Chapter 6 Retreat to the Villa(1/2)
"Werewolf?"
In Mo Yun's impression, werewolfs are virtual images that only exist in novels and films. They are half wolf and half human, with sharp claws, strong bodies and powerful vitality. Although he had vague speculations before, he did not expect that Hans, the always silent biologist, actually called out the werewolf's name, and it seemed that there was something else behind it.
"Go into the house first." Green calmly greeted everyone.
Mo Yun and Hans carried Shabier's body together, placed it at the door, and followed Green, hurriedly walked into the main entrance on the first floor of the villa.
As soon as he entered the villa, the warm breath immediately surrounded them. After Green turned on the light, Mo Yun saw that he was stepping on the neat and no gaps in the wooden floor. The bitter cold wind was locked outside the door. The chandelier above his head sprinkled bright yellow light, illuminating the living room.
"ah!"
Caitlin suddenly saw Shabier's blood stain on her body and immediately screamed.
"Don't be afraid, it's safe." Green patted her on the shoulder, "You go upstairs to wash up and change your clothes. By the way, help Mo Hechi and Hans find clean clothes as well."
"Okay...I'm really scared." The blonde girl was still shaking slightly. She carefully took off her bloody coat and walked upstairs quickly.
At this time, Mo Yun had the energy to look at the Green's villa.
From a style perspective, this is a typical Western-style villa architectural style. There is a rotating staircase on the back side of the hall leading to the second floor. There are three large sofas in the hall, no TV, some solid wood furniture, light green wallpaper on the walls, which looks very fresh. There is also a red carpet in the middle of the living room, which is soft and comfortable when stepped on. Green lit the firewood in the fireplace, and the flames shakingly rose, and the dark red fireworks made the whole room warm immediately.
Everyone sat around the sofa, and Mo Yun immediately asked, "Hans, what do you mean by werewolf?"
The biologist swallowed, but his face still looked panicked. He paused before saying, "When I was studying for graduate school, I had gone to many places with my supervisor to inspect local organisms on the spot. When I was passing by a small town in the south, we heard such a legend circulating in the local area."
The fire in the room was warm, the outside of the room was pitch black, and the cold wind was howling.
Mo Yun sat on the sofa, Chi Muyun sat next to him, and the two were close together. Opposite the two were Green and Caitlin who had just gone downstairs, and Hans sat on the sofa next to him. So far, there were only five of the seven members of the expedition team left.
"The locals said that every night of the moon, they would close their doors and stay closed. Because there would be werewolfs appear late at night. They would kill all the humans and livestock they saw and enjoy it." Hans said, "At that time, my mentor and I thought it was just a legend, but that day happened to be a full moon night. We hid in the room of the town hotel and saw with our own eyes that there were terrible black shadows outside. They were tall, half man and half wolf, and they were astonishingly fast, and even guns were difficult to kill. The streets that night were full of wolf howlings. They would not kill people directly, but would first destroy the hope of the prey in a playful way, and then let the prey die miserably in despair. They were cruel and wise hunters..."
"Are werewolfs real?" Caitlin asked tremblingly, "Why do you say that the werewolfs who killed Shabier and Pompeii?"
"First of all, it's the night of the full moon. Secondly, the werewolf are tall and have extremely high wisdom. They like to act collectively and walk through the jungle of the night. They are the most terrifying hunters." Hans said calmly, "From Pompeii's broken arm and the cause of Shabier's death, I think the murderer is probably a werewolf." He paused for a moment, "The next morning, the mentor and I saw with our own eyes that many people in the town were dismantled and died tragically on the street..."
"Captain, have you heard of the legend of werewolf here?" Mo Yun turned to Green.
"I haven't heard of it." Green shook his head, "There is a large area nearby, and there were actually no man's land here before. In the past, there were actually many people living here, but because of the remote area and many tourists have recently disappeared nearby, many people have moved away. Now we are the only one family here. But in fact, I rarely come here, I just occasionally come here during vacation."
"I also agree with Hans's opinion. The werewolf attacking us should be." Mo Yun nodded, "I did vaguely see their appearance just now. They are indeed human-shaped, tall, at least two meters away, and will make wolf howls, with fast movement and strong desire to attack, which is consistent with Hans' description."
