Chapter 15: The Gap Between Mortals and Monsters
I don't know if I had already eaten when I came, but Ji Yuan didn't see these people eating, so he drank some water.
It was probably dark outside, and the men's coats were almost dry, so they put on their coats and prepared to leave.
It seems that in addition to resting and recovering their physical strength, the complete drying of their clothes should greatly improve their combat effectiveness, and it is a reason to get close to the screen to improve accuracy and sway left and right to improve dodge when playing games with Ji Yuan.
Two strong men re-carried the sack containing the pigs and sheep, and one of them was Lu Chengfeng, who said that he wanted to see the monster.
"Alright, let's go!"
Yan Fei is still full of enthusiasm and walks in the first.
Lu Chengfeng carried the sack and turned his head to shout at Ji Yuan.
"It's called Hanako, waiting for our good news, and I'll take you down the mountain when I come back!"
Hey, hey, big brother, don't set up a flag!!
Ji Yuan panicked when he heard this, hesitated for a moment, and shouted at him when Lu Chengfeng stepped out of the temple gate at the last time.
"Lu Shaoxia, if it is at a critical juncture, you can shout that you know Mr. Ji!
At this time, Lu Chengfeng had already stepped out of the temple gate, and when he heard the voice, he glanced back, even if there was a faint fire, it was still dark and rumbling inside, and he couldn't see the beggar's face clearly.
Lu Chengfeng, who was a little confused about the specific meaning of this sentence, didn't think much about it, and quickly caught up with his companion in front.
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There are dozens of large and small peaks in Niukui Mountain, and the location of the mountain temple is just a small hill on the periphery.
Although the nine young knights lack a certain amount of experience in the rivers and lakes and are a little naΓ―ve, their martial arts foundation is really solid, and they are like walking on the rugged mountain roads.
In this parlance, it takes an hour or so to cross the three peaks and arrive at the relatively deep old forest of Niukui Mountain.
At this time, the nine people were already sweating slightly.
Yan Fei at the front looked at the shadows in the darkness around him and took a deep breath.
"Let's do it here, the big man-eating worm will definitely not hide in the depths of the mountain, put down the pigs and sheep, and prepare here!"
"Uh-huh!"
"It's about the end of the day, and the big worm will come out soon!"
Lu Chengfeng and the man with the stick put down their respective sacks, untied the sacks, and pulled out a small ewe and a small domestic pig inside.
Because they were carried on a long journey, the two domestic animals were obviously a little dizzy, and they didn't call much.
"Tie their ropes to these two trees, and by the way, cut them in the legs!"
"I'm coming!"
A young man with a knife walked to the side of the pig and sheep, drew his knife wrist and turned it lightly, and two wounds immediately appeared on the hind legs of the pig and the sheep.
"Squeak~~Squeak~~~" "Baa ......"
In pain, the two animals immediately struggled to escape, but they were held by ropes and could not escape.
Lu Chengfeng and the man with the stick each tied the rope of the domestic animal to the trunk of the tree on the side, and in the process, the others observed the surroundings.
"Alright, let's hide in the tree and wait!"
Everyone nodded silently, they were already slightly excited, some jumped with light skills, some climbed quickly, and hid their bodies in the four or five big trees around them.
For a moment, the mountain was quiet, except for the sound of injured pigs and sheep howling and slamming left and right, only the occasional chirping of some night birds.
And so on for an hour.
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"Goo... Cuckoo... Goo~~"
The chirping of night birds makes the night even quieter.
Lu Chengfeng, the swordsman Du Heng, and the woman Luo Ningshuang hid on the one with the goat tied, looking down through the canopy and leaves.
The goats and pigs were tired, and from the restless and indiscriminate rush at the beginning, to the rest on their stomachs now.
"It's been so long, can't this tiger come?"
Luo Ningshuang lowered her voice and asked the two.
"I don't know, it stands to reason that such an easy-to-reach prey should be able to lure the beast. β
"Shhhhh
Lu Chengfeng motioned for them to be quiet.
"Whew...... Whew......"
Suddenly, the wind in the mountains and forests became stronger, causing the branches of the trees around to sway.
"Bah..."
With a sheep's cry, the goats and pigs stood up and looked around irritably.
"Uhh "Squeak... Squeaky ......"
The two injured domestic animals rushed out impatiently, and were dragged by the rope around their necks, a change that lifted the spirits of the nine people in ambush.
"Whew...... Whew......"
The cool breeze not only blew the hair of the people on the trees, but also made them feel a little cold.
I don't know why, this strange wind made many people a little uneasy, and no one noticed that at this time, except for the crazy pigs and sheep, all the bird calls in the forest were gone.
In the distance, a tiger that was better than the average tiger stood on a rock deep in the forest, looking in the direction of the domestic pigs and goats through the greenery of the night, and his extremely human eyes showed a trace of contempt.
The tiger did not hide or dodge, so he walked towards the trapped pigs and sheep, and slowly walked to their side.
