Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 21: Wolf Crisis

"Great, there are plenty of wild vegetables and mushrooms in this valley, perfect for this season. For example, in the mountain hollow to the west, you'll find lots of grass mushrooms. On the northern ridge, there's a large patch of daylilies. A bit further ahead, you'll encounter plenty of fiddlehead ferns..."

Fila looked at Li Wei with motherly affection, generously sharing information about foraging locations and vegetable varieties around the valley. What a caring mother indeed.

"Professional Chef Fila has shared foraging experience and related knowledge with you. You paid 5 Farming Experience points, currently remaining: 118 points."

"......"

Li Wei had grown accustomed to this.

After breakfast, he led Old Ox, took the large wooden club Sam had left behind, slung a bag over his shoulder, and set out. Since he'd passively chosen foraging, he had to combine it with ox herding.

As for Fila, she said she felt tired today and wanted to rest. The Family Head could afford to be this willful...

But just as Li Wei led Old Ox to a relatively open grassy area with good visibility, several blood-red messages suddenly flashed before his eyes.

[Family member Sam encountered a wolf pack, was defeated and bitten to death!]

[Family member Penny failed to rescue him, escaped alone, and was deducted five Family Contribution points.][The family development direction set by Family Head Fila has caused serious consequences. Her abilities are being questioned, clearance evaluation will be lowered. For the next month, all Plot Kill attempts against her only require two Family Contribution points to initiate, but she needs four Family Contribution points to exempt herself. Similarly, any Plot Kill she initiates will also cost four Family Contribution points.]

[Warning! The wolf pack that ate Sam has developed a taste for human flesh and has stronger aggression toward you.]

[Warning! The current family main quest has been forcibly changed to Resolve the Wolf Threat! Until this problem is completely resolved, all family affairs will stagnate, and Plot Kill cannot be initiated.]

Holy crap!

Li Wei didn't dare delay any longer. He immediately led Old Ox and ran back. Just as he reached outside the camp fence, he heard wolf howls coming from the forest across the creek.

Penny was running extremely fast, screaming for help as she fled.

The scene was quite shocking.

"George, don't just stand there! Go save your sister!"

Fila rushed out of the fence at that moment, holding two wooden spears. She threw one to Li Wei and agilely charged forward, like an enraged butcher, yet also like a true mother.

However, Li Wei knew Fila was trying to make amends now. Previous disagreements and competitions were nothing compared to this—if Penny also died to the wolves, they would be completely finished, and no one would complete the clearance mission.

So there was nothing more to say—when two enemies meet in narrow combat, victory goes to the brave.

Gritting his teeth, Li Wei picked up the wooden spear and charged forward after her.

Only three wolves emerged from the forest—the remaining two didn't come out. Anyone could guess what they were doing.

So, wasn't this actually a pretty good attack opportunity?

While running, Li Wei pondered this, and even had time to marvel at how fast Fila was running. Undoubtedly, both Fila and Penny probably had better base attributes than him.

But just as they were about to meet up with Penny, less than twenty meters apart, a stronger, sleeker-furred gray wolf suddenly accelerated and pounced on Penny, knocking her to the ground. It opened its large mouth and went straight for her throat—if it bit there, Penny would die instantly.

Fortunately, Penny reacted quickly. Even while being pounced on, she managed to block with her elbow in time, resulting in her arm being firmly bitten instead.

"Ahhhh!"

Fila screamed, her voice distorted, charging forward like a madwoman, as if she had entered some kind of frenzied state, or perhaps remembered when she herself had been pounced on by that old wolf?

Li Wei also accelerated at this point, but his emotions remained relatively calm. Maybe it was because he'd had more encounters with these wolves, or perhaps because he'd already killed one old wolf before.

In any case, he even had time to think: These wolves seemed different from the wolves back home—not only were they more ferocious, but they showed absolutely no fear when facing wooden spears and screaming humans. Had they never been dominated by the fear of upright apes before?

Or was it a game mechanics issue? Different world background—was this a low-magic world?

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, the gray wolf that had pounced on Penny not only didn't release its bite, but the other two gray wolves also showed no fear. One went straight for Penny's lower body, though Penny's legs kept kicking wildly, temporarily preventing success.

The other one bared its teeth and charged straight at Fila.

"Die!"

Fila nervously thrust her wooden spear, but the gray wolf leaped nimbly, dodging while circling to Fila's side and pouncing like lightning.

Li Wei saw it clearly from behind—it was truly seamless, perfect movement, smooth as flowing water. In an instant, it had pounced on Fila and knocked her to the ground, vividly demonstrating what a perfect hunter looked like.

However, this gray wolf didn't bite Fila. Instead, after knocking her down, it used Fila as a stepping stone, leaping directly toward Li Wei who was close behind. Seriously damn impressive.

But Li Wei was calmer than Fila. Most importantly, he had personally witnessed how this creature used feints.

Well, he could be considered as stepping on Fila's shoulders, letting Fila take the hit for him. That was his only advantage.

So although he also screamed and seemingly panicked with his spear thrust, he actually twisted his waist, retreated half a step, quickly withdrew his wooden spear, adjusted direction, and delivered a full-power thrust.

His current condition was at an unprecedented peak. Over a month of hard labor had tempered his body to its finest. His allies had helped share the wolf pack's damage, helped him avoid pitfalls, and allowed him to see through the enemy's feints. In a way, this was the benefit of striking after the enemy.

Sure enough, the moment Li Wei thrust his spear, the gray wolf nimbly dodged, trying to repeat its previous tactic.

But it never expected that Li Wei was also using a feint.

The moment it landed, before it could initiate its lightning pounce, Li Wei's full-power thrust arrived.

It wasn't that his speed was too fast, but rather that Li Wei's timing was too precise, his prediction too accurate. In the end, beasts were just beasts.

The gray wolf tried to escape to one side, but it was too late. Li Wei's wooden spear pierced into its soft abdomen, and due to the excessive force, it even went through to the other side.

The gray wolf let out a piercing cry, accelerated to break free and escape, almost making Li Wei stumble.

But as they say, Li Wei was no longer the person he used to be. Nearly two months of diligent, arduous labor had elevated his body coordination and center of gravity stability to a new level.

So he didn't panic, just gripped the wooden spear with all his strength, and the moment he stabilized his body, the spear pulled out from the wolf's abdomen.

Wolf blood splattered, the gray wolf howled in agony, and fled with its tail between its legs.

At this moment, the second gray wolf finally felt fear. It stopped trying to attack Penny and also turned to flee.

Only the first, stronger gray wolf still tried to maintain its bite on Penny's arm, attempting to drag her away. But seeing Li Wei charging toward it with a blood-stained wooden spear, looking fierce and menacing, it immediately became somewhat cowardly, released Penny's arm, and tried to retreat and circle.

But at this moment, Penny erupted with tremendous strength and courage, wrapping her arms around the gray wolf's neck and flipping it to the ground!

What perfect assistance!

Li Wei stepped forward and thrust his spear through the gray wolf's abdomen, then followed with another thrust into its heart.

Blood gushed out like a fountain!

First kill of this battle achieved.