Chapter 60: Fierce Battle of the Wolves
After walking for a long time, Zhang Xiaowu saw a dead tree, which was a poplar tree. The poplar tree is one of the most common trees in the wasteland, and it is also the firewood that many families in the northern part of the country rely on for their livelihood. Poplar trees have a short growth cycle, and after the seedlings are planted, they can grow to two feet tall in one year and three feet tall in three years. Although the poplar tree grows quickly, the trunk is not strong, and it can be used for firewood, but it is not suitable for furniture and wood. Looking at the tall poplar tree that was about to die, Zhang Xiaowu pushed it tentatively, probably the roots of the tree were not really dead, but the local lack of water and drought killed the canopy, and it was still very strong. He climbed up the tree in twos and threes, sat down on a thick branch, and rested for a while.
The wind stopped, Zhang Xiaowu said that God is wishing me, he held the waist knife in his arms, hung the bow and arrows on his body, twisted his cloak into a rope and tied himself to the trunk of the tree, he decided to sleep on the tree tonight. Maybe he was very sleepy, Zhang Xiaowu was tied to a tree and fell asleep, he fell asleep, he felt that someone was dragging him, he opened his eyes suddenly, and was taken aback.
A straw wolf actually bit a corner of the cloak hanging down, and hung in the air to bite and shake it, trying to shake the sleeping man from the tree.
Seeing Zhang Xiaowu wake up, the grass wolves retreated a few steps back, and the grass wolves who were biting the cloak were unconscious, still struggling to twist their bodies and bite happily.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaowu pulled out his waist knife and took out the knife like lightning.
The silver light flashed, and the wolf's head still tore at the cloak, but the body fell to the ground in two.
"Whew-"
In the distance, the white wolf king howled violently, and the wolves continued to take a few steps back after hearing the sound, looking at Zhang Xiaowu's eyes full of hatred.
Zhang Xiaowu also understood that now, he and the wolves of the White Wolf King are endless, according to the habits of the grass wolf, once they become enemies, they can only die on one side. Zhang Xiaowu didn't want to die, so the only ones who died were wolves. He looked closely, there were nineteen wolves, and in addition to the wolves he killed, there should be some wolf cubs around.
Behind the White Wolf King, some half-sized wolf cubs appeared at the right time, and one of the small wolf cubs had a bloody human hand in its mouth.
Manpower, man, fugitives!
These people left the escape village, but they did not escape from the wolves, Zhang Xiaowu suddenly worried about Xiao Kai, and wondered if this one-eyed archer would encounter the wolves. Thinking of this, he silently drew his arrows, stretched out his bow and arrows, and aimed at the nearest strong grass wolf.
The arrow was like a meteor, and the strong grass wolf suddenly fell to the ground with a wail. The arrow shot by Zhang Xiaowu was so fast that it directly nailed the grass wolf to the ground, and the rest of the grass wolves were immediately frightened and scattered. Seeing Zhang Xiaowu draw the second arrow, the White Wolf King howled, and the rest of the grass wolves fled one after another.
Zhang Xiaowu took the opportunity to shoot three arrows in a row, hitting two of the grass wolves, but the vitality of the two grass wolves was much more tenacious than that of humans, and they did not die immediately, even if they were shot through the body by the arrows, they still wailed and staggered to escape back to the white wolf king.
The White Wolf King was furious, and his eyes were more and more full of hatred when he looked at Zhang Xiaowu, and the two grass wolves stumbled more and more with the blood flowing out of their bodies, and fell to the ground after walking a few steps, but they still insisted on returning to the Wolf King. Several little wolf cubs rushed out, but they were stopped by the wolf king's cry and looked at the injured grass wolf sadly. In the end, the White Wolf King suddenly rushed forward like crazy, bit the neck of the grass wolf, and bit the two wolves to death in cold blood.
Zhang Xiaowu's heart was extremely shocked, he experienced for the first time the horror of this creature of the grass wolf, they are bloodthirsty, calm, united, forbearing, they did not rush to attack after discovering the danger, they are natural warriors.
"Whew-"
The White Wolf King let out a long roar and turned to leave, leaving an old straw wolf sitting on a high place staring at Zhang Xiaowu, who seemed to be a sentry. Zhang Xiaowu didn't dare to jump from the tree easily, he was worried that this was a trap set by the grass wolf. After patiently waiting for a stick of incense, Zhang Xiaowu estimated the range in his heart, tested the hardness of the bow and arrow, and then aimed at the old wolf.
The old wolf, though old but cunning, saw that he was locked by his bow and arrows, and immediately turned and fled. Zhang Xiaowu knew that the old wolf would never give up on himself, so he collected the arrow and continued to wait patiently. The old wolf really didn't go far, and after a while, it appeared in place again, staring at Zhang Xiaowu cautiously, and really did his duty, but this time Zhang Xiaowu didn't let it go.
"Whoosh-"
The arrow shot out quickly, and the old wolf dodged decisively, but was still shot in the hind leg, and the old wolf fell to the ground with a wail. Zhang Xiaowu observed, but there were no wolves around to rescue, and he got off the tree and fled south.
However, Zhang Xiaowu underestimated the cunning of the grass wolves, they only hid and did not leave, and after Zhang Xiaowu came down from the tree, under the leadership of the white wolf king, they reappeared and surrounded him.
Grass wolves do not make a sound when attacking, and when they run, they keep their bodies low, almost burying themselves in the grass. When Zhang Xiaowu turned around, he saw the grass on the ground moving, and he realized the action of the grass wolf. But he didn't have time to get back into the tree, so he ran as fast as he could, always looking for a place to lean on, lest he fall on his back.
Animals that run on all fours are always faster than animals that run on two legs, and before Zhang Xiaowu could find a place to rely on, the wolves caught up with him first, and a wolf jumped up and tore at Zhang Xiaowu's neck.
Zhang Xiaowu suddenly fell to the ground with his feet, which caught the grass wolf off guard, and jumped up and jumped over his head. When Zhang Xiaowu got up, he found that he had twisted his foot, and knew that he couldn't run, so he pulled out his waist knife and prepared to fight to the death.
The wolves immediately rushed up, Zhang Xiaowu raised his sword to meet him, and suddenly, his body trembled again, everything in front of him became different, and the wolves rose into the air, but it seemed to be extremely slow. The flies flying by, the grasshoppers in the grass, and the beads of sweat on his forehead all seemed to move forward slowly.
Everything has slowed down, except for myself.
He even saw the splashing tongue of the nearest wolf slowly flick to the left, and then slowly to the right, and the grass wolf flew slowly to his side in the air.
"Poof!"
Cutting off the wolf's head in front of him with one knife, Zhang Xiaowu dodged the danger, threw out three more knives, and chopped off the heads of all three wolves and hacked them to death. He heard the voice behind him and turned back, only to see the White Wolf King and several other wolves rushing up, some trying to bite his neck, some to bite his ankle, and some to bite his stomach.
Zhang Xiaowu ran forward, stepped on the head of a straw wolf who was about to bite his ankle, and with a lightning-fast knife cut the straw wolf that bit him into the stomach in two. The White Wolf King, who flew up and was about to bite Zhang Xiaowu's neck, seemed to regret that he had made a move too early, but it was too late, Zhang Xiaowu's waist knife was lifted up, and the head of the White Wolf King was chopped off.
The body of the White Wolf King slammed into Zhang Xiaowu's body and knocked him to a stumble, but he immediately got up and advanced without retreating with a knife in both hands, and re-entered the wolves.