Our family is in decline

"Ouch~"

A wolf howl tore through the silence of the night, and a strong gray wolf was squatting on a rock and howling toward the sky.

As the alpha wolf, its cry attracted the echoes of other wolves in the pack, and for a while the howls echoed in the wilderness.

A wolf is not scary, but even a wild bear is unwilling to encounter a group of wolves in the wild. They are cunning hunters and insidious enemies.

But today was different. Instead of frightening the enemy, the series of wolf howls just now attracted an uninvited guest.

A larger wolf walked out of the moonlit night. The moonlight reflected the white snow-like fur that was glossy with no trace of color, and what was revealed in the wolf's eyes was not crazy animality, but agility full of wisdom.

Isn't this a lone wolf just sneaking out to waste his wealth?

The appearance of Wangcai immediately aroused the vigilance of the wolves, and the alpha wolf felt the huge crisis. He jumped down and walked in front of the wolves, grinning and growling at Wangcai in warning. The two wolves His eyes showed strong hostility.

He defeated the previous aging wolf king and drove him out of the pack. After defeating several challengers, he secured his position as the alpha wolf, so he was not afraid of getting rich, even if he was superior in size.

The alpha wolf and Wangcai were confronting each other. At this time, the other gray wolves did not swarm up like they usually do when facing prey. Instead, they gradually dispersed and surrounded the alpha wolf and Wangcai. It looked like some kind of ancient weapon passed down from ancient times. ceremony.

But the problem is that Wangcai was brought back by Lance when he was born, and then less than a month later, the full moon activated the ritual hidden in his bloodline, and he went crazy and bit the mother wolf and other wolf cubs to death.

Later, he was trapped in the yard and stayed with Lance, so he actually didn't understand the rules of the wolf pack at all.

This time he sneaked out to play while Lance was gone, and only came over when he heard the howling of a wolf.

Now the attitude of the wolf and the actions of the wolves made Wangcai feel hostile, and it was not a good one. Suddenly, wild animal nature began to appear in the wolf's eyes.

Wangcai doesn't know when he became a challenger inexplicably, but he doesn't mind giving these miscellaneous hairs a little color.

The first one to take action was Wangcai, but it was also in line with its challenger attitude.

He jumped up and raised his paw and waved it. The sharp claws were undisguised, revealing their sharpness in the moonlight.

Wangcai may be younger than the alpha wolf, but the extraordinary bloodline in his body and Lance's cultivation make him much larger. If this claw hits, the alpha wolf may draw blood.

But as a cunning old wolf, how could the alpha wolf be tricked so easily? In other words, it had been waiting for Wangcai to take action first.

The moment Wangcai moved, it also moved. The alpha wolf did not move forward. Instead, he shrank his head and ducked sideways. Then he opened his fangs and bit the outstretched paw.

The battle between the two broke out instantly!

Wolves are social animals, and they are best at pack tactics. When they find prey, they do not rush forward immediately. Instead, they constantly hang behind the prey, harassing it and draining the prey's physical and mental energy. They wait until it is almost done before moving up to launch a real attack. , and finally kill the prey.

This behavior is often misunderstood as the wolves teasing the prey, but it is actually to prevent the prey from fighting to the death.

But relying on the strength of the team does not mean that the wolf's fighting ability is weak. On the contrary, without fangs and claws, it is impossible to chase the prey and bleed it.

Two figures were constantly fighting in the middle of the field. Wangcai was stronger, but to be honest, his combat experience was still relatively shallow.

The cunning of the wolf is vividly displayed in the alpha wolf. It will not collide with you head-on at all. When the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy retreats, we advance. It constantly lures Wangcai to attack and consumes its power.

Now it's like a child with only brute strength and a knife facing an adult who has grown up in the fight.

The inability to touch the wolf made Wangcai even more angry, and he roared wildly before jumping up and flying towards the wolf.

The wolf kept pulling away as usual and did not engage in head-on conflict, but it was not known whether Wangcai was so anxious or because of excessive physical exertion that he made a mistake. He swooped down and dropped his front and rear paws as if they were uncoordinated, and his whole body hit the wolf. on the ground.

