After walking non-stop for six hours, the caravan found a sheltered sand dune to set up camp. At this time, the setting sun cast its last rays of light, illuminating the remaining clouds in the sky blood red, which was heart-warming.

Under the huge sand dunes, experienced businessmen formed a huge defensive circle.

This defensive circle is not to guard against horse thieves, but to guard against wolves.

Horse thieves would never dare to provoke such a large caravan. In the desert, the biggest enemy of merchants is the desert wolf. Compared with forest wolves and prairie wolves, wolves that grew up in the barren and harsh desert environment are more violent and ferocious.

It is said that hundreds of years ago, when this trade route was still in its development period, the merchants at that time had no experience in dealing with wolves. They only had a dozen wolves and dragged a caravan of a hundred people to death in the desert.

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Desert wolves are not only ferocious, but also extremely cunning, and possess extraordinary patience. It is common for them to spend ten and a half days stalking their prey.

No one likes to be followed by a pack of wolves.

The best way to prevent wolves from being stalked is to let the wolves know there is no opportunity to take advantage.

A caravan of three hundred people is enough to make any wolf pack retreat.

Of course, basic defense work still needs to be done.

After settling in, Zhou Sen found some hay and horse manure around and boiled some hot water to drink.

As we go deeper into the desert, the temperature difference between day and night becomes larger and larger. The current temperature is almost like wearing a cotton-padded jacket. Being able to drink a sip of hot tea is undoubtedly a kind of enjoyment.

Everyone ate some random food, then covered themselves with blankets and leaned against the camels to sleep. The porters were tired after a long day, and soon they were snoring loudly.

Zhou Sen couldn't sleep.

Inexplicably, Zhou Sen felt restless.

Why do you feel this way?

Zhou Sen has an almost instinctive reaction to danger, and it is precisely because of this instinctive reaction that Zhou Sen has escaped death many times.

The moonlight is very bright today. The porters are sleeping, the boss is chatting, and the camels are chewing cud with their necks raised. Everything seems peaceful and peaceful.

Zhou Sen couldn't help but glance in the direction of the handsome man. There was nothing unusual over there, except for the two women standing guard.

quiet!

Zhou Sen searched every corner of the camp bit by bit with his spiritual thoughts.

not found.

Zhou Sen, who couldn't figure out the reason, didn't bother to pay attention to it, and began to use his super powers to temper his body.

The majestic strength turned into thousands of strands, and then gathered in the skin, tempering bit by bit... A strange scene changed in Zhou Sen's body, Zhou Sen's meridians became detailed, as if they were magnified

Thousands of times.

What surprised Zhou Sen was that his muscle fibers and meridians were wrapped and tempered by super powers, making them tight and elastic.

The bones have also undergone earth-shaking changes. The pure super power fills the tiny spaces inside the bones, making the bones become more solid...

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Time passed bit by bit, and Zhou Sen was immersed in that strange world and couldn't extricate himself.

After breaking through the "Body Tempering" realm and reaching the "Flying to the Moon" realm, Zhou Sen will become a true body of steel.

In the past, Zhou Sen relied on dragon armor and his body became invulnerable. However, that was just an illusion and not really invulnerable. If he encountered a powerful superpower, his body would be destroyed from the inside.

The "Body Tempering" state is different. Not only does Zhou Sen's skin become as solid as steel, his internal organs and meridians are all in a state of primary energy.

When he was on the Xiongnu grassland, Zhou Sen's dragon armor was easily destroyed and he was seriously injured. If it were now, Zhou Sen, who had entered the "body tempering" state, would never be as vulnerable as that time.

Roar!

Roar!

Roar!

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Suddenly, a low howl sounded in the dark desert. The sound was like a wild beast lurking in the abyss. The desert was shaking and shaking, which was inexplicably terrifying.

The camels made a commotion.

Zhou Sen suddenly opened his eyes.

The porters and merchants all woke up from their dreams, stood up, comforted the camels, and looked into the distance.

"What's that sound?" Zhou Sen asked a porter beside him in a low voice.

"It's the sound of a wolf." The porter said with a disapproving expression.

"Yes, it's the Desert Wolf." The other porter also looked relaxed.

"Is it very common?" Zhou Sen showed a hint of uneasiness on his face, and the feeling of danger was getting stronger and stronger.

"Hahahaha, Xiao Zhou, don't be afraid, there are so many of us, the desert wolf will not come."

"Look!" Zhou Sen looked up and looked at the sand dunes.

