Bang bang bang bang!
Fierce gunshots resounded through the snow-capped mountains and spread far along the mountains and forests, forming an empty echo.
On a bare hilltop, hundreds of people crowded here, building bunkers out of snow, and using pistols, rifles, sniper rifles and grenades to build a powerful firepower network.
And below the hillside, hundreds of snow wolves were charging upwards against a net of fire.
"damn it!"
In the crowd, Virgil scolded with a gloomy look on his face: "Why are there so many wolves in this damn place? Where did they come from?"
The ecosystem of a region determines the upper limit of the number of predators. In the past, the number of cunning predators such as snow wolves would not exceed two hundred in the entire snow-capped mountains.
But recently, so many have suddenly appeared, as if they were born out of thin air, which is really puzzling.
Like Evelin, Virgil initially sent men to explore along the way, but the entire vanguard was wiped out in last night's snowstorm.
Virgil was a bit of a thieves, and he directly led the large army forward, ignoring the restriction that he could only carry three followers.
Anyway, no one saw it, so just send the people away after arriving at the destination.
At this moment, Virgil was extremely grateful for the impromptu decision he had made. When the large army was walking nearby, they were attacked by a pack of snow wolves.
Fortunately, there was a low hill nearby where they could build a defensive position without being scattered by the wolves.
Looking at the pack of wolves charging up below, Virgil felt a chill in his heart.
These snow wolves are not like wild animals at all. They are not afraid of crowds, nor are they afraid of the huge noise made by firearms. They are not even afraid of death. They are like puppet creatures wearing wolf skins.
There are snow wolves of different sizes in the wolf pack. The smaller ones can be killed with firearms. The larger ones are not even afraid of bullets and can continue to move after being hit by more than a dozen shots in a row.
The grenades that occasionally sound are used to deal with this mutant snow wolf.
Fortunately they were in an open area, otherwise such a big movement would have triggered an avalanche.
"Master!"
The housekeeper came over with a solemn expression: "We don't carry enough ammunition. We must consider the future. We cannot continue like this."
Virgil frowned and said, "What should we do?"
The housekeeper pointed to the foot of the mountain: "Look, that should be a wolf, just kill it."
Virgil looked in the direction pointed by the butler, and saw a mutated snow wolf below, which was even larger than the ordinary mutated snow wolf. It was squatting on the rock, and the cold wind blew the wolf's mane, making it look majestic.
"Sniper, come here!"
The sniper was called over, aimed at the head of the alpha wolf below, and pulled the trigger.
This wolf seemed to have a special ability and could predict danger. Before the sound of gunshots came, it ducked sideways, and the bullets grazed through the hair, taking away a piece of hair.
The alpha wolf was very angry at the sniper's sneak attack and raised his head to the sky and let out a long wolf howl.
Hundreds of snow wolves seemed to be going crazy, rushing upward regardless of casualties. Although they dropped a large number of corpses along the way, they had already rushed to the top of the mountain.
With sweat on his forehead, the sniper fired several more shots, but the wolf dodged them all. Through the scope, he vaguely saw the wolf's mocking eyes.
"Roar!"
A mutated snow wolf broke through the fire net, rushed into the bunker, and bit into pieces of a guard's arm and shoulder with a casual bite.
More mutant snow wolves followed it and rushed into the bunker, biting everyone they saw.
The situation was in danger, Virgil stood up and shouted: "Miss Xu Yue, help me quickly! Otherwise I will lose!"
The guards who didn't know Qiu Gongyue's existence thought that Master Virgil was frightened and went crazy to call a woman's name at this time.
They didn't bring any women into the mountains on this trip.
Just when the guards suppressed their fear and wanted to rush forward to stop these mutated snow wolves that broke through the fire net, more than a dozen blades of light that were colder than ice and snow suddenly flashed past, so fast that many people could not see clearly.
The dozen mutated snow wolves that rushed in seemed to have been pressed on the pause button for an instant, and they all stopped moving.
The next moment, their heads all fell to the ground, revealing the smooth and mirror-like fractures, and warm blood sprayed out.
An invisible wave spread on the hillside. The snow wolves that were rushing up like crazy suddenly fell to the ground like cut rice. They all rolled their eyes and foamed at the mouth, completely fainting. past.
