Chapter 16
At this moment, the wild boar had not yet noticed Fang Xiaoyu, but it had already seen the white car.
It's unclear what this creature with iron spikes on its rear looked like in its eyes, but it sensed a threat, so it puffed out breath, lowered its head, and charged forward.
Fang Xiaoyu: !!!
Both ends of the rope were tied to the car, and Su Ming was still down there!
The wild boar ran too fast and was already in front of the car in the blink of an eye. Its fat body nimbly turned halfway, avoiding the rear of the car, and headbutted the car body.
Bang--
The white car, with its front facing the soundproof wall, shuddered violently. The tires scraped the ground, leaving marks like gua sha (a traditional Chinese medicine technique). The entire car was forced to the left by half a meter, and the right side of the car dented instantly.
One end of the rope ladder also shifted instantly along with the vehicle.
Fang Xiaoyu's body reacted faster than her brain, shouting, "Danger! Get up here quickly!"
Startled by the sound, the wild boar stopped before it could charge again, looked around, and finally found Fang Xiaoyu on the steps.
Fang Xiaoyu felt her blood freeze when those cold, bloodthirsty, and bestial eyes stared at her.
what to do? !
Although the rope ladder and safety rope shifted with the vehicle, fortunately there were two protective supports above them. One support was closer to Fang Xiaoyu's side, and it rubbed against the direction and shifted slightly. The other support was at Su Ming's side and was not affected for the time being. However, Su Ming below could still feel the changes in the tension between the ropes.
He shouted, "What's wrong? What are you saying?"
There seemed to be a sound above, but the strong wind blew past my ears, and I couldn't hear anything clearly.
At this moment, the safety rope around his waist began to shake abnormally, sometimes tightening and sometimes loosening, and finally falling loosely behind his waist.
Su Ming felt a chill in his heart, realizing that something had happened up there. He quickly stopped his plan to continue down and grabbed the unruly rope ladder to climb back up quickly and laboriously. After only a few steps, the wind blew him off course.
After attracting the wild boar's attention, Fang Xiaoyu prepared to move away from the rope ladder before the boar found a way to climb up.
I had only taken two steps when the safety rope tightened around my waist, reminding me that I still had this strapped to my waist.
By the time she stepped back a little and twisted her body to try and untangle herself, the wild boar had already found the nearest stone steps and started charging up them.
Because the stone steps were narrow, the large body was somewhat inconvenient, and its hooves would occasionally slip off the steps. It was only through its agility that it did not roll down the steps, but instead got closer and closer to its prey.
When Fang Xiaoyu finally untangled herself and climbed to the top of the stone steps, the wild boar had already climbed two-thirds of the steps.
She gripped the safety rope and wrapped it around her arm several times, her breathing becoming heavy and labored. When the distance between them was only four or five stone steps, she began to run wildly on top of the soundproof wall, which was only wide enough for one person, letting go of the safety rope as she ran.
The wild boar gave chase, quickly closing the distance between them.
Fang Xiaoyu had only run five or six meters, and was still far from the next stone step, when she was caught up by the wild boar.
Hearing the wild boar's heavy panting and grunting, smelling the stench emanating from the animal, and even feeling an unusual gust of wind rushing towards her back, she gripped the safety rope tightly on her wrist and leaped off the soundproof wall.
Without a second thought, the wild boar lightly tapped its four hooves on the ground, nimbly turned its body, and jumped down as well.
But when it actually took off and realized how far it was from the ground, reason returned to its brain, but it was too late.
The wild boar let out a shrill cry, its bloodshot eyes flashing with a fierce light amidst the sparks, and it opened its mouth and bit forward forcefully, wanting to take this hateful and cunning prey with it before it died.
Unexpectedly, the prey suddenly held up a small object and sprayed it into its eyes.
This was terrible; the excruciating pain shot from its eye socket straight to its brain. Instinctively, it tilted its head to the side, trying to escape the pain, without even noticing that its head had been stepped on.
If the wild boar's eyes are still intact, it will see the prey brush past its snout, tracing an arc in the air before speeding away in the direction it came from.
Su Ming suddenly felt the safety rope around his waist tighten, and a tremendous force came, trying to pull him up from below.
He quickly grabbed the rope ladder to steady himself and climbed upwards rapidly using the momentum.
Faster, faster...
The wild boar bit through empty air, letting out a final, unwilling howl before crashing heavily to the ground.
Fang Xiaoyu successfully escaped from the wild boar's mouth, swinging back and forth like a pendulum. She kicked against the wall halfway through, but due to her lack of agility and quickness, she still suffered several abrasions.
Finally, it stopped at a height of four or five meters above the ground. She looked down at the ground and saw that the huge wild boar was oozing bright red liquid from its mouth and nose, its limbs were twitching, and the bloodstains under its body were spreading. In the end, it stopped moving and was no longer alive.
Su Ming continued climbing, while Fang Xiaoyu was getting closer and closer to the ground. She didn't wait; instead, she endured the pain and released the rope until she landed safely, continuing to adjust the rope's tension as she pulled it back in.
Su Ming finally climbed back up.
Ignoring the abnormal trembling of his arm muscles and the need to regulate his breathing, he was first startled by the sight of the wild boar carcass on the ground. Then, seeing Fang Xiaoyu leaning against the corner of the wall without moving, his panic reached its peak, and he tumbled and stumbled down the stone steps.
