Chapter 8: The Ranger

As soon as he took the water bag, suddenly a low shout came from the top of the outer wall, "Alert!".

A few people responded instantly: "Wind!"

The three people around him threw themselves against the wall like ghosts, picked up their weapons, and put on their bowstrings. Fang Wenqing and Iron Hammer shouted almost at the same time: "Wind up!"

Su Mei also called out crisply: "Shenwei!"

The hammer bent his bow and carried his battle axe, and quickly climbed the wall.

Fang Wenqing tore off his long shirt, dressed in a short fight, bent his bow and arrows, and protected Su Mei on his back.

Heard Su Mei shouting: "Shenwei" There was a cheer from the city wall, "There is an immortal master." ”

One person said urgently: "The leopard demon has five heads." The south wall, 500 feet to meet the enemy. Prepare !!"

Su Wen didn't distinguish between north and south, and ran up the city wall in a chaotic manner. On the other side of the city stood five men, men and women. They are all armed with armor, bending bows and arrows aimed at the outside of the wall, and the earth fort is not big. Su Wen ran over and saw five spotted leopards under the slope outside the city wall, one big and four small, with their manes blown up and their tails hanging low. The eyes are fierce, and the fangs are about ten centimeters long. Slowly coming in the shape of geese.

This is the so-called "demon"? Su Wen, who is used to seeing the animal world, doesn't think it's terrifying. Isn't it a leopard? Forty to seventy kilograms is supposed. It's about the same size as the Alaska in the neighborhood where open defecation is common. These people have knives, arrows, and walls, so they don't need to be so nervous, right? This leopard does have a little longer teeth. The two fangs are the same as those of the saber-toothed tiger. Fortunately, Su Wen has watched a lot of cartoons, so he guesses that this is a saber-toothed leopard, right?

Su Wen observed the world with modern thinking, and roughly guessed that this was the Hetao region of ancient China, and it seemed that the so-called demons and monsters were tigers, leopards, and wolves. This is in line with the level of knowledge of nature in ancient humans, who lacked scientific knowledge. Su Wenshen prides himself on his erudition and meticulous reasoning and judgment.

The leopards remained in formation and stopped fifty or sixty meters from the tunnel. Green eyes stared at the people on the city walls, and from time to time let out a low growl.

The leader of the other group said, "The one in the middle is it." There are helpers, no wonder the bounty is so high. ”

"I've been looking for a few days. My broadsword can't wait to drink demon blood. Someone replied.

"Song Guo Lu Wei. "The leader is a bearded man, with a short figure and a red face. The armor is distinct. said in a low voice: "This immortal master, everyone joins forces to fight the enemy, and the casualties are at their own risk, how about dividing according to the rules?"

"White Deer Academy, Ranger Fang Wenqing, there are many of you, we will act according to the order. Su Wenqing saw that the other party was well-trained and well-commanded, and agreed.

"The leopard demon will not rashly attack the city, we will go out of the city to lead them to attack, quickly return to the city and then release arrows to kill the enemy, and ask the immortal master to help the city head sweep the formation, covering our withdrawal. Lu Wei glanced at Su Wen, who was dressed in red and green, and was unarmed. Shaking his head slightly, he said, "Brother, can you guard the city gate and answer us." ”

"Don't worry, you must watch the door. I went, it was much to look down on me. Anyway, am I looking for a weapon? Su Wen thought as he lowered his head to find a brick.

A few people discussed and stopped, and no more nonsense. Quickly open the door and leave the city.

Su Wen stood by the door and suddenly asked, "Am I leaving the door open or closing the door first?"

Lu Wei drank: "Steady!" He turned around and shouted: "Open the door" But I thought in my heart: Fortunately, I didn't bring this person out, such a big person, but unfortunately my brain is not good.

There were no bricks in the rammed earth fort, and Su Wen felt that the line of sight was too narrow to stay in the doorway. There were no planks or hubs at that door. Instead, it is thickly woven with animal skins, animal bones and straw ropes, and there is support behind it. Opening and closing the door is moving around. Su Wen tried to grab the door. That's sixty or seventy kilograms. simply grabbed the door panel as a shield and went out of the city gate.

"Good strength!" Su Mei's crisp voice sounded so pleasant.

The seven people who went out of the city were three in the front and four in the back, two steps apart, and slowly advanced more than ten meters. The leopard demon remained indifferent at all times.

