Chapter Twenty-Four: An Ambush
One
The scorching sun was in the sky, the temperature rose suddenly, and I screamed uncomfortably.
The woods had not been so hot for a long time, and the animals were lazily hiding in the shade, panting, and the hunters were expecting their prey to fall into the net, but it was all a dream.
A well-trained team tirelessly walked through the dense forest, arousing the curiosity of the beasts.
The old dog walked slowly at the front of the line, the faint smell in the air became clearer and clearer, and it barked excitedly at its owner and walked forward quickly.
The old man walked leisurely, nodding his head against the map in his hand.
At this time, Sang Mu couldn't help it: "Grandpa Mu, we have been looking for a long time, when can we find the entrance?"
Old man: "Don't worry, it's not far away." β
Without waiting for Mulberry to speak, a huge cave appeared in front of him.
The old man pointed: "Look, it's him, and after passing through here, there is a mysterious forest." β
Mulberry urged the horse, and the first one rushed to the mouth of the cave.
This cave exudes an eerie atmosphere, and there is no end in sight.
Kurumi: "Is this really the entrance?"
The old man had already asked someone to prepare a torch and entered the cave first: "Let's talk while we walk." β
Ibak: "All the staff dismounted, and five people entered in a line with a torch, and the last person to enter was responsible for reporting the process. β
The five old warriors had hideous faces, and they clenched the weapons in their hands, exuding a murderous aura.
This can't be blamed on them, this is the beginning of their nightmare, every night will inadvertently recall that tragic moment, a familiar person passing by his side, a tragic scream, that chilling eyes, and that murderous monster without blinking.
Old man:" This is the only road to the mysterious forest in Heyang Village, more than ten years ago, the entrance of this cave is open, animals can walk freely through here, at that time humans and beasts do not invade each other, until one day, a strange creature appeared, it ruled the wolf clan, the wolves began to invade the pastoral area, just attack the sheep, but never hurt people, then the man decided to kill the wolf, without authorization with the Vulcan camp to drive the wolves from the pastoral area all the way back to the woods, he still felt that it was not enough, so we embarked on that nightmarish road, and finally only seven of us escaped, the first thing after returning was to block the cave with rocks, so far it has been safe for more than ten yearsγ β
At this time, we had reached the entrance of the cave, which was still sealed by rocks, and only a ray of sunlight could shine into the cave through the cracks in the stones.
Attentively, Ya Lifei (one of the five old men) found a very small crypt next to the rock: "Master Mushi, come and see." β
This crypt is not very large, but it is much wider than the mouse hole and snake hole, and only one cat can enter depending on the size.
Pei Shiji: "You're too careful, such a small crypt, even if the wolves do it intentionally, what can you do?"
Angda said: "That's right, that's right, I see that you are suspicious again." β
Carpenter: "It's always a good idea to be careful, let's close this crypt first." β
Mulberry: "What kind of crypt is not a crypt, it is important to open the cave mouth first." β
Ibak chimed in.
The soldiers were slowly carrying the stones, and at this moment their mentality was also changing, and the atmosphere of terror spread like a plague.
It was a long wait, and the light at the entrance of the cave grew stronger and stronger, and finally the last piece was removed, and Mulberry rushed out first.
Two
Mu Ke and Irina ran anxiously along the woods, looking for the little tiger.
The sun slowly shone on the earth, sweeping away the surrounding haze.
"Muke, it's going to be fine. β
Mu Ke smiled: "Don't worry, it's going to be okay if it's so smart." β
And they don't know that there is a huge danger hidden around them at the moment - a pack of wolves, about 20 of them.
They continued to search and came to a dense forest, which is a good place to hide and a good place to hunt.
Mu Ke found Xiaohu's footprints.
They followed the footprints and finally found the little tiger hiding here.
Xiaohu showed a frightened look, his whole body was trembling, and he cried in a low voice.
Irina gently hugged Xiaohu, and at this time her tears couldn't stop flowing down, and Xiaohu struggled desperately in her arms, as if she was pushing them away.
How did they know that the wolves had been waiting here for a long time, and they deliberately let Xiaohu escape, forcing it to hide here, waiting for Mu Ke's arrival.
Irina carefully soothed Xiaohu.
Mu Ke suddenly noticed the abnormality around him, and immediately drew his short knife, protecting Irina behind him.
But it was too late, and the wolves couldn't hold back anymore when they saw their prey, and they poured out of their nests.
One of the leaders took the lead and bit at Mu Ke.
Mu Ke reacted extremely quickly, and stabbed him to death with only one knife.
The wolves were not affected in the slightest, and pounced one after another.
One, two, three... They fell at Muke's feet.
The wolves are still attacking frantically, with no regard for their lives.
The number of wolves dwindled and dwindled, and finally only three remained.
They were still wrestling with Muke, as if waiting for something.
The little tiger in Irina's arms was no longer struggling, but instead clung tightly, his head kept sticking into his arms, and his body trembled even more.
At this time, the three wolves stopped attacking and took a few steps back.
"Mu Ke, I feel that something is wrong. β
Mu Ke also inexplicably felt a trace of fear, this feeling had not appeared for many years.
A huge figure gradually emerged from the grass, and he looked at the two of them fiercely.
I don't know what it is, but I'll see next time.