At the foot of the mountain, the alpha wolf squatting on the rock sensed danger, turned around and jumped back, trying to escape into the forest.
But just as it landed, before it could run a few steps, a sharp samurai sword fell from the sky, pierced the mutated snow wolf's Tianling Cap, penetrated from under the neck, and nailed its head to the frozen ground.
Akimiya Yue fell lightly from the sky, standing on the hilt of the katana.
The mutated snow wolf was not dead yet and struggled desperately, but no matter how hard it struggled, it could not move the katana even one bit.
Seeing this shocking scene, the people on the mountain were all dumbfounded and froze on the spot.
A gust of cold wind blew over, and Virgil suddenly woke up from his trance. He grabbed the butler's hand suddenly, looked at Qiu Gongyue's figure with feverish eyes, and said with great excitement: "Did you see it, Cook, did you see it? ! This is my goddess, she will definitely be able to help me achieve the final victory!!"
Cook was speechless. He originally didn't agree with the young master kneeling down and licking this mysterious woman like this.
But when he saw the force shown by the other party, he realized that the young master was not kneeling and licking him enough, he was still too reserved.
Qiu Gongyue did not come up to communicate with Virgil, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Virgil also calmed down from his frenzied state and asked the butler: "Cook, your arrangement will not go wrong, right?"
Cook showed a confident expression: "Don't worry, I have made sufficient preparations, and I will definitely be able to let Miss Evelin enjoy the gift we presented to her."
Virgil nodded. He relied on Qiu Gongyue's help to stay safe. Evelin had no help. It would be best if he died on the road.
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"Drink!"
Daniel swung a huge hammer and knocked over the mutant snow wolf that rushed towards him.
Another mutated snow wolf jumped on his back, opened its mouth and bit his neck.
With a pop, a javelin was thrown over and penetrated through Snow Wolf's eye, eliminating Daniel's danger.
The person who threw the javelin was Evelin. She and Ito Rika were back to back, with several snow wolf corpses at their feet whose body temperature had not retreated.
The reason why they did not use thermal weapons was because this place happened to be on a hillside, and the sound of thermal weapons could easily cause an avalanche.
The sudden screams of beasts were heard all around. Xu Cheng, who turned into a shadow, quickly swam in the snow. The snow wolf he touched had its limbs and body cut off by the shadow in an instant.
In less than a minute, the encounter was over, and Xu Cheng took most of the results alone.
No one took these dozen mutated snow wolves seriously, packed up their things and continued on their way.
Unexpectedly, this was just the beginning. Mutated snow wolves kept appearing along the way, ranging from a few to dozens. They kept appearing on the only way into the mountain.
When these wolves saw Xu Cheng and others, they pounced on them fiercely, showing no caution like wild animals.
This kind of encounter requires a battle every time you walk, which quickly consumes the physical strength of everyone except Xu Cheng.
After killing one wave after another, the snow wolves behind them kept following their footsteps and tracks to catch up with them.
"We have entered the range of the snow wolves."
Evelin took out the map and said to the others: "The last hunting team was destroyed in this area. Daniel, take out the things I prepared."
Daniel put down the huge luggage on his back and took out several white cloaks and bottles containing strange liquids.
Evelin distributed these things to everyone: "This is special garlic juice, which can mix with our body odor and interfere with the snow wolf's sense of smell."
Dinah complained: "Why didn't you take it out earlier?"
Evelin threw the garlic juice to her: "First, let you get familiar with the snow wolf's fighting methods and habits. Of course, this has nothing to do with you. Apply it quickly."
Dinah took the garlic juice with both hands, opened it and smelled it, and her little face wrinkled up in excitement.
Everyone smeared garlic juice on their bodies, then put on white cloaks, completely blending into the plain white snow.
Shortly after the five people left, a group of snow wolves followed the smell and caught up with them.
They came here, sniffed the snow, and then started to sneeze over and over again, squealing in response to the strong smell of garlic.
It turned out that Evelin's preparation was very effective. During the rest of the journey, the wolves that had been chasing them finally stopped, their sense of smell disturbed by the garlic juice.
On the way, I encountered some snow wolves wandering in the forest, but I didn't notice these white objects moving in the snow from a distance.
