42. Ghost of the Night
Something strange happened that night.
Emperor Wu slept in the south room of the attic, this room is not big, more than a dozen square meters is very warm, from here you can overlook the entire ranch.
At night, there will always be a "rustling" sound in the grove next to Huaxi Lake, and through the moonlight reflected on the surface of the lake, it is obvious that the branches are shaking, and occasionally there are a few strange screams, which is particularly terrifying.
The koalas, who make their home in eucalyptus trees, also become restless.
Emperor Wu speculated that there might be fierce beasts in the woods.
Mr. Hans had said that he had lived in this area all his life, and had never seen any beasts except wild boars and wild cats, and that the largest of them on the Australian continent was a kangaroo, but it was clearly not a boxer.
During the day, he originally planned to go to the horse farm to buy horses, but last night's movement made Emperor Wu lose interest, and he didn't want to have any hidden dangers in his territory.
He planned to take his musket to the grove during the day, but Turks was adamant about stopping him, saying that he could leave the matter to the police.
"Do you think Denzel will go into the woods to look for monsters? Besides, there are no big beasts on this continent. Emperor Wu asked rhetorically.
"But that's the duty of the police, and we don't have to take that risk. ”
Tex's words are not unreasonable, especially since he has just returned to his normal family life, what will Karina and Lily do in case something happens.
Emperor Wu was frightened since he was a child, and when his grandfather died, he was stunned and watched the tomb in the back mountain of his hometown for two nights.
"Well, Turks, if there is any more tonight, I'll have to call the police. ”
"BOSS, don't take any chances, there's no need for this. ”
Emperor Wu wandered around the ranch for a day, thinking about this in his heart.
This grove during the day is charming, the trees are lush and flocks of unknown birds are foraging in it, and Emperor Wu found nothing.
But he found a detail, in the past, the second koala would go to the lake to play, but now even the trees don't fall, they stay on it all the time, they are very irritable, and they scream from time to time.
"Fack, what the hell is going on, isn't it haunted? Emperor Wu said to himself.
Night fell again, after eating egg fried rice, Emperor Wu ate potato chips and watched a ball game in his bedroom on the second floor, his eyes aimed at the grove from time to time.
The moon is particularly round tonight, illuminating the Rose Lake in snow-white.
Emperor Wu remembered the legend of the werewolf, the time of the full moon is the time of transformation, there should be no werewolf in it.
About ten o'clock there was a commotion in the grove, and several large trees shook violently, and not long before the howl of wild boars was heard from there.
I saw something jump into Huaxi Lake, struggling a few times and not moving.
"Fake! Who dares to go wild on my chassis!"
This piqued the curiosity of Emperor Wu, whose motto was: What is the difference between a life without death and a salted fish.
Emperor Wu immediately went down to the living room on the first floor, put on a camouflage uniform, wore a line hat, and took a musket and prepared to go to the forest to see which monster it was!
Before going out, Emperor Wu bowed three times in front of the portrait of the moon goddess in the hall on the first floor.
"Beautiful goddess, bless me with my peace in death this time. ”
As soon as he left the house, a car drove into the ranch, and Emperor Wu subconsciously raised his gun.
"Hey, boss, it's me!" said Tex's voice.
"Brother, you are not at home with your wife and children, run to me at night, you are not afraid that your wife will misunderstand. Emperor Wu said.
"I guess you're going to go to the woods, and I don't want to be out of work tomorrow morning and see you in the papers. Turks also wore outdoor wear.
"It's kind of interesting, man, maybe we'll be in the newspaper tomorrow morning. ”
Emperor Wu threw the crossbow in his hand to Turks, and turned around to go back to get another one.
"Hey, boss, I don't need such a primitive weapon, and are you sure that musket can shoot bullets?" Tex pulled a pistol from his waist.
This is to put Glock, Turks skillfully fitted with a silencer.
"Cool, you're going to kill someone, and there's a silencer, and it's just a pistol. ”
"I don't want to lure the police out on such a quiet night, and besides, civilians are prohibited from using semi-automatic rifles in Australia, and even handguns have to go through strict procedures. Turks continued: "I suspect that there are people poaching in the woods. ”
"What to steal? wild boar or feral cat? If so, they are welcome to poach at any time. Emperor Wu asked in wonder, there were no rare animals such as emus, platypus, and hairy-nosed wombats, but only herds of wild boars.
Tex shook his head, "I'm just guessing, maybe there's some rare breed in there." ”
The two of them packed their gear and headed for the grove.
When I got there, I found that the sound was always 100 meters away from me, but I couldn't find it, and it was very infiltrating.
"Boss, what's the scariest horror movie you've ever seen. Turks asked quietly.
"Detective Conan and the Rubik's Cube Mansion cast a shadow over my entire childhood. ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and then the cat bent over and moved little by little through the woods.
Diurnal animals begin to move, owls and bats fill the ears, and unknown insects are stepped on from time to time.
"Wait!" Emperor Wu felt like he had stepped on something slimy.
Tex moved the flashlight to Emperor Wu's feet.
"Shet!"
It was a half-cut carcass of a small wild boar with blurred flesh and blood, and the internal organs and intestines flowed all over the ground, and a group of insects surrounded it, crawling to the feet of Emperor Wu.
Fortunately, it's high-tops, otherwise it would have been on your feet!
This method is not like a human doing, it is very similar to the modus operandi of tigers and lions and other fierce beasts, but the lions and tigers in Australia are locked up in zoos.
The light of the flashlight caused a commotion not far away, and then two half-meter-long animals ran towards the two!
Emperor Wu quickly dodged to the side, one of which hit Turks' leg, and when he got up, he did not attack but continued to flee north.
"No Tasmanian devils, this animal is only found in Tasmania. Turks said.
"There are fierce beasts chasing them, otherwise it would be impossible to run away in such a disarray!" Emperor Wu retreated behind a tree, half-crouched, put away his musket and raised his crossbow, and watched around vigilantly.
Tex was on the other side, clutching his pistol, the two of them looking at each other's backs.
The cross talk of "rustling" became louder and louder, and then there was a low roar, and the small trees were broken into two sections.
They held their breath and hid in the bushes and stared ahead.
Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared with a roar, and then it stood up, taller than Yao Ming!
It's a bear!
Emperor Wu's heart was half cold, how could there be bears in Australia!
He clearly remembered that there was no trace of it in the southern hemisphere except for the jungles of northern South America, and the closest thing to the bear in Australia was the koala, which was less than a meter long.
Turks quickly turned off the flashlight.
I saw the bear panting, as if he had smelled something, and slowly crawled towards the bushes where the two were hiding.
Emperor Wu aimed the crossbow arrow at the bear, although the arrow was only lethal to this behemoth, and Tex was ready to shoot, and in the moonlight, it was still a question whether it could hit the vital point.
At this time, a fruit suddenly fell from the tree and fell in front of Emperor Wu.
Lao Tzu is not Newton, what kind of apple is dropped!
The bear noticed the movement and crawled towards it with a low roar.