"Ah... my mother!" The porter's face suddenly changed color and he exclaimed.

On the huge sand dunes, I saw countless frozen black shadows. The black shadows formed extremely clear silhouettes under the moonlight.

Wolves!

There was a commotion among the porters. Obviously, people did not expect to encounter such a huge wolf pack. Just by visual inspection, the number of wolves exceeded 200. Moreover, there seemed to be rustling sounds coming from behind the sand dunes. .

In the desert, a pack of more than twenty wolves is extremely rare, and a pack of more than two hundred wolves is simply unheard of.

"Get weapons!" Seeing so many wolves, Zhou Sen's boss immediately panicked and quickly called everyone to prepare for battle. Immediately, the people of each cavalry team had weapons in hand and were ready to fight.

What makes people feel strange is that the wolves on the dunes do not attack, but just stand quietly on the dunes, looking down at the humans below.

There is an enforced silence throughout the desert. The wolves on the dunes are confronting the humans below, seeming to be testing each other's patience.

Faced with such a huge wolf pack, people were prepared and did not dare to relax at all.

It was a painful night.

It wasn't until dawn that the wolves disappeared quietly behind the sand dunes.

When the wolves disappeared, the people breathed a sigh of relief, ate something hastily, and then set off.

When they rounded the sand dune, what was frightening was that the more than two hundred wolves were still waiting behind the dune with eager eyes.

The next day, people were enveloped in a depressing atmosphere, because the pack of wolves followed them from beginning to end, neither attacking nor leaving, keeping a distance of several hundred feet from the caravan.

"Too bad." A porter mumbled.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Sen asked.

"We are being targeted by these wolves. Either they die or we die." The porter's eyes flickered and he kept looking back and forth.

"Why?"

"They will follow us all the time, preventing us from eating and resting normally, waiting for us to show our flaws, and then kill us." The porter said while looking around, looking a little distracted.

Zhou Sen immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

It will take at least ten more days to cross this desert. If they don't sleep in these ten days, the porters' spirits will collapse and they will die from exhaustion.

Unless, these wolves are killed!

It is easy for Zhou Sen to kill these desert wolves. However, Zhou Sen went to the Er Empire this time to find the Penglai Immortal Way. If his identity is exposed, all his previous efforts will be in vain.

Organize these people to defend against the wolves?

Zhou Sen immediately gave up the idea.

If he takes the initiative to organize it, he will soon be exposed to the public eye.

In addition, Zhou Sen had a strange feeling. He believed that this wolf pack was not an ordinary wolf pack...

Just as Zhou Sen was racking his brains to think of a solution, he found that an atmosphere of panic filled the porters, and, in the distance, some bosses gathered together, seemingly discussing something.

The atmosphere in the entire caravan became extremely tense, and almost every porter's eyes were fixed on the bosses.

There is a dangerous atmosphere brewing in the air.

It was a hot and anxious day. When the sun set, the caravan stopped early to rest. This time, the caravan found a slightly higher place to set up camp and took great pains to build a defensive line. Compared with yesterday, the defensive line was obvious.

It's much stronger.

This time, the preparations were quite complete. During the trek, I collected a lot of camel dung and some weeds and dead branches. After setting up camp, I lit countless bonfires, which formed a huge circle in the desert.

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However, it is impossible to burn these materials overnight, and the huge wolf pack is not afraid of campfires. They will bypass the fire and attack camels and humans.

During the chat, Zhou Sen finally understood how terrifying the desert wolves were.

Many people think that climbing trees can avoid wolves, but in fact, climbing trees is useless. Even if they encounter wolves in a desert oasis, experienced businessmen will never climb trees to avoid wolves.

If it is a wolf, climbing a tree is still feasible, but with a group of wolves, climbing a tree is useless. A thick tree can be bitten by the wolves in a few minutes. Besides, climbing a tree can only hide for a while.

, the patience of wolves is notoriously terrible. Once surrounded by wolves, they will starve to death. There is no doubt that climbing a tree is the next best option.

It is impossible to escape the pursuit of wolves even through speed.

There is no way a human can outrun a wolf. When a wolf is chasing its prey, it often relies on endurance to tire it out.

When encountering a group of wolves, the wolves are not afraid of fire, which is different from a single wolf. They will stop and observe three or four meters away, then go around the fire and attack people.

The most important thing is that wolves are very good at timing and can even master human psychology. When humans lower their vigilance, they will constantly harass humans, leaving humans in a state of collapse both physically and mentally.

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To be continued...