Chapter 34

The five people ran towards the direction of the wolf. When they got there, the wolf was already dead.

Cheng Jingmo observed the surroundings. “The wolf den is nearby, everyone, search.”

At this time, everyone turned on the flashlights they had brought with them.

The wolf pack had been eliminated. Even if there were a few that slipped through, they would have been scared off and escaped.

They searched for two to three hours and found four recently dead wolf pups in a cave.

It was estimated that these wolf pups couldn’t run yet, so the adult wolves didn’t want them to be captured by humans. When they fled, they bit the pups to death.

“Typical wolves, they don’t even spare their own pups!” Dong Minghao cursed.

They stayed in the cave until dawn. Cheng Jingmo began to observe the traces at the entrance of the cave and determined that there had been a very strong wolf.

When they left, they burned the cave and gathered the five wolves they had shot the night before.

Cheng Jingmo carefully examined their paws but did not find the large paw print he was looking for.

“At least one wolf escaped,” he said. “With the pups and the den gone, according to the wolves’ habits, it will definitely come back for revenge.”

Cheng Jingmo also checked the wolves’ ears, all of which were intact.

He laughed at himself internally, thinking Yu Xiangnian just had a dream, and he took it seriously!

The five stayed there for another three days, setting traps in different places and taking turns watching 24 hours a day, but they never saw any sign of the wolf again.

Dong Minghao, being impatient, said, “Damn it, I say we hang these wolves’ bodies on the trees and show that wolf the fate of its companions! If it doesn’t come out, it will at least be infuriated!”

Yu Xiangyang replied, “You don’t have as much patience as the wolf!”

Cheng Jingmo knew that the wolf had been secretly observing them, waiting for the right moment.

Now it was a test of patience.

Unable to eat or sleep well, the sweltering weather, mosquito bites, and the fruitless wait were all testing everyone’s patience.

He had already been out for five days.

They had finished the buns they brought, and he wondered what they were eating at home. How many dirty clothes had piled up? Had Yu Xiangnian brought Ding Yunfei home?

On the morning of the sixth day, Cheng Jingmo said, “Let’s go back to the team!”

Yu Xiangyang was stunned, “But there’s still one wolf left!”

“Follow orders!”

After enduring for so many days, the wolf’s patience must have worn thin too.

It had been watching from the shadows, and knowing they were about to leave, it would be eager for revenge and would show itself.

They hadn’t walked a kilometer when they heard a wolf’s howl.

“Awoo~~~”

“Awoo~~~”

“There are two wolves!” Dong Minghao exclaimed.

The two howls came from different directions.

“Stop talking, listen again!” Cheng Jingmo said.

Sure enough, the wolf howled twice more.

“Yu Xiangyang, take them in that direction!” Cheng Jingmo pointed. “Dong Minghao, come with me! We’ll meet back here afterward!”

The five split into two teams and began to move.

Cheng Jingmo, who had grown up in the mountains, ran quickly. After running a few hundred meters, he indeed saw a wolf.

The wolf started to flee when it saw them.

Cheng Jingmo fired two shots but missed.

The wolf was very cunning, appearing and disappearing in the jungle.

After running seven or eight kilometers, they reached the edge of a cliff, but the wolf was nowhere to be seen. Dong Minghao had not kept up and was nowhere to be found.

Cheng Jingmo gripped his gun, carefully observing the surroundings.

Footsteps came from the jungle. Cheng Jingmo thought it was Dong Minghao catching up, but it was Yu Xiangyang who emerged.

Yu Xiangyang was surprised, “What are you doing here?”

“Chasing the wolf to this spot.”

“Me too, where’s the wolf?”

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“Be careful, they deliberately lured us here.”

As he spoke, a wolf sprang out from behind a large rock on the hillside.

Cheng Jingmo had his back to the hillside. Yu Xiangyang fired two shots at the wolf, but it was very agile and escaped.

At the same time, another wolf ran out from behind Yu Xiangyang and pounced on him.

“Behind you!” Cheng Jingmo shouted as he fired two shots at the wolf, which fell two meters behind Yu Xiangyang.

Yu Xiangyang quickly rolled aside and stood up, still in shock. He couldn’t imagine what would have happened if Cheng Jingmo hadn’t hit the wolf—it might have attacked him.

Yu Xiangyang had just turned his head to glance around when he saw another wolf pouncing on Cheng Jingmo.

“There’s one behind you too!” he shouted, raising his gun.

The two wolves were cunning and worked together: one would appear first to attract attention, then the other would attack one person, and then the first wolf would kill the other.

Cheng Jingmo dodged nimbly, causing the wolf to miss its target.

Yu Xiangyang shot the wolf in the abdomen, but this wolf was much stronger, nearly twice the size of the wolves they had killed a few days ago. It quickly turned and pounced again.

Humans aren’t as agile as wolves. Cheng Jingmo retreated while firing his gun.

Even though the wolf had been hit, it still managed to leap onto Cheng Jingmo. The two rolled down the cliff together and fell to the bottom.

The wolf staggered to its feet and pounced again.

Cheng Jingmo had lost his gun during the tumble. Unable to get up in time, he lay on the ground and grabbed the wolf’s throat with both hands to keep it away. He then kicked the wolf’s abdomen with all his strength, sending it flying.

The wolf, injured, wasn’t as quick as it had been on the mountain.

Man and wolf stood up simultaneously, their eyes locking with mutual ferocity. Today, it was either the wolf or him.

As the wolf pounced again, Cheng Jingmo agilely dodged and drew the knife from his waist, stabbing it into the wolf’s throat.

A hot stream gushed over his hand as the wolf fell, struggled twice, and then lay still.

Cheng Jingmo saw that the wolf’s left ear was indeed missing a chunk!

He stared pensively at the ear, his gaze deep.

Yu Xiangyang, half-running, half-tumbling to the cliff’s edge, saw the wolf lying on the ground and Cheng Jingmo covered in blood.

“Are you hurt?” Yu Xiangyang asked.

“No, it’s the wolf’s blood.”

Cheng Jingmo walked over to inspect the wolf’s paws—they were larger than a typical wolf’s.

The deep, large footprint belonged to this wolf.

Cheng Jingmo started to dig at one side of the cliff.

“What are you looking for?” Yu Xiangyang asked.

“There’s a box around here, help me find it.”

“How do you know there’s a box?”

“I grabbed something when I was tumbling down.”

The two began digging and soon uncovered a metal box over fifty centimeters long, rusted and locked.

They lifted it and found it quite heavy, estimating it to weigh over thirty pounds.

“Could it be a bomb?” Yu Xiangyang speculated, “The kind that explodes when you open it.”

“Are you going to open it or should I?” Cheng Jingmo asked.

“I haven’t even married yet!” Yu Xiangyang leaned back slightly, then added, “You might as well be single too.”

Cheng Jingmo glared at him. “Use the gun.”

They placed the box on flat ground and lay prone about four or five meters away.

Yu Xiangyang shot the lock off, and it didn’t explode.

Cheng Jingmo used a long stick to open the lid, and still, it didn’t explode. Instead, a golden light shone from the box.

When they walked closer and looked inside, they were stunned.

The box was full of gold bars!