Chapter 7: Father
"Yukon wolves." Jaime only relied on the first sound he heard, and then he said with certainty, "It sounds like a big crowd." β
Compared to James's panic, the girl was not surprised, "This day is still coming." She leaned down to soothe Andrew, who was starting to get restless, and it was clear that the Alaskan Malamute was terrified of predators outside.
"Yukon wolves?" Jiang Ke didn't know much about the species in North America, and he looked at James suspiciously.
"The specialty here, the biggest wolf in North America," James explained to him, "I'm curious to see how big they can be now?" β
"When you become their teether, I think you will be able to experience it for yourself", Jiang Ke saw that he looked like Frankenstein again, as if the Yukon wolf who was eager to evolve was standing in front of him, and poured a basin of cold water.
"Have you given all your love to Rendi Dog?! I'll talk to you about dogs in the future! Jaime fired back.
"Let's survive tonight first", Jiang Ke looked out the window. It was pitch black outside, with only a glowing green light flickering through the misty night sky not far away, the eyes of the Yukon wolves.
"Hmph, you don't know the importance of being a biologist! That's when it's time to leave it to the professionals! Jaime raised his head and said proudly, "No matter how wolves evolve, they are still wolves, and they are afraid of ......."
"Is there flammable here?" Who knew that Jiang Ke didn't listen to what he was saying at all, but squatted in front of the girl and asked.
ββ¦β¦ Fire ......" Jaime finished his words in embarrassment.
The girl pointed to the other side of the workshop, "There is a small amount of diesel fuel for washing parts and a lot of car paint. β
"Jaime! Fuel up your car! Jiang Ke snorted softly and motioned for Jaime to go refuel the birds of prey, while he pulled a cart and quickly piled it with a hill of car paint. Jaime finished refueling and pinned An An to the Raptor body. "If you want to live, open the door on the side for me, I want to go out", Jiang Ke looked at the girl.
The girl opened the door on one side with the remote control and asked in an ominous voice, "Is it your turn to lure them away this time?" β
"Jaime, put your stuff away and get in the car. When you hear my signal, wait for me at the south corner of the road into town! The situation was urgent, and although he was a little puzzled by the girl's words, Jiang Ke did not ask her about the meaning of her words, but gave Jaime instructions concisely.
"What signal? FireworkοΌ Jaime was still asking what the signal was, and Jiang Ke had already pushed the paint mountain and rushed out, "Hey! Let's make it clear! We haven't had the heart to that extent! He had no choice but to reluctantly tell the girl, "You go to the car and wait for ...... first" Who knew that he had just turned around, but found that the girl had already huddled in the back seat of the raptor with Andrew in his arms, Jaime sighed, "...... OK, it looks like we're more in the mood. β
Jaime threw the needed machinery into the back seat and the body of the car, until he sat on the Raptor again and started the car, and then felt refreshed, "Whew...... This time, I don't have to work as a coolie anymore. β
"Drive the car into the workshop and wait, turn off the engine." The girl reminded.
"Oooh!" Jaime came back to his senses, fearing that he would lure the Yukon wolf in, so he hurriedly did so.
The two of them didn't say a word in the dark car, and there was the occasional sound of the cans falling outside, but beyond that, there was a dead silence, and time seemed to stand still at this moment.
Jiang Ke didn't come back for a long time.
"Have you always been alone?" After a moment, Jaime decided to say a couple of words to ease the tension.
"It started two weeks ago." The girl replied.
"And who else was there before?"
"My dad."
"Where did he go?"
"He lured away the wolves and at the same time went to Anderson for help", as if remembering the bad memories before, the girl's voice couldn't help but tremble a little.
"The retreating troops should have passed by at that time, why don't they follow?"
"Dad said the house was safer."
Jaime was silent for a moment, then cautiously asked, "You know it's only a 30-minute drive from Anderson, right?" β
Andrew let out a low snort, and the girl touched its head, "I know what you want to say, but he's still alive", Jaime was a little embarrassed, he knew he had said something he shouldn't have said, if the girl's father really succeeded in calling for help, two weeks would be enough time to come back and pick her up, but...... She is still alone here, waiting for a miracle. If it weren't for himself and Jiang Ke passing by today, and they happened to need to refuel the car, it was self-evident what would happen to this girl after that.
It was still dark, and Jaime heard the sound of small footsteps outside the door, as if someone was slowly approaching the door, and he stared nervously at the iron door. Immediately, the noise began to get louder, as if someone was knocking on the door.
βKeοΌ Is that you? Jaime poked his head out of the car and tried to shout. But then the girl pulled him back into the car, "Shhh Andrew, who was on the side, also buried his head with his claws.
However, the Raptor was clearly having some problems with the suspension due to damage from previous battles. The body of the car made a "squeak" sound as it vibrate.
After a moment's silence, there was a frantic tickling of the door.
"Oh my God!" Jaime shouted inwardly, "This is a real-life version of a ghost!" What to do, what to do!? β
Just as he was at a loss, several gunshots rang out outside. Probably attracted by the sound of gunshots, the scratching of the door gradually stopped, and the footsteps moved into the distance.
