Red Wolf King

"Kitty, do you need paper and ink?" Qin Yue blinked her big eyes and asked adorably.

Meow~

Li Xuan nodded his little cat head and waited quietly.

"Here you go."

Qin Yue trusted Li Xuan deeply. Without the slightest hesitation, she sat down in front of him and handed over the paper and ink.

Very soon.

She saw the little milk cat dip a tiny claw into the ink and begin writing rapidly, a line of words slowly appearing before her eyes.

"Everyone rest? Hunt Fathead Rats again in an hour?" After reading the words, Qin Yue looked at Li Xuan in confusion, unable to understand what it meant.

Meow~

Li Xuan nodded again, waving his little paw in a humanlike manner as though urging her on.

"Alright, alright, I got it."

Qin Yue nodded obediently and quickly ran over to Song Xiaomei to tell her about it.

Song Xiaomei had also witnessed how extraordinary the little milk cat was. Since it wanted everyone to rest for an hour, there had to be some deeper meaning behind it.

So Song Xiaomei called out, "Everyone, rest for an hour. We'll hunt Fathead Rats again after an hour."

"What? Rest for an hour? Didn't we just rest? Why do we need to keep resting? Our hunting task isn't exactly easy."

The elder of the twin brothers spoke up, frowning at Song Xiaomei, unsure what she meant.

"Rest first. Once we're rested, we can hunt Fathead Rats faster."

Song Xiaomei did not explain. Instead, she directly ordered everyone to rest in her capacity as team captain.

Although the brothers were somewhat resistant to this decision, they still followed their captain's orders.

Blackie was also puzzled, unable to understand why they were suddenly resting. However, she had fought alongside Song Xiaomei once before, so she did not feel much resistance.

And so.

Everyone began resting once more, chatting on the grass beside the farmland.

While they rested.

The other teams in the distance seized the chance to speed up their hunting. From their previously lagging position, they gradually caught up, killing large numbers of Fathead Rats and reaping a plentiful harvest.

This sight made the twin brothers extremely anxious. After all, the prey was tied to both their mission and their income.

The two brothers grew increasingly impatient, checking the time again and again as they waited to set out at any moment.

At long last, an hour passed. The brothers immediately stood up and, unable to wait any longer, prepared to take the Gale Wolf out hunting.

"Rest another half hour!"

Song Xiaomei looked at the note Qin Yue handed her and spoke again.

"What? Rest another half hour? Why are we resting? Wasn't an hour enough? If we keep resting, the Fathead Rats will all be killed by the other teams!"

The twin brothers finally could not hold back any longer and asked angrily.

Blackie beside them also looked at Song Xiaomei in confusion, then at the little note, and then at the ink on the little milk cat's paw.

"I'm the captain. Do everything as I say! Otherwise, leave my team!"

Song Xiaomei declared loudly. Though her voice was youthful, it carried an unquestionable force.

This was the first time everyone had seen her like this, and they were all somewhat surprised. Even Qin Yue gave Song Xiaomei a few extra looks.

"Fine, we'll rest. You're the captain, so everything you say is right!"

The twin brothers were somewhat annoyed, but intimidated by Song Xiaomei's imposing presence, they sat back down and chose to keep waiting.

As they waited.

The twin brothers watched the other teams kill more and more, while Fathead Rats became harder and harder to find. They grew increasingly anxious, worried that the other teams would wipe out all the Fathead Rats.

Finally.

The half hour passed at last. The twin brothers could not sit still any longer and sprang to their feet.

But after standing, they immediately looked toward Song Xiaomei, wanting to see whether she would say something else.

Yet to their surprise, Song Xiaomei, Qin Yue, and even Blackie were all looking at the little milk cat, as though waiting for something.

Whoosh!

The little milk cat suddenly leaped up, landing on Qin Yue's shoulder. It gazed toward the northwest, its gem-like cat eyes filled with gravity.

"What's wrong, Kitty?"

Qin Yue asked softly, but the moment she finished speaking, she suddenly heard cries of alarm.

"Red wolves! Red wolves! More than twenty Red Wolves—run!"

"Damn it, the wolf king leading them is Black Iron rank. We're finished; we're in serious trouble."

"Send out a distress signal, quickly! Damn it, why are there Red Wolves here? And why are they attacking when we're at our most exhausted?"

Cries of alarm rose one after another from the northwest.

Hearing this, Song Xiaomei and the others hurriedly looked toward the northwest on guard and saw more than twenty Red Wolves charging toward them.

The hunting teams that had been hunting Fathead Rats were already exhausted, and their summoned beasts had run out of skills.

Now, faced with the sudden Red Wolves, everyone panicked and fled in terror.

But the Red Wolves were incredibly fast. In only a moment, they had rushed over and begun attacking!

"Th-this..."

The twin brothers stared wide-eyed at the scene in disbelief, while Blackie looked toward the little milk cat.

"Sh-should we fight? Or run?"

Song Xiaomei looked at the little milk cat. As the captain, she was actually asking a little milk cat for advice.

Meow~

Li Xuan cried out and waved his little paw. The meaning was obvious: attack and kill the Red Wolves.

"Alright! Big Black, charge! Hold back that Red Wolf King!" Song Xiaomei immediately ordered.

Roar!

A roar rang through the area as Big Black Bear dropped onto all fours and charged at the Red Wolves like an armored vehicle, fearlessly launching a frontal assault.

"Kill!"

The twin brothers and Blackie also gave their orders without hesitation, leading their summoned beasts into the charge.

Only Qin Yue did not move, because Li Xuan stopped her and had her remain quietly where she was.

Howl!!

Wolf howls rang across the area as more than twenty Red Wolves launched a fearless attack. Even against the Black Iron-rank Big Black Bear, they showed no sign of retreating.

However, the Red Wolves' movements were very stiff, and their eyes were vacant, as though their souls had been lost.

This made them weaker than ordinary Red Wolves in combat, but their fearless attacks made up for it.

Roar!

Big Black Bear roared in pain, swatting away the Red Wolf biting his paw and killing it with a single blow before engaging the Red Wolf King in fierce battle.

With Song Xiaomei and the others coming to their aid, the hunting teams that had been fleeing finally caught their breath and began gathering their summoned beasts to attack as well.

Though they had no skills left and were exhausted, they had strength in numbers, and for a time, they fought the Red Wolves to a standstill.

The battle remained locked in a deadlock. At the edge of the farmland, both sides fought a life-and-death struggle, each giving everything they had.

And at that moment.

At this critical juncture.

The crow silently watching from the sky suddenly split off a small crow.

The next second.

That small crow dived sharply down from the sky, its target unmistakably Qin Yue.

No one had expected this sudden attack, this dive at such a crucial moment.

Song Xiaomei, who was fighting, saw this scene and felt her heart leap into her throat.