Chapter 17: The Wolf
Behind the three of them, the sound of footsteps stomping on the tundra could be clearly heard, and Jaime tried to look back to see what was in hot pursuit, but the foliage obscured his vision, and he could only faintly see a large black shadow weaving through the trees. "What the hell is it?!" Jaime ran out of breath and struggled to ask, "There are so many prey, why are you chasing us?!" ”
"Is the alcohol still there?" Jiang Ke did not answer the rhetorical question.
"Yes, yes!" Jaime hurriedly took out the small bottle of alcohol and reached out to throw it to Jiang Ke.
"......Forehead" Jiang Ke, who had just caught the bottle, saw a black shadow flash out of the jungle and pounce on Ruby. He stretched out his hand to push Ruby away, but he was hooked by the other party's claws, the black shadow had a lot of strength, Jiang Ke was carried by the momentum and lost his balance, staggered a few steps and fell to the ground. The black shadow did not give its prey any respite, it quickly landed and turned around, pounced on Jiang Ke who fell to the ground, and opened its bloody mouth quickly and accurately, aiming at the most deadly neck of the animal.
Between the lightning and flint, Jiang Ke ripped off the backpack he was carrying, aimed at the other party's mouth to defend, once, twice, the black shadow tried to adjust the direction to attack, but failed, it bit the backpack angrily, and tore and shook it hard.
Seeing that Jiang Ke was in danger, Ruby and Jaime picked up the stone on the ground and threw it at the black shadow. But the effect was very small, and the black shadow didn't pay any attention to this, just stared at Jiang Ke and continued to bite.
"Andrew!" Ruby shouted, but before Ruby could give the order, Andrew had already taken aim and rushed forward quickly.
Jiang Ke only saw a figure flash on the side, and then his body was light, and he jumped up quickly.
It was Andrew who knocked the shadow away with his body.
Only then did Jiang Ke see that the black shadow was the wolf king who had fought in Ninana. The other party's eyes are something that Jiang Ke will never forget no matter what, those green and faint eyes once ruled the night of Ninana. The image of the Yukon Wolf King arching the corpse on the ground came to his mind, and the eyes of the Wolf King when he was hit by a car, which was a look of sorrow and gnashing his teeth for revenge. In those green eyes, such a look was infinitely magnified, and at this moment suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
At this moment, Andrew had already twisted into a ball with the Yukon Wolf King, biting and rolling on the ground, and the fur of the two canines was stained with blood, but it was impossible to see which one was shed. Although Alaska is huge, it is still small and cute compared to the Yukon wolf, and the advantage of size and the fighting talent created by the living environment, the situation soon fell to the wolf king.
Jiang Ke saw the opportunity, approached quickly, and took advantage of the moment when the wolf king noticed him to raise his head, and sprinkled alcohol into its eyes.
The wolf king rolled to the side with a whimper, scratching his eyes with his paws, Jiang Ke already had a saber in his hand, but the wolf king did not show a flaw, but quickly turned around with the intuition of an animal and ran into the jungle.
Ruby hurriedly ran forward to check Andrew's injuries, and at this time a piece of the skin on Andrew's back had been torn off, and the blood was wrapped in its long hair, which looked particularly embarrassing.
Jiang Ke swallowed, the situation this day was different from that night in Ninana. Ninana had cover, a room, an iron door, a lot of paint and birds of prey to escape, and even An An was by his side at that time. But at this moment, the continuous crises and the lack of good rest have made Jaime and Ruby much less physically fit than before.
Jiang Ke quickly picked a small tree with a thick hand, cut it down in a few strokes, and simply processed it into a spear in his hand, James was on the side to debride Andrew, and Andrew saw that the master was beside him, and whined and screamed.
"Let's go!" Jiang Ke said. The situation was critical, and they could not hesitate, and the wolf king would attack again at any time.
The three men and one dog ran quickly along the open area by the river, and soon a waterfall appeared in front of them, and in the distance was a city. The bloodstains they left along the way were like pointing out the direction to the wolf king.
"It's over! Finished! It's blocked here! Jaime was a little hysterical, he scratched his head in confusion, and his nerves were tense for days on end. Ruby, on the other hand, just leaned over and hugged Andrew, the deep wound was bleeding all the time, and there were no medical equipment at this time, and Jaime could not stitch it up.
Jiang Ke glanced at the nearby waterfall and said quickly to Jaime, "I'll entangle it, you go around from there, remember to go to the city but don't enter the city, walk around the edge!" ”
Jaime turned his head to look at the waterfall, which was about forty meters up and down, the water was turbulent, and the water splashed below, "Let's jump!" That's how it works in movies! Jaime grabbed Jiang Ke and said excitedly.
"Jumping down is almost looking for death. Take a good look at Ruby and Andrew! Jiang Ke slapped Jaime in the face, trying to calm him down.
"Let's run together!" Jaime tried to convince Jiang Ke again.
