I built a manor in the Middle Ages

Chapter 18 The wolves attack
Wolf howl!

Luc jumped off the bed quickly, took off his cross sword and shield in just a moment, pushed the fur-ridden little Charlie aside, slightly opened the door, and looked outside.

The waning moon sank, and night fell over the valley. The sharp howling of wolves echoed each other all around the forest. Luc's face gradually became uglier. His worst guess came true. This was not just one or two wolves, but a pack of wolves!

September and October are not only the mating season for red deer, but also the foraging season for wild wolves. The wolf pack that has just given birth to many cubs must prepare for winter, and the large amount of venison stored in Luc's cabin successfully attracted this hungry wolf pack.

Wolves will not easily invade human villages.

But it was a village consisting of at least seven or eight households, not a single house in the wilderness or mountains.

Sweat oozed from Luc's head. If it was just one or two wild wolves, even if they were dangerous, as a veteran who had fought blood on the battlefield, he wouldn't take it too seriously. But it was different for a pack of wolves.
The cunning and ferocious wolf pack is like a disciplined army. If you accidentally encounter a wolf pack in the wilderness, the probability of one person's death will be very high, especially with the low level of medical care nowadays. If you don't die from the wolf's mouth, you will die from infection.

Looking at the fence gate that was not woven in front of him, Luke felt extremely annoyed.

"Are we just going to give up our venison and pheasant like that?"

Luke's eyes were fierce. Survival was not easy. The reason why he came to the wilderness to open up wasteland was because he didn't want to have to face the faces of those nobles who oppressed him. If he gave in to the wolves now, would he have to give in again if bandits came in the future? Then why did he still open up wasteland?
Luc turned around, put on his chain mail, locked little Charlie in the house, and walked into the yard alone.

Little Charlie is still too young. If he comes out, he will only die.

His feet stepped on the hard ground. He had been to this courtyard countless times, but for the first time he felt a strong sense of insecurity. The wolves had not yet launched an attack, and it seemed that they were using wolf howls to summon their companions. Luc took this opportunity to trot towards the fence gate.

Luc was not without a chance of winning. The sharpened wooden stakes built high around him provided him with a barrier that would not be attacked from both sides. As long as he held on to the gap here, he would be able to defend the safety of his cabin.

The pheasants in the fence were clucking non-stop, frightened by the wolves' threat. Little Charlie was also roaring.

The howling of the wolves gradually stopped, but Luc knew they had not left, because in the forest not far away, pairs of eyes emitting faint green light and creepy eyes quietly emerged in the darkness.
The dirty, tangled hairs were illuminated by the fading moonlight. They were very cunning, waiting for the moment when darkness completely enveloped the earth.

Luke exhaled a breath of foul air, gripped his sword and shield tightly, and a wheezing sound that seemed to be a prelude to an attack raged in front of him.

After a while, when dark clouds engulfed the waning moon, the wolves finally attacked!
First, two pairs of green eyes separated from the wolf pack and approached him from the left and right.

All creatures in nature are very smart, especially predators. The wolves living in the mountains have never seen an animal like Luke, so they need to send two vanguards to explore the situation.

The two wild wolves were getting closer and closer, showing their sharp teeth from time to time, as if trying to intimidate Luc.

When the two sides were less than ten steps apart, the two wolves knelt down and were about to charge forward, but Luc suddenly raised his cross sword and slammed it against the shield!
With a loud bang, the wolf on the right shuddered and stopped in his tracks unconsciously.
At this moment, the wolf on the left rushed towards him without stopping.
"Roar!"

A fierce wolf howl squeezed out of its throat, and its mouth full of sharp teeth bit its thigh. Luc twisted his body slightly, and with his left hand tightly grasped the groove of the round shield, he swung it diagonally downward. With a snap, the solid wooden shield hit the wolf's head heavily, and it immediately saw stars and rolled over in pain, whimpering continuously.

At the same time, the wolf on the right finally reacted, bared its teeth and jumped forward, heading straight for Luc's head.

Luc half-bent his legs and lowered his body. A gray wolf flew over his head, and the foul smell penetrated his nostrils. Before the wolf landed, Luc turned around with amazing speed and swung his cross sword. At this moment, the wolf had fallen to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust. Before it could move its body, the sharp sword had already chopped its hind leg. The wound turned from a line into a mouth, and blood gushed out instantly. It cried even more miserably than the previous wolf, and limped away in a panic.

