Chapter 167: I hope he's safe
In order to prevent the light from leaking out of the cave and attracting uninvited guests, they only left a trace of fire. In the faint light of the fire, it was vaguely distinguishable the figures leaning or lying down, and the position of the objects.
As time passed, the mountains became quieter and quieter, and even the sound of insects chirping after night gradually dissipated.
Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi glanced at each other, held the knife in their hands tightly, listened to the shallow breathing of the four partners in the cave, and cheered up. Although it was the first time to come to this deep mountain forest, they had been fishing for many years, and their intuition told them that it was unusual.
"Huh!" Suddenly, Lu Daneng's shoulder was gently patted, and the tense nerves made him reflexively pull out the knife in his hand.
"Lu Zhutou, it's me!"
When he woke up in the middle of the night, Lu Zhiqiang, who wanted to change the guard, was startled by Lu Daneng's actions.
"Whew! Lu Zhiqiang, don't you have a sound when you walk? Lu Daneng let out a long sigh of relief, glanced at Lu Zhiqiang and said.
Zhang Yi heard the sound of Lu Daneng pulling out the knife, and he also groaned in his heart, and subconsciously pulled the knife out of the sheath.
Luckily, it was just a false alarm!
It's too nervous, there are just a few of them in the cave, where is the danger!
Seeing Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi's panicked expressions, Lu Zhiqiang smiled slightly and whispered: "They are all sleeping, I'm afraid of noisy them, so I will settle down lightly." โ
Lu Daneng glanced at the cave, and Lu Zhian had already gotten up and walked towards them.
Lu Zhiqiang and Zhang Yi also followed his line of sight.
"Brother Lobby." Lu Zhiqiang shouted quietly.
Lu Zhian glanced at him, frowned and said, "I said that I would be on duty with you for the rest of the night, why didn't you wake me up?" โ
He guessed that something was going to happen tonight, so he slept lightly. Therefore, when Lu Daneng's long knife came out of the sheath, he was awakened.
Lu Zhiqiang sneered, "You're too tired today, I want you to sleep a little longer." โ
"It's okay, I'm not so tired after sleeping for half a night." Lu Zhian waved his hand and said.
Seeing this, Lu Daneng was not polite, and gently put the knife into the sheath and said, "The rest is handed over to you, Zhang Yi and I will squint for a while." โ
"Hmm."
Lu Zhiqiang and Lu Zhian responded lightly and switched positions with Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi.
Zhang Yi also put away the long knife, walked into the cave with Lu Daneng, found a place to close his eyes back to back and began to rest.
Lu Zhi'an glanced at it, then turned his gaze to the outside of the pitch-black cave. In order to make it easier to observe the situation outside, Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi had already made the gap between the vines a little bigger.
Since falling asleep, the fire in the cave is weak, and it doesn't matter if the gap is larger.
"Brother Lobby, can you get a good night's sleep tonight?" Lu Zhiqiang approached Lu Zhian and asked in a low voice.
Lu Zhian frowned, his face was a little solemn, "Not necessarily." โ
Lu Zhiqiang heard Lu Zhi'an's words and understood what he meant, I am afraid that he will not be able to live in peace tonight.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhiqiang also vigilantly observed the outside of the cave.
"Copy guy!"
"Brother Lobby!"
Half an hour later, the voices of Lu Zhian and Lu Zhiqiang sounded at the same time.
They spotted a pair of green eyes, slowly approaching the cave.
"Is there a situation?" Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi, who heard the voice, immediately got up and ran towards the entrance of the cave.
"Shhh
When they saw the green eyes that were getting closer and closer, Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi both gasped.
Damn!
It was so green that their scalps were numb.
When they were in shock, Lu Zhian and Lu Zhiqiang had already turned around and grabbed their bows and arrows, ready to fight.
The movement of the four woke up Tang Mian and Lu Dashan.
"Dashan, light the torch you made earlier. Add some wood to the fire in the cave and make the cave light up. Lu Zhian took the bow and arrow and said as he walked towards the entrance of the cave.
"Okay."
Lu Dashan didn't ask anything, took the lead in putting some firewood on the fire, and then walked to the place where the torch was placed.
When Tang Mian heard Lu Zhi'an's words, he also helped with a serious expression.
She knew that she was afraid that the wolves were coming.
The two worked together to do everything well, walked to the entrance of the cave with a lit torch and handed it to Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi.
"Lu catches the head, Zhang catches the head, and find a way to insert the torch into the hole." Lu Zhian said quickly.
Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi nodded, jumped forward with torches, jumped on the big stone blocking the entrance of the cave, and put the torches away.
The firelight illuminated the scene outside the cave, and Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi's pupils shrank.
A large pack of wolves stared at them with their mouths open, baring their sharp teeth. Lu Daneng counted it, and there were probably more than twenty of them.
"Damn it!" Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi cursed in a low voice, jumped off the boulder, and turned around to take the bow and arrow brought by Tang Mian and Lu Dashan.
Although their archery level is not up to Lu Zhi'an's level, they have practiced it.
