Chapter 12: Into the Tiger's Den Again
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Whoa!
I can already see the sharp teeth of the wolves.
I took a deep breath and opened my bow to shoot an arrow, the whole action was slightly panicked but still full of strength, and an arrow hit a wolf in the abdomen, and the wolf reflexively fled in pain, and it was estimated that his life would not be long. However, the other wolves were not affected, but smelled the blood and became more excited, still rushing with all their might.
Draw the bow again, and shoot it hard without aiming. This time it missed, and the white feather arrow went straight to the ground. The wolf was clever enough to dodge the arrows with one turn, while the other wolves leaped high, opened their bloody mouths, and bit me straight at the neck.
"Look for death!" At this critical moment, the big tree slashed down with a sword, cutting straight at the wolf's waist, and split it into two pieces at once. The wolf's blood was splattered, and the hot blood made people feel hot-headed, and aroused infinite courage, and I shot two more arrows at my hand, then threw my bow and arrows, and drew my dagger to fight it hand-to-hand.
The offensive gradually retreated, and there were about seven or eight gray wolves scattered around, and we were not much better, my shoulder was bitten with blood, blood flowed, and the big tree was also painted on its chest, so I was not embarrassed. Luckily, however, the wolves had been beaten away, and now there were about five or six left, circling around us, and roaring viciously.
"I said, we might be here today. I panted, pressed my left hand against the bleeding area on my shoulder, tilted my head and said.
"Damn, even if you die, you have to kill a few more heads. The wind and rain came, but it was destroyed by a group of wolf cubs, what an unwillingness!" Dashu supported me with a sword in one hand and supported me with the other, his face full of reluctance.
"Don't fight hard, we can kill so many of them are already considered super level play, the rest don't go, I think we're waiting for the opportunity, I want to wait for us to be weaker, they will rush up." "But look," I said, pointing forward with my dagger, pointing at the place where the wolves were rushing, "there is a wood, and we had better rush over there, and climb to the trees, at least we can spend it." If you spend it in this place, you will definitely be dragged to death by the wolves. ā
"I'll just listen to you anyway. "Big tree has no opinion.
"Well, throw your clothes into the fire and burn a corner, I'll count one, two, three, you take the burning clothes, and shake them as you run, and we'll run into the woods." When I see a tree, I climb up, do you hear clearly?!" I analyzed the form, and felt that I could buy time by running over it.
"Okay, understood!", the tree randomly took off the beast's clothes, which had been torn by the wolf's claws, and carried it into the fire that was about to be extinguished.
I saw that my clothes were almost burned, so I gave an order.
"One, two, three, run!"
The two men ran into the woods, not caring about the pain in their bodies or the reaction of the wolves, but roaring and waving their burning clothes as they ran. Maybe it was the momentum of survival, or maybe the wolves were instinctively afraid when they saw the firelight, the two wolves in front hesitated and dodged away. Don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, the two of us are running for our lives (in fact, running for our lives), desperately running to the woods.
Although there was some expectation, when I ran to the woods, I found that it was not the case at all, and the trunks of each tree were pitifully thin, only the size and thickness of the mouth of the bowl. I didn't care about it so much, so I found two slightly thicker ones and climbed up regardless of them.
Roar!
The wolves below were reluctant to climb up, so they began to circle around the trees, and from time to time they roared a few times to express their anger.
"I say, Arin, this tree is a little thin," said the tree, trembling, for fear that if it was too loud, it would fall down and feed the wolf. I was also scared when I saw it, because the tree he chose was indeed a little small compared to the weight of the big tree. The entire trunk of the tree was bent over, and the big tree didn't even dare to fart on it, which was really embarrassing.
"Okay, okay, hold on, don't move, you can't tremble, you know? I can't do anything but comfort him verbally. However, the situation seemed to be going in a bad direction, and the trunks of the trees were getting more and more bent and creaking, and the wolves below also realized that something was wrong here, and they all surrounded the big tree, waiting for him to fall.
Finally, something bad happened. With a "click" sound, the weak trunk could no longer support the burly figure of the big tree, and broke from it, and the big tree also fell.
"No!!" tears welled up in my eyes, watching the tree being bitten by wolves on the ground, my heart was like a knife, and I was ready to fight to the death, but the wolves attacked fiercely, and a little time was enough to bite the throat of the tree.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three arrows flew in a row, accurately shooting down the biting wolf. The other wolves scattered in a hurry, and when they saw that the situation was not right, they immediately ran away with their tails between their legs.