Lu Wei suddenly clenched his fists and raised his hand to signal stop, and shouted: "Left 1, put." "Boom" a few crossbow sounds. "Left 2, shoot!" Su Wen didn't see these people aiming at all, they all raised their hands and shot. At the first command, four men took their short crossbows and fired a volley at the first leopard on the left, and without looking at them, they quickly threw the crossbow on their backs. Grabbed the recurve bow, heard the command "shoot!", and immediately raised his hand to pull the arrow, and in an instant, 7 arrows rushed to the second leopard on the left and shot out. Again: "Shoot!" The seven moved in unison, and the third round of arrows was also shot out, this time it was free shooting.

It was too late, and when he raised his hand to release the crossbow, the leopard group moved. Five leopards, left, 2, right, 3 pull out to both sides. The imaginary battle array hedge did not appear. The leopard scurried about 10 meters away. Turning around and charging at the city wall, it was obvious that he was going to cut off the back of a few people out of the city.

Lu Wei shouted: "Withdraw" The four people in the back row turned around and ran, and the three people in the front row drew their knives and axes and ran back together.

The distance between the two sides was more than 30 meters, and according to the speed of the arrow and the speed of the leopard, Su Wen was not optimistic about the results of the battle. I saw that there was a leopard on the left and slowed down, and sure enough, there was only a feather arrow stuck in the buttocks, which was not deep, and after a few steps, the leopard turned around and bit off. I don't know if it was the accurate shot or the leopard crashed into it on its own?

In the eyes of leopards, human running is really weak. Several people ran for about 10 meters. The leopard had already circled and approached the city gate.

Su Wen was nervous for a while: I'll go, do I want to run when this thing comes? Look at the performance of his pig teammates, everyone can't survive if the leopard runs into the city. The leopard is the one who truly understands the truth that the world's martial arts are fast and unbreakable. I'm too stupid to have been chased by a leopard, can I not be caught by a cat? Why don't I go into the city and block the door?

Su Wen hadn't made up his mind yet. The first batch of four iron-headed babies have already rushed into the city gates. Su Wen was annoyed, and saw that the two leopards on the right were close at hand. The first leopard reached out with its front paws lightning and grabbed at the last man. The man snorted and fell to the ground.

He could only get out, Su Wen took a good step and picked up the door, and swept thousands of troops and slapped the head of the leopard that was rushing over. I don't know if Su Wen took it accurately, or if the leopard picked it up well. "Bang!" and the two leopards rolled to the ground in unison.

Su Wen was knocked into the wall. His arms were weak, his chest was tight, and he couldn't move. The two leopards on the left were disrupted by arrows. Running slower, just approaching the city gate at this time, Su Wen sighed, closed his eyes, his body gave up resistance, and many thoughts could still flash in his head: Lao Tzu never raises a dog in Alaska, this is the scene of a motorcycle accident, don't worry! Dad, Mom. If the son is not filial, forget it if he has no queen, he will be eaten by the cat.

With a loud "boom", an arc ball smashed on the ground in front of him, and a large fireball was exposed on the ground in an instant. The electric sparks crackled, scorching the ground 3 meters in diameter. The two leopards on the left were about to approach the city gate, and they were so frightened by the fireball that they crawled and crawled, and their feces and urine flowed together. While screaming, he braked on the ground with his paws, and the ground was scratched out by the leopard's claws and made several furrows. Two leopards will stop outside the blast area. The leopard's tail exploded in fright, looking like a large squirrel. Unfortunately, the leopard demon who ran last because of heroic injuries failed to master the braking skills, and directly rear-ended the two frightened leopards in front of him with a horizontal drift, knocking the two leopards into the explosion range that was still flashing with electric sparks. The two leopards were instantly uprooted by electricity several meters high on the spot. A scorching smell quickly permeated the scene. The squirrel tail that was originally very cute turned into a swarthy black one.

Everything happened between lightning and flint, taking advantage of the chaos on the battlefield. Several people hurriedly dragged Su Wen and the other wounded into the doorway and blocked the city gate.

Su Wen slowly relieved himself with his back against the city wall, and found that he was not injured in any way, but he was not too afraid. There was a person lying on his stomach, his back was full of blood, motionless and uncertain about his life and death. I don't know who saved everyone just now? Or did it just happen to fall a lightning bolt? The explosion looked like ball lightning, and it looked like a short circuit in a high-voltage line.

All the people were flawless, and they were all waiting for them on the city wall. The battle is not over, and life and death are still unpredictable. Su Wen was dazed and thought about borrowing a guy to defend himself, even if he died, he would have to pull a cushion. Climbing the city wall strongly, seeing the situation in front of him, Su Wen blurted out, "!

