Under Lu Yu's order, everyone pulled up the rope at the same time, and in an instant, the six ropes turned into a simple spider web, surrounding the strange bird in the middle.

I saw that the strange bird let out a hiss, and the footsteps that rushed towards the Mu brothers stopped suddenly, and then spun in place.

It's getting closer and closer to the snow pit that was prepared for it.

How dare everyone slack off, and immediately took a few steps closer in the direction of the strange bird.

Mu Chuan and Mu He kept making noises with the swords in their hands to attract the attention of the strange bird.

At this time, it was impossible to explain it to others, but I saw that the end of the rope in Lu Yu's hand had already made a noose, took a few steps forward, and suddenly threw the rope made into a lasso in his hand to the head of the strange bird!

Others also saw Lu Yu's intentions, and when Lu Yu threw the lasso out, Zhang Wu had also made the rope into a lasso and threw it at the right time.

"Whoosh!"

The strange bird narrowly avoided Lu Yu's noose, but unexpectedly, there was also the rope on Zhang Wu's side, and it was coldly sheathed. Seeing that he had succeeded, Zhang Wu immediately pulled the rope behind him, and immediately dragged the strange bird two or three steps, and was finally pulled to the edge of the snow pit.

Zou Ping and Wei Cong approached at the same time, and quickly played the rope in an arc and wrapped it around the strange bird's feet.

The movements of the crowd happened almost at the same time, and there was a tacit understanding than dozens of rehearsals.

The strange bird's entangled foot was pulled by the combined force of Zou Ping and Wei Cong, and finally stepped into the snow pit with an unstable center of gravity. Only a "bang" was heard, snowflakes more than half a person high were splashed, and the sound of the traps closing together sounded at the same time as the screams of the strange birds, ending this ambush that had lasted for three nights.

Zou Ping and Wei Cong were unexpectedly pulled by the strange bird's falling body, and they both fell and ate.

But everyone knew that the matter was not really over yet, and even if it stepped on the trap, it was only temporarily incapacitated, and it was not fatal.

At this time, the splashed snowflakes also slowly subsided, Zhang Wu still pulled the rope in his hand with all his strength, and said: "This guy is really strong, if he wasn't frightened, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to pull it alone." ”

The two Mu brothers hurriedly went over to help him tighten the tight rope.

Lu Yu helped Zou Ping and Wei Cong up from the snow and said with a smile: "This guy is so tall, if he doesn't have some strength, we don't have to spend three nights catching it." ”

Zou Ping wiped the snow from his mouth, snorted a few more times, and said, "Where are the three nights, plus the previous days, it's been more than half a month." ”

Zhang Wu glanced at Lu Yu and asked them to take a look at the situation in the snow pit. Everyone also thought it was a little strange, the snow pit was not deep, and the trap was not fatal, but why did the strange bird stop moving after falling into it?

Lu Yu and the others slowly moved towards the snow pit, they didn't know the specific shape of the beast before, this pit that was only a few meters deep happened to be just below the height of the strange bird. It stands to reason that at this time, the strange bird's struggle in the pit should be more than the current range, not just pulling with Zhang Wu.

Suddenly, Zhang Wu and the Mu brothers shouted "not good" at the same time, only to see that the thin rope in their hands finally couldn't withstand the pull and suddenly broke.

The three of them were also shocked by the force of the rebound and took several steps back.

Variations also occur at the same time.

I saw a "boom" in the snow pit, snowflakes splashed again, and a behemoth jumped out with lightning speed. Zou Ping was the closest, and before he could react, the strange bird had already used its sickle-like beak to instantly peck heavily at his left carotid artery.

At this time, everyone was blocked by the splashed snowflakes, and it was not until Zou Ping screamed that he knew that something had happened. Lu Yu was closer to Zou Ping, and when he saw the strange bird float up, he kicked him away, and hurriedly lifted the broken sword and slashed at the strange bird.

"Bell!" This sword happened to be slashed on the big claw of the strange bird, but it seemed to be slashed on the steel skin, and it was bounced back, shocking Lu Yu back a few steps.

It turned out that it was not the foot of the strange bird that was slashed with the sword just now, but the trap that was caught in its foot.

At this time, Zhang Wu and the Mu brothers in the rear rushed to Lu Yu's side.

The strange bird roared angrily, and its strong claws splashed a cloud of snowflakes, but it did not entangle them, and took the opportunity to flee backwards.

Lu Yu hurriedly said: "Wei Cong helped Zou Ping back to the city, find someone to help, and we will chase." ”

Wei Cong helped Zou Ping up, and saw that the flesh and blood on his left shoulder were blurred, and he was unconscious at this time, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he directly put him on his back and ran to the city gate.

And Lu Yu and Zhang Wu and the Mu brothers desperately chased the strange bird, but they didn't expect it to be so big, and there was a huge animal trap wrapped around their feet, but they still ran very fast, pulling the four of them apart.

Lu Yu motioned for them to slow down and said, "This guy must have fled back to his lair now, we just need to chase the blood stains on the ground, and then we will catch the turtle in an urn!" ”

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that there was an intermittent blood stain on the snow, which was caused by the trap on the foot of the strange bird, and it was the direction of the hillside that escaped.

