Chapter 4 Fighting the Blue Fire Wolf at Night
The night in the mountains is a little mysterious, a little quiet, and it comes as promised.
This was Lin Chen's first time spending the night outside, but he wasn't worried about anything, because Lin Deyou was by his side. In Lin Chen's heart, Lin Deyou is his sky, and he doesn't need to worry about anything with him.
The bright crescent moon quietly hung on the treetops, and the smell of blood from the brute beef abandoned by Lin Chen and them soon attracted other beasts. The first to follow the taste was a pack of jackals, the number of which was about seven or eight, these wolves tore at each other large pieces of brute beef, and their powerful jaws were constantly chewing on the flesh that Lin Deyou could barely cut with a dagger.
However, the pack of jackals' feast did not last long, and more predators gradually appeared around. As Lin Deyou said, the wild cowhide hanging from the ancient tree also attracted several cheetahs. It's just that after these cheetahs found that what was in front of them was just a skin that could not be chewed, they decisively joined the ranks of snatching flesh and blood under the tree.
And these have nothing to do with Lin Chen's father and son, who were already hiding in an ancient tree not far away, they only went into the mountain this time to train Lin Chen's hunting skills, and they didn't really plan to hunt any prey and bring it back. This kind of action of hunting large prey often requires the cooperation of many hunters to complete, otherwise it will be like Lin Chen now, even if he kills the prey, he will not be able to carry it back.
"Chen'er, those beasts under the tree are estimated to leave after fighting for those wild beef, let's rest here for one night, and leave early tomorrow morning to return to the tribe" Lin Deyou checked the trap he had placed around this ancient tree again, and after making sure that it was correct, he returned to Lin Chen's side, looked at the scene not far away and said.
"Father, don't we really want that meat at all" Lin Chen stared at the wild beef not far in front of him, feeling a little unwilling. You must know that the meat provided by a little wild cow like this is enough for a family of three like Lin Chen to eat for several days. Moreover, this wild bull was the first prey he hunted independently, and now it was completely abandoned by him.
"Chen'er, you have to keep in mind that we, as hunters, should not only care about immediate interests, but also learn to make trade-offs. Why do many excellent hunters end up buried in this mountain, it is because they don't know how to make trade-offs in the face of interests, which will lead to never being able to get out of this mountain in the end" Lin Deyou patted Lin Chen's shoulder, and now Lin Chen is all his hopes.
"I remember my father!" Lin Chen followed the not-so-bright moonlight and quietly glanced at Lin Deyou's right arm. There is a noticeable huge scar on Lin Deyou's right arm near his wrist. Judging from the scar, it should be a penetrating wound, but I don't know what stabbed a hole in Lin Deyou's entire right arm.
"Okay Chen'er, you go and rest for a while. I'll keep vigil in the first half of the night, and you will come for me in the second half of the night" Lin Deyou's resolute face showed a satisfied smile, took the bow and crossbow in Lin Chen's hand, turned around and jumped on a fork of the ancient tree quickly, completely hiding his body in the dense leaves.
Lin Chen was already exhausted at this time, he had been learning the skills of hunters in the mountains with Lin Deyou for several days, and today he even hunted a wild bull by himself, although this kind of wild bull is not highly aggressive, but it is still very difficult for a twelve-year-old boy to hunt independently. Coupled with the high-intensity study in the past few days, Lin Chen has already been physically and mentally exhausted, and he really needs a sufficient sleep to recover his strength at this time.
With Lin Deyou's vigil, Lin Chen didn't worry about safety at all. Turned around and found a fork, covered his body with some leaves that he picked casually, crumpled and smeared it on his body, and after covering up the breath on his body a little, he closed his eyes with his back against the branches.
When Lin Chen opened his eyes again, he didn't know how long he had been asleep, the only thing he knew was that Lin Deyou had appeared by his side at some point.
"Is it my vigil? Okay, I'll go!" Lin Chen looked at the sky, it was still dark. It is estimated that it is already the second half of the night, and the beasts competing for wild beef not far away have already dispersed at this time.
"Don't make a sound!"
Lin Chen was keenly aware of Lin Deyou's nervousness, and at the same time, he quickly judged that they might be in trouble. Lin Chen took the dagger handed over by Lin Deyou, leaned against the branch, and nodded at Lin Deyou.
Lin Deyou was very satisfied with Lin Chen's performance, although he didn't say anything from just now to now, but Lin Chen was still able to make a quick judgment in a short period of time and make the right decision, which made him very satisfied. If a hunter walking in the mountains is not able to make correct judgments and actions in a short period of time, such a person will only die in this dangerous mountain forest very quickly.
"Chen'er, the trap I set around just now was touched, it doesn't seem to be a little beast out of the night" Lin Deyou's face was serious, the bow and crossbow in his hand had already opened at this time, and his eyes were sharp to observe the surrounding situation.
