Crescent Island is a land where dragon life is extinct, not to mention the extremely rare dragons and the same relatively rare number of wurms, even the various miscellaneous dragons and dragon lizards that are found in many places on the continent of Rigal. For this unique phenomenon, the Padrosi Empire has set up a group of scholars to discuss and study this unique phenomenon many times, but due to the lack of cooperation of the Xinjing government, no progress has been made in this area.

There is a proverb in the land of the moon that says, "There are no tigers in the mountains, but monkeys are kings", and although there are some subtle differences in the animals in the proverb, the other creatures in this land are indeed more prosperous because of the absence of dragon creatures.

Those who know a little bit about nature will always be amazed by the ingenious biological structure in nature.

Even very different organisms can evolve similar structures, appearances, and ecological niches over a long period of time in the same environment.

herbivores, small omnivores that feed on insects and fruits, scavengers who are not picky eaters, and—

Apex predator.

Those who have never traveled far will not understand why hunters need to be at least a two-person team.

People who live in peaceful civilized areas, in the sturdy dwellings of stone-built cities, most likely see the biggest intruders in their lives are just ubiquitous rats.

But in the wilderness it's different.

Beasts will stay away from the area where humans are, unless they are too hungry to be able to do more. They fear brightly lit places, even if there is always the smell of food, even if there are weak creatures that can't resist them.

The memories engraved in their veins make them instinctively avoid these creatures that have no claws or fangs, but they hold small pointed sticks, and they will make themselves bleed and wounded in invisible ways.

Newborn beasts understand this, just as kittens instinctively take an interest in objects such as birds or mice. It is a deep imprint of instinct that has flowed in the blood, and the indelible mark of the conflict that arose in the process of the establishment and expansion of human cities and villages has left on the beasts that these people have always thought of as brainless.

They have to make it instinctive to avoid humans, to avoid those brightly lit places, and those who can't do it are basically dead under the bows and spears of humans.

It's a delicate balance, a memory engraved in the genes that allows the beast to be in a self-preservation instinct to avoid even if the city and village defenses are not so intact. As a result, generations have passed, and newborns born after the city's boom don't even know how terrifying the fanged predators are.

In their eyes, these man-eating beasts were as far away as myths, and the bloody memories of the pioneers' generation who fought against them could not relate to them at all.

This carelessness and ignorance leads to contempt, and many of the new generation of young people born after the solid development of the city have no fear of encountering wild beasts and predators in the wilderness, believing them to be like stray cats and dogs on the streets of the city, waving their hands and fleeing with their tails between their legs.

As a result, they often bite off their throats and eat up their internal organs before they get halfway through the journey.

Seasoned hunters and adventurers will always keep a vigil.

Even if they don't have a conflict with anyone, and there are no human pursuers, there are still many creatures they need to guard against.

Only a fool would underestimate the sharpness and cleverness of wild animals, the civilization of the human world has given many weak people the opportunity to make mistakes or even repeat mistakes, but the wilderness is different. To make a mistake here means to starve, and to make a mistake means to die.

A team of 100 people, the bandits can notice, how can the more sensitive beasts in the mountains not be aware of it.

The smell of humans, the body odor and excrement of horses and pack oxen, the aroma of cooked food, the remaining food scraps. All of this would be as evident to the senses of a wolf with a keen sense of smell as a lighthouse on the coast at night.

They are good runners for long distances, and there are forests along the way for them to hide, and when these guys are following behind the group, not even the seasoned hunters of the Yi people or our discerning sage sage can tell.

All that could be known was that when they noticed, the wolves were already staring at them in the distant forest with their eyes reflecting the moonlight.

"Twenty-four, led by a pair. "It's not difficult to confirm the basic information, and some of the hunters are sharp-eyed shooters, but our Sage has been able to understand the situation faster than all of them, and has also informed Narumi and the others.

Wolves are intelligent creatures, and small packs are usually less than 10 wolves, and this is obviously a little larger, which may be why they have the confidence to follow behind their hundred-man brigade.

"Is the target a cow? "Although he is a city dweller through and through, Narumi is clearly not the type who knows nothing about the wilderness. It was easy for him to tell that the wolves were targeting the slow-moving, bulky pack oxen.

Hanging a tail is really unpleasant. The Marsh region was already difficult for a team with baggage, and the addition of these hungry wolves waiting for an opportunity was simply distracting.

But they didn't have any very efficient way to deal with it, the wolves were not small, and from the distance they kept, it was clear that they were still wary of them. At a distance of more than 100 meters, in the dim moonlight, the wolves were hiding in the forest, and they were able to notice that they were already very vigilant and eyesighted.

