Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 521 - 516: Troublesome Matters When Returning to Hometown 51 [Mass Release 45]

Chapter 521: Chapter 516: Troublesome Matters When Returning to Hometown 51 [Mass Release 45]

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"Dad, why are there wolf howls!" Xu Xiaofen’s heart leapt as she saw her husband run off after speaking, her hands nervously clenching, inadvertently asking her father-in-law.

She had always thought that the old people in the village were making up stories about wolves and bears on the mountain!

But this night proved it to be true!

The wolf howls, sounding so close, could not be mistaken for sounds from a TV!

The howling of the pack was truly too close, and with the continuous transmission of the wolf cries, Qingfeng Village suddenly became gloomy and terrifying.

Among the people in the house, Xu Xiaofen was the most timid, Xiao Yi and a few others were still drowsy from being woken up from sleep, especially Xiao Wu, who was still sound asleep in Xiao Yi’s arms.

Seeing that her grandchildren were not frightened, Zhou Xiuhua told them to go back to sleep in the inner room.

Xiao’er and a few others were still in their growing phase, very sleepy, and had not known about the ferocity of wolves before, so they were not afraid and fell asleep again in a daze under their mother’s orders.

Upon hearing this, Yan Jinsu pursed her lips: Wild wolves only come near human settlements when they are truly out of food!

In the eyes of the wolf pack, any place with humans is considered a place of fire and activity.

Yan Jinsu was not a naive person, and recently she had been hunting a lot in the mountains, and immediately realized that it must be due to her hunting that the wolves had come down the mountain!

Her beautiful eyes saw her elder brother-in-law return and swiftly shut the front door, while Xu Xiaofen worriedly fixed her gaze on her husband. Seeing that he was unharmed, she finally relaxed a bit and quickly stepped forward to take the two water bottles from his hands.

Xie Tiesheng paced around the room a couple of times, and upon seeing his son return, he finally felt in the mood to answer Xu Xiaofen’s question, slowly explaining:

"In recent years, government policies have improved, and hardly anyone is willing to risk their lives to go hunting in the mountains anymore. Animals breed faster than humans and without natural predators, they will definitely become a threat!"

Unexpectedly, it hasn’t been long, and a pack of wolves has formed right above their homeland!

Xie Tiesheng still didn’t know that if it wasn’t for last year, Yan Jinsu had cleared out a large number of wild animals deep in the mountains, perhaps they would have come last year.

Deep in the mountains, there are many fierce and poisonous creatures, and the wild wolf population is expanding, but the territory is fixed. In an area with too many natural predators, docile wild animals, such as rabbits and wild chickens, have no room to breed. Thus, the excess wild wolves can only expand towards the edges close to human settlements.

Yan Jinsu, by accidentally driving away a military’s worth of wildlife, caused the wolf pack to lose its food chain, forcing competition within the pack—wolves eat other wolves!

A new wolf king was born, and part of the defeated pack was either eaten or driven away!

The exiled wild wolves could only develop further towards the outskirts—exactly the pack now besieging Qingfeng Village.

Before Yan Jinsu returned, there were a large number of wild animals around the mountain. If Yan Jinsu hadn’t hunted and stored meat [an apocalypse girl’s bad habit, she couldn’t stand seeing beasts too comfortable in front of her!], these wolves would only lack meat around the New Year, and only then might they come down the mountain to harm humans.

"But usually, we don’t hear wolf howls!" Xu Xiaofen said softly.

"Big sister, this wolf must be a deep mountain wolf that has just been driven out!" Yan Jinsu thought for a moment, then spoke to Xie Tiesheng:

"Dad, this wolf’s howl is calling its companions and showing dominance!"

"Right——"

"Clang, Clang, Clang~~"

Xie Tiesheng responded, then suddenly heard from the center of the village, the night bells ringing loudly.

"Dad, it’s the village chief calling for an assembly!" Xie Jingwei immediately stood up, and thinking of his younger sister-in-law’s words, he anxiously asked, "Could it be that someone in the village is surrounded by wolves?"

"Old Dad, don’t rush, you’re old, you can’t go out!" said Yan Jinsu, standing in front of her father-in-law, just in front of the main door.

"Third Son’s Wife, move aside, I’ll go—" Xie Tiesheng hadn’t finished speaking when Xiao Shi appeared in his arms.

Yan Jinsu, who had quickly freed the child from her arms, passed the two children back and forth between the grandparents. She then turned to her elder sister-in-law and said, "Elder sister-in-law, you take care of the home!"

"Dad, with you at home, these women and children can feel safe, besides, don’t just think about the people in the village, there’s a house full of grandchildren here! Also, don’t you trust my abilities?"

"I!" Xie Tiesheng was stunned by Yan Jinsu’s swift actions, and as Xiao Shi moved uncomfortably, he instinctively shook his arms, which became a settled fact—

"Big brother, with Dad at home, we can rest assured. You take the flashlight and War Stick, and let’s hurry, rescuing people is like putting out a fire, fast!"

"Oh, okay!" Xie Jingwei, stunned by a stern look from Yan Jinsu, hadn’t even reacted before he found himself following her out of the hall. Yan Jinsu, following Xie Tiesheng’s lead, directly bolted the main hall door from inside, then turned to the three bewildered adults and said:

"Dad, Mom, elder sister-in-law, I’ve bolted the main door, you lock the back door as well, wait for us to return and open it for you. It’s dangerous outside; stay safe inside."

Having said that, she commanded Xie Jingwei, "Big brother, let’s go."

"Oh!" Xie Jingwei, shocked by Yan Jinsu’s series of actions, only realized when he regained his senses that they had already confronted the people of Da Rong’s subordinates in the village.

All the men in the village had mobilized, but it was startling to see Yan Jinsu, the only woman, appear in the night.

"Jingwei, why did you bring Jingchen’s wife out?" Others didn’t say much, but an old man around sixty, standing aside, scolded Xie Jingwei bluntly.

"Chief, Captain Zhou, let’s not stand around talking, what’s the plan for the village now?" Yan Jinsu almost rolled her eyes in front of the village elders, not wanting to waste time on meaningless talk, she simply asked directly.

"I’ll explain, this situation was caused by my reckless youngest son. Now, we’ve discovered four young people missing in the village, including my son. My old wife said that she found the livestock missing at the east end of the village, and right now we are heading there." Zhou Weihai expressed his concern and self-blame, but didn’t forget to clarify the situation.

"Okay, let’s walk and talk. The elders stay here, and we’ll go house to house to see if any children are missing."

Xie Jingqiang, after hearing Yan Jinsu’s words, hurriedly repeated the instructions. He was anxious now, especially since the missing children included members from the Xie Family! After he finished his hasty speech, he realized the implications and then gave a more prepared command:

"Exactly, elders stay here, everyone under forty-five, come with me." Xie Jingqiang, grasping the reason, immediately shouted.

And Yan Jinsu, using her spiritual power, was surveying the village situation while signaling her elder brother-in-law to follow, seeing several men trembling with fear, she ran and shouted:

"Those with weapons, be careful not to hurt your companions, don’t act like weaklings."

After Yan Jinsu shouted, she had already sensed the wolf’s presence and said to Zhou Weihai, "I smell the wolf’s scent, tell everyone to be cautious."

Just after her shout, many of the men behind her changed their expressions, glaring at her angrily, but thankfully, they all snapped back to their senses and no longer huddled together in fear.

"Attention, attention, be careful, the Wild Wolf is right up ahead—"