Chapter 22: The Moire Wind Leopard
Luoyu's prayer finally worked, it was the only night he hadn't dreamed in months, and when he woke up and opened his eyes, it was still silent in the canopy, and it was still pitch black before him.
Somehow, Luo Yu felt that this day seemed darker and more depressing than before he fell asleep, and he couldn't help but guess in his heart, it should not be far from dawn, right? Because only the darkness before dawn would be so dark.
He quietly untied the rope, got down the tree, and slowly groped his way out.
He didn't know how long it would take for the sky to dawn, and he didn't dare to go too far, so he sat down under a tree at the edge of the woods, took out water and food, and silently replenished his strength.
After resting for a long time, the sky gradually brightened, but Luoyu did not leave in a hurry, but took out the insect repellent powder again and applied it carefully, and then leaned against the tree motionless, like a sculpture.
As expected, a roaring sound of wings soon sounded behind him, and the cloud-like wild bees hovered over the trees for a long time before gradually moving away.
Luoyu leaned against the trunk of the tree and gasped slightly, sighing in his heart, he should have escaped this catastrophe now, right?
I heard that those who do not die in a catastrophe will have a blessing, Luo Yu has never been so willing to believe in this theory, because for him now, this is the best comfort.
After such a night, Luo Yu couldn't tell what was more in his heart, but he felt that the dense forest in front of him didn't seem so strange. The law of survival of beasts is inherently the law of survival of the jungle, and perhaps only by imagining yourself as one of them can you integrate into this world of struggle for survival.
Thinking about this layer, Luoyu's breath gradually sank, his five senses were clear, and he re-grasped the short knife and embarked on the journey.
In fact, Luoyu was relatively lucky, and spent the first night without danger, while the other children may not have such luck.
Some people are greedy for merit and want to take advantage of the rest of the night when others are resting to travel more, and most of them have become a snack in the mouths of wild beasts. Even those who were not in a hurry were attacked in a variety of ways, and now it was almost impossible to find a single intact team.
At noon, many of the contestants gathered next to the water source at the foot of the mountain, and after a night of suffering, many of them found out about the problem of getting water when it was time for breakfast.
At this time, Lotte and others also appeared near the water source, although the personnel were still intact, but they were all injured, with a gloomy face, impatiently and with some contempt to look at a few girls next to them who wiped their tears and discussed whether to go back together.
Luoyu, who was walking far away on the mountainside, saw from Lin Ye the children of the small river. According to the route he had planned, he was afraid that he would only be able to get there in the evening, but only a third of the three days and three nights had passed, and he knew that now was not the time to care about who had rushed more, and that his intact condition was the real advantage, so he settled down and continued on his way.
Not as easy as the day before, Luo Yu passed through the territory of several beasts in half a day, and the reason why he knew that he had broken into other people's territory was entirely because he had to deal with them before he could continue on the road.
Recalling the battles he had just experienced, Luoyu hoped to learn from them and sharpen his martial arts more neatly. In fact, he knew very well that today's victory was not entirely his own achievements, but largely relied on the sharpness of the short knife.
Wanting to hone his martial arts, but also being lowered by a few small victories, Luoyu put the short knife back into his sleeve and took out the hunting knife issued by Lingzhou's family from his backpack.
There was nothing wrong all the way, until he suddenly felt in his heart, as if there was danger behind him.
Luo Yu immediately turned his head, his eyes vigilantly sweeping every inch of the forest, but except for the occasional blade of grass swaying in the wind, there was no trace of a wild beast.
What he didn't see was a leopard half-crouching among the bushes, motionless, like a still life, covered in brownish-yellow moire fur, almost at one with the environment under the cover of the ground and the fallen leaves of the bushes.
Just as Luoyu walked around again, it stood up and approached a lot, and its paws stepped over the dead branches and leaves without making a sound.
Until Luo Yu turned back again uneasily, it crouched down in the exact same position again.
From the perspective of Luoyu, the scenery is not half different from just now. Again with nothing, he had to keep going, thinking that maybe he was too nervous.
But the feeling of danger behind it did not diminish by half a point, and it didn't take long for even the entire spine to become cold, as if soaked in ice water.
His instincts reminded him that his situation was even worse.
Luo Yu finally decided to trust his instincts, completely stopped, and looked carefully again, still not finding a clue, he simply sat on a large stump, facing the direction of the source of the danger.