At this time, the pigs and sheep had long lost their crazy energy just now, and they were trembling and collapsed on the ground and did not dare to move.
'What a big tiger!!
The tiger was bigger than expected, much bigger than some people who had seen it before.
The people on the tree all had their hair standing on end and their scalps were numb, although they wanted to fight the tiger to eliminate the harm, but when they really saw such a big tiger, they were still shocked, and their heartbeat was amazingly fast.
The tiger stood beside the two domestic animals and stopped, its fur fluttering in the wind.
'Why doesn't this tiger eat it?'
This was the doubt that arose in everyone's nervousness, and they had agreed that if there was no accident, the tiger would jump out and besiege it when it was eating the livestock.
Yan Fei's face was beaded with fine sweat, and he had already held his right hand on the hilt of his sword, and if the tiger showed signs of running away, he would immediately notify everyone to show up.
It was only at this time that he suddenly noticed that the tiger actually looked up at the big tree he was on, and a hoarse and rough voice came from the tiger's mouth.
"Interesting! Mortal warriors, since they come to seek death, they should not be considered to have violated the teachings of Mr.!!"
Everyone, including Yan Fei, stood on end in an instant, their scalps were numb, goosebumps erupted all over their bodies.
There was only one thought in my mind: 'I've become a sperm!!'
"Play with me first, roar!!"
At the same time as the tiger roared, the tiger had already pounced in the direction of the canopy in front of him, and several people who were so frightened that the hands and feet of the tiger were stiff and they all lost their ability to react.
Yan Fei bit his tongue to free himself from the stiffness brought by fear, and roared.
"Do it!!"
"Oh~"
The tassel sword came out of his body and slashed towards the tiger, trying to force it away.
Unexpectedly, the tiger didn't dodge at all, one paw went straight to the long sword, in Yan Fei's eyes, this tiger's foot was thicker than his thigh, and the tiger palm that exposed its claws was bigger than his head.
"When ......" "Poof..."
That is, in an instant, Yan Fei's long sword rolled over, and his person was slapped down the tree by a tiger's palm, and there was blood on his chest, and he fell into the bush and did not know whether he was alive or dead.
"Bastard!!"
Zhao Long, the man with the stick, grabbed the long stick and hit the tiger spirit, but before the stick was completely handed out, a vague yellow and black whip shadow had already reached his eyes.
"Bang~click...""Bang..."
A steel-like tiger tail flung over, and the stick that could resist the axe and chopping was brittle, and Zhao Long was also hit by the tiger's tail and vomited blood and fell down the tree, following in Yan Fei's footsteps.
"Save !!" "Go!!"
The rest of the people jumped out of their hiding places and attacked the tiger together.
Lu Shanjun's momentum was unabated, and he landed lightly on the trunk of the big tree where Yan Fei was originally hiding, grabbing the tree with his four claws like a cat, bending his body slightly, and in front of the sword and his body, he could directly shoot out a few feet away.
"Woo~~"
The wind brought by the tiger blew, and before the move of several people arrived, they watched the tiger leap over the siege circle and fall outward.
Du Heng, who drew his sword out of the sheath, and Luo Ningshuang, who drew his sword out of the sheath, reacted the fastest, and kicked their feet on the trunk of the tree, their bodies turned in the air, and they almost rushed out in the direction of the tiger's jump, stabbing and slashing, aiming directly at the tiger that had not yet landed.
But the tiger actually stepped down on all fours in the air, as if stepping on the point of force in the wind, the huge body suddenly moved to one side, and fell to the ground at a strange speed, staring at the swordsman and Luo Ningshuang with green eyes.
"Roar~~~"
A roar made the rest of the people tingle and stiffen with strange movements.
After brushing it, the tiger's body seemed to blur a little, and it had already pounced again.
"Be careful!!"
The shouts of others seemed to be in the sky, and in the frightened eyes of Luo Ningshuang and Du Heng, the tiger was still close to his face, and the cold light on the tiger's claws was comparable to gold and iron.
"Bang" "Poof... Bang"
With one claw, he slapped Du Heng first and then hit Luo Ningshuang.
Before the exclamation of the companion behind him fell, he saw that the swordsman and Luo Ningshuang had already spurted blood and flew left and right, and the swordsman's hand holding the knife had already twisted outward.
"Bang" "Bang"
"Sand..."
The first two sounds were the sound of Luo Ningshuang and Du Heng smashing down the ground in the distance, and the latter sound of a tiger landing was almost inaudible.
After a short round of contact, the four good players did not know whether they were alive or dead......
The tiger spirit was not far from the remaining five, stretching its limbs like a big cat stretching its waist, and the terrifying tiger eyes looked at them with a taunt.
"Whoosh...... Click-and-click......"
A ghost-headed knife that had been folded ninety degrees rotated, crossed the parabola and fell to the feet of several people, and not only the blade of the blade was bent and the blade in contact was also rolled up.
Lu Chengfeng and the others had cold hands and feet, and they couldn't breathe, and their hands clenched into fists or holding weapons were already white.