When I saw the torches lit in the distance and the voices of people, I shouted happily, "We are saved, big tree, look, someone is coming." Hey, we're here, come here. ā
"Hehe, I know that I won't die, how can a handsome person like me die under the wolf's mouth, at least under a woman's legs, haha!"
Later, we learned that these people were all a team of horses, supposedly going to the south to transport some goods, and they happened to pass by, and then came to the rescue. The two of us were naturally grateful, so we wondered if we could follow the horse team, after all, the Kaishi Empire was also in the south, and if we followed this group, there would be no big mistakes on the road, and there would be people who took care of each other. The leader of the team agreed, but asked us not to run around and not to be selfish about the goods we were carrying. Naturally, we agreed to it, thinking that it would be a good fortune to meet a good person outside, but later we learned that this was just out of the wolf's mouth and into the tiger's den, which was really miserable.
The leader of the horse team is called "Scar Snake", it is said that he was a knight of the Kaish Empire, when he was young, he fought in all directions, and then was injured by the enemy again, leaving a scar on his face, and he was good at using two short guns, and his marksmanship was tricky and eccentric, and he won the reputation of "Scar Snake". The leader was still good, kind and cordial, and so were the rest of the whole horse team, which made people feel that these people could make friends, and it was a little curious that the goods transported were packed in dozens of large wooden boxes, and a few carriages were pulled, which looked extremely heavy. But if you say it first, you are embarrassed to ask what the specific goods are, so you pretend not to know, drink and chat with them every day, and the life is happy.
But then there was something that made us a little suspicious. During the days of the horse caravan, every time it was time to eat, the goods would be taken aside and guarded by a special person, and then the prepared food would be brought over to those people to eat. Once I was curious to mention why we didn't eat together. Only the leader lightly explained that it was safer to do so, while the others were silent, and I saw that the scene was a little embarrassing and did not ask any more questions.
"You say, why are those people so weird? What is it in those big boxes that deserves to be watched for all day?"
When I said that, I didn't feel sleepy. Originally, it was understandable that some valuables needed to be carefully guarded, but everything was strange. "I don't know, but I think it's strange too. I pondered.
"Arin, you have a flexible mind, what do you think will be something valuable in those boxes?"
"Don't think anything crooked, after all, people saved us, and we can't steal other people's treasures!"
"Oh, I know, I just want to be curious, come, you can analyze it!" The big tree thought that I was crooked, and urged me to think about it with a look of disgust.
"Originally, it wasn't strange, but you see, as soon as we asked about this box, everyone stopped talking, which is very strange, and the other food that was delivered... ļ¼ā
"What's wrong with the rice?
"There's nothing wrong with the rice itself, but don't you think it's too much?" I asked rhetorically.
"I didn't pay much attention to this, but it seems to be a bit much. ā
I whispered to the big tree scratching my head, "I've paid attention, the amount of food you have taken is enough for a dozen people your size, and it may not be able to finish it, but how many people have you seen who are guarding the sentry? Besides, even if they finish eating, they can eat together, and there is no need to take it and eat alone." ā
"That's right, there are only seven or eight people guarding the sentry, and it's impossible to finish eating. I didn't think of that. ā
"You didn't expect a lot, but it's useless to think about it so much, so go to sleep. I was ready to go back to sleep with my head covered.
"Don't sleep, come with me to have a look, this little secret makes my heart itch. If you don't go, I'll go myself. After all, this guy really stood up secretly and walked over with a cat.
"Hey, don't... "I can't persuade him anymore, and I can't just follow him, for fear that something will happen to him.
Unknown insects buzzed, and the two of us slowly walked into the boxes. It's also strange that at night it should be a time when the guards are tightly strengthened, so why is there no one around these valuable boxes at this time. But the big tree didn't care so much, he walked over directly regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, and I stayed far away before I could intercept it, and persuaded him to take a look and leave quickly.
Squeak, squeak, maybe the sound of the tree opening the wooden box, maybe the sound of shaking the carriage, in short, it made a sound. Suddenly, with a few hula sounds, we were surrounded by torches, and the leader "Scar Snake" and the others surrounded us.
I can't hold it on my face, after all, it's my own fault to peek at other people's things, and I was thinking about saying something and preparing to apologize, when Scar Snake gave an order to tie us up. There was supposed to be a fight, but after all, I thought it would be good to make it clear, and it was a big deal not to go with them. Unexpectedly, they suddenly made a ruthless move, and we were tied up.
In this way, the two of us were tied together and tied to the carriage.