Looking at the face beneath the thick clothes, Lu Wuyai thought, "Isn't this Su Xi? Su Xi, wake up." Lu Wuyai shook Su Xi, trying to rouse her from her unconscious state.
However, for a very short period of time, Su Xi remained unconscious, and even when she was being choked, she couldn't open her eyes.
Lu Wuyai looked around and could only take Su Xi back to the cave first. After settling him in, he left.
The snow was falling heavily, and several footprints could still be seen on the snow, indicating that Su Xi's car accident had happened not long ago.
Lu Wuyai's face was grim. He had just examined Su Xi's body; there were bruises on her head. She had obviously fainted after hitting the ground.
Even so, Lu Wuyai still wondered what had happened that prevented the other women from rescuing Su Xi.
With these thoughts in mind, Lu Wuyai put on his skis and rushed forward at an extremely fast speed, following the footprints.
But soon, Lu Wuyai's expression changed again.
He suddenly noticed that besides human footprints, there were also numerous animal footprints on the snow. The footprints were as large as millstones and covered a long distance, which was why Lu Wuyai hadn't paid them any attention earlier.
"What kind of animal's footprints are these?" Lu Wuyai felt as if his heart had been struck hard. Looking at the footprints and thinking about the women who had disappeared, his unease intensified.
In the forest of dead trees, Lu Wuyai did not slow down. He had built a road here before winter, but had temporarily put it aside due to too many other matters.
But now, the location of these footprints is clearly in the direction of the path he cleared earlier.
Half an hour later, Lu Wuyai heard some roars and gunfire. He suddenly stopped moving forward and ran towards the dead woods on his right.
Using the cover of nearby dead trees, he quickly spotted the figure in front of him.
“It was indeed Yuri and the others.” Lu Wuyai took a breath. At the end of the passage, he saw women shooting, but not many guns. At that time, only three women, Yuri, Song Xiaoyou, and Yu Mengrou, were shooting.
Seeing this, Lu Wuyai suddenly felt somewhat frustrated. He had told every woman before that once they left the cave, no matter what they were going to do, they must carry a gun.
But in the current situation, it's clear that the other party isn't listening to him.
At the same time, Lu Wuyai also saw that the creature attacking the group of women was the same black panther he had seen in another forest. It had black, fleshy wings flapping on either side of its head, making it look extremely ghostly and evil.
There were a total of twenty-five black panthers, but very few were actually killed by the three women, which caused Lu Wuyai, who came to the rescue, great trouble.
He also roughly guessed that the woman was probably chased by the pack of leopards and forced into the deadwood forest.
"Do I really have to go back to the cave?" Lu Wuyai thought for a while and realized that he still had to go back to the cave to get some bullets, but once he left, these women might be killed by the leopard in the next second.
In an instant, Lu Wuyai made a decision.
He crouched down, checked the skis, and after confirming they were secure, he raised his gun and fired a few shots at the leopards, successfully attracting their attention.
The next second, about a dozen black panthers abandoned the woman and frantically chased after Lu Wuyai.
"Come on." Lu Wuyai didn't stop at all. He bent down, raised his hands to have a snowball fight, and left the dead forest as quickly as possible.
The woman also heard the gunshot, and her mood, which was already on the verge of despair, suddenly became excited again.
“It’s Lu Wuyai,” Song Xiaoyou said. She had spotted him earlier than others, but her expression wasn’t good.
The other women gradually came to their senses as well. Watching the mutated black panther leave, they were very worried about Lu Wuyai.
“Don’t even think about it. The most important thing right now is to get through this,” Yuri said. They only brought three guns. Half of the bullets had been used up in the previous shooting, but the accuracy was terribly low. The most troublesome thing was that this beast had such a powerful ability to sense danger.
At this point, Lu Wuyai also frantically slid off on his skis, his body moving faster than an arrow. If he were to fall on the snow now, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Behind him, a dozen strange black panthers also moved forward at an astonishing speed. They ran like black lightning bolts, but without uttering a sound.
Lu Wuyai simply couldn't stop. If he slowed down even a little, he could feel the pressure coming from his back.
