Chapter 1103
"What sort of weapons have you brought to defend yourself?"
Nicole turned to Carl.
"I have a dagger with me," he replied.
"Our daggers won't be of much use against the wolves," she said, assessing the potential situation.
"We can only use our torches to scare them away.If the wolves surround us, we must protect our horses, find out which one is the pack alpha as soon as possible, and target it so that we may live to see the sun rise."
"I got it."
Carl nodded, ready to defend his camp.
The horses began to thrash and wine, attempting to free themselves from their bonds.
Noticing this, Nicole hurried over to comfort Pinto and the other horse and shot a bullet of a glace over her shoulder at Carl.
"They must be close."
As soon as had uttered those words, she saw about a dozen pairs of eyes gleaming about in the dark, charging at her general direction.
When they were nearing the campsite, they slowed down and began to size Nicole up, sensing out for any weaknesses and vulnerabilities through visual and auditory cues.
Then, they halted and circled around the duo, effectively surrounding Nicole and Carl who could only stare back at them.
"Carl, they stopped," Nicole said.
"I can see that.Perhaps they are not coming any closer because of the flames," Carl said, hazarding a guess.
"If this is going to keep them at bay, how long do you think our fire can last?" Nicole asked Carl.
"It won't last until the break of dawn."
Carl looked at the branches surrounding them, knowing that he should have gotten more of those earlier.
"Then let's keep the fire burning for as long as possible," she ordered.
"Use anything that is flammable, and I mean everything, including the tent."
"I've counted the branches," he said.
"Alright, good.Looks like I've got no choice but to fight them!" Nicole said, staring at the wolves who were standing in wait directly across.
As long as the flames remained kindled, they would not pounce.
"Carl, can you identify the alpha of the pack?" Nicole asked Carl.
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