Luc didn't pursue them, and the two wolves continued to flee. Although the wolf pack had a bad start, they showed no sign of retreating. After a while, Luc was greeted by the wolf pack, which had almost come out in full force!
The conflict just now made Luc regain the ferocity he had on the battlefield, but facing the siege of more than a dozen pairs of eyes, he was still a little scared.

Whether we can get through tonight safely depends on this battle!

You don't need to kill too many, just kill two or three wild wolves and the wolf pack will scatter!
The prerequisite is to ensure that you are not hurt.

……

Little Charlie anxiously scratched the wooden door with his two front paws. As a loyal hunting dog, although he had not grown up yet, he already wanted to share the hardships with Luc.

Listening to the howling of wolves outside and Luc's angry roars as he fought back, little Charlie wanted to fly to Luc's side, but what made little Charlie most anxious was that his sensitive sense of smell allowed him to smell a strange scent lingering at the tip of his nose, which made his whole body tense and he barked wildly in the direction of the scent, hoping to scare the other party away or attract Luc's attention.

"Wang Wang Wang!!"

Little Charlie's barking was blocked by the wooden door and he was trapped inside the house.
……

There is also a hierarchy within the wolf pack. The two vanguard wolves that tested Luc's strength are the lowest. They are generally foreign members absorbed by the wolf pack because they are at the end of the feeding echelon and are relatively weak.

But the ones attacking at this moment are the real elite wolves led by the alpha wolf. Each of them is huge in size and cooperates with each other tacitly.

After barely avoiding the bite of a wild wolf, Luc had to face the flank attack of another wild wolf in the blink of an eye.

He gripped the hilt of the sword tightly with his right hand and swung it decisively. The three-foot-long cross sword cut through the night sky. Seeing this, the dark wolf stopped moving forward and retreated immediately without any delay.

Seeing this scene, Luc felt depressed. After fighting for a while, the opponent did not attack him directly as he had imagined. Instead, they surrounded him in a semicircle and harassed him from time to time. As long as he fought back, they would retreat immediately, and as long as he showed signs of fatigue, they would come back again.

This disgusting fighting method made Luke's plan to quickly kill a few wild wolves fail.
The opponent was indeed a cunning predator. The leader wolf seemed to have judged how difficult he was to deal with based on the first two wolves, so he had no intention of fighting head-on. Instead, he wanted to rely on the advantage of the large number of wolves to slowly wear himself out.

As time went by, Luc's back was gradually soaked with sweat. He understood the wolf pack's tactics, but he was still puzzled.

He didn't kill any of the wolves, but he was guarding the entrance tightly. The jungle law of the survival of the fittest has no concept of honor or disgrace. Facing a strong enemy like him, the best thing for the wolf pack to do is to retreat decisively and look for food that is easier to catch. Why should they keep biting it?
Before Luc could think too much, a mottled wild wolf that was obviously bigger than the other wolves slowly walked out of the wolf pack and looked at Luc fiercely.

Wolf leader!

Is the general offensive finally about to begin?

As if to verify Luc's words, the alpha wolf took a step forward and ran towards Luc himself. At the same time, several wild wolves who seemed to be the alpha wolf's confidants also followed closely.
"Ouch~~"

The leader wolf howled, and five or six vicious wolves surrounded Luc from all directions in an instant!
Luke's pupils contracted. If that's the case, then let's fight quickly and kill the leader wolf to defeat the wolf pack!

Holding the shield and the sword, Luc stared at the wolf leader in the middle. His only target was the other party. Luc stared at the other party. When their eyes met, Luc suddenly had an absurd idea, as if he saw a playful emotion in the wolf leader's eyes.

Luc frowned slightly, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat. The barking of little Charlie behind him became more and more intense, and an inexplicable fear rushed into his heart. Could it be that...
Luc turned around decisively, and his scalp tingled instantly. He saw a huge figure suddenly rising from the fence wall. A vicious wolf that had been lurking in the yard for a long time fell from the sky and climbed directly on Luc's head!
(End of this chapter)