The bright moonlight did not bring too much help to Lin Deyou's vision, the dense foliage blocked most of the moonlight, and the dark night made the scene in the entire mountain forest become shadowy!
"Father, what's that!"
Looking in the direction that Lin Chen was pointing, several pairs of blue eyes floated in the air, silently appearing like ghost fire.
"Green Fire Wolf!" Lin Deyou was shocked.
Lin Chen, the great name of the green fire wolf, had heard of it, and this kind of green fire wolf could be said to be the last beast that hunters wanted to encounter. Blue fire wolves rarely act alone, and there are at least three or more of them at each time. In addition, the size of the green fire wolf is much larger than that of other ordinary wild wolves, and the speed is far from being comparable to that of ordinary wild wolves, and this kind of green fire wolf also has an ability that other wild wolves do not have - climbing trees. An adult green fire wolf can easily kill an experienced hunter, so many experienced old hunters would rather give up this hunt than take the risk once they find the slightest trace that may be left by the green fire wolf.
"Run, run!" Lin Deyou didn't care about anything else, and the moment he found the green fire wolf, the bow and crossbow in his hand roared, and an arrow feather flew out. "Bang" accompanied by the sound of leaves shaking, and the arrow feathers shot by Lin Deyou flew somewhere.
"But father" Lin Chen looked at the green fire wolf that had completely revealed his body a little nervously, the three green fire wolves were two big and one small, and three pairs of six blue eyes stared at the two people in front of him.
"Whew"
"Whew"
The three green fire wolves kept howling, echoing each other. Except for the smaller green fire wolf, which did not move, the other two green fire wolves outflanked from the left and right sides respectively. Four sharp claws gripped the trunk of the ancient tree, making it even if they walked on the branches.
"Chen'er, I'll come and attract the attention of these two green fire wolves, as long as you can successfully escape to the ancient tree where we store the horns of the wild bull, with the trap set there, it will definitely not be so easy for these beasts to catch up easily" Lin Deyou held a bow in his left hand and pulled an arrow in his right hand, staring at one of the green fire wolves.
"But"
"No, I don't know how these beasts found this place, but since they met, it means that you and my father and son should have this fate today. A manly husband should be decisive in trouble, you don't have to worry about me. Without your drag, it wouldn't have been so easy for these two beasts to want my life. ”
"Hey, I'm here, come and catch me!" Lin Chen suddenly shouted, kicked his feet, and slid down the trunk of the ancient tree with a sturdy body. At the same time, with a wave of the dagger in his hand, a large amount of blood sprayed out, staining the trunk branches and leaves.
Stimulated by the blood, Lin Chen successfully attracted the attention of the green fire wolf. The little green fire wolf that was standing still kicked its hooves and jumped straight down from the three-meter-high tree. And the other green fire wolf, which was originally about to pounce on Lin Chen, also jumped and pounced on Lin Chen who was sliding.
"Damn!" Lin Deyou didn't expect Lin Chen to cut his wrist with a dagger in order to attract the attention of the Blue Fire Wolf. However, at this time, he didn't care about anything else, only by quickly clearing out the green fire wolf in front of him, he was able to free up his hands to help Lin Chen.
"The beast takes his life!" Lin Deyou roared, his face hideous, and the bow and crossbow in his hand shot out angrily.
The green fire wolf in front of him also dodged sideways, easily dodging this attack. At the same time, he jumped hard and pounced on Lin Deyou.
Lin Deyou didn't expect to be able to kill the green fire wolf with one arrow, if he could kill it so easily, it wouldn't be the green fire wolf. Draw the bow, shoot again! Only this time Lin Deyou appeared in another part of the ancient tree, and the hunter had to constantly change positions when shooting the prey to ensure that he would not be easily attacked by the prey.
At this time, Lin Chen continued to slide down the huge trunk of the ancient tree, and in the face of the killing of the green fire wolf, Lin Chen held the dagger in his right hand, and suddenly plunged straight into the trunk, and his downward figure suddenly stopped.
The green fire wolf that jumped high flew directly over Lin Chen's head and landed on the branches of the ancient tree. The four claws with fleshy pads easily relieved the falling gravity, so that the shape of the green fire wolf was not affected in the slightest.
With the help of the power of pause, Lin Chen also turned over and jumped to the ground, rolling to avoid the attack of the little green fire wolf on the ground. Immediately, Lin Chen supported the ground with both hands, jumped up, and ran towards the ancient tree not far away.
"Whew!" The little green fire wolf's eyes flashed with blue light, and his four claws moved behind him to catch up with Lin Chen.
The Blue Fire Wolf was already known for its speed, and Lin Chen was their opponent. Almost in just two breaths, the distance between Lin Chen and the little green fire wolf had been shortened to one meter. And the big green fire wolf that attacked Lin Chen just now didn't mean to continue to chase, but instead stood on the tree and looked at the situation below, and the wolf howled a few words from time to time.