When he saw that her chest was rising and falling normally and there were no obvious injuries on her body, he began to breathe heavily: "Are you alright?"
Fang Xiaoyu raised her arm: "It feels a bit dislocated."
Su Ming quickly stepped forward to check and confirmed for a long time: "It's okay, it's not really dislocated, but you still shouldn't exert yourself in the future. You need to rest more and can't lift heavy objects."
"Okay." Fang Xiaoyu also breathed a sigh of relief. "You'll have to work hard from now on. I'll take a break for now."
Su Ming readily agreed, having already pieced together the truth in his mind, and felt a little scared: "Thanks to Sister Xiaoyu for your quick thinking."
Fang Xiaoyu felt a cold sweat on her back as she recalled the incident: "I didn't expect such an accident, but thankfully everyone is alright."
Su Ming opened his mouth, but still asked, "I've personally experienced and seen the place below. It's too high, it feels higher than any mountain I've climbed before. Rope ladders and safety ropes... I feel like my chances are slim."
Fang Xiaoyu knew perfectly well. She pursed her lips and said, "I know."
Su Ming didn't want to have a similar thrilling experience again. One time was enough to scare someone half to death, and if it happened again, they might not even survive. Hearing her say that, he was delighted: "Then you won't do it anymore?" As for the rope ladders that she had worked so hard to weave, she could keep them if she wanted.
Unexpectedly, the other party's reaction was completely different from what he had anticipated.
“I plan to try both ends. It’s not too late to switch when a better alternative comes along,” Fang Xiaoyu said. “You don’t need to cooperate. I’m the one who wants to go down. From now on, well, just hold the safety rope for me. Don’t feel guilty about anything else.”
Su Ming became somewhat agitated after hearing this, and his voice involuntarily rose: "Isn't it better to just drive safely on the road? Even if it's tiring, it's fine; I can handle more. Why insist on this... what if we're unlucky and crash?"
Fang Xiaoyu blinked in surprise, puzzled by his excitement: "The chances are probably slim. You only encounter one every few months, and it won't always be this kind of dangerous animal."
She reflected: "I've encountered people who took in animals as pets before. Because the pets were cute and seemed affectionate, and because I lacked knowledge about roads, I subconsciously assumed that such wild animals might appear. It was my oversight. From now on, no matter if there are cars or people in front or behind me, I will always carry a kitchen knife or other cold weapon with me when I get out of the car. It shouldn't be a big problem."
Finally, I comforted him, saying, "Cheer up. Look, fresh meat has been delivered to your door. You can have an extra meal."
What else could Su Ming say?
To put it bluntly, she just saved his life, and it was she who accepted him as a teammate; otherwise, he might still be carrying a bag, walking alone on the highway, miserable and miserable.
To put it mildly, this person is simply stubborn and has his own set of logic.
Finally, Su Ming could only take a deep breath, afraid of saying something inappropriate, and get up to leave, while also checking the car.
After a while, he said rather coldly, "The trunk is fine, and the fuel is fine too."
"Hmm." Fang Xiaoyu had checked immediately upon landing and there was no reaction, but she was surprised that Su Ming was still angry.
Why get angry? Everything will be fine in the end, won't it?
I can't figure it out, I'm not going to think about it anymore.
She leaned against the corner of the wall, feeling both physically and mentally exhausted, but filled with gratitude.
They were fortunate to have survived, fortunate to have had teammates, and fortunate that the oil drums in the service area were sturdy and did not explode due to the slightest collision; otherwise, this day next year would have been the anniversary of their deaths.
After inspecting the car, Su Ming found that only the rear right door was slightly deformed, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that the rope ladder and safety rope had come up again, I thought about throwing them all here, or throwing them down, so that no one could find them or use them anymore.
But remembering how hard Fang Xiaoyu had worked to collect and bundle them, he coldly pulled them back bit by bit.
Why won't you listen to advice?
Why can't we be like him, drive properly, and adapt properly?
Even if you want to leave, can't you just find an exit on the highway? At least it wouldn't be this dangerous.
Everyone probably thinks similarly to him, so why does she have to be different?
He finally managed to convince himself not to get emotional, but then he saw her acting like nothing had happened, even though she had just gone through such a dangerous situation. She was still instructing him on how to better tie the rope ladder so that there would be fewer knots when untying it in the future. For some reason, he got even angrier, the kind of anger that he couldn't suppress.
He packed up the ladder rope and secured the safety rope, remaining expressionless throughout, listening without speaking, and initiating a one-sided cold war.
After that, from eating and drinking to helping with bandages, he did the same thing. Even when I was sweating profusely from cutting pork, he pushed me away and silently refused to help. He didn't say a word until we finished resting.
But the next day, when he saw Fang Xiaoyu walking towards the driver's seat, he couldn't help but grab her and speak up, breaking the cold war he had set up: "Didn't you say you'd leave the next few days to me?"
Fang Xiaoyu tilted her head to look at him: "Not angry anymore?"
Su Ming sneered: "What's there to be angry about? Sister Xiaoyu, you're the captain, you're in charge."
"There are only two people, what kind of team leader is this?" Fang Xiaoyu waved her hand. "Just do what you think of, take responsibility for yourself, and don't think about anything else, okay?"
In response, he stepped on the gas, jerked the car off, and the force pressed her against the back of the seat.
Fang Xiaoyu scratched her face and stopped talking.
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