◎Happy 86th day: Fortunately I hid quickly◎

"Block the door first!" The leader turned around and shouted to his companions with gritted teeth.

The crowd who were a little at a loss just now instantly found their backbone and no longer cared about Jiang Muyun and others. They went out in the wind and rain to find various hard metal objects to try to use as bolts for the iron doors, locking the two large iron doors tightly. From time to time, some people would be knocked down by the wind because of their unstable center of gravity.

After giving his orders, the leader took off his mask and raised his hands, trudging towards Jiang Muyun and the others. "My name is Wang Ci. We are the third squadron at Dawn Base. We have no ill will towards you. We're just using this door as a barrier."

Jiang Muyun glanced at Xiaobai.

Xiaobai took a defensive stance early on.

According to Xiaobai's habit, when it encounters such a thing, it usually growls, which can be regarded as its biological instinct.

But Xiaobai didn’t have that today.

At least from the moment Jiang Muyun heard the noise and saw Xiaobai after walking out of the small room, he was unusually quiet.

Xiaobai lowered his body, scratching the ground slightly with his front paws, revealing a rare ferocious look that only belonged to a hunter, but he had no intention of pouncing forward.

It seemed that the people it was on guard against were not the group of people in front of it.

"Block it? Block what?"

Jiang Muyun asked, and took advantage of the chaos to stuff the book in his hand into Qin Shiwu's bag. Under Qin Shiwu's questioning gaze, he whispered, "I just found it. It's a good thing. You keep it first."

At this time, Qin Shiwu naturally wouldn't worry about this.

Just as Wang Ci was about to speak, something scratched his lip, leaving a bloody mark.

He licked his lips and tilted his head slightly to avoid the wind: "Block a... monster."

Jiang Muyun quietly shifted the fire axe from his hand to his left hand, and held the gun on his waist with his right hand.

Wang Ci spoke quickly, his words coming through the rain and coming to Jiang Muyun's ears in a disjointed and unclear manner. "We didn't know anyone was here. We just wanted to use the gate to deal with it."

The other three were a bit confused when they first heard about the monster, but they weren't too surprised. They had seen a few mutated animals from the post-apocalypse, and some of them were indeed scary.

Just like the two chickens in their house that look like they have skins of iron and bones, and the rabbit that is more than half a meter long.

"You'd better not move for now." Jiang Muyun's voice was still calm, and he pulled out the G-Lock from his waist in front of the other person.

Most G-Lock pistols don't have manual safety mechanisms, and in the heavy rain, Wang Ci couldn't tell what model Jiang Muyun was holding. So even though Jiang Muyun didn't do anything after pulling out his gun, Wang Ci tactfully stopped and didn't try to approach them again.

Jiang Muyun saw the man stop and asked, "What monster?"

This team was well-equipped and wore goggles when they went out. Even though they were embarrassed and panicked, they still maintained a certain tacit understanding while blocking the door, and they had great trust in their leader Wang Ci.

This is a well-trained and experienced team.

As far as Jiang Muyun observed, Wang Ci was most likely carrying a gun on his waist, which was not something an ordinary survivor could get around Yi City.

When he was escaping, he remembered to put the gun in his pocket to prevent it from being lost in the wind and rain, instead of holding it in his hand to increase his sense of security. This person has an excellent psychological quality. Jiang Muyun certainly couldn't let him continue to move closer.

"It's hard to say. It could be a wolfhound," Wang Ci said, revealing a hint of urgency. "Its sense of smell is very keen, its size is unusual, and it carries poison. A single scratch could be fatal. We've set several traps but failed to kill it. It might catch up soon."

The door in front was stuck. Seeing that the stalemate continued, another person gave a few instructions to his companions and then walked towards them.

The man wanted to speak louder but had to suppress his voice, and at the same time, his voice was completely muffled by the mask, making his voice sound a little strange: "We have been here before, and we know that this door is still there, so we wanted to come here to take advantage of the situation. It's an accident that we implicated you today. You can go inside and take shelter. Just pretend you didn't see us. Afterwards, we owe you a favor."

Before the man finished speaking, Xiaobai let out a low growl, took a few steps outside, and stared at the direction of the courtyard gate.

The two men's vision was previously blocked by the debris in the yard, and they did not see Xiaobai. Now, when they saw a wolfdog with a ferocious face walking out of the house, their expressions were blank for two seconds.

Xiaobai was well taken care of by Jiang Muyun. From human meals to various pet foods collected by Jiang Muyun, Xiaobai ate different kinds of food every day. He grew from a little kid to a giant dog with a shoulder height of nearly one meter and a weight of more than one hundred kilograms.

