Super Zoo-Chapter 800 - 779: The Pack of Wolves

The carriage had a braking system, commonly known as a 'hand brake,' situated within reach of the coachman, functioning similarly to the handbrake in a car. Avitu, with one hand clenching the reins and the other forcibly pulling up the brake handle, abruptly stopped the four horses and the carriage with a screech.

The noise was quite startling, immediately waking the passengers inside the carriage.

"What's happening?"

"Have we arrived?"

Several people leaned to the carriage windows and looked forward, only to see a thinning forest with more rocks in sight, but no building whatsoever, let alone the towering Eibek Castle from the tales.

Instead, up ahead, Ashis is incessantly barking in one direction.

"Is something wrong?" Suming knocked on the partition in front of them, to which Avitu turned back through the narrow gap and shook his head at the passengers inside, "Everyone, stay in the carriage and don't come out." After speaking, he casually picked up Ashis by the neck and tossed him into the carriage through the gap, then grabbed the double-barrelled shotgun mounted on the carriage shaft, skillfully loaded the ammunition, and aimed at the forest ahead.

It seemed they might have encountered danger!

"Woof woof woof!" Ashis was unwilling to stay confined, standing up on his hind legs in the carriage, trying to get out to protect his master. Unfortunately, he was too small to reach the upper partition and could only scratch frantically, causing noises in the carriage.

The greatest danger in the forest was wild beasts, and anything threatening enough to necessitate a shotgun was no small matter. Labradors are traditionally one of the hunting breeds, but unfortunately, Ashis was too small to be of any real help. freeweɓnovel.cøm

"Don't be afraid, it's normal to have animals in the mountains," Zhao Yun reassured the three women in the carriage with a smile, while discreetly pulling on the carriage door handle to make sure both doors were indeed closed and locked.

"I'm not scared, as long as big brother is here, he could even defeat a dinosaur!" Chengcheng was naively brave, very confident in Suming's talent for taming animals.

"Chengcheng is the smartest."

Suming stroked Chengcheng's head, then patted Nangong Yan's hand, giving a reassuring signal, sending a wave of spiritual power her way to slightly calm Ashis's agitation, and turned to peer outside through the partition.

"Awooo..." A distant howl emanated from the forest.

"Turns out it's wild wolves." Avitu still held the gun, but his tone was much more relaxed, "There are many wolves in the mountains, and as winter approaches, they take risks to leave their territory in search of food. No need to worry, unless it's a large pack, they won't pose a threat to us. Upon seeing us, they'll likely choose to go around. Ha-ha, maybe we won't even need the shotgun, these four horses are not to be trifled with."

A trained horse used for racing and pulling carts, especially those in the mountains, is quite different from those in zoos used for taking photos. They are strong-willed and resolute, instinctively fighting back if attacked by wolves. A bite from a wolf is certainly unpleasant for a horse but probably not fatal; on the other hand, it's a different story if the horse lands a fierce kick - smaller wolves can be sent flying, either killed or crippled.

With such reassurances, the passengers in the carriage were no longer so tense but became curious and excited, eagerly peering outside.

Suming, in secret, directed another stream of spiritual power, transforming it into Soul Attachment Ability, sending it soaring into the sky.

Haidong Qing had been unable to follow due to a wing injured by the small Zhu-Jiuyin in a duel, but unexpectedly, the Zhu-Jiuyin had developed quite impressive flying abilities at some unknown time. Perhaps not quite equal to Haidong Qing, but still managing to shakily fly thousands of miles all the way to Romania, now hovering above.

As spiritual power dispersed a bit further, Suming slightly furrowed his brows.

It's strange, spiritual power seemed to encounter some kind of invisible obstacle; it was difficult to diffuse in the air, and the range and effect it could cover were both greatly reduced from before.

Normally, dispersing spiritual power was like fish swimming into water, as long as Suming had enough spiritual power within him, it could smoothly expand in all directions.

But the feeling now was like entering a quagmire, extremely strenuous.

By sheer effort, he managed to contact the little crested ibis, and the Soul Attachment Ability was unfolded, wishing to observe the ground below through the vision of the little ibis. However, the 'signals' returned were blurry, and it was not possible to make out what was in the distant woods, only a general outline of the forest.

"Hmm? What's going on?" It was the first time since Suming started his career that he had encountered such a situation.

If spiritual power were radio waves, then it seemed there was some kind of magnetic field here that could disturb those waves.

This puzzlement didn't last long, nor was an answer found, when rustling footsteps treading on fallen leaves came from the forest ahead.

A wolf, about the size of an ordinary Labrador, appeared in everyone's field of vision.

Wolves and dogs look similar, but the difference was apparent at first glance: wolf fur was coarser and its gaze much colder. No dog would have such a gaze, not even a mad one; the former is fury, while the latter is a cold aloofness.

The appearance of the wolf immediately caused a stir inside the carriage. Seeing a wolf in a zoo and encountering one in the wild were completely different experiences.

"What a weak-looking wolf, not imposing at all…" Chengcheng pouted in disappointment. The distance was not far, and from inside the carriage, you could see the wolf's belly was hollow, apparently having not eaten for a long time.

Avitu slightly lowered the barrel of his gun, a young wild wolf posing almost no danger.

Aooo aooo aooo... A series of urgent wolf howls followed, and thereafter four larger Grey Wolves leaped out, prompting Avitu to tighten his expression, immediately lifting the gun barrel again, aiming at the largest of the wild wolves, ready to pull the trigger.

Five wolves in total, this was already a small pack. Under starvation, they would definitely dare to take risks. An experienced Hunter in such a situation would definitely kill the strongest one first, to strike a mountain and intimidate a tiger—or rather, a wolf. As long as the initial ferocity of the adversary could be broken, the remaining wolves would typically disperse on their own.

Suming was also prepared; even if his spiritual power was somewhat suppressed, it was still more than enough to deal with a few wild wolves.

Unexpectedly, before Avitu could pull the trigger, a large group of wolves rushed out from the forest behind them in a flurry. At first glance, their numbers were uncountable, probably twenty to thirty, crazily surging towards the direction of the carriage.

"God!" Avitu exclaimed in disbelief, how could there be so many wolves?!

His reaction was exceedingly swift. Seeing the situation as implausible, he quickly released the ties on the four horses pulling the carriage and, with one hand on the shaft using it as a pivot, swung himself into the air and leaped to the carriage door, knocking forcefully on the window, "Open up!"

Suming quickly opened the door, and Avitu, crouching and carrying his gun, squeezed in, then immediately shut the door behind him and poked the gun barrel out through the gaps in the panels, the dark muzzle aiming at the wolf pack.

In the blink of an eye, mere seconds, the wolf pack had already charged to the front of the carriage!

The closest wolves were no more than two meters away from the carriage horses, and the four steeds, in inexplicable terror, bolted away into the distance.