Ten minutes later, upon seeing the rocky mountain in front of him, Lu Wuyai suddenly stopped his scooter and leaned to the side. The wooden plank lifted the snow beneath his feet, revealing a patch of rocky ground.
There was a trap here, previously covered by snow and unable to be triggered. But now, Lu Wuyai has pushed away the snow with his skis, completely revealing the trap underneath.
Almost the second after Lu Wuyai left, the Leopard Gang rushed into the rocky mountain and successfully detonated the bombs there.
Underestimating the power of the explosion, even though he had already rushed to the cave entrance, Lu Wuyai was still pushed by the blast wave behind him and plunged headfirst into it.
The surviving black panther did not retreat. After running around the rocky mountain, he chose a solid layer of snow, smelled the scent, and roared hysterically at the disappearing Lu Wuyai.
Unfortunately, the door to the underground cave was closed, and Lu Wuyai arrived safely.
Inside the cave, Lu Wuyai quickly glanced at Su Xi and found that she was still unconscious. He couldn't help but worry, but if he stayed in the cave, he wouldn't be able to wake her.
A few minutes later, Lu Wuyai, carrying a rifle and a cloth bag filled with bullets strapped to his back, left the cave.
Lu Wuyai tightened his skis and immediately rushed towards the deadwood forest.
As a result, on the road, he saw the pack of black panthers that had been chasing him. He raised his gun and fired without asking any questions.
Several black panthers died in the hail of bullets, but many more ran towards the bamboo forest. Their white snow and black bodies were strikingly conspicuous.
Lu Wuyai did not chase after him and soon arrived at the withered forest.
When he vaguely heard gunshots, Lu Wuyai breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that the women were still fighting.
As Lu Wuyai continued walking, he quickened his pace and soon spotted the woman surrounded by leopards.
However, Lu Wuyai's expression was still not good, because he could clearly see that there were obviously a few fewer people in the crowd.
Soon, bullets continued to pierce through the snowflakes, taking away every living life.
After finally killing the last cheetah, Lu Wuyai ran over and found the women exhausted. Their nerves, which had been tense for so long, finally relaxed.
But when he saw Lu Wuyai, Xia Qingming cried and begged him to quickly go find Youli and Song Xiaoyou.
"Where did they go?" Lu Wuyai asked in a low voice. He had also noticed that a few people were missing, but he couldn't afford to be distracted because of the cheetahs.
“I was chased away by the cheetahs and headed in that direction,” Jin Xilu said, pointing to the depths of the deadwood forest.
Seeing the direction Jin Xilu was pointing, Lu Wuyai immediately took off his rifle and handed it to Mo Luoyi. He took out several boxes of ammunition from his backpack and told them to go back to the cave to take care of Su Xi.
"I'll go with you."
“And me.” Su Xi and the others stood up one by one from the snow, trying to find each other and be together.
But Lu Wuyai had already run far away, and they could only watch his snow-covered back as they anxiously walked towards the rocky mountain.
Here, Lu Wuyai continued his speed, but because the uphill slope was gentle, he could only temporarily remove his skis from his feet and roll forward.
Because it was a grove of dead trees, it could block some of the snowflakes, so the footprints on the ground were not wiped away immediately.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Wuyai put on his skis again and sped down the gentle slope.
But soon, Lu Wuyai removed the planks. The path ahead was rugged and full of branches. If you weren't careful, you could get your eyes pricked by the hardwood.
Lu Wuyai took a breath. When he left, he forgot to ask the woman, Song Xiaoyou, when she left.
A few minutes later, Lu Wuyai suddenly lost his footing and jumped forward. The feeling of weightlessness made him feel nauseous.
Fortunately, he soon discovered a very steep snow slope beneath his feet. Caught off guard, he fell straight down the slope.
Finally coming to a stop at the bottom of the slope, Lu Wuyai noticed several corpses lying not far away. They were cheetahs. The carcasses could be seen from a distance, but they hadn't been shot. They had been killed.
The dense, deadwood forest here makes walking more difficult than before, but the creature that killed the cheetah left huge footprints in the snow.