With this size, even a furry Alaskan would look scary, let alone Xiaobai, who looks like a wolfhound with his ears standing up and his fur slick.

Fortunately, the only one inside didn't seem to be coming for them.

Could it be that this one is the same species as the one outside? There can't be two tigers in one mountain?

Wang Ci thought with a cheerful air.

They were armed with guns and dogs. Fortunately, they didn't see that there were fewer people here and just started fighting. Otherwise, with the enemy being attacked from both sides, their entire team would probably have been wiped out here.

The four people in the room looked at each other, and Zhao Jiahao asked in a low voice, "Join forces?"

The other party had already said that the monster had a keen sense of smell. If this team failed to kill it through the iron gate, the four of them would not be able to escape even if they hid inside.

"The other party has said this now, and I have no choice." Jiang Muyun put on goggles and walked into the wind and rain.

She doesn't like putting her life in other people's hands.

Jiang Muyun patted the increasingly irritable Xiaobai, and Xiaobai subconsciously rubbed Jiang Muyun's palm, but was not successfully calmed down by Jiang Muyun as usual. Instead, he stood in front of Jiang Muyun more eagerly.

When Wang Ci saw Jiang Muyun walking towards them, he showed a happy smile without any concealment.

He lowered his hands, which had been raised high, and wanted to shake hands with Jiang Muyun in a friendly manner. However, he relaxed too much and lost his balance. He was carried to the side by the wind and staggered a few steps. Fortunately, the person next to him pulled him up and he did not fall.

Wang Ci smiled embarrassedly at Jiang Muyun and others, but before he could stand firmly, a loud bang was heard.

He subconsciously ducked down, pulled out his gun, and aimed it at the iron gate. His movements were so standardized that they were almost synchronized with Zhao Jiahao's.

After two gunshots, the two men looked at each other and relaxed their guard slightly.

In just a moment, Xiaobai had rushed to the door, looking like he was about to bang on it at any moment.

The people guarding the door had their hearts skipping a beat when they saw Xiaobai. They didn't even think about whether to stop him or not. They just dispersed to make way for Xiaobai, praying in their hearts that Xiaobai would rush out and fight with the one outside to get hurt.

Jiang Muyun chased after Xiaobai and held him down, preventing him from continuing to bang his head against the iron gate. He also shot the guy who was banging his head against the gate frantically.

The guy outside the door looked crazy, but his sense of danger was extremely sharp.

Even though the two sides were so close, it managed to duck and dodge the bullet.

But Jiang Muyun is not alone.

At the moment Jiang Muyun fired, Zhao Jiahao and Wang Ci behind him fired at the same time.

The three bullets formed a triangle shape, blocking the guy's movements completely.

It dodged Jiang Muyun's bullet, but failed to avoid the two that followed.

However, due to the influence of wind speed, Wang Ci and Zhao Jiahao's bullets failed to hit the forelimb joints they wanted, but directly penetrated the opponent's humerus.

One bullet penetrated the skin and flesh, and Jiang Muyun could see blood mixed in the dirty water gathered under its left front leg. The other bullet passed through the tangled hair, only blasting away some dirt and mud.

Wang Ci said the other party was a wolfdog, and Jiang Muyun felt that he guessed right.

This is a wolfdog that is bigger than Xiaobai.

Its limbs are long and its jaw is extremely developed. The tangled hair on its body is mixed with thick dirt, forming a protective layer that even strong winds cannot blow away.

Only its back is as black as Xiaobai's. The hair on its limbs can be seen as khaki even with the mud on it, which is the typical wolfdog hair color.

It has thick skin and fast speed, no wonder Wang Ci's team was forced to flee everywhere by it.

The wolfhound outside the door had red eyes and leaned forward with its teeth bared. There was even a piece of light pink flesh connected to human skin hanging between its teeth.

Wang Ci said how many times they set traps?

Jiang Muyun felt that with just a few of them and a □□, they probably didn't have the ability to deal with it a few times.

They were able to hit the wolfdog just now because three people fired at the same time to block the position.

If there was only one gun, it could be easily avoided with its speed.

The wolfhound outside the door seemed to have noticed Xiaobai's presence as well.

Its attention briefly shifted away from Wang Ci and the others, and it let out a threatening roar at Xiaobai.

The wind gradually died down.

Wang Ci and Zhao Jiahao gathered at the door. The man who had just supported Wang Ci whispered, "Captain, what should we do?"

Wang Ci glanced at the gun in Jiang Muyun's hand, hesitated for a moment, and then said to Zhao Jiahao, "I wonder if you would be willing to lend a hand? We will definitely give you a satisfactory reward afterward."