"Run? Are we going to get past it? Jiang Ke said word by word, his voice was low, and he was slightly hoarse at the moment, "James! How did you survive in Fairbanks?! ”
There was movement in the jungle again, and the three of them looked around nervously, while Andrew hung his ears and tucked his tail at Ruby's feet. As the sound grew louder and louder, Jiang Ke clenched the spear in his hand. The three of them held their breath and stared, not even daring to take a big breath.
"Whoosh"! A fox sprang out of the woods, and when he saw the three of them, he turned and ran back.
This frightened, James calmed down, he glanced at Jiang Ke, took a deep breath, turned around and pulled Ruby, "Ruby, let's go first."
The two hadn't gone far before Jiang Ke suddenly shouted, "Get down!" ”
Ruby and Jaime quickly crouched down with their heads in their hands, and the wolf king pounced and almost fell off the waterfall.
"!" Jiang Ke cursed, and rushed over with his spear and saber, blocking himself in the middle, protecting Jaime and Ruby behind him.
The wolf king tried to pounce on the side, but Jiang Ke picked it up with a spear, blocking the route of the attack, and the wolf king shrank back to avoid the tip of the spear and leaned over to look at the prey.
Every time the wolf king tentatively moved forward, Jiang Ke would block its intentions with a spear again and again. The two sides are at a stalemate.
The wolf king roared and glared at Jiang Ke, slowly walking around them. The prey in front of him was extraordinary, and the wolf king didn't know the depth of the weapon in the opponent's hand, and he didn't dare to act rashly. Moreover, this man has killed it three times and taken away its wolves. If it hadn't had that hatred, it wouldn't have tried to provoke the man in front of it again.
"Boom!" Lightning swept across the sky, first a light raindrop, and soon a torrential rain began. The icy rain mixed with the dust in the air fell rapidly, hitting everyone, and the torrential rain quickly took away their body temperature. The situation is not good, and the accumulated injuries, blood loss, exhaustion and even long-term tense nerves can break down their defenses at any moment.
The rainstorm became heavier and heavier, gradually blurring his vision, Jiang Ke's dark forehead hair was finely crushed on his forehead, and the rain flowed down the strands of his hair.
When Jiang Ke tried to shake off the rain with a slight movement, the wolf king suddenly seized the opportunity and leaned over and quickly pasted it. Jiang Ke quickly responded and stabbed the spearhead at the wolf king. The wolf king stretched out his claws and pulled away the spear, and then pounced fiercely, aiming at Jiang Ke's neck and striking again. Jiang Ke inserted the saber into the wolf king's jaw with his backhand, but unfortunately the evolved Yukon wolf was too large and its bones became harder, and the knife failed to pierce its brain. The wolf king jumped sideways and shook his head vigorously to get rid of the saber, but the serrations on the back of the saber were still firmly stuck in the flesh of its jaw. The wolf king found that it was useless, so he also gave up trying to pull out the foreign body, it opened its mouth, its green pupils contracted slightly, and stared at Jiang Ke tightly.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the tense atmosphere made everyone forget that they were on the side of the river, and the water of the river began to become muddy, and there seemed to be a layer of waves in the high places, swept by muddy water and tree branches, and flash floods could come at any time. However, the wolf king doesn't seem to show any signs of leaving.
Blood stained the battlefield red, and Jiang Ke obviously noticed the changes in the river, but the wolf king's posture did not give him a chance to retreat, fortunately, James and Ruby on the side were a certain distance away from the river, and the water would not affect them. He took advantage of his relationship with the wolf king to adjust his position, and he was completely facing the river.
It is enough to have such a situation, because Jiang Ke knows in his heart that this fierce battle will end soon.
The wolf king launched an offensive again, because the dagger was in his mouth, it could not use the bite to cause damage, and only with a single claw attack, it could not inflict a fatal blow on Jiang Ke, and the two sides were deadlocked, not only a game of physical strength, but also a struggle of will.
However, in just a few minutes, the sound of a roaring flood could be heard upstream.
The time has come!
Taking advantage of the interval between the wolf king's momentum and preparing to attack again, he threw the spear with a strong throw, and the wolf king was taken aback and dodged sideways, and the spear brushed against its ear, taking away the wolf king's left ear. The wolf king roared angrily and pounced on Jiang Ke, who was defenseless.
But immediately, with a muffled bang, the wolf king who had just jumped was smashed by the trees swept down by the torrent, pushed into the water, and was taken down the waterfall with the raging flood.
It fluttered in the water and was washed down the waterfall in a few moments. I saw that Jiang Ke had moved back quickly by throwing out the spear, leaving the turbulent river.
The momentum of the flash flood became more and more violent, Jiang Ke walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down, and after repeatedly confirming that he did not see any trace of the Yukon Wolf King, he sat down beside Jaime and Ruby.
Jaime and Ruby watched everything quietly, once again avoiding death, which made the two of them giggle, and in the midst of this torrential rain, it was particularly deafening.