"Could it be a tiger?" Lu Wuyai shook his head. Just by looking at their appearance, it was clear that these cheetahs were no ordinary creatures. An ordinary tiger might not even be able to touch its opponent's fur, unless it was a saber-toothed tiger.
"Is it really a saber-toothed tiger?" Thinking of this, Lu Wuyai became anxious again.
Just looking at that creature makes it hard for people to have the courage to fight against it.
Ten minutes later, Lu Wuyai heard gunshots, and his face immediately lit up with joy. The other person must be very close to him.
Sure enough, in a dense, withered forest, five black cheetahs were staring intently at Song Xiaoyou and her companion, revealing their greedy and bloodthirsty side.
But behind these two women, there are also two ferocious beasts.
This was the first time Lu Wuyai and the others had seen this beast. At first glance, it resembled a wild boar, but its body was enormous, and its limbs were not short either. In contrast, it was relatively slender and powerful, and its head was more prominent than that of an ordinary wild boar.
Even more frightening is that this wild boar has sharp teeth. The sharp upper and lower rows of teeth indicate that wild boars are not herbivores at all.
Lu Wuyai wondered if the black leopard that had just died was killed by these two "wild boars".
In the next instant, Lu Wuyai did not hesitate and immediately fired. Bullets whizzed through the snow, creating a deadly barrage.
Because he had plenty of bullets, Lu Wuyai didn't hold back at all. The two Desert Eagles fired incessantly, and blood quickly soaked the snow.
"Lu Wuyai." Youli and Song Xiaoyou immediately ran over. Despite it being winter, they were drenched in sweat, unable to calm down from their tension.
"Here you go, install it now." Lu Wuyai took out a few bullets from his backpack and handed them to Yuri.
It's not an easy thing for two women to fight with pistols.
Lu Wuyai then took out a Desert Eagle and handed it to Song Xiaoyou, instructing her to shoot it whenever she had the chance. After all, their opponent had the best eyesight and the most accurate marksmanship.
"Do you want to kill those two hell pigs?" Song Xiaoyou asked.
Song Xiaoyou had also read about a creature called the Hell Pig in a book. It was a creature from tens of millions of years ago. When she saw it, Song Xiaoyou could hardly believe it.
This was a creature that had no natural enemies at the time, and it was extremely terrifying, known as the Hell Pig.
"Let's go back first, don't stay outside too long." Lu Wuyai took a breath and didn't take the initiative. Instead, he protected the two women and started walking back the way they came.
But when we got to the bottom of the slope, the snow had frozen, making it obviously impossible to climb up.
In the end, the three of them had to take a detour, which made Lu Wuyai worry about getting lost among the dead trees.
“Those two hell pigs are still behind us,” Song Xiaoyou reminded her from time to time.
Lu Wuyai looked back and saw that the two hell boars were indeed following him on the snow a few hundred meters away, looking quite relaxed.
“We will go our own way,” Lu Wuyai said.
After bypassing the snow slope, Lu Wuyai and the others quickened their pace.
But soon, just as Lu Wuyai was worried, this time, they were completely lost in the deadwood forest.
“If we don’t get back before dark, the midnight cold snap will freeze us to death.” Lu Wuyai took a breath, looked at the two delicate women beside him, and said that he must find Shi Qiu before dusk.
Lu Wuyai found a huge dead tree nearby, took out the axe tied to his calf, made three makeshift skis, and chopped a few thin branches for a snowball fight.
Soon, the three men tied the planks together with their shoelaces and quickly moved through the deadwood forest.
Occasionally, Lu Wuyai would look back and see that the two hell boars were not chasing after him, so he gradually let go of his worries.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Wuyai found himself suddenly bright, but when he saw the surrounding situation clearly, the joy that had just appeared on his face disappeared.
“I think I’ve gone the wrong way,” Song Xiaoyou said.
Lu Wuyai sighed. Although he had left the withered forest, the exit was no longer the same one.
Song Xiaoyou looked at the sky and told Lu Wuyai not to worry.
“Now that we’ve left the Deadwood Forest, we’ll glide around it. We’ll definitely find the stone mountain before dark.” Song Xiaoyou pointed in a direction, thinking the stone mountain should be there.