Zheng Xiang interrupted Zhao Jiahao and said, "This is an unexpected disaster for us, but we are all in this together now. We can save ourselves. There's no need for compensation. Just compensate us for our losses today."

No matter how satisfying the reward is, it's not as valuable to them as bullets. Want to muddle through? You're dreaming.

Wang Ci gave a wry smile.

He was originally unsure how many guns Jiang Muyun and others had.

But now he knew what was going on.

Judging from Zheng Xiang's confident look, it's likely that everyone is carrying a weapon.

"It's my duty. The compensation is what I deserve! Whether it's compensation or gifts of thanks, I, Wang Ci, will never refuse as long as you ask!" Wang Ci had a determined look on his face as if he would lose everything, but in his heart he wished he could go back and burn incense to his ancestors right now!

What does it mean that there is always a way out?

The wolfhound outside the door was poisoned, and fighting with it at close range would almost guarantee death. Although they looked numerous, the only thing they had was a small handgun - a gun.

If the sudden strong wind had not disrupted the wolfhound's movements, and if a team member had not sacrificed himself to buy them time, they would probably not have been able to escape here alive.

But Jiang Muyun and others are different.

If all four of them are carrying weapons, I can completely get rid of my own team first, and then deal with the one outside the door.

Besides, he also brought a dog with him, and it seemed that he was not afraid of the person outside the door at all.

Now it is no longer a question of whether they want to cooperate with others, but whether others are willing to save them.

Xiaobai is indeed not afraid of the one outside.

Not only was it not afraid, it also showed an unprecedented ferocity, as if it wanted to fight to the death with the opponent. Jiang Muyun could hardly hold it down.

The wolfhound outside the door stretched out its scarlet tongue and licked the tip of its nose, its sharp canine teeth exposed, as if emitting a sinister light.

Seeing that the muzzles of several people's guns were pointed at him again, the wolfhound took a few steps back and did not move anymore, just staring quietly at the embarrassed people inside the door.

Three gunshots were heard, and bullets arrived one after another, but this time they all hit the concrete floor. After a few clinks, a slightly smoking shell fragment fell at Jiang Muyun's feet.

No wonder I had to take a few steps back, it actually managed to dodge.

The wolfhound seemed to understand that the people inside the door couldn't do anything to it except this trick, so it simply stopped threatening and began to pace slowly in the distance, staring at the few people with its red eyes, with obvious malice.

Through the rain, Jiang Muyun seemed to see the other party's contempt.

Just wait and see, what can you do to me?

As long as you leave the protection of these high walls and iron gates, I have plenty of ways to kill you.

This dog looks crazy, but it is actually very smart.

Jiang Muyun frowned and asked in a low voice, "How on earth did you come across it?"

Again, with Wang Ci and his men, if they accidentally ran into it, they would definitely not be able to drag it out and set a trap.

"Either tell the truth, or I will deal with you first and send you out to feed its stomach." Jiang Muyun's gun was already against Wang Ci's waist and abdomen, and the murderous intent in his words was not concealed at all.

If the wolfhound outside was just hunting, it would never risk being shot to guard this group of high-risk prey.

Jiang Muyun's expression wasn't fierce. She simply told Wang Ci something calmly, as if she was saying, "We'll have potatoes tonight."

Wang Ci was shocked by her indifferent attitude and felt a chill in his heart.

Wang Ci’s first reaction was to go see Zhao Jiahao.

Although Zhao Jiahao didn't understand why the two of them suddenly turned against each other, if he had to choose at this time, he would definitely stand on Jiang Muyun's side without hesitation. He immediately turned the gun around to show his attitude and had no intention of trying to mediate.

After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, Wang Ci spoke with difficulty, "More than half a month ago, it came to our base... to hunt."

Wang Ci almost squeezed out the word "hunting" from his throat.

"There was a smaller one at the time, and when we found it, we set a trap to kill them both. But…"

As a result, after several ambushes, they successfully killed the smaller one, but the larger one managed to escape.

It was their team that was in charge of this matter at that time.

"There was no movement for more than ten days after that. We thought it was dead somewhere. We didn't expect it to come back to us after recovering from its injuries." Wang Ci's whole body was tense as he spoke, and cold sweat oozed out and mixed with raindrops dripped down.

Jiang Muyun stared at Wang Ci for a moment, then lowered the gun against him and said calmly, "I understand."

Wang Ci staggered a few steps.

He was not showing weakness intentionally this time. He really felt the thrill after a brush with death.

"High attack, high defense, high agility, even high intelligence, and a dual cultivation of magic and martial arts." Zhao Jiahao said jokingly, but he slowly walked to the front. "If this kind of creature appeared in large numbers on Blue Planet, humanity would be doomed."

