Chapter 288: Run Quickly!

Ye Jiu and the others followed Rolly through the grassland, all of them remaining on high alert.

They scanned their surroundings while moving forward, keeping watch on thefeastng wolf pack in the distance.

“Don’t they leave any food for their cubs?” Da Gua asked.

Wa Ming glanced at the feeding wolf pack in the distance and said, “Maybe they’ll hunt more after they’re full, or perhaps bring some meat back?”

“What does the Shaman want their cubs for? They’re too small to eat,” Shu Feng wondered.

Everyone followed the black cat with curiosity until they reached a small cave. The cave was not very large, and did not look out of place on the vast grassland. It was similar to a mouse hole in the ground, with an entrance large enough for three Rollys to walk through side by side. Though, the interior was quite spacious.

“Look. There are so many Wolf Cubs inside,” Wa Ming immediately spotted the black, grey, and brown Wolf Cubs.

There were about twenty cubs in the cave, not particularly few, but not too many either.

Since the Three Tailed Wolf pack had nearly eighty adult wolves, twenty-something cubs was a normal number.

But in this era of survival of the fittest, many cubs would become meals for other beasts. Of these twenty-something, not all would survive to adulthood. Half would already be quite good since probably only a third would make it to maturity.

Su Bai had considered this point, which was why he wanted to take these cubs away. After all, their survival rate would be higher in the Tribe.

While he could not guarantee 100% survival but 90% was possible. With his Curing Technique, they could be saved as long as they do not immediately die.

Ye Jiu carefully observed the Wolf Cubs and ordered, “Quickly put them in your Animal Hide Bag. It’ll be troublesome if the adults return.”

“Yes.” Wa Ming and the others nodded, reaching out to grab the cubs.

*Awooo…*

*Whimper…*

The cubs kept calling out, though not very loudly, while the adult wolves were still feasting in the distance.

“Wait. Put them down.” Ye Jiu immediately raised her hand to stop everyone, shouting, “Quickly run! We need to go back right now!”

Although Da Gua, Wa Ming, and others did not know why, their instincts told them something was wrong, so they started running.

*Thump thump thump…*

Rolly also sensed something was amiss, its cute appearance changing back to that of an Ocelot, starting to bare its teeth.

Ye Jiu picked up Rolly and started running back, much faster than when they came.

No one even looked back as they quickly returned to the trees and began catching their breath.

“Shaman, there must be adult wolves nearby,” Ye Jiu said while catching her breath.

The wolf eared girl knew that things could not be that simple. The wolf pack would not leave their cubs alone in an area, even if it was their territory Otherwise, they might be eaten by some beasts without anyone knowing. They would not be that careless since they were already this intelligent.

Su Bai looked through his telescope in the direction where the wolf eared girl had gone, and saw five wolves had already surrounded the area.

They looked livid, baring their teeth and constantly sniffing the ground.

Their sharp eyes kept scanning the surroundings. They had only briefly left due to their greed for food, but they had still quickly returned.

“Smart thinking, good that you’re all safe. It is too risky to go back.Let’s give up on those Wolf Cubs.” Su Bai said resignedly.

He had originally wanted to catch some to take back, but now, that seemed to be impossible. He had considered that they would be heavily guarded.

It was just seeing Rolly run over there, he thought it was safe, until the wolf eared girls returned and warned.

“Let’s head out to the second base then, while the Three Tailed Wolves’ attention isn’t on us,” Cang Shi said.

“En.” Everyone nodded and began putting their equipment back on, dropping back to the ground one by one.

*Thump thump thump…*

After descending from the trees, the group began advancing along the edge of the open area, everyone on high alert.

In the forest, the weak and distracted were the easiest targets, so no one dared relax, All vigilantly watched their surroundings.

In this team, the Warrior Trainees and Su Bai would be seen as the weakest members in the eyes of beasts and Ferocious Beasts. If they were to strike, they would definitely target these people, not daring to easily provoke people like Sha Hong.

As the group moved, the sky gradually darkened, approaching evening.

When Su Bai first heard about the second base, he thought it would be similar, with a dedicated cave for resting. After all, the Hunting Team’s rule was no hunting at night, and staying outside overnight was too dangerous, So, having a safe place to rest would be better.

To Su Bai’s surprise, there was no cave visible at the second base. He looked up at the nearby mountain.

He could not see the peak at all, let alone the edges. If they needed to climb over, it would be extremely difficult.

Not just for him and the Warrior Trainees, even with a Totem Warrior’s formidable Stamina, it might take more than a day to climb over.

Moreover, it was not daytime now but evening, and many glowing eyes were already watching from the forest at the foot of the mountain.

Dangers lurked everywhere, with beasts ready to pounce greedily at any moment. Forget climbing the mountain, surviving would be good enough.

But Cang Shi did not stop the Hunting Team, instead continuing upward.

*Thump thump thump…*

“Cang Shi, how much further? It’s getting dark, and it’ll be dangerous if we don’t find a place to rest.” Su Bai asked.

“Shaman, there’s a cave near the mountainside. It is quite spacious. We can spend the night there.” Cang Shi explained.

“Good.” Su Bai felt relieved hearing about the cave, no longer worried about climbing the mountain.

Half an hour later, under Cang Shi’s lead, everyone arrived at the cave entrance halfway up the mountain.

The cave was not naturally formed, nor was it deliberately excavated by the Tribe, but rather dug out by some beast or Ferocious Beast.

More accurately, it was a tunnel.

Because this tunnel led directly to the other side of the mountain, the Hunting Team always passed through here.

The tunnel allowed access to the other side of the mountain, eliminating the need to climb such a high peak.

“Alright, everyone can rest easy now.” Cang Shi was the first to put down his weapons.

Su Bai surveyed the tunnel’s interior in the remaining sunlight before total darkness, finding it indeed very spacious.

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