Chen Yang, Xu Meng, and Hou Yu had been observing for several days, and on several occasions they even deliberately caused a commotion among the horses, making thousands of horses gallop, and finally determined the location of the horse king.
As expected of the leader of all horses, Horse King is truly extraordinary. It is taller than the average horse and exceptionally handsome, with beautifully defined muscles.
We can be certain that this horse is the king of horses not only because of its appearance, but also because of its status.
This horse encountered the lead horse several times, and the lead horses all obediently gave way to it. Wherever it went, it was followed by a herd of horses, but no horse dared to block its path.
Horse King's status is obvious: he eats the best grass, rides the wildest mares, runs wherever he wants, and does whatever he pleases.
Chen Yang could foresee that taming such a wild horse would be extremely difficult.
This kind of horse is used to being free and unrestrained, and it's always the boss wherever it goes. How could it be willing to be under someone's control?
But it was precisely because of this that Chen Yang wanted to tame this wild horse even more.
Over the past few days, they have captured more than a dozen horses, which is enough to meet the needs of the camp, but they still need time to tame them.
Next, only this horse king needs to be tamed.
They had already devised a plan; this time, they couldn't rely solely on Chen Yang's individual abilities. Even the strongest individual has limitations; facing such a massive herd of horses, even the greatest individual ability would be like duckweed on a river, merely drifting with the current.
Therefore, to capture the Horse King, we must utilize human wisdom.
Actually, their plan wasn't particularly complicated; it was simply to lure out the Horse King.
However, luring out the Horse King is no easy task.
The herd of horses almost always follows the horse king, and at the horse king's call, the herd will gather around him.
Therefore, to lure out the Horse King, you must make it come out willingly.
Chen Yang decided to use the horse king's speed to separate it from the herd.
Horse King's speed is absolutely unmatched by ordinary horses; once it starts running, no ordinary horse can catch up.
Chen Yang decided to risk his life and provoke the Horse King himself. However, even if the Horse King broke away from the herd, it would take time to subdue it, which would require Hou Yu and the others to help hold off the herd.
After much effort, the group finally got everything arranged and began their plan to subdue the Horse King.
Chen Yang covered himself completely with camouflage vegetation and slowly blended into the herd of horses.
Some of the horses noticed him, but Chen Yang didn't seem dangerous, so they paid him no attention. On the grasslands, many herbivores can live together peacefully.
The horses had never seen a human before, and since Chen Yang was covered in the smell of grass, they didn't pay any attention to him.
Chen Yang successfully infiltrated the vicinity of Ma Wang.
Upon reaching this point, he dared not advance boldly. The herd of horses surrounding the horse king was too dense, and the slightest carelessness would attract the attention of the herd.
Chen Yang stayed put, planning to wait until there were fewer horses around the Horse King before making his move.
They've observed this over the past few days: when the horse king is feeding, no other horse will graze in the same area. The herd will avoid that area and graze elsewhere, creating a rare gap in the horse king's grazing.
Chen Yang had only been lying in the grass for a short while when Ma Wang suddenly emerged from the herd and walked towards him.
"We've been discovered?"
Chen Yang was startled, but he did not move.
Horse King approached Chen Yang alone, without any horses following him.
It walked up to Chen Yang, who was now covered in grass and leaves, looking like a clump of grass from a distance, but still recognizable up close.
But that referred to humans, which the horse king clearly didn't recognize. It sniffed at Chen Yang, then opened its mouth and bit the grass off Chen Yang's head.
It's treating Chen Yang like food.
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the green patch on Chen Yang's head was eaten. When the Horse King opened its mouth again, Chen Yang couldn't resist.
If we eat any more, we'll be eating his hair.
He raised his hand and slapped Ma Wang across the face with a loud, resounding thud.
Horse King had no idea what was going on. He looked around in bewilderment, but there was nothing around him except for the pile of grass in front of him.
It shook its head, preparing to eat grass as a gift.
"Smack!"
Horse King turned around abruptly, but still found nothing.
"Slap! Slap!"
Its horse's rump was suddenly smacked twice. It turned around again, but saw nothing.
The horse king was enraged. It roared and ran around in all directions, trying to find the murderer, while the rest of the horses scattered and gave way.
After running for a while, the horse gave up, ran back somewhat angrily, wagged its tail, and prepared to eat grass.
Just then, "Grass" stood up, and before it even stood up, it slapped it.
Before Ma Wang could even process why the grass was moving, Chen Yang threw off the grass covering him and turned to run.
King Ma was furious and gave chase.
Chen Yang had already planned the route. The horse king's earlier erratic running had scattered the herd considerably. He found a path that allowed him to break free from the herd.
The time between his escape and the pursuit by the horse king was far too short; by the time the herd reacted, they had already almost run out of the herd.
Chen Yang quickly crossed the herd of horses. When he ran out of the encirclement, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked back to find that the horse king was only a dozen meters away from him.
Chen Yang was overjoyed and turned to run away.
His speed when running at full speed within the micro-world is astonishing; even a typical cheetah can't catch up with him, yet this horse can barely keep up.
This made him like the horse even more, and he resolved to tame it.
He and the horse were running too fast; by the time the herd reacted and tried to catch up, it was too late.
Chen Yang ran at full speed, always keeping a small distance from Ma Wang, making it seem like Ma Wang was about to catch up but not quite.
The horse king frantically chased after the hateful creature disguised as food, completely unaware that it was getting further and further away from the herd.
Chen Yang was slightly faster than Ma Wang, so he could control the distance with ease and keep Ma Wang on his toes at all times.
The horse's endurance is much better than his, so he can't keep running like that forever. If he runs any longer, he definitely won't be able to maintain his peak speed.
However, Chen Yang had a premeditated plan. He led Ma Wang in a roundabout way, circling around to the place he had arranged to meet Hou Yu and Xu Meng.
Chen Yang ran ahead alone, followed closely by Ma Wang. Behind them, thousands of horses galloped, the herd chasing them frantically.
The scene was truly spectacular. Looking down at the earth, it resembled a cone, with the fastest horses leading the way and the main herd following behind.
Chen Yang led this terrifying team for a full five minutes.
He can no longer maintain his peak speed; now he must sprint at full speed to avoid being overtaken by the Horse King, unlike at the beginning when he was able to do so with ease.
Horse King's stamina was astonishing. Not only it, but the herd of horses behind it also maintained their speed, although they were now quite far behind Horse King and Chen Yang.
In five minutes, Chen Yang and Ma Wang left the herd of horses more than 300 meters behind. If they hadn't taken a detour, that distance would have doubled.
When Chen Yang saw a canyon ahead, he immediately perked up and ran towards it at a faster pace.
But at that moment, Ma Wang suddenly slowed down, seemingly unwilling to chase Chen Yang any longer.
Upon seeing this, Chen Yang had no choice but to stop.
(End of this chapter)
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