Chapter 207: Tengu
The head slowly tilted westward, and the Great Gobi was shrouded in strange shadows, like a ghost domain.
For Xiao Jian, this was the longest afternoon in his life.
He had just left the Gobi Desert and crawled slowly through the bushes leading to the mountain, and even a turtle that had lived for hundreds of years was faster than him. He didn't expect that Gumeng would actually have mountains, if the grass and trees in this area were not deep enough, he would have turned around and left, and in the case of the threat of sniping, the unobstructed forest belt was equivalent to a cemetery.
The off-road jeep has been abandoned in the depths of the Gobi, and in addition to the young man nicknamed Tie San, Xiao Jian is surrounded by more than a dozen Tiejia guards, led by Ma Chao. As one of the eight wealthy families, the Tie family has been rooted in Gumeng for a hundred years and has great power, and the guards usually walk sideways wherever they go, but today is a little different.
"Be careful, whatever Mr. Xiao says, don't let those two shamans escape!" Tie San is the third son of Tie Zhongtang, the head of the Tie family, who is cautious and has no arrogance.
Chased all the way until today, crossing half of the Gumeng grassland, the original team of nearly 100 people is only in front of them. Tie San knew very well that if there was no foreign aid from the 23rd Bureau, his side might have been wiped out.
People were forced out, and after the guards watched Xiao Jian sneak in the direction of the mountain bag in that weird, four-legged snake-like crawling way, they had to do the same, unload the excess equipment on their bodies, and lie down in the bushes. Ma Chao is in the ranks, has his own routine, his prostrate range is larger than Xiao Jian's, and he is also very agile and hidden, perhaps in order to show that he is not inferior in physical fitness, he didn't even take off the kettle, and carried it behind his back with a rifle.
As he crawled forward, Xiao Jian didn't make the slightest sound. Tie San imitated it quite effortlessly, slowing down as much as he could, he never thought that it would be so hard to climb, the bamboo stubble covered by the mud was sharper than a knife, and his body was soon scarred, his hands and feet were sore, as if they had been filled with lead, and he thought he would never be able to climb again every time he moved a distance. But the body just survived.
Xiao Jian pointed to the four points on the periphery of the mountain bag, which were directly on the side, and asked to climb to the position and hold still, wait for him to lure the enemy down the mountain bag, and then cross snipe.
As the setting sun set on the low knoll, Triathlon arrived at the designated spot and peered through the gaps in the bushes. Shortly after the shower, the reflection of water droplets on the blades of grass made his eyes sting.
I don't know how long it took, but just as he breathed a sigh of relief, an object like the bottom of an inverted pot poked out of the dense grass in the distance, revealing an arc. Tetsu San was full of excitement, and subconsciously touched the rifle, and because it was too far away, he looked at it carefully again to make sure that the dirty thing was a leather hat.
Tetsuzo couldn't see the face of the alien under the fur hat clearly, but he seemed to be able to feel the other party's eyes staring coldly at this side, and as long as he moved, he would be immediately shot through the skull by a flying arrow. Xiao Jian was about to lure those aliens down the mountain, and although he didn't know what means he was going to use, Tie San still believed that it would not be difficult for him. However, now the alien appeared in his sight, Xiao Jian's side did not move for the time being, and the guards disappeared as if out of thin air, Tie San didn't know whether to shoot or do nothing.
The fur hat moved again, and Tie San's heart trembled with it, sweat dripping down his cheeks, like cold and sticky snakes. The grass after the rain was hotter than the steamer, and he felt like he was on fire, and the crazy voice sounded in his ears again, "Kill, kill, kill!" ”
If he didn't do something about it, he was afraid that he would not be able to help but collapse himself first.
Tetsu slowly raised his rifle, took aim, paused for breathing, and pulled the trigger. With a "bang", he was hit, the bullet hit the brim of the hat, and the fur hat rolled in the air and flew far away, revealing not a human head, but a branch to support it. At the same time, less than half a meter next to the camouflage position, a feathered arrow flew out of the grass, and Tetsuzo shivered as if he had finished peeing, covering his head and neck with his hands, and slowly fell to the side.
On the other side, in a shallow depression directly opposite the mountain bag, Ma Chao fired several shots in succession. The arrow shot at Tiesan, and when he made a move, he touched the thatch, and Ma Chao saw it from afar, and immediately set it on fire. At the same time, there was a sound of breaking the air from behind him, and he only felt a chill in his heart, and half an arrow had been pierced out of his chest.
How did the people come from behind? Ma Chao, who was blackened in front of him, had such a thought. "Boss!" In the pile of dead leaves a hundred meters away, a guard jumped up and ran wildly in this direction, trying to save Ma Chao, but was pierced through the neck by a second iron arrow that flew from him, rolling all the way into the trunk of the tree.
In the forest belt behind a hundred meters away, Tana retracted her bow with a blank face and retreated. The people on the mountain pack have dived back into the depths of the grass and trees, changing the shooting position.
