The wolf pack waited for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, and finally launched their attack.
They leaped down abruptly.
The people of Shanaocun and the Jin family's caravan were the closest, growing more tense.
Those holding objects that made noise struck them with all their might, and their unified shouts were used to scare them away, making their steps falter slightly.
Some timid ones braked mid-air, hesitating in place.
A small portion of the bolder ones began to shrink the encirclement, forming a complete ring.
No matter how frightened people were, they still shouted with all their strength. The deafening sound had to make the wolves afraid, and some of them stopped.
This gave the people great confidence.
The men gripped their weapons tightly, ready to fight the wolf pack at any moment.
But by now, many wolves were gone.
Their confidence soared.
The center protected by the men.
The women tightly covered their children's eyes, comforting them. Although some children cried, their cries were not as noticeable mixed with the angry shouts.
With the men protecting the front, the safety of the women and children could be greatly guaranteed.
Meanwhile, the Jin family's carriages remained closed, and the servants, armed with torches, clubs, and cleavers, stood ready. Although tense, they tried their best to cope, shouting desperately and brandishing their clubs to feign strength.
This indeed scared away some of the wolves.
The Cheng family's caravan was no different.
Li Datou had never seen such a scene, his legs were about to go soft, but he gritted his teeth and persisted, holding a saber and shouting, "Bring it on, you beasts! Do you think you can still think of eating us? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you!"
He shouted to bolster his courage, then struck a stance.
Several wolves circled him menacingly and suddenly charged towards him.
He wildly swung his great saber and charged forward. Wang Daming followed suit.
Below was chaos.
But within the chaos, there was some order.
This prevented them from suffering casualties right at the start, allowing them to hold their ground.
After all, wolves are not stupid.
If an attack fails, they will retreat and value their lives.
And on the third carriage.
Su Miaomiao stood at the driver's seat in front of the carriage, and Cheng Hao was also there.
They had the best view. While others helped to distract, they knew this battle was inevitable and no longer hesitated.
Su Miaomiao drew a long arrow from behind and shot it with lightning speed, directly at the wolf king approaching them. She had been watching intently, and when she saw the wolf king move, she knew the battle had begun.
Her aim with this arrow was not very accurate, and the first shot missed, dodged by the wolf. However, it hit another female wolf, piercing her directly into a tree trunk. This showed its power, considering she had drawn the bow to its full extent.
Its penetration was not to be underestimated.
Everyone around was shocked by her first arrow. Although they had heard she was skilled with a bow, they had only held a blind faith in her. After all, at such a moment, there was nothing else they could do but believe her. But believing was one thing, seeing it with their own eyes was another. As the cold wind blew, the young girl's clothes fluttered. Despite her delicate frame, she seemed to possess immense strength.
Su Miaomiao's small face was taut, her expression serious as she closely watched the wolves' movements.
The enhancement of her physical abilities and senses gave her formidable combat skills. Even at long range, her abilities were dozens of times greater than before, and her night vision was also not bad.
The first arrow was slightly off, but she did not lose confidence. Instead, she adjusted her aim based on the distance.
She did not stop.
After the first arrow, the second and third followed in quick succession, with increasing accuracy. The wolves closest to the people were eliminated in time.
Those further away had not noticed this at first, until they realized that the wolves charging towards them were being eliminated in time and could not harm them.
Everyone looked back towards the direction of the arrows and saw the valiant young girl, shooting arrow after arrow, each carrying a whistling force.
With a "swish" and "crack."
She would hit a wolf.
The people of Shanaocun and the Jin family's caravan were emboldened.
Those who were not fatally wounded and still had some ability to move were surrounded and beaten to death with clubs. Now, everyone could fight back.
They were all excited.
Even the wolf king, no matter how much it dodged, fell under Su Miaomiao's seventh arrow, shot directly in the neck. It collapsed within five to six meters of them, struggling on the ground for a while before dying, unexpectedly quickly.
After the alpha wolf died, the pack didn't realize it immediately. Three to five more still attacked. Cheng Hao noticed several sneaky figures to the left flank of the Cheng family's caravan. It was too late to shoot them one by one, so he decisively threw a wine bottle towards them and also shot short flaming arrows with a crossbow, successfully igniting a small area of fire and scaring away those three to five wolves. Su Miaomiao noticed and immediately followed up with a few more arrows, eliminating them directly.
Only then did people rush forward to finish them off. Their coordination was becoming more and more seamless.
After a chaotic battle.
Everyone, relying on their highly tense and superhuman mental strength and abilities, successfully fought back and killed the pack of wolves. In the latter half of the battle, people noticed that some of the wolf pack quickly bypassed them and headed towards the temple on the steps.
Not long after.
Howls of misery came from the temple. A group of people rushed down with the wolves.
Terrified.
They cried for help, but how could humans outrun wolves?
They were pounced on halfway down.
Blood spread down the steps.
Everyone present was stunned, but they couldn't afford to worry too much.
After all, there were still remaining wolves on their side, and they were overwhelmed, only able to manage themselves.
The wolf pack was much larger than imagined.
A normal wolf pack usually consists of about ten wolves, but this group was a rare pack of about thirty. It wasn't unheard of, but it was very rare.
One must know that according to Cheng Hao and Su Miaomiao's knowledge, the largest recorded wolf pack was forty to fifty, and this pack was approaching that record.
They were indeed fortunate that everyone coordinated well enough to scare away some wolves in the early stages; otherwise, they would have been unable to cope and would have been in grave danger.
Now, it seemed like they were delivering meat, with more than ten wolves already down.
The other wolf packs seemed to have discovered a shortcut and were all running towards the steps. Perhaps they realized that this side was a tough opponent and dared not provoke them further.
Su Miaomiao had excellent hearing and could faintly hear people on the steps crying for their parents and begging the wolf lords to show mercy, saying they didn't intentionally catch and eat wolf cubs, but they were starving.
Some even called them wolf immortals, clearly driven mad by fear.
At this point.
The matter was basically clear. The people in the temple had somehow caught several wolf cubs and eaten them in the temple. The wolf pack smelled the scent and came here. Seeing a group of people resting here, they happened to be in the wolves' path and were innocently caught in the crossfire.
The commotion over there.
The people on this side had heard most of it, and they all understood.