More people, including Miss Doctor and Oiran Missionary, Caleva, and the young master, deliberately searched for them after hearing about the trailing wolves in the distant forest, and only then did they see the outlines of those fluffy wriggling black shadows. If the team is made up entirely of samurai and there are no characters such as hunters who are more adapted to the wilderness, they will most likely wait until the wolves come to them.

Cunning, clever.

Keep your distance and be vigilant against human attacks, and will not approach rashly.

At the same time, he has a lot of physical strength and patience.

They don't attack when they know they're being alerted, but use their long stamina to follow them, and then rush to the top when someone is left behind.

"Can you only spend it with them?" said the timid missionary Edge, who was obviously terrified again, and if it was up to him to decide, he would probably want to exterminate all these wolves.

"I didn't come so far by boat to tear the wolf to pieces!" Age, who had not been on his birthday for a few days since landing, had become a little nervous, although he had been quite timid at first, making people wonder why this psychological quality had chosen to cross the ocean to become a missionary, but now it has really become a little hysterical and explodes at the touch of it.

"Be quiet, are you still a servant of God? Alfonso had apparently lost patience with his performance, and he reprimanded loudly, while Edge, frightening a spirit, returned to the tent in frustration.

"Arrange a vigil. Henry said this, and Narumi nodded, and began to discuss the arrangements with Temurun. Even if you try to fight these wolves, most of them will not come of any good, they hide in the forest, they are smart, and they know how to cooperate with each other.

In the darkness of night, it is difficult for the samurai to perform even if they are good at archery, and the complex terrain of the forest makes it much more difficult to hit the bow and arrow shooting.

A two-legged man can't outrun a four-legged wolf, and these guys have plenty of stamina, and once they try to escape, they can't catch up with them with human foot strength, and riding a horse will be hindered by complex vegetation.

Not to mention that they can't fight and can't catch up, once someone is left alone in the process of chasing, then these guys will definitely turn around and show their minions.

The high risk and low reward, coupled with the limited number of arrows that the samurai carried out, even though they tried to recover as much as possible after the bandits' first battle and also searched some from the bandits' inventory, there were still about 1 to 2 percent of the arrows that were completely destroyed and could not be used again.

Weapons and armor will wear out, knives will be notched, and the blade will be curled and need to be sharpened. If you don't take care of the way you use it and make a mistake, it is also a common thing to break.

The physical strength of men and horses is also limited, and the night is really not the time when humans, especially heavy units such as cavalry, can act unscrupulously. In daylight, these cunning wolves are expected to keep a longer distance, their sense of hearing and smell is very sharp, they are not as dependent on light and sight as humans, and they know how to play to their strengths.

The only choice is to respond to all changes with the same watertight precautions, vigilance, and less costly and less labor-intensive drive instead of killing them all, and when they leave the area or drag on long enough, these wolves will shift their targets to hunt other prey.

As a result of the discussion, it was clear that the most reasonable combination would be to have the best hunters and samurai of the Yi people and Ashigaru set up a bonfire sentry nearby.

The high ground they were on was watery on one side, but all the rest were gentle slopes, so at least three sentry posts had to be set up.

Small ponies were placed near the campfires for the weary to rest, and each outpost was staffed with two hunters and three samurai and two ashigaru. Both the samurai and the yashi were armed with bows, while the ashigaru was armed with spears.

They took some wooden sticks from the pyre, which were one and a half meters long and had a slit, sharpened the other end and hung candles and lanterns on them.

The sticks were placed a few meters away from the campfire, and candles were lit to increase the illumination and detect movement in advance.

Moonlight is unreliable after all, it is indeed as bright as day when it is clear, but when it is obscured by clouds, nothing can be seen, and the samurai and Yiren hunters are not sages, and without excellent vision, they need to be supplemented by other means.

But in the final analysis, this kind of preparation was still a method that only the samurai with deep pockets and sufficient materials could use. Candles that can be burned for hours are not so expensive that ordinary people can't afford them, and most farmers are careful to use them sparingly. It will never be used better at one time, and it will be hung outside to let it burn clean.

All in all, with a threatening tailgator, the team's approach had to change a bit. Most of the time during this period of time will not be easy at night, but a little fatigue can be restored, once the loss of the pack ox, the loss of supplies, or the loss of someone's life, it is an even greater loss.

Bonfires and candles flickered slowly, and during the night, the samurai began to feel the excellence of the hunters.

Although they were certainly not comparable to the samurai in terms of martial arts, ethics, and teamwork, when it came to discussing how to deal with wild beasts, how to stay awake during the long and boring wilderness vigil, they learned a lot from the samurai.