Finally, the opportunity that the alpha wolf had been waiting for came. Without any hesitation, he rushed forward and opened his big, smelly mouth to bite Wangcai's throat open.

But at this moment, Wangcai suddenly raised his head, and the eagerness in his wolf eyes was not at all, but cunning.

Without waiting for the wolf to react, the body lying on the ground was suddenly released like a spring that had been stored for a long time, and it jumped up and slapped the wolf's outstretched head with a claw.

Wangcai's broad wolf claws slapped the wolf's head hard, as if the alpha wolf had sent him forward on his own initiative. The huge force actually knocked the hundred-pound alpha wolf away.

However, the anxious battle situation calmed down in an instant, and Wangcai did not rush to kill the alpha wolf. Instead, he stood there and looked at the dizzy alpha wolf with an anthropomorphic look of pride.

You must know that Wangcai is not a purely wild ordinary forest wolf. It has grown up with people, and its extraordinary bloodline has given it not only a savage body, but also a smart mind.

The alpha wolf struggled on the ground for a while before he stood up again. A fresh scratch appeared on half of his face, and his left eye couldn't even be opened due to the torn flesh and skin.

Wangcai's claw almost scratched half of its face, and blood kept dripping from its cheek.

Facing Wangcai again, the remaining one eye of the alpha wolf revealed a mixture of anger, pain, and fear.

With just one blow, he had already felt the threat of death. Injury means death. This concept is not only applicable to humans, but also applies to beasts.

The alpha wolf started to move, but instead of attacking, it moved backwards. When it saw that Wangcai had no reaction, it turned around and fled into the wilderness.

Once the challenge begins, only one can stay. This is a cruel rule of the wolf pack, but it is also the reason why the wolf pack can remain strong.

And this escape also announced who the winner of this challenge was.

The wolves on the periphery began to approach Wangcai after the alpha wolf left. This made Wangcai, who didn't understand at first, become wary and thought that these were going to come up and start a fight. It was not afraid anyway.

But he didn't expect that these wolves would crawl in front of him in the next second, showing a surrender look.

Slowly, the instinct hidden in his blood began to revive, and Wangcai seemed to understand something, and he looked up to the sky and roared at the bright moon.

"Ouch!"

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"Ring ring ring!"

A crisp ringing instantly alerted everyone who was resting. It was something that triggered the alarm bell that Disma had just set in the passage.

How could it be possible to really sleep to death in the cave? Everyone got up at the slightest movement.

"There's something wrong, boss!"

Boudicca turned over, grabbed his halberd and listened.

Lance naturally understood what she meant, because the pigs would make sharp pig noises when attacking, but now except for the short ringing sound, there was nothing.

Lance, who was studying something, quickly stood up and looked into the dark and deep passage by the light of the torch.

"Not a pig, be careful."

Suddenly, Lance seemed to see something. What he took out was not the small shield, but a large steel shield appeared out of thin air. It hit the ground heavily and stood at the entrance of the passage. Judging from the movement, it weighed at least hundreds of pounds.

And in the next second, a dull sound came from the shield, and at the same time, Lance, who was holding the shield, felt a force coming from it.

Fortunately, he was able to withstand the burst of power from his strong physique, but it wasn't over yet. There was a dense knocking sound on the shield, which for some reason made people's scalp numb.

"Prepare to engage the enemy!"

Lance shouted before removing his shield, exposing their attacker to the fire.

It was a terrifying-looking worm, as thick as a bucket and two meters long.

On the lower abdomen are sharp, nail-like feet used for walking. They are distributed in pairs and grow from head to tail. These should have been beating the shield just now.

The head structure is simple, and there is not even a clear head, but only a disk-like mouthpart.

The mouthparts have two layers. The outer ring has spikes the size of three fingers, while the inner ring has densely packed tiny canines that expand and contract with the movement. It can be seen that this mouth is born to eat meat.

I don't dare to have any bold ideas when I see this. I guess if I stick it in, it will scrape away the flesh and blood like Ling Chi.

This is a monster that has never been seen before, and its body structure is like a fish in water in this environment. It can crawl here and there very fast, and can even climb to a certain height on the wall.

The worm jumped in and everyone was a little confused as to where to start, because it didn't seem to be targeting them, it was just passing by.