"Then... let's call the police immediately..." Caitlin shook all over. She had already changed into a soft silk nightgown, revealing her snow-white calves and delicate collarbone, leaning against Green.
"My phone still has no signal." Green took out his phone from his pocket and frowned.
"So, I." Hans shook his head.
"My phone broke. Where is yours?" Mo Yun looked at Chi Muyun.
"Mine is not signaled either." The girl shook her head.
"Is there a phone number here? Or a telegraph?" Caitlin asked.
"No." Green frowned. "I originally had a phone number, but later because of the road construction, the telephone line seemed to be cut off. Because the geographical location was too remote, the telegraph company has been delaying not to come and repair it. I had already seen it when I entered the door, and the telegraph machine was broken."
"That means we still cannot contact the outside world." Mo Yun frowned.
"That's it." Green sighed, "Actually, I really envy your country sometimes. Mo, I heard that you can also achieve signal coverage in very remote mountainous areas. On our side, this is almost impossible."
"Hehe..." Mo Yun shrugged helplessly.
"By the way, Mo, you have visited many places to explore. Have you heard of the legend of werewolf? Or do you have any legend of werewolf over there?" Green asked while holding his girlfriend's waist, gently comforting her.
"We also have a legend or story about wolfs." Mo Yun nodded.
"Oh, what?" Hans asked with interest.
Chi Muyun, who was sitting next to Mo Yun, also turned his head and opened his eyes wide.
"This story is like this. A long time ago, there was a family living in the mountain, a mother and her two daughters. One day, the mother was going to go out to see her grandmother. Before leaving, she told her two daughters not to open the door no matter who comes." Mo Yun said slowly, "After the mother left, a wolf dressed up as a grandmother, came out of the door and knocked on the door."
Speaking of this, he stopped.
"What then?" Caitlin was attracted to the attention.
"Then there are many versions, with good endings and bad endings." Mo Yun said, "If you want to listen, I can continue to talk about it later. But now should we discuss the next step of action."
"Next step?"
"Yes." He nodded, "I don't think we're completely out of danger now."
"Ah?" Caitlin was stunned for a moment.
"Hans, what do you think?" Mo Yun turned to ask the biologist.
"It's very likely." The young man with a dull expression nodded, "As far as I know, werewolfs are very cunning creatures. Once they choose their targets, they will chase them and will never give up until they kill each other. Among all Western legends, they are the most bloodthirsty, but also the most loyal and determined monsters."
"You mean, it's not safe here?" Green said in surprise.
"Yes." Hans nodded.
"According to my observation, it is a distance from the highway and it is not far from the forest. At the speed shown by werewolf, it is only a matter of time before they chase here." Mo Yun said.
"Then...what should we do..." Caitlin suddenly understood the situation, trembling all over, and his expression was frightened. Judging from his personality traits, Mo Yun estimated that she should be the kind of good girl in school. She had never encountered such a thing before, so she would feel a little at a loss.
From this perspective, Caitlin is also an object to pay attention to. Mo Yun thought. If the expedition team could concentrate their strength and defend this villa, their chances of survival should be quite high. However, the Thousand Mile Dike was destroyed by the ant hole, and the dangers from the inside would be more hidden, and once the attack occurred, it would be more terrible and difficult to prevent. If there was a problem with Caitlin, they would also put them in danger.
"I want to ask a question." Green said seriously, "Are werewolfs only active on full moon night?"
"According to legend, this should be the case." Hans nodded.
"Then we have two choices now." Green thought for a while, "first is to leave here immediately and go to the nearest town, but driving every night will not be too fast, and it will take about two hours to get there at the fastest."
"What about another option?" Caitlin asked.
"Hold in the villa and wait for dawn," Green said. "If werewolfs only act on full moon night, then as soon as the sun rises tonight, they will leave and we will have time to leave calmly."
"Mo, Chi, what do you think?" asked the biologist Hans.
"If it were me, I would choose to leave. But there are risks in doing so." Mo Yun thought for a moment, "wewolves are experts in night operations. Their speed can catch up with our jeep in a short time. If they are ambushed halfway, we may not be able to leave. I now suspect that we have been targeted by the werewolf."
"This..." Green frowned, "What about staying?"
