Chapter 58: Dawn
The sun sets in the west, night falls, and the night sky in the land of winter is quiet and beautiful, and the stars are dazzling, but the earth is a filthy blood.
The herd stepped over the light of the day that terrified them, and when the shadows covered the land, it was time for them to hunt.
Razor made a rough calculation on the roof of the barn, there were more than twenty beasts gathered at the edge of the forest, all of them were second-order beasts, and if they were directly and forcefully attacked, it would be difficult to guarantee the success of the battle without fire support.
Moreover, Yang Siya's father and daughter have become a burden at this time, and to ensure their safety, it is by no means the best strategy to force a breakthrough.
But the only good news is that these beasts have gathered at the edge of the forest during the day, and it is not clear where they are hiding, so now they can only grope for it.
The night was destined to be long.
"Captain, they lost their target, they can't find this place for a while, I'm afraid they can't take into account the safety of the sheriff's father and daughter, so let's hide first." Razor said as he returned to the barn from the roof.
"Well, you continue to watch from the rooftop." Ning Yu nodded at Razor, motioning for him to continue back to the roof to monitor the herd.
"Let's take a closer look behind the grain." Ning Yu said to the people gathered at the bottom.
The grains piled up at the bottom had long been moldy and spoiled, and the smell was disgusting, but there was no better way at the moment, and everyone could only endure the pungent musty smell and hide behind those spoiled grains.
Time passes quietly, and waiting is the longest torment, even if it is the fear of death.
The low roar of the beasts came from far and near, and everyone's nerves began to tense, and everyone unconsciously clenched the weapons in their hands.
Razor looked at the roof of the house, and a group of strange beasts with red eyes flashing were marching towards the barn.
"Damn, there's a follower in the herd." Razor muttered to himself, slowly aiming the knife in his hand at the Follower who was at the front of the herd.
These monsters, which have no sight but have an unusually keen sense of hearing, are not affected by the environment around them, even in the dark of night, even the slightest sound cannot escape their ears.
The beasts were killed, and the wolf-like rippers scattered around the barn, banging against the barn walls, but the entire barn was already closed, and the rippers were unable to find their prey.
After some time, the Rippers who surrounded the barn found nothing and began to slowly leave.
Razor let out a sigh of relief, thinking that it was finally safe.
Just as Razor let his guard down, he felt something paste on his back, and a fishy smell came from behind him.
He hurriedly turned, and a voice follower was silently standing behind him, mouth opening and closing almost the entire face, sticky saliva dripping down the jagged fangs of the mouth.
The scene in front of him made Razor gasp, and he subconsciously picked up the knife in his hand, but the sound of the knife scraping against the wooden board was infinitely amplified at such a close distance.
The Follower let out an ear-piercing scream, and the departing beasts immediately turned and attacked the barn.
Exposure is inevitable.
"Damn it!" Razor snapped, stabbing the knife in his hand into the heart of the Voicewalker before it could attack, striking with precision and ferocity, and the Voicewalker fell without the slightest struggle.
"Captain, the location is exposed, I'll go and lead them away, and the guard work will be handed over to you." Razor grabbed a sniper rifle from the side, rolled over and jumped from the top of the barn.
"Bang, bang" A few gunshots rang out with the screams of the monsters, and Razor managed to attract the attention of some of the monsters, and he made a roundabout run towards a low bungalow nearby.
"Ling Feng, you take care of the sheriff's father and daughter." Ning Yu stood up from behind the pile of grain and glanced at the fox fire.
"Oops, it really stinks, I've wanted to move out a long time ago, my poor hair." The fox fire rushed out, constantly cleaning the weeds from his hair.
"You give me a serious face, it's not easy to deal with so many second-order beast bodies outside." Ning Yu frowned and knocked on the fox fire's head.
"Ah, I'll take notice. Let's go. Foxfire held the short knife in his hand, and his eyes returned to the sharpness of battle.
"Ling Feng, be careful." Ning Yu finally admonished, and followed the fox fire out of the barn.
The empty grass suddenly set off a bloody rain. A sword, a sword, ice and flames, pure white and crimson, two different forces struck back and forth in the herd, blood and severed limbs flew under the moon, and the white moonlight was dyed into a blinding blood.
