78: Chapter 78 The Grey Werewolf's Offensive

"Captain! Captain!"

From afar, Captain heard his brother's loud voice; it sounded extremely anxious.

As a squad leader, Captain was a nobody in the Mad Wolf Tribe, but in this stretch of grassland, he was a Devil King who held the power of life and death over countless beings.

His favorite thing to do after eating his fill was to go out on patrol and incidentally leave some marks on the boundary; in plain terms, that meant urinating.

"Captain, a few more slaves have gone missing!" Lang Bu said, panting for breath. Upon reaching his older brother, he was finally able to stop and catch his breath.

"What?" Captain was furious. These slaves could not only cultivate water mushrooms for them but also breed offspring or serve as food; each one was extremely important.

"What happened? Where are the patrolling wolves? Why did you let them escape?"

"Don't worry about that now. Quickly assemble the warriors and bring them back!" Lang Bu said anxiously. If only Captain weren't the only one who could mobilize the troops, he would have already gone out to find them.

"Woo... Howl..." Captain let out a long howl toward the sky.

A tall, purple-red figure charged over like lightning. Captain leaped and sat steadily on the back of the giant wolf.

"Woo... Howl..." The sound of wolf howls came continuously from the distance, and figures charged over rapidly.

During non-wartime, each Small Taiji unit of the Mad Wolf Tribe organized themselves into squads, marking out grasslands to cultivate water mushrooms on their respective territories. This not only allowed them to occupy as much territory as possible but also alleviated supply pressure; after all, with so many werewolves gathered together, they would consume a mountain-like pile of food in a single day.

A squad was not a large establishment, consisting of only thirty regular Wolf Cavalry. Of course, counting the cannon fodder Grey Werewolf infantry, there was a combat force of seventy or eighty, which could not be underestimated.

Captain's squad was unfortunately assigned to a grassland against the mountains. Once these escaping slaves entered the mountains, the chance of finding them back was extremely slim.

It wasn't that they couldn't be found; with the sense of smell of werewolves, as long as they didn't deliberately conceal it, werewolves could sniff them out. If these slaves entered the mountains, they would likely die in the jaws of Corpse Beasts.

Searching for escaped slaves was a major matter, and news from other places indicated that there might even be the shadows of rebels involved.

The various intelligent beings who were bent over tending to the water mushrooms watched the Wolf Cavalry galloping past, and a light called hope shone in their eyes.

The main combat force, the Wolf Cavalry, were out, and only some mongrel wolves were guarding them. This might be a good opportunity!

They didn't want to live that kind of life of hunger and cold!

They didn't want to live that kind of precarious life where they could be dragged out and eaten at any moment!

Especially for the female slaves, besides being ravaged from time to time, they also had to bear offspring for those ugly guys and be eaten after they grew old and withered! No one would want a life like this!

They had to escape!

The Captain brothers did not dare to be careless. Although they had the more powerful Mad Wolf Bloodline in their bodies, the Grey Werewolves, despite being weak, could not be ignored.

"These detestable traitors!" Captain cursed, his nose twitching as he searched for the scent of the female slaves among thousands of others.

He sniffed here and there, and suddenly his eyes lit up. "Found them!"

"Quick, keep up!" The little cat-girl, Miao Mi, ran with all her might, on all fours, not caring about her palms that had been scratched in the panic, anxiously following the werewolf in front.

This werewolf's fur was not the annoying purple-red, and he looked very thin and weak.

"Quick! Go in." The werewolf arrived in front of a rocky beach, suddenly lifted a pile of messy weeds, and revealed a pitch-black cave.

Miao Mi rushed in without hesitation. Compared to the unknown fear, she was more afraid of the threats from the devilish Mad Wolf Tribe people. A Klo woman and a rabbit-girl who had run out with her also hurriedly followed her in.

The cave was winding, and even with their eyesight, they couldn't see clearly. Fortunately, there was a burning torch illuminating the way from time to time, allowing them to continue running.

"Don't stop, keep going inside." The small werewolf gave them a few instructions and then ran off from a side path, disappearing quickly.

"Run! Run!" They all knew that with the sense of smell of the Mad Wolf Tribe, those devils would soon find them. But hope was right before their eyes; why not give it a try?

On the other side, Captain and his men also caught up. Because they were afraid of being ambushed, they had been very cautious, so although they were faster, they arrived a little later.

On the rocks and the ground, messy bloodstains could be seen from time to time. Captain jumped off the giant wolf, lay on the ground, licked the bloodstains, and laughed wildly in aftertaste, "It's the scent of the cat-girl, very fresh! Search for me!"

"Here!" Following the scent, it was easy to find, and they discovered the roughly concealed cave.

Captain laughed wildly and was about to rush in, but was pulled back by Lang Bu. "We don't know what's inside the cave, it's better to be careful."

"What are you afraid of?" Captain glanced at Lang Bu sideways and mocked, "Lang Bu, have you been scared out of your wits by the Grey Werewolves? Even if there are dozens of Grey Werewolves inside, I'm not afraid."

"Charge in! I want to catch this little cutie and eat her!" Captain said loudly, commanding his men to rush into the cave.

The cave gradually began to narrow. The Wolf Cavalry, who were originally riding giant wolves, had to proceed on foot. Several giant wolves neighed uneasily but were patiently soothed by their wolf companions, that is, the cavalry.

The space gradually became tighter. Originally, two or three werewolves could walk side by side, but now only one could be in front. This situation caused the atmosphere among the group of werewolves to become oppressive. In the cave, only their heavy breathing could be heard. Lang Bu had originally wanted to find an opportunity to stay behind, but the narrow space forced him to be pushed forward.

After walking for a while, light appeared ahead. The group of werewolves was overjoyed. Could it be that they had arrived?

Turning the corner, they were disappointed; it was merely a torch. Lang Bu's eyes shrank, "Who taught them to make fire?"

"There's a fork in the road ahead!" After turning who knows how many corners, the situation before his eyes made Captain feel like retreating. Three diverging paths were like pitch-black maws, wanting to swallow them up.

"How about we turn back?" Lang Bu suggested in a low voice.

Captain hesitated for a moment and said, "Alright!"

Just as the words fell, a loud rumbling sound was heard. "Not good, I'm afraid the cave has collapsed." The two brothers looked at each other, both seeing the worry in each other's eyes.

Captain felt annoyed in his heart, "Careless. Who knew these lowly traitors could actually dig out such a large cave."

Actually, this couldn't be blamed on Captain. In this era of low productivity, wanting to dig out a tunnel of this scale was completely impossible.

Sure enough, the Wolf Cavalry sent to check returned; the entrance had indeed collapsed!

Since that was the case, they could only give it a try!

Captain was not a fool either. He knew that they couldn't split their forces at the moment, so he led everyone to walk toward the leftmost cave together. Of course, they still had to be on high alert!

Captain and his men in the cave groped forward cautiously. On the other side, the Grey Werewolves launched a monstrous offensive!