In this way, the feeling behind it really disappears, which only proves that the danger is indeed imminent.
It is said that seeing is believing, but in fact, sometimes eyes can deceive people.
Seeing the prey stop and rush at him, he vigilantly scanned the forest, but did not make the leopard give up or expose himself voluntarily, but moved more carefully. It moves skillfully, and its movements are so slow that it is difficult for the naked eye to catch the changes.
At the same time, Luo Yu swept through the dense forest in front of him over and over again in vain, and the danger in his intuition and patience with his prey kept the two facing off for the entire hour.
Cold sweat slid down the skin, and dripped down the blade to the ground, the high tension for a long time made Luoyu feel a burst of emptiness, knowing that if it continued like this, the first person to collapse must be himself, and he had to break the deadlock to have a way out!
So he suddenly stood up, let out a peace in his mouth, and waved the hunting knife a few times with both hands!
Sure enough, the sudden change of perspective allowed him to catch a trace of the other party, but he was not surprised!
Keen insight and accurate judgment allowed it to seize this fleeting opportunity, without a moment's hesitation, at the same time that Luoyu found it, the leopard had already burst into action, and the two vertical leaps crossed the distance between the two, and the fangs and claws attacked at the same time, pounced on the prey!
In a flash, Luoyu finally saw clearly that it was a very famous beast in the mountains and forests near Lushan County, the cloud pattern wind leopard!
The wind leopard took the initiative to attack and was unstoppable, but Luoyu had just realized that he had no intention or not, and naturally fell behind. Subconsciously judging that he was invincible at this time, he immediately turned around to dodge, jumped away from the spot, and then turned around and slashed out.
The timing of this knife was just right, just when the wind leopard pounced and fell with all its strength. But Luoyu didn't expect that it could turn out of thin air, and there was no need to borrow strength at all, not only did it avoid the blade in a clever way, but also turned back decisively when it missed, making Luoyu's painstaking counterattack fall into the air.
True to its reputation, the moire leopard is named for its unpredictable sneak attack and swift speed, coupled with its sharp claws, it has become one of the overlords of the nearby mountains without any suspense.
The prey was more difficult to deal with, and the leopard bared its fangs in rage, and let out a menacing growl in its throat. It wasn't ready to give up, and it didn't give Luoyu a chance to breathe at all, so it pounced again!
The leopard has a light and agile size that does not match its size, and its strong limbs and flexible spine allow it to often take it by surprise and attack weak points that opponents have too late to defend.
In Luoyu's eyes, its speed was too fast, and its eyes were full of afterimages, and it was impossible to guess where it would appear in the next second, and he didn't know which one would be the real attack.
Even if his body skills were not weak, he still got a few wounds between constantly dodging and moving, which quickly reminded him of what the senior hunter of the clan had said, that the wind leopard was good at dragging down the enemy by such means.
There was a hot pain in the wound, and if he continued to entangle, he would definitely be more than lucky, and at the same time that Luo Yu was quickly thinking about countermeasures, the hunting knife flew up and down and was caught by the claws one by one, and a large string of sparks were rubbed on the blade.
He was about to intensify his attack, but the hunting knife broke off without a fight.
In just an instant, Luoyu hung two new wounds again, and scolded Lingzhou's family in his heart for what kind of things he had prepared!
I didn't have time to think about it, the short knife hidden in my sleeve slipped into my hand, although the shorter the weapon, the more disadvantageous, but Luoyu had no choice but to stop, so he could only continue to swing the knife and slash.
The wind leopard was gaining the upper hand, and it was still hard connected with its sharp claws, and as a result, half of its claws were cut off with a single sword!
I thought it would be difficult to retreat, but it backfired, because Luoyu didn't know that in the cruel law of the jungle, being injured was almost equivalent to a death sentence. The wind leopard roared angrily, completely going berserk, and its speed suddenly increased a lot!
Luoyu was overwhelmed and suffered several injuries, only then did he realize that it didn't use all his strength just now, but was teasing his prey, just waiting for him to fall to the ground with all his strength and become its belly food.
However, the small success still gave him hope, and the wind leopard wanted to drag him down by constantly adding injuries, so why couldn't he fight back in the same way?
Now that both are injured, neither can knock down the other with one blow, and whoever is calmer at this time, the more persistent he can do without revealing flaws, he will win!
Of course, losing means dying.