I thought I could sleep peacefully through the night, but in the middle of the night, a sudden gale arose and it started to rain heavily.
The heavy rain fell, extinguishing the campfire instantly. Several women screamed and quickly surrounded me.
Wang Xiaoxiao had just recovered from a serious illness, and the remaining two, Xiao Qiang and Xu Wei, were also frail and delicate; getting caught in the rain would make them sick.
"This won't do! With rain this heavy, even an Iron Man would get sick if he got soaked all night! I think we should find somewhere to take shelter from the rain!"
Wang Xiaoxiao shouted at me, and I nodded, then pulled the three of them into the woods.
But we were a little worried about going into the woods. After all, we had encountered snakes, wolves, and even packs of wild boars in the woods before. It was pitch black, and there was a risk in going in.
But there was no other way at the moment, so I gritted my teeth and had no choice but to lead the three of them into the woods.
After about half an hour, I was soaked to the bone, but I still couldn't find a place to take shelter from the rain.
It was pitch black all around, and we wandered through the woods like blind people. Finally, Xu Wei collapsed and fell to the ground.
When I went to help her up, I realized that Xu Wei's body was extremely weak.
If this continues, I'll definitely get sick.
I picked Xu Wei up and dragged the two women along as we continued walking.
We don't know how far we wandered off in this haphazard way, but we actually found a cave behind the woods.
The cave was large, but very dark inside. I didn't dare go in and had to stop at the side.
As soon as Wang Xiaoxiao and the others entered the cave, they sat down on the rocks and gasped for breath.
At this moment, it was Xiao Qiang who persisted, busy wiping the faces of the two women while also patting Xu Wei's back to help her breathe.
"Brother Zhao, I'm so cold..."
"I think we should light a campfire first, Xu Wei might catch a cold."
Xiao Qiang's tone was worried, but I felt the same way.
I quickly took off my clothes, intending to put them on Xu Wei, but the four of us were soaked to the bone, and wearing wet clothes would be worse than not wearing any at all.
The tree hollow was pitch black, and I couldn't see anything. The branches outside were all soaked.
Let alone trying to start a fire by rubbing sticks together, even if I tried to light it with a lighter, I probably wouldn't be able to.
"There's no hope for a campfire. Anyway, it's so dark now, so you guys should take off your clothes and wring them out to dry. I'm not going to take advantage of you. Also, Xiao Qiang brought a bottle of red wine with her, so you guys can each have a few sips to warm up."
The women fell silent for a moment, but after a long while, I heard a rustling sound.
Although I am a vigorous and energetic man, I could not take advantage of his vulnerability at this moment, so I quickly turned my head to the other side.
After resting for a while, my fatigue subsided a bit, and I suddenly smelled a very familiar stench.
But for a long time, I couldn't figure out where I had smelled this before.
The three women were silent; it was unclear whether they had fallen asleep.
But I dared not sleep. This place was fraught with danger, and if something unexpected happened in the middle of the night, I would have a way to deal with it.
When it got light and the rain stopped, I went out to collect dry branches and start a campfire.
If this tree hollow can be used as a sleeping place, that would be perfect. If not, we can find another campsite to rest and regroup.
To our utter surprise, less than an hour after we entered the tree hollow, we suddenly heard a series of thumping sounds outside.
I was on edge. I heard a noise outside and immediately perked up my ears to listen carefully.
The sound of footsteps on the ground rang out a few times before suddenly stopping.
I became even more wary, picked up a stone from the side, and carefully moved closer to the three women.
To my surprise, they were all half asleep and half awake when I reached out to touch them, and they all screamed at the same time. I didn't even have time to cover their mouths.
Then the sound of footsteps outside grew louder, seemingly coming from the direction of the tree hole.
When I heard such a loud noise, I knew that what was outside must be a very large wild beast.
At this moment, the women realized what was happening, and one of them grabbed my hand, not caring that they weren't even dressed.
I had already taken off my shirt and was shirtless when I felt something soft and close to me, which made me feel a little excited.
But I didn't have time to enjoy myself. I snapped out of my daze and whispered to them, "It's dangerous outside. Don't move. Wait for the chance to run! Don't look back. Don't worry about me!"
I don't know if the others understood, but after I finished explaining, I immediately gripped the stone and carefully headed towards the cave entrance.
Outside the cave, it became quiet, with only the sound of rain falling.
I held my breath, my heart pounding, and carefully moved towards the cave entrance again. But when I was still some distance from the entrance, I suddenly saw a huge black shadow appear in front of me.
The large shadow, resembling a small mountain, swayed briefly in front of the cave entrance, carrying a pungent, foul stench.
Then I suddenly remembered that familiar stench I had just smelled—it was the brown bear's feces!
Damn, what a coincidence!
In the dead of night, they randomly found a cave, which turned out to be the brown bear's den!
It seems that the small mound of stones that was piled up earlier must have been its defecation site.
It must have rained heavily by now, and the brown bear had gone back to its den to sleep. Little did it know that we would take over its den and arrive here first.
What a twist of fate!
Several women hid beside the cave, barely daring to breathe, and I was so frightened that I was trembling all over.
But since the three of them have followed me, I must protect them.
There's no time to back down now!
The brown bear seemed to have also noticed a scent other than its own in the tree hole, and was now standing warily outside the hole, motionless, lost in thought.
However, the current situation is still most unfavorable to our group.
I gritted my teeth, turned around and looked at the dark figures, whispering as quietly as possible, "I'll lure this brown bear out in a bit, and you guys seize the opportunity to run towards the sea!"
After all, catching a cold from the rain is much better than dying here.
After I finished speaking, I took a deep breath, turned around, grabbed the stone, and threw it outwards with all my might.
The stone seemed to have hit the tree trunk, making a dull thud that sounded very strange in the dark night.
The brown bear immediately reacted, turning around to look outside, its swaying body unusually large.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, I picked up another stone and ran as fast as I could towards the cave exit.
The brown bear was indeed attracted to me. It was stunned for a moment, then turned around and quickly chased after me on all fours.
Its massive size causes the ground to shake when it runs.
As I ran, I silently prayed that these women were intelligent.
I knew to run to the beach to hide, otherwise I would have died for nothing!
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