bestfiction Chapter 70 Are we the only ones running?
Chapter 70 Are we the only ones running?
The second tiger's roar answered the earlier alarm, but then came a third, a fourth...
A continuous whistling sound came from all directions.
Everyone stared in horror at the madness around them. Xueyan smiled and said, "I've already said that tigers are usually solitary, but this is not the usual situation."
After miraculously "foreseeing" a major disaster, humans launched a massive migration, leaving the animals confused, but mostly terrified.
Without any change in the natural environment, the fact that a group of top-tier, powerful social beings in nature could relocate can only mean that an even more powerful being has arrived here.
Before leaving, the humans had hunted and killed almost every animal in the area, turning them into food; there was little left to eat. The tigers kept their territory as far away from the area the humans had left behind, and a single roar could alert several tigers.
The commotion caused by Zhong Ming's escape immediately attracted the tiger's attention. Now it wasn't a question of whether the sleeping powder would work; it was a question of whether tigers from other areas would come running.
Seeing that things were going badly, Xuanjing made a hand seal and muttered incantations.
An explosive tag that had been placed there beforehand detonated instantly, causing a large tree to collapse. Its branches violently scraped against other trees, causing a series of cracking sounds.
While the explosive talisman distracted the tiger, Zhong Ming quickly reunited with Xuan Jing.
The two, one fat and one thin, one tall and one short, ran wildly across the rocks and jumped back to a hollow on one side of the cliff.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, we're back! Retreat quickly and ask Instructor Xueyan what to do now?"
"Okay, you turn your back to me and drag me so I face the enemy. In an emergency, I'll just shoot an arrow."
"Okay, Brother Yue, let's go... Brother Yue?"
Zhong Ming called out to Yue Kaishan several times, but there was no response. He hurriedly asked Xuan Jing, "Where is he hiding?"
"I don't know, I left first."
Chen Dahai also shook his head. He was in a wheelchair and just stayed in a corner, not moving. Who knew where Yue Kaishan had gone?
'Oh no, have we stumbled into the area where the sleep-inducing powder is applied?' A bad thought flashed through my mind.
"You guys go first, I'll go find him."
Zhong Ming nimbly climbed up a big tree and looked around.
After the two stepped back a little, Chen Dahai called for Xuan Jing to stop.
"Wait, we've already lost sight of one person, we can't afford to lose another. I'm from the support team, Fellow Daoist Xuanjing, I guarantee Fellow Daoist Cuihong will be in my sight." Chen Dahai stopped the crossbow bolt, his eyes gleaming.
Xuan Jing slowed down as well. Fellow Daoist Chen was right. They were here for a trial, so what were they afraid of? It was just a few tigers. It made sense that others might be afraid, but he was covered in explosive talismans. One bite from one of the tigers could blow him into six pieces. What was there to be afraid of?
"Would you like me to stick an explosive tag on the crossbow bolt? I can help."
"No need, I'm afraid it might accidentally hurt Fellow Daoist Cuihong."
Chen Dahai made up a random excuse. He already had explosive arrows, and besides, crossbow bolts were expensive, so he couldn't just use them randomly. He should collect the ones that could be recycled.
Zhong Ming jumped over several large trees, relying on his oxygen-providing dentures to hold his breath and avoid inhaling the drowsy powder himself.
The roars of tigers outside gradually subsided. The two tigers in front were drowsy, while the roars in the distance disappeared because they were on their way.
Calm down, calm down. Use Yue Kaishan's brain to think about where he might be hiding. His fist technique is his main means of attack.
Looking around, Zhong Ming found several target locations. He first jumped to a very foolish spot, where he could see the valley above and the tiger's position, but the tiger could also see that spot.
After searching, no trace of Yue Kaishan was found.
"Oh dear, really, how could Brother Yue be so stupid?"
Zhong Ming turned to leave, but suddenly noticed an unusual color on another tree.
Wow... No wonder he's Brother Yue, he really is aiming to kill the tiger with one punch.
Yue Kaishan had chosen this spot from the beginning, but it was the spot for his last jump. He decided to run and jump to build up his strength, leaping over several trees to accelerate, and finally landing on this tree. He swooped down like a falcon and smashed the enemy in front of him with a single punch.
Zhong Ming hoisted the strong man's body and ran for his life. He didn't know why he was running so fast. It might be because it was the first time he had ever seen a tiger. The stories of tigers told by ordinary people were all stained with blood. It might also be because he was afraid of Instructor Xueyan's punishment.
Yes, the latter requires a little more.
The four successfully reunited. The "wise and mighty" third captain swung Yue Kaishan's strong body and smashed it onto Chen Dahai. The two of them piled on top of the wheelchair. Xuan Jing saw this and understood immediately. He hung a travel talisman on his foot, and the two of them carried the wheelchair and ran away.
Skilled, incredibly skilled.
The four successfully ran back to their team's base.
The beautiful Xue Da clapped her hands repeatedly, praising the actions of the three teams.
"Great, we successfully completed the only scheduled task, but incidentally caused us a lot of trouble."
As soon as the words were spoken, the figures of two tigers appeared on the left side of the forest and on the right side of the rocks. Their size was so great that they could be considered tiger kings among adult tigers.
"Instructor, what do we do now?"
"In such a critical situation, you actually placed all your hopes on a woman. You are truly unworthy of being a man." The speaker was the captain of the second team. He stood there with an air of heroic pride and snapped his fingers.
The other three members of the second team quickly pulled on the ropes at hand, and the trap hidden among the trees immediately appeared, suspending the large insect that had attacked from the forest on the tree.
Matt from the first team also responded to the call. The formation master in the first team had already set up the cheapest formation. A faint light shone on the rocks. Matt threw out several ropes, and the woman with the bow on her back fired a rapid six-shot volley. The six arrows passed through the ropes and sank deep into the rocks, forming a beast-binding trap that firmly tied the tiger to the stone.
Xueyan's approach was even simpler: she took out a horn from her storage bag and blew it with all her might.
"Woo~~~"
The deep, resonant horn sounded back with a roar a hundred times stronger than a tiger's, and a silent pressure spread out, instantly suppressing the wild beasts' restless hearts.
After she finished blowing the horn, she smiled and shook the horn in her hand with a showy air, saying, "Beast-driving horn, remember not to use it in front of powerful monsters, or they will think it's an enemy provoking you."
Zhong Ming and his team of four stared blankly. So, we were the ones being chased around, while you guys handled everything with ease?
Xueyan patted Zhongming on the shoulder, "Originally, judging from your performance, you were supposed to be severely punished. But since you brought all the team members back, which was slightly beyond my expectations, let's postpone the punishment for now."