"Why don't you come here during the day?" Lu Daneng took a bow and pulled an arrow at the wolves, and cursed through gritted teeth.
If the light is dark at night, the sight alone is much worse.
"Wolves are nocturnal. At night, they have a sharper sense of smell and run faster. Lu Zhian said on the side.
And people, just the opposite.
So, at this time, the wolves are more combative, and they are weakened.
"I can't see it, these guys still know how to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses." Lu Daneng smiled bitterly.
"Don't underestimate wolves, they're not stupid!" Lu Zhian answered.
Fortunately, the light of the torches temporarily stopped the wolves.
Lu Daneng sighed, looked at the arrows piled up in the hole, and said, "I don't know if the more than two hundred wooden arrows we have sharpened are enough." โ
"Whether it's enough or not, you can only fight." Lu Zhiqiang answered.
If you don't fight, you can only wait to be eaten by wolves.
The two sides confronted each other silently, and Lu Zhian and the four of them all nervously watched the wolves slowly approaching.
"Whew!"
A moment later, a long wolf howl sounded, and the wolves, which were originally walking slowly, instantly sped up their movements.
"They're coming, get ready!" Lu Zhian shouted.
"Come on, see how Lao Tzu kills them!" Lu Daneng's eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth and said.
The mouth is hard, but in fact, the palms of the hands are already sweating, and the heart is very panicked.
Lu Zhiqiang and Zhang Yi were not much better, they were both facing a ferocious wolf pack for the first time, or in the middle of the night.
"Whew!" There was another howl, and the two wolves running in front of them quickly leaped towards the cave.
"Lu Zhi'an, when will the arrows be released?" Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi held the tail of the arrow tightly and asked hurriedly.
If Lu Zhi'an hadn't told them before going to bed that they would wait for him to open his mouth before releasing the arrow, they would have been unable to help but let go.
"Wait!"
Lu Zhi'an stood on the innermost stone in the cave, with a bow and arrows to aim.
After two breaths, Lu Zhian shouted, "Release the arrow." โ
The words fell, and he was the first to release an arrow that hit a wolf in the waist.
In an instant, the wolf that had been shot fell and fell into the trap.
"It's best to aim for the wolf's waist and head, that's its weak point." Lu Zhian said while shooting arrows.
When Lu Zhiqiang heard Lu Zhian's words, he collectively aimed at another wolf and released an arrow.
It's a pity that the accuracy of the three of them is not enough, an arrow hits the wolf's forelimbs, an arrow grabs the wolf's body, and an arrow misses.
However, the wolf with an injured forelimb still fell from mid-air and fell into a trap and was seriously injured, but there was no need to worry about it getting up and attacking again.
The first battle was won, and the four were very excited.
Although Lu Dashan and Tang Mian in the cave couldn't see the scene outside, judging from Lu Zhian's expressions, they won.
As soon as he breathed a sigh of relief, a loud howl rang out.
The hearts of the two tightened.
The four people at the entrance of the cave were not easy either, drawing their bows and arrows and staring closely at the four wolves that flew towards them again.
This time, Lu Zhian put down his bow and arrows, and instead held a rope in his hand, staring at the wolf that flew over with all his attention.
When the four wolves were about to reach the cave, Lu Zhian pulled down the rope violently.
Suddenly, rows of wooden thorns similar to rows of fences flew out to block the path of the four wolves.
"Whew!" The four wolves were blocked by the fence, and not only did the sharp wooden thorns stab their bodies, but they also fell down instantly.
fell straight into the trap dug by Lu Zhi'an, and the wooden thorns in the trap pierced the wolf's body again.
The wolf struggled in pain, but as he struggled, he allowed himself to be stabbed by more wooden thorns.
"Shoot arrows at the wolf in the trap." Lu Zhi'an shouted.
As soon as the words fell, Lu Zhiqiang, Lu Daneng, and Zhang Yi immediately turned around and aimed at the arrow.
Lu Zhian was not idle, he quickly picked up the bow beside him and shot with arrows.
His accuracy is much better than that of the other three, and he basically shoots accurately.
Soon, the wolf in the trap was no longer able to fight. Even if they didn't die, Lu Zhian wasn't worried that they would jump up and hurt people again.
"Whew!" The head wolf howled again, and the five wolves running in front received the order and leaped towards the mouth of the cave.
Lu Zhian pulled down the rope again, and the same scene played out again. With three wins in a row, the mood of the four became noticeably happy.
It's just a pity that there is no third rope for him to pull.
But the first wolf was furious, and howled continuously, and ten wolves ran quickly towards the mouth of the cave.
Listening to one howl after another, Lu Dashan and Tang Mian were worried. No matter how worried they were, they didn't have the ability to step forward to deal with the wolves, so they could only help hand arrows and tools to the four people at the entrance of the cave.
For the first time, Lu Dashan felt that he was such a waste.
With brute strength, even if the hands and feet are still flexible, there is no way to encounter a beast.
"I heard that wolves will have a wolf, let's find out the wolf and kill it, can we solve this crisis?" Lu Daneng looked at the wolves rushing over, and nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked.