The one killed by the clansmen before, and the two that they killed at this moment, lurked on the front and side of the mountain bag respectively, which was equivalent to the head and tail of the "L" shape, forming a thin but effective cross-fire belt. This firepower structure was undoubtedly to blockade the mountain pack, and Tana wondered why the other party was not thinking about attacking first, but blocking, but she soon understood that this was to cut off their own back before they even fought, and they seemed to be full of confidence.
Her father had said that at certain times, the most primitive instincts of human beings would be stimulated by a crisis, and Tana now felt that she had become a latent beast, her body exhausted, but her mental will was all angular and sharp, and her senses were sharper than ever before, and she could hear even the sound of a beetle crawling over a dead leaf a few meters away.
The Tengu Heart Sutra was in her pocket, and she didn't think the enemy would have the life to take it.
The silence was cut through by the sound of gunfire.
A moment later, the last guard of the Tie family completely gave up his sniper position and crawled over to save people. He learned the lesson of the previous person, did not dare to run, and completely relied on crawling to get close to the triathlon, and the other party's situation of not knowing whether he was alive or dead made him anxious.
As he crossed a fallen dead tree, his back inevitably rose above the dense grass, and the shrubs behind him trembled in camouflage. The thatched gap made the outline of his head looming, and he consciously wanted to speed up his prostrate movement, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a slight glimmer in the far distance of the forest.
That's the refraction of the arrow in the sun.
"It's over!" He thought desperately, and before he could dodge, his head was blasted open by a whistling arrow.
In the fourth, Tana drew another feather arrow and said it in her heart.
There was a soft rustling sound, and the wind began to blow in the woods. Tana glanced in the direction of the mountain bag, where there was a red pine with a thick bowl mouth, shaking a little abnormally.
She knew that the last remaining clansman was probably impatient, the guy had always been nimble, and although the enemy in front of him fired several shots, he was afraid that even half of his skin had not been scratched. What is he anxious about? Tana was a little helpless, it wasn't dark yet, and she had just made a move, so she couldn't move her nest for the time being, let alone leave. An impatient archer is not good enough to go to the hunting grounds, and Tana believes that the enemy is struggling with how to cope with the current situation, and may soon be tempted to react.
Wait a minute...... With such poor resilience, is that 23-game guy really here? If the answer is yes, then what tricks is he playing?
Tana's body stiffened suddenly, and her fingers clenched into the arch. A cold and hard hunting sound came to her ears at this time, she subconsciously turned her head, and saw that in the forest belt less than twenty meters on the side, there was a gun holder covered with camouflage, and the tattered cloak behind the man was rolling in the wind, and she could vaguely identify it as a standard equipment, even the rifle in his hand.
Luo Yue had been swallowed up by the horizon for the most part, and the light in the forest belt was dim, but the man's eyes were surprisingly bright, full of cold and cruel like a wolf. Tana's whole body froze, maintaining her original standing posture, and her thoughts froze.
Although this was the first time she had seen the other party's true face, she was almost certain that it was the agent of the 23rd Bureau in front of her. Tana wasn't sure if the other party had been waiting here for a long time, or if the gunshots had gone off and then moved from under her nose, and she couldn't believe the second hypothesis really existed. As if to help him, the man took a few more steps, and this time Tana saw his muddy chest and abdomen, and his bleeding knees, which had been worn down by the long crawling process.
The corners of Tana's mouth twitched slightly, as if she wanted to comment on her opponent's impeccable stealth, but the man didn't intend to give him a chance.
Xiao Jian pulled the trigger, and the rifle trembled slightly in his hand, making a "bang" sound. Tana has no kung fu, but at this time she can only close her eyes and wait for death.
"Do you know Chen Mo?" An old-fashioned voice asked.
Tana was stunned, and when she opened her eyes, she saw that Xiao Jian had fallen, and the bullet that was fired was staying in the air, less than a few meters from her forehead.
It was still spinning, until the little old man retracted his palm, and then fell to the ground like a moth that had exhausted its strength.
The old man stood far away, whether it appeared out of thin air, or this unbelievable palm power, it seemed like magic to Tana.
"Female doll, do you know Chen Mo?" The old man asked again, impatient.
He had obviously gone on a long journey, and his body was covered in dust, and even his pigtailed goatee had turned black. The old eyes that should have been dizzy are still full of vitality, like a full young man.
"I know ......," Tana reacted, but she didn't know why, "I used to go to Kannai to find a guy who made an axe, he stole something from our clan, and Brother Chen Mo helped me a lot. ”
"Tengu Heart Sutra, right?" The old man understated the name of the holy relic and kicked Xiao Jian, who had fainted, "These little cubs also want to rob the treasure?" What my old man fancies, whoever dares to reach out has to chop off his paws! Okay, is the Heart Sutra on you? Hand it over, and I'm in a hurry to go back and save people. ”
"Saving people?" Tana's face sank, ready to strike.
"Save Chen Mo, if he dies, no one will buy me a game disc." The old man suddenly frowned, and he no longer had the slightest master's momentum.
(To be continued)