The room was silent as everyone waited for the old village chief to make a decision.
Wang Defa pondered for a moment.
"There weren't this many wolves around us before, but over the past two years, as human activity decreased, the wolves have become more numerous as well."
"We've already discovered several wolf packs."
"And it looks like these wolf packs have been living in peace with one another. They even seem to be showing signs of forming an alliance."
Although the old man usually stayed in the village and rarely went out, that didn't mean he knew nothing about the situation nearby. Every day, villagers formed a Patrol Team and went out to investigate potential dangers in the surrounding area.
He occasionally went out himself as well, searching for any Mutated Animals that might be nearby.
So he was quite familiar with the situation around the village.
After thinking it over briefly,
he continued, "There's only one possibility in a situation like this: a Mutated Animal has appeared among the wolves. Only a Mutated Animal could gather so many wolves together while keeping them at peace with one another."
"So..."
Just then, a burst of frantic barking suddenly rang out, interrupting their conversation.
Wang Defa looked up toward the yard.
The village dogs were charging toward the entrance as if they had gone mad.
"Woof, woof, woof—"
"Woof, woof, woof... woof, woof!"
"Woof, woof, woof!"
Some dogs barked with every hair on their bodies standing on end, as if they had encountered a powerful enemy. Others had green gleams in their eyes and looked especially terrifying.
"Let's go!"
"Go see what's happening!"
Wang Defa made his decision at once. He immediately followed the pack of dogs toward the village entrance.
Elsewhere.
The continuous, dense barking also startled Jiang Qiao.