I saw Su Mei standing in the middle of the city wall, but he was not holding the expected bow and arrow, but holding a shield in his left hand and a bone staff more than 1 meter long in his right hand. The carving on the top of the staff is inlaid with a huge milky white jade pendant. Look at the style is the same as your own jade pendant, but it is much bigger and the color is different. This style of painting is somewhat familiar..... Mud Horse ...... Isn't this Athena? Su Wen patted his head, feeling that he was suffering from a severe concussion, so he didn't want to get involved in the fight, turned around and prepared to go down the city wall---- it was best to find something to eat and drink before he went insane.

Su Wen, who turned around, inadvertently glanced at the high platform, and found that the two leopard demons who had entered the earth fort from nowhere were quietly dormant at the top of the high platform, only half of their heads were staring at the backs of everyone. Su Wen was not shocked this time. Secretly thought: Could it be that I have been shocked all the time recently, and my fragile and delicate nerves can't stand the torture, and I have suffered a collective self-infarction?

But he didn't dare to make a noise, for fear of alarming the demon beast, so he slowly retreated quietly. At the same time, he secretly warned himself: you must not expose your back to these big cats, the last person to do this was swimming in a pool of blood under the city wall.

The wall was not wide, and halfway through it, the big cat on the high platform noticed something unusual. A silent volley swooped down. Su Wen had just been hit, and he didn't plan to harden steel again at all, so he saw the direction where the leopard demon landed, and shouted "Back, shoot!" regardless of whether the password was right or not, he stepped and moved sideways to the right. According to years of training experience, this time I am absolutely a standard 90-degree side flash, just like a matador, and will perfectly avoid the impact of the bull.

Halfway through the flash, with a "bang", Su Wen didn't know what he had hit and flyed, but he was forced to stop. "Damn, what the hell is it?" Su Wen roared. The strength and timing of the side flash were perfect, but unfortunately I didn't plan to see Athena standing on her right side with a staff held high.

The leopard demon saw Su Wen dodging in the air, and according to Su Wen's speed, he was expected to miss the prey, so he twisted his tail in the air, the landing direction did not change, his body turned 90 degrees in the air, stretched out his claws and scratched randomly.

Unexpectedly, Su Wen stopped halfway inexplicably, and turned into a mouth that happened to be facing him. It's too late to change its claws, but its 10-centimeter-long fangs are already hungry and thirsty! The leopard demon opened its mouth with great happiness, ready to use the power of the flutter to directly pierce this prey that caused a lot of trouble with its fangs. "Click, snort. "The fangs that have always been invincible have not easily pierced the heart of their prey? The leopard demon is a little confused.....

The leopard demon continued to land, turning into fangs hanging on the stab-proof traffic vest and cutting downward, and Su Wen, who was retreating, was unsteady on his feet.

At the moment of life and death when he was about to fall to the ground, without waiting for Su Wen to figure it out, the muscle memory that had been trained for many years naturally made a series of reactions, and the movements were smooth, natural, powerful, and smooth as a matter of course. In the time between the leopard demon stabbing Su Wen in the air and landing on the ground, Su Wen's right arm swept across the leopard demon's neck, grabbed the biceps muscle of his left arm, and pressed his left hand against the back of the hairy leopard demon's head. The waist twisted and turned to exert force, and the sturdy legs were like pythons, wrapping around the waist of the leopard demon from behind. Hook your right foot to the top of your left foot. Like a textbook, he completed a whole set of back-to-back and naked stranding movements.

After landing, he clamped his legs around the leopard's weak abdomen and lowered his head against the back of the leopard's head. The thighs tightened hard, squeezing out the air in the opponent's abdomen, while desperately pressing the arms inward. The muscles that have been trained for more than 20 years are instantly powerful, and at this moment, you don't need to pay attention to the referees, spectators, and opponents, just exert your strength. The sound of a broken neck clattering in Su Wen's ears was so wonderful, a hymn to the predator. The moment is filled with the thrill of conquest. The vitality of the leopard demon is passing little by little. Gradually, the flower of death bloomed.