The fast-moving figure was about to slip away under their hesitation, and at this moment, a loud shout broke the strange atmosphere.

"Do it, don't let it escape!"

Lance raised his gun and took aim, but for a moment he didn't know where to shoot.

After all, this thing has no clear head, and it is even more impossible to stop it by shooting its feet. Dozens of pairs of pointed feet push the worm like rowing boats.

Just when he hesitated for a moment, the worm was about to run past him, so he could only shoot it at random.

The lead bullets easily tore through the worm's flesh, but failed to stop it.

However, I don’t know whether it was the injury or the sudden light and gunfire that made it lose its senses. Its movements became more frantic, running around wildly, as if it really had no mind.

Boudica couldn't wait any longer, so he rushed forward and struck directly with his halberd.

Originally, Boudicca thought that even if she couldn't cut it in two, she realized that it felt wrong when she cut it, as if she was cutting into soft fat.

Using softness to overcome strength, the strength of the halberd and axe's face was consumed in the constant tremors.

Although it also made a hole in the worm's body, that was all.

This made Boudica very dissatisfied, but the worm escaped from her and crawled towards Disma.

The worm moved so fast that Disma directly drew out his dagger and thrust it hard, trying to pin it in place and control the worm.

But I didn't expect that thing to turn around and open its mouthparts like a millstone towards me. If it took a bite from this thing, it wouldn't be a bloody mess.

The huge sense of crisis made Disma not even need to think, he raised his hand and shot almost to the mouthpiece.

Quickly draw your gun and shoot at close range!

The projectile penetrated directly into the mouth, and a fist-sized hole appeared from the flesh in the next second.

As soon as the worm stopped moving, it collapsed to the ground in less than two seconds as if its bones had been taken away.

Disma gasped and slowly put away the musket that was still filled with gunpowder smoke.

Damn, I almost flipped over just now.

Upon seeing this, Tardif also put away the iron hook in his hand. Originally, he wanted to hook it and pull it back, but now there is no need.

"Its body fluids are corrosive, be careful not to touch it." Lance looked at the corrosion marks on the shield, which should have been contaminated when it hit it just now.

It seems that the mouthparts not only have fangs, but also corrosive saliva. If you take a bite, not to mention the flesh and blood, the bones will be consumed.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the commotion just now.

Lance then focused on the worm, but slowly he seemed to remember something, took out a book and flipped through it.

This was the "Monster Manual" Amanda gave him, and he soon found monsters with similar descriptions in it.

It is a kind of monster called the Devourer. It is carnivorous. The digestive juice secreted in its body is highly corrosive and often attacks livestock.

But the problem is that the illustrated book records that this kind of scavenger does not live in this environment, but in the desert.

Known locally as the Death Worm.

This information immediately reminded Lance of the worm ritual guarded by the ghoul. Could it be...

The more I think about it, the more likely it is that the ancestors trained pirates to plunder all over the world and took back so many things. Among them, the rituals of the Mother of Worms sect may not have been suppressed and disappeared.

After Lance figured out the original ritual of guarding by the ghoul, he finally solved one of his worries.

So why did the ancestor cultivate the Devourer and put it in the beast's cave?

Is it to restrict the pigs?

Lance gave up this possibility after a second thought, because from the equipment on the pigmen, it can be seen that these guys were also trained by the ancestors. Otherwise, where would such neat equipment come from?

If the Pigs and the Devourers are not hostile, then they have a common enemy.

And what is there in the cave that is worthy of their joint confrontation?

In fact, it is not difficult to analyze, because there must be a reason why the ancestor picked the Devourer.

It is obvious from the name of the Devourer that its characteristics are to eat, eat, eat, and at the same time, the corrosive digestive juice restrains the healing power of flesh and blood.

If this is the layout of the ancestor in the beast cave, then we can probably guess that they are dealing with some kind of flesh and blood monster that even the ancestor is afraid of?

It seems that this real beast cave is more troublesome than I thought.

Disma and the others didn't know why the lord was stunned when he opened the book, but fortunately, Lance reacted quickly.

"Get ready, let's go on."

Lance doesn't care who the enemy is, because the purpose of coming here is to "eat, eat, eat"!