Meeting the Second-in-Command Again

"What is the Heavenly Demon Wolf King? Never heard of it. Feng Xi, do you know?"

Feng Xi shook his head, indicating that he did not.

It had never been mentioned in Primordial World novels from his previous life. It was probably just some nobody.

"Little guy, don't spout nonsense. If you're a dog, I'll give you meat. If you're a wolf, I'll slaughter you for meat."

Feng Xu wore a wicked grin, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

"Tell me. Are you a wolf or a dog?"

"I..."

The wolf cub's limbs could not stop trembling.

"I'm... a dog."

Facing the gap in reality, the wolf cub lowered its proud head.

"Feng Xi, did you hear that? It's a dog."

Feng Xi did not reply, merely staring at the wolf cub with a strange expression.

That worked too?

Feng Xu tore off a piece of meat and tossed it to the wolf cub.

"Good dog. Come on, bark for me."

Enduring the humiliation, the wolf cub let out a long howl at the sky.

Feng Xu slapped it hard across the face.

"That's a wolf howl, not a dog bark."

"Then how should I bark?"

Feng Xu gave it a demonstration.

"No. That kind of short, sharp sound is too humiliating for a wolf."

"Say it again. Are you a wolf or a dog?"

Feng Xu slapped it again.

"I... I'm a dog."

As it called itself a dog, the wolf cub began imitating a dog's bark.

Seeing this, Feng Xu tore off quite a bit of dried meat and threw it over.

He took out a rope and looped it around the wolf cub's neck. The wolf cub did not resist, only lowering its head to eat the meat.

From this moment onward, it was no longer a wolf.

[Heavenly Demon Wolf King, Late Mysterious Immortal, Lord of the Western Great Wilderness Mountain]

Feng Xu searched for information through the Merit Mall.

The Great Wilderness Mountains spanned hundreds of thousands of miles. Human Race forces were concentrated in the east, while the Wind-Fire Tribe stood at the eastern edge.

The wolf cub slept in the vine basket on his back, its leg wrapped in an animal-hide bandage.

The Heavenly Demon Wolf Race looked quite different from the wolf cub.

Heavenly Demon Wolves were black, while this wolf cub was white.

"Could I have picked up a different-colored wolf?"

If it truly was a descendant of the Heavenly Demon Wolf King, it should not have been alone on the eastern side of Great Wilderness Mountain, much less nearly starved to death.

Unless, as a mutant variant, it had been born defective among the Wolf Race and was unwelcome.

The group climbed to the mountaintop and continued onward down the other side.

Feng Xu spotted a barren mountain to the front right, streaked with steel gray and dark red.

"What mountain is that? Why is it a different color?"

"I don't know. It's always been like that—completely bare, with nothing growing on it."

"Let's go take a look."

"That place is unlucky. When it rains, the water flowing down from the mountain is red."

"Then we definitely have to take a look. Lead the way."

"Sigh, fine. It'll only add another two days to the journey."

At the foot of a distant mountain, more than twenty people were being hunted by over a hundred wolves.

This wolf pack was well coordinated and nimble, always dodging the occasional backward strikes from the Human Race ahead of them.

The chase lasted an entire day before a great mountain blocked their path.

"Hmph. Let's see where you can run now."

Leading the pack was an Earth Immortal Realm Wolf King, over seventy zhang long, fierce and cunning.

Although it held the advantage in cultivation, surviving in the wilderness meant avoiding injuries whenever possible, so it had remained in the rear to command.

Otherwise, the other wolves in its pack would set their sights on it.

The twenty-odd Human Race warriors roared, their bodies rapidly expanding as they transformed into small giants five or six zhang tall.

The Wolf King sneered and let out a howl. The wolves behind it charged forward.

They did not rush in recklessly. Instead, they split into three groups, one attacking head-on while the other two flanked the Human Race from both sides.

They already had the rudiments of a battle formation.

The Human Race stood back to back, facing wolf packs attacking from several directions.

The battle began.

Other than the Wolf King, none of the wolves were a match for the Human Race in a one-on-one fight. But they had the advantage in numbers and worked closely together.

The Human Race could only struggle to hold on as fresh wounds continually appeared across their bodies.

"These are tribesmen who left the tribe. Facing so many wolves, they probably won't survive."

"Feng Xi, that sounds familiar. Back then, they said Feng Sui wouldn't survive either."

Feng Xi stood above the valley, watching the battle between humans and wolves below.

"Are you going to save them?"

"Of course."

"But they betrayed the tribe and nearly used you as a sacrifice."

"They only thought Feng Sui would not survive and wanted to leave to make a life for themselves. That does not count as betrayal. As for sacrificing me, it did not happen in the end, so why hold it against them?"

Feng Xu's face darkened as he watched the surrounded Human Race below.

"Besides, they are our kin. How can we let outsiders slaughter them?"

"Can your treasure deal with them?"

"My mana is limited. I can't handle so many demons."

"Then what do we do?"

"I have a plan."

Feng Xu quietly told Feng Xi the plan by his ear.

At the bottom of the valley, apart from the dozen or so wolves beside the Wolf King, the rest surrounded the humans, constantly probing and attacking to wear down the Human Race's strength.

Suddenly, large numbers of rolling logs and boulders came crashing down toward the wolf pack.

