Sweet Dreams in Famine Years: The System Leads to a Brilliant Life

Everyone held the hoes tightly in their hands. Although their legs were shaking uncontrollably, everyone's eyes were full of determination. Perhaps it was the deterrent effect of the fire that the wolves did not attack immediately. They just stood in the distance, staring at the humans here with their green eyes, and did not dare to act rashly for the time being.

Seeing that the wolves were somewhat afraid of fire, the villagers' tension eased a little, and they felt that there might be hope to survive this disaster. However, this comfort did not last long, as the leader wolf became impatient and let out a low howl toward the sky. It was a silent command, and all the wolves' eyes instantly became violent, ready to attack.

Zeng Zhengen's heart tightened when he heard the leader's command, and he quickly reminded everyone: "Everyone, pay attention, the wolves are about to attack! When they rush over, be sure to protect yourselves. Listen to me and remember to attack their limbs!"

Soon, the first group of wolves began to charge, and the shadows of the wolves approached quickly, like a black storm. Although the villagers were extremely nervous, and some even felt weak in their legs, they still gritted their teeth, remembered Zeng Zhengen's instructions, and resolutely swung their hoes at the wolves, aiming directly at the wolves' limbs.

The wolf's limbs are its weakest parts. Once a wolf's legs are injured, the wolf pack will not be able to stand up, and thus will not be able to get close to the crowd.

Of course, the most important thing for Zeng Zhengen now is to find the leader of the pack. As long as the leader of the pack is killed, the pack will lose its cohesion and will easily scatter.

By the time the wolves had chosen a new leader, they had already left the forest.

After hearing Zeng Zhengen's words, everyone became more alert.

Soon the first group of wolves rushed over. Although the villagers were extremely nervous, they did not forget Zeng Zhengen's instructions.

The villagers swung their hoes and hit the wolves' front legs. The wolves were caught off guard and several of them had their front legs broken immediately. They fell to the ground in pain, and then some villagers took the opportunity to swing their hoes and hit the wolves' necks directly. Before long, there were more than a dozen wolf corpses lying on the ground.

The villagers' confidence was boosted by the first successful fight against the wolves, and they did not hesitate to launch a second round of attacks. As they continued to swing their hoes and sticks, almost all of the first batch of wolves that rushed up were wiped out.

The leader of the wolves in the distance saw all this, and let out an angry growl, then howled to the sky. Soon, the second group of wolves rushed up. This time, the wolves were not only more numerous, but also more ferocious. The villagers fought hard, but several people were still bitten by the wolves because of carelessness. Fortunately, the villagers nearby killed the wolves in time and saved their companions.

The battle became more and more intense, with the villagers and the wolves fighting in the firelight. On the other side, Zeng Zhengen's eyes were always fixed on the leader of the wolves. She knew that as long as she could kill this wolf, the wolf pack would fall into chaos.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Zeng Zhengen used her Qinggong skills to quickly leap to the position of the wolf leader. Without any hesitation, she took out a cold and shining machete from the system. She bought this knife from the system mall with a full 100 system coins. It was extremely sharp and could easily cut iron like mud.

The cold light reflected from the machete, the wolf leader instinctively sensed danger and immediately wanted to retreat. However, Zeng Zhengen had already anticipated its move, and his figure flashed, and his light skills were as erratic as the wind, quickly blocking the wolf leader's retreat.

With a focused look in his eyes, Zeng Zhengen swung the machete in his hand without hesitation and chopped it towards the wolf's neck.

"Ouch——"

The leader wolf let out a howl, which was shrill and short, and then fell heavily to the ground. His limbs twitched a few times, and finally he died completely.

Zeng Zhengen calmly put away the machete and wiped the blood off the wolf's body a few times. There was no hesitation in her eyes. The outcome was already decided, and the rest was just a matter of time.

Sure enough, without the leader's command, the wolf pack began to panic and its originally fierce attack dissipated in an instant. At this time, the old, weak, women and children who were originally in the back of the cave also reacted and took out copper gongs and iron basins and beat them vigorously.

