Chapter 418 [In the Wasteland] (Part 2)
While the snow mastiff attacked, the two vultures in the air also dived downwards. As predators, they could not let the green wolf climb first under their noses.
The speed of the snow mastiff was significantly affected. When it was about five meters away from the antelope, the two vultures had already rushed to less than three feet away from the antelope. However, they chose to give up when they were about to catch their prey. Although the snow mastiff was fierce, it was already injured after all. The brutal and greedy vulture would not take it into consideration.
What really made the vulture give up was that nearly twenty hungry wolves surrounded them from all directions, and they were hunting more than the fallen antelope.
The snow mastiff did not continue to hunt the antelope. It looked vigilantly at the hungry wolf running from around. The battle between them had lasted for a day and a night. The snow mastiff killed seventeen hungry wolves. The remaining predators obviously did not give up. They followed them all the way. The antelope was actually a bait they deliberately set up to lure the snow mastiff into appearing and then surrounded it.
In this battle, they will kill the snow mastiff here.
The snow mastiff raised its huge head, the cold wind made its white hair undulate in the wind, and its blue and gray eyes showed a bit of sadness and heroism. It knew that it was powerless to break through the encirclement of these evil wolves, and could only face the end of death in the battle. As long as it had a breath, it would fight to the end.
The snow mastiff burst out and rushed towards the pack of wolves. Twenty evil wolves surrounded the snow mastiff, and a fierce battle started on the wasteland.
The antelope tried its best to raise its head, but it was powerless to stand up. It looked at the bloody battle in front of it with an innocent eye in panic. A evil wolf was bitten by the snow mastiff and fell heavily in front of it. When the evil wolf landed on the ground, a blood hole had already appeared on its neck.
The snow-white body of the snow-white body was surrounded by wolves. The two vultures in the air did not fly far away. They circled low at a time, waiting for the end of the battle. Today is a harvest day for them. No matter where they win, they have a sumptuous meal to enjoy.
Bang! Gunshots suddenly sounded on the wasteland, and a evil wolf was shot in the eye, and his body that flew into the air fell heavily to the ground.
A knight was running towards him in the distance. He held the reins of the horse in one hand and shot the other. In a flash, six evil wolves died by drinking and shooting. The snow mastiff had already fallen under the wind and supported it all by will. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment of life and death, someone suddenly helped him. The snow mastiff was excited and bit the neck of the evil wolf that tried to attack from the side. With a little force, it bit off the cervical spine of the evil wolf.
The knight was wearing a mask, which not only could protect the cold but also wind and sand. After the magazine was shot, he completed the replacement of the magazine with one hand, then aimed at the evil wolf that turned around and rushed towards him, and the bullet shot into the evil wolf's mouth.
Most of the evil wolves had been damaged. When the remaining wolves saw that the situation was not good, they immediately fled in panic.
The snow mastiff was powerless to chase him. It took a few steps towards the antelope and finally couldn't move forward. It fell on the wasteland, and its throat made a low roar.
The knight came to the snow mastiff. He did not rush to dismount. Instead, he raised his gun and fired a shot into the air. The shot did not aim at the target. The two vultures that had been hovering in the air for a long time were frightened by the sound of gunfire and flew into the distance.
The knight turned over and pulled off the black cloth on his face. He was Luo Lie who came to the West Sea to fulfill his nine-year agreement with Feng Jiuqing. After Luo Lie left Huangpu, he headed southwest into Sichuan, and then entered the plateau through western Sichuan. The ultraviolet rays on the plateau made his skin dark and his hair grew much longer. He had not built a beard for several days, and his cheeks were beards like steel needles. Now Luo Lie looks less bookish, but more rough.
Although several old friends wanted to come with him, Luo Lie still refused their kindness and chose to come alone. Nine years have caused too many changes to them. Everyone has become a family, and most of them have children. Luo Lie doesn't want them to sacrifice their happiness and take risks with their lives.
Ye Qinghong made a request when she parted. She asked Luo Lie to stop thinking about her family after she left. Only by devoteing all her energy to his adventure would he have greater hope of returning safely. His attachment and concern for the family would make Luo Lie fearful and hesitate when facing a life-and-death choice, but this hesitation may affect his judgment.
Along the way, Luo Lie looked up at the starry sky countless times. During this period, he tried to forget everything he had before and tried to get used to loneliness. Loneliness can calm him down.
Luo Lie looked at the snow mastiffs covered with bruises. He came to the antelope. The antelope was dead. Luo Lie cut a piece of meat from the antelope and placed it at the mouth of the snow mastiff. The snow mastiff swallowed with difficulty. Luo Lie began to treat the wounds for the snow mastiff. Although the snow mastiff was covered with bruises, there were no fatal wounds. It was just too tired and had not eaten for several days in a row. It had just experienced the battle of life and death and was exhausted.
