Chapter 143 - Danger
~Burp~
Lin Mu took a burp and then looked up at the shadow that was kind of covering his face. He saw that he had unknowingly created a small hill of bones.
’Did my appetite increase even more? I didn’t even realize it while eating.’ Lin Mu wondered.
He then looked up at the remaining amount of meat that was left on the large skewer. Lin Mu had eaten half of the spirit beast and only the upper torso and one of the legs of it was currently left. He touched his belly and figured that he had had enough food for now.
’I’ll save the rest for dinner.’ Lin Mu thought.
Even though he would not feel hungry for an entire day after eating a meal, he still liked to eat it as it was a habit for him. It just didn’t feel right to him when he didn’t. Anyways, he still got to absorb the vital energy and the spirit qi from the meat, so it worked in his favor.
Lin Mu touched the meat and stored it in the ring. After that, he took out a gourd and poured out some water from it. He drank some to satisfy his thirst and used the rest to clean himself. In his process of eating he had evidently been a bit messy and had oily fingers and face.
Lin Mu looked around and saw that the others were done eating as well and were cleaning up now. They wrapped the remaining meat and kept it for a later time.
"Everyone ready?" Hei Yingjie asked as he looked around.
"Yes senior!" They replied in unison.
Nodding at them, he spoke again, "Let’s continue then. We should probably reach our destination by tomorrow."
They then started their journey again and proceeded deeper into the forest. They were going in a northwestern direction now and would probably meet the other team that was being led by Hei Bao soon.
Lin Mu stood up and walked out of the tent, and just as he did, he saw that Hei Yingjie had walked out as well. Evidently, he had sensed it as well. They looked at each other and nodded in a tacit understanding. The two people that were guarding too saw them leave the tents.
"What’s the problem, Seniors?" They questioned.
"Alert the other, we have a large group of beasts approaching us." Hei Yingjie ordered.
The two immediately left to inform the others while Lin Mu looked at Hei Yingjie in confusion.
"A large group?" Lin Mu questioned.
"Yes, they seem to the Steel back wolves that we killed in the afternoon. Looks like they brought the entire pack for revenge." Hei Yingjie spoke with a serious expression.
’Did he observe that with his spirit sense? How long is his range?’ Lin Mu wondered.
"He’s in the core condensation realm, so it won’t be unusual for his spirit sense’s range to be more than a hundred meters," Xukong spoke.
Lin Mu thought for a bit and then spoke, "How far are they?"
"They’re around two hundred meters away and their numbers are large." Hei Yingjie answered.
’So his range is about two hundred meters.’ Lin Mu grasped.
"How many are there do you know?" Lin Mu questioned again as he tried to use his own spirit sense to see if any were nearby.
"There’s more than a hundred and they seem to be spread around. They’re sneaking around us to ambush us." Hei Yingjie spoke.
Lin Mu became even more alert after hearing Hei Yingjie’s words and unsheathed his own short sword. He knew that if there were more than a hundred steel back wolves then this was probably the entirety of the pack.
"This is going to be a difficult fight." Lin Mu muttered.