The distance of one meter was already completely within the attack range of the green fire wolf, and sure enough, the little green fire wolf jumped high and pounced straight towards Lin Chen, who was running away. If Lin Chen was pounced on from behind by the Green Fire Wolf, with the strength and sharp teeth of the Green Fire Wolf, it would not be much more difficult to bite off the throat of a twelve-year-old boy than to breathe.
Lin Chen, who was running, keenly felt that there was a stream of air behind him surging towards him quickly, Lin Chen didn't have time to think about it, he bent down and fell to the ground, rolling on the ground, and a snow-white appeared in the corner of his eye.
The little green fire wolf seemed to have been prepared for Lin Chen's sudden pause, his four claws had just landed, and he quickly turned around and pounced on Lin Chen on the ground again.
"Damn, it's so fast, the green fire wolf really lives up to its name!" Lin Chen turned to look at the green fire wolf that pounced on him again, his eyes stared deadly, and he turned sideways under his feet, able to avoid this attack. At the same time, with a wave of the dagger in his hand, a stream of blood was brought out.
"Whew" The little green fire wolf did not take advantage of this attack, but was instead cut a three-inch-deep wound on the side of his abdomen by Lin Chen, and faintly saw blood flowing out of the wound.
"Whew" The clear fire wolf on the tree raised its head and howled, as if it was responding to the call of the little green fire wolf, but it did not mean to step down the ancient tree.
"Roar" The little green fire wolf didn't get the echo he wanted, and turned his head to stare at Lin Chen, his sharp teeth exposed, looking eerie and terrifying in this mottled moonlight.
"Either you die, or I die!" Lin Chen held the dagger in his hand, as if this was the only way to make him feel a sense of security. He didn't think he would be able to climb the ancient tree in the distance under the nose of a little green fire wolf.
"Roar!" The green fire wolf fangs appeared, and the four hooves jumped and rushed straight towards Lin Chen.
At this time, Lin Chen still had time to think about anything else, so he could only try his best to raise the dagger in his right hand high and desperately stab at the figure in his sight.
"Poof" The claws of the green fire wolf easily pierced Lin Chen's arm, and the huge wolf head with the stench and disgusting saliva in his mouth was less than half a meter away from Lin Chen.
"Pain, heart-rending pain!" This is Lin Chen's biggest feeling at this time, if someone can stand aside at this time, he will see Lin Chen's whole person being firmly pressed by this little green fire wolf, except for the right hand that can still keep moving, the other limbs are pierced by sharp claws, and the sharp claws firmly lock Lin Chen's flesh and blood.
"Whew" The little green fire wolf didn't seem to be in a hurry to bite off Lin Chen's neck, but raised his head and howled, showing off the results of his hunting tonight!
The green fire wolf on the tree was a little flustered at this time, and he didn't know what he was saying, but he could feel the anxiety and urging from his voice.
"Am I going to die? I just die at the mouth of this beast?! No, I can't die, I still have to find Lin Yuanqing for revenge, and I have to compete with him for the position of hunter, and my father is waiting for me to save me! There is still a mother at home who is leaning against the wooden door and praying for her to go back! I can't die here, I can't!" Lin Chen, who had already begun to blur his consciousness, suddenly opened his eyes, and the dagger in his hand stabbed directly into the abdomen of the green fire wolf on his body.
At this time, the distance between the green fire wolf and Lin Chen was almost an arm's length, and with Lin Chen's sudden move, this little green fire wolf didn't have time to react at all.
Lin Chen kept waving the dagger in his hand, once, twice, three times, and Lin Chen didn't know how many times he swung it.
A stream of hot blood sprayed on his face, accompanied by a wail, the little green fire wolf collapsed heavily on Lin Chen's body, his four paws continued to twitch, and a large amount of blood came out of the green fire wolf's abdomen, and the little green fire wolf was not alive.
Lin Chen didn't have time to think about it, he turned over and pushed the corpse of the green fire wolf on his body, turned his head and ran towards the ancient tree.
The green fire wolf that was originally standing on the tree also reacted at this time, with a wail in his mouth, he jumped down from the tree, and rushed to the side of the little green fire wolf in three steps and two steps. Arched the corpse of the little green fire wolf with his front paws, and after wailing a few more times, he turned his head and stared at Lin Chen, who had already run under the ancient tree.
In fact, if you want to say that a twelve-year-old boy can kill a green fire wolf independently, even if it is a juvenile green fire wolf, not many people believe it. You must know that a green fire wolf is not only aggressive, but also extremely fast, and rarely haunts alone, so in addition to a large-scale round-up hunt, trying to hunt a green fire wolf is no different from suicide.
However, this little green fire wolf is seriously inexperienced in hunting, and he doesn't know how to be able to relax in the slightest before the prey completely loses the ability to resist. It only cared about appreciating the fear of its prey before death, but forgot to make up for the most important fatal blow, which led to the ending of being killed by Lin Chen at close range.