"I'm afraid I can't."
"I'm afraid I can't."
Lu Zhiqiang and Lu Zhian spoke at the same time.
Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi both turned their heads to look at Lu Zhiqiang, "Lu Zhiqiang, how do you know?" โ
Lu Zhian knew that they didn't think it was strange, after all, he was an old hunter.
Lu Zhiqiang stared at the wolf running over with an expressionless face, and said, "I used to dart outside, and I heard some things from my fellow travelers. โ
Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi suddenly realized.
"Why is the head wolf dead and can't solve the crisis?"
"When the head wolf dies, they quickly choose a new head wolf." Lu Zhi'an did not let go of the bow and arrow in his hand, and said as he stared at the wolves.
"However, after the death of the head wolf, there will be a certain deterrent effect, and the aggression of the pack of wolves will be slightly weaker. We can take advantage of the fact that they are re-selecting the first wolf to launch an onslaught, and we can solve a few more of them. โ
Lu Daneng was happy in his heart, there was a door.
"How do you find out the wolf?"
"Don't think about it. The head wolf is usually in the rear, and I don't have the skills to shoot that far unless someone wants to go out. "Lu Zhian is not pouring cold water, this is the case.
Those who go out are immediately exposed to danger.
Now they can cope with it, but they don't have to choose the most dangerous path.
"Be careful, the wolves are coming."
Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi were in a daze for a moment when they heard Lu Zhian's words, if it weren't for Lu Zhi'an shouting wolf from behind, they wouldn't have come back to their senses.
"Shoot the arrows."
As soon as Lu Zhi'an's voice fell, he immediately shot an arrow, and as soon as the arrow was shot, he immediately replaced it with a new arrow and fired it again.
Lu Zhiqiang, Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi didn't dare to be distracted anymore, staring at the wolves with all their attention.
"Damn it!" Lu Daneng scolded in a low voice, his accuracy was too poor.
If he could return safely this time, he vowed to practice archery more in the future.
"Brother Lobby, Lu Zhutou, Zhang Zhutou, you cover me." Lu Zhiqiang saw that the wolf was about to jump to the entrance of the cave, threw his bow, drew his long sword, and jumped on the boulder to fight the wolf.
"Brother."
"Second cousin."
"Zhiqiang."
Seeing Lu Zhiqiang jumping out, Lu Zhi'an, Tang Mian, and Lu Dashan were all panicked.
Looking at his cousin who was fighting with the wolf, Lu Zhian's eyes turned red. Keep an eye on Lu Zhiqiang's surroundings, and once he finds a wolf approaching, he immediately releases arrows.
When Lu Daneng saw Lu Zhiqiang go out, he also threw away the bow in his hand, pulled out his long knife and jumped out.
Although his kung fu is not as strong as Lu Zhi's, his light skills are good, and there is no problem in saving his life.
The two worked together, coupled with the assistance of Lu Zhian and Zhang Yi, and finally defeated another wave of wolves that flew over.
"Whew!"
The long howl sounded again, but no wolf attacked.
"What do they mean?" Lu Zhiqiang and Lu Daneng had already returned to the cave, looked at Lu Zhian and asked.
Lu Zhi'an said with a serious expression: "They may have found that it is not easy to attack and want to consume us. โ
"What?" The other five exclaimed in surprise and looked at each other.
"Damn, this is not stupid, it is clearly very smart." Lu Daneng snorted and said in a vicious voice.
After a pause, "I'll go out and kill them." Anyway, there are more than a dozen people who can move, and the danger is reduced a lot. โ
After the words fell, he turned his head and glanced at Zhang Yi and Lu Zhiqiang again.
The three of them glanced at each other, and Lu Daneng spoke again: "Lu Zhi'an, Zhang Yi and I, and Lu Zhiqiang went out to deal with those more than ten wolves, you have a good archery accuracy, and you will cover us here." โ
Lu Zhi'an frowned, looked at the three of them, and finally nodded, "You can't let the wolf get too far away, otherwise I won't be able to shoot." โ
It's definitely not okay to be stuck in a hole by wolves all the time.
They can't afford it.
In that case, take the initiative.
"Each of you carries a torch." Before leaving, Lu Zhian instructed.
The three of them nodded and said hello.
Draw your weapon, throw away your scabbard and scabbard, jump on the boulder, grab a torch and get out of the cave.
"Whew!"
The wolves saw the three of them and gradually surrounded them.
"Lu Zhutou, Zhang Zhutou, I'll leave it to you here, and I'll deal with the head wolf in the rear." Lu Zhiqiang stared at the head wolf who was giving orders and said.
Lu Daneng and Zhang Yi nodded solemnly, "Be careful!" โ
"What a recklessness!" Lu Zhi'an, who was at the entrance of the cave, looked at Lu Zhiqiang, who ran towards the wolf, and scolded worriedly.
He knew that the words he said before to kill the head wolf were listened to by Zhiqiang.
However, the head wolf is no better than an ordinary wolf, but not so easy to deal with.
The location of the head wolf is already beyond his range, and I hope Zhiqiang will be safe.
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