"Fugui! With this money, you can go to the city to study, and in the future, you might pass the exams and become a respected official!" Another lean Hunter shouted to a boy beside him, who wore a wolf-skin hat and carried a small Hunting Bow on his back.
The boy named Fugui, about eleven or twelve years old, stubbornly muttered, "I don’t want to be an official! I want to learn hunting from Second Uncle and Third Uncle! I also want to wear a majestic tiger-skin coat!"
"Nonsense!" the Big-bearded Hunter sternly reprimanded, "What prospects are there in hunting? The beasts in the mountains are becoming increasingly fierce, you never know when you’ll run into a man-eating demon! Becoming an official through studying is what truly brings honor to the family! Stop the chatter, hurry! Don’t let that treasure get away!"
Bai Ling darted left and right through the forest, trying to shake off the pursuers. Suddenly, from the bushes ahead, seven or eight well-trained Hunting Dogs burst out with bared fangs, Barking and blocking the way! Bai Ling’s heart sank—this was the wolf pack’s usual hunting tactic! These two-legged humans were just as cunning!
It quickly changed direction, heading toward a hillside that appeared treacherous but possibly had a way out. But after just a few steps, the ground beneath it disappeared! "Clang!" a tooth-aching metallic snap! A heavy Beast Trap clamped tightly onto its right front leg! The intense pain made it let out a piercing howl! Panicked, it lowered its head to Bite at the cold iron, its hard wolf teeth scraping out grating sounds against the steel, but to no avail!
The sound of Dog Barks and the Hunters’ shouts followed closely and got closer!
"Awooo—!" Bai Ling let out a desperate wail, giving up the futile struggle. It suddenly turned, baring its sharp white fangs at the approaching enemies, ready for a battle to the death! Several surviving gray wolves gathered at its side, baring teeth, and letting out low threatening Roars, forming a small Defense circle.
"Hahaha! Got it! Li Laosan, your trap was damn accurate!" The Hunters joyfully surrounded them.
"Awoo!" At Bai Ling’s command, several gray wolves leapt towards the Hunters fearlessly!
"Courting death!" The Hunters were prepared, smirking coldly as they simultaneously fired their Crossbows!
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!"
The sound of Arrows tearing through the air was incessant! Accurate and ruthless! Several leaping gray wolves were turned into pin cushions mid-air, whimpering as they rolled onto the ground, twitched a few times, and then fell silent.
"Woo—!" Bai Ling, seeing its offspring brutally killed in an instant, let out a heart-wrenching howl! Its blood-red wolf eyes locked fiercely onto the big-bearded Hunter holding the crossbow!
Several Hunters raised their hands to shoot, but the big-bearded Hunter quickly shouted, "Don’t open fire indiscriminately! The hide is important!" Saying this, he slowly circled to Bai Ling’s side, the crossbow aimed steadily at Bai Ling’s eye!
A Crossbow Arrow pierced precisely into Bai Ling’s left eye, the powerful force bursting out from its skull!
"Good!" The Hunters cheered in unison.
The Big-bearded Hunter smugly put away his crossbow, striding forward to draw the skinning knife from his waist, preparing to harvest this invaluable spoil. However, just as his hand reached halfway, an icy cold terror gripped him from the depths of his soul, as if he was locked onto by a prehistoric beast, his hair stood on end, and his blood nearly froze!
He snapped his head up!
Only to see on the gnarled branches of an ancient towering tree not far away, when a figure appeared! A human with disheveled long hair, tattered clothes, exuding a wild and bloody aura! No! Those eyes... that aura... was more terrifying than the fiercest demon beast!
"Bro... Brother!" the big-bearded Hunter’s voice was dry, forcing himself to remain calm, "We are just hunting here, we mean no offense to experts! Might you..."
Xiao Jie’s gaze swept over the wolf corpses strewn on the ground, finally landing on Bai Ling’s still twitching, blood-drenched, broken body. A raging fury like a dormant volcano erupted in his chest! Ten years of companionship, life-saving grace, family relationships... destroyed in an instant!
He silently glided down from the tree branch like a Ghost, landing lightly a few yards in front of the Hunters. The icy Killing Intent like a substantial cold wave instantly enveloped the entire forest.
"Brother!" The big-bearded Hunter’s forehead broke into a cold sweat, clutching the Hunting Fork tighter, "Could it be this White Wolf was your prey? If that’s the case, just say the word, and we’ll back off, no questions asked!"
Not this routine again! Xiao Jie coldly sneered inside, his Killing Intent burned even stronger. He had no need nor desire to speak!
At this moment, he only wanted to kill.
The big-bearded Hunter read the undisguised destructive intent from Xiao Jie’s icy eyes, knowing there was no way out, his eyes flashed fiercely, he suddenly roared, "Tough opponent! Shoot! Send the dogs! Kill him!"
Before the big-bearded Hunter finished speaking, the other Hunters moved with incredible speed, almost simultaneously pulling the triggers! Seven or eight Poisoned Arrows and Crossbow Arrows flew with sharp whistling, fanning out towards Xiao Jie’s vital spots! At the same time, those seven or eight ferocious Hunting Dogs also pounced from different directions under their masters’ whistling commands, snarling, and aiming straight for Xiao Jie’s lower half! Googlᴇ search NoveI★Fire.net
Facing this deadly siege, Xiao Jie’s eyes remained unchanged, only filled with icy killing intent! His beast-like instinct allowed him to predict the trajectory the moment the Arrows left the strings! He suddenly crouched, spinning like a boneless creature low to the ground! Several Crossbow Arrows whistled past his scalp and back, deeply embedding into the trees behind him! At the same time, his remaining left arm flashed out like lightning, his five fingers curved like hooks, those nails sharpened and hardened by years of Energy Introduction, glinting with a metallic chill!