"If we stay, we have a villa that can serve as a defensive position, and it is very warm and there is plenty of food. If we cooperate well, we should be able to last a night. But if we are completely surrounded, the risk of our group destruction here is also very high." Mo Yun analyzed.
"I think it's better to stay," Hans said. "Think about it, if we were ambushed by werewolfs halfway through driving, the outside environment is cold and the ground is frozen, and our movements are greatly restricted, and we may be easily killed. But if we stay here, we have a lot of geographical conditions to use and have the opportunity to defeat the werewolf. Moreover, as long as we stay until dawn, we will be safe."
"Yeah." Green nodded, "In my cellar, there are still weapons my father used to hunt, some hunting rifles, and special silver knives."
"Silver Knife?" Hans said in surprise, "that is the best weapon to kill werewolf."
"Actually, my father once mentioned to me that he used silver daggers to kill vampires." Green hesitated, "My father is a veteran hunter who has traveled around the world and has a wide range of knowledge."
"What?" Caitlin looked surprised, "You have never told me this..."
"My father died in another place a few years ago." Green's face was low. "Before his death, he transferred some assets to me through a will, including this suburban farm. It was also by chance that I discovered the weapons in the cellar. I just didn't know what my father used to do... I miss him very much..."
"Sorry." Caitlin stroked Green's shoulder sadly and comforted.
"It's okay, I'm already thinking about it." Green shook his head, "Anyway, we choose to stay in the villa now, everyone defends together, spend this evening, what do you think?"
"I agree." Hans said immediately.
"I agree, too." Mo Yun said.
"I have no objection." Chi Muyun also nodded.
"Then let's arrange our respective tasks." Green raised his hand and looked at his watch. "It's 10:15 pm now, and there are about eight hours left before dawn. Can you hold on for one night?"
"Catelyn and Chi go to rest." Mo Yun thought for a while, "I won't sleep tonight, I'm responsible for the vigil and defense. Where are you Captain and Hans?"
"I can't sleep, either," Green said.
"I can do it too." The biologist said unwillingly.
"No, I'm going to be with Green...Don't worry about me," Caitlin said firmly, "It's common to stay up late in college, you know."
"I can..." Chi Muyun whispered.
"You'd better take a break." Mo Yun said, "We can be in a group, responsible for the investigation and defense of the main gate. I mainly guard the first half of the night, and you mainly responsible for the second half of the night. We must keep a high concentration and never dozing off."
"Okay." The girl nodded obediently.
"Namo and Chi are responsible for the defense of the main entrance, and Caitlin and I are responsible for the back door." Green thought for a while, "This villa has only the main entrance and the back door, and in addition, there are windows in the kitchen and bathroom, as well as windows in the living room. We can nail all these windows with wooden boards, leaving only the main entrance and the back door, so that it is convenient to defend."
"What about me?" Hans asked.
"You are responsible for supporting the window upstairs." Mo Yun said, "With a shotgun at the high point, we can help us expand our horizons, and at the same time use the gun to hold the open space in front of the villa's main entrance."
"Okay, no problem." Hans nodded.
"Let's start," said Green. "I'll take you to the cellar to get weapons first, and then we will be responsible for our own part of the area."
"good."
Without further ado, everyone left without rest.
Mo Yun and Chi Muyun looked at each other and followed Green. They turned around the corridor of the hall, lifted up a wooden baffle, and walked into the cellar along the inclined wooden ladder. There were electric lights in the cellar, and they looked very neat and clean, but everyone could still smell a damp smell, which was the smell that all basements had.
This basement is about twenty square meters, and close to the walls on all sides, there are several metal cabinets. The cabinets are filled with various long spears and short spears, as well as boxes of various types of bullets with metallic luster. In the cabinet in the center, there is a silver long knife and two silver daggers. At first glance, this place looks like an armory.
"You can take whatever you want." Green waved his hand, "I don't need to put it here anyway, it's going to get moldy."
"Your father is really amazing." Mo Yun was also a little shocked. He had only seen such scenes in movies in the past, but unexpectedly, there was one day he saw them with his own eyes. He reached out to touch a double-barrel hunting rifle, gently feeling its cold and hard touch, and couldn't help but exclaim.
To be continued...