Chapter 737: eyes in the dark
Chapter 737 Eyes in the Dark
Xia Ling spent the night anxiously.
Huddled around the fire, looking at the warm and dancing light of the flames, my mind followed Li Lei into the vast darkness outside the cave, feeling uneasy. I wonder if he can find Shaohui? In such a big snowy mountain, will something happen to him and Shao Hui? Her heart seemed to be squeezed by an invisible hand, making her breathless.
However, she knew that this was not going to work.
Li Lei kept her here, partly because she had little experience in surviving in the wild and it was too dangerous to go out late at night to find people, but also because he wanted her to have a good rest. After all, she would have to walk on a very difficult mountain road tomorrow.
She cannot waste her precious time in vain worries.
She closed her eyes and forced herself to fall asleep. After counting countless sheep, she finally fell asleep amidst the howling cold wind. He didn't sleep deeply, and his dreams were disturbed and chaotic.
Suddenly woke up.
She opened her eyes, and there was darkness all around. The fire in the cave had been extinguished at some point, and the charcoal fire with residual warmth exuded a bright and dark red luster among the ashes.
Outside the cave, the howling wind stopped at some point.
A soft "crunch" sound.
It was something that stepped on the branches in the fire.
Xia Ling was startled and looked over instinctively. Only then did she realize that there was a pair of green eyes in the darkness, silently staring at her.
The hairs all over her body were about to explode. For a moment, even her breathing froze and her mind went blank. She didn't dare to move at all. She stood stiffly facing the thing, and thoughts were running wildly in her mind - what was that? Snow leopard? Wolf? When did you come in? Is it going to eat people?
Her fingers were clenched, and the knuckles of her phalanges were faintly white due to tension. Slowly, slowly, she touched the dagger stuck on the outside of her boots. Before departure, the advance team brought back reports that wolves and several other dangerous animals occasionally appeared in the snowy mountains. Li Lei specially equipped her with a gun and a dagger. Now, the gun has long been lost during the avalanche, but the dagger has always been there. The sharp blade is tempered with a powerful anesthetic. As long as it can With a stab, even an elephant can be brought down.
She was flustered and told herself to stay calm and not be afraid.
However, just before her fingers touched the handle of the dagger and she was about to pull it out, the unknown beast on the opposite side suddenly pounced on her!
She was so surprised that she had no time to react rationally. She instinctively rolled up and barely avoided the first wave of attacks from the beast. The beast's sharp teeth bit into the sleeve of her mountaineering jacket. With a "zra" sound, the sleeve was torn open with a long gaping hole, and the stuffing inside flew everywhere.
She didn't have time to be afraid and tried to pull out the dagger on the side of the leggings. However, because the weather was too cold, she couldn't pull it out after several pulls. She broke out in a cold sweat. When she looked up, the beast had stopped attacking at some point and was leaning down slightly, looking at her warily and doubtfully.
The moonlight shines through the clouds.
Xia Ling saw clearly that the person attacking her was a silver-gray snow wolf. It must have been since it had not eaten for a long time, and its body was so thin that one could see its ribs. However, the light in its eyes was green and faint, like a hellfire or a will-o'-the-wisp. It's as chilling as a steel cone. The snow wolf bared its teeth at her and pounced on her again as fast as lightning!
Xia Ling rolled up in a panic again, her long hair spread out, blocking her sight.
She felt her body weighing heavily and being caught by something. When she looked up, she saw the hungry wolf's head very close at hand, its green eyes looking at her without any emotion.
Its paws trampled on her.
She couldn't dodge, and watched helplessly as it bit it down. She just barely moved it inward, avoiding the vital part of her neck. The hungry wolf bit her on the shoulder, and this time, it still bit through the thick mountaineering clothing, and the fillings scattered all over again under the force of the beast.
A sour, indescribable smell spread throughout the room. Xia Ling was very grateful for this mountaineering jacket. The quality was so good that the two attacks of the hungry wolf could not really bite her flesh due to its thickness. However, the mountaineering jacket he was wearing was also in disrepair, and the smell of unknown stuffing became even stronger in the air.
The hungry wolf sniffed his nose and lowered his body. He did not continue to attack her, but instead let out a low whine.
Xia Ling took advantage of its hesitation, finally pulled out the dagger next to her boot, and stabbed it hard with a single blow!
Helpless, the noise caused by her attack alerted the hungry wolf enough. It ducked away, as if it had been awakened, and opened its mouth to bite her again!
The next battle was in darkness.
Xia Ling had no experience in fighting ferocious beasts in the wild and lacked strength, so she struggled to defend. The hungry wolf obviously had several opportunities to bite her throat out, but once it got close to the damaged mountaineering clothing she was wearing, the strange stench emanating from it always made it restless.
That's it, I don't know how long the stalemate lasted.
Xia Ling was injured on her body and face, and her donated blood spattered all over the floor during the fight.
The hungry wolf was not feeling well either. The fur on his body was rubbed by her dagger, and he was affected by the anesthetic, making his movements a little sluggish. However, it had not eaten for several days, so it took the risk to attack the human camp. Now it smelled the blood on Xia Ling's body, which aroused its ferocity.
Seizing an opportunity, it jumped and knocked Xia Ling down again!
This time, Xia Ling lost too much blood in the long battle and lacked physical strength, so the dagger in her hand flew out. The hungry wolf lost all scruples about the dagger and endured the stench coming from her mountaineering clothes, then opened his mouth and bit her.
It was not fast, but she was even more exhausted and unable to escape.
She felt cold in her heart and thought, it's over. She didn't expect that after living two lifetimes, the final outcome would be to be buried in a wolf's mouth... I don't know what happened to Shao Hui and Li Lei. If they are still alive, they will find that she has died when they find her back here. Would it be sad to die?
Shaohui…
Li Lei…
She misses them so much...
In a daze, she didn't know if it was an illusion or not, but she suddenly saw the face of a handsome man. The man had a strong figure and his brows were as deep as sculptures. He held a dagger in his hand and stabbed it into the back of the hungry wolf's head with just one strike.
The hungry wolf lying on her body didn't even have time to whimper before he fell down and died.
The man kicked away the hungry wolf's body and picked her up: "Xiao Ling? Xiao Ling?! Are you okay? Tell me where you are injured! Support, you must support!"
"Li... Lei..." She murmured, feeling that she was being held in a solid and powerful embrace, and her whole cold and painful body was leaning on her. She smelled the familiar scent on his body and felt the rise and fall of his chest under his hiking clothes. Suddenly, she couldn't bear it anymore and cried out.
(End of this chapter)