Jiang Muyun put down the fire axe, put the gun behind his left waist, reached into his trouser pocket and took out a roll of bandage, wrapped it tightly around the cuffs of his long-sleeved shirt, and after wrapping half of his palm, he pulled out the dagger stuck in his boot, cut the bandage and tied it tightly, and did the same with the other hand.

She didn't care about the grudges between Wang Ci and others and the wolfdog, or who was right or wrong. What she cared about was the wolfdog itself.

A creature that appears near the Art City and actively preys on humans.

The Dawn Base mentioned by Wang Ci set traps several times but ultimately failed to kill it.

They have a keen sense of smell, bear grudges, are smart, and are extremely aggressive.

Just as Zhao Jiahao said, if ordinary humans encounter it, it will be difficult for them to survive.

Jiang Muyun squatted down and asked next to Xiaobai's ear: "Xiaobai, want to go out and find it?"

Xiaobai immediately dug the ground twice with his front paws, and the low growl from his throat was filled with obvious urgency.

Jiang Muyun looked at the ferocious Xiaobai and rubbed its head: "You are made of solid tendon meat, remember to jump more."

Just like what Wang Qingqing said yesterday, in this world, the creatures that are least cared for by humans have an easier time surviving.

Xiaobai was raised by her, but he is not a pet dog.

It was born in the countryside and grew up in the end times. When it was still a little puppy, it dared to rush out and bite people in the face of the smell of blood.

Jiang Muyun believed that it would not lead to his own death.

"Open the door." Jiang Muyun said calmly.

"What?"

"What?"

"Are you crazy?"

The people in Wang Ci's team were immediately in an uproar, and the man next to Wang Ci even turned against Zhao Jiahao and attacked him.

He was convinced that Jiang Muyun and the others wanted to push them out as sacrifices so that he could buy time to escape.

Zhao Jiahao twisted the man's wrist with his backhand, and the man's hand went numb. The steel rod fell directly to the ground, and then he screamed in pain. The whole person was pinned to the ground by Zhao Jiahao.

Wang Ci stopped the others who were about to take action, stared at Jiang Muyun and said, "Can you give me a reason?"

Jiang Muyun stood up and looked at the ferocious figure outside the door: "Go out and kill it. Do you have any other ideas?"

Given the speed of the wolfhound outside, as long as it didn't come over on its own initiative, they would be unable to do anything to it by just shooting from inside the door.

"There are so many of us, can't we just fight it out?" someone from Wang Ci's team said in panic.

"That's right, I don't believe it can stay here forever."

"We have food here and can share it with you. If you all take turns to rest, you can always use it up!"

Zheng Xiang pursed her lips: "And then?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Then?

Then they are safe.

Is it safe...?

"Your team has been together for quite a while, right?" Jiang Muyun was almost amused by this group of people.

"Yes, it's been quite a long time. We fled together during the tsunami." Someone didn't know why she asked this, but actually answered it.

"It's quite early to join the base," Zheng Xiang asked.

"Yes, we joined the Dawn Base as soon as it was established." another person responded.

"No wonder, the Dawn Base must have been established for quite a long time." This time it was Zhao Jiahao who spoke.

If you join the base early, you won't have to allocate a large number of people to look after the house. So many people in the team can always work together.

Normal people would not provoke such a team casually. No wonder they acted so naively and even said things like "waste it away". It was obvious that they had never experienced a real beating.

This team is probably a loving family from the daimyo, and is part-time as the third team of the survival base.

Even if they were only concerned about escaping, why would Jiang Muyun and the others waste their time? Are they too kind to kill?

Why don't they just take the time to open the door and let the wolfhound in?

Judging from the wolfdog's hatred towards Wang Ci and others, it will definitely deal with Wang Ci and others first.

Wang Ci and others were not made of paper. The time the two sides spent fighting for their lives was enough for Jiang Muyun and others to escape.

But what then?

Should they go back and pray to God to protect them from the wolf dog and prevent it from coming after them? Then, should they walk around the art market, avoid its range of activities, and pray for possible peace?

Or is it a gamble—Wang Ci and others can die together with it?

If you want to return home safely and alive, the only way is to kill the other person.

Wang Ci looked a little embarrassed. "I understand. But you all know their skills. I, I will lead..."

Wang Ci's eyes moved back and forth among the team members, but he didn't say who he could take out.

Except for him, everyone in their team was an ordinary person before the apocalypse, and they had indeed always acted together after the apocalypse. They had not fought with others very often, and even less often in one-on-one situations.

