"Master, the ones opposite are also wolves," the black panther, who was the first to reach the animals, reported to Lu Heng after seeing the demonic beasts.
"Hmm, hold them off for now." Lu Heng also heard the wolves' calls. Due to the different directions and the contract, Lu Heng could distinguish whether the roars were from the Blood Wolves.
He didn't mind taking in a few more wolves now; wolves were inherently strong in combat.
The wolves within the encirclement, upon seeing the first black panther arrive, split into two and lunged fiercely towards it.
The black panther gathered energy within its body and, relying on its speed-type abilities, quickly dodged to the side, evading their attack.
Missing the black panther, the two wolves quickly adjusted their direction, leaped more than a meter high, and attacked the black panther again, simultaneously activating their special abilities.
One of them used earth-type abilities. The moment it leaped, its claws struck the ground, condensing soil into a row of serrated spikes that extended towards the black panther.
The other directly condensed a stream of water from its mouth and attacked the black panther as it leaped.
Lu Heng, seeing the movements of the two wolves through his helmet's thermal imaging, also accelerated his pace, overtaking the black bear running ahead and heading towards the black panther to provide support.
Fortunately, the black panther was fast enough and, through constant dodging, was not injured.
At this moment, the antelopes and Lu Heng's vines also approached the demonic beasts. Unexpectedly, there were also earth-type ability users among the wolves. They also dispersed many plant roots around themselves, intending to use the underground root systems for protection.
"Awooo!"
Suddenly, a clear wolf howl echoed from the pack.
The gathered wolves seemed to sense some danger and began to scatter in all directions. Of course, the directions they chose to break through all avoided the Blood Wolves.
"Hurry and gather them." Having reached the front and clearly seeing the wolves' levels, Lu Heng finally gave the order with relief.
Although there were many wolves, their levels were not as high as Lu Heng's. They were all around level seven demonic beasts, with an eight-level alpha wolf leading them.
Lu Heng gathered energy in his body and controlled his vines to speed up towards the scattered wolf pack.
The vines broke through the obstruction of tree roots and quickly attached themselves to the alpha wolf's feet.
As long as the alpha wolf was captured, the remaining wolves would definitely return to try and rescue it. These wolves would not easily abandon their leader.
Indeed, after capturing the alpha wolf, it struggled fiercely, trying to escape from the vines. Its limbs were scraped by the rough outer skin of the vines, and it let out even sharper, more tragic cries.
At the same time, the alpha wolf did not forget to open its mouth wide, revealing its sharp white teeth, and tear at the vines beneath its feet, attempting to break free from the restraint.
The other wolves, which were scattering to find a breakthrough and escape the encirclement, upon hearing the alpha wolf's tragic cries, unhesitatingly turned back and rushed towards the alpha wolf's direction, no longer caring about escaping individually.
Lu Heng wanted to contract a demonic beast, so he didn't want to kill these wolves yet. If he killed any of the wolves in this group, Lu Heng feared there would be a rift after the contract.
"Awooo!! Awooo!!"
The Blood Wolf, catching up from behind, saw the wolf pack ahead. It leaped onto a high platform it had created and let out a series of roars towards the wolves below.
The Blood Wolf's level was already much higher than the wolf pack's. Upon hearing the Blood Wolf's clear roars, the gradually trapped wolves lowered their heads towards the Blood Wolf, occasionally letting out low growls.
However, the alpha wolf did not bow its head due to the level suppression. As the leader of a wolf pack, it would not willingly give up its alpha status without a fight.
It was still trying to break free from the vines, but it let out defiant roars towards the Blood Wolf.
Lu Heng had seen these sounds in nature documentaries before the apocalypse, as the director had been constantly playing nature programs for them when they first contracted these animals.
"It seems to be defiant towards you. Why don't you have a fight?" The director, watching the spectacle from within the space, said, not wanting to miss the fun.
"That's fine too." The Blood Wolf lowered its head and looked at the alpha wolf gazing up at it.
"What kind of wolves are these?" Lu Heng interrupted, as he didn't want them to fight each other yet. If they could be contracted, the conflict would naturally be resolved.
Of course, Lu Heng couldn't contract all the wolves. He could tell that this alpha wolf was also earth-type, but it seemed a bit different from the Blood Wolf's earth-type abilities.
"They are demon wolves."
Little Six, who had returned at some unknown time, emerged from the earth and spoke to Lu Heng about the demon wolves.
"There are many demon wolves in this forest, and they live in several tribes. This one seems to be a medium-sized wolf pack. I heard from other giant rats that demon wolf packs are led by female wolves. This is truly what they call..."
"Yin Sheng Yang Shuai (female dominance, male weakness)." The director in the space chimed in.
"Ah, yes, yes, that's how humans seem to describe it. Their demon wolf packs are matriarchal, usually numbering around ten or so. Of course, there are solitary ones, those who are old and weak and have been driven out of the pack..."
"Female wolves, then there's no point in fighting. Master, quickly contract a wife for the Blood Wolf. Look, Fatty Hu's cubs are about to be born, and the other beasts are still single."
"Are you the one who's feeling amorous? Do you want me to find a male cat to contract a companion for you too?"
"Master, my entire heart is with you. How can you bear to push me to another meow? Do you really like Lu Bai?"
Lu Heng...
He blocked the permission to view the outside world from within the space and also blocked the director's voice. Only then did Lu Heng look at the alpha wolf again.
This alpha wolf was not as easy to contract as the Blood Wolf was initially. An adult wolf had its wild nature ingrained, and as the leader of a pack, it was not easy to tame. Lu Heng felt that he would have to forcibly contract it.
However, to forcibly contract it, he would first need to make this alpha wolf give up its rule over the wolf pack and completely extinguish its desire for dominance.
"Blood Wolf, it's still better to fight it. But don't make it too ugly; I still need to contract it," Lu Heng said to the Blood Wolf after some thought.
The Blood Wolf nodded, then jumped down from the platform and walked near the alpha wolf.
Lu Heng, using his vines, pulled the other wolves away, clearing a space for them to fight.
The demon wolf opposite was confused. Seeing all the demonic beasts move away, and then a wall nearly six meters high was built around them, with a net woven from vines on top to prevent them from jumping out.
Lu Heng and the others created a partition at the edge of the wall. The bound demon wolf pack was discarded aside, while Lu Heng and the others scattered in the partition, preparing to just watch the show.