"Boom boom boom——"

The deafening sound echoed in the valley. The wolves were frightened by the sudden noise and lost their composure. Their green eyes were filled with fear. Then they began to retreat to both sides and scattered.

The wolves' retreat finally released the villagers' tense nerves, and cheers rang out one after another.

"The wolves retreated! We won!"

"Great, we defeated the wolves."

"It seems that there is nothing to be afraid of wolves."

Immediately, a villager touched the man and said in a serious expression.

"Erdan, you can't let your guard down like this!"

"That's right! Wolves are not ordinary wild beasts. If Zeng Yatou hadn't taken the initiative and killed the leader of the wolves, disrupting their formation, we wouldn't have won so easily." An elderly villager sighed.

The other villagers nodded in agreement: "Yes, we are really lucky."

Zeng Zhengen waved his hand to stop them from discussing further, and said calmly: "Okay, stop talking, and check who is injured first. I will teach you how to treat the wounds later. The rest of you start to clean up the wolf carcasses. Wolf meat is also meat, and at this time when there is no food, these wolf meats can also be life-saving food."

Following Zeng Zhengen's command, the villagers acted quickly and cooperated tacitly. Some were responsible for checking the wounded, while others began to deal with the wolf corpses.

At the same time, Zeng Zhengen took out the herbs she had collected from the bag she carried with her. She quickly crushed the herbs and demonstrated how to apply them to the wound. Seeing that the herbs were not enough, she patiently taught the villagers where to collect the same herbs.

Zeng Zhengen did this not only to help everyone, but also for the safety of the entire team. She knew clearly that if the wound was not treated in time, infection and inflammation would greatly slow down everyone's progress, and ultimately the entire team would be affected.

Soon after, the villagers who were responsible for handling the wolf carcasses also completed their task. A total of 37 wolves were killed, each weighing dozens of pounds. The heads of the two villages discussed and decided to give three of the wolves to Zeng Zhengyue and her friends as rewards, and the remaining 34 wolves were to be divided equally among the villagers of the two villages.

The villagers were convinced by the decision of the two village chiefs. After all, if Zeng Zhengen had not reminded them, they would have become prey to the wolves long ago. Although there were many villagers in the two villages, each household received several kilograms of wolf meat. Everyone was very satisfied with this and smiled for the first time in a long time.

The sky gradually brightened. After a night of thrilling fighting, everyone did not plan to rest anymore. They simply prepared some food to restore their strength.

Zeng's mother stewed some wolf meat and originally planned to add a few wild vegetable pancakes, but Zeng Zhengen decisively refused and instead steamed a large pot of white rice.

"You girl, you really don't know how to live! If so much white rice is cooked into porridge, it will last for several days!" Zeng's mother said with heartache as she looked at the rice.

Zeng Zhengen smiled and took his mother's hand, explaining, "Mom, we just went through such a big action and consumed a lot of energy. We need to have a good meal now to replenish it. Otherwise, we won't have the energy to travel later!"

She knew very well that she had stored a lot of food in her space, and even a whole container of instant noodles. Therefore, even though she was on the road to escape famine, she did not intend to let her stomach suffer. Why would she eat those hard-to-swallow wild vegetable cakes when she could eat good white rice?

Hearing Zeng Zhengen say this, Yang's mother lost her temper and sighed, "Forget it, your logic does make sense."

Alas! Zeng's mother sighed inwardly, looking at her daughter, and finally said nothing more. After all, Zhengen is now a mother and has her own family. If her daughter doesn't have enough food in the future, she and the old man can only save more and give their share to her daughter's family.

Zeng Zhengen had no idea that her mother was already starting to worry about her future food problems.

When the children saw the pot of white rice, their eyes lit up and their joy was beyond words.

"White rice! So good!"

What they have been eating these days are wild vegetable cakes. Although they can fill their stomachs, they are not as delicious as white rice!