Shi Lang ensured the little girl was settled in her enclosure and moved through the forest. He had left his spirit imprint on her person, so if someone came seeking trouble, he would be able to detect it promptly.
He was not going to look for Wolf packs. Using the trick he learned to lure out spirit beasts, he decided to lure the wolves with the scent of meat and herbs. The combination was odd, but it was a tried and tested tactic that worked for him in the past.
He took out a few cattle carcasses from his space ring and then took out some herbs. Shi Lang carefully roasted the herbs and stuffed them inside the carcasses. Then, he tossed the carcasses onto the ground in three directions. The placement seemed casual, but they lay in the range of his vision.
If he wished to shift his focus, he would only need to turn his head slightly, and the whole field would shift. This was a tactical decision he took to increase his killing efficiency. Shi Lang had decided that he would not use his clones, although that skill was his strength, but controlling the clones simultaneously held him back from attacking in real. Also, the clones were formed from his blood essence. If anyone witnessed it, they might confuse him with a demonic cultivator, and he did not wish to be wrongfully implicated.
Shi Lang hollowed a tree trunk and made himself a space to lay prone. He manipulated the spirit energy, and the wind around him began to blow over the carcasses.
The herbs he had roasted and stuffed inside the carcasses gave off a particular smell that made most of the spirit beasts in the region avoid it, but the Leaf Wolves were attracted to it. This herb was akin to a natural enemy of the Leaf Wolves. They could not resist it. This herb was named Wolfbane. Ironically, if the wolves got to digest this herb, it would increase their bloodline purity.
The stronger the bloodline, the stronger the wolf and the higher the authority they will have in the pack. This was why Shi Lang had procured this herb from the pill shop. He waited as the wind carried the scent of the herbs and the meat to the forest’s depths.
Shi Lang had been observing the situation of the tree that Yu Xiedi was cultivating. His spirit imprint worked two ways. He had to say that the girl was hard-working. He also understood why she was so desperate to get stronger.
Several hours passed, but Shi Lang did not flinch even an inch. Looking at the target through an enhanced vision array made him feel like he was back in the military. However, he did not let his focus shift. At this moment, he sensed some movement in the thicket.
Shi Lang placed the butt of the rifle against his shoulder and slowly loaded a bullet in the chamber. He was ready to shoot when he confirmed the target was a Leaf Wolf. The terran knew he couldn’t finish five packs with a sniper rifle. After all, the spirit beasts had some skills to counter deadly attacks.
A figure moved through the thicket, but Shi Lang almost could not see where the beast was with his eyes. It was good that he was blessed with the ability to sense the situation around him. Shi Lang located the spirit wolf standing next to the carcass and sniffing it carefully.
This guy was not yet a spirit beast lord, and his intelligence was not very high. However, the number of wolves in these packs made trouble for the hunters. 𝒪𝓋𝐥xt.𝗇𝓔t
The terran watched the beast and found that the camouflage of this beast was so good that Shi Lang clicked his tongue and internally thought, ‘I used to think that we had good camouflage in the federal military.’
He had almost missed this guy and shook off these useless thoughts. A few seconds later, the wolf fell on its side. The forest seemed to have fallen silent, and Shi Lang sensed another beast approaching, and the terran shot again.
Another wolf fell, followed by loud howls that echoed in the surroundings. Shi Lang knew that he had achieved his initial goal. The universal truth about the wolf packs was the sense of unity. If you kill one of them, all of them will hunt you.
Shi Lang walked and sensed many wolves rushing over to the spot from the thickets. He aimed and began to fire bullet after bullet. His finger moved quickly, and corpses fell on the floor.
Shi Lang killed thirty wolves before the pack slowed their attack. Suspicion rose in his heart. He could sense a stronger beast approach.
He raised his brow and began to think if he should give up the rifle and engage in hand-to-hand combat. The spirit wolves had yet to locate him, so they did not get to use any spirit skills they had against him.
As Shi Lang was thinking, the dry leaves around the tree began to float in the void. The terran was not worried, but his gaze became cold. He knew that the Alpha of the pack had arrived.
Shi Lang tried to sense where the Alpha was, but the floating leaves shot into the void before he could do that. They did not have any aim, but they were lethal. The tree trunk that Shi Lang was using for his cover was stabbed with a few hundred leaves.
If he were to stay in this place, he would be discovered, and the collective ambush of the wolves would put him under some stress. He did not wish to look bad before his new disciple. How embarrassing that would be after all the morale-boosting things he said?
Shi Lang put his rifle back in the space ring, then rushed out of the hollow with spiritual energy covering his body. He spotted the Alpha and vice-versa. The wolf howled and the wolf pack bared their fangs at him.