When Su Wen stood up, another battle on the city wall was also coming to an end. The target of the other leopard demon was Lu Wei, and the two leopard demons keenly chose the two most threatening targets. Bosses and the toughest individuals in the fight. The leopard demon was probably inexperienced and accidentally ignored Su Mei. But they didn't expect this woman to be the favored patron of God. When Su Mei was knocked into the air, she subconsciously released her big move that she had been holding back for a long time. The person was knocked out of balance, and it was impossible to see the leopard demon rushing from behind. Therefore, this immortal technique is not aimed at all, and the power is not great enough. The thing is so metaphysical, the leopard demon flying in the air was hit by a half-meter-sized lightning ball volley, and the moment he fell to the ground, he was shot at close range by 6 feather arrows. There are several feathered arrows and even armor-piercing heavy arrows that are designed to deal with demon beasts. The seriously injured leopard demon struggled and jumped up, and with a wave of his claws, he didn't know who tore off a piece of flesh, and was immediately slashed to the ground by the thunderous battle axe of the iron hammer. This leopard demon is still not dead, and it kicks twice between its hind legs, indicating that it is so unwilling!!

As soon as Su Wen stood up, he felt a little dizzy, leaning his back against the wall to support his body, and at first glance, he saw Athena lying on the ground, and the face towel didn't know where it went. A little bit of baby fat, it looks delicate and cute. Su Wen swallowed dryly, and then remembered that it was this Sailor Moon who saved himself and the entire team twice just now. Su Wen was hit again, and when he killed the leopard demon, he used too much force, and now he was a little out of strength, and his consciousness slowly blurred, staring at Athena with burning eyes, and muttering: I swear that I will definitely repay you and protect you. I will protect your innocence, defend your honor, and open up your glory---- completely forgetting that I have just knocked the other person unconscious......

As time passed, Su Wen slowly came back to his senses, pressed his temples hard, and muttered, "Uh... Headache, what did I just do? What about the person next to me? What about this Athena on the ground?" When he slowly regained consciousness, he realized that he hadn't drunk water yet, so he dragged his frivolous steps and went around looking for water to drink.

Before dark, the five uninjured leopard demons outside the fort simply left neatly, as if they had never appeared. Su Wen, who had drunk enough water, lay on a few hay bales and watched the two wounded men heal. Athena slept on the hay bale next to Su Wen and didn't wake up, Su Wen didn't feel that she was faint but seemed to be sleeping soundly, her face was ruddy, pouting, and the corners of her mouth were smiling.

Ranger Fang Wenqing was checking the corpses of the two leopard demons, carefully making records, focused and rigorous. The hammer, like Su Wen, lost his strength, and he was not lightly tired, lying on the top of the high platform to be on guard. Lu Wei sat on the top of the city wall, not daring to relax his vigilance for a moment. On the other side of the city wall is a female archer - the archer's eyes are the keenest, even in the dark.

The person who was scratched was a woman named Jiang Yun. She is a stoic and beautiful woman, she can't tell her age, and she is about to be married and have children. It can be distinguished from the shape of her healthy, plump breasts, slightly sagging. The injury and blood loss caused her to turn horribly pale, pursing her lips, and there was no blood on her lips at all. Jiang Yun sat straight on a haystack, his entire upper body naked, and a pair of tattered leather armor was placed in a pool of blood at his feet. There were many deep and wide wounds on the back, and the entire back was cross-body. Su Wen looked at her wounds, and then looked at the amount of blood on the ground, and felt that it was a miracle that she was not in a coma or in a near-death state Could it be that the women have more blood?

Jiang Yun was lucky to save her life thanks to her amazing protective leather armor. A young man helped her carefully clean the wound on her back and apply medicine. During the whole process, Su Wen didn't hear her "hum". Su Wen couldn't help but admire this woman's perseverance, she was idle and bored, made a haystack bed with hay and cloth, and dug a hole in her face with reference to the structure of the massage table.

After the bandaging was over, Jiang Yun spat out a piece of dried meat covered with tooth marks in his mouth. With the help of the two of them, he lay on the bed. Jiang Yun felt the hole, it was actually quite convenient, he couldn't bear the pain, turned his head and grinned at Su Wen, probably made a smile, and said: "Little brother, it's all our fault for underestimating the enemy, and I don't know how many times I have been saved by you, I don't thank you, I will be useful to Jiang Yun in the future, just ask." ”

Su Wen calculated, he saved her life once outside the doorway, saved her once inside the earthen fort, and this stretcher bed that can lie on his stomach, so he can't thank me.

The other wounded person was probably because he was young, and he also made unnecessary mistakes, and the leopard demon who was beating the dying leopard demon rushed too far forward--- and he could have been squeezed by someone. A piece of skin and flesh was ripped off from the calf, which looked scary but didn't hurt much, and the young man wore a long leather riding boot made of demon animal skin, and the protective riding boots failed to completely block the claws, and they were already torn apart, but fortunately it took most of the damage and fulfilled its duty.