Chapter 5

Tai Li abruptly opened his eyes, grabbed a wooden stick, and stood up, taking two steps forward to block in front of the little ones’ grass bed.

All the Matai were awakened, grabbing their weapons and standing up one after another. Male Matai took the front position, followed closely by female Matai, without any hesitation.

Lu Yu hurriedly got up.

The little ones ran to his side, and one of the boys grabbed his arm, pulling him back urgently, “Witch, quickly come to the back to hide!”

Almost as soon as the boy’s voice fell, there was a wolf howl ahead.

“Ah-“

This wolf howl seemed to be a prelude, followed by a series of howls from the wolves.

Lu Yu’s heart pounded.

It’s a large wolf pack!

He looked forward. Despite the bright moonlight, the light was still too dim, and the Matai were too strong, standing in rows, blocking the entrance tightly. He couldn’t see anything clearly.

Lu Yu had no choice but to follow the little ones and retreat to a corner.

The wolf howls drew closer, and not long after, there were banging sounds of bodies colliding in front, followed by the angry shouts of the Matai and the howls of the wolves.

Lu Yu tried hard to distinguish the noisy sounds in the air.

The Matai were full of energy, while the wolf howls were starting to sound miserable.

The situation didn’t seem too bad, but Lu Yu quickly remembered that the Matai didn’t feel pain at all; they wouldn’t scream even if they were injured!

Lu Yu bit his lip, his nerves tense, his body stiff.

The little girl whom Lu Yu had fed some barbecue seemed to sense something and moved to his side, grabbing his hand. “Don’t be afraid, Witch. The wolves are here, but I’ll protect you.”

Lu Yu was taken aback, looking down at her. “Why?”

Why would she protect him?

Obviously, he was a stranger, and a stranger they had just met today, wasn’t he?

He had asked Tai Li to protect him before, but he knew that was just a way to indirectly ask Tai Li not to harm him. In a real emergency, he didn’t expect these Matai to lend him a hand.

But now, this little girl sincerely said she would protect him.

“I like the Witch,” the little girl said shyly, “And the Witch can save me, so I’m not afraid.”

At first, Lu Yu felt somewhat touched by her saying she liked him, and then he was reminded by her next sentence.

His eyes lit up. Right, he had Small Healing Pills, almost twenty of them left in his ring! As long as they weren’t instantly killed, he could save them. If Small Healing Pills couldn’t save them, he could find more advanced medicine. He wasn’t alone now, so what was there to be afraid of?

Moreover, maybe these wolves would drop something good…

Lu Yu looked up, about to go find the wolves.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

A silver-gray giant wolf was leaping high in the air, flying over the wall of people built by the Matai, straight towards the back.

“Ah!” The little ones couldn’t help but exclaim.

Tai Li, who had been standing like a mountain not far in front of them, stepped back two steps like lightning, extended his left hand, and swiftly grabbed the wolf’s neck, then twisted it.

The silver wolf, which had just been showing its teeth and claws a second ago, couldn’t even howl now, suddenly going limp.

Tai Li casually threw the wolf aside.

Lu Yu thought he had adjusted his mood, but he still couldn’t help but feel nervous. Fortunately, Tai Li didn’t tarnish the name of the Matie king and effortlessly dealt with the wolf.

Lu Yu was about to heave a sigh of relief when suddenly, another burst of wolf howls erupted in the air.

A large number of wolves were leaping from the sky towards the rear!

At this moment, the Matai in front, including the female Matai, were already in a deadlock with the wolves. Although they could occasionally turn around and support each other, the ones who could fully fight were only Tai Li.

He threw away the wooden stick in his right hand, his muscles slightly bulging, and fought the wild wolves close-quarters combat without changing his expression.

A black wolf, with its fur turning black, was violently thrown into a corner.

It rolled over, got up, twitched its nose twice, and glanced around before stealthily hiding in the shadows…

Lu Yu was watching Tai Li and the wolf pack fight, preparing to open his backpack, when suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a dark shadow passing by.

“Be careful!” Lu Yu shouted, pulling up the girl next to him, protecting her in his arms, turning his head down.

“Witch!” The little ones exclaimed.

Tai Li turned his head, his pupils flashing violently, his momentum suddenly soaring, he tore open the wolves in front of him, and with terrifying speed, rushed towards Lu Yu’s direction.

The black wolf, leaping out of the shadows, extended its sharp claws and fiercely slashed Lu Yu’s back. Just as it was about to dig into his flesh, it was suddenly gripped by a big hand with bulging veins around its neck.

Before it could even make a sound to call its companions, its neck was broken by a terrifying force.

“Witch, are you okay…” The girl crawled out of Lu Yu’s arms, tears shimmering as she held onto his arm, choking.

“Hiss…” Lu Yu hissed, feeling a fiery pain on his back. He looked at the girl and grinned, “I’m fine, don’t cry.”

After all, he was a grown man, and the girl was still young. Facing a claw attack head-on, he didn’t know what would happen.

With a smile on his face, the young man, though looking relaxed, had several ferocious wounds on his fair and flexible back, with bright red blood oozing out, which was quite shocking.

Tai Li furrowed his brows, about to walk towards him, when he saw him patting the girl’s head, and a small red pill appeared in his hand.

“I can heal the injury, it’ll be fine soon, you’ll see.” Lu Yu tossed the little red pill into his mouth.