack of five wolves meant that his subsequent battles would become smoother.
Lu Yu’s guess was correct. Ten minutes later, Tai Lie killed another female wolf.
However, he also added dozens of wounds to his body.
Although the number of wolves decreased, in this kind of battle where one fought against many, his physical strength and concentration were constantly decreasing.
The round moon was half hidden, hiding behind the clouds.
Three wolf corpses lay scattered on the ground. Only the wolf king and its last wife remained.
The female wolf took the initiative to attack, rushing straight from the front.
Lu Yu found it strange. Even if the wolf clan’s intelligence was not high, the previous three wolves had all attacked straight from the front and were torn apart and killed by Tai Lie. Why did this female wolf still attack in exactly the same way?
But he quickly understood.
Almost as soon as Tai Lie grabbed the female wolf, the wolf king, who had sneaked around to the back, leaped high and pounced on Tai Lie’s back, aiming directly at his head.
Lu Yu’s scalp tingled. So the female wolf was sacrificing her life to create such a deadly opportunity for the wolf king!
Lu Yu subconsciously wanted to shout out loud to warn, but the scene in front of him froze him completely, unable to make a sound.
Under the moonlight, everything turned into dark silhouettes.
On the cold and desolate grassland, a tall and sturdy figure, with lightning speed, punched a wolf in front of him, then, as if he had already anticipated it, without looking back, grabbed the wolf’s claws from behind and performed an extremely fierce back throw.
The wolf king fell to the ground with a bang, and incidentally crushed the female wolf that had just been knocked away.
Matai King is awesome!!!
Lu Yu was so excited that his blood almost rushed to his head, and he almost wanted to shout out loud.
He finally understood why Matai admired Tai Lie so much.
Anyone who saw such an exciting battle would be filled with fiery enthusiasm.
Unbelievable, he just want to become brothers with him right here and now!
Lu Yu lifted his grass coat, and ran over there.
Tai Lie raised his head, his eyes still filled with lingering bloodshot, and looked at him expressionlessly.
Lu Yu suddenly remembered something and exclaimed excitedly, “I’ll go get the treasure!”
After speaking, he ran to the treasure chest and squatted down, reaching out his hand.
Huh, why couldn’t he open the box?
As Lu Yu was wondering, the screen suddenly popped up with three messages.
[Game panel level is not high enough to open a grade C treasure chest]
[Upgrade panel requires obtaining favorability from special characters]
[Intimate behavior can increase favorability]
Lu Yu: ???