Lu Wuyai and Youli looked at each other, and while it was still light, they quickly used their ski poles to find the correct path ahead.
And so they skated for three hours straight. In their most desperate moment, the three of them finally saw the familiar cowshed.
"We've finally arrived." Lu Wuyai chuckled as he stood in the snow. Beside him, two women rubbed their eyes, their own eyes red.
After a short while, they finally returned to the rocky hill and happened to see other people looking around the cowshed.
“If you don’t come back soon, we’ll be going back into the Deadwood Forest.” Moro opened the cave door, where a backpack and luggage lay at his feet.
Lu Wuyai sighed, feeling utterly exhausted. After learning that Su Xi had fully woken up and was alright, he ate some military rations and fell asleep in the corridor.
Fatigue is contagious. At six o'clock, the cave was pitch black, and soft snoring could be heard from every corner.
When Lu Wuyai woke up the next day, he found himself sleeping on a large bed in a shipping container. Su Xi was lying next to him, her cheeks flushed, one hand still tightly gripping Xuefeng, feeling the warmth of winter.
"I remember last night, I think I slept right in the hallway." Lu Wuyai stretched, then quietly put Su Xi down so she could continue sleeping.
After all, Su Xi slipped and fell in the snow yesterday, so she will probably need to rest for a few days.
Looking at the time, it was already eight o'clock. Lu Wuyai pressed his right temple with his thumb, still feeling a headache coming on.
Yesterday, I was exposed to the snow for almost ten hours and am now experiencing the unpleasant aftereffects.
Lu Wuyai only felt a little better after he washed himself with clean water.
Later, Lu Wuyai sat in the laboratory, looking at the dazzling array of goods on the shelves, and fell into deep thought.
He didn't know how much time had passed before Lu Wuyai came to his senses. He saw Gu Yuxin walk in from outside, carrying some bottles and jars filled with dried herbal powder.
Mo Luoyi was taken aback when she saw Lu Wuyai sitting there.
"You should rest," Moro said with concern. "You should get some rest today and not think about going out. The wind blew all day yesterday, and the aftereffects are quite noticeable..."
Hearing the woman's concern, Lu Wuyai felt deeply moved. He reached out and pulled Moro closer. Feeling the woman's beautifully curved body, he couldn't help but slip his hand inside her collar.
It's broken.
Moro decisively slapped the other person's hand away, rolled her eyes at him seductively, and told him to get out.
Lu Wuyai rubbed his nose, feeling very hurt.
However, seeing Gu Yuxin preparing for work, Lu Wuyai turned and left.
For the next few days, everyone lived in the cave, sometimes helping out in the laboratory and doing whatever they could.
"Is it still snowing on this desolate island?" Li Ruisi asked.
It was pitch black outside, but through the periscope, Lu Wuyai could see a silver moon standing out against the vast night sky, hanging high in the heavens.
"It's not snowing anymore, tomorrow might be sunny." Lu Wuyai took off the periscope and replaced it with a vent.
Su Xi stretched and said, "The snow has finally stopped. Are there any activities tomorrow?"
"What kind of activities could there be?" Lu Wuyai rolled his eyes at her, but counting the days, it seemed like it was time to harvest the rice paddies again. The same went for the potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Just then, a gust of cold wind blew in from the vent, and Yuli, who was closest to it, immediately shrank her neck and got goosebumps.
"It's so cold. I want to sleep," Song Xiaoyou said.
But even with two heaters on, it was still a bit cold inside the cave that night.
"How cold is it outside?" Lu Wuyai, shirtless, got out of bed and pulled back the curtain leading to the cave. A chill immediately made him shiver. He quickly went back to bed, put on his down jacket, and then walked towards the cave entrance.
For a curtain, the temperature difference between the inside and outside should be at least ten degrees Celsius.
Finally, when Lu Wuyai saw the temperature on the thermometer, he took a deep breath.
It was 11 p.m., and the cave was quiet. Lu Wuyai stepped out of the cave, still thinking about the temperature he had just seen: minus 20 degrees Celsius.
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