According to Luo Lie's original plan, he would camp and rest at dusk, but he decided to go ahead. If he left now, the snow mastiff might die because he could not be taken care of.
Luo Lie raised a bonfire next to the snow mastiff, then set up a tent. Sure enough, the two vultures returned. This time they came not the two of them, and they attracted six companions.
After Luo Lie fed the snow mastiff, he also ate some dry food, found the map, estimated his distance from the West Sea, and he would be able to reach the West Sea smoothly in ten days. His mount was a dark horse, and the horse seemed a little afraid of the snow mastiff, and he hid under the grass hills in the distance and ate hay.
The snow mastiff rested for a while and his energy recovered. It slowly came to the dead antelope and began to continue eating.
The jungle law of the jungle prey on the strong is no longer strange. The antelope is dead, but the snow mastiff is still alive. Only by relying on the flesh and blood of the antelope can it survive in this cold wasteland.
After the snow mastiff was full, he limped into the distance. Luo Lie did not try to keep him, watching the proud creature disappear into the sky where the sunset was rising.
Luo Lie decided to continue to set out tomorrow morning, and night fell unknowingly. Seeing the stars on the plateau had an illusion that they were within reach. Luo Lie couldn't help but think of his wife and children. He quickly drove his thoughts out of his mind. The more he cared about the more he was in his heart, the less courage he would be. This adventure was different from any previous one. Luo Lie even felt that he might never return. Ye Qinghong should have had this premonition, so she insisted on not crying in front of her, so she said that if she didn't go back in three months, she would go to the United States with her children.
When Luo Lie was about to go to bed, he saw a white shadow approaching the camp in the distance. It turned out that the snow mastiff was returning. It came to the bonfire and lay down curled down. It seemed that it could not find a suitable place and returned to the bonfire to enjoy the warmth.
When he woke up in the morning, the snow mastiff still did not leave. Luo Lie packed his tent, turned over the horse, and the horse ran westward for a distance. Luo Lie turned around and saw the snow mastiff limping behind, but its injuries affected its speed, and the distance between it and Luo Lie became farther and farther.
Luo Lie slowed down the horse speed so that the snow mastiff would not be so hard to follow. The snow mastiff followed all the way. After it healed, he did not leave. Obviously, he had regarded Luo Lie as its owner. With this snow mastiff, Luo Lie also found that it had added a lot of convenience. At least he no longer worried about hunting. The snow mastiff would always catch prey such as yellow sheep, hares, etc., and every time it would bring the prey back to Luo Lie intact, waiting for Luo Lie to allocate it before it could eat.
When he arrived at the West Sea, the snow mastiff's injuries had completely recovered. Luo Lie came to Tianma Bay, but found that Tianma Bay was very different from when he came nine years ago. A military camp was built on the ruins of the ancient city of Tianma Bay. This military camp was Ma Yuliang's troops, stationed with a thousand people. There is also a small dock in Tianma Bay, equipped with five gunboats.
Luo Lie used a telescope to observe the scene of Tianma Bay on the sandy mountain southwest of the military camp. While observing, he used a pencil to draw a distribution map of the military camp on paper.
While Luo Lie was busy, the snow mastiff called out vigilantly. Luo Lie reached out and patted the snow mastiff's head, signaling it to calm down. At this time, he saw a person leading a horse towards him not far away.
Luo Lie recognized that the person was Feng Jiuqing, and Feng Jiuqing smiled and nodded, saying hello.
Luo Lie said: "I thought you wouldn't come."
Feng Jiuqing said: "Of course you don't want me to come. If I don't show up, you can go back and reunite with your family, right?"
Luo Lie handed her the telescope and said, "Is there anyone else who knows about Jiuding in the military camp and the dock?"
Feng Jiuqing said: "It was me who left to reveal the news."
Luo Lie was stunned for a moment and immediately realized that Feng Jiuqing must have done this on purpose.
Feng Jiuqing said: "Ma Yuliang is very greedy. He heard that there is a treasure under the water, so he mobilized all the troops to come and search for treasures. He has been struggling in Tianma Bay for a year. I asked him to find some treasures. If he doesn't taste the sweetness, how could he spend such a big price?"
Luo Lie said: "You want to use him."
Feng Jiuqing said: "In addition to the five gunboats you see, he also purchased a submarine, and what we want to use is that submarine."
Luo Liedao: "Do you know the specific location of the Nine Dings?"
Feng Jiuqing said: "Water and clouds, the West Sea is blooming, the Nine Cauldrons appear, and the heavens come..."
Luo Lie frowned and said, "When?"
Feng Jiuqing said: "Three days, we will explore the West Sea in three days!"
Chapter completed!