"Is this a signal?" Jaime asked the girl back.
The girl shrugged, and Andrew moved his ears beside her.
Several more gunshots rang out in the distance.
"Does that count?" Jaime asked again, "I'm so nervous. β
The girl shrugged again.
"Bang!" A loud explosion sounded in the distance.
βFireworkοΌ Let's go! Jaime shouted at the noise, and the girl opened the door in response. As the library door opened little by little, what appeared in front of the two people and one dog was a brilliant sea of fire, and the whole town was shrouded in firelight.
"OMG!! He's actually got this town on point!" Jaime shouted.
"Yay! We're out! We're out! The girl was different from the low in the room, as if the cage had finally been broken, and the whole person was excited. She hugged the Alaskan dog beside her tightly, and her voice choked, "Andrew, we're out!" β
"It's so bright, I can't even see clearly! There is fire everywhere, where is it! Jaime was at a loss for what was going on.
"Don't worry, follow my instructions." The girl actively guided Jaime and moved towards the position that Jiang Ke had said, and the two saw the wolf licked by the fire running frantically towards the forest along the way, no wonder a dog of Andrew's size was also afraid, these Yukon wolves' already huge bodies were several times larger at the moment, and they were as tall as an adult female standing on four legs alone.
"Hey! Ke, here we come! Jaime saw Jiang Ke standing on the edge of a large fireball not far away, with several wolf corpses scattered around, and drove over while greeting him.
Jiang Ke didn't hesitate to sit in the passenger seat, "You can be a little slower." β
"I'm sorry, it's spectacular, it's a bit of a loss of myself", James explained with a smile, "Huh? Before Jiang Ke could close the car door, Jaime rushed out with one foot on the accelerator. Look! Jaime pointed in the rearview mirror, and a sturdy Yukon wolf hadn't fled, arching over the corpse of his dead companion. We've been waiting for you for a long time, and I thought you were just going to the door with paint and drawing a circle. β
"Oh......" Jiang Ke showed a look on his face How could you be so innocent.
The girl sat backwards and silently looked at the home that was slowly engulfed by the flames around her. Sparks exploded from time to time in the smaller and smaller two-story building in the field of vision, and the home that I thought was impregnable in my childhood slowly collapsed into thick smoke.
"This point goes to Anderson, hopefully someone will come and meet us", James quipped.
The car faded away, and the surrounding light dimmed.
Jaime rubbed his eyes and sighed, "It was too bright just now, and there were spots of light in front of me." β
His foot involuntarily lit the brakes.
"Don't slow down," Jiang Ke said, his tone very tough.
"I can't help it, I can't see clearly," Jaime grumbled, leaning over and starting to wipe the windshield with his hands, "Is it sticking to something?" How can there be a mess of things? β
"Speed up!" Jiang Ke accentuated his tone.
"Oh my God!" Jaime saw ahead, not because the windshield was dirty or his eyes couldn't see clearly, it turned out to be a giant Yukon wolf in front of him, his eyes were green in the middle of the road, and he wasn't much smaller than An'an in terms of size.
"Don't slow down, crash over", Jiang Ke said in a deep voice.
"Ahhhh Jaime exclaimed excitedly, "Yes, we can!" β
"Fasten your seatbelts!" Jiang Ke reminded the girl sitting in the back seat. When the girl heard this, she quickly buckled up her seat belt and tied one to Andrew.
However, at the moment of impact, Jaime was still deflated, he slammed the steering wheel to the left, and the front of the car did not hit the wolf head-on, but pushed the wolf out more than 20 meters because of the crossing, and the giant wolf immediately staggered to his feet, and after a few whining, he ran into the forest.
Sure it was all over, Jaime let out a long breath. The corners of the sky began to glow orange and the sun rose. The sun lit up the road, and not far from them was a car parked with its head struck against a large tree, and there were trailing blood trails near the car, but there were no bodies.
"That's how they took you," the girl whispered, her voice a little sad, but not surprised.
"You know?" Jaime asked, surprised.
"Well, in fact, everything that happened can be heard very clearly", the girl pursed her lips and leaned her head on Andrew's body, "I'm just scared, it's really hard to hold on alone." β
"That ......"
"It's all right, Jaime," the girl whispered.
"Do you want to go down and have a look?" Jiang Ke took the initiative to speak.
"It's okay, Jack, he's still alive", the girl pulled out a photo with her father from her pocket, the back of which reads "Love you forever, my dear daughter".
"My name is Ke", Jiang Ke said, his finger casually tapping the pendant.
"My name is Ruby".
"Wangwang", Andrew was not willing to be lonely and called twice.
"Baby you are firework, come on let your colors burst, make them go oh,oh,oh,......" Jaime hummed softly, driving the car unhurriedly, and after a night of exhaustion, Ruby fell asleep after making sure he was safe.
The Raptor drove past a sign pointing to Anderson, indicating that there were 24 kilometers left.