The sky gradually became dark. On the second night after entering the mountain, the group finally came to the resting point marked on the map, a cave.
This cave was discovered by the Violet family when they were exploring the mountains. It was used as an important resting point and supply station. After the mountain cable car was built, the cave was abandoned and has been inaccessible for decades.
After Daniel unloaded his luggage, he immediately started to light a fire and cook. The others were not idle either, helping to set up the tent, chatting and laughing during the process, as if they were a group of people going out for an outing and camping.
In many movies and TV shows, lighting a fire in a cave is actually a wrong demonstration and is very dangerous.
Because the carbon monoxide produced by combustion will be poured back into the cave by the air and wind outside the cave, it will poison people over time. Moreover, the cold cave walls will expand and crack after being roasted by the fire, and there is a risk of collapse.
Therefore, the fire should be placed in a ventilated place to allow the carbon monoxide to float away with the wind, which is safe.
In order to prevent the fire from attracting wolves, Daniel built a high wall of snow around the fire to block the spread of the light source and reflect the heat back into the cave.
The moon did not come out tonight, there were only a few blurry stars in the night sky, the entire mountainous area was dark, and only the occasional howl of wolves could be heard in the distance.
In the silent forest, two bags suddenly bulged out from the snow, and then two, three, four, five... a dozen people emerged from the thick snow.
They held infrared telescopes and observed the cave hundreds of meters away.
The man named Archer was very strong. The number of mutant snow wolves he killed along the way exceeded at least three digits. Therefore, this group of people did not dare to get too close. They could only watch from a distance to make sure that Xu Cheng and his party were in the cave. Just medium.
Then they retreated some distance, gathered in a group, and took out a detailed map of the snow-capped mountains.
On the map, the activity range and habitat of the snow wolves are clearly marked.
The leader whispered: "I won't say any more nonsense. After you complete the mission, you can escape for your lives. Master Virgil will not treat your family badly. Whoever can go back alive will be rewarded with the opportunity to transform from a side line to a member of the family." I will make good use of all the opportunities I get."
From a collateral line to a direct line, he became an eternal master, enjoying the glory and wealth of the violet.
Everyone was still a little afraid, but now their breathing became heavier, and their eyes were shining, as if they had been injected with blood.
Seeing that the chicken blood was working well, the leader put away the map and ordered: "Let's go."
More than a dozen people immediately split up and rushed to their destinations. In an instant, only the leader was left in the forest.
He looked back at the cave in the distance and smiled softly: "Maybe you are very strong, but how many wolves can you kill?"
The mountains are not quiet on a snowy night, and many small animals that are active at night will come out to look for food under the cover of darkness.
An owl squatted on the treetop, its two big round eyes looking for food in the forest.
Soon it discovered a creature it had never seen before, walking on two legs and trudging through the forest.
This two-legged creature was breathing heavily, had strange, swollen but hairless skin, and was throwing something strange on the ground as it walked.
Not long after the two-legged creature ran past, the owl suddenly trembled and noticed that a large number of red eyes suddenly appeared in the forest.
Immediately afterwards, snow wolves emerged from the darkness one after another, and in an instant they filled his field of vision. It was impossible to count how many there were.
There was a little doubt in the owl's big eyes. It had never seen so many wolves, nor had it seen them moving in order.
A dozen snow wolves below began to fight for the strange thing thrown by the two-legged creature just now, but more snow wolves followed the smell and ran forward.
Realizing that there was no food to be found in this place, the owl flapped its wings, took off, and flew over the snowy forest.
It saw snow wolves appearing all over the mountains and plains in the forest below, almost as far as the eye could see, like a white wave, spreading over the entire pine forest.
The owl continued to fly forward, and there was an open area in front of it, which seemed to be the destination of the wolves below.
It did not stop and continued to fly outside the snow-capped mountains. Although it had no wisdom, its instinct told it that with so many wolves, all the animals in the forest would be eaten clean, and it had no choice but to go outside to hunt.
In the cave, Xu Cheng, who was resting, suddenly opened his eyes and got out of the tent.
Evelin, who was keeping vigil alone, rarely said something joking: "Why, is there food delivered to your door again?"
Xu Cheng also smiled: "There's a lot of food delivered to your door this time."
Evelin's expression suddenly became serious.
(End of chapter)