Their tacit coordination when acting was impeccable, but their skills were... not that great.

For a moment, Wang Ci couldn't find another person with good skills who could go out and fight for his life with him.

No, there are still some.

It's just that in order to buy them time, the other party has left his life in the ruins.

The man being held down by Zhao Jiahao had already understood what was going on. He spoke with difficulty, "I, I'll go. I'll go out with you."

Jiang Muyun patted Zhao Jiahao, signaling him to let the man go.

"No need, too many people will only hinder us." Jiang Muyun held the dagger in her hand, which was the length she was most familiar with.

Zhao Jiahao held Jiang Muyun down and said, "Are you planning to go out too?"

Jiang Muyun raised his arm, and Zhao Jiahao subconsciously let go of his hand and took two steps back to avoid the cold light that flashed before his eyes.

The dagger spun deftly in her hand. "See? I'm a professional with the knife. Xiaobai will be responsible for moving and pulling the monster, and you two will be responsible for supporting and entangled it. I will be responsible for showing you my special skills at the critical moment."

Zhao Jiahao still frowned, feeling something was wrong.

Jiang Muyun sighed. If he had known earlier, he would have avoided Chu Buwen for the sake of convenience. If Chu Buwen was here now, there wouldn't be so many troubles.

But Zhao Jiahao also meant well, so Jiang Muyun had to try to comfort him: "Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about your accuracy. I'm afraid that if I don't break its hand, I'll break yours. You two should shoot slowly and focus on forcing its position."

"Close the door immediately after we go out." Jiang Muyun put on a mask while speaking: "Don't dawdle, while the rain is still there."

Although Wang Ci didn't know why they had to take action while the rain was still going on, he listened to every word Jiang Muyun said at this moment, nodded in agreement, and took Zhao Jiahao's arm and retreated to the side of the door. He held a three-edged military spear in his hand and signaled everyone to step back and make way.

Zhao Jiahao broke free from his hand, holding a gun in one hand and an axe in the other, and stood guard on the other side of the door, ready for battle. He muttered, "When did you become so skilled?"

Wang Ci thought, "No wonder you think we've been together for so long. You all look so unfamiliar with each other. The person next to you has probably killed more people than all of us here combined. Worrying about her is better for you than yourself."

Wang Ci had a lot of words in his mind, but he didn't dare to say a word.

He was really scared by Jiang Muyun's indifferent attitude that didn't take human life seriously.

The two large iron doors were slowly opened a crack. Before the wolfhound outside the door could react, Xiaobai turned into a black shadow in the rain and pounced on the other side at a rapid speed.

Zhao Jiahao and Wang Ci followed closely behind, and fired a shot when the wolfhound was about to collide with Xiaobai, forcing the wolfhound to turn and dodge.

Xiaobai bit the skin on the opponent's neck, but his sharp canine teeth failed to penetrate the opponent's flesh and blood. Instead, he was stuck for a moment by the opponent's thick fur and dirt.

In just this instant, the wolfhound broke free and was about to bite Xiaobai's waist.

Xiaobai doesn't have that layer of fur and dirt as a protective layer, and it is almost bald due to the shedding of fur in the summer.

Zhao Jiahao and Wang Ci were worried that the two dogs were entangled with each other, so they didn't dare to shoot. They could only get close to the wolfhound and chop at its body parts in an attempt to force it to retreat.

The wolfhound did not bite Xiaobai again, but it turned sideways and knocked Zhao Jiahao over, with a cold gleam between its teeth.

Jiang Muyun shouted, "Get out of the way!"

Zhao Jiahao had no choice but to say this to Wang Ci.

Wang Ci was rushing forward with the spear in his hand, trying to rescue Zhao Jiahao. Upon hearing this, he flipped to the side to make room for Jiang Muyun.

Jiang Muyun used the inertia of the sprint to straighten his instep and made a flying tackle that hit the wolfhound's waist hard. From Wang Ci's perspective, the giant wolfhound weighing more than 100 pounds was directly tackled by Jiang Muyun into an arc, and the entire lower body had some uncontrolled displacement due to this flying tackle.

Wang Ci stood up in shock, but fortunately he was agile and dodged quickly.

The wolfhound's waist, which was supported by only one spine, was severely injured, and the wolfhound's biting action stopped in the middle.

And after this moment of intense pain, all its rational anger and hatred were overturned.

It slowly turned around, its red eyes locked on Jiang Muyun, who had not yet stood up.

The ferocity stemming from biological instincts now had the absolute upper hand. The low, hoarse roar faintly emanating from its throat was like the harsh humming sound of a huge, decayed wheel that had been rotten for years when it was just awakened.