This was a very strange team, led by a young gray wolf, followed by a person, a dog, a monkey, two birds, and a few cats. There was also a small herd of deer some distance behind them. As for the place further behind, in the dense forest, there might be black bears and suburban wolves waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.
Such a large team trekking in the dense jungle was like a drop of water thrown into the sea. Even if a helicopter flew directly above them, there would be no signs of their existence.
After walking like this for an hour or two, Famous ran back to Zhang Zian and whispered, "There are the scents of other wolves, cats … and people, but they are not recent."
Zhang Zian nodded, signaling the elfins to be vigilant. The wolf pack was in front, and it was impossible to determine whether they were enemies or friends.
He walked a few steps back, stopped the head deer, and pointed to the side, telling them to stop there and not go forward. The head deer was still a little reluctant until he hid his backpack in a tree hole next to him, indicating that he would come back. Only then did the head deer enter rest mode with the herd, lowering its head to nibble on grass and wild fruits.
If it weren't for the fact that the wolves in this forest had disappeared for nearly a hundred years, the herd would never have followed them until now. No matter how much they liked to lick salt and trusted him, it was impossible. They had forgotten how dangerous wolves were. It was like sending sheep into the wolf's mouth.
The young gray wolf seemed to be eager to reunite with its family. Regardless of the pain from the scratches on its hind legs caused by Snowy Lionet, it quickened its pace. Zhang Zian, who was traveling light, followed closely behind with the elfins.
After walking for a while, it was impossible to accurately judge the distance in the forest. The front suddenly opened up, and the trees temporarily disappeared. What appeared in front of them was a low hill made of rocks.
Several wolves wandered among the rocks. There were about ten young gray wolves in total, including adult wolves and young wolves.
Wolf packs were often composed of a large family, including the alpha couple, the alpha couple's siblings, and the alpha couple's children. Like this young gray wolf, because it was too young, it might be the alpha couple's child that had grown up but had not yet left the pack.
Strictly speaking, the wolf pack was not ruled by a male alpha wolf, but by a couple of alpha wolves. The male alpha wolf managed the male wolves, while the female alpha wolf managed the female wolves and raised the young wolves, just like how the emperor and empress were in charge of external affairs and internal affairs respectively.
Zhang Zian quickly recognized the alpha wolf. It was a strong adult male wolf standing on a rock, and its mate was taking care of three puppy-like puppies. The other wolves were chasing and fighting in the open space in front of the rocks. However, in the eyes of humans, their fighting was very dangerous. It was as if they were seriously biting each other. The wolf's fur was flying everywhere, and sometimes the bites even made people bleed.
The male wolf that had taken away a coyote was also among them. He might be the brother of the alpha wolf.
The sudden appearance of Zhang Zian and the elfins made the wolves panic. Wolves were the top carnivores in this forest. Even black bears did not dare to provoke them easily. Cougars could only stay away from them. Coyotes were even less of a threat. Their only natural enemies were humans.
Humans had once driven the gray wolves from this land. Now that they were back, if humans wanted to, they could drive them to extinction again.
What made the wolves even more angry was that there was a traitor among them. It was the young male wolf who had led people into the house and brought dangerous humans to them.
The alpha wolf jumped down from the rock and roared at the young male wolf a few times, but it did not care to reprimand it further. It glared at Zhang Zian, baring its fangs.
The other wolves, except for the ignorant pups, all rushed over and surrounded Zhang Zian in a fan shape. As long as the alpha wolf gave an order, or if Zhang Zian did something too aggressive to provoke them, they would all swarm up.
The young male wolf whimpered aggrievedly and hesitated at the side, looking very confused.
There was a strict hierarchy within the groups of wolves and dogs. The alpha wolf couple, as the highest level, was called Alpha, and the next level was called Beta, which was equivalent to middle-level management cadres. The rest were Omegas, who acted as the younger brother.
The adult male wolf that killed a coyote and took it away should belong to the Beta of the wolf pack, and the young male wolf should belong to the Omega.
Becoming a Beta or an Omega did not depend on the size of the wolf, but on the age and character of the wolf. A wolf that had just reached adulthood and was docile would be an Omega. When it was a few years older and honed its superb hunting skills in hunting, it would become as fierce as other wolves. It would challenge the Beta wolf and become a Beta after defeating it.
Of course, Omega wolves sometimes left the pack and became lone wolves. They either established their own family or died alone while wandering.
The success rate of wolves hunting was only one in ten, and the success rate of a lone wolf hunting by itself was even lower. Without the protection of the pack, the lone wolf would face a great survival crisis. Most of them would end up dying in a foreign land, or they would attack human livestock because they were too hungry to bear it. That was even more suicidal.
The previous Beta wolf took advantage of the confrontation between the coyote and Zhang Zian. It successfully attacked and killed a coyote, and calmly escaped with the prey under the siege of three or four coyotes. Its rich hunting skills could be seen. The young male wolf easily let down its guard in the face of Zhang Zian's food attack because it was a young and docile Omega wolf.
If the two were reversed, the young male wolf could only give up the prey in its hands and flee in panic when it was besieged by the coyotes. The adult male wolf might fight to the death after being surrounded by the elves.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Zian knew that it was not good. He had hoped that the young male wolf would introduce his fair-weather friend to the wolves, but its status in the wolf pack was too low. In the face of the powerful Alpha wolf and Beta wolf, it could not get a word in.
If they had met in other places, the wolves' reaction might not have been so intense, but most mammals were protective of their young, and wolves had a strong sense of territory. They might have thought that he was going to hurt the three cubs, and in order to protect the cubs, they would definitely fight to the death.
Zhang Zian did not dare to make any big moves, and he did not dare to take out beef jerky from his bag to try to lure these wolves. It was probably useless. That little bit of beef jerky was not even enough to fill the gaps between the wolves' teeth.
He quietly held the bear spray. If the wolves rushed over, he would first spray a circle in front of him in an arc, regardless of the consequences, until it had a deterrent effect. Then, he would take the opportunity to escape.
The elves were also ready to fight. In order to save his life, Richard flew to the branch on his own.
He secretly gestured to the elves to let them slowly retreat.
At that moment, the wolves seemed to have heard something. They all looked back and stared at the highest point of the pile of rocks. There was clearly nothing there.
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