Before we knew it, the deer had already run away, in the blink of an eye. Now in this bush, there were only Yunwen, the dead deer, and a pack of wild wolves. They were approaching step by step, with a brisk pace, full of restlessness and a fierce look in their eyes.
"I'm sorry, I killed us all, it's all my fault." Yunwen was shaking with fear and crying.
"No risk, no gain. Now that I'm in the tiger's den, there will definitely be danger. I can't blame you entirely. This is my own decision. Okay, now is not the time to talk about this. I have to find a way to survive!" I said.
"But now they have almost completely surrounded us..." Yunwen cried even harder.
I held her hand, and she looked at me while sobbing, her face full of tear marks, which made people feel pity for her. I also calmed myself down a little and thought of a solution. But the wolves were too lazy to even try, obviously feeling that they had won. It seemed that I didn't even have time to think, and I really became food in the wolves' mouths.
At this time, a wild wolf that had been lurking for a long time pounced on me from behind. I had already heard the sound, and thanks to my sharp hearing, I immediately dodged to the side, and stretched out my knife, cutting a bloody wound on the wolf's leg.
The wolf limped back towards me, baring its teeth and making warning sounds!
Wild animals only display their most ferocious posture to defend themselves when they are afraid. In other words, they are at their most ferocious when they are afraid.
Therefore, I knew that I had gained a glimmer of hope. They would begin to reassess my danger and adjust their formation in order to capture and kill me with the least loss.
"Yunwen, listen to me, all the self-pity now is suicidal behavior and irresponsible behavior towards your companions. So if you want to help me now, you must do as I say. Don't doubt or hesitate. Do you understand?" I asked.
"Okay! I'll listen to you. I'll do whatever you say." Yunwen wiped away her tears and said.
"Do you remember how we climbed up the fault that night?" I asked.
"Remember, I stepped on you to get up there," Yunwen said.
"Follow the method we used last time, you quickly step on me to climb onto the branch, and then pull me up. Wolves can't climb trees, and we will be saved." I said.
"Okay!" Yunwen answered readily.
I crouched down, knowing that the wolves would have a short time to react, so I immediately shouted, "Now, jump!"
Yunwen immediately stepped on my knees which were standing in a horse stance, and then on my shoulders. I straightened up a little, and she touched the tree branches, and her feet left my shoulders. When the wolves saw that Yunwen was trying to climb a tree, they no longer cared about her and immediately began to surround her from all sides, all rushing forward at full speed to pounce on me and tear me to pieces.
When I saw Yunwen had already gone up, I immediately turned around and ran!
"Zhou Bo, you...you lied to me!" Yunwen shouted anxiously.
Yes, I didn't follow my plan because the wolves wouldn't give me time to climb the tree by myself. They are top hunters, how could they tolerate such a mistake?
Therefore, I was just looking for a reason to send Yunwen upstairs.
As for myself, I'll take it one step at a time.
"I'll lead the wolves away, and you find a way to get back." I shouted as I ran.
Groups of wolves ran towards me. My running speed on the ground was no match for them. After just a few runs, they surrounded me in a circle, crouching down, and their postures were clearly showing that they were gathering strength before pouncing. I had nowhere to retreat. Even if I had strong outdoor skills, it would be impossible for me to escape when surrounded by a group of wolves.
There was only one way left for me: to be pounced on by them, have my throat bitten, have my skin torn off, and die in pain and blood...
"Zhou Bo! Zhou Bo!" I saw Yunwen was anxious to jump down from the tree.
I quickly shouted, "Don't come down. They are planning to attack the city and reinforcements. Then both of us will die in the wolves' mouths. Remember what you promised me. You will do whatever I ask you to do. I'm asking you not to come down now."
She cried, sobbing desperately, and returned to the tree.
I breathed a sigh of relief, and the wild wolves didn't wait for me to say anything more. They pounced on me. I dodged one of them, but due to inertia, I couldn't dodge the second one. Then the third one pounced on me, and then the fourth, the fifth...
All I could hear were greedy whimpers and the sound of teeth colliding with each other. My whole body was filled with pain. My skin and flesh were torn violently in the beginning, but gradually became numb. I don't know what kind of belief I had, but my arms still tightly protected the back of my head and neck, making the final protection for my life.
The wolves became more and more excited as they bit me, wishing they could tear out my tendons and skin me alive!
Facing death, few people can remain calm, and I am no exception. At this moment, the fear in my body has reached its peak. Many memories of my past flashed back in my mind, including my father's serious face, my mother's kind smile, the faces of my comrades in the army, and the majesty of my instructors. Scenes kept flashing back, like a movie replaying...
"It's better to die gloriously in the performance of mission than to die in the mouths of these beasts. It's so frustrating..." I muttered.
Just as I was about to open my arms and let it bite through my throat so that I could die quickly and avoid suffering, a roar suddenly came from the mountains!
roar!!
The earth shook, the birds flew away in fright, and even the excited wolves were stunned and stopped biting.
I dared not move, and I couldn't move. If I moved, my whole body would be in excruciating pain. I was also afraid that it would alert the wild wolves to continue eating. Wouldn't that be digging my own grave?
roar!!!
There was another earth-shattering roar, and the wild wolves actually retreated, making the same grumbling sound that only a Husky makes when it feels aggrieved. They quietly moved away from me, letting me go and retreating. From the look in their eyes I could tell that this was not their intention, they were just scared and threatened, so they began to retreat, but they still held a greedy look towards me, the delicious prey.
The scarred wolf king howled, which meant he was gathering his troops.
The other wild wolves obeyed the order, gathered back to the wolf king, and prepared to retreat. However, wolves, like humans, also have some disobedient "soldiers". I saw that there was still a wild wolf hiding in the bushes, and it was reluctant to let me go, so it pounced on me again.
With a loud bang, a huge stone hit the wolf and made a big hole as a warning.
Seeing that there was no hope, the wild wolf could only hang its tail and go away disappointed.
The forest has its own rules, and hunting has an order of priority. After being frightened, the wild wolves can only return to the edge of the bushes, leave the area, and covet near the boundary, hoping to get some leftovers.
I stood up with great effort. My legs were covered in blood and there were probably more than ten bite wounds on both legs. My upper body was protected by the coat, but my wrists and the backs of my hands had been bitten off and I was in so much pain that I could not feel it.
Yunwen quickly jumped down from the tree, ran over to help me up, and said coquettishly: "You are not going to die..."
I smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay. I'm lucky and thick-skinned, so it's nothing! Let's go quickly. Judging from the sounds and movements, it should be the Bigfoot that has appeared again. If we don't want to be caught by it, we have to hurry back to the snake cave and hide."
Yunwen nodded and helped me move step by step towards the cave entrance. I saw that the wolf had not taken the dead deer away, so I said, "The deer is already dead. Now it is just a pile of meat. It is shameful to waste resources in the wild. Let's carry it away."
Yunwen hesitated for a moment, but still obeyed. She supported me and pulled the deer's leg with her hands, and went back to the cave...