In an instant, the wolf pack fell into chaos, and the Wolf King was separated from the wolves at the front.

"What are you standing around for? Get them!"

Feng Xu shouted down below.

The twenty-odd people below did not understand, but Feng Xi slid down the slope.

He shouted as he went, directing the people below to attack.

They had once fought side by side as comrades and knew each other well.

The second-in-command was the first to react. With an angry roar, he charged into the confused wolf pack.

Holding a massive log in both hands, he swept through the wolves all the way.

The others followed close behind, throwing stones or wielding wooden clubs. The wolf pack began to retreat.

Seeing his pack in disarray, the Wolf King let out a long howl, trying to regroup them.

Feng Xu suddenly shouted behind him.

"Warriors, follow me down and slaughter the wolf pack!"

With that, he leaped down the slope.

Above them, dust billowed and all sorts of noises rang out, as if there truly were many warriors there.

The Wolf King grew wary and called the wolf pack back to retreat.

In this battle, over twenty humans suffered minor injuries, while the wolf pack left behind more than ten corpses.

"Why are you here?"

The second-in-command stepped forward and gestured as he spoke.

"The chief has recovered from his injuries. The tribe has plenty of food, so we brought the surplus to trade with other tribes for people."

"Impossible. The chief was injured that badly. How could he still be alive?"

"If you don't believe it, go back and see for yourself."

Feng Xi's gaze swept across the crowd.

"Don't make things so serious. We just helped you win a battle. Why not let us rest at your place?"

Feng Xi stepped in to smooth things over.

"You're just a child. What gives you the right to speak to me like that?!"

The second-in-command rebuked him.

"He is the wise one appointed by the chief. Aside from the chief, everyone else in the tribe must listen to him."

"How is that possible?"

The second-in-command did not believe it, but Feng Xi's respectful attitude already explained everything.

If the boy before him had truly become the wise one, then it also proved that the chief was indeed still alive.

The warriors each had their own thoughts, and the second-in-command's expression turned ugly as well.

Feng Sui had always treated the tribe well and was deeply respected.

That was why the second-in-command had taken them away instead of driving the others out.

Among the twenty-odd people, only the second-in-command was a true ambitious schemer.

Once everyone above the valley had safely come down, the second-in-command led them back to their resting place.

They had found a cave in a nearby mountain, right beside the mountain Feng Xu intended to visit.

Feng Xu observed the surroundings the entire way. Several wolves in the distance had been following them from the shadows.

It seemed they still refused to give up.

Once everyone began resting, Feng Xu suggested going to inspect the strangely colored mountain.

"That is an ominous place. Tribesmen who drink water from there fall ill and grow weak."

The second-in-command immediately objected, his tone hostile. Clearly, he did not take Feng Xu seriously.

Feng Xu did not argue. Instead, he asked Feng Xi to accompany him, as there was something he needed to confirm.

As for the others in the group, he was not worried.

It was obvious that the second-in-command's group was divided, and many of them had already begun considering returning to the original tribe.

Naturally, they would not make a move against the people Feng Xu had brought.

At the foot of the mountain, Feng Xu picked up a black stone. It felt heavier than ordinary rock, and the broken surface faintly gleamed with metallic luster.

After scanning it through the Merit Mall, he confirmed that it was iron ore.

Looking over the entire mountain, he saw sparse vegetation and vast stretches of exposed rock gleaming with metallic light under the sun.

This was a mountain rich in iron ore!

Feng Xu's heart burned with excitement. Once they began smelting iron on a large scale, the Human Race would not only develop faster, but also increase their own fighting strength.

Everything in the Primordial World possessed spirituality. Iron tools forged from the iron here should be stronger as well.

Feng Xu took out the Heavenly Net and Earthly Web and collected a large amount of iron ore. Then he brought Feng Xi to chop down trees nearby.

It was already dark by the time the two returned to the resting camp.

At that moment, the second-in-command and his subordinates were chewing raw meat from the hundred-zhang wild boar beside them.

Feng Xi started a fire to roast meat, while Feng Xu led people to dig mud from a nearby stream.

The only threat in the valley was the wolf pack, and they had already set their sights on them, so there was no need to worry about attracting other beasts.

After the mud was brought back, they piled it into a kiln. He intended to make charcoal for smelting iron.

"Why are you feeding that wolf?"

Seeing Feng Xu feeding a wolf cub, the second-in-command spoke up.

"It isn't a wolf. It's a dog. Little White, bark."

"Woof!"

"Good dog. Here, have some more meat."

The second-in-command curled his lip and continued gnawing raw meat by himself.

The wolf pack had suffered considerable losses that day and left only three wolves behind to watch them.

Feng Xu looked at the wolves hidden in the dark.

His Spirit Sense was the strongest among them all, allowing him to easily locate the hidden wild wolves.

As he worked on making charcoal, he considered how to hunt the Wolf King.

Although the Heavenly Net and Earthly Web could capture demons over a large area, his cultivation was too low to unleash its full power.

Moreover, the Wolf King was powerful, intelligent, cunning, and incredibly swift.

Using the Dharma Treasure directly might allow it to escape.

People would need to guard this mountain for a long time. They had to eliminate this wolf pack and leave no future trouble behind.