Ning Yu and Fox Fire burst out with a terrifying cold light in their eyes, and their bodies exuded a breathtaking killing aura, they had long become emotionless killing machines, with only one purpose, that is, to tear the enemy in front of them to pieces.
The two cooperate tacitly, and they don't even need to communicate verbally, and a glance at each other can convey all the information.
Under the sharp attacks of Ning Yu and Fox Fire, the monsters killed one after another, and the herd was rapidly fading.
"Bang" There was a loud collision sound from the wall behind Yang Siya.
"Be careful!" Chen Lingfeng pulled Yang Siya into his arms. Where she had been standing, the planks of the barn wall had broken, and a steel knife-like claw tore the wall apart.
The wolf-like monster ripper burrowed in through the cracked rift. The claws on their forelimbs moved, staring at the three men in the barn fiercely.
"Bang" the bullets fired from the old shotgun hit the Ripper, and the smoke cleared, and the ordinary bullets did not do any harm to it, but only angered it.
The Ripper roared and rushed towards Sheriff Young.
Before he had time to think about it, Chen Lingfeng rushed out of the oblique thorn and slammed into the tearer's waist with all his strength. Despite his strength, he still felt as if he had hit an iron plate.
The Ripper's body was too thick, and Chen Lingfeng's full impact only made it deviate slightly from the direction of the attack. But it was these slight deviations that allowed Sheriff Yang to save his life. Claws rubbed against his face and sink into the barn wall.
The Ripper attack briefly stalled, allowing Sheriff Yang to escape from the clutches of death.
The Ripper howls in annoyance when the attack misses, and instead of pulling its claws out of the wall, it picks up its brute force and twists the planks embedded in the claws to pieces.
Chen Lingfeng knew that if he waited for the Ripper to adjust his combat posture, it would be difficult for the three of them to have a chance to retreat. He clenched the short knife in his hand and stabbed it straight into the Ripper's waist.
The dagger pierced the flesh of the Ripper, but it wasn't a special weapon like Ning Yu after all, and although it cut a cut in the Ripper's waist, it didn't hurt its internal organs.
The blood spurting from his waist stimulated the Ripper's desire to attack even more.
Seeing that the attack didn't have much effect, Chen Lingfeng immediately pulled out his short knife, and at this time, the sharp bone spurs protruding from the tearer's back attracted his attention.
If a normal blade can't hurt it, try the hard bone spurs that grow on it.
Chen Lingfeng reversed the blade, grasped the handle of the knife with both hands, and inserted the bone joint of the tearer with all his might, digging out a protruding bone spur on its back.
The blow also took a toll on the Ripper, who writhed wildly and swung its claws behind him.
Chen Lingfeng quickly retreated after his success, but the Ripper's claws still left a few bloody marks on his chest.
There were many wounds to the body, and the eyes of the tearer were exposed, staring at Chen Lingfeng, who was holding the bone spur on its back.
"Roar!" The Ripper flicks his claws and strikes again.
Chen Lingfeng frowned slightly, as if he had made up his mind. Instead of dodging the Ripper's attacks, he rushed head-on into the claw's range.
Between the lightning and flint, Chen Lingfeng endured the swing of his claws, and many places on his body were broken with blood, but the gambling-style advance also allowed him to successfully enter the place half a meter away from the tearer.
With the final blow, the Ripper spread his claws and attempted to penetrate Chen Lingfeng's body from both sides.
And Chen Lingfeng also held the bone spur and aimed it at the throat of the tearing man.
The blood splattered everywhere, and the Ripper's claws only sank into Chen Lingfeng's body for a small amount, and its throat had been pierced by its own bone spurs, and it had permanently stopped moving.
On the battlefield outside the barn, Razor broke through the pursuing beasts one by one through various covers, although there were many colors on his body, but they were only skin wounds.
Ning Yu and Fox Fire wiped out most of the beasts with overwhelming combat power, and the entire grass outside the barn also turned into a bloody hellish battlefield.
The long night finally passed, and when the sun first rose, the dawn shone on the land, and the humans fighting for their survival became the victors in this desperate battle.
In the far north, where snow and ice are flying, humanity has gained another brief respite.