Zhang Wu said: "The second brother is right, but we still need to watch out for whether this strange bird will have the same kind." ”

The snow had stopped, and the strange bird was nowhere to be seen. The four of them slowed down, following the blood stains on the ground. This kind of large animal trap, even the big bear can not bear it, it is conceivable, this strange bird is no exception, only from the blood stains on the snow, the blood has not stopped, so guess that the animal trap should be caught in a certain artery on its foot, even if it is not chased, it is estimated that it will not live long. However, as Zhang Wu said, I don't know if that strange bird will have the same kind, so I still need to be careful.

The hillside is about three miles away from Yecheng, and the four of them chased all the way to the mouth of a cave.

A trail of blood showed that the strange bird was hiding inside. At the entrance of the cave, it was pitch black, and there was a biting cold wind blowing out of it, and although the four of them did not stand in front of the cave, they still felt that it was so cold that they were building bones.

Zhang Wu and Lu Yu glanced at each other and found that the other party was frowning, because this cave was most likely the nest of the strange bird, but the cold wind blowing from this gust of wind made the four of them feel that this cave was beyond their imagination, and it was very likely that there was another exit, or that this underground cave was very large.

Mu Chuan hissed in his mouth and said, "Strange, this hole doesn't look like it was dug by people, but it doesn't look like it exists in the first place." ”

Lu Yu also felt strange, so he asked: "If it's not a natural cave, it's not man-made, could it be that the strange bird dug it itself to make a nest?" ”

Zhang Wu said: "What he meant was that the entrance to the cave was caused by a collapse. ”

Lu Yu looked at Zhang Wu and Mu Chuan, only to see that Mu Chuan also nodded in agreement with Zhang Wu's statement.

If, as they say, it was because there was an underground cave here, and the ground on the top floor had just collapsed, so it was used as a nest by the strange bird?

Mu Chuan said: "And it seems that it should have happened recently, and it will never be more than two months." It is likely that this layer of the ground is so fragile that it was crushed by the snow. And the wind blowing up below is mixed with a little smell, a bit like ...... The smell of carrion. ”

Lu Yu thought of another possibility, so he said to the Mu brothers: "You go and see if there are any similar holes around, in case that strange bird escapes from the other side." If you find another hole, try to plug it. ”

Mu Chuan and Mu He immediately understood, and immediately split up to look around.

Zhang Wu suddenly asked, "Is the second brother planning to ......?"

Lu Yu said: "Duan Ganchong's people are more familiar with this place, as long as we delay for a short time, wait until the support arrives before making plans." I suspect that the cave in front of us was originally used to imprison the strange bird. ”

Zhang Wu nodded and said, "I also think there is some truth in what you say." ”

After a short time, the Mu brothers went and returned, and seeing that the two of them frowned, it didn't seem to be going very well. And Wei Cong in the back also came with more than a dozen soldiers.

Lu Yu asked, "How is it?" Did you find any other openings? ”

Mu Chuan shook his head and said, "No, or it's too dark to find anything." ”

Mu He stepped forward and interjected: "We think that the underground cave should be very large, and we are worried that Commander Wei will not be able to catch up, so we dare not go too far, so we will come back first to rendezvous." ”

Wei Cong just heard his words, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Am I like such a person who doesn't know the severity? Carrying Na Zou Ping back, he immediately brought someone here, and he didn't even need half an hour. ”

When Lu Yu heard Zou Ping, he asked again, "How is Zou Ping's injury?" ”

Wei Cong sneered and said, "I can't die, but I can't get out of bed for at least half a month." ”

For some reason, hearing him say this, Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Although Wei Cong's tone of voice was a little flat, he couldn't get out of bed for half a month, but he still said that he was seriously injured.

Zhang Wu probed the entrance of the cave and said, "If there is no other exit, it is very likely that the mansion of the strange bird is down there, everyone should be careful." ”

Lu Yu saw that the people brought by Wei Cong were all carrying spears, and a few of them were carrying animal nets and arm-thick hemp ropes on their shoulders, and secretly praised him for his quick work, so he said: "Now let's go down to find out what is going on, no matter what happens after we go down, we must obey the command, and we must not mess with ourselves." ”

Wei Cong asked the soldiers loudly, "Did you hear that?" ”

I heard a dozen or so people respond loudly at the same time: "Obey!" ”

Lu Yu said: "It's better for me to go in first and take the lead, and you can listen to my signal before coming in." ”

Zhang Wu had already tied a thick rope around his waist at this time, took the torch from the hand of a soldier, and said, "I'll go first to explore the depths." Ignoring Lu Yu and the others, he dodged and crawled down to the entrance of the cave.

After a while, I heard Zhang Wu shouting inside: "It's probably only about two people tall, but be careful when you come down, there seems to be something on the ground." ”

Wei Cong ordered four of the soldiers to guard at the entrance of the cave, and then followed closely behind himself before signaling Lu Yu and the others to go in together.

Sure enough, after entering the cave, Lu Yu smelled a serious smell of decay, mixed with an indescribable fishy smell, through the lighting of the torches, Lu Yu found that he saw a pile of broken bones under his feet, probably some small animals such as hares, it seems that it should be left by the strange bird.